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Six Wildcats Score in Double Figures as Northwestern Routs Ohio State, 83-58
1/27/2024 9:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. – Six Wildcats scored in double figures as Northwestern routed Ohio State 83-58 on Saturday night inside Welsh-Ryan Arena to move to improve to 15-5 overall and 6-3 in Big Ten play.
Northwestern's 25-point margin of victory marked its second-largest ever in 173 games against the Buckeyes (78-47 win on February 13, 1997). The Wildcats improve to 5-0 in Big Ten home games this season, its best start at home in conference play since the 1967-68 team went 7-0.B1G Time Dub ?? pic.twitter.com/Zi3YEr47Aj
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Boo Buie led all scorers with 19 points, Ryan Langborg added 14, Nick Martinelli chipped in 12, Brooks Barnhizer posted 11, Luke Hunger scored a career-high 11 and Ty Berry added 10. Buie also surpassed Billy McKinney for third all-time in career scoring with 1,911 points.
The Wildcat defense stymied OSU all night, holding the Buckeyes to just 14 field goals made, the Buckeyes lowest since Feb. 11, 2012 against Michigan State.
How It Happened
After jumping out to a 13-12 advantage, Northwestern went on a 7-0 run with 12:12 left in the first half, extending its lead to eight points. Ryan Langborg led all scorers with 14 points in the first half as NU led 41-30 at the break.
Early in the second half, Northwestern exploded for an 11-0 run, finished off by Barnhizer's layup, to grow the lead to 66-39 with 10:12 to go in the contest to put the game on ice. Northwestern cruised the rest of the way for the 83-58 win. Ohio State was held without a field goal for the first 5:26 of the second half and for an additional stretch of 6:53 midway through the second half, during which Northwestern went on a 20-3 run.
Game Notes
» Northwestern is 5-0 in Big Ten home games this season, its best start at home in conference play since the 1967-68 team went 7-0.
» Dating back to last season, the Wildcats have won eight of their last nine conference home games, matching their best stretch since going 8-1 in 2017.
» Northwestern's 25 point margin of victory marked its second-largest ever in 173 games vs. Ohio State (78-47 win on Feb. 13, 1997).
» Northwestern held Ohio State to a season low 14 made field goals on the night, their fewest in a game since Feb. 11, 2012 vs. Michigan State.
» Northwestern went on an 11-0 run in the second half (13:17 to 10:12) to extend its lead to 27, making five field goals during that span.
» The Wildcats hit seven-consecutive field goals (3 from Brooks Barnhizer, 3 from Nick Martinelli, 1 from Boo Buie) in a span of 3:55 midway through the second half.
» Ohio State was held without a field goal for the first 5:26 of the second half and for an additional stretch of 6:53 midway through the second half, during which Northwestern went on a 20-3 run.
» The 'Cats also held Ohio State without a field goal for the last 4:12 of the first half, making it 9:38 of game action without a made field goal for the Buckeyes.
» Northwestern held Ohio State to just seven made field goals (35.0 percent from the field) in the first half.
» Boo Buie moved to third place on the Northwestern all-time career scoring leaderboard passing Billy McKinney with 1,911 career points.
» Buie finished with a game-high 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting. It marks the 11th time this season, and 48th in his NU career, that he has led the team in scoring. Northwestern is 8-3 in those games.
» Ryan Langborg led all scorers with 14 points (5-of-8 shooting) in the first half.
» After missing his first two shot attempts of the game, Langborg knocked down 5 of his next 6 shots.
» Brooks Barnhizer finished with 6 assists, his most-ever in a Big Ten game.
» Barnhizer recorded five assists in the first half.
» Luke Hunger tallied a career-high 11 points.
Northwestern heads to West Lafayette to take on Purdue at 5:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The game will air on BTN and WGN Radio 720.
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