In light of the announcement that Scottie Lindsey will miss the Purdue contest, Northwestern’s coaching staff will have to make some important decisions regarding its lineups and how it divides minutes. Lindsey is a huge loss on both ends of the court, and with wings Aaron Falzon and Rapolas Ivanauskas already out, the Wildcats are somewhat thin at the position without him.

Here is how Collins could deploy his players against Purdue.

Option 1

Bryant McIntosh, Isiah Brown, Vic Law, Sanjay Lumpkin, Dererk Pardon

This is the lineup that has played the most when Lindsey is not in the game, accounting for 4.