New team, same patterns. Size and scoring remain NU’s kryptonite

Northwestern hadn’t lost to DePaul since the turn of the decade. Five years of dominance, taking care of business against its smaller crosstown rival. A “little brother” of sorts.

That was not the case on Friday night. In fact, the roles were reversed. Northwestern was the “little brother.” Literally. Both smaller in size and in depth, the Blue Demons exposed the Wildcats’ Achilles’ heel in their 20-point win.

“Our offense really struggled tonight,” said head coach Chris Collins in his postgame presser. “A lot of it had to do with [DePaul]: their switching, their physicality, their ball pressure. I thought when the game was in the balance, we had a number of opportunities where we left points…