Wildcats Host Badgers Tuesday at Welsh-Ryan

1/11/2016 2:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball

NORTHWESTERN BASKETBALL: GAME DAY INFORMATION
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION	BROADCAST	LIVE STATS
Tue., Jan. 12	Wisconsin	6 p.m.	Welsh-Ryan Arena	BTN and BTN2GO	SIDEARM
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern hosts its first of two games at Welsh-Ryan Arena this week when it takes on Wisconsin at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Northwestern (14-3, 2-2 B1G) is coming off a 77-52 victory at Minnesota on Saturday. Freshman Aaron Falzon matched a career high with 20 points, including hitting six 3-pointers. Bryant McIntosh dished out a career-best 11 assists and Sanjay Lumpkin pulled down 10 rebounds as NU outscored the Golden Gophers 45-26 in the second half.

The Wildcats' 25-point margin of victory was their largest in a Big Ten road game since a 77-20 victory at Chicago on Jan. 14, 1944. It was the largest winning margin in a Big Ten game overall since a 78-47 home win over Ohio State on Jan. 25, 1997. Saturday's win improved Northwestern to 4-0 through its first four true road games for the second time in school history. The 1930-31 team also won its first four road games en route to 7-0 road record.

After struggling from 3-point range the previous two games, Northwestern shot 11-of-25 from behind the arch in the win over the Golden Gophers. Northwestern is 8-0 this season when making 10 or more 3-pointers in a game. Five different Wildcats have hit at least 21 triples during the 2015-16 season.

With his 11 assists on Saturday, McIntosh became the first Northwestern player in school history to record 10 or more assists in a game multiple times in the same season. He also posted 10 assists in a win over Sacred Heart on Dec. 21. McIntosh's average of 7.2 assists per game leads the Big Ten and ranks eighth nationally. He has handed out eight or more assists 10 times this season. The 11 assists were the second most ever by an NU player in a Big Ten game, trailing only the 12 that Jerry Marifke handed out vs. Wisconsin on Feb. 19, 1977.

Scouting Wisconsin
The Badgers suffered a 63-60 home loss to third-ranked Maryland on Saturday, dropping them to 9-8 overall and 1-3 in Big Ten play. The three league losses have been by a combined 10 points. Nigel Hayes posted 17 points against the Terrapins while Ethan Happ added 16 points and 11 rebounds. Hayes and Bronson Koenig lead the team with averages of 15.8 and 13.9 points per game, respectively. Greg Gard is the interim head coach of the Badgers, taking over for Bo Ryan who retired just prior to the new year.