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Buie Scores 22 Points in Northwestern's 80-68 Victory Over Nebraska
2/7/2024 11:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. - Boo Buie scored a game-high 22 points to help lead Northwestern to an 80-68 victory over Nebraska inside Welsh-Ryan Arena on Wednesday night. The Wildcats (16-7, 7-5 B1G) led by as many as 21 points in the wire-to-wire victory, improving to 9-1 in their last 10 conference home game, the program's best mark since going 9-1 over the 1965-66 and 1966-67 seasons.
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Buie added four assists and two steals stat line, while Ryan Langborg helped out with 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Brooks Barnhizer chipped in with his second double-double in as many games with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Nick Martinelli scored 15 points all in the second half, a career-high against a Big Ten team, and played a career-high 31 minutes.
Northwestern piled up 17 assists on 27 made field goals and held a 26-7 advantage in points off turnovers.
How It Happened
After jumping out to a 22-15 advantage, Northwestern went on an 8-0 run with 9:55 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Barnhizer, to increase its lead to 30-15. NU kept widening its lead to 47-31 at halftime. The 'Cats set a season-high for points scored in a first half.
Northwestern kept its lead intact before going on a 10-0 run, finished off by Martinelli's layup, to grow the lead to 64-43 with 9:15 to go in the contest. The Cornhuskers narrowed the margin somewhat before the game was over, but the Wildcats were never in danger in the 80-68 win. Northwestern capitalized on 10 Nebraska turnovers in the half.
Game Notes
» The Wildcats connected on 44.0% (11-for-25) of their 3-point attempts, and made eight in the first half.» Northwestern had a 36-29 edge on the boards.
» The 'Cats are now averaging 78.9 points per game in Big Ten play, its highest in a season since 1970-71 (81.3 points per game).
» NU has defeated Nebraska eight of the last nine meetings in the series, and Sullivan-Ubben Head Coach Chris Collins improved to 12-6 all-time against the Huskers.
Northwestern concludes its two-game homestand at Noon CT on Sunday, Feb. 11 against Penn State. The game will air on BTN and WGN Radio 720.
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