At one point, it seemed like Northwestern might be in for another dogfight. Trailing to St. Peter's in the first half, thoughts of a tighter-than-anticipated season-opener against Loyola (Md.) crept in.
Those thoughts were quickly erased, though, when the Wildcats hit their first three three-pointers of the second half, en route to a 75-66 win Monday night at Allstate Arena. After Lindsey bailed out Northwestern on Friday, it was Bryant McIntosh and Gavin Skelly who provided the firepower in game No. 2; McIntosh finished with a team-high 17 points, while Skelly added 14 of his own.