[NU Sports] Big Ten hoops ...

[wildelk2 at aol.com]

? As WGN didn't have the game on, Gametracker was the only way I could follow tonight's game.? NU made a nice run to cut a 13 point lead to 2, but some one from Stanford nailed a (3) with :38 left, and that was that.? Coble got hot in the second half to get us back into the game, and we cut down on the turnovers in the second half.
? We had a ton of turnovers in the first half, which enabled Stanford to lead 36-23 at half.? Stanford also had?atleast (3) big offensive rebounds in the?last 5:00 minutes of the game, which all resulted in Stanford points.? Shurna fouled out, and Moore had a rough night, but we played tough against an undefeated Stanford team.
? So we need to beat SMU and go to 8-2, and then the Big 10 opener at State College figures to be a big game, as Penn St. has played better?than usual, at least early on.??I was encouraged that rebounding was 50/50?; I was?discouraged that we turned the ball over 14 times in the first half (but only 5 times in the second half.)? If we beat SMU, still a fine start to the season.

?????????? GO CATS!!!???????? Eric
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-----Original Message-----
From: SjT (Stephen J. Truog) <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
To: NUSPORTS <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Sent: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:20 pm
Subject: [NU Sports] Big Ten hoops ...



The glut of mediocre bowl games in front of half-empty stadiums didn't really 
appeal to me today, so I caught a few of the basketball games and highlights.

I know NU has been off to a strong start, but it also looks as if the Big Ten is 
much better than expected this year. Consider we have wins over ...

- Top 10 Notre Dame (Ohio State on a neutral court)
- Top 10 Louisville (Minnesota - neutral)
- Top 5 UCLA (Michigan - away)
- Top 5 Duke (Michigan - home)
- Top 5 Texas (MSU - away)

Plus, Wisky and Purdue -- the two league favorites -- are gonna be tough as well 
with the Boilers beating the Fighting Stephon Currys today.

So we better get all the wins we can now, because the Big Ten -- aside from 
Indiana (thanks Kelvin!) -- won't be as down as thought this year.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!!


      

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