Basketball PENN STATE VS NORTHWESTERN - PREVIEW & GAME THREAD

[87 Penn St8]

Think the key is to play without Njie so that we can backdoor them more if they're going to overplay the passing lanes (plus seems like Collins won't play Nicholson if we have five shooters, and he's been killing us inside).

Coach read your post at half. Funk cut gor 2 + 1

 

[scrivener]

Live ball turnovers just cant happen vs NW...sloppy and wasting opportunities to stretch the lead

 

[bdgan]

4 missed FTs
9 TOs
39% shooting
Giving up offensive rebounds

Somehow we're ahead.

 

[GregInPitt]

What a crew of hackers Northwestern is.

More blocking and tackling so far in this game than what their football team can do.

Fitzgerald should get a couple of these guys to try out....

 

[AWS1022]

Both teams playing sloppy…we’re throwing the ball all over the court and NW is missing shots. Whichever team stops what they’re doing will be the one that wins. Would be nice to pick up the third foul on Buie.

 

[Erial_Lion]

4 missed FTs
9 TOs
39% shooting
Giving up offensive rebounds

Somehow we're ahead.

An opponent shooting 26% at the 1st media TO of the 2nd half will do that...

 

[scrivener]

Kebba just needs to eat up the boards...he does that and job well done.

 

[bdgan]

NW gets 3 chances again
Then 2 chances the next possession

 

[Erial_Lion]

Both teams playing sloppy…we’re throwing the ball all over the court and NW is missing shots. Whichever team stops what they’re doing will be the one that wins. Would be nice to pick up the third foul on Buie.

I'll take the 3rd on Audige as a consolation prize

 

[scrivener]

NW gets 3 chances again

And 2 more now...so frustrating! 9 freaking off boards

 

[RickinDayton]

I said it to a friend last night...in my history of following Penn State basketball (back to about 1990), I've never felt more confident in a guy making an open 3 than Andrew Funk. We've had guys with a lot better all around games, guys that could create their own shot, etc. But if you told me I had to have a guy to hit a 3 with no one around him, it would be Funk. When we get him really clean looks, he doesn't miss.

How about Joe Crispin?

 

[Erial_Lion]

How about Joe Crispin?

Joe was a great shooter and much better at putting it on the floor, but I'd take Funk with an open 3.

 

[scrivener]

16 pts off turnovers..we have none

 

[GregInPitt]

Didn't they call traveling on the PSU player on the ground in the first half?

Replay clearly showed Bowie sliding across the floor with the ball in control after the steal from Pickett........

 

[AWS1022]

No excuse for the offensive rebounds we’re giving up. I can see it against a team like Purdue who has a 7 footer, but this is just a lack of boxing out. Lundy is the only one attempting to rebound.

 

[Erial_Lion]

Boo Buie is everything that I was hoping for Taran to turn out to be when we signed him. So glad that he's found success, and that Talor is there to witness it every day.

 

[AWS1022]

An opponent shooting 26% at the 1st media TO of the 2nd half will do that...

Imagine what their percentage would be if we could get defensive rebounds.

 

[bdgan]

Pickett has 5 pts and 4 turnovers

Lundy has 7 rebounds. He and Pickett are the only 2 rebounding

 

[scrivener]

Turnovers and lack of rebounding typically spells an L....

 

[87 Penn St8]

Boo Buie is everything that I was hoping for Taran to turn out to be when we signed him. So glad that he's found success, and that Talor is there to witness it every day.

Taran was a huge get at the time. Immediately got off to a bad start with some party violence at Cedarbrook that wS caught on a security camera.

Happy for him and Talor....just not tonight

 

[psu00]

16 pts off turnovers..we have none

PSU has as many turnovers tonight as made baskets. They are on pace for a 20
turnover game. 😡

 

[AWS1022]

Clary showing he might be a big player for us next year. Unfortunately, we’re still looking sloppy.

 

[bdgan]

Clary is giving us some good minutes but I still prefer Pickett working the paint. We're shooting the bonus and not taking advantage.

Double bonus from here on.

 

[fastlax16]

This has been tough to watch.

 

[bdgan]

PSU shooting double bonus and Pickett hasn't taken a shot this half. Hard to figure.

 

[PSUWrestlingFanSince2011]

not looking good

 

[AWS1022]

Finally Pickett takes a shot.

 

[GregInPitt]

Hope we see "Pickett's Charge" these last 5 minutes........

 

[bdgan]

Dread didn't block out. Another 2pt on second chance

 

[RickinDayton]

Joe was a great shooter and much better at putting it on the floor, but I'd take Funk with an open 3.

Sounds like a good description of their strengths.

 

[12375CAT]

FINISH👍

 

[GregInPitt]

Dread didn't block out. Another 2pt on second chance

Yep, he needs to use that big a$$ of his to push into the thighs of the bigger guy behind him. i.e. after he gets the guy behind him...

Njie has 4 fouls but he should be in there now for defense.

 

[bdgan]

8 missed FTs haven't helped. That might be a bigger story than giving up offensive rebounds.

 

[fkkkjm]

Dread isn’t very good.

 

[fastlax16]

Game would be over if they could hit from the line.

 

[scrivener]

Well when you turn the ball over all night and miss free throws and waste opportunities you don't deserve to win…. even though obviously we are biting our fingernails hoping so but we really have played terrible basketball

 

[Nittany82]

Jalen missing FTs is inexcusable

 

[fkkkjm]

Dread can barely jump. He’s like 6’4” 260. He should play tight end.

 

[fastlax16]

Hope we see "Pickett's Charge" these last 5 minutes........

Pickett’s charge ended in defeat…

 

[87 Penn St8]

We'd probably have taken OT at the start...but feels like we blew it...