IUBB @ Northwestern - Wednesday, 01.22.25 @ 7:00 ET on BTN

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Well Scott Dolson.  We're waiting.  NW (11-7) (2-5) but 9-1 at home.  Wildcats average 74 ppg vs their opponents 68 ppg.   32% on 3s averaging 6 made/game.  No significant rebounding edge 35 to 34/game.  They ride Nick Martinelli and Brooks Barnhizer hard as both average 37 min./game.  Martinelli their leading scorer at 20 ppg and he shoots 41% on 3s.   

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[DChoosier]

As you said NW is 9-1 at home. They have beaten Illinois and Maryland at home while losing to MSU.

Torvik only gives us a 33% chance of winning with NW being favored by 4.

Will be surprising to see us get 2 BT road wins in a row.  Although it will feel like I’m going to work, rather than something fun to look forward too, I’ll be watching as always.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Brandon Gaudin (pxp), Robbie Hummel (analyst), and Andy Katz (sideline) will call #iubb at Northwestern tomorrow evening for BTN at 7 p.m. ET.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Can’t escape Hummel.  Lol

[Uspshoosier]

Another opportunity for IU to get a Q1 road win from top 51 NET.   Fans see 11-7 team while committee sees a team fighting for the bubble that has home win over Illinois. 

[Hovadipo]

I've almost come to appreciate Northwestern unapologetically playing trashketball. Playing against them up there is really annoying and their home crowd is usually really good since the renovation. This feels like one you just hope to steal.

[Stuhoo]

We will see - they won't out-talent us but their fans are rabid and close to the court, they hack like crazy and dare refs to call them all, and Martinelli and Barnheizer are awesome, super hard-working, and annoying.

Nicholson is the perfect player to push back on Ballo - better than any other big in the conference because he's a big, strong brute that knows what he's doing and doesn't need to work much on the offensive end. If we can stick a couple of early fouls on Nicholson I like our chances but otherwise? This could be another "IU gets sad and stops trying" night.

[sirhoosierlot]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

We will see - they won't out-talent us but their fans are rabid and close to the court, they hack like crazy and dare refs to call them all, and Martinelli and Barnheizer are awesome, super hard-working, and annoying.

Nicholson is the perfect player to push back on Ballo - better than any other big in the conference because he's a big, strong brute that knows what he's doing and doesn't need to work much on the offensive end. If we can stick a couple of early fouls on Nicholson I like our chances but otherwise? This could be another "IU gets sad and stops trying" night.

 

[Stuhoo]

5 hours ago, sirhoosierlot said:

 

NW fans are rabid yet incredibly well-read!

It's a balanced effort.

[WeeDerkaNaut]

Remember guys it's hard to win on the road :P

[TTT]

Having $6,000,000 NIL money and then going out begging for food.

[OliviaPope40]

6 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Can’t escape Hummel.  Lol

At least it isn't Bardo.

[coonhounds]

These dudes looked pretty good up at michigan. I hope our guys plan to bring a bit more than we had at ohio. I think this will take a pretty good showing to win. I doubt we can have another bako no show and win imo

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[OliviaPope40]

5 minutes ago, coonhounds said:

These dudes looked pretty good up at michigan. I hope our guys plan to bring a bit more than we had at ohio. I think this will take a pretty good showing to win. I doubt we can have another bako no show and win imo

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Barnhizer and Martinelli scare me and Barhizer is of course from Indiana.

[RaceToTheTop]

Any word on Tucker or Reneau?  IU is stuck with an eight man rotation without them.

FWIW, the player whom IU has had the best +/- with on the court per minute played is.......Malik Reneau.  Now part of that is the horrible results that IU has had when Woodson has put four or five bench players on the court together, especially early in the year, but that doesn't explain it all.

[TheWatShot]

We blew out NU in Archie Miller's first season. We've beaten them 3 times since then by a total of 9 points. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Any word on Tucker or Reneau?  IU is stuck with an eight man rotation without them.
FWIW, the player whom IU has had the best +/- with on the court per minute played is.......Malik Reneau.  Now part of that is the horrible results that IU has had when Woodson has put four or five bench players on the court together, especially early in the year, but that doesn't explain it all.

Both practiced. Very likely Reneau plays. As Tyme and others have insinuated.


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[DLG3]

3 hours ago, OliviaPope40 said:

Barnhizer and Martinelli scare me and Barhizer is of course from Indiana.

Barnhizer’s dad Mark was the high school coach of Dusty May at my high school. Can’t help but pull for the kid. Plays harder than most players in the conference and always gets up for IU. 

[Hoosierfan1901]

5.5 point underdogs to the Cats

[WeeDerkaNaut]

Reneau plays...Do I assume he's gonna be motivated to go off and change my prediction again OR do I feel like he's going to be tentative and not play to full capacity? It does feel like a must win to save the king...ugh, changing it again LMFAO