Following an offseason full of questions, the biggest of all being how Northwestern would replace its graduates and transfers, the Wildcats tipped off their 2022-23 campaign in a big way Monday with an 85-54 victory over Chicago State. Things didn’t always look perfect for the ‘Cats, but Northwestern shot pretty well — 10-of-21 from three and 27-of-32 from the line — leading to its first win of the season. Here are the three biggest takeaways from Monday night’s matchup.

Everything will be run through the three seniors

Between Robbie Beran, Boo Buie and Chase Audige, it was very evident Monday that Chris Collins intended on using his trio of seniors to run nearly every aspect of the offense, with additional contributions from Ty Berry.