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RE: Toledo vs NIU - noon ET start game thread
First foul shot good - NIU up three. Second is good. That's the game. Inma misses a three pointer at the buzzer. NIU tops Toledo 68-64,
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NewMex RocketFan
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RE: Toledo vs NIU - noon ET start game thread
One three point shot made for the Rockets was a big difference maker when added to lack of three point defense by UT.
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03-04-2015 01:59 PM |
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RE: Toledo vs NIU - noon ET start game thread
(03-04-2015 01:45 PM)NewMex RocketFan Wrote: Rockets have not scored a three point basket all game long! NIU, by contrast, has made about 75% of there long range shots.
Nice heroic effort to make a game of it at the end, but a loss nonetheless because of uncharacteristic poor 3-point shooting coupled with way too many TO and then giving NIU enough open looks in the second half to find a groove where they shot lights outs for a long stretch was just too much to overcome.
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NewMex RocketFan
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RE: Toledo vs NIU - noon ET start game thread
(03-04-2015 02:00 PM)T-Town Wrote: (03-04-2015 01:45 PM)NewMex RocketFan Wrote: Rockets have not scored a three point basket all game long! NIU, by contrast, has made about 75% of there long range shots.
Nice heroic effort to make a game of it at the end, but a loss nonetheless because of uncharacteristic poor 3-point shooting coupled with way too many TO and then giving NIU enough open looks in the second half to find a groove where they shot lights outs for a long stretch was just too much to overcome.
Yep, in spite of all your correct observations, the Rockets were in the game with a chance to take a lead with less than eight seconds left. Ana's air ball out of bounds was illustrative of the offensive frustration all game long.
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RE: Toledo vs NIU - noon ET start game thread
Thanks for the play-by-play for those of us at work New Mex.
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03-04-2015 02:05 PM |
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NewMex RocketFan
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RE: Toledo vs NIU - noon ET start game thread
19 Rocket turnovers. NIU shot 88% vs UT's 69% from the foul line.
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03-04-2015 02:06 PM |
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NewMex RocketFan
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RE: Toledo vs NIU - noon ET start game thread
(03-04-2015 02:05 PM)RangerRocket Wrote: Thanks for the play-by-play for those of us at work New Mex.
Wish I had a bit better news to report. There were a lot of :bang head: moments; some of which scared my dog!
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03-04-2015 02:07 PM |
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RangerRocket
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RE: Toledo vs NIU - noon ET start game thread
(03-04-2015 02:07 PM)NewMex RocketFan Wrote: (03-04-2015 02:05 PM)RangerRocket Wrote: Thanks for the play-by-play for those of us at work New Mex.
Wish I had a bit better news to report. There were a lot of :bang head: moments; some of which scared my dog!
LOL, ditto for my beagle last night watching the men...
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03-04-2015 02:11 PM |
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NewMex RocketFan
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RE: Toledo vs NIU - noon ET start game thread
(03-04-2015 02:11 PM)RangerRocket Wrote: (03-04-2015 02:07 PM)NewMex RocketFan Wrote: (03-04-2015 02:05 PM)RangerRocket Wrote: Thanks for the play-by-play for those of us at work New Mex.
Wish I had a bit better news to report. There were a lot of :bang head: moments; some of which scared my dog!
LOL, ditto for my beagle last night watching the men...
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RE: Toledo vs NIU - noon ET start game thread
(03-04-2015 02:06 PM)NewMex RocketFan Wrote: 19 Rocket turnovers. NIU shot 88% vs UT's 69% from the foul line.
Actually NIU was 9/13 on FTs. That's also 69%.
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03-04-2015 03:49 PM |
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NewMex RocketFan
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RE: Toledo vs NIU - noon ET start game thread
(03-04-2015 03:49 PM)temoxley Wrote: (03-04-2015 02:06 PM)NewMex RocketFan Wrote: 19 Rocket turnovers. NIU shot 88% vs UT's 69% from the foul line.
Actually NIU was 9/13 on FTs. That's also 69%.
At one point in the second half, they were making 75% of their three point attempts. It dropped off in the closing minutes of the game giving the Rockets a window of opportunity, one which they almost made it through.
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RE: Toledo vs NIU - noon ET start game thread
Just finished watching the replay on ESPN3. Was an eminently winnable game, even as poorly as the Rockets played at times. Crazy number of unforced turnovers in the 1st half, 3 point shooting that seemed to barely find the floor. NIU is very well coached and really exposed Sophie on D ... they are the only MAC team other than Akron that has been able to do that lately. Even with that the Rockets were 1 shot away from a victory. Too bad.
Gotta beat BSU, but that will probably be an even tougher game.
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