Game Thread Nebraska @ Northwestern [2/7/24, 8:00pm BTN]

[Seaofred92]

 

[HuskerGarrett]

Time for a solid road W

 

[BIGSTICK67]

Bangarang

 

[Seaofred92]

 

[jickey moseph]

Up to 5.5 point dogs

 

[Seaofred92]

 

[JerryBones5]

Taking skers ML, I think big game tominaga and hefty Mast go off.

 

[Huskers4420]

Most likely last chance at adding another Q1 win tonight for the rest of the regular season.

Would feel better about our chances if NW wasn't also coming off a loss.

 

[Cornicator]

Taking skers ML, I think big game tominaga and hefty Mast go off.

The key to this Nebraska team's success is always Rienk Mast.

Mast is averaging 18.6 PPG in Nebraska's wins.
Mast is averaging 7.7 ppg in Nebraska's losses, and that total got a big boost from his 22 point performance vs. Illinois where Nebraska nearly beat a top 10 caliber team on the road.

This team has good enough parts where guys like Tominaga, Gary, Wilcher, or Brice Williams can usually put the ball in the hoop. But the catalyst is Mast. When he is making shots it puts a TON of pressure on the opposing defense.

In the first game, Nebraska held Boo Buie in check. I doubt that happens tonight. The dude is incredible. I'm sure he will have a big night.

 

[Lionsfan93]

Hate to be that guy....but...

 

[jickey moseph]

The key to this Nebraska team's success is always Rienk Mast.

Mast is averaging 18.6 PPG in Nebraska's wins.
Mast is averaging 7.7 ppg in Nebraska's losses, and that total got a big boost from his 22 point performance vs. Illinois where Nebraska nearly beat a top 10 caliber team on the road.

This team has good enough parts where guys like Tominaga, Gary, Wilcher, or Brice Williams can usually put the ball in the hoop. But the catalyst is Mast. When he is making shots it puts a TON of pressure on the opposing defense.

In the first game, Nebraska held Boo Buie in check. I doubt that happens tonight. The dude is incredible. I'm sure he will have a big night.

Mast was awful against NW the first time around and it was Allick who surprisingly did the heavy lifting in the first half of that game. Keisei hit the shot at the end of the game, but he was pretty meh that game as well.

It's not a hot take thinking Buie will play better than he did the first game, but I like the bodies Nebraska throws at him in Hoiberg and Brice. Brice seems to be more engaged on defense with this kid of matchup.

IF, and a big IF, we don't turn it over against NW, I think we head out of NW with our first B1G road win. They're not a scary matchup and don't really have any bench to speak of. Gary also adds another dimension in this matchup that we missed in the first game, and I think will play his part in shutting Barnhizer down.

 

[Seaofred92]

 

[DrinkItIn]

This is interesting.

 

[kenyanfeline]

This is interesting.

He’s been pretty underwhelming this season. Offense seems to run better when it is run through Brice or Mast anyways.

 

[jickey moseph]

Enough of Allick already. He’s been slow on the defensive end and atrocious offensively to start

 

[Black5hirt]

The refs letn’em play. But them I mean Northwestern. Missed some fouls early.

 

[Fargo Husker]

Road game against a good opponent after 2 consecutive OT games?

Not feeling a lot of positive vibes tonight.

 

[Mavsker]

All 8 points from the paint so far
Points in the paint are the run the damn ball of basketball

 

[Black5hirt]

Announcer wants to sleep with Barnhizer.

 

[jickey moseph]

I’d like to know what Mast has to do to draw a foul. Barnhizer just gets to be as aggressive as he wants in the post.

It’s a shame Mast can’t get the Edey treatment.