uneblinstu's postgame chatter: vol 15, ed 24: vs Penn State

That was fun.  Nice win men!

if you had Keisi and Lawrence as the only players in double figures and we win by 9, please let me know the Powerball numbers tomorrow.

That was an impressive win.  Seriously.

With all the adversity, the coaching performance from Fred Hoiberg & Co. to get this win is exceptional.

Since Coach Matt Rhule was in attendance, let’s call the Husker coaching effort in this game, “elite”!

We need a big shout out for Sammy H.

Making the shots late in the game to keep it out of reach. Great effort all around, but it can come down to those pivotal moments.

Yes...I will echo the fact that Fred and company coached a mighty fine game.

If I hadn’t seen it in person I wouldn’t have believed it, just Wow  

KT:

5 minutes ago, Handy Johnson said:

If I hadn’t seen it in person I wouldn’t have believed it, just Wow  

You mean you Went to the Game?

4 minutes ago, Red Don said:

You mean you Went to the Game?

Oh Yeah, I’ve had a Season Ticket for 5 years now. 

1 minute ago, Handy Johnson said:

Oh Yeah, I’ve had a Season Ticket for 5 years now. 

Did you try the DoorDash 'Order from your seat' menu?

Keisei Highlights!   Would you call Tominaga's getting his own blocked shot back to make a trey, Second chance Points!

5 minutes ago, Red Don said:

Did you try the DoorDash 'Order from your seat' menu?

 

 

I don’t think they know how to make it up to 320. 

Nice (especially in slo-mo)

46 minutes ago, busticket said:

Fred did an excellent job managing our rotation this game.  It’s almost like he has figured out who our reliable players are.  Lawrence really has taken a big step forward.  Sam Hoiberg is such a breath of fresh air…the kid is a very smart player.  Walker is still struggling a bit but we need the big guy.  

I thought Fred did an excellent job of minimizing the negative plays when Wilcher and Breidenbach were in.  As soon as the bad plays started happening the core guys came back in.  Really one of the best jobs managing the game that Fred had done here.

Very good point - have to believe the coaches used the extra couple of days between games to really dive into which rotations were hurting us. They minimized the number of minutes we had bad defensive groups out there together. Granted, it's also easier to do that when we don't have foul trouble.

Loved the urgency and pace we played with today on offense - probably another coaching tweak. Rather than burning shot clock with the weave up top that had little purpose, we were cutting and screening with urgency today early in the shot clock, especially the first 10 minutes. Not surprising we couldn't keep up that pace, but that early offensive burst basically won the game. 

Ultimately, even as good as Keisei and Lawrence were offensively, we won that game on D. Looked far more like what we did defensively with Gary & Bandoumel available earlier in the year. PSU did miss some open 3s, but we have to have that kind of help in most conference games. 

Only allowed 8 second chance points, 0 fast break points by limiting the live ball turnovers, and kept PSU off the FT line. That's a good recipe for this team, along with the extra offensive urgency.

I'm sure PSU took us pretty lightly, but we still had to go out and take advantage of that. Feels good to win in February - haven't done that very much the past few years.

Also great game to have a recruit at.  At least I think we had a PG class ‘24 in for this one.

I don't want to overdramatize the following, but...CJ is going to cause my death.

I don’t see any reason we can’t get THREE Wins out of the next 5. Michigan certainly isn’t unbeatable & those home games are manageable. Just please, please don’t lose to Minnesota…

51 minutes ago, Silverbacked1 said:

Also great game to have a recruit at.  At least I think we had a PG class ‘24 in for this one.

He was there sat right in front of us.

Loved what Jamarques Lawrence brings to the table, he is a better-shooting version of a young Manny Bando. He'll get there eventually defensively to Bandoumel's status as an elite defender. Really has been a big sparkplug for NU to have him out there making plays along with Sam Hoiberg, as well, in that role for this squad. Also good to see that C.J. performing poorly has him seated firmly on the pine. Over the prior couple of seasons Fred had to play dudes who were significantly struggling & that affected results in a very negative light. Maybe Hoiberg has figured out how much "heart & hustle" it takes to get dubs in the Big Ten. I hope this team soars toward the finish line in 2023, despite the long odds, and wins a bunch in the final month plus.

Death by 1000 back cuts 

Notes from UNL

• Keisei Tominaga scored a career-high 30 points. His performance was the first 30-point game by a Husker since Alonzo Verge had 31 points against Michigan on Dec. 7, 2021. It marked his third 20-point game of the season. Before today, Tominaga’s career high was 23, most recently against Boston College on Nov. 30.
• Tominaga’s five 3-pointers was a season high for any Husker. Tominaga was also the last Husker to have five 3-pointers in a game at NC State on Dec. 1, 2021
• The Huskers shot 53 percent from the field in the win, marking the Huskers’ eighth game this season shooting 50 percent or better. The field goal percentage was NU’s second-highest mark in Big Ten play this season.
• Nebraska committed a season-low seven turnovers in the game. The Huskers’ previous low had been nine turnovers on three separate occasions, most recently at Penn State on Jan. 21.
• Jamarques Lawrence narrowly missed his first career double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds. His 11 points were one shy of his career high, while his nine rebounds were a career high. Lawrence also had a career-high two steals and matched his career high with three assists.
• Derrick Walker filled up the stat line with nine points, six rebounds and a career-high seven assists. He also had seven assists at Minnesota on Jan. 7.
• The win marked NU’s first home win over Penn State since 2019. NU had lost the last two matchups in Lincoln.
• Nebraska’s 72 points was its highest total since scoring 81 in an overtime win at Minnesota on Jan. 7
• Nebraska held Penn State to 40 percent shooting, the ninth time NU has held an opponent to 40 percent or less from the field
• Nebraska out-rebounded Penn State, 33-32, and is 4-0 in conference games when out-rebounding its opponent.
• Nebraska never trailed in the game and led for all but 1:16. For the first time this season, the Huskers never trailed in a Big Ten game. Overall, it was the fourth time Nebraska has not trailed in a game this season.
• The Huskers shot 55.6 percent (15-of-27) in the first half, their best shooting performance in the first half of a Big Ten game this season.
• In the first half, Tominaga scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 2-of-4 from beyond the arc. He then scored 16 points in the second half on 6-of-9 shooting, including 3-of-6 from the 3-point line.
• Seth Lundy made eight 3-pointers for the Nittany Lions. The eight treys were a Penn State program record and tied the Pinnacle Bank Arena record. Minnesota’s Malik Smith in 2014 and Wisconsin’s Brad Davison in 2020 also knocked down eight in Lincoln.