Northwestern University Athletics
Tuesday, November 24
Kansas City, Mo.
6:30 p.m.
Northwestern
4-1
67
vs
62
Missouri
2-3
1
2
F
Northwestern
38
29
67
Missouri
24
38
62
Team Stats
NU
MU
FG%
.467
.383
3FG%
.435
.278
FT%
.652
.647
RB
33
33
TO
14
9
STL
6
7
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
G
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'Cats Hold Off Missouri for 67-62 Win
11/24/2015 8:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Demps and McIntosh lead NU with 13 points apiece
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KANSAS CITY – Northwestern put together a stellar first half and then held on late to defeat Missouri 67-62 at the CBE Hall of Fame Classic at Sprint Center Tuesday evening.
Bryant McIntosh and Tre Demps led the Wildcats with 13 points apiece, while Scottie Lindsey dished out a career-high 7 assists.
After battling through a tough shooting performance on Monday night, McIntosh came out on fire in this particular contest. The sophomore scored each of Northwestern's first 11 points, including drilling each of his first three 3-point attempts in helping the Wildcats jump out to an 18-7 lead eight minutes into the contest.
NU didn't let up, though. Jordan Ash, Aaron Falzon and Sanjay Lumpkin each knocked down triples of their own as the lead grew to 31-11 thanks to a 22-4 run.
Missouri would briefly get things going offensively as it scored six straight points, but Alex Olah hit Northwestern's seventh 3-pointer of the half to quell the tide.
The Wildcats would eventually take a 38-24 halftime lead behind 13 points by McIntosh. In all, eight NU players scored in the first half, while Lindsey contributed four assists.
Missouri continued to cut into the lead early in the second half as it scored the first five points of the period to cut the Northwestern lead to nine, 38-29.
The 'Cats continued to shoot the ball well from 3-point range as triples by Lumpkin and Lindsey made it 44-31. The Tigers continued to battle back, however, closing to within six points on two free throws by Jakeenan Grant with 9:56 remaining.
The lead was still six with just over eight minutes left when Demps completed a three-point play to extend the lead to nine. Missouri continued to chip away, getting within 60-55 on a three-point play by Terrence Phillips with 5:32 left.
NU was up four when Lumpkin and Olah each hit one of two from the charity stripe before Olah hit a pair to put the 'Cats up 65-57 with 2:07 remaining.
But again, Missouri charged back and had a chance to make it a two-point game with 33.6 seconds remaining. Kevin Puryear could only make one of two from the free throw line and Northwestern sealed the game from the line at the other end to hold on for the victory and improve to 4-1.
Northwestern returns to action at 7 p.m. Saturday when it hosts New Orleans at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Tickets are available at NUsports.com or by calling 888-GO-PURPLE.
KANSAS CITY – Northwestern put together a stellar first half and then held on late to defeat Missouri 67-62 at the CBE Hall of Fame Classic at Sprint Center Tuesday evening.
Bryant McIntosh and Tre Demps led the Wildcats with 13 points apiece, while Scottie Lindsey dished out a career-high 7 assists.
After battling through a tough shooting performance on Monday night, McIntosh came out on fire in this particular contest. The sophomore scored each of Northwestern's first 11 points, including drilling each of his first three 3-point attempts in helping the Wildcats jump out to an 18-7 lead eight minutes into the contest.
NU didn't let up, though. Jordan Ash, Aaron Falzon and Sanjay Lumpkin each knocked down triples of their own as the lead grew to 31-11 thanks to a 22-4 run.
Missouri would briefly get things going offensively as it scored six straight points, but Alex Olah hit Northwestern's seventh 3-pointer of the half to quell the tide.
The Wildcats would eventually take a 38-24 halftime lead behind 13 points by McIntosh. In all, eight NU players scored in the first half, while Lindsey contributed four assists.
Missouri continued to cut into the lead early in the second half as it scored the first five points of the period to cut the Northwestern lead to nine, 38-29.
The 'Cats continued to shoot the ball well from 3-point range as triples by Lumpkin and Lindsey made it 44-31. The Tigers continued to battle back, however, closing to within six points on two free throws by Jakeenan Grant with 9:56 remaining.
The lead was still six with just over eight minutes left when Demps completed a three-point play to extend the lead to nine. Missouri continued to chip away, getting within 60-55 on a three-point play by Terrence Phillips with 5:32 left.
NU was up four when Lumpkin and Olah each hit one of two from the charity stripe before Olah hit a pair to put the 'Cats up 65-57 with 2:07 remaining.
But again, Missouri charged back and had a chance to make it a two-point game with 33.6 seconds remaining. Kevin Puryear could only make one of two from the free throw line and Northwestern sealed the game from the line at the other end to hold on for the victory and improve to 4-1.
Northwestern returns to action at 7 p.m. Saturday when it hosts New Orleans at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Tickets are available at NUsports.com or by calling 888-GO-PURPLE.
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