The first eight minutes of Monday night’s game against Michigan could not have gone better.
Northwestern was executing the pick and roll, breaking down the defense, and knocking down open shots. With a nine-point lead on the road at the under-12 timeout in the first half, it looked like the start to another special Northwestern performance against Michigan.
But with a chance to make the Wolverines sweat at home, the Wildcats faltered.
“The game got away from us really in the first half,” Chris Collins said after the game. “They were having a real hard time scoring against us and we couldn’t extend that lead.