Northwestern Hosts Creighton Wednesday in Gavitt Tipoff Games

11/14/2017 4:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball

By: Nick Brilowski

NORTHWESTERN BASKETBALL: GAME DAY INFORMATION
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION	BROADCAST	LIVE STATS
Wed., Nov. 15	Creighton	8 p.m.	Allstate Arena; Rosemont, Ill.	BTN and BTN2Go	SIDEARM
Radio: ESPN 1000 (Dave Eanet and Joey Meyer) TV: BTN (Kevin Kugler and Jon Crispin) Social: Twitter (@NUMensBball and @NU_SportsLIVE) \| Instagram (@numensbball) \| Facebook Game Notes: Northwestern \| Creighton TICKETS

EVANSTON, Ill. -- No. 20/20 Northwestern continues its busy opening stretch to the season Wednesday hosting BIG EAST foe Creighton at Allstate Arena as part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games. Tip time is set for 8 p.m.

Tickets are available at NUsports.com, by calling 888-GO-PURPLE or at the Allstate Arena Ticket Office.

Wednesday's game is the third of five games over a 10-day span to open the season for the Wildcats.

The Wildcats (2-0) are coming off a 75-66 home win over Saint Peter's on Monday. Bryant McIntosh led five Northwestern players in double figures with 17 points while matching a career high with 7 rebounds. NU finished the contest with a 34-16 rebounding advantage. NU went 23-of-24 (.958) from the free throw line in Monday's win. It's the seventh-best single-game effort in school history (minimum 15 attempts) and the best with only one miss.

Scottie Lindsey lead the 'Cats in scoring through two contests with an average of 19.0 points per game. NU currently has four players averaging double-figure scoring.

Northwestern leads the all-time series with Creighton, 3-2. Creighton won the last meeting, 87-79, Dec. 22, 2011 in Omaha despite a 34-point effort from Drew Crawford. The Wildcats won the most recent matchup in Illinois, 65-52, Nov. 28, 2010 in Evanston with John Shurna leading the way with 23 points.

Wednesday's contest features two individuals who have been named to the 50-member watch lists for the Naismith Award and the Wooden Award, both of which honor the nation's top player. Senior guards Bryant McIntosh of Northwestern and Marcus Foster of Creighton both have earned the preseason recognition. They are preseason all-conference picks of the Big Ten and Big East, respectively.

Scouting Creighton
The Bluejays are off to a 2-0 start, averaging 100.5 points per contest in the early stages of the season. Creighton defeated Alcorn State, 109-72, in its most recent game Sunday. Preseason first-team All-Big East selection Marcus Foster has tallied 23 points in each of the team's two games and is shooting .773 percent (17-22) from the field. Martin Krampelj is the team's leading rebounder at 10.5 boards per game. Greg McDermott is in his eighth season as head coach. He has a 1-2 career record against Northwestern, including a 1-1 mark at Creighton while losing a lone matchup while at Iowa State.