ROSEMONT, Ill. — Northwestern’s players walked to the bench at the under-8 media timeout trailing 20-point underdog St. Peter’s. Heads were down, and Chris Collins was audibly angry. The crowd at Allstate Arena was stunned silent, though that could’ve been because there just weren’t that many fans.
Feeding Derek Pardon the ball down low was not working. His teammates were giving him the ball in congested areas and it resulted in a series of early turnovers. Pardon wasn’t the only one turning the ball over, though. The Wildcats committed nine turnovers in the first 20 minutes, which helped the undersized Peacocks hang in.