Basketball Game Preview: Northwestern Tigers vs. Cumberland Beavers

The Northwestern Tigers will take on the Cumberland Beavers in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Northwestern is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Hayward on Friday as Northwestern made off with a 90-69 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Tigers who have now won three matchups in a row.

Meanwhile, Cumberland's undefeated season came to an end after four games on Friday. They fell just short of Barron by a score of 68-66. The loss was the Beavers' first of the season.

Northwestern's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.7 points per game. As for Cumberland, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.

Northwestern didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Cumberland when the teams last played back in February, but they still walked away with a 75-70 victory. Will Northwestern repeat their success, or does Cumberland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.