Northwestern
20-10,11-8Big Ten
Penn State
18-12,9-10Big Ten
'Cats Drop Overtime Heartbreaker to Penn State
3/1/2023 10:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern fell to the Penn State Nittany Lions 68-65 in overtime inside a sold-out Welsh-Ryan Arena in overtime on Wednesday night.
The Wildcats (20-10, 11-8 B1G) had three players score in double figures, led by Boo Buie, who had 20 points, eight assists and three steals. Brooks Barnhizer tied his career-highh with 19 points and seven rebounds, while Ty Berry added 10 points.
Buie's season-high eight assists led the Wildcats.
Northwestern forced 13 Penn State turnovers, eight of them coming on steals. The Wildcats turned those takeaways into 12 points on the other end of the floor. Chase Audige's three steals led the way for Northwestern, bumping his season total to 72, the most in the Big Ten and tied for fifth-most in the nation.
How It Happened
In the game's early stages, Northwestern ripped off an 11-0 run with 16:56 left in the first half to take a 14-5 lead. The Nittany Lions chipped away at the lead, but Northwestern still entered halftime with a 28-24 advantage. Penn State turned the ball over nine times in the first 20 minutes, which Northwestern turned into 13 points.
Penn State opened the second half hot to take a 37-33 lead early before Northwestern fired off a 7-0 spurt, finished off by Buie's three, to seize a 40-37 lead with 12:05 to go in regulation. The Nittany Lions then fought back to take a 61-59 lead before Ty Berry hit a jumper to tie the game at 61 with 1:18 remaining. Both teams traded stops to end regulation, sending the game to overtime. Northwestern shot 42.9% from three-point range in the second half, hitting six shots from deep to score 18 of its 33 points.
Penn State won the game in overtime on a three by Camren Wynter with 0.7 seconds.
Game Notes
» Northwestern held Penn State to 24 points in the first half, tied for their lowest first half output this season.
» The Wildcats won the turnover battle 13-5.
» The Wildcats have won or tied the turnover battle in seven straight games.
» Northwestern tallied 23 bench points while PSU tallied only six.
» Boo Buie scored 20 points and tied a season-high with eight assists.
» It is Buie's 13th game with 20+ points this season.
» Buie and Chase Audige tallied three steals each, the first time in their careers they have done so in the same game.
» Buie tallied a career-high 40 minutes.
» Brooks Barnhizer tied a career-high with 19 points.
» Barnhizer made a career-high five threes on seven attempts.
» Barnhizer has scored in double-digits in four straight games, the longest stretch of his career.
The Wildcats will close out the regular season at Rutgers on Sunday, March 5 at 5:30 p.m. CT on BTN and WGN Radio 720.
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