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M$U Game Thread

Gotta love it because if whizzo changes and tries to limit others, CE will go off. All thanks to the player development of the bench.
Exactly. A huge difference from last time we played them where Edwards had to try to do everything because everyone else besides Williams looked shell shocked but not today. Plus Edwards is not letting his poor shooting affect his defense like it did in East Lansing. Has been very active
 
What a half. And we didn't even really shoot the ball that well (39%). But I thought we controlled the tempo. Helps a lot when the opponent shoots 23% though.

The chances of MSU continuing to shoot 23% is about slim to none. We did a good job of controlling the pace of the game - we can't start trying to run with them, get fancy/flashy (by the way, kudos to Hunter on the layup).

While it's impressive we built the lead with little help from Edwards (although some nice assists), it's also a warning sign. If we shoot 39% in the second half - that gives MSU quite an opening to come back. Edwards may have a bit more freedom in the second half, but he needs to be more efficient. Cline is also not very efficient, but several of his misses were good/open shots.

MSU's not gonna fold - gotta keep playing smart. Hopefully the whistles don't come out in a flurry in the second half. MSU is strong at the line - they aren't gonna be like IU.

MSU outscored Iowa by 19 points in the second half the other night.

This game is far from over.
 
2 TOs so far...……….Eggcelent!
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Have to keep Winston from his game again this half.

Half of it is controlling the tempo. Winston got more than half his points on offensive rebounds or fast breaks. We did a good job of avoiding fast breaks - where it got dangerous was when Eastern/Edwards went back to back forcing things early trying to run. We aren't gonna keep up trying to run with them. We need to control the tempo as MSU thrives on the break.
 
M$U is going to make a run, they are too good not to, just have to play our game in the second half and send whizzo home crying.

Oh they most certainly will...but we simply have more offense and better defense than they do today.....We can take a punch and have more experience at it than Sparty.... We just need to shoot as well ( or better:cool:) second half. MSU can’t do much worse so expect they will have better secon half. Just keep the clock running!
 
Oh they most certainly will...but we simply have more offense and better defense than they do today.....We can take a punch and have more experience at it than Sparty.... We just need to shoot as well ( or better:cool:) second half. MSU can’t do much worse so expect they will have better secon half. Just keep the clock running!
Enemy #1......damn clock
 
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Oh they most certainly will...but we simply have more offense and better defense than they do today.....We can take a punch and have more experience at it than Sparty.... We just need to shoot as well ( or better:cool:) second half. MSU can’t do much worse so expect they will have better secon half. Just keep the clock running!

Both teams are actually shooting poorly - Purdue is just not horrible like MSU was. If Purdue shoots 39% and MSU just has an average half for them, the game will get back to even.
 
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