EVANSTON — For a Northwestern team so reliant on the three-point shot, the pressing question is how it is going to adapt on those nights when the shots don’t fall. Unfortunately, Thursday was one of those nights, and it’s clear the Wildcats don’t have that answer.
The Wildcats led 39-35 at the intermission in Thursday night’s Big Ten home opener against Minnesota, but a 10-0 Golden Gopher run early in the second half and abysmal shooting numbers down the stretch turned what would have been a nice win into a 70-66 loss.
Instead of rebounding from the Michigan State loss with a nice resume boost, Chris Collins’ team fell in an equally frustrating and disappointing manner.