Nova Post Game Thread

[storrsroars]

And to think we even spotted them 4 pts.

Team has learned to finish. That Gillespie got tied up was the cherry on top.

 

[oshkosh]

Without Polley we lose. He is important

 

[hoophuskee]

Terrific game. A lot of heart. A ton of heart.

Rafferty is blind as a bat. That was a charge. His lower body crashed into Cole.

 

[jbdphi]

Just huge shots by Polley and then Cole was able to close both on the offensive and defensive ends.

For a game with very few fouls called, the refs played too large of a role but overall an amazing game.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Three, yes three, offensive calls against Gillespie…It’s about time the refs didn’t overlook this.

I mean that second one was just about the most egregious push-off I've ever seen. It felt like he really went for dramatic effect there and really sold the push-off.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Everyone came to play. We were well prepared and executed exceptionally well (especially when considering the opponent). Can't ask for more than that.


PS - the T's on Hurley were bullspit

 

[jibsey]

Confidence factor for team going forward. So now Auburn and Nova. Can do it!

 

[emac]

The crowd tonight was absolutely unreal… unbelievable win. LFGH

 

[superjohn]

I actually cried tears of joy for Cole and the boys. This was big!

Polley was a killer, Cole would not be denied on either end to finish that thing off, he had his Kemba Bazz moment. Just an incredible team effort and that crowd, holy hell. Kimani coached his butt off tonight.

Had friends from Chicago texting me about the game, friend from Arizona, and Maine. We just put ourselves back on the map nationally with this game.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Terrific game. A lot of heart. A ton of heart.

Rafferty is blind as a bat. That was a charge. His lower body crashed into Cole.

That level of contact is either a charge or a no-call, but I think the fact that Cole was set so early before contact made it hard not to call the charge.

 

[How Sway?!]

Crowd was really impressive for checks notes only 9000 tickets scanned

 

[3rdbass]

Please, make sure to put Polley is in on offense at end of games. We can't play both Jackson and Whaley at the end of games on offense as they can't hit shots. Having Polley in just opens the lanes and stops teams from sagging up on us. Great shot by Polley and Cole with that clutch right hand layup.

 

[Umami Zen]

3 down..3 to go

FWIW.. I do not expect to be disappointed with the outcomes of the next three games.

 

[BugsyCT]

Quad 1 win, top 10 win, broke the Nova hex. XL Center was superb tonight.

Great great win for this team!

 

[SixRings]

Foque Gilispie and his push offs. So glad he got called out tonight.

 

[Improviser]

Can’t wait to play them again in the Big East tournament.

Okay, but let's play Providence too.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Fox Sports seemed to be having trouble with the volume inside the XL tonight. The crowd noise feed kept breaking in and out when things got really wild. Great job everyone!

 

[hoophuskee]

That level of contact is either a charge or a no-call, but I think the fact that Cole was set so early before contact made it hard not to call the charge.

The comedy was that he said he slid by but that's because he was looking at the upper body. He should know better. To make matters worse he made mention of it to Cole when he was interviewing him.

Anyways this was one of those gut-effort games.

As someone said - go get Creighton now.

 

[Kemba15]

I actually cried tears of joy for Cole and the boys. This was big!

Polley was a killer, Cole would not be denied on either end to finish that thing off, he had his Kemba Bazz moment. Just an incredible team effort and that crowd, holy hell. Kimani coached his butt off tonight.

Had friends from Chicago texting me about the game, friend from Arizona, and Maine. We just put ourselves back on the map nationally with this game.

I was about to say the same. Friends that are at best casual CBB fans texting me after the win. What a game changer for the season and the program

 

[AntG168]

To reward that crowd with a win is going to pay off down the road. The state is bought in again. Husky Mania is back!

 

[navery12]

Tyrese is live on IG asking Cole how it felt to close a game out. They know the struggles, hope this is a turning point

 

[uc1990]

The revenge tour continues. SH,Xavier, Nova. Can we get crieghton as well please.

 

[3rdbass]

We actually played great D on Gillepsie and made the rest of the team beat us. It almost happened but didn't. Great game plan.

 

[3rdbass]

And to think we even spotted them 4 pts.

Team has learned to finish. That Gillespie got tied up was the cherry on top.

Well 3 points. He missed a FT.

 

[UCLJ0211]

When we went down 4 or 5 with a minute left it was looking dicey, but what a gutsy last minute to claw back and get the win. Unbelievable performance.