Robbie Beran scored eight of his 15 points in the first six minutes, Ty Berry posted a double-double and Northwestern beat Northern Illinois 63-46 on Friday night in Evanston.
Beran set the tone for the Wildcats, knocking down an early jumper and following it with a pair of 3-pointers to get Northwestern off to a 14-8 lead barely five minutes into the game.
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Boo Buie had 13 points, six rebounds and seven assists for the Wildcats while Berry finished with 11 points, 11 rebounds and three steals.
Northwestern (2-0) shot 24 of 58 (41.4%) from the field and had 16 assists on its 24 made baskets.
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Keshawn Williams scored 19 points for Northern Illinois (0-2). The Huskies were 17-for-51 (33.3%) shooting.
