The Northwestern Wildcats men’s basketball team continues its season-opening, five-game homestand against the Boston Terriers of the Patriot League.
The Wildcats (2-0) have posted two quality wins over East Coast teams. NU has not trailed in either game.
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Most recently, Jake West led the charge Friday night, scoring a career-high 23 points in NU’s win over Stony Brook, 78-65.
The sophomore guard, who’s the youngest co-captain for a Wildcat squad since Pat Baldwin in the 1991-1992 campaign, had six assists, three rebounds and four three-pointers. He’s the first Northwestern guard since Drew Crawford in 2010 to score at least 20 points in each of the Wildcats’ first two games of a season.
Frankly, the first half put the ‘Cats ahead of the Seawolves for good. NU shot a stellar 71 percent from three-point range in that period, and 58 percent overall.
Northwestern shot a tick over 48 percent from the field and knocked down 12 three-pointers on 52 percent shooting from downtown. Ten of those threes came in the first half, the Wildcats’ most in a half since 2022 against Nebraska. Defensively, Northwestern held Stony Brook to 39 percent shooting.
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LA Pratt added 16 points and six rebounds, shooting 5 of 8 from the field. Phoenix Gill impressed with a career-high 14 points, hitting four of his six attempts from beyond the arc.
Angelo Ciaravino contributed across the board with eight points, seven rebounds, four blocks and two steals, despite not making a field goal in the first half.
Questions remain about how the program will handle its shortage of forwards. Okku Federiko scored three points and caught three boards in just over 21 minutes. Colin Smith also got a starting nod, hitting two three-pointers. Ryan Soulis had eight points off the bench.
The visiting Boston Terriers (2-0) opened their season with wins over Northeastern and Brown.
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How to Watch
Matchup: Boston Terriers (2-0) vs. Northwestern Wildcats (2-0)
Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena | Evanston, Illinois
Date: Monday, Nov. 9, 2026
Time: 7 p.m. CT / 8 p.m. ET
TV: Big Ten Network
Broadcast Crew:
Radio/Online Stream: WGN Radio / SiriusXM Channel 257
Radio Broadcast Crew:
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Dave Eanet (play-by-play)
Betting Odds (Bet365)
Point Spread:
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Northwestern -13.5 (-105)
Over/Under: 143
Moneyline:
Lines and odds via Bet365. Odds are subject to change.
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Questionable:
Jack Karasinski (Concussion)
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Jayden Hodge (Knee)
Luke McEldon (Personal)