WBB: Game #14 @ Michigan State

She makes both. Great win

Missed MSU three!  And a foul!  Huskers get free throws with 5 seconds left!

Sample at the line...

First shot is IN!  70-67.

Second shot is GOOD! 71-67... and time is UP!  Huskers win!  

What a game!

was that a boxing match or a street fight. I think the refs whistles froze from the snow in Michigan.

I'll say a boxing match.

Nice, gritty win for NU.  Wins are going to be tought to come by the rest of the season.

Great team win. Enjoy watching these girls play some hoops. 

Wish I could watch these seniors play another four years for the Huskers. And braids too of course.

Happy birthday to the birthday girls too!

Oh, and since Allie didn't decide to drop 17 again on these guys I'm going to humbly request she do so in the next game.

And should say Emily Cady repeatedly...over and over again. So proud.

Had we had this many players available at the Minnesota game we would have won that one too. Thought this may have been the most complete game we've played this year. Had a little loll in the second half, but really looked good both offensively and defensively.  Really impressed how easily we scored in the lane against their zone. Seniors stepped up big time and their experience showed. Emily and Brandi were both fantastic. Natalie Romeo with 8 big points off the bench.

My biggest disappointment was hoping to watch this after the men's game without knowing the score when I got home from PBA. But just so happened they had to turn up the volume for the PA announcer when he announced the final score during the men's game! It did get one of the biggest cheers tonight though at PBA. 

That math degree from Michigan St must be a breeze to achieve after looking at the reported 4652 in attendance!

Looked more like 465 and 100 of them were Allie Haver's family and friends!

Big confidence boost for this team and coaches. That chest bump between Emily and Rachel after that lay-up and one was a thing of beauty! Brandi continues to shine! Tee struggled with her shot tonight and winds up with 7 points.

12 points off the bench tonight to none for MSU!

I'll get the round 4 Pick-em' results posted some time tomorrow. 

Tee has to find her shot.  We will struggle to win with her going 2-14.  The ball is coming off her hand in bad shape.   Supinating vs. pronating, if that brings back any memories from basketball camp. 

Our lack of post size continues to be a problem at times, although we only lost the offensive rebounding category by 2.  I just can't imagine how good we would be if we had gotten Chartrice White, who had 22 last night in an Illini win over a good Iowa team.

 I think Tee is 8-50 in 3 conf. games I think about 5 of the 8 are layups.  Problem is not only the slump but she is a high volume shooter.  She is really pressing right now and taking some bad shots which is compounding the problem.

We really need her to get back on track.  When she is efficient and scoring we are WAY better.

Maybe I'm nuts.... but.....watching the game....at times, I thought we seemed to lack a lot of confidence.

The losses beforehand, may have put a little doubt in their heads.  Never saw many smiles until late, then Cady got the long pass an scored.  But we were tied or behind most of the game too, so they had to stay focus all the game long.

Teams are focusing their defense on Rachel....hold her down and we have trouble getting enough scoring from the rest of the team. We need 3 shooting good for maybe 15 pts/game..... and post help ...on the boards (inside scoring and rebounding). You know .....the things Hopper where was so good.

Talk about gutting out a win....wow ....right to the end. Good stuff girls ! We took that one away from Mich St

Let's see - we had Sample with 13, Brandi with 10, and got 12 from the bench.  That makes a HUGE difference.  Takes some of the scoring pressure off Theriot in the second half.  She still played 40 minutes, but others were able to score.  And Cady looked pissed toward the end of the game, after the gal shoved her in the back and she face planted on the floor.  A pissed off Em tends to play a bit tougher in my opinion.

I think Tee is 8-50 in 3 conf. games I think about 5 of the 8 are layups. Problem is not only the slump but she is a high volume shooter. She is really pressing right now and taking some bad shots which is compounding the problem.

We really need her to get back on track. When she is efficient and scoring we are WAY better.

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Great win - coming back from a couple of 6-point deficits late.  As an earlier poster mentioned, the last 2 games could have really lowered their confidence, but they made some great plays at the end.

I was really surprised Cady didn't get called for a foul on the 3-pointer by MSU.  Even though the refs seemed to let a lot of shoving go throughout the game, there seemed to be several 'home-cooking' calls sprinkled in.

 

I think Tee is 8-50 in 3 conf. games I think about 5 of the 8 are layups. Problem is not only the slump but she is a high volume shooter. She is really pressing right now and taking some bad shots which is compounding the problem.

We really need her to get back on track. When she is efficient and scoring we are WAY better.

Have ever seen such a weird delivery on a shot?

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well, rachel's isn't textbook, but, it works for her.

have to go back to the replay, but, don't think suzy merchant had much too much to gripe about. imo, her players got away with a lot underneath the basket. i saw close to half a dozen times that huskers got mugged underneath. yep, think msu got away with their share.

There were a couple of obvious flops by MSU that were called as fouls on us.  Hard to tell if our players that hit the floor were flopping or not, because fouls were rarely called and, therefore, there was no close-up replay by BTN.

I think Tee is 8-50 in 3 conf. games I think about 5 of the 8 are layups. Problem is not only the slump but she is a high volume shooter. She is really pressing right now and taking some bad shots which is compounding the problem.

We really need her to get back on track. When she is efficient and scoring we are WAY better.

Have ever seen such a weird delivery on a shot?

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well, rachel's isn't textbook, but, it works for her.

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Tea's shot looks different than last year when she was shooting it well. She's throwing the ball across over her shoulder a little I think and 'throwing' vs. 'shooting'. The PSU game is still up on ESPN3...tried to get a good screenshot but not practical on this machine ...just wasn't clear. But that's what's been bugging me about her shot this season.

She gets that stroke back and sky's the limit for her professionally.

Tea's shot looks different than last year when she was shooting it well. She's throwing the ball across over her shoulder a little I think and 'throwing' vs. 'shooting'. The PSU game is still up on ESPN3...tried to get a good screenshot but not practical on this machine ...just wasn't clear. But that's what's been bugging me about her shot this season.

 

She gets that stroke back and sky's the limit for her professionally.

imo, tea getting her shot back could very well mean the difference between an ok season and a good season. would be a huge deal to take some pressure off rachel. no secret---if i was an opposing team, right now i do everything to limit rachel (which they seem to be doing). 

 

Tea's shot looks different than last year when she was shooting it well. She's throwing the ball across over her shoulder a little I think and 'throwing' vs. 'shooting'. The PSU game is still up on ESPN3...tried to get a good screenshot but not practical on this machine ...just wasn't clear. But that's what's been bugging me about her shot this season.

 

She gets that stroke back and sky's the limit for her professionally.

imo, tea getting her shot back could very well mean the difference between an ok season and a good season. would be a huge deal to take some pressure off rachel. no secret---if i was an opposing team, right now i do everything to limit rachel (which they seem to be doing). 

 

Absolutely agree.