No. 20 Northwestern snaps back

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

The Wildcats (3-1) will face Texas Tech in Sunday’s championship. Northwestern has not won an inseason tournament since the 2013 South Padre Island Invitational.

Dererk Pardon had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats, and Aaron Falzon scored 11.

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

After suffering its first loss of the season to Creighton, falling 92-88 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.

B.J. Johnson led the Explorers with 22 points.

Long-range bombers: No. 19 Purdue hit 19 of 31 from 3-point range and crushed Fairfield 106-64 in West Lafayette, Ind.

Dakota Mathias finished with a game-best 23 points, and Vince Edwards had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Boilermakers (4-0). The Stags fell to 2-1.

Hall stays perfect: Desi Rodriguez scored 19 points and No. 22 Seton Hall used an 18-2 second-half run to shake off pesky NJIT for an 82-53 win in Newark, N.J.

Sophomore Myles Powell added 13 points to help the Pirates (4-0) win their 20th straight nonconference game at the Prudential Center. NJIT is 1-2.

Always in control: Daxter Miles scored a career-high 32 points to lead No. 24 West Virginia to a 111-48 rout of visiting Morgan State (2-2).

The Mountaineers (2-1) shot 45 of 77 (58 percent).

Layups: Isaiah Reese posted the first triple-double in Canisius’ 114-year history with 23 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds in a 104-84 win over Youngstown State . ... Pennsylvania set a school record for margin of victory with a 99-40 rout of Penn State Brandywine, a member of the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association. AP