Game 19 - Southern Illinois (Annual what's a Saluki?)

[run&blade]

Why is Luke McDonnell playing ?

[sevelev711]

Okay. So not a good half. However, only being down by 2 when the best player on the team has his worst half of the year and the team has 9 turnovers isn't the worst thing. Need to hold onto the ball next half, and AJ to be even half the player he normally is and the ship should be corrected.

[MNpanthers]

That was our 2nd ugliest half in valley play. Somehow only down 2. Refs need to do much better. AJ has to find a way to get involved. Stop throwing the ball away and take smarter shots

[UNIAlum95]

Time for a few adjustments. I'm guessing Jake didn't like how Dahl matched up but sure would like to see us dictate tempo and lineups sometime. SIU is far quicker than we are tonight. We even pulled out a zone for a bit there. Lucky to be within two right now.

[UNIGrainer]

Good God that was ugly. Berhow kept it from being ugly on the scoreboard. Hope Jake has some adjustments up his sleeve. They play great defense.

You saw shades of Lukes passing ability there. Wonder if Jake’s idea was to use him to break them down a bit. If so, good idea but its not working.

[PVG Panther Fan]

What an ugly half. Let's hope we clean it up in the 2nd half. I liked the backdoor cuts, we just need to finish at the rim! We're only down two after a pathetic 20 mins of play. LETS GO PANTHERS!

[Leatherhelmet]

I will never get Dahl not playing. McDonnell gets about a minute all year and suddenly we are relying on him. Dahl goes 7-7 against Colorado but not good enough to play against SIU? Not knocking McDonnell who played his best last year but it’s a lot to ask a guy who has relegated to 4th string.

[UNIGrainer]

Actually had a chance to end the half strong but neither team scored the last 3 minutes.

[UNIGrainer]

SIU is doing to us exactly what many mediocrely talented UNI teams have done to some pretty good MVC teams at home over the years.

[sevelev711]

Feels weird to be on the "man the other teams defense is just suffocating our offense" end of things.

Side note, does anyone have a way to watch online? Because aside from the black out ESPN+, apparently this is just the one game that isn't available in any other way.

[panther-state]

Well I'd like to think we can't play much worse. Let's come out with some intensity and punch them in the mouth to start the 2nd half

[panther-state]

Feels weird to be on the "man the other teams defense is just suffocating our offense" end of things.

Side note, does anyone have a way to watch online? Because aside from the black out ESPN+, apparently this is just the one game that isn't available in any other way.

Nope. Ridiculous.

I ended up finding Gary's online stream

[UNIGrainer]

Feels weird to be on the "man the other teams defense is just suffocating our offense" end of things.

Side note, does anyone have a way to watch online? Because aside from the black out ESPN+, apparently this is just the one game that isn't available in any other way.

What’s the point of paying for espn+ if games are blacked out?

I live in the southwest and its not blacked out here fwiw.

[unipanther2154]

Really didn’t think we’d struggle this much. Still a chance to take control in this second half.

[sevelev711]

Good lord.