{"id":24268,"date":"2016-01-19T16:25:05","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T22:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=24268"},"modified":"2016-01-19T17:07:16","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T23:07:16","slug":"wildcats-suffer-big-miss-against-penn-state-rough-stretch-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wildcats-suffer-big-miss-against-penn-state-rough-stretch-looms\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildcats suffer big miss against Penn State; rough stretch looms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Adam Rossow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Northwestern had a chance to match the program\u2019s best start through six conference games in nearly 50 years by defeating Penn State on Saturday night, but the Wildcats literally missed the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Like most of their wayward 3-point attempts, the Wildcats came up short (and long) in a bid for their fourth Big Ten victory, falling 71-62 to the Nittany Lions at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Northwestern made only 3 of 26 beyond the arc in the game and finished with one of its worst shooting performances of the season.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"NU-PSU Basketball Video Recap\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/152321588?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Penn State deals Northwestern devastating 71-62 home loss (Adam Rossow\/MEDILL).<\/div>\n<p>Northwestern coach Chris Collins said after the loss the dismal shooting was a product of his team\u2019s lackluster attitude and effort to begin the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey [Penn State] were more competitive. They brought the fight to the start of the game,\u201d Collins said. \u201cWe weren\u2019t ready to compete at that level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Collins said before Friday\u2019s practice his team wouldn\u2019t overlook Penn State (11-8, 2-4 Big Ten), but their sluggish play to begin Saturday\u2019s game said otherwise. After taking an early three-point lead, the Wildcats missed 10 of 11 shots during a seven-minute stretch and watched the visitors build a double-digit advantage behind Brandon Taylor\u2019s hot shooting in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Northwestern (15-4, 3-3) tried \u2013 and failed \u2013 to get back into the game using the 3-point shot. They missed their first 17 3-point field goals until senior Tre Demps\u2019 make midway through the second half, after Penn State\u2019s lead ballooned to 17.<\/p>\n<p>A late 18-8 surge led by Demps\u2019 nine points cut the Wildcats\u2019 deficit to seven with 40 seconds remaining. Penn State was perfect at the free-throw line, though, nailing all six of its attempts to preserve the win.<\/p>\n<p>Northwestern must regroup quickly with its toughest stretch of the season on the horizon. The Wildcats\u2019 next four Big Ten opponents are all ranked in the Top-25 \u2013 three of which they battle away from Welsh-Ryan Arena. They are also the top four scoring teams in the league, which will test Northwestern\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24271\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-24271\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/NUBBallTable-1024x534.png\" alt=\"Northwestern's Upcoming Opponents\" width=\"474\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/NUBBallTable-1024x534.png 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/NUBBallTable-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/NUBBallTable-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/NUBBallTable.png 1073w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beginning Tuesday, Northwestern plays four of the Big Ten&#8217;s best teams over the next 12 days (Adam Rossow\/MEDILL).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They open the gauntlet on Tuesday at No. 7 Maryland, which easily disposed of Collins\u2019 team earlier this month in Evanston.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefensively, Maryland and Penn State are similar,\u201d Demps said. \u201cEverybody needs to work on decision making once you get into the lane. We have to make better reads, and I think that starts with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another road test follows at No. 25 Indiana on Saturday before Northwestern plays a home contest against No. 11 Michigan State on January 28.<\/p>\n<p>The final game of the stretch might be the toughest. On the final day of January, the Wildcats travel to Iowa City to play the No. 9 Hawkeyes. Iowa is on a season-long, six-game winning streak and feature Jarrod Uthoff, a leading Big Ten Player of the Year candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to be a good team, you have to try and make it up on the road,\u201d Collins said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to get ourselves ready to play Maryland on Tuesday night and put something together to play our best game up at College Park.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Adam on Twitter:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamJRossow\" target=\"_blank\">@AdamJRossow<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">\n<p>Photo at top: Northwestern&#8217;s Bryant McIntosh takes a break during the Wildcats 71-62 loss to Penn State (Adam Rossow\/MEDILL).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adam Rossow Northwestern had a chance to match the program\u2019s best start through six conference games in nearly 50 years by defeating Penn State on Saturday night, but the Wildcats literally missed the opportunity. 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