{"id":20490,"date":"2015-11-17T11:01:08","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T17:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=20490"},"modified":"2015-11-17T11:01:08","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T17:01:08","slug":"northwestern-catches-fire-in-2nd-half-to-win-home-opener-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/northwestern-catches-fire-in-2nd-half-to-win-home-opener-video\/","title":{"rendered":"NORTHWESTERN CATCHES FIRE IN 2ND HALF TO WIN HOME OPENER (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Benji Cohen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Northwestern looked like two different basketball teams in the first and second halves of its&#8217; home opener Friday night against <a href=\"http:\/\/goriverhawks.com\/index.aspx?path=mbball\" target=\"_blank\">University of Massachusetts at Lowell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Wildcats struggled to find their rhythm offensively in the first half against an opponent that finished in 6th place in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americaeast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">America East Conference<\/a> . They shot 34.3 percent from the field and 7.7 percent on 3-pointers and trailed 34-32 at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, the Wildcats shot 58 percent from the field and 50 percent from beyond the arc and won\u00a079-57.<\/p>\n<p>Shooting is supposed to be one of the Wildcats&#8217; strengths this season, according to coach Chris Collins.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"20151116 - NUHOMEOPENER - PKG - COHEN\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/145931793?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Wildcats face <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairfieldstags.com\/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=137824&amp;SPSID=810776\" target=\"_blank\">Fairfield University<\/a> November 18th.<\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Freshman Aaron Falzon knocks down a three in the second half to help the Wildcats to a 79-57 victory over UMass Lowell in the team&#8217;s home-opener. 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