When Northwest Missouri State came to Duke and fell behind by 19, the Bearcats didn’t panic. They are an experienced and very good team and they rallied at the end.
At Northwestern, former Duke guard and assistant Chris Collins went through an analogous situation though it wasn’t precisely the same.
Merrimack is the newest D-1 team in the country and they’re 1-1 with the win coming at the expense of the Wildcats on Friday.
It was shocking and no doubt depressing for Northwestern but it shouldn't be a total shock.
Northwestern graduated some of its best players and is in rebuild mode and has had two tough years, at least partly due to injuries.