Evanston, Ill. — Four low-major opponents, four comfortable wins for the Wildcats.
On Thursday night, Northwestern (4-0, 0-0 B1G) continued its unblemished play, defeating Fairleigh Dickinson (0-2) 82-46 inside Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Ryan Young led the led the way for NU — accumulating 20 points off the bench — while Pete Nance thrived yet again, collecting 19 points and 11 rebounds. On the flip side, Ibrahim Wattara fought foul trouble to compile 12 points and five ‘boards for the Knights.
To begin the game, the Wildcats went on an 11-0 run thanks to its veteran leaders in the frontcourt.