Northwestern Closes Out Home Slate Against Wisconsin Thursday

2/21/2018 3:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball

By: Nick Brilowski

NORTHWESTERN BASKETBALL: GAME DAY INFORMATION
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION	BROADCAST	LIVE STATS
Thu., Feb. 22	Wisconsin	6 p.m.	Allstate Arena; Rosemont, Ill.	ESPN2 and WatchESPN	SIDEARM
Radio: 720 WGN (Dave Eanet and Joey Meyer) TV: ESPN2 (Jason Benetti and Robbie Hummel) Social: Twitter (@NUMensBball and @NU_SportsLIVE) \| Instagram (@numensbball) \| Facebook Game Notes: Northwestern \| Wisconsin TICKETS

EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern will honor Scottie Lindsey, Bryant McIntosh and Gavin Skelly in postgame Senior Night ceremonies Thursday after the Wildcats close out their home season by taking on Wisconsin at Allstate Arena. Tip time is set for 6 p.m.

Early arriving fans can take advantage of discounted concessions from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

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— NU Men's Basketball (@NUMensBball) February 21, 2018

NU's trio of seniors have compiled 74 career wins, two shy of matching the school record of 76 held by the class of 2012. They also helped NU to its first NCAA tournament appearance and victory a year ago.

Fans are encouraged to remain in their seats following the completion of the contest when Northwestern will recognize Lindsey, McIntosh and Skelly.

One of the best pure scorers in the Big Ten Conference, Scottie Lindsey has developed into one of the top offensive threats in the league. One of the most improved players in the conference a year ago, he scored a career-high 31 points in a victory at Penn State and earlier this season knocked down 7 three-pointers in leading the Wildcats to a win at DePaul. A third-team All-Big Ten selection as a junior, he has topped 20 points in a game seven times this year while ranking eighth in school history in career three-point field goals and in the top 20 in scoring.

Few players in school history have had the impact that McIntosh has had during his time at Northwestern. A four-year starter, McIntosh is one of just three players in Big Ten history to record at least 1,600 points and 675 assists in a career. A second-team All-Big Ten pick as a junior, he holds the top two single-season assist marks in school history and his 687 career assists are a school record while ranking seventh in Big Ten history. His 16 assists against Minnesota earlier this season set a Northwestern single-game record. Also a prolific scorer, McIntosh ranks sixth all-time at NU with 1,656 career points while also ranking in the top 10 in games played, games started, field goals, minutes played and free throw percentage.

Skelly has been a mainstay in the Wildcats' lineup for the last four years with his 124 games played entering tonight ranking eighth in school history. Despite coming off the bench for the majority of his career, the forward ranks eighth in school history in blocked shots while also ranking among the school's all-time leaders in field goal percentage. Known for high energy, Skelly fueled a comeback home win over Rutgers last season and posted career highs of 19 points and 11 rebounds in a victory over IUPUI as a junior.

Also a member of Chris Collins' first recruiting class, redshirt junior forward Vic Law enters Thursday's game with 992 points, eight shy of becoming the 36th Northwestern player to score 1,000 career points.

Dererk Pardon's 55 blocked shots are four shy of Alex Olah's single-season school record of 59 set in 2014-15. Pardon's .636 field goal percentage also currently ranks above the top NU single-season mark of .613 set by Evan Eschmeyer during the 1996-97 campaign.

Northwestern has won four of its last six regular-season meetings with Wisconsin.

The Wildcats won the first matchup between the teams this season, 60-52, Feb. 1 in Madison. NU held Wisconsin to 32.8 percent shooting and Pardon went a perfect 8-for-8 from the field in scoring a game-high 17 points.

Scouting Wisconsin
The Badgers (13-16, 6-10 B1G) have won their last two games, including a 73-63 comeback victory in overtime against Minnesota on Tuesday. Brevin Pritzl (20 points) and Brad Davison (19 points) combined to make 11 3-pointers for Wisconsin in the win. Ethan Happ leads the team with averages of 18.0 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per contest.