National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northwestern 90, New Orleans 63
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 28, 2015
Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois
Officials: # Bo Boroski, # Terry Oglesby, # Earl Walton
Attendance: 6015

Guard Scottie Lindsey came off the bench to score 26 points, fueling Northwestern's 90-63 rout of New Orleans on Saturday at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill.

Lindsey, a sophomore, hit 9 of 12 shots, including 6 of 7 3-pointers for the Wildcats, who jumped out early and were never challenged. The 23 points were a career high for Lindsey.

Northwestern shot 55.2 percent and made 14 of 15 free throws.

Guard Tre Demps added 16 points, and guard Bryant McIntosh finished with 13. Center Alex Olah had a career-high six blocks.

Northwestern put this one away early, jumping out to a 27-12 lead in the first 10 minutes and taking a 48-25 lead at halftime.

Northwestern (5-1) travels to Virginia Tech on Tuesday to open play in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.

New Orleans guard Nate Frye had 14 points to lead the Privateers (2-3), and guard Cameron Reed added 13. New Orleans shot just 37.5 percent and was outrebounded 40-24.
Top Game Performances
 
New Orleans   Northwestern
Nate Frye 14 Scoring Scottie Lindsey 26
Tevin Broyles 3 Assists Bryant McIntosh 7
Erik Thomas 4 Rebounds Alex Olah 8
Nate Frye 5 Free Throws Made Joey Van Zegeren 4
Nate Frye 2 Steals Tre Demps 3
Tevin Broyles 1 Blocks Alex Olah 6
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New Orleans 63 37.5 4-9 23-33 13 16 3 6 15
Northwestern 90 55.2 12-26 14-15 22 36 10 6 16