The Northwestern Wildcats were fueled by 54 points in the second half to knock off the Indiana Hoosier men's basketball team Wednesday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois 79-70.

The Hoosiers' fifth consecutive defeat at the hands of the Wildcats came Wednesday, when Northwestern poured in nine 3-pointers in the second half and shot 63% after halftime to erase an IU lead and win 79-70 at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

After a 'beautiful' first half, the Indiana men's basketball team collapses in second half. Coach Mike Woodson looking for answers.

Indiana Hoosiers (14-5, 5-3 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (11-7, 2-5 Big Ten) Evanston, Illinois; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern hosts Indiana after Brooks Barnhizer scored 21 points in Northwestern's 80-76 overtime loss to the ...

But in a second half full of runs, Indiana (14-6, 5-4 Big Ten) saw its once-promising Wednesday night end in defeat, falling 79-70 to Northwestern (12-7, 3-5 Big Ten) at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois.

Woodson cited Indiana’s inability to guard Northwestern’s floppy action — an offensive set where shooters start in the paint, run around a screen and take catch-and-shoot 3-pointers from the wing — as a particularly frustrating aspect of the Hoosiers’ defensive performance.

Indiana hopes to be clicking again after absorbing consecutive 25-point losses. The Hoosiers enter Wednesday's game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., coming off a 77-76 overtime victory at Ohio

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana men’s basketball faces Northwestern at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday. As Hoosiers On SI wrote on Monday, Woodson will try again for his first win against the Wildcats.

Maryland dominated Illinois for the final ... nine minutes left on Wednesday in Evanston. From there, Northwestern blitzed Indiana without an answer from the Hoosiers. The Wildcats walked away ...

Northwestern hosts the Indiana Hoosiers after Brooks Barnhizer scored 21 points in Northwestern's 80-76 overtime loss to the Michigan Wolverines.