Fairleigh Dickinson Knights at Northwestern Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Undefeated Northwestern routs Fairleigh Dickinson 82-46
Northwestern (4-0) is off to its best start since 2014-15.
Young shot 6 of 8 from the floor and made all eight of his free throws. Nance was 7-of-8 shooting and collected his second double-double of the season and the sixth of his career.
Boo Buie had 11 points and five assists for Northwestern. Robbie Beran added 10 points. The Wildcats shot 53% (29 of 55) from the field and made 10 of their 20 3-point attempts.
Devon Dunn and Ibrahim Wattara scored 12 points apiece for Fairleigh-Dickinson (0-2).
The Wildcats had a double-digit lead five minutes into the game and built a 40-20 halftime advantage. Casey Simmons' 3-pointer stretched the lead to 32 points with about five minutes left.
Northwestern ended a four-game homestand and will travel to Newark, New Jersey and face Providence on Monday in the Legends Classic.
Fairleigh-Dickinson plays at St. John's on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 46 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 46 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Roy Dixon III Steal. | 46 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Daniel Rodriguez Turnover. | 46 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Robby Phillips Steal. | 46 - 82 |
Statistics
 FDU |
 NU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15-50 | FG | 29-55 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 2-15 | 3PT | 10-20 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 14-22 | FT | 14-18 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Assists | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 37 |
Game Information
Location: Evanston, IL
Attendance: 2,854 | Capacity:
2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 24-10 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 17-17 |
| Le Moyne | 10-8 | 5 | 15-17 |
| New Haven | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Wagner | 8-10 | 7 | 14-17 |
| Stonehill | 8-10 | 7 | 12-21 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Saint Francis | 5-13 | 10 | 7-24 |
| Chicago State | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 30-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-6 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 25-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 23-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-12 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 21-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |