After what many considered to be its worst performance of the season on Saturday in a 89-57 loss to Indiana, Northwestern failed to show any improvement and was victim of yet another blowout at the hands of a Top 25 Big Ten opponent. The Wildcats were shot out of Welsh-Ryan Arena on Thursday as the Michigan State Spartans cruised to a 76-45 win.
There were very few positives to take away from this game. From an offensive standpoint, Northwestern was held to 45 points — a season low — and shot an appalling 12-of-58 from the field (20.