Northwestern men’s basketball unofficially opened its season on Friday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena by comfortably handling Division II school UI-Springfield 89-52 in a thoroughly lopsided scrimmage.
Freshman Isiah Brown starred off the bench for the Wildcats with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting in 23 minutes, while starting backcourt mates Bryant McIntosh and Scottie Lindsey helped lead the charge, combining for 24 points and asserting their influence on the game in all facets. The display put on by the big men was also encouraging, with Dererk Pardon and Gavin Skelly sharing the majority of minutes at the center position and scoring and rebounding effectively down low.