At least one Northwestern basketball team is still playing.
The Wildcats (17-14, 9-9 B1G) took care of business on Thursday night in the first-ever postseason game at the new Welsh-Ryan Arena, demolishing Dayton (17-14, 10-6 A10) 74-51. Lindsey Pulliam bounced back from struggles in the Big Ten Tournament with 26 points, and Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah added a double-double as Northwestern jumped on Dayton from the start and never let up.
“I thought we played really, really well, especially coming off of an extended break,” said head coach Joe McKeown postgame. “The way we opened the game up in the first half defensively, and then just holding serve from there.