CHICAGO - It was not supposed to be that stressful.
After racing out to a huge lead in the first half, Northwestern was outscored by 20 in the second, but managed to pull out a close 67-64 win against the Dayton Flyers Saturday night at the United Center.
The game started off slowly, as it took almost a full two minutes for either team to get any points on the board. Scottie Lindsey broke the drought with a three pointer and suddenly the floodgates opened for the Wildcats. Northwestern sprinted out to a quick 11-0 lead, forcing Dayton to call timeout just 3:39 into the game.