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High Point Panthers at Northwestern Wildcats

Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena

Time: 7:00 PM CT

Watch: BTN+

Listen: ESPN 1000

Northwestern will be looking to keep up their impressive defensive effort that they showed in their season opener and start the season 2-0. Their matchup this week is the High Point Panthers who are currently 1-0 after knocking off the Mount Olive Trojans. 

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LIVE THREAD:

Northwestern Starting Five:

G- Boo Buie

G - Casey Simmons

G - Ty Berry

F - Pete Nance

F - Robbie Beran

High Point Starting Five:

G - Jaden House

G - John-Michael Wright

F - Zach Austin

C - Emmanuel Izunabor

F - Rob Peterson III

FIRST HALF

19:46 Austin drains a midrange jump shot to put High Point up, 2-0.

19:20 Buie makes floater in the lane to even the score, 2-2.

17:55 House makes a three-pointer to put the Panthers up 6-4.

17:32 Izunabor makes a midrange jumper to give High Point the lead again, 8-6.

15:55 Wright makes a contested layup to extend the Panthers lead 10-6.

15:20 Wright makes a fading jumper to give High Point a 12-6 lead.

14:10 Wright makes contested three pointer to give the Panthers a 15-6 lead.

13:14 Buie feeds Ryan Young down low for an easy two, 17-10.

12:45 Wright makes contested one-legged midrange fading jumpsuit, 19-10.

12:23 Ryan Greer makes midrange jumper, 19-12.

6:54 Buie makes a three to even the score 21-21.

5:36 Caden Sanchez makes a running hook for High Point to give them the lead 23-21.

5:16 Young makes a layup to tie the score again 23-23.

4:41 Ryan Greer makes a corner three to give the Wildcats the lead 26-23.

3:55 Greer makes another three to extend the lead 29-23.

3:08 Buie makes a floater in the lane to extend the lead 31-23.

2:10 Austin makes three point jump shot for the Panthers to cut the deficit to 5, 31-26.

:58 Izunabor makes a contested layup for High Point, 34-31.

:12 Wright makes pull-up jumper off a forced turnover for the Panthers, 34-33.

Halftime: Northwestern 34 - High Point 33

SECOND HALF

19:38 Nance knocks down a three to give the Wildcats a two-point lead. 37-35

17:08 Austin makes a three for High Point to cut the deficit to two, 42-40.

16:49 Berry knocks down a three to extend Northwestern's lead, 45-40.

16:00 Nance hits mid-range jumper, 47-40.

15:26 Nance makes and-one layup, 49-40.

14:46 Nance hits a three from the top of the key, 53-40.

13:27 Roper II drops of a pass for Young, who finishes the easy layup, 57-40.

12:49 Roper II assists another Young layup, 59-41.

11:44 House makes a three-point jumper, 63-44.

10:20 Young makes post layup, 68-46.

9:30 Peterson III converts layup attempt, 68-50

8:54 Nance puts back a missed layup by Buie, 70-50.

8:35 Berry scores a fastbreak layup, 72-50.

7:54 Greer makes post fade, 74-50.

6:32 Beran tips in layup, 76-50.

3:15 Wright makes driving layup, 84-57.

2:50 Nance makes driving hook, 86-57.

2:09 Greer drills three-pointer, 89-57.

1:32 Simmons makes driving layup, 91-59.

:33 Williams hammers home dunk, 95-59.

Final: Northwestern 95 - High Point 60