Ryan Langborg scored 19 points, Brooks Barnhizer posted his second straight double-double and Northwestern held off Dayton 71-66 on Friday in Evanston.

Barnhizer had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Boo Buie scored 15 for the Wildcats (2-0).

Daron Holmes II scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half, Koby Brea had four 3-pointers and 15 points, Javon Bennett added 12 points and Nate Santos 11 for the Flyers (1-1), the preseason Atlantic 10 favorites.

A basket underneath by Santos off an assist from Bennett got the Flyers within 67-65 with 23.1 seconds left. Buie hit a pair of free-throw attempts before Bennett missed the second of two free throws and Langborg grabbed the rebound. After a timeout, Langborg was fouled on the inbounds, and his two free throws accounted for the final score.

Trailing by 10 at halftime, the Flyers opened the second half with a 13-3 run, sparked by a pair of Holmes 3-pointers. The lead exchanged hands three times until Barnhizer scored four straight points to grab a lead the Wildcats would cling to over the final 8 1/2 minutes.

Dayton outshot Northwestern 54%-47% and made 12 of 23 3-point tries. But they committed 15 turnovers, 10 in the second half when the Wildcats had just one. Northwestern also had a 12-3 edge on the offensive boards and a 20-point edge in the paint.