Northwestern
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Buie, 'Cats Outlast Wisconsin, 66-63
1/23/2023 7:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Senior pours in 20 points to lead Wildcats to first win over Badgers since 2018
EVANSTON, Ill. - Boo Buie put up 20 points to lead Northwestern past Wisconsin by a final score of 66-63 inside Welsh-Ryan Arena on Monday.
Buie, who reached the 20-point mark for the third time in four games to pace the 'Cats (13-5, 4-3 B1G), also collected seven rebounds and dished out five assists. Chase Audige tacked on 16 points and Brooks Barnhizer added nine points.
Led by a team-best seven boards from Buie, Northwestern outrebounded Wisconsin (12-6, 4-4 B1G) by a 35-32 margin.
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How It Happened
With the game knotted up at 9-9, Northwestern went on a 7-0 run with 13:00 left in the first half, capped off by a three from Julian Roper II, to open up a 16-9 lead. A Barnhizer jumper at the 6:29 mark stretched the gap to 22-14 as the Wildcats ultimately took a 32-26 advantage into halftime.
Wisconsin refused to go away without a fight, opening the second stanza on an 8-0 tear that saw the visitors go in front, 34-32, on a Chucky Hepburn trey with 17:31 remaining. Buie answered with a three of his own to put the 'Cats back in front, 35-34, on Northwestern's ensuing possession as the two teams traded as the second half wore on.
The 'Cats locked in on the defensive end down the stretch, holding Wisconsin without a made field goal for the final 3:14 of regulation. Another Barnhizer bucket edged Northwestern back in front, 62-61, before a split at the free throw line by Tyler Wahl made it 62-62 with 2:34 to go. Two Matthew Nicholson makes at the charity stripe only 16 seconds later gave the Wildcats a 64-62 lead, as the 'Cats came up with multiple crucial stops in the closing minutes to wrap up their first win over the Badgers since 2018.
Game Notes
» Buie has five 20+ point games to his name in 2022-23.
» Audige scored in double figures for the 13th time in his last 14 outings, adding 16 points and three rebounds.
» Northwestern is 11-4 (.733) this season when Audige scores at least 10 points.
» The Wildcats held the Badgers to only 38.6 percent shooting from the field.
» Northwestern is 9-1 (.900) this season when it holds its opponents below 40 percent efficiency.
» Northwestern had a 35-32 edge on the boards in the win.
» The 'Cats are a sparkling 10-0 (1.000) this season when outrebounding an opponent.
» Northwestern operated at an 89-percent clip (16-for-18) from the free throw line, the 'Cats second highest mark of the season from the charity stripe.
Northwestern heads to Lincoln, Neb. on Wednesday, January 25 to take on Nebraska. Tip-off from inside Pinnacle Bank Arena is scheduled for 6 p.m. on FS2.
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