| Northwestern (4-0) vs. Miami University (2-1) |
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| Date | Tuesday, Nov. 25 | 8:30 p.m. |
| Location | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya | Puerto Aventuras, Mexico |
| Watch | CBS Sports Network |
| Listen | 720 WGN and wgnradio.com (Dave Eanet and Joey Meyer) |
| Live Stats | |
| Social Media | @NUMensBball  | Facebook  |
| Game Notes | Northwestern | Miami |
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern plays in Mexico for the first time in school history as it competes in the Cancun Challenge on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Wildcats open up play against Miami University at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. The contest is being televised live by CBS Sports Network.
The 'Cat are playing regular-season games outside the United States for the first time since participating in the San Juan Shootout in Puerto Rico on Dec. 19-20, 2006.
Big Ten teams have fared well in the Cancun Challenge, posting an 11-1 record in the event with a pair of tournament championships (Illinois, 2011; Wisconsin, 2013).
Northwestern lost a pair of games at its in-season tournament---Las Vegas Invitational---last season, but the Wildcats captured tournament crowns in each of the previous two years, winning the Charleston Classic (2011) and the South Padre Island Invitational (2012).
NU ran its record to 4-0 on Saturday with a 68-67 overtime win over Elon. Tre Demps led the Wildcats with 21 points, including hitting the game-winning shot with 48.1 seconds left in the extra session. Freshman Vic Law scored 14 of his career-high 16 points following halftime.
Scouting Miami
The RedHawks are coming off a 63-52 home win over Liberty on Saturday. Geovonie McKnight scored a team-high 19 points for Miami which overcame a three-point halftime deficit.
Senior guard Will Sullivan leads Miami with an average of 14.0 points per game with a .647 3-point field goal percentage (11-17). McKnight contributes 13.3 points per contest.
John Cooper is in his third season as the head coach at Miami where he has a 24-41 record.
UP NEXT...
The loser of the Northwestern/Miami game faces the loser of the Northern Iowa/Virginia Tech game square off at 6 p.m. Wednesday, while the winners play for the title at 8:30 p.m. Both contests are being televised by CBS Sports Network.
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