Arch Madness Game 2 vs Indiana State

[kochrab]

Might as well get this game thread going and might as well win this game too. Go Panthers!

[UNIChippewa]

Blue ISU is a decisive favorite, but that's why they play the games.....nothing to lose.

[BCPanther]

**** it.

Cats by a million.

[BrockLesnar2]

Play like there's no tomorrow!

[orangetennis]

We're a much different team than when we played them last time, and I'm sure they are too. It was a long time ago.
Play with swagger, fellas! Nothing to lose.

[sevelev711]

Screw it, locking it in, if the Cats win tomorrow I'll drive from Waterloo to St Louis over night and see the championship game in person.

[95UNIGRAD]

The pressure is all on Indiana State. If they don't win, this great season they've had likely won't get them into the tournament. Keep it close, and let's steal one at the end.

[BCPanther]

We're a much different team than when we played them last time, and I'm sure they are too. It was a long time ago.
Play with swagger, fellas! Nothing to lose.

We didn't defend at all that day and only made one 3 and it was a 7 point game at the under 4 timeout.

[Purrrrrfect]

I was super pumped seeing Hutty hit 2 3s yesterday...had instant flashbacks of big Jordan hitting 2 against Kansas. If he can do that again..opens things up again! Go Cats!

Maybe we can make some more FTs today than we made yesterday

[UNIChippewa]

I was super pumped seeing Hutty hit 2 3s yesterday...had instant flashbacks of big Jordan hitting 2 against Kansas. If he can do that again..opens things up again! Go Cats!

Maybe we can make some more FTs today than we made yesterday

On a related note I am so glad that Hutty's two missed free throws when we were up 60-55 didn't come back to kill us in the end. As it was that was a 5-point swing; could have been up by 7, instead we miss them and Belmont hits a three at the other end to make it a two point game and make it all the more stressful. Can't do that today against the best team in the league.

[kochrab]

Fun fact. Hutson, since the Valpo game on Feb. 14, has hit 9/16 3's at a rate of 56%.

[Khan4Cats]

They're the powerhouse with 1 1st teamer, 3 second teamers, a third teamer and the 6th man of the year. We are a middling team with a toss in third teamer. The pressure and expectations are all on them as any chance of an at-large relies on them making it to Sunday. We have nothing to lose, let's let loose the battle cats and push tempo and intensity for 40 minutes and see what happens. Why not us?

[skydog0784]

Unfortunately I can't watch or listen to this one, darn it! I'm expecting you guys to bring home a Panther victory. I'm strangely confident about this one for some reason.

[Username]

Fun fact. Hutson, since the Valpo game on Feb. 14, has hit 9/16 3's at a rate of 56%.

He shot a couple in the first few games before going exclusively to the inside, so you knew he worked on it.

He's smart and doesn't force it so I doubt this will happen, but I hope he doesn't get TOO complacent on the perimeter.

[GoPanthers85]

They go about 6 to 7ish deep so their starters log heavy minutes, hopefully their legs go earlier than our and we can get some separation in the second half!