Yuck.
With an opportunity to earn its first decent win of the season and advance to face Miami in the second round of the Wooden Legacy, Northwestern (3-1) looked wholly outmatched against Fresno State (2-1), falling 78-59 in a game it was never really in.
Yet again, shooting, particularly from the outside, was a problem for Northwestern. NU hit just 6-of-22 threes, a decent chunk of which were open. Fresno State extended its defense and applied pressure on the wing, and Northwestern had no answer. There was a clear difference in energy between the teams.
Vic Law looked good scoring the ball early, but he got into foul trouble, sitting for a good stretch of the first half with three fouls.