Northwestern defeated Mississippi Valley State 78-48 despite a sloppy home performance. Alex Olah led Northwestern with 21 points and 11 rebounds as Northwestern got out to an early lead and unsurprisingly led for the entire contest. While Northwestern pulled away in the second half as MVSU tired, the team did not look as good as it did against Chicago State over weekend.
Mississippi Valley State kept the game close at the outset, but Northwestern was up by double-digits with 8:42 left in the first half. Alex Olah was unstoppable in the opening minutes and had 16 points on six shots in the first half.