IUWBB vs Northwestern - 02/17/22 @ 6:00 ET on BTN

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,544]

Put the Nebraska nightmare behind us and move on.  Northwestern (14-9) (6-6) is 3-1 in the month of February beating PUke and Penn St. on the road and Michigan in OT this past Sunday at home.  They lost to Minnesota on the road.  I don't want them to rush Mackenzie but if she's going to be of any help in our final 3 games of the regular season, she probably needs to log some minutes against NW.

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[Aaron 4,181]

4 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Put the Nebraska nightmare behind us and move on.  Northwestern (14-9) (6-6) is 3-1 in the month of February beating PUke and Penn St. on the road and Michigan in OT this past Sunday at home.  They lost to Minnesota on the road.  I don't want them to rush Mackenzie but if she's going to be of any help in our final 3 games of the regular season, she probably needs to log some minutes against NW.

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This is a sneaky tricky game, but beating a fading Purdue and Penn State team even on road is not particularly impressive. Losing to Minnesota is bad anywhere. Given NW's hierarchy in Big Ten that would be minimum expectation (they traded the Michigan game for Minnesota).

NW is basically an identical team to MSU with one elite guard in Burton, and a bunch of mediocre players. IU took care of Clouden against MSU and blew the Spartans out, and assuming they can do same thing against Wildcats with Burton results should be similar.

Winning these two home games is a must. Not for winning the conference (which will require beating Iowa on road a second time or Maryland), but for maintaining top 4 seed in Big Ten Tourney and double bye and a top-four seed in NCAA tourney. IU's next win will clinch at least a five seed for conference tourney and ensure better record than NW, MSU and Neb. Two wins will guarantee top 4 and the double bye since Iowa would be at five losses and IU at two. However, to get higher than that there is a decent chance IU will need to win either in Iowa city or Maryland unless they get some unexpected help. Win at Iowa City (if you win the home games) and you lock up a top-two seed. Beat Maryland and you probably win conference. Interestingly beating Iowa twice and losing to Maryland will probably not win you Big Ten and make team second. Losing in Iowa City and beating Maryland would win you conference if Terps win next two. The one scenario where IU can win Big Ten by beating Iowa a second time and losing to Maryland is if Michigan beats Maryland and loses to Iowa. If IU and Maryland win next two finale in College Park is for Big Ten Title regardless of results in between. 

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,544]

Seth Tow reporting Mackenzie is on the court for warmups and in uniform so good chance she'll see a few minutes of action tonight.

[Stuhoo 76,291]

10 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Seth Tow reporting Mackenzie is on the court for warmups and in uniform so good chance she'll see a few minutes of action tonight.

 

Takeaway?

Top ten team when without its best player starts playing with its best player.

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,544]

Mackenzie is going to start per Austin Render on the pre-game show.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,544]

After 1, Hoosiers lead 18-13.

Gulbe 5 pts.

Mackenzie played around 6 1/2  minutes in the quarter scored 4 pts and grabbed 3 reb.  NW has 2 players with 2 fouls.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,544]

A refreshing change for C-H.  2-2 on  3s tonight after just 1-10 against Nebraska.  Hoosier lead up to  24-16.

 

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,544]

Just crap.  Nothing is called during the course of play and then they stop the game and review a play because a NW player is crying I got an owie!   Nothing came of it but it was a stupid review.

 

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,544]

Midway thru  the 2nd and it's 28-25 Hoosiers.  NW staying in the game hitting 4-10  on 3s.  Mackenzie played about 4 min. in this quarter thus far.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,544]

32-28 IU lead at the half.

Good balanced scoring in the half and we're shooting 50% FG.

C-H  8p  1r

Browne  7p  1r

Gulbe  7p  4r 

Berger  4p  5r  

Holmes 4p  5r in 14 min.

Patberg  2p  4r  3a

 

[Aaron 4,181]

Holmes looks like someone who has missed a month. Can get back into game shape now for two weeks so she is ready for postseason run/

[Stuhoo 76,291]

4 minutes ago, Aaron said:

Holmes looks like someone who has missed a month. Can get back into game shape now for two weeks so she is ready for postseason run/

She’s moving very fluidly but clearly a step behind her usual pace, especially in the second quarter when she was kinda gassed.

[TheWatShot 13,379]

I just turned the game on and wondered why Northwestern was wearing red. Turns out both teams are actually wearing pink. Ours look white and theirs are so dark they look red. 

[TheWatShot 13,379]

Our guards are getting killed off the dribble. We look tired and slow. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,544]

My lights are flickering and my internet connection is going in and out due to the ice and winds we're experiencing so no idea how much longer I'll be following the game.

Hoosiers struggling to put any distance in the game and after 3 quarters it's a 50-44 Hoosier lead.  

 

[Stuhoo 76,291]

2 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Our guards are getting killed off the dribble. We look tired and slow. 

8-0 run.

Go Hoosiers 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,544]

3 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Our guards are getting killed off the dribble. We look tired and slow. 

And we get Iowa on Saturday and again on Monday.

[Stuhoo 76,291]

Just now, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

My lights are flickering and my internet connection is going in and out due to the ice and winds we're experiencing so no idea how much longer I'll be following the game.

Hoosiers struggling to put any distance in the game and after 3 quarters it's a 50-44 Hoosier lead.  

 

Are you an old enough fart to move to Florida?

It’s 76 with gently swaying palm trees tonight.

[TheWatShot 13,379]

Wow, they just gave Northwestern the ball after one of their players knocked an inbounds pass out of bounds. Too much time left to be reviewable. 

 

I'm still amazed at how bad officials can be sometimes. 

[RaceToTheTop 24,127]

Been a struggle tonight.