Live Blogging: New Orleans Privateers at Northwestern Wildcats 11/08/2018

NCAA MBK: New Orleans Pirateers at Northwestern Wildcats 11/08/2018

Hello and welcome to another edition of ‘Live Blogging on Shish on College Basketball’. Tonight it is New Orleans Pirvateers taking on Northwestern Wildcats. Pirvateers come in with a record of 0-1 and the Wildcats are opening their 2018-19 Regular Season. This is also the opening game of the remodeled Welsh-Ryan Arena.

The Wildcats are hoping to return to the NCAA MBK Tournament.

It is New Orleans Pirvateers and Northwestern Wildcats, coming up shortly.

Game Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois

​Projected Starting Lineups:
New Orleans Privateers (1-0):
G: T. Green
G: L. Berzat
G: E. Charles
F: G. Gates
F: S. Plaisance, Jr.

Northwestern Wildcats:
​G: J. Ash
G: R. Taylor
F: M. Kopp
F: V. Law
C: D. Pardon

New Orleans is in blue jerseys. While Northwestern is in white jerseys. 

1st Half:
19:50: Northwestern wins the tipoff. New Orleans will have the Possession Arrow, in their favor.
19:07: Kopp with a FG. UNO 0, NU 2
18:20: Law with a 3-point FG. UNO 0, NU 5
​17:52: Taylor with a 3-point FG. UNO 0, NU 8
17:52: PRIVATEERS TIMEOUT #1: UNO 0, NU 8
17:01: Law makes 1 of 2 free throws. UNO 0, NU 9
16:50: Rosser makes a dunk. UNO 2, NU 9
16:25: Berzat draws goaltending. UNO 4, NU 9
16:06: Pardon with a dunk and foul. Pardon makes free throw. UNO 4, NU 12
15:44: Gates with a jump shot. UNO 6, NU 12
15:21: Law makes a layup. UNO 6, NU 14
14:40: T.V. Timeout #1: UNO 6, NU 14

​14:30: Plaisance makes a dunk. UNO 8, NU 14
12:15: WILDCATS TIMEOUT #1: UNO 8, NU 14

12:07: Taylor hits a 3-point FG. UNO 8, NU 17
11:45: Taylor hits another 3-point FG. UNO 8, NU 20
10:39: Green with a jump shot. UNO 10, NU 20
9:51: Gates with a jump shot. UNO 12, NU 20
9:34: Pardon makes 1 of 2 free throws. UNO 12, NU 21
8:03: Ash makes a layup. UNO 12, NU 23
7:13: Law makes a 3-point FG. UNO 12, NU 26
6:46: Plaisance makes jump shot. UNO 14, NU 26
6:12: Gates makes a jump shot. UNO 16, NU 26
6:11: PRIVATEERS TIMEOUT #2: UNO 16, NU 26

5:51: Law makes a 3-point FG. UNO 16, NU 29
4:55: Robinson with a layup. UNO 18, NU 29
4:43: Wildcats are in the Bonus.
4:08: Rosser makes a dunk. UNO 20, NU 29
3:55: T.V. Timeout #2: ​UNO 20, NU 29

​3:55: Turner makes both free throws. UNO 20, NU 31
3:23: Turner makes both free throws. UNO 20, NU 33
3:12: Green makes 1 of 2 free throws. UNO 21, NU 33
2:30: Gaines makes 1 of 2 free throws. UNO 21, NU 34
2:30: Wildcats are in the Double Bonus. 
2:03: Green makes a FG. UNO 23, NU 34
1:37: Gates makes both free throws. UNO 25, NU 34
1:37: Privateers are in the Bonus. 
1:17: Plaisance makes 1 of 2 free throws. UNO 26, NU 34
1:15: Rosser makes layup. UNO 28, NU 34
:19: Kopp makes both free throws. UNO 28, NU 36
:00: The End of 1st Half. Privateers will inbound to start the 2nd Half.

Halftime:
UNO 28, NU 36

Halftime Leaders:
Scoring: Law (NU) 12 points
Rebounding: Gates (UNO) 4 rebounds
Assists: Berzat (UNO) 4 assists

Halftime Thoughts:
Privateers are staying in this game. Wildcats got to start drawing fouls. 

2nd Half:
20:00: Privateers will inbound to start the 2nd Half. Wildcats will have the Possession Arrow, in their favor.
19:41: Plaisance makes a jump shot. UNO 30, NU 36
19:03: Charles makes a layup. UNO 32, NU 36
18:28: Pardon makes a layup and foul. UNO 32, NU 39
16:50: Haynes misses both free throws. UNO 32, NU 39
15:20: Berzat with a layup. UNO 34, NU 39
14:40: Pardon with a layup. UNO 34, NU 41
14:21: T.V. Timeout #1: UNO 34, NU 41

14:21: Charles makes 1 of 2 free throws. UNO 35, NU 41
13:23: Benson makes 1 of 2 free throws. UNO 35, NU 42
12:59: Law with a layup. UNO 35, NU 44
12:27: Rosser makes 1 of 2 free throws. UNO 36, NU 44
12:13: Wildcats are in the Bonus.
12:09: Law makes both free throws. UNO 36, NU 44
11:51:  Robinson makes a 3-point FG. UNO 39, NU 44
11:38: T.V. Timeout #2: UNO 39, NU 46
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11:38: Turner makes both free throws. UNO 39, NU 48
10:56: Law with a jump shot. UNO 39, NU 50
10:40: Gates with a jump shot. UNO 41, NU 50
10:20: Taylor nails a 3-point FG. UNO 41, NU 53
9:51: Gaines with a layup. UNO 41, NU 55
9:47: PRIVATEERS TIMEOUT #3: UNO 41, NU 55
9:24: Taylor nails a 3-point FG. UNO 41, NU 58
8:34; Plaisance fouls out of the game, with 7 points.
8:34: Turner makes both free throws. UNO 41, NU 60
8:09: Green with a layup. UNO 43, NU 60
8:09: Privateers are in the Bonus.
8:09: Wildcats are in the Double Bonus. 
8:00: T.V. Timeout #3: UNO 43, NU 60
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7:57: Gaines with a layup. UNO 43, NU 62
7:46: Haynes makes 1 of 2 free throws. UNO 44, NU 62
7:30: Taylor makes a 3-point FG. UNO 44, NU 65
6:32: Haynes makes 1 of 2 free throws. UNO 45, NU 65
6:32: Both teams are in the Double Bonus. 
6:12: Pardon makes both free throws. UNO 45, NU 67
5:23 Pardon with a dunk. UNO 45, NU 69
4:56: Charles makes 1 of 2 free throws. UNO 46, NU 69
4:37: Turner makes 1 of 2 free throws. UNO 46, NU 70
3:57: Turner makes a layup. UNO 46, NU 72
3:12: WILDCATS TIMEOUT #2: UNO 46, NU 72
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2:53: Taylor with a jump shot. 
2:33: Harrison makes 1 of 2 free throws. UNO 47, NU 74
2:17: Nance makes a 3-point FG. UNO 47, NU 77
1:58: Riek makes a 3-point FG. UNO 50, NU 77
:51: Kopp makes a layup. UNO 50, NU 79
:47: Harrison makes a layup. UNO 52, NU 79
:42: Jump Ball! Wildcats Ball! New Orleans will have Possession Arrow, in their favor. 
:35: Kopp with a 3-point FG. UNO 52, NU 82
:00: The End of Game.

Final:
UNO  , NU 
UNO: (1-1)
NU: (1-0)

Final Leaders:
Scoring: Taylor (NU) 20 points
Rebounding: Pardon (NU) 11 rebounds
Assists: Law (NU) 5 assists

Final Thoughts:
Northwestern struggled offensively at times, but their defense and Privateers' foul trouble, gives the Wildcats a win on opening night. 

Privateers will go back home to play Pensacola Christian College, on Monday. While Northwestern will play American, also on Monday. 

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