Northwestern University Athletics
Sunday, January 23
West Lafayette, Ind.
Noon
Northwestern
9-8,2-6Big Ten
60
at
80
#4 Purdue
16-3,5-3Big Ten
1
2
F
Northwestern
28
32
60
Purdue
40
40
80
Wildcats Drop Road Contest to No. 4 Purdue
1/23/2022 2:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Northwestern dropped Sunday's contest at No. 4 Purdue, 80-60.
Northwestern opened the second half on a 7-0 run, cutting the deficit to five, but could not take the lead from Purdue in the second half.
Boo Buie led the way for the Wildcats with 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting from deep, to go along with three assists. Buie put together a 9-0 run by himself in the second half on three consecutive three-pointers.
Julian Roper II earned his first career start, contributing seven points, four rebounds, and a team-high three steals. Roper leads all Big Ten first-years with 1.4 steals per game.
Pete Nance scored nine points on a perfect 3-of-3 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free throw line. Robbie Beran also contributed nine points on 4-of-7 shooting.
The 'Cats look to get back on track on Wednesday as they take on Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Northwestern opened the second half on a 7-0 run, cutting the deficit to five, but could not take the lead from Purdue in the second half.
Boo Buie led the way for the Wildcats with 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting from deep, to go along with three assists. Buie put together a 9-0 run by himself in the second half on three consecutive three-pointers.
Julian Roper II earned his first career start, contributing seven points, four rebounds, and a team-high three steals. Roper leads all Big Ten first-years with 1.4 steals per game.
Pete Nance scored nine points on a perfect 3-of-3 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free throw line. Robbie Beran also contributed nine points on 4-of-7 shooting.
The 'Cats look to get back on track on Wednesday as they take on Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Team Stats
NU
Purdue
FG%
.440
.518
3FG%
.346
.414
FT%
.778
.769
RB
21
33
TO
10
9
STL
5
5
Game Leaders
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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