From what I can tell without watching their games, in the game after they played us against Purdue, Zed Key got hurt early and they collapsed in the last minute to lose. Key missed the next game at MD where they were leading at halftime but then didn't score for 6 minutes in the 2nd half and went on to lose by 7. Key returned the next game, but they choked at home against MN losing by 3. Then they played 4 of their next 5 on the road, forcing OT at Rutgers before losing by 4, lost at NEB by 3, beat Iowa at home, but then weren't competitive at Illinois or Indiana. They nearly stormed back from a 15 point deficit at home against Wisconsin but couldn't finish in a game where Sensabaugh was sensational but fouled out in only 16 minutes, and then lost at Michigan in a game they never led.
McNeil seems to be a key for them - he was a bigger factor in the games they won against us and Iowa, and not so much in the losses. Key has not been the same since his injury and has been noticeably less efficient on offense. They've also used 7 different starting lineups since our game but has gotten very little offense from their normal bench players. They also seem to be suffering from a lack of leadership based on an article I saw.
However it shakes out, in the first game, they beat us by dominating us inside, getting offensive rebounds, getting to the foul line, forcing us into too many bad 3-point shots, and holding us to our worst 2-pt shooting performance of the season.
We can't have Big Matt go 0-7 and 0-4 from the line again (how do you get 8 offensive rebounds and not score a point!?), we can't have Buie shoot 3-15 again, we can't have Beran shoot 1-7 again, and we can't have our centers pick up 8 fouls combined in 40 minutes. I'd like to see more of Barnhizer with his height to guard Sensabaugh and stick Audige on McNeil. Hopefully Big Matt learned from the last game and can be more physical against Key without fouling so much.