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Pardon Posts Double-Double in 62-50 Setback to Minnesota
2/28/2019 10:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern fell to Minnesota, 62-50, on Thursday night at the new Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Dererk Pardon recorded his seventh double-double of the season and 16th of his career with 16 points and 13 rebounds. He shot 6-for-11 from the floor to help maintain his position as the player with the highest career field goal percentage in Wildcat history.
Vic Law dished out a career-high seven assists while adding 13 points, marking the 23rd time this season he has scored in double-figures.
The Wildcats also got valuable minutes off the bench from Miller Kopp. The first-year tied a career high with two three-pointers en route to a nine-point performance to bring NU within four of the Golden Gophers.
Northwestern continued to share the ball well, assisting on 13 of its 18 field goals. They now own a 61.8 percent assist rate on the campaign, one of the top in the nation.
Late in the half, senior captains Pardon and Law combined for a trio of buckets to give the Wildcats momentum heading into the break. Pardon grabbed 10 rebounds in the frame, marking the eighth time this season he has recorded double-digit boards. Kopp paced the Wildcats with seven points at the halfway point.
Pardon continued to have his way in the second stanza, grabbing a pair of early baskets before hitting the fourth three-pointer of his career. Sophomore Anthony Gaines kept up the intensity on the defensive end with career-high with four steals, all coming in the second half.
Chicago's Big Ten team will head down to Champaign on Sunday to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.
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