Northwestern's 31-0 run propels Wildcats to win, Big Ten quarters
Vic Law led the way as Northwestern went on a run of 31 consecutive points in the first half of a 83-61 rout of Rutgers on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten tournament.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
61
Northwestern Wildcats
83
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUTG | 24 | 37 | 61 |
| NU | 42 | 41 | 83 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs NJIT Highlanders | W 101-64 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs New Haven Chargers | W 81-54 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 61-83
Nathan Taphorn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isiah Brown.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:21 61-80
Khalil Batie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Candido Sa.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 58-80
Isiah Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 58-79
Isiah Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:40 58-78
Foul on Nigel Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:08 58-78
Nigel Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 55-78
Candido Sa made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 54-78
Candido Sa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:40 53-78
Foul on Jordan Ash.
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PersonalFoul 3:02 53-78
Foul on Jonathan Laurent.
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LayUpShot 3:15 53-78
Bryant McIntosh made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:45 53-76
Eugene Omoruyi made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:00 51-76
Isiah Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sanjay Lumpkin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:35 51-73
Nigel Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eugene Omoruyi.
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LayUpShot 4:57 48-73
Sanjay Lumpkin made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:28 48-71
Nigel Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonathan Laurent.
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JumpShot 6:08 45-71
Corey Sanders made Jumper.
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JumpShot 6:44 43-71
Scottie Lindsey made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:37 43-69
Dererk Pardon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:37 43-68
Dererk Pardon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:37 43-67
Foul on C.J. Gettys.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:53 43-67
Nigel Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:53 42-67
Nigel Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:53 41-67
Foul on Vic Law.
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LayUpShot 8:14 41-67
Bryant McIntosh made Layup. Assisted by Nathan Taphorn.
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PersonalFoul 8:27 41-65
Foul on Bryant McIntosh.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:44 41-65
Sanjay Lumpkin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:44 41-64
Sanjay Lumpkin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:44 41-63
Foul on Deshawn Freeman.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:03 41-63
Dererk Pardon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:03 41-62
Foul on C.J. Gettys.
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JumpShot 9:38 41-62
Corey Sanders made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 9:56 39-62
Scottie Lindsey made Layup. Assisted by Sanjay Lumpkin.
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LayUpShot 10:21 39-60
Nigel Johnson made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:40 37-60
Bryant McIntosh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vic Law.
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JumpShot 11:11 37-57
Scottie Lindsey made Jumper. Assisted by Vic Law.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:44 37-55
Vic Law made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:44 37-54
Vic Law made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:44 37-53
Foul on Mike Williams.
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LayUpShot 12:08 37-53
C.J. Gettys made Layup. Assisted by Mike Williams.
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PersonalFoul 12:25 35-53
Foul on Eugene Omoruyi.
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PersonalFoul 12:52 35-53
Foul on Gavin Skelly.
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PersonalFoul 13:09 35-53
Foul on Mike Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:29 35-53
Deshawn Freeman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:29 34-53
Deshawn Freeman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:29 33-53
Foul on Isiah Brown.
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JumpShot 14:09 33-53
Bryant McIntosh made Jumper.
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JumpShot 14:50 33-51
Nigel Johnson made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:08 31-51
Gavin Skelly made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:08 31-50
Foul on Deshawn Freeman.
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LayUpShot 15:08 31-50
Gavin Skelly made Layup. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
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PersonalFoul 15:35 31-48
Foul on Issa Thiam.
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PersonalFoul 16:36 31-48
Foul on Vic Law.
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JumpShot 16:58 31-48
Bryant McIntosh made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 17:13 31-46
Foul on Nigel Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 17:33 31-46
Foul on Vic Law.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:33 31-46
Corey Sanders made Free Throw.
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LayUpShot 17:33 30-46
Corey Sanders made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 17:38 28-46
Foul on Vic Law.
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PersonalFoul 18:17 28-46
Foul on C.J. Gettys.
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End Game 0:00 61-83
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:06 61-83
Charlie Hall Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:06 61-83
Khalil Batie missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 61-83
Nathan Taphorn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isiah Brown.
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Offensive Rebound 0:47 61-80
Charlie Hall Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:47 61-80
Nathan Taphorn missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:07 61-80
Northwestern Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:21 61-80
Khalil Batie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Candido Sa.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 58-80
Isiah Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 58-79
Isiah Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:40 58-78
Foul on Nigel Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:08 58-78
Nigel Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:15 55-78
Candido Sa Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:15 55-78
Isiah Brown missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 55-78
Candido Sa made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 54-78
Candido Sa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:40 53-78
Foul on Jordan Ash.
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Steal 2:52 53-78
Corey Sanders Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:52 53-78
Jordan Ash Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:02 53-78
Jonathan Laurent Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 3:02 53-78
Foul on Jonathan Laurent.
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ShortTimeOut 3:15 53-78
Northwestern Timeout
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LayUpShot 3:15 53-78
Bryant McIntosh made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:45 53-76
Eugene Omoruyi made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:00 51-76
Isiah Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sanjay Lumpkin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:35 51-73
Nigel Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eugene Omoruyi.
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LayUpShot 4:57 48-73
Sanjay Lumpkin made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:28 48-71
Nigel Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonathan Laurent.
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Offensive Rebound 5:33 45-71
Jonathan Laurent Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 5:33 45-71
C.J. Gettys missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 5:45 45-71
Gavin Skelly Turnover.
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JumpShot 6:08 45-71
Corey Sanders made Jumper.
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JumpShot 6:44 43-71
Scottie Lindsey made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 7:19 43-69
Bryant McIntosh Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:19 43-69
Mike Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 7:27 43-69
Mike Williams Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:27 43-69
Issa Thiam missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:37 43-69
Dererk Pardon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:37 43-68
Dererk Pardon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:37 43-67
Foul on C.J. Gettys.
Showing the last 40 of 277 events.
Team Stats
RUTG
NU
22-53
FG
30-50
42
Field Goal %
60
9-19
3PT
9-20
47
Three Point %
45
8-12
FT
14-16
67
Free Throw %
88
19
Rebounds
33
8
Offensive Rebounds
9
11
Defensive Rebounds
24
10
Assists
19
4
Steals
3
6
Blocks
4
11
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
0
11
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
10
Points Off Turnovers
16
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
21
Fouls
13
3
Largest Lead
28
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