Husker Hoops Game #25: Nebraska at #15/18 Kansas Open Thread
by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 9:22 AM CST
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PrintNebraska Cornhuskers at Kansas Jayhawks, Feb 21, 2009 3:00 PM CST
Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-8, 6-5) at #15/#18 Kansas Jayhawks (21-5, 10-1)
3 PM, Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS
TV: Big 12 Network; Radio: Husker Sports Network (also on Sirius 123)
Opponents' Blog: Rock Chalk Talk
84-49. 92-39. 96-54. 59-57. 78-67. 92-59. 96-57. 84-62. 97-82.
Those are the scores of the Husker's last 9 trips to Lawrence since breaking the 16-year drought in Allen Fieldhouse in 1999. Exactly once have the Huskers been within ten points,, and only three times within 20. The last three were especially painful, as the Huskers seemed to play scared in front of the mighty incoming class of 2005-06 that went on to win a national title as juniors last year.
The Huskers don't need to win this game, but it sure could help. The rest of the schedule is filled with fellow bubble teams and Iowa State, not exactly the best opportunity to build an at-large resume. Worse, get blown out by a good team on the road for the second straight Saturday, and serious questions about the ability to win on the road come up. Quite frankly, the NCAA Selection committee is looking for teams with more impressive road wins than TCU, Colorado, and Texas Tech.
There is hope. The Huskers finally stopped being afraid of KU in last year's Big XII Tournament, and then kept the game within a point in the final minute a few weeks ago in Lincoln. They know that this KU team is beatable. It won't be easy -- the Huskers need to score, and get all the people who've been cold the last two games (Steve Harley, Ryan Anderson, Toney McCray, and Paul Velander, I'm talking to you) back in the offensive groove, and keep red-hot Cole Aldritch from giving KU too many 2nd- and 3rd-chance buckets.
Things could easily turn the Huskers way if the Jayhawks are looking past them to Monday's big showdown in Norman and next Sunday's rematch with Missouri. Don't plan on it, though -- Bill Self's teams have never looked past Nebraska.
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Balham is starting today...
He didn’t play at all Wednesday…
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:01 PM CST reply actions
Ade called for a foul right off the bat
and Aldrich is at the line
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:02 PM CST reply actions
Ade gets fouled down low...
he’ll be shooting 2
2-1 NU
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:04 PM CST reply actions
A shooter got too open...
he missed, but Cookie couldn’t hold onto the board
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:05 PM CST reply actions
Ade misses inside, Balham called for the foul...
over the back…
NU slowing game down
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:06 PM CST reply actions
Too many second chance shots...
We can’t give these guys 2nd- and 3-rd shots
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:07 PM CST reply actions
Ade walks, under 16 TO comes...
6-5 Kansas
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:08 PM CST reply actions
it's not even that Harley misses, it's that he misses badly
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
what's with him
wasn’t he the hot hand in non-conf?
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by Jon Johnston on Feb 21, 2009 3:10 PM CST up reply actions
Cookie's pass...
doesn’t curve like he expects…
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:12 PM CST reply actions
Anderson is missing, too...
his shooting declines every year…
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:13 PM CST reply actions
4 straight bad possessions
NU starting to panic, as they always do
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
Make that 5
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
A big rush of missed shots...
NEITHER team can hit ANYTHING.
KU can afford that. We can’t
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:15 PM CST reply actions
Taylor for KU
Had about 10 seconds to shoot that 3
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:15 PM CST reply actions
And another 3
Doc calls time…
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:15 PM CST reply actions
Huskers falling apart
6 straight bad offensive possessions, not because Kansas forced us into them, but because, like we do every game, we lost our composure
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
7 straight
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
9 straight
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
McCray forces one...
another miss
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:17 PM CST reply actions
Ugh...
The only reason this isn’t really ugly is because KU is shooting almost as bad as we are…
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:18 PM CST reply actions
9 straight trips down the court without a point
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
10 straight
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
11 Straight
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
Scored for the first time in seven minutes
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
Shot clock violation as Sek can't get a shot off...
and it’s the under-12 TO
13-5 KU
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:18 PM CST reply actions
Doing well on defensive end, for the most part...
But no offense to speak of…
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:22 PM CST reply actions
Well, at least we're getting the horrible drought out of the way now...
…maybe we’ll be consistent later?
I hope.
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:23 PM CST reply actions
don't count on it, we were in a drought all game against CU
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
Another quick shot by Harley
and a miss
And he was wide open
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:24 PM CST reply actions
Harley finally scores!
After the ball rolls around the rim forever
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:24 PM CST reply actions
Anderson drills a wide-open 3
and NU within 5
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:25 PM CST reply actions
Anderson scores after a goaltend...
7-0 NU run
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:27 PM CST reply actions
Aldrich scores after running over Velander
No foul called
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:27 PM CST reply actions
Maybe instead of flopping.....
he could have attempted to block that
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
How did that go in?
Releford gets a weird bucket
KU up 7
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:28 PM CST reply actions
Harley with another terrible miss
why does he keep shooting????????????
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
Doc should just ban Miller and Harley from every shooting. Make then run laps if they do
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
He's starting to remind me of Joe McCray
and not in a good way
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:29 PM CST up reply actions
I think I'm going to start calling Harley "Clank"
I think he figures that eventually he’ll get his stroke back if he keeps shooting…
Harley's trying to force it...
…I think that’s what’s up with his shooting lately.
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:28 PM CST reply actions
sigh.... cut it to five, then start putting up bad shots again, and the lead grows back to 9
Ade needs to get more involved
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
Ade back in
drives and scores…
He needs to touch the ball every possession
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:32 PM CST reply actions
Ade got sandwiched...
had no chance
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:34 PM CST reply actions
Collins is starting to hit...
and he’s making his own shots.
Gotta keep the ball away…
And now we can’t hit….
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:35 PM CST reply actions
Kansas starting to hit their shots
we’re screwed
Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible.
Collins is going nuts now...
We need to not shoot like that…
Then Ade commits a dumb foul
KU up 11 at timeout…
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:38 PM CST reply actions
Velander gets open for the first time
and hits a 3
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:41 PM CST reply actions
Henry gets a back-door cut
and gets an easy bucket…
Kansas calls TO
28-21 KU
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:42 PM CST reply actions
Harley hits an easy bucket
And Aldrich answers
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:46 PM CST reply actions
Aldrich lays it in...
and Anderson fouls him…
Ugh…
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:47 PM CST reply actions
NU outrebounded 20-12
KU has 7 second-chance points, NU 2
NU has turned 5 KU TOs into 1 point
KU has turned 3 Nebraska TOs into 4 points
NU is 2-10 3pt FGs, 10-28 overall
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 3:50 PM CST reply actions
still bad shooting then
since I’ve been out of town so much, have to do some stuff with the family. :)
Go Big Red Nebraska!
Our Cobs Are Bigger Than Yours!
Corn Nation!
bottom of the seventh in Lafayette
Nebraska down 2-0.
Go Big Red Nebraska!
Our Cobs Are Bigger Than Yours!
Corn Nation!
okay
so I was off – it’s 2-1 Ragin Cajuns
Go Big Red Nebraska!
Our Cobs Are Bigger Than Yours!
Corn Nation!
by Jon Johnston on Feb 21, 2009 4:04 PM CST up reply actions
Aldrich wraps up Balham...
and no foul called
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:08 PM CST reply actions
Harley dishes to Balham
Balham lays it in
NU within 6.
Kansas calls time
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:09 PM CST reply actions
Is it possible...
…Harley found his game at halftime? Was it stuffed in the bottom of his gym bag, underneath a dirty towel?
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:10 PM CST reply actions
Collins drives, scores, and draws a foul....
ugh…
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:12 PM CST reply actions
Ade takes a nice feed from Cookie
and draws a foul with the bucket.
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:13 PM CST reply actions
That was a shooting foul?!!
He didn’t start to shoot until well after he’d been hit!
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:14 PM CST reply actions
Sek has a terrible roll on his layup
then called for a foul…
Kansas up 9 at timeout
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:17 PM CST reply actions
Anderson called for his 4th foul
Really ticky tack
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:20 PM CST reply actions
Groan...
Collins is unstoppable as soon as he touches the ball
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:21 PM CST reply actions
Velander is stunned....
Hit Marcus Morris hard
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:24 PM CST reply actions
is he
shooting any better today?
Go Big Red Nebraska!
Our Cobs Are Bigger Than Yours!
Corn Nation!
by Jon Johnston on Feb 21, 2009 4:25 PM CST up reply actions
He's hit the only shot I remember him taking
He can’t get open when he’s in the game
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:26 PM CST up reply actions
Nebraska
loses to the Ragin’ Cajuns 2-1 in Lafayette.
LL had only two hits in the game – can’t blame pitching.
Go Big Red Nebraska!
Our Cobs Are Bigger Than Yours!
Corn Nation!
When I saw it...
NU had 1 hit and 2 errors. Can’t win games like that
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:30 PM CST up reply actions
Scrum on the floor...
Kansas has the arrow
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:29 PM CST reply actions
Ugh
Collins drills a 3 as the shot clock horn goes off…
KU up 48-35
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:30 PM CST reply actions
Third-chance bucket dunk for KU
Doc calls time
KU up 15
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:31 PM CST reply actions
Should have had a steal there...
but Cookie tackled…
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:35 PM CST reply actions
Crap...
Morningstar hits a 3…
KU up 16
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:35 PM CST reply actions
Collins drills a 3
KU up 17.
I think that’s ball game.
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:37 PM CST reply actions
Ade hits a jumper and is fouled
going into Timeout…
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:37 PM CST reply actions
Half the Huskers on the floor...
as Aldrich gets an easy layup
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:41 PM CST reply actions
Kansas
gets away with things on a consistent basis.
They’re the NBA star of the big 12.
Go Big Red Nebraska!
Our Cobs Are Bigger Than Yours!
Corn Nation!
by Jon Johnston on Feb 21, 2009 4:42 PM CST up reply actions
NU calls timeout
after 4 quick Aldrich points…
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:41 PM CST reply actions
Velander gets the ball, drills a 3
NU gets the ball
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:43 PM CST reply actions
Harley called for another quick foul
1-and-1 for KU
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:44 PM CST reply actions
Anderson drills a 3...
NU within 13
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:45 PM CST reply actions
and another ticky-tack foul
Collins gets 2 shots
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:46 PM CST reply actions
Aldrich shoves people out of the way
and dunks the missed FT
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:47 PM CST reply actions
Aldrich is roughing up Anderson
on the boards and no fouls.
Maybe the refs just don’t see him down there?
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:48 PM CST reply actions
Doc Sadler's reaction
to all of this is contained??? or not? :)
Go Big Red Nebraska!
Our Cobs Are Bigger Than Yours!
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by Jon Johnston on Feb 21, 2009 4:51 PM CST up reply actions
Cole Aldrich...
is getting revenge for the broken nose by MURDERING US
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:52 PM CST reply actions
well
hell – another game in Lawrence.
We’ll have big men next year…… that’ll be nice.
Go Big Red Nebraska!
Our Cobs Are Bigger Than Yours!
Corn Nation!
by Jon Johnston on Feb 21, 2009 4:54 PM CST up reply actions
oh hell
don’t say that.
at some point, isn’t there a riot?
or Sadler leaves?
Go Big Red Nebraska!
Our Cobs Are Bigger Than Yours!
Corn Nation!
by Jon Johnston on Feb 21, 2009 4:57 PM CST up reply actions
Raaaawwwwwwwwwk Chawwwwwwwwwwkkk
Chiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiicccccccccken Hawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwkkkkk
Phhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee UUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.
KU wins, 70-51
Pretty much as expected.
NU has to win its last 4 to have a shot at the NCAA Tourney.
Still, finishing 8-8 still realistic. Not bad for what looked to be a lost season.
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by huskerlibrarian on Feb 21, 2009 4:58 PM CST reply actions
that's true.
Go Big Red Nebraska!
Our Cobs Are Bigger Than Yours!
Corn Nation!
by Jon Johnston on Feb 21, 2009 5:00 PM CST up reply actions
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