EVANSTON -- Northwestern finished off the first section of its non-conference schedule with an 81-56 win over Southern Illinois Edwardsville on Saturday afternoon. Now, the Wildcats have eight days off for finals week after compiling a 7-1 record over the opening stretch. Northwestern was led in scoring by Alex Olah's 21 points, followed closely by Aaron Falzon's 17.
Here's what head coach Chris Collins, as well as Olah and Falzon had to say about the win:
Chris Collins
- Collins started the press conference mentioning the play of Olah: "Main takeaway from this game was getting Alex going again.