Northwestern
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'Cats Rout DePaul 83-45 for Rivalry Victory
12/17/2022 3:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern opened the game on a 22-5 run and never looked back in an 83-45 win over the DePaul Blue Demons at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Saturday. The 38 point margin-of-victory is the largest ever in Northwestern/DePaul series history.
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The Wildcats (8-2) had two players score in double figures, led by a career-high 28 points from Chase Audige. Audige's performance earned him the McGrath-Fisher Award, given to the MVP of the Northwestern/DePaul game.
The Northwestern offense made hay from downtown, making 13 threes on 33 attempts. Audige hit a career-high six triples for the Wildcats in the contest.
The Northwestern defense was a problem in Saturday's game, forcing 22 DePaul turnovers while committing 12. Those takeaways turned into 19 points on the other end of the floor. Audige's five steals led the way individually for the Wildcats and tied a career-high for the senior from Coram, N.Y.
How It Happened
After jumping out to an 11-5 advantage, Northwestern went on an 11-0 run with 14:02 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Brooks Barnhizer, to increase its lead to 22-5. The Wildcats entered halftime with a 39-26 advantage. Northwestern relied on its three-point shooting in the first half, knocking down eight treys, its most in any half this season.
Following the break, Northwestern expanded the lead to 66-39, before going on a 10-0 run, finished off by Robbie Beran's three, to grow the lead to 76-39 with 5:44 to go in the contest. The Wildcats coasted the rest of the way for the 83-45 win. Northwestern capitalized on 12 DePaul turnovers in the period, collecting 13 points off those turnovers, and outscoring DePaul 19-6 in points off turnovers for the game.
Game Notes
» It is the third time the 'Cats have held an opponent to under 50 points this year, their most in a season since doing so four times in 2017. No NU team in the Chris Collins era (2013-present) has held five teams under 50 points in a season.» Northwestern found success from beyond the arc, knocking down 13 treys in the game.
» The Wildcats held the Blue Demons to only 30.8 percent shooting from the field.
» Northwestern never trailed on the way to an 83-45 victory.
» Northwestern tallied 15 total assists in the game.
» The Wildcats forced 22 DePaul turnovers while committing only 12 on the other end.
» NU's 14 steals are a season-high and are the most since Nov. 9, 2021 against Eastern Illinois.
» Chase Audige led the Wildcats with a career-high 28 points.
Northwestern has a short turnaround and remains at home for an 8 p.m. tip on Tuesday, Dec. 20 against UIC.
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