Northwestern down a key player for Indiana rematch – The Daily Hoosier
Northwestern shall be shorthanded when it faces Indiana Wednesday night within the Big Ten Tournament.
Wildcats head coach Chris Collins stated 6-foot-11 heart Arrinten Page, who has missed the final two video games, shall be unavailable in opposition to the Hoosiers.
Page is Northwestern’s second-leading scorer, posting 10.2 factors, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per recreation in simply 22.9 minutes per contest. He performed a key position in Northwestern’s upset win in Bloomington final month. Against Indiana on Feb. 24, Page had 10 factors, six rebounds, 4 assists, two steals and a block in 27 minutes.
Page is an Indiana player recruited out of highschool. He began his school profession at USC. The junior from Atlanta is the one player within the Northwestern rotation above 6-foot-9.
Northwestern began 6-foot-9 freshman Tyler Kropp in opposition to IU however he solely performed six minutes in that recreation. He performed 21 minutes off the bench in opposition to Penn State on Tuesday.
Collins began 6-foot-6 Angelo Ciaravino, 6-foot-8 Tre Singleton, and 6-foot-7 Nick Martinelli alongside the frontcourt Tuesday night.
“This is who we got. Guys have to just by committee, we’ve got to figure things out,” Collins stated Tuesday night, talking on being shorthanded within the frontcourt. “We’ve obtained to protect the paint. We’ve obtained to rebound. We’ve obtained to carry physicality. Can’t simply be on these three guys, Nick, Tre, and Tyler. It’s obtained to be on the guards too. We’ve obtained to get in there, assist rebound, carry physicality.
“I thought Tyler really stepped up. He really stepped up and gave us good minutes tonight. It was exciting for me to see as a young player in his first Big Ten Tournament to come in and give those positive minutes for us.”
No. 10 seed Indiana faces No. 15 Northwestern at 6:30 pm ET Wednesday (BTN).
