CHICAGO -- After building a big lead in the first half, Northwestern suddenly found itself running out of gas in a tight game down the stretch Saturday night.Coach Chris Collins turned toward the game clock for help or inspiration -- or both.Every dead ball, I saw guys on their knees, Collins said. I kept telling them, `Eight minutes! Six minutes! Four minutes! Two minutes!Sanjay Lumpkin had 14 points and 14 rebounds, Bryant McIntosh had 13 points, and the Wildcats survived a dismal final 10 minutes for a 67-64 victory over Dayton.Scottie Lindsey and Nathan Taphorn added 11 points apiece as Northwestern (9-2) won its sixth straight. The game was the first of a doubleheader at the United Center as part of the State Farm Chicago Legends.We were just trying to get to the finish line, Collins said. Fortunately, we were strong enough and did enough things to do that.Scoochie Smith had 18 points and Charles Cooke added 12 for Dayton (7-3), which had its five-game winning streak snapped.To our guys credit, I think you can see some fight, but we have to be more consistent, Dayton coach Archie Miller said. We have to be better. Whether it be the glass or our inability to run good offense, we just have not been as tough-minded as we needed to be against some of the teams weve played.Northwestern, which led by as many as 24, took charge early and appeared headed for a laugher. The Wildcats raced to an 11-0 lead less than four minutes into the game as Dayton missed its first eight shots.Northwestern took a 40-17 halftime lead as Dayton made just 4 of 28 field-goal attempts, a 14.3 percent shooting percentage.Cooke, who averaged 20 points in the first nine games, was scoreless in the first half on 0-for-5 shooting in 16 minutes.The Wildcats still led 55-33 with 10 minutes to go before Dayton made its furious rally. The Flyers cut the deficit to 59-55 with 1:28 left on a 3-pointer by Smith. Northwestern had missed 10 straight field goals before McIntosh hit an 18-footer to make it 61-55 with a minute to play.The Wildcats hung on from there.In years past, this was a game where maybe we would have given up that lead in the second half, said Lumpkin, a fifth-year senior. Maybe we wouldnt have won that game, made those tough plays. A lot of guys stepped up. Its great to see that growth.BIG PICTUREDayton: Although the Flyers entered the game with a 31-13 record against Power 5 conferences over the last 10 years, they were outclassed early on before rallying in the second half. Had Dayton started the game with some of the fire it showed after halftime, the result might have been different.Northwestern: How the Wildcats perform during Big Ten play will ultimately determine whether they make their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in March, but theyve put themselves in good position with a strong showing in the non-conference portion of the schedule -- despite the limp to the finish line on Saturday. NUs two losses were against teams currently ranked (Butler and Notre Dame) by a combined six points.UNITED FRONTAlthough Northwestern has played 11 Big Ten tournament games in the United Center, it was just its second regular-season game. Collins hopes to get the program to the point where it can play in the citys NBA arena frequently, but there clearly were more Dayton fans in attendance.They have a great program and a great fan base, and thats something we aspire to have, Collins said. You have to win, though. Thats my answer to everything.UP NEXTDayton: The Flyers host Vanderbilt on Wednesday to begin a three-game home stand.Northwestern: The Wildcats wrap up the non-conference schedule with a pair of home games, IUPUI on Tuesday and Houston Baptist on Thursday. Brenden Dillon Jersey . -- Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about the risks of head injuries during that time period when there was no collective bargaining agreement in place in the NFL. Martin Jones Jersey . 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England scrum-half Ben Youngs expects South Africa to revert to type at Twickenham on Saturday by attempting to beat us up.The Springboks have not lost to England in 12 matches dating back to 2006 but have entered a troubled phase in their proud history notable for a run of five defeats in nine Tests, constituting their worst season for a decade.Head coach Allister Coetzee has attempted to broaden their playing style away from the brutish route one approach that has been the bedrock of South Africa rugby, but -- having lost on all five of his appearances against this weekends opponents -- Youngs believes they will adopt a muscular approach.Everyone knows the biggest thing they bring is physicality so the physicality element of the game is going to be key, Youngs said.They have added to their game with four-man and three-man line-outs, theyve mixed it up a bit, but I think theyll go back to tradition and try to beat us up to a degree.But the boys are really focused on that. Theyre big guys and we need to get them down early. Weve worked hard on our tackle technique and physically trying to win the gain line.Whenever I have played them I have never felt that we have been outclassed, more physically beaten up. In the games that we lost we got beaten up and they got the gain line easily and put us under pressure.Ive never come off the field feeling there has been a massive gap, just that we havent been able to match them physically.Melbourne Storm defensive coach Jason Ryles, a former Australia ruugby league international, has been added to Englands coaching team on a temporary basis to assist preparations for South Africa.dddddddddddd.We naturally want to make two-man hits anyway, but Jason has come in to make sure were physical enough in that area. We have focused on trying to hit and stick, Youngs said.Its not too different to what we have done previously, but with the ball-carrying threat they have we dont want to get into a one-on-one wrestling match, we want to be able to try to two-man tackle guys which will ultimately slow down the ball.We will be looking to get off the line pretty hard and try to put them under pressure.They are big physical guys and their nature is to come round the corner and be direct so with that we want to dominate that gain line by helping each other out and making it a two-man focus.To help prepare for the early onslaught expected from South Africa, England will conduct a ferocious training session on Tuesday.The way we train here is intense, how it should be. Its completely different to how it is at clubs and its what youd expect when you come to an international set-up, Youngs said.Tuesday will be ramped up. 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