After a first half in which Northwestern shot 52 percent from the field and knocked down five threes, the Wildcats (12-4, 1-2 Big Ten) missed all but one of their 15 second-half long range attempts and lost 70-66 to a talented Minnesota team (14-2, 2-1 Big Ten) at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Both teams started out scorching hot, combining to go 13 of their first 15 shots. The only miss, by Minnesota, was a block by Scottie Lindsey. With Lindsey getting it going in the midrange and Vic Law knocking down two early triples, the Wildcats and the Gophers were knotted at 16 at the under-16 timeout.