Marquette vs BNorth Dakota Game Thread....

Don't allow a 3.

MU is 30% from the field for the game.

MU is 13.3% from 3pt for the game.

MU is 52% from the line for the game.

Ugly.

Finally got Luke a touch in the post with no double...and he scores

Juan pushing his free throws.

Funny exchange - North Dakota is shooting free throws. Luke and Juan are on the low block.

Luke: Do I got the shooter?

Juan: No, I got the shooter.

Luke: I thought I did?

Juan: Hold up Hold up.... asks the ref who has the shooter. Ref holds up the ball, asks 'what?' then shakes his head.

Luke: So you got the shooter?

Juan: I guess I got the shooter then, alright HEY! I GOT THE SHOOTER!

Of course neither one of them had the shooter, but the North Dakota players were looking at them like they were nuts, as was the ref.... ball comes off the rim, Juan gets it and ND player fouls him.

Odd, but effective.

Way to go Derrick. You really came up big tonight.

Derrick Wilson might be having his best game this year. Getting into the lane, finishing, rebounding....good for him.

Looks like Junior in a big game.

Between stat sheets - MU goes on a 17-5 run.

In that span MU picked up 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Boosted their shooting percentage from 30% to 38.5%.

Derrick seems to be shutting down Tyler where Duane couldn't.

Impressive D - Last ND possession MU is in man-to-man. Juan dives for a ball and hits the deck. Without a second of hesitation, the team immediately shifts to zone. Defends three passes and denies the pass to the paint - Juan gets back in and without hesitation they are back to man-to-man.

Might not seem like a big deal but as quickly as they adjusted, it was impressive.

Just following on phone - jj getting to the rim or hitting from outside or both?

Getting to the rim. He is 1-5 from three.

Mostly at the rim......really bringing good energy in the 2nd half......He will always do some things that make you pull your hair out but he can create his own shot...which can be good...and bad.....lol

By the way, people were asking about Rosiak's lack of coverage. He has been on vacation, Rick Braun is covering for the JS tonight. Velasquez should be back for next game.

Juan must have close to 15 boards?! Great hustle...

Derrick hits a three at the shot clock buzzer - maybe people will stop ripping him for a couple of days?

Juan has 13 right now.

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Originally Posted by Jim Ganzer, "IWB"

Derrick hits a three at the shot clock buzzer - maybe people will stop ripping him for a couple of days?

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What a heads up play by Juan to tip the ball out on the entry pass. Is Juan the king of the little things?

MU comes roaring back, wins it 67-54.

What a 2nd half by JJ....Juan with 13 rebounds to0

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Originally Posted by Jim Ganzer, "IWB"

Derrick seems to be shutting down Tyler where Duane couldn't.

Impressive D - Last ND possession MU is in man-to-man. Juan dives for a ball and hits the deck. Without a second of hesitation, the team immediately shifts to zone. Defends three passes and denies the pass to the paint - Juan gets back in and without hesitation they are back to man-to-man.

Might not seem like a big deal but as quickly as they adjusted, it was impressive.

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I saw that, but didn't think I saw what I saw. Thanks for the confirmation. Was impressive.

How many games right before Christmas break seem to be ugly like that? Seems to happen to Marquette frequently. For as bad as much of that game was, I loved the toughness to end the game. Get the W and move on. UND wasn't too bad.

So what was the Steve exchange in the. Huddle where he went off?

Not sure what he said but it was right after ND got a dunk off an inbounds play....my guess he was pissed that nobody was talking on D.....or he was just trying to fire everybody up

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Originally Posted by MU Viking

How many games right before Christmas break seem to be ugly like that? Seems to happen to Marquette frequently. For as bad as much of that game was, I loved the toughness to end the game. Get the W and move on. UND wasn't too bad.

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Wojo said the same thing after the game. Said he was terrified after seeing good teams struggle with their games right before Christmas.

Physical game suited North Dakota. Took MU out of a lot of what they wanted to do in the first half. MU will need to deal with it better come conference play.