This column was written and originally scheduled to be published before the DePaul game on Friday. All statistics and trends DO NOT incorporate DePaul, which will be covered in the next edition.
Northwestern has begun the season 3-1, with seemingly easy wins over Binghamton, Stony Brook and Boston University (although the BU game got sketchy for a minute or two). Jake West is a newfound star, averaging over 21 points and eight assists. It’s important to be careful about judging a team based on its buy games (Northwestern murdered their early-season opponents last year and had its worst season in a half decade), but we can certainly learn things about the team and its play style, so let’s…
