uneblinstu's postgame chatter : vol 17; ed 12-Oregon State

[Bugeaters1]

That was a fist fight.

 

[REDZONEDAN]

I didn’t know you could step directly in front of a free throw shooter before the ball has left the hand.  Great win!  GBR!!

[Huskerpapa]

Tournament champion.  We'll done men!

[Cazzie22]

I think this team is going to be in a lot of rock fights this year.  Our toughness and veteran players led to a hard earned victory.

[Vinny]

Brice will be averaging just under 20 a game and be a part of the 50/40/90 club after tonight.

[HuskerBB]

Nice to take care of business and get the win.   None of these games looked pretty but not going to complain about going 3-0 and getting a tournament win.    Defense has been at an elite level for sure.

 

[basketballjones]

This team is fun to watch 

[B-town hoopsfan]

Not sure the Big Ten is ready for a confident Berke, hope he rests those ankles over the next few days.  Love these second half minutes with him at the 5 too 

[CanadianHusker]

Defense travels even in Hawai’i and especially when refs swallow their whistles for 3 games. Mentioned this in the game thread…Sam was such a difference maker in the 2nd half with his energy. Hit a three too. Berke played great and will be even better. Brice is bringing it. GBR!!!! 

[Bugeaters1]

NEB Specialty Stats

Bench Points	15
Points In Paint	32
Points off Turns	4
Opp Turnovers	12
2nd Chance Points	14
Off Rebounds	7
Fastbreak Points	9
Layups	12-18
Dunks	1-1
Times Tied	3
Times Taken Lead	5
Possessions	62
Scores	34
Pts Per Possession	1.258
Scoring %	54.8
Turnover %	19.4
Time Leading	25:21
Time Trailing	8:45
Time Tied	5:54

[Huskerpapa]

Not a fan of ten turnovers; but given the physicality,  it was likely reasonable.  3 or 4 of them were straight up sloppy, and those are the ones that need to be eliminated. 

 

Good tournament though...

[Bugeaters1]

13 minutes ago, REDZONEDAN said:

I didn’t know you could step directly in front of a free throw shooter before the ball has left the hand.  Great win!  GBR!!

 

[Navin R. Johnson]

How many times were we on the verge of opening the game up?  I'm not sure Oregon State is a great team but they are certainly a hard nosed team that pushed us to the max.  Nice win and a physical game that will get us ready for the rest of conference play.

[rwhiston]

This is a win I'm hoping will look impressive come March. Like that we won these 3 games, 3 different ways. The Meah/Berke combo is a problem for teams in the paint.

[nuhusker7]

10 minutes ago, Bugeaters1 said:

 

This wasn’t the first time. Berke told the ref to watch out for it too because they just did it against Wan

[Bugeaters1]

 

[hhcmatt]

[Norm Peterson]

I'm sure I'm not the first to say it and I'm not going to scour everyone's post trying to find who else said it already, but as much as Braxton is clumsy on the offensive end and doesn't rebound well (his strategy appears to be to swat the ball against the backboard hoping that one of his teammates will chase it down before someone on the other team), he really changes the game on the defensive end. Other teams just don't challenge the lane when he's holding down the fort in the low post.

[AuroranHusker]

27 minutes ago, nuhusker7 said:

This wasn’t the first time. Berke told the ref to watch out for it too because they just did it against Wan

 

It was a lane violation the first time. Berke mentioned that to the obtuse ref, who apparently said something to the dude.

 

What a crock. I'm glad that one point didn't affect the outcome, sheesh!

[AuroranHusker]

Man, we deserved that trophy after all the heartache we've been through. Love that Brice had an awesome tourney to bring home the title. Brice is nice.

 

[Bugeaters1]

In the last 50 games the Huskers are 37 and 13 dating to February of 2023

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[Faux Mike Peltz]

17 minutes ago, Norm Peterson said:

I'm sure I'm not the first to say it and I'm not going to scour everyone's post trying to find who else said it already, but as much as Braxton is clumsy on the offensive end and doesn't rebound well (his strategy appears to be to swat the ball against the backboard hoping that one of his teammates will chase it down before someone on the other team), he really changes the game on the defensive end. Other teams just don't challenge the lane when he's holding down the fort in the low post.

I thought the early hate on Meah was premature. 1, you can’t teach 7’1” 280 pounds. 2, what doesn’t ever show on the stat sheet is how many dribble drives stop, get altered, or force a tough pass with Meah’s presence down low. Alters a lot of shots. Also is physical and Oregon State was a very big team. His value against a non mono Kalkbrenner was tangible. I like the three headed monster of our big men. We will need all three of them in conference play.

[Handy Johnson]

4 minutes ago, Bugeaters1 said:

In the last 50 games the Huskers are 37 and 13 dating to February of 2023

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I’m old enough to remember THREE straight 20 loss seasons. 

[hhcmatt]

Notes from UNL

 

*-Nebraska wins its first MTE event since the 2000 San Juan Shootout, while Nebraska Head Fred Hoiberg is the first coach to win multiple Diamond Head Classics, as his Iowa State team won the 2013 event.

*-Diamond Head Classic MVP Brice Williams posted his fifth game of at least 25 points this season, finishing with 25 points, a season-high seven rebounds and four assists. He has scored 25 or more points in three of NU’s last four games. It was his 11th game at Nebraska with at least 20 points and has been in double figures in 15 of the last 16 games dating back to last season

*-Williams averaged 22.0 points on 56 percent shooting along with 3.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists in NU’s three games.

*-Sophomore Berke Büyüktuncel finished with career-highs in both points (16) and three pointers (three), as he went 3-of-4 from beyond the arc. He entered tonight’s game 4-of-19 from the 3-point line this season. Büyüktuncel joined Williams on the all-tournament team as he averaged 8.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg.

*-Nebraska finished at 53.2 percent shooting, the third time the Huskers shot over 50 percent this season.

*-Nebraska went 20-of-24 tonight and finished the tournament going 38-of-44 (.863) from the foul line.

*-Nebraska held Oregon State to 39.6 percent shooting, the seventh opponent in 12 games under 40 percent. Nebraska held its three opponents to a combined 37.4 percent from the field.

*-Nebraska out-rebounded OSU, 31-24, becoming only the second team to out-rebound the Beavers this season.

[AuroranHusker]

7 minutes ago, Bugeaters1 said:

In the last 50 games the Huskers are 37 and 13 dating to February of 2023
 

 

 

It's wild the turnaround Fred has made at NU, he was flailing with a 21-66 record before winning at a 52-30 clip in the past 3 years or so. His overall record is 73-96.