Six-point dogs vs. Nova....

[tower912]

I think Nova wants to control pace because they are playing a 7 man rotation.    IMO, the way for MU to win is to push tempo and attack the basket, hopefully getting some home cooking on calls, and then, with Nova on their heels due to a little foul trouble, keep driving and working inside out for the open 3's.    Then make it rain.      I'll call it now.   MU 90-78.

[Golden Avalanche]

Good omen for tonight...my wife bought me tickets for McGuire tonight (of all nights) and the boys and I will be there over the game. I am taking one for the team because it always seems like the good stuff happens when I cannot make it. Thought about skipping McGuire, but will send all the Al energy to you folks at the game.

Have fun and bring home a W!!!!!!!!

Are you counting the games you don't attend even when free tickets have been offered?

[Goose]

Golden

There have not been a great deal of "moments" in recent history, regardless of my attending on free or paid tickets. This game happens to be an event, not often (#1 is in the house) and I gladly, and probably would have, paid more for tickets that 99.9% of the fans tonight. This is a game I normally would have very, very good seats and not care about cost.

For the record, my free tickets for DePaul ended up costing me over $100 and wish I had stayed home from that game as well.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

I think Nova wants to control pace because they are playing a 7 man rotation.    IMO, the way for MU to win is to push tempo and attack the basket, hopefully getting some home cooking on calls, and then, with Nova on their heels due to a little foul trouble, keep driving and working inside out for the open 3's.    Then make it rain.      I'll call it now.   MU 90-78.

Its one thing to say that MU will win, but that score line is insane.

[tower912]

Dream big.

[brewcity77]

Its one thing to say that MU will win, but that score line is insane.

If we have a 6 point lead in the final minute and are sent to the line, seems reasonable.

[tower912]

If we have a 6 point lead in the last minute, that probably means we had a 20 point lead with 5 minutes left.

[KampusFoods]

If we have a 6 point lead in the last minute, that probably means we had a 20 point lead with 5 minutes left.

Sigh. Too true.

[BrewCity83]

If the game is close, I doubt we win.  If we're gonna win this one, it's gotta be by enough that Nova can't steal it at the end.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Tie game with 40 minutes to go. Where are you Legs?

[Cooby Snacks]

Pomeroy has us at 33% to win.

My guess for the other 67%...

33%: Nova keeps us at an arm's length in the 2nd half, not getting any closer than 2 or 3 possessions.

34%: We get trucked.

[mayfairskatingrink]

Did Homer really say this was the biggest regular season game in MU history?

[wadesworld]

I'll take the under.

This was an easy call.  As was Nova at minus whatever you could get them at.  When you outclass a team at every position, 4.5 to 6 point spreads are easy money.

[rocky_warrior]

This was an easy call.  As was Nova at minus whatever you could get them at.  When you outclass a team at every position, 4.5 to 6 point spreads are easy money.

You may eventually be right, but with less than half the game complete, the "told you so" call is a lot premature.

[wadesworld]

You may eventually be right, but with less than half the game complete, the "told you so" call is a lot premature.

I should've started it with 20 minutes left on the clock.  This ain't Jay Wright's first rodeo.  If we thought he would take a look at the 102 we hung at Creighton and thought we'd just light up the scoreboard then we forgot who we were playing and who coaches them.

Down 15 with Hart not playing and Jenkins having 2 points (thanks to a foul with him rolling around on the ground with the ball and 2 tenths of a second left in the half)...

[brewcity77]

Did Homer really say this was the biggest regular season game in MU history?

If we win, maybe. That's an uphill climb at this point.

[rocky_warrior]

As was Nova at minus whatever you could get them at.  When you outclass a team at every position, 4.5 to 6 point spreads are easy money.

Wow, you're a genius!  lol

[wadesworld]

NEVER A DOUBT BOYS!