Okay, so my first and possibly only NU basketball wasn't exactly what one could call representative. But, hell, I'll take it!

The place was packed. Yeah, there were tons of Badger fans, but there were a lot of NU supporters, too. It was clear that the sea of red was a lot louder than we could manage to be-- that was demonstrated clearly enough in the first couple minutes, when Wisconsin was up 6-0 and 8-2, and I thought, "Ah, Northwestern sports, just like always." But then somehow we managed to make it 17-8 and 24-11, and by halftime it was 36-19 and the horde of Wisconsin fans had been mostly quieted. And even though Wisconsin never got closer than 10 points behind during the second half, there was still a sense of excitement and tension, because, c'mon, it was Wisconsin behind Northwestern.

It was really cool. The place was definitely full of energy. I had a blast jumping up and cheering every time we scored, chanting and making all sorts of noise, singing the fight song (it made me miss marching band, but that's a completely different story). At the end we chanted "Our house!" and "Just like football!" and then rushed the court. It was most excellent.

So by my count, I am now 3-0 at Northwestern sporting events: the football team's thrashing of Indiana(?) my freshman year, the NU-Michigan football classic of the same year, and now this one. I know how to pick 'em, huh?  ¶ 8:31 PM