ND beats UW

[Coleman]

Hard fought game between our biggest rivals. ND made their free throws down the stretch.

Gasser...0 pts, 3 rebs, 5 fouls

[Clam Crowder]

SOTG right there

[brewcity77]

Not sure either team is particularly good, but if this Badger team is what everyone is fearing, we are far, far, far worse than I've seen in our first seven games.

[ultimate]

Switching to a smaller line-up really helped out ND.

Let's use our athleticism and beat up Bucky!

[Doris Burkes Thong]

I missed the 2nd half. Did ND "out" athlete the Badgers?

[brewcity77]

I missed the 2nd half. Did ND "out" athlete the Badgers?

It didn't really feel like pure athleticism, though ND definitely had the edge there. Bucky built a big lead, 11 points, but most of that came from a string of three straight 3's in the period of about a minute. After a brief bit of hot shooting, they went cold and couldn't rebound. And as ND stormed back, it seemed to impact the UW psyche. Unlike Marquette last night, who had an answer every time UW-M got close, Bucky let ND take the lead with a lot of dumb mistakes. Fouling on a errant three, traveling, throwing the ball out of bounds, Gasser fouling out, and the better ND played, the more mistakes Bucky played. Very undisciplined for a Bo Ryan team.

[cheebs09]

Gasser...0 pts, 3 rebs, 5 fouls

I wish Buzz would quit with the switchables and get more of the traditionals.

[Lennys Tap]

Outscored 15-0 in the last 4 minutes until Leuer throws in a meaningless 3 with 7 seconds left. Major choke job and Gasser goes for the ziggy. Somebody talk Chicos off the ledge - quick.

[chapman]

Now there's an off day before the championship game of the Old Spice Classic?  We could have used that last year.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Wow.  The B11 has taken a beating by mid-tier BE teams.  Really thought that this was the year for the Big Ten.  Anyone else feel that the Old Spice field was weak this year vs. last? Not to take anything away from Bucky or the Domers, but this whole field played some bad basketball.  Next year:  DePaul.

[romey]

Ok, I turned it on with less than a minute to play - was watching the BCS show and forgot about it.  So, seriously, for those who watched our game and this game.  If we play like last night and badgers play like tonight, who wins?

[Da 'Lanche]

Both UW and N.D. games will come down to pace of play for MU.   If we get hooked in a snail's pace, aggravating half court yuck-fest, MU could have trouble as we have seen what our half court offense can regress to unless someone is hot from the outside.  I say, press, cause turnovers, switch athletes in and out and run both of them out of the gym.  Rebounding and pressing the pace will be key.

UW and ND looked like pedestrian nonfactors tonight.   Of course, I only watched bits and pieces as it was difficult on the eyes.

[Doris Burkes Thong]

It didn't really feel like pure athleticism, though ND definitely had the edge there. Bucky built a big lead, 11 points, but most of that came from a string of three straight 3's in the period of about a minute. After a brief bit of hot shooting, they went cold and couldn't rebound. And as ND stormed back, it seemed to impact the UW psyche. Unlike Marquette last night, who had an answer every time UW-M got close, Bucky let ND take the lead with a lot of dumb mistakes. Fouling on a errant three, traveling, throwing the ball out of bounds, Gasser fouling out, and the better ND played, the more mistakes Bucky played. Very undisciplined for a Bo Ryan team.

Thanks for the recap brew.

[Muhoops85]

ND was in the double bonus with a good amount of time left in the second half.  That seemed very atypical as we all know Bo's teams do not foul.  He seemed incredulous when Gasser ran over the rebounder late in the game for his 5th foul. 

Gottlieb credited Brey's switch to man-to-man defense in the second half with sparking the run.  Seemed that when ND was aggressive, Bo's team stopped executing.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Not sure either team is particularly good, but if this Badger team is what everyone is fearing, we are far, far, far worse than I've seen in our first seven games.

Only saw the last 5 minutes and UW looked terrible.  For those that saw the whole game, how did they have a double digit lead going into the latter part of the game?

Thanks in advance

[ChicosBailBonds]

Wow.  The B11 has taken a beating by mid-tier BE teams.  Really thought that this was the year for the Big Ten.  Anyone else feel that the Old Spice field was weak this year vs. last? Not to take anything away from Bucky or the Domers, but this whole field played some bad basketball.  Next year:  DePaul.

Pomeroy has them #1 conference....I suspect that's where they will be all year long.

[cheebs09]

Only saw the last 5 minutes and UW looked terrible.  For those that saw the whole game, how did they have a double digit lead going into the latter part of the game?

Thanks in advance

It was back and forth and then UW hit three 3's in a row. I don't know if that got it to 11, but that's where they pulled away from ND for awhile.

[brewcity77]

Only saw the last 5 minutes and UW looked terrible.  For those that saw the whole game, how did they have a double digit lead going into the latter part of the game?

Thanks in advance

It was close coming out of halftime, ND was up 22-19. Badgers started decent, tied the game and went ahead 28-26. Then they got their big boost. ND missed on three straight trips down, Badgers came back and drilled three consecutive three-pointers to go ahead 37-26. From that point on, Notre Dame dominated the game.

[Jay Bee]

But I bet Becky is happy they were perfect from the line.  Traditional players coming through.

[Ready2Fly]

Gasser = tradition incarnate. UW will DESTROY us!

[brewcity77]

Pomeroy has them #1 conference....I suspect that's where they will be all year long.

Couldn't find his conference ratings, but this happens every single year. I was talking to a friend and Bucky fan a few weeks ago who was touting the Big Televen. I told him that every year, some new conference was billed as the best in the country. The ACC, the Big 12, the Big 10...every single year one of them is called the best conference in the land. Then teams actually start playing games, Big East teams begin the annual non-conference beatdowns, and by the end of November everyone knows that the Big East is the best conference in the land again, and on their way to at least 8 NCAA bids. Yawn...no real surprise that it's happening again this year.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Pomeroy has them #1 conference....I suspect that's where they will be all year long.

Just like last year if I remember...except Real Time already has BE moving ahead. Purdue (bad loss), Wisco (two losses to a bit lower ranked teams), MSU (lower ranked loss) and Illinois (a bit lower ranked Texas).  Minnesota is the cream and we all know MSU peaks at the end.  I think the B11 is stronger in the middle and the caboose than others...but boy, a brutal couple of days on neutral floors.  The Badger football team again outscores Bo's Bois.

btw, I think ND will finish higher in the BE than their preseason ranking.  They are experienced and learned how to play efficiently last year with Goody out.  

[ChicosBailBonds]

Couldn't find his conference ratings, but this happens every single year. I was talking to a friend and Bucky fan a few weeks ago who was touting the Big Televen. I told him that every year, some new conference was billed as the best in the country. The ACC, the Big 12, the Big 10...every single year one of them is called the best conference in the land. Then teams actually start playing games, Big East teams begin the annual non-conference beatdowns, and by the end of November everyone knows that the Big East is the best conference in the land again, and on their way to at least 8 NCAA bids. Yawn...no real surprise that it's happening again this year.

Do you honestly think last year the Big East was the best conference in the country?  You would be probably the only one.  There is a bottom side to a conference and our bottom wasn't very good.

We'll see how this year shakes out as the games are played.

Here are the conference ratings for you

http://kenpom.com/conf.php?c=BE

Big Ten 1st, Big East 3rd so far

[Coleman]

The Badgers did look pretty bad. I still think it will be a very close game against them, and that we will eke out a win in the closing seconds.

Their shooting was pretty bad, especially from beyond the arc. Got lulled into some poor shots from ND's 2-3 zone. Weren't getting any paint touches, just passing around the perimeter and jacking up treys once the shot clock wound down. They made a few in a row, but overall shot relatively poorly.

[GGGG]

Now there's an off day before the championship game of the Old Spice Classic?  We could have used that last year.

There was last year.  We beat Xavier on Thanksgiving, Michigan on Friday and lost to FSU Sunday night.