Northwestern (20-8, 9-6 B1G) fell to Illinois (16-12, 6-9 B1G) by a score of 66-50 on Tuesday night at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois. The Wildcats couldn’t get anything going offensively despite solid first-half performances from McIntosh and Pardon. With the loss, Northwestern sits a half game above Michigan State in the Big Ten standings. Here are some notes from the post-game press conference:
- On Illinois defense: “They did a good job of rotating guys and trapping [McIntosh]. We’ve got to get him some help. I thought they were really good on both ends.