Northwestern improves to 10-2 after a 74-63 win against Jackson State behind Ty Berry and Ryan Langborg

Ty Berry scored 20 points, Ryan Langborg added 17 and the pair combined for nine 3-pointers in Northwestern’s 74-63 victory over Jackson State on Friday night in Evanston.

Berry was 5 of 10 from long range and Langborg 4 of 8. Boo Buie chipped in 12 points, five rebounds and five assists for Northwestern (10-2).

Ken Evans Jr. made five 3-pointers and finished with 23 points to lead Jackson State (4-9). Chase Adams added 13 points and six assists.

Northwestern took the lead for good 21-19 midway through the first half. Adams scored the last four points to pull Jackson State to 39-33 at the break.

Jordan O’Neal’s layup to open the second half cut the Tigers’ deficit to 39-35. Matthew Nicholson answered with an alley-oop dunk to spark a 21-10 run, and the Wildcats led 61-45 with 11:48 to play. Coltie Young’s 3 pulled the Tigers within 10 points a couple of minutes later, but they didn’t get any closer.

Northwestern, which has won six of seven, resumes Big Ten play at No. 11 Illinois on Tuesday.