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Buie Paces Northwestern In 86-70 Loss At Iowa
1/31/2023 10:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Senior hits 20-point mark for seventh time in 2022-23
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Boo Buie put up 20 points, but host Iowa used an impressive second-half showing to pick up an 86-70 win on Tuesday evening inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
Buie chipped in three assists and three steals in addition to his scoring output to lead the Wildcats (15-6, 6-4 B1G), who saw their three-game win streak brought to an end. Chase Audige added 15 points and two steals, while Tydus Verhoeven came off the bench to contribute four points and four blocks.
How It Happened
A Ty Berry triple four minutes in snapped an early 6-6 deadlock, giving the 'Cats a 9-6 edge. Nick Martinelli connected from outside with just over nine minutes gone to stretch the lead to five, 20-15. After seeing Iowa take a 25-24 edge, Northwestern used a 6-0 spurt, highlighted by an Audige dunk, to reestablish a five-point lead, 30-25.
Audige dialed in from outside at the 3:30 mark to give Northwestern its largest lead of the night, 35-26, but Iowa responded, closing the first half with a 13-4 run to tie things up at 39-39 heading into halftime. Northwestern got the job done inside in the first half, scoring 20 of its 39 points in the paint.
Northwestern came out of the gate fast in the second half, with five straight points from Buie staking the 'Cats to a 44-39 lead. With Northwestern clinging to a 56-55 edge following a Brooks Barnhizer bucket with 10:32 remaining in regulation, the Hawkeyes (14-8, 6-5 B1G) retook the lead for good, 57-56, on a Payton Sandfort jumper with 10:09 to go. Iowa went on to slowly expand its lead the rest of the way, with a Sandfort trey pushing the gap to 84-68 at the 2:35 mark as the Hawkeyes cruised to the final horn.
Game Notes
» Buie led Northwestern on the night with 20 points.» Buie has scored 20-plus points in seven games this season, six of which have come during Big Ten Conference play.
» Audige put up 15 points, reaching double figures in scoring for the 18th time in 2022-23.
» Martinelli finished with a career-best nine points.
» Verhoeven, who added four points, made his presence felt on the defensive end, finishing with four blocks.
Northwestern faces another quick turnaround as it returns to Welsh-Ryan Arena to entertain Michigan at 6 p.m. CT on Thursday, February 2 in a contest that will be televised on ESPN2.
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