IU basketball: Northwestern at Indiana game day essentials

Chris Collins has 133 wins at Northwestern, the third-most wins by a head coach in the program history. His most memorable season came in 2016-17 when Northwestern won a school-record 24 games and earned the first NCAA tournament berth and victory in school history, beating Vanderbilt in opening-round game in Salt Lake City.

Northwestern is 11-3 overall and 2-1 in Big Ten play. They have won at Michigan State and at home against Illinois. Northwestern has won two of the last three meetings against Indiana. Northwestern will look to defeat Indiana, Michigan and Illinois in the same season for the first time since 1967-68.

Tempo: No. 251 (Offense – No 241 and Defense – no. 176).

Northwestern has one of the worst effective field goal percentages in the country at 44.7 percent. They get 12.3 percent of their shots blocked. Their 16.6 percent turnover rate is No. 52 nationally.

Northwestern's defense produces the No. 13 effective field goal percentage (43.5 percent) and the 1st 2-point defense (39.9 percent). The Wildcats create turnovers on 23.1 percent of their possessions which comes in at No 28 in the country. 3-pointers account for 40.4 percent against Northwestern.

Northwestern's defense produces the No. 13 effective field goal percentage (43.5 percent) and the number 109 3-point defense (32 percent). The Wildcats create turnovers on 23.1 percent of their possessions.

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