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Northwestern Set to Take On American
11/11/2018 12:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| NORTHWESTERN BASKETBALL: GAME DAY INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | BROADCAST | LIVE STATS |
| Monday, Nov. 12 | American | 7 p.m. | The New Welsh-Ryan Arena | BTN Plus on BTN2Go | NUsports.com |
| Radio: ESPN Radio AM-1000 (Dave Eanet and Joey Meyer) Social: Twitter (@NUMensBball and @NU_SportsLIVE) | Instagram (@numensbball) | Facebook Game Notes: Northwestern | American |
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EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern basketball will host the American Eagles in the new Welsh-Ryan Arena at 7 p.m. on Monday night.
The Wildcats seek to move to 2-0 after defeating New Orleans, 82-52, in their season opener on Thursday. In the contest, forward Vic Law became the 36th player in program history to record 1,000 career points. The fifth-year senior finished with 18 points, six rebounds, and five assists.
Congrats to @Followthe_LAW!
— Northwestern On BTN (@NUOnBTN) November 9, 2018
The @NUMensBball senior just surpassed 1,000 career points: pic.twitter.com/HPKq8fCctp
Graduate transfer guard Ryan Taylor scored a game-high 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting while hitting a career-high six threes — the most ever for a Wildcat in their NU debut. Center Dererk Pardon and forward A.J. Turner joined Law and Taylor in double-figures with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
Story checks out: Ryan Taylor is a baller ??#B1GCats | #PoundTheRock pic.twitter.com/yWDh5Xu2br
— NU Men's Basketball (@NUMensBball) November 9, 2018
Northwestern defeated American in the only time the two teams met, back in the 2010-11 season, by a score of 78-62 in Evanston. A win would give the Wildcats a 2-0 start for the ninth-straight year.
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