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Northwestern uses length, athleticism to power rejuvenated defense

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On January 31, 2016, Vic Law sat in street clothes on the bench, his arm in a sling, watching Peter Jok score 22 points in the first nine or so minutes of the second half. As the lead ballooned to 25 points, it was clear that Northwestern simply had no answer for the talented guard, who finished with 28 points that day in Iowa City, nor could it stop Jarrod Uthoff, now in the NBA Development League, who scored 21. Iowa, then a top five team in the nation, won 85-71, but at times in the second half, that lead approached 30.