EVANSTON, Ill. — Despite some very sloppy play throughout, Northwestern (7-2, 1-0 B1G) won by a comfortable margin against a much less talented team, as the ‘Cats got by NJIT (5-4, 0-0 AEC) by a final score of 70-52.
Ryan Young led the way for the Wildcats today, finishing with 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting off of the bench. He also added nine rebounds. Chase Audige and Pete Nance followed close behind with 11 points and 10 points, respectively.
Both teams got off to slow starts offensively, as the ‘Cats made just one of their first four three-point attempts and the Highlanders turned the ball over four times before the first media timeout.