It was a purple-on-purple Friday night in Welsh-Ryan as the Northwestern Wildcats rolled to 2-0, securing a 95-60 win over High Point (1-1) after a slow first half.
The win was headlined by big men Ryan Young, who finished a perfect 8-for-8 from the field with 20 points, and Pete Nance, who had an explosive 14-point five-minute stretch to open the second half and finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Boo Buie had another solid game as both a scorer and facilitator, scoring 19 and racking up 7 assists. John-Michael Wright led the way for the Panthers with 23 points, 9 assists and five boards.