Nebraska (20-8) vs. Ohio St. (16-12) Game Thread

[cipsucks]

It's all good.  The way I see it, we're playing with house money tonight.  We got the road win last week, so that monkey is off our back.  I see the Huskers coming out hot tonight and punching Ohio State in the mouth.  After that, we can't give up big runs and we won't!  GBR! 

[throwback]

29 minutes ago, Norm Peterson said:

 

Ultimate tell: has the line moved? If not, then he's gonna play.

 

Line at Warhorse was OSU -3 this morning and -4 now, so the questionable tag on the injury report certainly didn't move things back toward us, although the line could move a bunch when we get closer to tip if he isn't warming up.

 

Edited February 29 by throwback

[AGHANSEN]

Not official yet, but wow!

https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2024/02/29/bruce-thornton-likely-to-miss-ohio-states-nebraska-game/72795878007/

[Norm Peterson]

11 minutes ago, AGHANSEN said:

Not official yet, but wow!

https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2024/02/29/bruce-thornton-likely-to-miss-ohio-states-nebraska-game/72795878007/

 

Wow. That's hard to just go without your best player on short notice and still hold it together. Take away one guy who could really help them keep us at bay on both ends of the floor.

[Vinny]

Down to -2.5 on ESPN

[Bugeaters1]

G	3	Williams, Brice	JR
G	30	Tominaga, Keisei	SR
F	4	Gary, Juwan	JR
F	51	Mast, Rienk	JR
F	53	Allick, Josiah	SR

[cipsucks]

Yeah, a lot of people are whistling past the graveyard.  Screw that. The availability or not, of an opposing player at tip off, just shows me another reason why the Huskers are having the season they're having! 

Edited February 29 by cipsucks

[TourneyBound]

1 hour ago, Norm Peterson said:

There's a part of me -- the Husker Hoops PTSD part -- that worries we won't bring our "A" game tonight and that we'll somehow manage to sneak into the NIT. As a 5-seed. For a road game. Please, just win this one tonight so I can rest easy.

I feel the same damn way Norm…..

[tcp]

not thrilled about thi start for battle

[tcp]

well.....we gonna have a fight for this one

 

[tcp]

may not be a bad time for an early TO

[demone]

Better get under control - they’ve got us scrambling on both ends early. 

[northwillriseagain]

Crap spacing and scrambling on defense without a real reason.

[cipsucks]

Good call!  They're alright.  They'll adjust to Battle.  Let's talk at the 10 minute mark....

[brfrad]

Let me get this straight.  Grabbing Keisei is NOT a foul on you, but is an offensive foul for trying to get the defender off of him.

[tcp]

CJ! let's go baby Microwave

[cipsucks]

Lawrence!  Huskers up 1!

[tcp]

Sammy!!!!!

[demone]

Nicely done fellas - now, CJ let’s maybe stay inside the arc for a bit. 

[Faux Mike Peltz]

CJ would’ve drained both of those threes if the line was 20’ vs 20’9” 

On line. Just short 

[roscoe]

1 minute ago, demone said:

Nicely done fellas - now, CJ let’s maybe stay inside the arc for a bit. 

Good advice because it worked.

Edited February 29 by roscoe

[No Place Like the Vault]

Nice response

[tcp]

we got the place nice and quiet...

 

 

[tcp]

if we can get it to 10, we could break these guys by half...

[cipsucks]

What is there, 7 minutes to go in the first half, we're up 5.  Great to see us double that lead by half.