Hurrah for the ApostroBasketballCats making it to the postseason! Well, a postseason. The NIT is probably making a comeback in national attention, ever since its younger, yet bigger, brother (the NCAA) took it over. Also, Big Ten teams have often done well in the NIT, so let's all hope for that kind of action.
Before we get to thinking about Tulsa, when do you think was the last time both NU football and men's bball made the postseason in the same year? I'm betting never, so let's enjoy this modicum of success while we have it.
I'm stealing whole cloth from the NUsports.com article about the Tulsa game, because this is kind of eerie. Check out how similar NU and the Golden Hurricanes were against common opponents:
The meeting will be the first ever between Northwestern and Tulsa. The
teams have three common opponents this season. Both teams defeated
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at home with NU winning 66-48 and the
Golden Hurricane earning a 66-43 victory. Tulsa lost to Illinois 48-44
at a neutral site in South Padre, Texas, while the Wildcats fell to the
Fighting Illini at Welsh-Ryan Arena 60-59. Northwestern topped SMU
66-55 at home and Tulsa beat the Mustangs 64-55 at home and 74-64 in
Dallas.
The only real difference is that we played Illinois a little closer, with a higher score. I don't know if this really means we'll be close with Tulsa -- but it should be a fun game, and a chance to really test this team.
Let's go Cats!
Before we get to thinking about Tulsa, when do you think was the last time both NU football and men's bball made the postseason in the same year? I'm betting never, so let's enjoy this modicum of success while we have it.
I'm stealing whole cloth from the NUsports.com article about the Tulsa game, because this is kind of eerie. Check out how similar NU and the Golden Hurricanes were against common opponents:
The meeting will be the first ever between Northwestern and Tulsa. The
teams have three common opponents this season. Both teams defeated
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at home with NU winning 66-48 and the
Golden Hurricane earning a 66-43 victory. Tulsa lost to Illinois 48-44
at a neutral site in South Padre, Texas, while the Wildcats fell to the
Fighting Illini at Welsh-Ryan Arena 60-59. Northwestern topped SMU
66-55 at home and Tulsa beat the Mustangs 64-55 at home and 74-64 in
Dallas.
The only real difference is that we played Illinois a little closer, with a higher score. I don't know if this really means we'll be close with Tulsa -- but it should be a fun game, and a chance to really test this team.
Let's go Cats!
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