Northwestern fell to 13-2 after losing to Maryland 72-59. While Welsh-Ryan Arena was packed, Northwestern fell behind early and was unable to mount a second-half comeback.
Overall: C+/C
Northwestern was physically dominated by Maryland in the first half and could not muster a strong response in the second half as Maryland rolled to victory. Northwestern shot a paltry 10 percent (2-20) from three. Because Northwestern is so reliant on three-pointers on offense, the team will probably lose any games in which it shoots 10 percent from three on 20 attempts against a half-decent opponent. The first half turnovers also put Northwestern completely out of the game.