Northwestern beats Boston University 72-55 to move to 3-0
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The gist
Northwestern beat Boston University 72-55 at home, leading by 18 at its largest.
Boston University's 19 turnovers decided a matchup of two unbeaten teams.
Background
Northwestern is a Big Ten program hosting at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill., while Boston University is a Patriot League program that entered on a two-game road trip. Both teams came in 2-0: Northwestern had beaten Stony Brook 78-65 behind Jake West's career-high 23 points, and Boston University had won 72-67 at Brown on Kyrone Alexander's career-best 29 points. Northwestern had won both prior meetings, 78-74 in 1959 and 76-57 last season, and was without graduate transfer Jack Karasinski, out with a concussion.
How it unfolded
- Nov 6, 2026Northwestern moved to 2-0 by beating Stony Brook 78-65, with Jake West scoring a career-high 23 points. Boston University also stayed unbeaten, winning 72-67 at Brown as Kyrone Alexander scored a career-best 29.
- Nov 9, 2026Northwestern hosted Boston University at Welsh-Ryan Arena, tipping at 7 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network.
- Nov 9, 2026Northwestern won 72-55, leading 39-24 at halftime and for 98% of the game. Boston University committed 19 turnovers to Northwestern's 5.
Key terms
- Big Ten
- A major U.S. collegiate athletic conference, the oldest in NCAA Division I, originally named for its ten member universities.
- Patriot League
- An NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletic conference of mostly private colleges and two U.S. service academies in the Northeastern United States.
- turnovers
- In basketball, a loss of possession to the opposing team before a shot is attempted.
Source: Wikipedia
Who’s saying what
- Coach
- Northwestern coach Chris Collins said Angelo Ciaravino "just does a lot of things that help you win" and that "Angelo's superpower is his activity."
- Player
- Northwestern sophomore guard Jake West said nearly half a year in the Big Ten greatly helped his development and credited Collins for believing in him as a freshman.
- Coach
- Boston University coach Joe Jones praised the Terriers' scoring balance and called reserve Alex Zakheim's competitiveness an asset against more physical opponents.