hhcmatt Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-21) vs Northwestern Wildcats (6-21) Date: Saturday March 1st, 2020 Time: 3:15 p.m. Arena: Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,000, 29th largest in D-I) Broadcast: BTN Nothwestern Info Head Coach: Chris CollinsLocation: Evansville, ILConference: B1GNickname: Wildcats Mascot: Willie the WildcatTypical Rotation Depth: 7-8Line: Northwestern by 5.5 KenPom rank: 100 Offensive Style: Passing into the paint Defensive Style: Zone/non-aggressive Key Injuries: SG Anthony Gaines - Out for season with shoulder injury Players to watch: Pat Spencer If you don't know who Pat Spencer is you'd probably be a great candidate for jury duty. Spencer is a graduate transfer from Loyola where he was one of the best lacrosse players in Div-1, winning the Tewaaraton Award last year. Instead of moving on to a professional lacrosse career, Spencer decided he wanted to play college ball and chose Northwestern. While he struggles with his outside shot, he's an excellent FT shooter and leads the team in assists. Players to watch: Boo Buie The freshman PG is aggressive scorer who currently isn't shooting well and the Huskers should take their chances on Buie beating them. Roster points PG SG SF PF C Pct 1 0 Boo Buie6-2 180 Fr 12 Pat Spencer6-3 205 Sr 10 Miller Kopp6-7 210 So 31 Robbie Beran6-9 205 Fr 15 Ryan Young6-10 235 Fr 26.0 Yet another shorthanded team. The Purple came in with just 10 scholarship players and are down to 8. They're also young, starting 2 sophomores and 2 freshmen Miller Kopp leads the team in 3pt shooting Forward Pete Nance comes from a NBA family where his father played for 13 seasons and his brother is currently playing. Nance is a 3 and D guy except he can't hit 3s. Robbie Beran is the highest rated recruit in NU history and has established himself in the starting lineup. Young leads the team in rebounding and shoots at a high percentage in the paint when he gets the ball. 6'7" Boston College grad transfer F AJ Turner can play point and did so at BC. Has found his 3pt stroke in conference play 6'10" freshman center Jared Jones is just depth Soph G Ryan Greer is guard depth with limited offensive game The Skinny: Here we are at the last home game for Nebraska and probably the best chance for either team to break their double digit losing streaks. Northwestern is going to attempt to make Nebraska beat them from 3 and Nebraska most likely will return the favor. As much as it felt like NW torched Nebraska back in January it was a manageable 34.5%. Northwestern has some nice pieces but Nebraska should be able to scheme around them. Look for the Huskers to finally win one though like most everything this year it probably won't be smooth nor easy. Prediction: Nebraska 75 - Northwestern 70 View full article Shawn Eichorst's Toupee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroranHusker Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 Chances for RUNZA! Let's get that big win, Big Red, in the battle of NU vs NU. By the way, check the date of game, @hhcmatt hhcmatt and Nighthawk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmykc Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 What is the over/under on whether the announcers mention "Lacrosse" during the first five minutes of the game? Handy Johnson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handy Johnson Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 Ok, is their mascot really “Willy the Wildcat”? I thought Kansas St had dibs on that. Some of you other OK Boomers will remember that K-State’s Willy could dunk a Basketball in full costume regalia...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Polish Rifle Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 Nebraska Basketball + Nebraska Baseball = Current 20 game losing streak combined. Please lord let something good happen, I forgot what winning feels like. AuroranHusker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmykc Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 I believe Willy is also Wayne State's mascot. He seems to get around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhcmatt Posted March 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Handy Johnson said: Ok, is their mascot really “Willy the Wildcat”? I thought Kansas St had dibs on that. Some of you other OK Boomers will remember that K-State’s Willy could dunk a Basketball in full costume regalia...! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_the_Wildcat_(Northwestern) Handy Johnson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhcmatt Posted March 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 11 hours ago, AuroranHusker said: Chances for RUNZA! Let's get that big win, Big Red, in the battle of NU vs NU. By the way, check the date of game, @hhcmatt I'd put us at about a 45% chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroranHusker Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 1 hour ago, hhcmatt said: I'd put us at about a 45% chance. I'll take whatever odds for "75," as long as it is a Husker win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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