Brooks Barnhizer and Northwestern will take the court against Jailen Bedford and UNLV on Friday.
Northwestern and UNLV will take the court for the second straight day at Mullett Arena. In Tempe, Arizona, they will take on UNLV in the consolation game of the Arizona Tip-Off, Cactus Division. The Wildcats came into this game with one loss under their belt. That loss came against Dayton, who took down No. 2-ranked UConn. They had previously beaten Lehigh, IUC, Eastern Illinois, Montana State, and Pepperdine, all on their home court at the Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois.
They opened up this four-team tournament with a first-round against Butler. They were down three at the halftime break and battled back to win the second half by one point, but they lost the game by two points. Brooks Barnhizer led the team with 24 points on 7-of-15 shooting and two assists. Nick Martinelli had seven points and a team-high eight rebounds.
The Rebels similarly came into this tournament with one loss. They were taken down by Memphis, who made it to the championship game of the Maui Invitational. Other than that, they had beaten Alabama State, Omaha, Pepperdine, and New Mexico State. They matched up with the No. 25 ranked team in the nation, Mississippi State in the first round.
They went down by 13 points at the halftime break and would end up losing the game by 12 points. Despite the loss, Jailen Bedford led the team with 13 points and four rebounds. Jalen Hill had 11 points and a team-high five rebounds, tied with Jacob Bannarbie and Brooklyn Hicks.
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