Wednesday, December 20
Phoenix, Ariz.
7:30 p.m. CT
Northwestern
9-2,1-0Big Ten
65
vs
46
Arizona State
6-5,0-0Pac-12
1
2
F
Northwestern
36
29
65
Arizona St.
13
33
46
Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics
Buie, Barnhizer and Berry Lead Northwestern past Arizona State, 65-46
12/20/2023 9:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PHOENIX – Northwestern jumped out to 36-13 halftime lead and coasted past Arizona State, 65-46, for a statement win in the Jerry Colangelo Hall of Fame Series on Wednesday night at Footprint Center. The Wildcats improved to 9-2 for the second consecutive season.
The Wildcats had three players score in double figures, led by Buie, who had 22 points and seven rebounds. Barnhizer added 16 points, nine rebounds and two steals while Berry helped out with a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.Painted the Desert Purple ???? pic.twitter.com/pH4ihLd578
— Northwestern Basketball (@NUMensBball) December 21, 2023
The Wildcats held ASU to 46 points, one game after holding DePaul to 46 points. It is the first time that NU has limited back-to-back opponents to 46 points or fewer since doing so against Brown and North Florida on Nov. 21 and 25, 2006.
The Wildcats did most of their damage from deep, shooting 41% (9-for-22) from three-point range, while ASU shot just 17% (3-for-18) from behind the arc.
How It Happened
After jumping out to a 25-12 lead, Northwestern closed the first half on an 11-1 run to take a 36-13 advantage into the break. The Wildcats held ASU to 13 points in the first half, the fewest in a half by a Northwestern opponent since Chicago State scored eight points in the first half on Dec. 11, 2016. The 'Cats outrebounded the Sun Devils 27-12 in the first half.
Northwestern cruised in the second half, never leading by fewer than 15 points in the 65-46 win. Northwestern shot well from three-point range in the half, hitting four shots from deep to score 12 of its 29 points. Northwestern outrebounded Arizona State 41-31 for its largest rebounding advantage of the season.
Game Notes
» Northwestern is 9-2 to start the season for the second consecutive year.
» This is NU's largest win over a Pac-12 school since beating Utah by 22 on Nov. 25, 2018.
» 46 points is the least scored by a Pac-12/Pacific Coast team against Northwestern since Washington was held to 45 points on Dec. 20, 1960.
» Brooks Barnhizer, Ty Berry, and Boo Buie all grabbed 7+ rebounds, making this the first game three Wildcat guards have each tallied 7+ rebounds since 2010-11.
» Brooks Barnhizer, Ty Berry, and Boo Buie combined to account for 77 percent of the Wildcats points.
» Ty Berry notched his third-career double-double, and first of the season, with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
» Boo Buie posted a team-high 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
» Boo Buie led the Wildcats with a game-high 22 points.
» Buie recorded the 500th assist of his career in the first half, the third to reach that mark in program history.
The Wildcats will close out the non-conference slate at Welsh-Ryan Arena on December 29 in a matchup with Jackson State at 7 p.m. CT on Peacock and ESPN 1000 WMVP.
This article was created using technology provided by Data Skrive.
Team Stats
NU
ASU
FG%
.473
.314
3FG%
.409
.167
FT%
.444
.611
RB
41
31
TO
12
10
STL
5
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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