A well-balanced attack led Northwestern over Southwood in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. The Northwestern Tigers were the clear victor by a 60-39 margin over the Southwood Knights. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Knights, too.
Northwestern was led to victory by Connor Binnion and Hayden Cook. Binnion went 9 for 12 en route to 20 points, while Cook almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Brock Shank, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 10 points.
Southwood lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Bryce Wilcox, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. Maddox Marshall was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 11 points and four steals.
Tigers
| 01/31/25 @ Southwood | 60-39 |
| 01/24/25 @ Wabash | 51-49 |
| 01/18/25 vs Northfield | 55-42 |
The win was the third in a row for Northwestern, bringing their record for this year to 9-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for Southwood, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-7.
Northwestern wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 52-50 victory against Carroll on the 1st. Southwood has also already played their next matchup (against Rochester), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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