Stony Brook at Northwestern

Jack Karasinski made seven threes in Northwestern's 86-60 opener against Binghamton on Monday, and the rest of the Wildcats went 5-for-19 from deep. Northwestern won by 26. Sophomore guard Jake West ran the offense with 20 points and 12 assists, and the bench scored six points, all from Phoenix Gill. In an exhibition before the opener, Iowa State beat the Wildcats by 35. Projected starting center Luke McEldon is on a leave of absence, which leaves a thinner front line to rebound with. Stony Brook lost its top four scorers from last season, led by Erik Pratt at 19.4 points a game, so last year's 17-15 record belongs to a different roster. Geno Ford, in his eighth season running the program, rebuilt through the transfer portal, added three new bigs, and returned five key pieces. I'm on Stony Brook on the spread tonight, with three new bigs set against a Northwestern front line missing its projected starting center.