MSG is bad for you.

[tower912]

1.  Hope MU plays better when they come back for the NIT.
2.  Markus, you were missed.
3.  Rebounding.
4.  Anim did good work on Strusz.  Except for the whole dumb fouling thing.  He abused Jamal and Greg.  And with Sacar out, he found his game and there was no answer.
5.  Foul trouble.  Perpetual.
6.  Depaul  has figured out how to to take MU out of their 3 pt rhythm.   Long guards, no help.
7.  6 players for 4 positions.  A problem since Haanif left.  Sometimes, it bites you in the butt. 
8.  Games where Sacar is the second best offensive option rarely end well. (Creighton the exception)
9.  Hope Sam's leg heals quickly.
10. Fitting ending.   
11.  And somehow, despite all the bad, MU survives for another day. 

[SaveOD238]

We got the clunker out of the way.  Survive and advance.

[GGGG]

Matt played very well. John and Harry were real poor tonight so Matt had to play big minutes.

[NickelDimer]

I don't have the stats but they were in the double bonus VERY early, and down the stretch we defended without fouling. Wasn't good D, but not a FT fest either.

[Its DJOver]

We really push the limit on the idea that there are no bad wins in March. But it's behind us now. Get focused for tomorrow.

[MUEng92]

Maybe half the Villanova team will get snowed in tomorrow. Hopefully the half that actually plays...

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Howie Schwab needs some dental work.

[PGsHeroes32]

12. The whole team is Due????

[skianth16]

We really push the limit on the idea that there are no bad wins in March. But it's behind us now. Get focused for tomorrow.

Well said. Great summary for tonight.

[GoldenZebra]

Howie Schwab needs some dental work.

or for a start, a toothbrush and some brushing lessons.

[jesmu84]

I don't have the stats but they were in the double bonus VERY early, and down the stretch we defended without fouling. Wasn't good D, but not a FT fest either.

They were in 1-1 bonus with 12+ left.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

My heart literally stopped for a few seconds...at least that's what it felt like. Survive and advance.

The Harry rumor is officially debunked. Wouldn't have played if he told Wojo he was gone.....kinda wish he didn't play tonight. Really felt like the game started to get out of control when he entered the game.

I would have liked to see more zone in this game. The fouls were fine in the first half but it got absurd in the second half. I still say we are better at M2M but not when we're fouling like this.

If JFB is the Lebron Killer, Brandon Cyrus is the M2N killer. Hope he rebounds tomorrow.

We got an extended look at what bad Sammy looks like tonight....and he still scored 16 points, kid is a stud

Why is there slipping issues every BET?

Thank god for Andrew Rowsey.

Rowdy got fouled at least three times on that last turnover...no call

[NickelDimer]

They were in 1-1 bonus with 12+ left.

And double with over 8 iirc. Considering that it doesn't seem like they shot man FT's at all once in the double

[nyg]

Some need to take off the blue/gold googles with the refs.  Its MU just doing their foul thing and it gets them in trouble, every game. 13 minutes left in half and Depaul went bonus.  But, they missed a bunch of free throws. Nova doesn't miss a bunch of free throws.

I believe Markus did not take a shot in the second half, not one. 

Sam great second half, Sacar great all round game. 

Harry played two minutes and had three fouls.  Did Theo even play in second half? 

Stress hits a miracle three and misses a wide open three, figure that out. 

Garbage game, get out of system and hit 60% from three tomorrow

[GoldenZebra]

Rowdy got fouled at least three times on that last turnover...no call

They called cheap fouls all night and then swallowed the whistles on that one. Really mind boggling. Also for a team that had nothing to play for, DePaul played like they had everything to play for. Really just is also mind boggling why our guys looked like they were playing not to lose at times in the game.

[wadesworld]

The refs were awful both ways. Let the play on the floor decide the game not the whistles. Nobody wants to watch a game that stops every 18 seconds. No wonder it was so ugly, how do you get in any kind of flow?

[Vander Blue Man Group]

The refs were awful both ways. Let the play on the floor decide the game not the whistles. Nobody wants to watch a game that stops every 18 seconds. No wonder it was so ugly, how do you get in any kind of flow?

The problem is lack of consistency. You don't know what you're going to get game to game, let alone within the same game.

[We R Final Four]

13. "KEEP YOUR EYE ON STRUS!!"
            —Gus Johnson with 10 seconds left.
We, unfortunately, didn't get that memo and for some reason never thought that he might be the shooter!

[Vander Blue Man Group]

13. "KEEP YOUR EYE ON STRUS!!"
            —Gus Johnson with 10 seconds left.
We, unfortunately, didn't get that memo and for some reason never thought that he might be the shooter!

Rowsey said he screwed that up during the post game interview. Not sure if he was taking one for the team or if it was on him.

[mu.n8ball]

 

13. "KEEP YOUR EYE ON STRUS!!"
            —Gus Johnson with 10 seconds left.
We, unfortunately, didn't get that memo and for some reason never thought that he might be the shooter!

Post-game, Rowsey said that Sacar called the screen and that he was supposed to switch. He didn't get bumped on the screen, so he never made the switch onto Strus.

[jesmu84]

If Markus was "off" because he was shut down by Depaul, and thus decided he would likely hurt the team offensively by forcing things, that's a good IQ move.

But if he's not helping on offense (by his decision or by the defense), wouldn't we be better with others taking his minutes?

If nothing else, at least the defensive boost offered by others.

[StillWarriors]

Very frustrating to watch. DePaul is a pretty good defensive team. They gave X fits on Sat too. Strus had a three to tie at the end of that one also. We dodged a major bullet. Disappointed that MU was on its heels much of the second half. Rowsey's two buckets late were huge. Thank God he hit them, b/c it didn't look like anyone else was going to. 

[GooooMarquette]

The Harry rumor is officially debunked. Wouldn't have played if he told Wojo he was gone.....kinda wish he didn't play tonight. Really felt like the game started to get out of control when he entered the game.

Yep.  We had started to pull away...and suddenly they were back within six.

We played a lot of crappy ball tonight, but that stretch flipped the momentum.

[Bad_Reporter]

At least wojo got that 3rd win in a row...

Seriously why did he go away from zone?

[GGGG]

At least wojo got that 3rd win in a row...

Seriously why did he go away from zone?

Because they gave up an easy lay up.