Purdue Debacle & Penn State Controversy With SI's Kevin Sweeney

The Bleav in Northwestern podcast returns for the first time in 2025 and Zach is joined by Kevin Sweeney of Sports Illustrated to break down NU basketball's lackluster return to Big Ten play. They begin by discussing how Purdue managed to stifle the 'Cats offense and if the blueprint is now out on how to defend this roster (1:27). Then, they go over the disappointing recent showings from Ty Berry and ponder if Chris Collins should make up a lineup change to unlock a third main contributor (9:22). Next, they pivot to breaking down the controversial ending in the loss to Penn State, going over the goaltending call and review, as well as the vast disparity in foul shot attempts for each team (18:13). That leads the pair into discussing Northwestern's late-game execution and luck in close games (27:12), before ending with a brief look ahead to the upcoming gauntlet (32:17). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.