Northwestern
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Chicago State
4-9,0-0DI Independent
'Cats Fall to Cougars, 75-73
12/13/2023 9:16:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. – Boo Buie scored 23 points as No. 25 Northwestern fell to Chicago State 75-73 inside Welsh-Ryan Arena on Wednesday.
Buie added six rebounds and eight assists to his 23 point game to lead the Wildcats (7-2). Brooks Barnhizer chipped in 13 points, six rebounds and three steals and Ryan Langborg added 18 points and four assists.
How It Happened
Northwestern went on an 8-0 run to grab a 22-12 lead with 13:38 left in the first half. The Cougars (4-9) chipped away at the lead, cutting the deficit to 38-37 at the half. Buie had 11 points in the first half and Langborg posted nine while going 3-for-3 from behind the arc.
Northwestern found itself behind 47-43 in the second half, before responding with a 9-0 run to take a 52-47 lead with 12:35 remaining in the game. Trailing 61-54 with 7:35 remaining, the Cougars went on an 11-0 run to claim a 65-61 lead. Chicago State's Wesley Cardet hit a 3-pointer with 1:23 left to claim a lead it would not relinquish.
Game Notes
» The Wildcats recorded an assist on 18 of 26 made field goals.
» The Northwestern defense forced 14 turnovers.
» Northwestern hit 8-of-17 (47.1%) attempts from three-point range.
» It's the third time in the last four games that the Wildcats have shot over 47% from deep.
» Boo Buie moved into 5th place in Northwestern history with 1,711 career points after a 23-point effort.
» Ryan Langborg scored 18 points on 5-for-6 shooting from deep.
» Langborg nailed his first four attempts from three.
» Langborg is shooting 68% (15-for-22) from behind the arc in his last five games.
» Langborg joins Vic Law (Nov. 11-22, 2016 and Dec. 3-19, 2017) and John Shurna (Nov. 28-Dec. 21, 2010) as the only Wildcats to shoot over 65% from three (min. 20 attempts) in a five-game stretch since 2010-11.
Northwestern travels to DePaul on Saturday, Dec. 16. Tip-off from Wintrust Arena is set for 4:30 p.m. CT on FS1 and WGN Radio 720.
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