Northwestern/SIU-E first half thread

[Straus2018]

The Wildcats and Cougars tip off at 2 p.m. on BTN plus. Northwestern is looking to go 7-1 for the first time since the 2011-2012 season.

 

[Straus2018]

12-8 Northwestern with 11:45 to go. Olah with six early points, but the 'Cats have missed many open looks and are 0-6 from deep

 

[Straus2018]

18-13 with 7:50 left in the half. Both teams are shooting it poorly: Northwestern at 40 percent, and SIU-E at 33.3. Olah leads all scorers with 11 points, no other Wildcat has more than two.

 

[Straus2018]

Northwestern's first three-pointer comes courtesy of Aaron Falzon, 15 minutes into the game. 31-18 Wildcats

 

[Straus2018]

35-26 Wildcats at the half. Both teams shooting below 40 percent from the field. Olah has 12 points, Falzon with eight and Northwestern's only three-pointers (he's 2-3 from deep, the rest of the team is 0-8)