Coming off of two wins against ranked conference foes, Northwestern found itself playing a style previously unseen by many fans of the program.
Exciting and energetic basketball. Perhaps the program was turning a corner.
The Wildcats (10-7, 2-5 Big Ten) were playing with a vigor that disrupted the offenses of then-No. 17 Minnesota and then-No. 7 Michigan State in consecutive games. The two Big Ten wins accounted for more victories than the squad collected in 18 league contests last season.
But with a three-game Big Ten win streak at stake against Michigan, a feat NU had not achieved in five years, the team barely showed signs of life and played without a bounce to its step.
“I don’t think we came out aggressive like we did in the Minnesota and Michigan State games,” said junior guard Jeremy Nash, who supplies the team with energy
