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Northwestern Edged In Opener of Spain Tour, 84-82
8/24/2015 3:13:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Demps leads Wildcats with 19 points
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SAN AGUSTIN DEL GUADALIX, Spain – Tre Demps scored 19 points, but the Northwestern men's basketball team suffered a narrow defeat in the first game of its exhibition tour in Spain, falling 84-82 to a team of Spanish All-Stars on Monday evening.
Demps led four Wildcats in double figures with Vic Law and Alex Olah contributing 14 points apiece while freshman Aaron Falzon added 11.
In the tightly contested contest, neither team held a lead larger than six points. The difference in the contest came at the free throw line where the All-Stars made 41 attempts compared to 16 for the Wildcats.
NU got off to a good start as two baskets by Demps and 3-pointers from Law and Sanjay Lumpkin gave the 'Cats an early 10-5 lead. However, a 14-4 run by the All-Stars turned the five-point deficit into a five-point lead. Triples by Falzon and Scottie Lindsey as well as a deep buzzer-beater by Law got Northwestern within 24-23 after the first quarter.
The All-Stars earned their largest lead of the game at 34-28, but a 3-pointer by Lumpkin started an 11-3 run that put Northwestern back up, 39-37. The squads eventually went into halftime tied at 44 with Demps leading the way with 11 points over the opening 20 minutes of play.
The second half started off right for NU with Bryant McIntosh nailing a 3-pointer, helping the Wildcats take their largest advantage, 53-48. The All-Stars used their size and experience to hang around before back-to-back baskets for Northwestern by Falzon gave the 'Cats a 63-60 advantage after three quarters.
Seven straight points by the opposition to start the final period put the Wildcats down by four, but consecutive 3-pointers by Law gave NU the lead back, 71-69.
But again, the All-Stars battled back and a pair of free throws with 1:56 left found the Wildcats down 78-73. Still down by five with 30 seconds to go, NU was fouled shooting a 3-pointer but managed to convert only one of three from the charity stripe.
The All-Stars split a pair of free throws on the other end preceded Olah making two from the stripe to make 83-80 with 18.7 seconds to go. Two misses from the line kept NU in it and Demps scored on a driving layup with 4.1 seconds left to make it a one-point game.
Northwestern had one last chance as the All-Stars made one of two free throws with 2.7 seconds remaining, but a half-court heave by Demps was just off the mark.
The Wildcats return to action at 1 p.m. Central time Tuesday when they face Eurocolegio Casvi in Madrid. For all of the latest information on the Wildcats throughout their tour of Spain, please visit NUsports.com/Spain.
SAN AGUSTIN DEL GUADALIX, Spain – Tre Demps scored 19 points, but the Northwestern men's basketball team suffered a narrow defeat in the first game of its exhibition tour in Spain, falling 84-82 to a team of Spanish All-Stars on Monday evening.
Demps led four Wildcats in double figures with Vic Law and Alex Olah contributing 14 points apiece while freshman Aaron Falzon added 11.
In the tightly contested contest, neither team held a lead larger than six points. The difference in the contest came at the free throw line where the All-Stars made 41 attempts compared to 16 for the Wildcats.
NU got off to a good start as two baskets by Demps and 3-pointers from Law and Sanjay Lumpkin gave the 'Cats an early 10-5 lead. However, a 14-4 run by the All-Stars turned the five-point deficit into a five-point lead. Triples by Falzon and Scottie Lindsey as well as a deep buzzer-beater by Law got Northwestern within 24-23 after the first quarter.
The All-Stars earned their largest lead of the game at 34-28, but a 3-pointer by Lumpkin started an 11-3 run that put Northwestern back up, 39-37. The squads eventually went into halftime tied at 44 with Demps leading the way with 11 points over the opening 20 minutes of play.
The second half started off right for NU with Bryant McIntosh nailing a 3-pointer, helping the Wildcats take their largest advantage, 53-48. The All-Stars used their size and experience to hang around before back-to-back baskets for Northwestern by Falzon gave the 'Cats a 63-60 advantage after three quarters.
Seven straight points by the opposition to start the final period put the Wildcats down by four, but consecutive 3-pointers by Law gave NU the lead back, 71-69.
But again, the All-Stars battled back and a pair of free throws with 1:56 left found the Wildcats down 78-73. Still down by five with 30 seconds to go, NU was fouled shooting a 3-pointer but managed to convert only one of three from the charity stripe.
The All-Stars split a pair of free throws on the other end preceded Olah making two from the stripe to make 83-80 with 18.7 seconds to go. Two misses from the line kept NU in it and Demps scored on a driving layup with 4.1 seconds left to make it a one-point game.
Northwestern had one last chance as the All-Stars made one of two free throws with 2.7 seconds remaining, but a half-court heave by Demps was just off the mark.
The Wildcats return to action at 1 p.m. Central time Tuesday when they face Eurocolegio Casvi in Madrid. For all of the latest information on the Wildcats throughout their tour of Spain, please visit NUsports.com/Spain.
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