Okay, thats a little "Salty" as the kids say. Refs have to be better than that - and ultimately prevented NU from winning.
| Player | Minutes | NU Pts | PSU Pts | Raw+/- | Player+/- | Net+/- | Box Pts |
| Barnhizer | 36 | 72 | 77 | -5 | +6.96 | +5.96 | 15.85 |
| Ciaravino | 9 | 24 | 14 | +10 | +2.65 | +4.65 | 5.40 |
| Nicholson | 26 | 50 | 48 | +2 | +2.99 | +3.39 | 7.30 |
| Windham | 21 | 39 | 43 | -4 | +2.79 | +1.99 | 5.55 |
| Mullins | 18 | 39 | 34 | +5 | -2.29 | -1.29 | 3.00 |
| Hunger | 13 | 25 | 34 | -9 | -2.06 | -3.86 | 0.30 |
| Leach | 24 | 49 | 55 | -6 | -3.34 | -4.54 | 3.10 |
| Berry | 14 | 28 | 36 | -8 | -3.50 | -5.10 | -0.90 |
| Martinelli | 39 | 74 | 79 | -5 | -4.20 | -5.20 | 4.40 |
Barnhizer was the best player on the court for Northwestern and played another excellent game.
Martinelli was only 5 of 13 from the floor and turned the ball over 3 times against 5 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal.
Leach only took 5 shots, making 2, but turned it over a painful 5 times against 3 steals, 3 assists and 2 rebounds.
Ty Berry played a mere 14 minutes, got tagged with lame fouls and went 1 for 6 from the floor, with only an assist and a rebound to show for his effort.
Into the gap stepped KJ Windham and Angelo Ciaravino. Both played well. Ciaravino played really well. Limited to 9 minutes by the zebras he put up 5 shots, making 3 of them, including 2 from outside the arc. He added a steal and a rebound. His +10 is noteworthy. That was achieved primarily with Nicholson, Martinelli and Mullins in the first half, when NU turned a 12-6 deficit into a 21-16 lead.
KJ Windham displayed his ball-handling skills, recording 2 assists against 1 turnover in 20.5 minutes. This is the area where he helps NU most, but he also knocked down 3 of 5 shots, inluding 2 of 4 from distance - matching Ciaravino's shooting numbers exactly.
Justin Mullins made 3 of 5 shots, but had no rebounds at all, which is rather bizarre for him.
Tough loss for the Wildcats, but, importantly, Windham and Ciaravino showed they are ready to provide Collins more options on the court. The team really struggled with Luke Hunger playing the 5 against Penn State - we gave up 34 points in 13.4 minutes. Its possible that we might see more of Martinelli at the 5 with Ciaravino or Mullins essentially subbing in for Hunger.
