EVANSTON — Bryant McIntosh scored 28 points and played his best game in a Northwestern uniform to lead the Wildcats to a 70-65 win over Wisconsin Tuesday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
It was the kind of game that last year Northwestern might have lost, especially during its 10-game skid, but McIntosh at times singlehandedly held of Wisconsin's late charge and urged the Wildcats on to victory.
Northwestern came out with more energy and pep to start the game than it has all season, and took a 10-3 lead, forcing Wisconsin coach Greg Gard to take an early timeout.