Northwestern University Athletics
Saturday, February 23
Evanston, Ill.
7:30 p.m.
Northwestern
vs
Wisconsin
Wildcats Host No. 22 Wisconsin for 90s Night
2/21/2019 3:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| NORTHWESTERN BASKETBALL: GAME DAY INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | TELEVISION | LIVE STATS |
| Saturday, Feb. 23 | #22 Wisconsin | 7:30 p.m. | Welsh-Ryan Arena | BTN | Sidearm |
| Radio: WGN Radio AM-720 (Dave Eanet and Joey Meyer) Social: Twitter (@NUMensBball) | Instagram (@numensbball) | Facebook Notes: Northwestern | Wisconsin |
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Wildcats return to Welsh-Ryan Arena on Saturday to host No. 22 Wisconsin for '90s Night. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
The 'Cats are returning home after a two-game road swing against Big Ten opponents Nebraska and Ohio State. In Columbus, senior forward Vic Law recorded his 21st game with double-digit scoring this season while senior center Dererk Pardon notched a team-best nine rebounds.
Wisconsin is heading into Saturday's matchup 18-8 on the season and 10-5 in the Big Ten. The Wildcats and the Badgers have already met this season in January when the 'Cats fell 62-46 in Madison.
STORYLINES TO WATCH
FOLLOW THE LAW: Senior forward Vic Law has been the 'Cats leading scorer in the last four consecutive games and has notched double-digit points in the past five games. Law averages 15.2 points per game and has recorded 381 points this season.
LOCKING ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS: The 'Cats held the Buckeyes to only four points in the first seven minutes of the game and 24 points in the first half. NU limited Ohio State's final score to 63 points, the 17th time this season the Wildcats have held a major conference opponent below their season scoring average. The Wildcats held the Badgers below their season scoring average when the teams faced each other in January.
SECOND CHANCE SALOON: NU was able to put up 18 second-chance points against Ohio State. The 'Cats have continued to dominate the glass, out-rebounding three of their last four opponents and averaging 34.1 rebounds per game. The last time the 'Cats and the Badgers met, Pardon and Law each pulled in 11 rebounds.
QUOTABLES
"I was proud of our guys' fight. We are going through a tough time right now. We are really struggling offensively. We are just having a hard time manufacturing enough points to give ourselves a chance to win. I love how our guys still have good attitudes. They are fighting, they are playing their tails off defensively. We just got to hope that one of these games we can break through a little bit offensively, see the ball go in and find a way to win"
-- Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins on the loss to Ohio State.
"I think both teams are very good defensively. I have a lot of respect for what [Ohio State] does defensively. … We knew we would have to run good offense. Definitely you have to credit [Ohio State]. It's not just like we just missed everything. But when you do get open shots and you do get a chance to have an open layup, an open dunk or make free throws when you are playing a good defensive team, you got to make them."
-- Collins on offensive struggles against Ohio State.
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