The narrative that Northwestern’s three-point shooting has dictated whether they win or lose this season is not new. Head coach Chris Collins has mentioned it in multiple pressers during the six-game losing streak. The Big Ten Network and ESPN have pointed it out on several broadcasts. Heck, even I wrote about how much Boo Buie’s shooting regression was hurting the squad.
NU has shot 48.4% from three in its six wins this season, and 28.9% in its seven losses.
“When we were playing winning basketball, we were getting the exact same shots, and we were shooting a better percentage,” Collins said postgame following NU’s 68-52 loss to No.