The men’s basketball team bounced back after an ugly outing against UConn with a 61-58 grudge match over Northwestern in the Indy Classic.
Both teams crawled out of the gate, going a combined 0-of-9 from the field before a short jumper from Northwestern graduate guard Jayden Reid initiated the scoring.
As the game matured, each squad slowly settled down and started to string together consecutive made baskets. For the Dawgs, it was the streaky shooting of redshirt-sophomore forward Jamie Kaiser Jr. that propelled them to a 29-23 lead after a half littered with air balls, turnovers and ugly basketball.