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Game Day Essentials: Game #16 vs Northwestern


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Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-6) vs Northwestern Wildcats (12-4)

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Date: Sunday Jan. 8

Time: 1:15 pm CST 
Arena: PBA

TV Broadcast:  BTN

Northwestern Info

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Head Coach: Chris Collins
Location: Evanston, IL
Conference: B1G
Nickname: Wildcats

Mascot: Willie the Wildcat
Last time out: Lost to Minnesota
Typical Rotation Depth: 8+

Shirt not to wear: Purple, Thundercat
Line: Northwestern by 1
Tempo: Slow paced
Style: High assist
4 Factors Good: Not turning the ball over, shooting defense
4 Factors Bad: Losing in the FT Game

Four Factors
Effective FG%: 50.9 144 44.0 13 50.1
Turnover %: 15.8 23 18.4 211 19.0
Off. Reb. %: 31.7 114 30.3 205 29.7
FTA/FGA: 31.6 259 37.6 220 35.2

Most Frequently Used Lineup over the last 5 games

 

1
5 Glynn Watson
6-0  175  So
0 Tai Webster
6-4  195  Sr
11 Evan Taylor
6-5  206  Jr
30 Ed Morrow
6-7  234  So
12 Michael Jacobson
6-9  230  So
23.9
 
30 Bryant McIntosh
6-3  185  Jr
20 Scottie Lindsey
6-5  210  Jr
4 Vic Law
6-7  205  So
34 Sanjay Lumpkin
6-6  220  Sr
25 Barret Benson
6-10  240  Fr
14.8
 

Benson has been filling in for an injured Dererk Pardon

 

Player to Watch: Bryant McIntosh

The Junior has been the starting PG since he walked on campus and the offense runs through him. McIntosh has been struggling with his shot most of the year.

 

The Skinny

Northwestern doesn't have a bad loss on the schedule and have been in every game this year. The Wildcats find themselves on a legit path to their first ever NCAA tourney bid and Nebraska on the road represents a game they will be highly motivated to win. Offensively the Wildcats aren't a superior shooting team though they patiently work their way to good looks; McIntosh, Lindsey, and Law take the majority of the shots. On defense, the Wildcats' guard the 3 well and back it up with superior shot blocking ability in the paint. The Huskers should have spent plenty of time working on their FTs as it should be part of their gameplan when attacking. Nebraska will continue to crash the offensive boards, especially since NW won't make you pay as much as other teams.

 

With Isaiah Roby questionable to play you might see some more Jack McVeigh or even Nick Fuller. The lack of size and 3pt shooting bigs for NW means Jordy once again mainly rides the bench. This seems like it should be a low scoring affair that could come down to a couple of key possessions. Give the edge to the home team.

 

Prediction: Nebraska 68 - Northwestern 65 with a 45% chance of Runzas


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Interesting historical fact of the day: Not only did Northwestern steal Kansas State's color purple, but Willie the Wildcat is also Silo Tech's mascot. For a supposedly urban and sophisticated school, copying K-State doesn't exactly burnish their image much. Both mascots seem to have arisen at approximately the same time and replaced previous ones. Northwestern had a bear cub which was fired when it was felt to become a jinx. Kansas State's was a bobcat which was killed in a fight with a porcupine.

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1 hour ago, jimmykc said:

Interesting historical fact of the day: Not only did Northwestern steal Kansas State's color purple, but Willie the Wildcat is also Silo Tech's mascot. For a supposedly urban and sophisticated school, copying K-State doesn't exactly burnish their image much. Both mascots seem to have arisen at approximately the same time and replaced previous ones. Northwestern had a bear cub which was fired when it was felt to become a jinx. Kansas State's was a bobcat which was killed in a fight with a porcupine.

 

In the spirit of mimicking, let's be glad Northwestern was at least a little selective:

 

 

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