Friday, November 10
Evanston, Ill.
7:30 p.m. CT
Northwestern
vs
Dayton
Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics
Wildcats Welcome Dayton for Friday Night Tilt
11/9/2023 2:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern continues its season-opening homestand with a highly-anticipated matchup against Dayton at 7:30 p.m. CT on Friday, Nov. 10 inside Welsh-Ryan Arena. The contest will air on BTN with Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Bruce Weber (analyst) on the call, while Dave Eanet (play-by-play) and Billy McKinney (analyst) will have the radio call on WGN 720 and SiriusXM Channel 382.
In their season opener, the Wildcats rallied past Binghamton 72-61 on Monday night behind a game-high 27 points from Preseason All-Big Ten selection Boo Buie. His 27 points are the most by a Wildcat in a season-opener since John Shurna posted 31 points in a win at Northern Illinois in 2010. Buie nailed his 200th career 3-pointer on Monday night, vaulting himself into eighth place for career 3-pointers made in school history. The Albany, N.Y. native earned Preseason All-American (Blue Ribbon) recognition and was named to NABC Division I Player of the Year and Bob Cousy Award Watch Lists.
Brooks Barnhizer notched his third career double-double in his first career start, tallying 18 points while hauling in 13 rebounds. Barnhizer also went 10-for-10 from the free-throw line, becoming just one of two players in the country since 2010 to post a double-double while shooting 100-percent (min. 10 attempts) from the free-throw line with at least four steals and two blocks.
Transfer guard Ryan Langborg scored 13 points (6-11 fg) in his Northwestern debut, marking the first Wildcat to score 10+ points and shoot over 50-percent from the field in their debut since Ty Berry and Chase Audige did so against UAPB on Dec. 2, 2020.
Matthew Nicholson stuffed the stat sheet with five points, six rebounds, four assists, four blocks, and three steals, setting career-highs in both blocks and assists.
The Wildcat defense notched 12 steals and nine blocks in the win over Binghamton, marking the first time since at least 2010-11 the team posted at least nine steals and nine blocks in the same game. Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins improved to 10-1 in season openers.
Northwestern, winners of the last two games of the series against Dayton, hosts the Flyers in Evanston for the first time since 1998. In the most recent meeting, the Wildcats earned a 67-64 win in the State Farm Chicago Legends hosted at the United Center. The all-time series is tied, 2-2. As part of the home-and-home series, Northwestern will play at Dayton on a date to be determined during the 2024-25 season.
Dayton recorded a 63-47 win over SIUE in its season opener behind 19 points from Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List member DaRon Holmes II. The Flyers were tabbed as preseason favorites in the Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll.
Northwestern will wrap up its season-opening three-game homestand against Western Michigan on Tuesday, Nov. 14 inside Welsh-Ryan Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. CT on B1G+ and WGN Radio 720.
In their season opener, the Wildcats rallied past Binghamton 72-61 on Monday night behind a game-high 27 points from Preseason All-Big Ten selection Boo Buie. His 27 points are the most by a Wildcat in a season-opener since John Shurna posted 31 points in a win at Northern Illinois in 2010. Buie nailed his 200th career 3-pointer on Monday night, vaulting himself into eighth place for career 3-pointers made in school history. The Albany, N.Y. native earned Preseason All-American (Blue Ribbon) recognition and was named to NABC Division I Player of the Year and Bob Cousy Award Watch Lists.
Brooks Barnhizer notched his third career double-double in his first career start, tallying 18 points while hauling in 13 rebounds. Barnhizer also went 10-for-10 from the free-throw line, becoming just one of two players in the country since 2010 to post a double-double while shooting 100-percent (min. 10 attempts) from the free-throw line with at least four steals and two blocks.
Transfer guard Ryan Langborg scored 13 points (6-11 fg) in his Northwestern debut, marking the first Wildcat to score 10+ points and shoot over 50-percent from the field in their debut since Ty Berry and Chase Audige did so against UAPB on Dec. 2, 2020.
Matthew Nicholson stuffed the stat sheet with five points, six rebounds, four assists, four blocks, and three steals, setting career-highs in both blocks and assists.
The Wildcat defense notched 12 steals and nine blocks in the win over Binghamton, marking the first time since at least 2010-11 the team posted at least nine steals and nine blocks in the same game. Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins improved to 10-1 in season openers.
Northwestern, winners of the last two games of the series against Dayton, hosts the Flyers in Evanston for the first time since 1998. In the most recent meeting, the Wildcats earned a 67-64 win in the State Farm Chicago Legends hosted at the United Center. The all-time series is tied, 2-2. As part of the home-and-home series, Northwestern will play at Dayton on a date to be determined during the 2024-25 season.
Dayton recorded a 63-47 win over SIUE in its season opener behind 19 points from Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List member DaRon Holmes II. The Flyers were tabbed as preseason favorites in the Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll.
Northwestern will wrap up its season-opening three-game homestand against Western Michigan on Tuesday, Nov. 14 inside Welsh-Ryan Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. CT on B1G+ and WGN Radio 720.
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