In what can only be described as a root canal in basketball form, Northwestern had the ball tied with DePaul 79-79 with 30.4 left.

Jayden Reid held the ball. He took a shot and missed. Nick Martinelli rebounded.

Fittingly, he was fouled.

His two free throws gave NU an 81-79 lead, and in a game that thankfully ended. NU held off DePaul in a touchy, disjointed and unrhythmic game.

Here are our observations from DePaul and Northwestern’s foul fest on Friday night at Wintrust Arena.

Youth vs. portal

DePaul remade the core of its team through the transfer portal.

CJ Gunn was a returnee, but he transferred in from Indiana. Kaleb Banks,

While Northwestern made its own additions, like Arrinten Page, Jayden Reid and Max Green, the core of the ‘Cats lineup is made up of experienced players C

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