Northwestern (2-1) fell to the Butler Bulldogs (2-0) in brutal fashion on Wednesday night in Indianapolis, as Kamar Baldwin drilled a game-winning jumper over Gavin Skelly with 0.5 seconds left to hand the Wildcats a 70-68 defeat. It was Northwestern’s first loss of the season in the Wildcats’ first contest against a fellow power-conference foe.
After the game, Chris Collins spoke to the media about the tough loss.
Chris Collins
- On his team’s offensive mistakes: “We had 16 turnovers. that’s not characteristic of us...In a two-point game, those are big plays.”
- On the close game: “It was an outstanding game between two good teams.