Wildcats Set to Host Friars for 80s Night

Wednesday, November 13

Evanston, Ill.

8 P.M.

Northwestern

Providence

Wildcats Set to Host Friars for 80s Night

11/12/2019 3:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball

NORTHWESTERN MEN'S BASKETBALL: GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION	Live Stream	Live Stats
Wednesday, Nov. 13	Providence	8 p.m.	Welsh-Ryan Arena	BTN	S idearm
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EVANSTON, Ill. - The Wildcats are set to host the Providence Friars for 80's night in Welsh-Ryan Arena on Wednesday night. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m.

The matchup marks the fifth annual Gavitt Tipoff Games, an early season series with matchups between the Big Ten and the BIG EAST. The series is named in honor of BIG EAST founder and basketball visionary Dave Gavitt.

Three Wildcats finished with double-digit scoring performances in the season opener against Merrimack, led by Pete Nance's first career double-double. The sophomore had a career-high 19 points and pulled down 12 rebounds.

Wednesday night will be the third meeting between Northwestern and Providence with the first meeting dating back to Dec. 28, 1966 in Madison Square Garden.

STORYLINES:

Free (Throw) Fallin': Sophomore Miller Kopp led the Wildcats with a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line. The last player to finish perfect from the free throw line with at least five attempts was Anthony Gaines who did so on Mar. 3, 2019 against Illinois. As a team, Northwestern finished 19-for-24 (.792) from the charity stripe.

Let's Hear It For The Boys: Five different players made their Wildcat debut in the season opener against Merrimack, including starters Pat Spencer and Ryan Young as well as true first-years Boo Buie, Robbie Beran and Jared Jones. Spencer finished the game in double-digits with 10 points, five rebounds and two assists, and scored seven straight points for the NU offense early in the second half

Double or Nothing: Pete Nance opened his sophomore campaign with a double-double with a career high 19 points and 12 rebounds. This was Nance's first career double-double, making him the only active Wildcat with one, and the first since Dererk Pardon did so against Ohio State on Mar. 6, 2019.

QUOTABLES:

"It's going to be a process that were going to fight through. We're playing a lot of young guys and we are committed to seeing this team grow. We're not going to quit."

-    Sullivan-Ubben Head Coach Chris Collins on the process of developing a young team

"It starts with our preparation. We've got to look at ourselves and see what we're doing wrong and correct it. We're all going to be sharp and ready to go for next game.

-     Sophomore Pete Nance on the ways the team can improve

"We're going to play our first-years, I'm committed to doing that. It's the only way we're going to get better is by playing our young guys and getting them experience.

-    Collins on the young talent

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