Go Buffs- beat the Panthers!!!
(Per a quoted part below of the preview article, fans watching on the Pac 12 Network will need to buckle up as it's the Buffs 1st (I believe?) Bill Walton game of the season.)
Northern Iowa roster for Lookalike suggestions - https://unipanthers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2019-20
cubuffs.com preview of the game -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2019/12/9/...-aim-to-avoid-trap-game-vs-northern-iowa.aspx
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Boyle's Buffs Aim To Avoid 'Trap Game' Vs. Northern Iowa
BOULDER — Colorado coach Tad Boyle made no bones about what kind of challenge his team will face Tuesday when the No. 24 Buffaloes play host to Northern Iowa in a 7 p.m. game at the CU Events Center.
"I'm telling you, this is the biggest trap game of the year for Colorado," Boyle said after the 7-1 Buffs wrapped up their Monday morning practice. "It's going to be a physical game. If we have an emotional letdown after the Kansas game, which is sometimes a natural thing, we're going to be in for a battle."
The Buffs are coming off their first loss of the season, a 72-58 loss at No. 2 Kansas on Saturday. The loss dropped the Buffs four spots to No. 24 in the Associated Press national rankings and two spots in the USA Today/Coaches poll, to No. 23.
UNI, meanwhile, brings an 8-1 record to Tuesday's game that includes wins over South Carolina, Old Dominion and Northern Illinois, as well as a narrow loss to West Virginia in a game the Panthers led by 15 in the second half.
Boyle's familiarity with Northern Iowa goes clear back to his days as an assistant at Wichita State in the Missouri Valley Conference. Greg McDermott built UNI into a quality program and when he left, Ben Jacobson took over and continued the trend. He has guided UNI to four NCAA Tournament appearances and four NCAA Tournament wins, and he is the only coach in MVC history to knock off two No. 1-ranked teams (Kansas and North Carolina).
"They're the second-best team we've played all year behind KU," Boyle said. "Clemson has better athletes, Clemson runs good stuff, but Northern Iowa's got guys that can shoot it from multiple positions. They're not as athletic — you look at them in warmups, they don't look like Clemson. They don't play in the ACC. But they've got tough-minded Midwestern kids who understand how to play the game and they're well-coached. It's a dangerous game."
The Panthers make their living on defense. They are holding opponents to just 61.1 points per game and a .398 field goal percentage thus far this season. They are not particularly big, but they play tough post defense and force teams to shoot from the outside — much the same approach that stymied the Buffs at Kansas.
"They dare you to beat them with jump shots," Boyle said. "They double the post, especially when you post your four man on them. We're going to have to handle that … We have to be patient enough to get the ball moved from side to side and get the ball in the paint, whether it's on a post up or a drive. When we settle for one-pass jump shots and quick jumpers, it's advantage Northern Iowa."
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RPI NUMBERS: While the NCAA Selection Committee no longer uses RPI as a tool in its process for picking and seeding teams for the tournament, a number of websites still compute and publish the rankings.
Colorado is ninth in the latest CBSSports RPI ratings, the best of any Pac-12 team, with Arizona next Pac-12 school on the list at No. 17.
The highest-ranked team among opponents CU has already played this year is Kansas, which is No. 1, followed by Arizona State at No. 27. Northern Iowa is 61st.
The NCAA's NET rankings, which supplanted the RPI as one of the committee's main metrics, have not yet been released this season.
THE SERIES: This will be the first-ever meeting between Colorado and Northern Iowa.
BROADCAST: The game will be televised by the Pac-12 Network with Ted Robinson and Bill Walton. The radio broadcast will be carried by 850 AM and 94.1 FM KOA, with Voice of the Buffs Mark Johnson and Scott Wilke.
UP NEXT: Colorado travels to Fort Collins on Friday for a 6 p.m. matchup with Colorado State at Moby Arena (CBS Sports Network).
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Media links -
Game Notes - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2019/12/9//cunotes_northern_iowa.pdf
Live video - Game is being shown live on the Pac 12 Mountain and National channels. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription includes access to those Pac 12 channels, assume the game can also be streamed through a link at https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/event/2019/12/10/northern-iowa-colorado .
Live Audio - https://cubuffs.com/watch/?Live=2386&type=Live or https://tunein.com/radio/Colorado-Basketball-s308227/?_branch_match_id=733001829571548180 , or on Radio. Normally, believe it will be on 850 AM and 94.1 FM.
Live stats - https://cubuffs.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary;team=away
(Per a quoted part below of the preview article, fans watching on the Pac 12 Network will need to buckle up as it's the Buffs 1st (I believe?) Bill Walton game of the season.)
Northern Iowa roster for Lookalike suggestions - https://unipanthers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2019-20
cubuffs.com preview of the game -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2019/12/9/...-aim-to-avoid-trap-game-vs-northern-iowa.aspx
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Boyle's Buffs Aim To Avoid 'Trap Game' Vs. Northern Iowa
BOULDER — Colorado coach Tad Boyle made no bones about what kind of challenge his team will face Tuesday when the No. 24 Buffaloes play host to Northern Iowa in a 7 p.m. game at the CU Events Center.
"I'm telling you, this is the biggest trap game of the year for Colorado," Boyle said after the 7-1 Buffs wrapped up their Monday morning practice. "It's going to be a physical game. If we have an emotional letdown after the Kansas game, which is sometimes a natural thing, we're going to be in for a battle."
The Buffs are coming off their first loss of the season, a 72-58 loss at No. 2 Kansas on Saturday. The loss dropped the Buffs four spots to No. 24 in the Associated Press national rankings and two spots in the USA Today/Coaches poll, to No. 23.
UNI, meanwhile, brings an 8-1 record to Tuesday's game that includes wins over South Carolina, Old Dominion and Northern Illinois, as well as a narrow loss to West Virginia in a game the Panthers led by 15 in the second half.
Boyle's familiarity with Northern Iowa goes clear back to his days as an assistant at Wichita State in the Missouri Valley Conference. Greg McDermott built UNI into a quality program and when he left, Ben Jacobson took over and continued the trend. He has guided UNI to four NCAA Tournament appearances and four NCAA Tournament wins, and he is the only coach in MVC history to knock off two No. 1-ranked teams (Kansas and North Carolina).
"They're the second-best team we've played all year behind KU," Boyle said. "Clemson has better athletes, Clemson runs good stuff, but Northern Iowa's got guys that can shoot it from multiple positions. They're not as athletic — you look at them in warmups, they don't look like Clemson. They don't play in the ACC. But they've got tough-minded Midwestern kids who understand how to play the game and they're well-coached. It's a dangerous game."
The Panthers make their living on defense. They are holding opponents to just 61.1 points per game and a .398 field goal percentage thus far this season. They are not particularly big, but they play tough post defense and force teams to shoot from the outside — much the same approach that stymied the Buffs at Kansas.
"They dare you to beat them with jump shots," Boyle said. "They double the post, especially when you post your four man on them. We're going to have to handle that … We have to be patient enough to get the ball moved from side to side and get the ball in the paint, whether it's on a post up or a drive. When we settle for one-pass jump shots and quick jumpers, it's advantage Northern Iowa."
...
RPI NUMBERS: While the NCAA Selection Committee no longer uses RPI as a tool in its process for picking and seeding teams for the tournament, a number of websites still compute and publish the rankings.
Colorado is ninth in the latest CBSSports RPI ratings, the best of any Pac-12 team, with Arizona next Pac-12 school on the list at No. 17.
The highest-ranked team among opponents CU has already played this year is Kansas, which is No. 1, followed by Arizona State at No. 27. Northern Iowa is 61st.
The NCAA's NET rankings, which supplanted the RPI as one of the committee's main metrics, have not yet been released this season.
THE SERIES: This will be the first-ever meeting between Colorado and Northern Iowa.
BROADCAST: The game will be televised by the Pac-12 Network with Ted Robinson and Bill Walton. The radio broadcast will be carried by 850 AM and 94.1 FM KOA, with Voice of the Buffs Mark Johnson and Scott Wilke.
UP NEXT: Colorado travels to Fort Collins on Friday for a 6 p.m. matchup with Colorado State at Moby Arena (CBS Sports Network).
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Media links -
Game Notes - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2019/12/9//cunotes_northern_iowa.pdf
Live video - Game is being shown live on the Pac 12 Mountain and National channels. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription includes access to those Pac 12 channels, assume the game can also be streamed through a link at https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/event/2019/12/10/northern-iowa-colorado .
Live Audio - https://cubuffs.com/watch/?Live=2386&type=Live or https://tunein.com/radio/Colorado-Basketball-s308227/?_branch_match_id=733001829571548180 , or on Radio. Normally, believe it will be on 850 AM and 94.1 FM.
Live stats - https://cubuffs.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary;team=away
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