National Basketball Association
Northwestern 90, New Orleans 63
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 28, 2015
Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois
Officials:
# Bo Boroski, # Terry Oglesby, # Earl Walton
Attendance:
6015
By The Sports Xchange
Guard Scottie Lindsey came off the bench to score 26 points, fueling Northwestern's 90-63 rout of New Orleans on Saturday at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill.
Lindsey, a sophomore, hit 9 of 12 shots, including 6 of 7 3-pointers for the Wildcats, who jumped out early and were never challenged. The 23 points were a career high for Lindsey.
Northwestern shot 55.2 percent and made 14 of 15 free throws.
Guard Tre Demps added 16 points, and guard Bryant McIntosh finished with 13. Center Alex Olah had a career-high six blocks.
Northwestern put this one away early, jumping out to a 27-12 lead in the first 10 minutes and taking a 48-25 lead at halftime.
Northwestern (5-1) travels to Virginia Tech on Tuesday to open play in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
New Orleans guard Nate Frye had 14 points to lead the Privateers (2-3), and guard Cameron Reed added 13. New Orleans shot just 37.5 percent and was outrebounded 40-24.
Top Game Performances
| New Orleans |
|
Northwestern |
|
Nate Frye 14 |
Scoring |
Scottie Lindsey 26 |
|
Tevin Broyles 3 |
Assists |
Bryant McIntosh 7 |
|
Erik Thomas 4 |
Rebounds |
Alex Olah 8 |
|
Nate Frye 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Joey Van Zegeren 4 |
|
Nate Frye 2 |
Steals |
Tre Demps 3 |
|
Tevin Broyles 1 |
Blocks |
Alex Olah 6 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| New Orleans
|
63 |
37.5 |
4-9 |
23-33 |
13 |
16 |
3 |
6 |
15 |
| Northwestern
|
90 |
55.2 |
12-26 |
14-15 |
22 |
36 |
10 |
6 |
16 |
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