ROSEMONT, Ill. — Vic Law lay on his back with arms spread wide. With a piercing scowl on his face, he held up three fingers on each hand, remaining still on the court as the Allstate Arena crowd roared around him and his teammates rushed to picked him up.
A lot had changed in 30 minutes or so.
It was in that moment, that buzzing flash of noise, that Northwestern screamed a message that hadn't been present for most of the night.
We're back, and we're here to stay.
So it seemed.