Here's everything Chris Collins said after the Iowa game
Northwestern got walloped by Iowa in a 112-76 loss to Iowa on Thursday in the B1G tournament. The Wildcats didn’t lead for the entirety of the game, and the only time they weren’t down on the scoreboard was when the game was tied at 0 for about 30 seconds at the start of the game.
Northwestern couldn’t keep up with Iowa’s ability to make three-pointers, and paid dearly for it. The Wildcats shot 45% from the field, and 42% from three-point range.
The one area that Northwestern was able to control, was limiting turnovers. The Wildcats forced 15 turnovers and only had 8 as a team. However, the team was out-rebounded 45-18.
Chris Collins gave credit to Iowa for the win, and stated he is focused on improving every season. Collins cited that this team won 3 conference games just 2 years ago. Lastly, Collins talked about how the team can keep improving and some other decisions he made late in the game.
Here’s all of what Collins said in his post game presser:
“You got to tip you’re hat to Iowa today. They’re playing at a really high level, and any time we had a break down, they capitalized immediately. If they shoot like that, I don’t know who’s going to beat them.” — Collins
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“I told them in the locker room can’t let a game like today define the whole season,” said Collins, who went on to commend his team for their effort and play throughout this season.
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“We’re trying to climb the ladder. Two years ago we won three conference games. Last year we won six. This year we won seven and a tournament game. So there are steps being made.” — Collins
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“First 10 games of the conference schedule, we came out 2-8, and we thought we were better than that … but then we come out of the last 10 games going 5-5 and dig out of a 15-point hole.” — Collins on the team’s improvement from last season
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“I really like this group of guys. They’ve been loyal to each other and they’ve been loyal to us.” — Collins
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“The game was pretty much over and at that point I don’t want to get anyone hurt.” — Collins on not putting Nance back in the game for the last 10 minutes
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“First of all we need to get stronger. It’s a big offseason form a strength and conditioning standpoint. And from a player development aspect, whether it’s ball handling or shooting, improving that.” — Collins on what the team needs to improve at moving forward
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“We had our chances. There were a definitely a handful of games out there for us that had they gone our way, we would be talking about next week. That means your close, but the last step is often the hardest.” — Collins
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