Basketball Open Thread: NW at Michigan
(EDIT update: UM 66 NW 64 final; OT) Michigan looks to continue its success defending home court. A win tonight would move Michigan into a tie with Illinois for second place in the conference. Of course no game is guaranteed for the favored team (e.g. OSU losing again last night). Game starts at 630 EST. Current standings:
TEAM | CONF | OVERALL |
Michigan State | 4-0 | 15-2 |
Illinois | 4-1 | 15-3 |
Indiana | 3-1 | 15-1 |
Michigan | 3-1 | 13-3 |
Purdue | 3-1 | 13-4 |
Ohio State | 3-2 | 15-3 |
Iowa | 2-3 | 10-8 |
Northwestern | 1-2 | 11-4 |
Wisconsin | 1-3 | 12-5 |
Penn State | 1-3 | 9-8 |
Minnesota | 0-4 | 12-5 |
Nebraska | 0-4 | 8-7 |
January 11th, 2012 at 8:36 PM ^
Love the lobsters in the background
January 11th, 2012 at 8:36 PM ^
Says it all
January 11th, 2012 at 8:36 PM ^
Have to make our free throws now. Get the ball to Hardaway
January 11th, 2012 at 8:36 PM ^
Have to make our free throws now. Get the ball to Hardaway
January 11th, 2012 at 8:36 PM ^
gottamake the ft's
January 11th, 2012 at 8:37 PM ^
do not allow a 3!
January 11th, 2012 at 8:37 PM ^
NO THREES, NONE!
January 11th, 2012 at 8:38 PM ^
I didn't think I'd say this before the game, but this would be a huge comeback win if we can pull it out. Not that the win would be so great, but a loss at home to NW would be devastating going into the brutal stretch after the Iowa game.
January 11th, 2012 at 8:38 PM ^
Hits both. Mich up 64-61. 23 secs. Left. Nw ball.
January 11th, 2012 at 8:41 PM ^
6 secs left.
January 11th, 2012 at 8:40 PM ^
I just wish this game would hurry up so we could get to the Nebraska Penn St game...
January 11th, 2012 at 8:40 PM ^
How dumb was that NW
January 11th, 2012 at 8:41 PM ^
They really burned a lot of time, and then had to foul Burke again. Should be about 6.8 on the clock, I think.
January 11th, 2012 at 8:42 PM ^
When Burke hits his freethrows, Michigan needs to foul IMMEDIATELY
January 11th, 2012 at 8:42 PM ^
beilien never presses here
January 11th, 2012 at 8:42 PM ^
Foul em
January 11th, 2012 at 8:42 PM ^
8 pts
January 11th, 2012 at 8:42 PM ^
YOU HAVE TO BE JOKING ME
January 11th, 2012 at 8:42 PM ^
Timmy what the FUCK
January 11th, 2012 at 8:43 PM ^
omg wtf hardaway
January 11th, 2012 at 8:43 PM ^
OMG TIM
EDIT: You got bailed out my friend
January 11th, 2012 at 8:43 PM ^
you idiot!!!!
January 11th, 2012 at 8:43 PM ^
Are you kidding me? Ok, they can only tie it and he has to make all three
January 11th, 2012 at 8:44 PM ^
Wow, that was a close one... thank god for that miss.
January 11th, 2012 at 8:44 PM ^
It was ugly, but still a big win.
January 11th, 2012 at 8:44 PM ^
escape!
January 11th, 2012 at 8:44 PM ^
Jeebus, our clock operator kinda sucks...
January 11th, 2012 at 8:44 PM ^
So important to get the home win against a lesser (albeit possible tournament team) opponent.
January 11th, 2012 at 8:46 PM ^
Double double post. Anyway, we need the Iowa game too, and then even 2-3 through the next 5 games afterward would be ok.
January 11th, 2012 at 8:44 PM ^
My lucky shirt came through again...
January 11th, 2012 at 10:05 PM ^
Which one is it?
January 11th, 2012 at 8:44 PM ^
66-64 Mich.
January 11th, 2012 at 8:45 PM ^
Thank Jesus
January 11th, 2012 at 8:45 PM ^
Fought back and Burke has nerves of steel at the free throw line. Not too many more positives to take from it. Yay, but ugh.
January 11th, 2012 at 8:45 PM ^
Well, we didn't make it easy on ourselves but we kept fighting.
January 11th, 2012 at 8:45 PM ^
Go Blue!
January 11th, 2012 at 8:45 PM ^
Gonna need a strong drink after that one.
January 11th, 2012 at 8:46 PM ^
What an ugly game. At least it's a win.
January 11th, 2012 at 8:47 PM ^
NW: 10-15
UM: 15-16
HUGE
January 11th, 2012 at 8:55 PM ^
Yeah. Any other of our games and we lose if it came down to FT.
January 11th, 2012 at 8:46 PM ^
Win, but man we struggled today!
January 11th, 2012 at 8:47 PM ^
Came out with win, wasn't pretty, but the W is what counts
January 11th, 2012 at 8:48 PM ^
Tim just wanted to do it...
The Hardaway
YEAAAHHHH...
January 11th, 2012 at 8:49 PM ^
Ugly win but a win is a win, after all. GO BLUE!!
January 11th, 2012 at 8:51 PM ^
For sure. NW could be in early slump like Michigan was last season. Close games lost. Good team I think.
January 11th, 2012 at 8:51 PM ^
NW has lost to #21 Creighton, Baylor, Ohio State, Illinois and us. Obviously, not a powerhouse, but they have a good chance at the tourney.