Just got home. Few thoughts from this game:
1.) Officiating made it unwatchable. Bad calls in favor and against both teams. They literally didn't allow defense to be played. I am not a basketball wiz at all...but I generally can understand what is going on....not this game. This was not basketball. IMO, the style of officiating definitely benefited UND. I am not saying the refs helped UND, cause they didn't help anyone at all. I could understand if this was too teams playing physical...but it wasn't.
2.) NDSU is not as good as I thought they were. This team might make the dance...completely possible....that doesn't make them a good team...maybe they will be both a good team and a dance team by the time march rolls around. IDK! But I think they are significantly more hype than substance right now. Maybe that will change, maybe it won't.
1.) This team was not good from the free throw line.
2.) This team has made one three that I can think of in the 2 games I have watched(this one and the St. Mary's game).
3.) This team is not deep right now.
3.) UND hit shots tonight and our guys didn't. That is what it comes back to...UND has possibly the most annoying announcer I have ever heard....maybe its the same way in Fargo and I don't notice.
Would have been much more fun to watch if they hadn't called fouls every 20-30 seconds and let the teams actually play. Also, sign me up for the club that wants it to be a home-home every year. That said, this is been a weak atmosphere 4 years in a row...