The Patriots will be an interesting team to watch in March. That’s awfully tough to overcome.īut I think GMU was the better team. KB: George Mason shot 90.9 percent from the free-throw line in the second half against UNI. WBR: The Panthers have lost 5 of 6 including the BracketBuster against George Mason? What caused them to lose that game? Shooting guard Anthony James bruised a hip pretty bad against Indiana State and looked a bit gimpy at practice yesterday James (12.7 ppg) will start against CU, but I doubt he’ll log heavy minutes. KB: It would probably have to be fellow guard Johnny Moran. WBR: If Creighton shuts down Ahelegbe on Saturday, who will step up to carry the load for Northern Iowa? 1 seed, I’m hearing that postseason honor is Kyle Weems’ to lose. But, if Missouri State wins Saturday night to earn the conference’s No. KB: I’m guessing Kwadzo, currently averaging 14.3 ppg, will get votes for player of the year. With his play this season, does he have a claim for MVC Player of the Year? WBR: Kwadzo Ahelegbe was on fire against Creighton in Cedar Falls. Louis, so a win would certainly aid morale. But the Panthers need to have at least a little positive momentum going into St. I’d say there’s a little less pressure to win on Saturday now, yes. KB: UNI hasn’t played a foe back-to-back to start the league tournament in at least 20 years, according to school officials. Louis, is there less pressure to win this game for Northern Iowa? Has UNI had to play the same opponent back to back like this before? WBR: With both teams locked to play each other again in less than a week in St. O’Rear was also great passing out of double teams, and set tremendously effective picks to get the wheels churning for UNI’s half-court offense. The Panthers have allowed six straight opponents to score 70-plus points - something that hasn’t happened at UNI since 2003. White & Blue Review: What has been the biggest adjustment the Panthers have had to make since the loss of Lucas O’Rear for the season? Kelly Beaton from the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier joined us earlier in the season to talk about Northern Iowa, and joins us again before the Senior Day season finale at the Qwest Center. So they will be all too familiar with each other before the season is completely over. Both of these teams will play each other twice in the next week. In the first matchup this season under Greg McDermott, Creighton made a run late, but faltered at the end. It did take Jacobson a while, but he finally figured out the Creighton aura, taking Northern Iowa to wins in four of the past five meetings. When McDermott left for Iowa State, his assistant Ben Jacobson took over. Dana Altman had a way of picking apart their offense and defense leaving McDermott searching for answers. During the days of Greg McDermott at Northern Iowa, Creighton had their way with the Panthers for the most part.
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