McIntosh Scores 20, Leads Northwestern Past Fairfield
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Bryant McIntosh scored 20 points and Trey Demps added 14 and Northwestern beat Fairfield, 79-72, on Wednesday night.
McIntosh's acrobatic driving lay-up and free throw with 52 seconds remaining pushed the Wildcats lead to eight points after Fairfield had pulled within three after trailing by double digits earlier in the second half.
McIntosh was 8 of 13 from the field, and 6 of 8 from the line. Aaron Falzon scored 13 points and Alex Olah added 11 to round out Northwestern's (2-0) balanced scoring attack.
Marcus Gilbert led Fairfield (0-3) with 18 points. Curtis Cobb had 13 points for the Stags.
Trailing 68-65, Fairfield had a chance to tie the game with 1:41 remaining but Tyler Nelson's 3-point attempt rimmed out. Northwestern pulled away from there, using late free throws to close out the victory.
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