It’s now or never for the Wildcats

The Northwestern Wildcats are in a rut.

Since their biggest win of the season — a 77-69 road victory over then-No. 22 Iowa on Jan. 6 — they’ve lost five of their last six, including four in a row for the first time since the 2017-2018 season. The team stands at 11-8 overall and 3-5 in the conference with just 10 games remaining to right the ship.

The Wildcats offense has been pedestrian all season long, ranking in the bottom third of the conference in all major shooting categories. It’s no secret that their offense normally goes as far as Veronica Burton can take them: She averages 19.0 points on 45.0 percent from the field and 39.6 percent from downtown in their eleven wins but only 13.6…