All it takes is 20 seconds of defense, and Northwestern's offense devolves into a high pick-and-roll almost every time.
Sometime within the past few weeks, I got a text from a player on a Big Ten basketball team that I know well. He asked me what I thought about the game that occurred between his team and Northwestern the night before. I told him that I was surprised his coach didn't use certain tactics earlier in the game. He agreed. Then I asked him what his coaches focused on about Northwestern in the lead up to the game, although I already suspected I knew the answer.