The Wildcats came out as cold as the air outside in Bloomington. Aaron Falzon hit a 3-pointer from the wing to open scoring at the 16:22 mark to break a scoreless spell that saw both teams combine for zero points, eight missed shots and four turnovers. That was it for Northwestern for a LONG time, however, as the team went into a deep freeze. The Wildcats didn’t score again for an unbearable 7:37, when McIntosh drained a 3 from the same spot on the wing. In the interim the Wildcats missed nine straight shots and saw a tie game turn into a 13-3 deficit. Northwestern dug itself out of the hole by going on an 8-0 run, but the Wildcats finished the half trailing 24-19 as they shot just 24 percent (6 for 25) from the floor and 27 percent (3 for 11) from beyond the arc. Fortunately, Indiana wasn’t much better, shooting a dismal 30 percent (9 for 30) overall.
Dererk Pardon is going some work. He leads the team with six points, four rebounds and three blocks. Vic Law and Aaron Falzon have five each. Bryant McIntosh has just 3 points with two turnovers, while Scottie Lindsey had a half to forget, shooting 0-for-8 and turning it over twice.
It looks like NU has become a zone team. They ran a 2-3 zone for the entire half and extended it to full court a couple times.
Overall, it was a pretty ugly half of basketball.
Dererk Pardon is going some work. He leads the team with six points, four rebounds and three blocks. Vic Law and Aaron Falzon have five each. Bryant McIntosh has just 3 points with two turnovers, while Scottie Lindsey had a half to forget, shooting 0-for-8 and turning it over twice.
It looks like NU has become a zone team. They ran a 2-3 zone for the entire half and extended it to full court a couple times.
Overall, it was a pretty ugly half of basketball.