Rice (1/31/15)

Rice 45

NT 37

Halftime

Actually, considering how well the owls are shooting, it's surprising we're this close.

That was an ugly half on D.

Could we actually reverse the trend and have a better second half than first?

Signs point to...

Could we actually reverse the trend and have a better second half than first?

Signs point to...

This team has been very bipolar...

Rice 54

NT 50

14:24 to go

Making a nice push to tie this thing.

Flanigan doing really well!...down 3

NCAA record for made threes in a game is 21.

Rice 57

NT 54

10:58 to go

NT 58

Rice 58

6:51 to go

Got all the way back to even. Let's go guys.

It used to be in games like this when you tie when coming from a pretty large lead the crows gets rowdy. Not tonight.

It used to be in games like this when you tie when coming from a pretty large lead the crows gets rowdy. Not tonight.

No but this might be the best student turnout of the season.

Up 7...sounding bueno

No but this might be the best student turnout of the season.

Good to hear they are coming out. ..

NT 66

Rice 59

3:54 to go

Huge run by the good guys!

Great defensive half after they went man (plus Rice didn't seem to have a plan B.)

A reversal of good first half, bad second half.

#Benfordwillbeback

#belowaveragebasketballisking

Oh no Harris hurt!

NT 75

Rice 65

Final

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NT 75

Rice 65

Final

So I'm a little confused. Am I supposed to be happy that UNT won or pissed off that Tony Benford won?

Oh no Harris hurt!

He looked to be in a lot of pain. Hopefully he heals quickly.

Great defensive half after they went man (plus Rice didn't seem to have a plan B.)

Yes when they went to man it changed the entire game.

Yes when they went to man it changed the entire game.

Optimist could say: We opened poorly, tried to play through it, made the adjustments and then outclassed them for a half plus a minute or so.

Pessimist could say: A flat, unmotivated start, a glaring lack of response to an obvious problem that should have been addressed sooner, followed by having so much more talent that once it was pointed in the right direction, the outcome was inevitable.

I'll just say GMG.

Yes when they went to man it changed the entire game.

Switching to man when the opposing team gets hot from 3 is ideal and a very common practice. I think this is Benford's first time to switch out of necessity that I have seen.

Good comeback W.

I do not mind our zone, but when we give up 2 or 3 threes we need to switch to man for a while. I get the benefits of a zone but we should have gone man before the second half started. Holding rice to 20% from the field in the second half is solid.

Nice to win the way we did. I'll just say, I hope we can turn this thing around.