BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Northwestern played 38-plus winning minutes at Assembly Hall.
The Wildcats (6-2, 0-1 Big Ten) didn’t do that for the full 40, though, and Indiana (6-2, 1-0) prevailed 68-66 in a game that came down to the wire. With a lead in the last two minutes, and the game tied in the final 40 seconds, Northwestern couldn’t close the deal. A Romeo Langford floater with 35.5 seconds to play all but sealed the Wildcats’ fate.
Inexplicably, Northwestern didn’t foul down by two with just over 30 seconds left, leaving Justin Smith open for an easy lay-up.