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That's all from Ciaravino and West.
It was a short presser for the two of them, who were both visibly dejected by the 'Cats' 35-point loss.
West on the exhibition loss: "We're still zero and zero."
"At the end of the day, we got to just go back into practice and get ready for the next game."
Ciaravino on the returning players' leadership role: "Definitely a lot of responsibility... [we're] just trying our best to take guys along and take that leadership role and kind of lead by example out there."
Collins on what the coaching staff's approach will look like over the next week:
"We've got to regain these guys' confidence."
"I think a couple guys' confidence is taking right now and it's on me, with my staff, to build them back up."
Collins: "I think we'll get back to the practice floor on Tuesday and we'll put a week together and hopefully you'll see a much different basketball."
Collins: "Your habits are tested under pressure against people who are trying to take you out of what you do."
Collins said he thought the team struggled in the first half but found some offensive momentum in the second period.
Collins: "You don't really know what you have until you play someone."
Collins says that the exhibition games have shown him and his staff what they "need to do" to "do a much better job" in the season.
Collins: "We gotta play a lot better, needless to say."
He emphasized that the 'Cats need to be grittier, scrappier and have more fight when the season begins.
"We have real work to do."
Collins on the Cyclones: "Their physicality and fight in the first half took us out of everything we were trying to do."
Northwestern never led in its 35-point exhibition loss to No. 18 Iowa State. Despite an encouraging second half, the Wildcats have issues to address as the 2026-27 season approaches.
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