Thursday at about 5:30 central time on ESPN+.

Net rank Tol 60 NIU 140
KenPom Tol 56 NIU 135

Toledo has won 5 in a row and will probably have to win the tournament (as will Huskies) to get to big dance. It is possible with a second place finish the Rockets could slip into dance if five or so ahead of them in the NET rankings lose early in their conference tourneys. There will be several teams with worse rankings win conference tournaments to leapfrog the Rockets. I think one team has already done so.

The Huskies are playing well but they need to stop the threes from Navigato, M Jackson and Darrington as they have accounted for 54 pts in the two meetings on threes alone.

GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Defense on a three point shooter would be a novel idea.

(03-13-2019 02:18 PM)StevenNIU Wrote:  Defense on a three point shooter would be a novel idea.

Huskies 6.5 dogs, that's pretty impressive against top 55 team on a neutral court

What has it been, 16 years or so since NIU won in Cleveland?

Anyone know of an NIU bar in Chicago that might be showing the game tomorrow?

GAMEDAY
https://twitter.com/GoHuskiesMBB/status/...1419335682

I'm not confident, but win this game and I will be WAY too confident for the rest of the weekend. This will seem crazy, but if German, Bradley, Thorpe, James all play like they're capable of and have shown at various points throughout the season, I think NIU is the better team. Rare that those all come together.

(03-14-2019 10:05 AM)17Huskies Wrote:  I'm not confident, but win this game and I will be WAY too confident for the rest of the weekend. This will seem crazy, but IF German, Bradley, Thorpe, James all play like they're capable of and have shown at various points throughout the season, I think NIU is the better team. Rare that those all come together.

Yep.

Big IF, though.

Well Buffalo won by a lot. Now I hope they lose so a second MAC team gets in as they are a for sure lock in the Tourny as an atlarge.

Is the game watchable somewhere without a subscription?

(03-14-2019 03:59 PM)chihuskie Wrote:  Is te game watchable somewhere with a subscription?

I will refer you to the top of the thread and I believe it is the first line,
I have tried to provide a little info to this board, but it goes over some peoples heads.

GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

I have a good feeling about today’s game. No reason why either.

GAMEDAY
https://twitter.com/MACSports/status/110...8078113803

We’re kicking your a$$ tonight because it’s not football season!!

NIU learning to shoot! COME ON!

9-0 run by NIU, on 3 straight triples.

25-20 Good Guys.

10-0 run after splitting a pair at the line.

26-20.

Geno with another 3!

29-20!

13-0 run.

The teams have combined for 10 3's in the first 10 min, wow!

BIG RUN! Run them out of the gym.

Toledo has 5 points that aren't from 3's.

Stupid announcer: Geno is NOT a first-team all-MAC. Although he should be, no thanks to MAC stupidity.