La Salle suffers 1st loss to No. 20 Northwestern

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Bryant McIntosh scored 21 points and Scottie Lindsey added 20 to lead No. 20 Northwestern to an 82-74 win over La Salle in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday.

The Wildcats (3-1) advance to play Texas Tech in Sunday's championship. Northwestern has not won an in-season tournament since the 2013 South Padre Island Invitational.

Derek Pardon added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats. Aaron Falzon chipped in 11 points.

Northwestern made 12 of 21 3-point attempts and shot 56 percent from the field.

After suffering its first loss of the season to Creighton, 92-88 on Wednesday, Northwestern struggled early against the Explorers (3-1). Tied 13-13, the Wildcats loosened up with a 9-1 run that was capped by Lindsey's layup at 9:38 to make it 22-14.

Northwestern dominated inside and out in the first half on the way to a 46-24 lead.

B.J. Johnson led La Salle with 22 points.

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