Northwestern University Athletics
Tuesday, February 21
Champaign, Ill.
7 p.m.
Northwestern
20-8, 9-6
50
at
66
Illinois
16-12, 6-9
1
2
F
Northwestern
32
18
50
Illinois
33
33
66
Cold Shooting Dooms Northwestern At Illinois
2/21/2017 9:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball
McIntosh leads Northwestern with 16 points
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Northwestern couldn't overcome an ice-cold shooting performance in the second half in falling 66-50 to Illinois Tuesday night at State Farm Center.
Bryant McIntosh led the Wildcats (20-8, 9-6 Big Ten) with 16 points while Gavin Skelly added 11. Dererk Pardon collected a game-high 12 rebounds.
NU connected on only two of their first 10 field goal attempts as Illinois jumped out to a 13-5 lead six minutes into the game.
A 3-pointer by Skelly got Northwestern's offense going, igniting a seven-point run that closed the 'Cats to within a point. The Wildcats held Illinois without a field goal for a six-minute span to help them get back in the contest.
With Vic Law saddled with foul trouble throughout the majority of the stanza, McIntosh picked up the slack. The junior scored 12 first-half points to help the guests hang around.
A free throw by Skelly eventually leveled the game at 26 with 2:07 remaining in the opening stanza before the Fighting Illini eventually took a 33-32 halftime lead.
The 'Cats recovered from a slow start to shoot 44.8 percent (13-29) from the field over the opening 20 minutes of play while Illinois shot 42.9 percent (12-28).
Both teams were ice-cold to begin the second half as Illinois scored the only two points over the opening four minutes of action.
Northwestern trailed 45-42 following a basket by McIntosh with 10:27 remaining when the Wildcats' offense went dry and the hosts pulled away.
NU returns to action at 7 p.m. Central time Saturday when it travels to Indiana.
Bryant McIntosh led the Wildcats (20-8, 9-6 Big Ten) with 16 points while Gavin Skelly added 11. Dererk Pardon collected a game-high 12 rebounds.
NU connected on only two of their first 10 field goal attempts as Illinois jumped out to a 13-5 lead six minutes into the game.
A 3-pointer by Skelly got Northwestern's offense going, igniting a seven-point run that closed the 'Cats to within a point. The Wildcats held Illinois without a field goal for a six-minute span to help them get back in the contest.
With Vic Law saddled with foul trouble throughout the majority of the stanza, McIntosh picked up the slack. The junior scored 12 first-half points to help the guests hang around.
A free throw by Skelly eventually leveled the game at 26 with 2:07 remaining in the opening stanza before the Fighting Illini eventually took a 33-32 halftime lead.
The 'Cats recovered from a slow start to shoot 44.8 percent (13-29) from the field over the opening 20 minutes of play while Illinois shot 42.9 percent (12-28).
Both teams were ice-cold to begin the second half as Illinois scored the only two points over the opening four minutes of action.
Northwestern trailed 45-42 following a basket by McIntosh with 10:27 remaining when the Wildcats' offense went dry and the hosts pulled away.
NU returns to action at 7 p.m. Central time Saturday when it travels to Indiana.
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Team Stats
NU
ILL
FG%
.321
.400
3FG%
.222
.333
FT%
.714
.640
RB
30
42
TO
11
8
STL
2
6
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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