Northwestern sets records with 55-8 1st half, 96-31 victory
Vic Law scored 18 points and Northwestern followed a seven-day layoff with its largest margin of victory in program history, beating Chicago State 96-31 on Monday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Chicago State Cougars
31
Northwestern Wildcats
96
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHST | 8 | 23 | 31 |
| NU | 55 | 41 | 96 |
Allstate Arena · 5,007 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | @ Incarnate Word Cardinals | W 66-54 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Texas Longhorns | L 59-109 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 1:38 31-96
Foul on Isiah Brown.
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JumpShot 2:10 31-96
Isiah Brown made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:22 31-94
Nathan Townsen Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:22 30-94
Nathan Townsen Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:22 29-94
Foul on Isiah Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:35 29-94
Isiah Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:35 29-93
Isiah Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:35 29-92
Foul on Rob Shaw.
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DunkShot 2:53 29-92
Anthony Gaines made Dunk. Assisted by Tino Malnati.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:14 29-90
Rob Shaw made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:14 28-90
Foul on Isiah Brown.
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LayUpShot 3:30 28-90
Anthony Gaines made Layup.
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LayUpShot 4:09 28-88
Barret Benson made Layup. Assisted by Gavin Skelly.
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LayUpShot 4:39 28-86
Simeon Henton made Layup. Assisted by Glen Burns.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:17 26-86
Cameron Bowles made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:17 25-86
Cameron Bowles made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:17 24-86
Foul on Barret Benson.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:30 24-86
Deionte Simmons made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:30 23-86
Foul on Isiah Brown.
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PersonalFoul 6:02 23-86
Foul on Alex Dubovitskiy.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:50 23-86
Gavin Skelly made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Ash.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:08 23-83
Alex Dubovitskiy made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:08 22-83
Alex Dubovitskiy made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:08 21-83
Foul on Barret Benson.
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DunkShot 8:20 21-83
Jordan Ash made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:48 21-81
Barret Benson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:48 21-80
Barret Benson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:48 21-79
Foul on Montana Byrd.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:34 21-79
Anthony Gaines made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:34 21-78
Foul on Fred Sims Jr..
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LayUpShot 9:34 21-78
Anthony Gaines made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:44 21-76
Anthony Gaines made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:44 21-75
Foul on Cameron Bowles.
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LayUpShot 10:01 21-75
Cameron Bowles made Layup. Assisted by Nathan Townsen Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 10:55 19-75
Isiah Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:55 19-74
Foul on Alex Dubovitskiy.
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PersonalFoul 12:29 19-74
Foul on Aaron Falzon.
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LayUpShot 13:00 19-74
Dererk Pardon made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:06 19-72
Dererk Pardon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:06 19-71
Foul on Simeon Henton.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:25 19-71
Jelani Pruitt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:25 18-71
Foul on Gavin Skelly.
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PersonalFoul 13:37 18-71
Foul on Vic Law.
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LayUpShot 13:59 18-71
Cameron Bowles made Layup. Assisted by Fred Sims Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 14:25 16-71
Vic Law made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:25 16-70
Foul on Deionte Simmons.
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LayUpShot 14:25 16-70
Vic Law made Layup. Assisted by Bryant McIntosh.
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PersonalFoul 14:33 16-68
Foul on Dererk Pardon.
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PersonalFoul 15:00 16-68
Foul on Gavin Skelly.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:42 16-68
Jelani Pruitt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:42 15-68
Foul on Vic Law.
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PersonalFoul 15:51 15-68
Foul on Alex Dubovitskiy.
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LayUpShot 16:06 15-68
Deionte Simmons made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:54 13-68
Dererk Pardon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:54 13-67
Foul on Jelani Pruitt.
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LayUpShot 17:08 13-67
Jelani Pruitt made Layup. Assisted by Simeon Henton.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:32 11-67
Vic Law made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:32 11-66
Vic Law made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:32 11-65
Foul on Simeon Henton.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:48 11-65
Bryant McIntosh made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 31-96
End of Game
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Steal 0:08 31-96
Jordan Ash Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:12 31-96
Glen Burns Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:18 31-96
Glen Burns Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:18 31-96
Charlie Hall missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:47 31-96
Anthony Gaines Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:47 31-96
Simeon Henton missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:56 31-96
Deionte Simmons Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:56 31-96
Tino Malnati missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:18 31-96
Gavin Skelly Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:19 31-96
Charlie Hall Block.
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LayUpShot 1:19 31-96
Jelani Pruitt missed Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:38 31-96
Isiah Brown Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:38 31-96
Foul on Isiah Brown.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:46 31-96
Nathan Townsen Jr. Turnover.
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JumpShot 2:10 31-96
Isiah Brown made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:22 31-94
Nathan Townsen Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:22 30-94
Nathan Townsen Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:22 29-94
Foul on Isiah Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:35 29-94
Isiah Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:35 29-93
Isiah Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:35 29-92
Foul on Rob Shaw.
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Defensive Rebound 2:45 29-92
Gavin Skelly Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:45 29-92
Jelani Pruitt missed Layup.
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DunkShot 2:53 29-92
Anthony Gaines made Dunk. Assisted by Tino Malnati.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:14 29-90
Rob Shaw made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:14 28-90
Chicago State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:14 28-90
Rob Shaw missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:14 28-90
Foul on Isiah Brown.
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LayUpShot 3:30 28-90
Anthony Gaines made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:38 28-88
Gavin Skelly Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:38 28-88
Cameron Bowles missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:09 28-88
Barret Benson made Layup. Assisted by Gavin Skelly.
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LayUpShot 4:39 28-86
Simeon Henton made Layup. Assisted by Glen Burns.
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Defensive Rebound 4:48 26-86
Rob Shaw Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 4:48 26-86
Gavin Skelly missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:17 26-86
Cameron Bowles made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:17 25-86
Cameron Bowles made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:17 24-86
Foul on Barret Benson.
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Steal 5:17 24-86
Cameron Bowles Steal.
Showing the last 40 of 341 events.
Team Stats
CHST
NU
8-40
FG
27-55
20
Field Goal %
49
1-6
3PT
12-30
17
Three Point %
40
14-20
FT
30-37
70
Free Throw %
81
29
Rebounds
37
6
Offensive Rebounds
8
23
Defensive Rebounds
29
5
Assists
20
3
Steals
10
0
Blocks
5
25
Turnovers
10
1
Team Turnovers
1
25
Total Turnovers
10
2
Technical Fouls
0
2
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
6
Points Off Turnovers
37
0
Fast Break Points
11
12
Points in Paint
24
29
Fouls
20
0
Largest Lead
65
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