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This Was The Season That Was! MBB - 2017/2018


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:ph34r:  Just finished this for WBB; Here's a Wrap for the Men's.

 

:Cool: 2017 /18 Men’s Basketball Game & TV Schedule
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Quest for Twenty wins: (22) :Hooray: Plus TWO!!!

Huskers (22-11) (13-5) (0-1) (0-1) KenPom ranking #55 (thru 4/2/18); (#98 pre-season)

Next-Up:
SEASON OVER -
:Fishing:


The Huskers won Twenty-Two games this season, Second-most Ever, Setting a school record with Thirteen Conference Wins; Finishing Fourth in the B1G, Above .500 in Conference for the First time since 2013/14.

Despite the disappointing finish (but we all knew it would eventually end in a Loss :wink:), losing to Michigan after earning a double-bye in the B1G Tournament (who Won the B1G, and advanced to lose to Villanova in the NCAA Championship Game); and losing in the NIT first round to Mississippi State (who reached the NIT Final Four, losing to Penn State, who went on to defeat Utah for the NIT Title).


Milestones:

  • Ten more wins this season (most improvement in 30 years)
  • From Worst to First in the B1G in 3-point Defense
  • 16-1  (9-0 in conference):   Best record @ PBA
  • Sweeps of: Wisconsin, Minnesota and Rutgers
  • First Win Ever @ the Kohl Center (Wisconsin)
  • First Win Ever over Michigan (in the B1G)
  • First Win @ 'The Barn' (Minnesota)


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~GOOOOOO :Huskers:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Quick Run-Down:

...(Special Exhibition Game for Charity)
Sun, 10/22 @ Mississippi State, (76-72) - Huskers go ahead 23 pts, survive comeback to top MSU 76-72 ;)

Sun, 10/29   [IMG] Secret Scrimmage vs Iowa State (92-84) -   [IMG]  Pssst!   Huskers top Iowa St in closed-session

...(Exhibition Game)
Tue, 11/7 vs Northwood (Michigan), (80-62) - Huskers 2nd half spurt Bests Northwood :Mfclap:

Out-of-Conference (13) Record: 9-4

Sat, 11/11 vs Eastern Illinois (#207), (W, 72-68) - Whew! Huskers Survive Scare pulling out Win @ PBA :Redface:
Mon, 11/13 vs North Texas (#299), (W, 86-67) - Huskers jump out to early lead; coast to finish :Rolleyes:

...(Gavitt Tipoff Games @ NYC; Series Record: 0-2)
Thu, 11/16 vs St. John's (#54), (L, 79-56) - Huskers Blown-Out in Queens in BE match-up :Puke:

Sun, 11/19 vs North Dakota (#223), (W, 92-70) - Team Bounces Back; Copeland & Gill with breakout Games :Salute:

...(AdvoCare Invitational @ Orlando, FL. Record: 2-1; 5th Place)
Thu, 11/23 vs UCF (#63) (3-0), (L, 68-59) - Huskers fall short in battling back from 18 pt halftime deficit :Sick:
Fri, 11/24 vs Marist (#303), (W, 84-59) - Gill & Copeland w/17 pts ea, & 23 team High assists:Signhuh: in win! :thumbsup:
Sun, 11/26 vs Long Beach State (#227), (W, 85-80) - Hot Shooting Huskers lead by 22 pts, cool to nail-biting finish

...(Big Ten/ACC Challenge @ PBA; Series Record: 4-3)
Wed, 11/29 vs Boston College (#90), (W, 71-62) - Huskers hold up their end of the ACC Challenge (Again) :Bow:

Sat, 12/9 @ Creighton (#32), (L, 75-65) - Lead by 5 @ Half; Ref-aided :Redface: Fade in 2nd; 3-17 FT differential :Stickouttongue:
Sat, 12/16 vs Kansas (#7), (L, 73-72) - Heartbreak Loss @ Buzzer; Nothing to be Ashamed Of :nod:

Wed, 12/20 vs UTSA (#198), (W, 104-94) - Huskers Break 100, Win in offensive Shoot-Out! Whew! :Woohoo:
Fri, 12/22 vs Delaware State (#350), (W, 85-68) - Huskers Hot Out of the Box, never trail in win vs Delaware St
Merry Christmas
:Santa:

Fri, 12/29 vs Stetson (#310), (W, 71-62) - Huskers Beat Down Pesky Hatters in Ugly Win, We'll take it! :Timeout:

B1G Conference Play (18) Record: 13-5

2017 (*) Played in December between OOC Games
*Sun, 12/3 @ Michigan State (#3), (L, 86-57) - Overmatched Huskers Fall to #3 MSU @ Breslin :Timeout:
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Tue, 12/5 vs Minnesota (#23), (W, 78-68) - Huskers' Hustle Knocks-Off #14 Minny :Bow:

2018 (Happy New Years! :Cheers:)
Tue, 1/2 @ Northwestern (#53), (W, 70-55) - Huskers Win by 15 pts :eek::Woohoo::Happyrun:
Sat, 1/6 @ Purdue (#4), (L, 74-62) - Huskers battle Home Team, Refs to within 12 pts vs #13 Purdue :Timeout:
Tue, 1/9 vs Wisconsin (#77), (W, 63-59) - Huskers Hold Off Badgers in Ugly Finish. But a Win is a Wln :Stickouttongue:
Fri, 1/12 @ Penn State (#45), (L, 76-74) - Cold-Shooting gets Down 16; Fight Back :Mfclap: lose by 2 in OT :Cry:
Mon, 1/15 vs Illinois (#95), (W, 64-63) - Saved by Roby's Hustle (& Palmer's buzzer-beating Trey) in Ugly Game :eek:
Thu, 1/18 vs Michigan (#18), (W, 72-52) - Monkey's off our Back! Last B1G team Huskers have not defeated.:Woohoo2:
Mon, 1/22 @ Ohio State (#11), (L, 64-59) - Huskers hang w/#13 OSU despite hitting on one cylinder-err Palmer :Lol:
Wed, 1/24 @ Rutgers (#121), (W, 60-54) - Back & Froth:Catfight:See-saw Battle goes down to the wire, but a win!:Timeout:
Sat, 1/27 vs Iowa (#95), (W, 98-84) - Huskers Pick Good Night To Knock 'Em Down (@PBA) Win BIG! :nod:
Mon, 1/29 @ Wisconsin (#85), (W, 74-63) - Rally to:Broom:Badgers in 1st win @ Kohl keeps:Dancer:hopes alive
Tue, 2/6 @ Minnesota (#91), (W, 91-85) - :Blackshirts: Unis:Broom:Pesky Gophers in their 1st Win @ The Barn
Sat, 2/10 vs Rutgers (#157), (W, 67-55) - Black Unis :Broom:Rutgers; Roby dbl, dbl; Duby, Jordy shine
Tue, 2/13 vs Maryland (#38), (W, 70-66) - Black Unis :Pirate:win again in :Catfight: Watson w/1,000 career Pts:Bow:
Sun, 2/18 @ Illinois (#109), (L, 72-66) - Lackluster game @ Hot Handed Illinois = Disappointing Loss :Banghead:
Tue, 2/20 vs Indiana (#72), (W, 66-57) - Huskers pull away fm Pesky :Catfight: Hoosiers at the end:Happyrun:
Sun, 2/25 vs Penn State (#25) (W, 76-64) - Huskers Kick The Nittany out of Lions, Finish 4th in B1G!:Hair Fire:

...B1G Tournament @ Madison Square Garden, NYC (Record 0-1)
(Huskers Finish 4th in B1G; Earn Double-bye)
Fri, 3-2, Michigan (#5 seed, #16 KPom) (L, 77-58) - Huskers, Split - Fall to eventual B1G Tournament Champions :Redface:


Post Season - NIT (Record 0-1)
Wed, 3/14 @ Mississippi State (#4 Seed, #62 KPom) (L, 66-59) - #5-seed Huskers Rally & Lead late, but lose to #4-seed MSU :Catfight:

Ken Pomeroy Ratings: https://kenpom.com/

(Link to Prior Years' Game Summaries)
2016/17: http://huskerhoopscentral.com/forums/topic/10772-this-was-the-season-that-was-mbb-20162017/?tab=comments#comment-162892

2015/16: http://huskerhoopscentral.com/forums/topic/8240-this-was-the-season-that-was-mbb-20152016/?tab=comments#comment-125524

2014/15: http://huskerhoopscentral.com/forums/topic/7236-this-was-the-season-that-was-2015/?tab=comments#comment-111686

 

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It's like adding Air Conditioning;  You may have to upgrade your Electrical Service!  :Lol:

 

(But in the old days (before upgrading the BB Software), there was a limitation - only a maximum of 15 emojis were allowed in a post; I had to ration them. Made it hard for those that are emoji-impaired!  :Redface:)

 

 

EDIT:  I saw this posted elsewhere:

 

"As a footnote to this season, there were three teams that beat Michigan by more than 15 points:

#11 North Carolina, 11/29/2017, 71 - 86
Nebraska, 1/18/2018, 52 - 72
#2 Villanova, 4/2/2018, 62 - 79

Pretty good company... I hope it is an indicator of things to come rather than an outlier."

 

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