NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Ohio State Buckeyes 70
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Northwestern Wildcats 71
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NU343771
Welsh-Ryan Arena

Match Report

Kopp scores 23, Northwestern beats No. 23 Ohio State 71-70

— Miller Kopp scored 23 points, Boo Buie had 14 and Northwestern beat No. 23 Ohio State 71-70 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

OSU NU
27-61
FG
28-58
44
Field Goal %
48
4-20
3PT
6-16
20
Three Point %
38
12-15
FT
9-14
80
Free Throw %
64
40
Rebounds
26
11
Offensive Rebounds
4
29
Defensive Rebounds
22
16
Assists
24
3
Steals
7
1
Blocks
5
10
Turnovers
5
0
Team Turnovers
0
10
Total Turnovers
5
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
15
Fouls
14
8
Largest Lead
4

Top Performers

OSU

  • E.J. Liddell F MIN 30 · PTS 15 · FG 6-11
  • CJ Walker G MIN 39 · PTS 6 · FG 3-9
  • Kyle Young F MIN 26 · PTS 14 · FG 5-9
  • Duane Washington Jr. G MIN 35 · PTS 7 · FG 1-9

NU

  • Miller Kopp F MIN 32 · PTS 23 · FG 9-16
  • Boo Buie G MIN 30 · PTS 14 · FG 6-11
  • Chase Audige G MIN 32 · PTS 7 · FG 2-8
  • Pete Nance F MIN 25 · PTS 10 · FG 4-7

Play by Play

  1. PersonalFoul 0:02 70-71

    Foul on E.J. Liddell.

    4432821 2nd Half
  2. MadeFreeThrow 0:47 70-71

    Kyle Young made Free Throw.

    4277974 2nd Half
  3. MadeFreeThrow 0:47 69-71

    Kyle Young made Free Throw.

    4277974 2nd Half
  4. PersonalFoul 0:47 68-71

    Foul on Robbie Beran.

    4431737 2nd Half
  5. JumpShot 1:04 68-71

    Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper.

    4592712 2nd Half
  6. JumpShot 1:23 68-68

    Kyle Young made Jumper. Assisted by Duane Washington Jr..

    4277974 2nd Half
  7. JumpShot 1:49 66-68

    Chase Audige made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.

    4397602 2nd Half
  8. JumpShot 2:41 66-65

    Miller Kopp made Jumper. Assisted by Chase Audige.

    4397231 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 3:14 66-63

    Miller Kopp made Free Throw.

    4397231 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 3:14 66-62

    Miller Kopp made Free Throw.

    4397231 2nd Half
  11. PersonalFoul 3:14 66-61

    Foul on Musa Jallow.

    4277973 2nd Half
  12. JumpShot 3:31 66-61

    E.J. Liddell made Jumper.

    4432821 2nd Half
  13. DunkShot 4:02 64-61

    Chase Audige made Dunk. Assisted by Pete Nance.

    4397602 2nd Half
  14. DunkShot 5:13 64-59

    Ryan Young made Dunk. Assisted by Miller Kopp.

    4397232 2nd Half
  15. PersonalFoul 5:58 64-57

    Foul on CJ Walker.

    4065655 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 6:58 64-57

    E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.

    4432821 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 6:58 63-57

    E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.

    4432821 2nd Half
  18. PersonalFoul 6:58 62-57

    Foul on Robbie Beran.

    4431737 2nd Half
  19. DunkShot 7:25 62-57

    Pete Nance made Dunk. Assisted by Robbie Beran.

    4397233 2nd Half
  20. PersonalFoul 7:40 62-55

    Foul on Kyle Young.

    4277974 2nd Half
  21. JumpShot 8:02 62-55

    Kyle Young made Jumper.

    4277974 2nd Half
  22. LayUpShot 9:01 60-55

    E.J. Liddell made Layup. Assisted by CJ Walker.

    4432821 2nd Half
  23. LayUpShot 9:14 58-55

    Pete Nance made Layup. Assisted by Robbie Beran.

    4397233 2nd Half
  24. LayUpShot 9:31 58-53

    CJ Walker made Layup. Assisted by Duane Washington Jr..

    4065655 2nd Half
  25. JumpShot 9:50 56-53

    E.J. Liddell made Jumper. Assisted by CJ Walker.

    4432821 2nd Half
  26. MadeFreeThrow 10:42 54-53

    Ty Berry made Free Throw.

    4702288 2nd Half
  27. MadeFreeThrow 10:42 54-52

    Ty Berry made Free Throw.

    4702288 2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 10:42 54-51

    Ty Berry made Free Throw.

    4702288 2nd Half
  29. PersonalFoul 10:42 54-50

    Foul on Seth Towns.

    4066829 2nd Half
  30. JumpShot 10:58 54-50

    Musa Jallow made Jumper. Assisted by CJ Walker.

    4277973 2nd Half
  31. LayUpShot 11:21 52-50

    Ryan Young made Layup. Assisted by Chase Audige.

    4397232 2nd Half
  32. MadeFreeThrow 11:37 52-48

    Duane Washington Jr. made Free Throw.

    4397235 2nd Half
  33. MadeFreeThrow 11:37 51-48

    Duane Washington Jr. made Free Throw.

    4397235 2nd Half
  34. PersonalFoul 11:37 50-48

    Foul on Ryan Greer.

    4397230 2nd Half
  35. JumpShot 12:10 50-48

    Zed Key made Jumper. Assisted by Duane Washington Jr..

    4432401 2nd Half
  36. JumpShot 12:30 48-48

    Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Young.

    4592712 2nd Half
  37. PersonalFoul 12:35 48-45

    Foul on Seth Towns.

    4066829 2nd Half
  38. MadeFreeThrow 13:00 48-45

    Zed Key made Free Throw.

    4432401 2nd Half
  39. PersonalFoul 13:00 47-45

    Foul on Miller Kopp.

    4397231 2nd Half
  40. JumpShot 13:25 47-45

    Boo Buie made Jumper. Assisted by Miller Kopp.

    4592712 2nd Half
  41. LayUpShot 14:11 47-43

    Ryan Young made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Greer.

    4397232 2nd Half
  42. PersonalFoul 14:38 47-41

    Foul on E.J. Liddell.

    4432821 2nd Half
  43. MadeFreeThrow 15:48 47-41

    Kyle Young made Free Throw.

    4277974 2nd Half
  44. PersonalFoul 15:48 46-41

    Foul on Robbie Beran.

    4431737 2nd Half
  45. LayUpShot 15:48 46-41

    Kyle Young made Layup. Assisted by CJ Walker.

    4277974 2nd Half
  46. PersonalFoul 15:49 44-41

    Foul on Pete Nance.

    4397233 2nd Half
  47. DunkShot 16:19 44-41

    Justice Sueing made Dunk.

    4278141 2nd Half
  48. JumpShot 16:36 42-41

    Miller Kopp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.

    4397231 2nd Half
  49. PersonalFoul 16:59 42-38

    Foul on Robbie Beran.

    4431737 2nd Half
  50. JumpShot 17:20 42-38

    Miller Kopp made Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance.

    4397231 2nd Half
  51. MadeFreeThrow 17:27 42-36

    Kyle Young made Free Throw.

    4277974 2nd Half
  52. PersonalFoul 17:27 41-36

    Foul on Boo Buie.

    4592712 2nd Half
  53. LayUpShot 17:27 41-36

    Kyle Young made Layup.

    4277974 2nd Half
  54. PersonalFoul 17:39 39-36

    Foul on Pete Nance.

    4397233 2nd Half
  55. LayUpShot 18:34 39-36

    Justice Sueing made Layup.

    4278141 2nd Half
  56. JumpShot 19:25 37-36

    Duane Washington Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justice Sueing.

    4397235 2nd Half
  57. JumpShot 19:45 34-36

    Boo Buie made Jumper.

    4592712 2nd Half
  58. MadeFreeThrow 0:01 34-34

    Pete Nance made Free Throw.

    4397233 1st Half
  59. MadeFreeThrow 0:01 34-33

    Pete Nance made Free Throw.

    4397233 1st Half
  60. PersonalFoul 0:01 34-32

    Foul on CJ Walker.

    4065655 1st Half
  1. End Game 0:00 70-71

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. Dead Ball Rebound 0:02 70-71

    Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  3. JumpShot 0:02 70-71

    E.J. Liddell missed Three Point Jumper.

    4432821 2nd Half
  4. Defensive Rebound 0:02 70-71

    E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.

    4432821 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:02 70-71

    Boo Buie missed Free Throw.

    4592712 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:02 70-71

    Foul on E.J. Liddell.

    4432821 2nd Half
  7. Defensive Rebound 0:02 70-71

    Boo Buie Defensive Rebound.

    4592712 2nd Half
  8. LayUpShot 0:02 70-71

    Duane Washington Jr. missed Layup.

    4397235 2nd Half
  9. ShortTimeOut 0:12 70-71

    Ohio State Timeout

    2nd Half
  10. Defensive Rebound 0:16 70-71

    Duane Washington Jr. Defensive Rebound.

    4397235 2nd Half
  11. JumpShot 0:16 70-71

    Miller Kopp missed Jumper.

    4397231 2nd Half
  12. MadeFreeThrow 0:47 70-71

    Kyle Young made Free Throw.

    4277974 2nd Half
  13. MadeFreeThrow 0:47 69-71

    Kyle Young made Free Throw.

    4277974 2nd Half
  14. PersonalFoul 0:47 68-71

    Foul on Robbie Beran.

    4431737 2nd Half
  15. Dead Ball Rebound 0:47 68-71

    Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  16. JumpShot 0:47 68-71

    Musa Jallow missed Three Point Jumper.

    4277973 2nd Half
  17. JumpShot 1:04 68-71

    Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper.

    4592712 2nd Half
  18. JumpShot 1:23 68-68

    Kyle Young made Jumper. Assisted by Duane Washington Jr..

    4277974 2nd Half
  19. ShortTimeOut 1:41 66-68

    Ohio State Timeout

    2nd Half
  20. JumpShot 1:49 66-68

    Chase Audige made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.

    4397602 2nd Half
  21. Defensive Rebound 2:09 66-65

    Chase Audige Defensive Rebound.

    4397602 2nd Half
  22. JumpShot 2:09 66-65

    Seth Towns missed Three Point Jumper.

    4066829 2nd Half
  23. JumpShot 2:41 66-65

    Miller Kopp made Jumper. Assisted by Chase Audige.

    4397231 2nd Half
  24. Defensive Rebound 2:48 66-63

    Chase Audige Defensive Rebound.

    4397602 2nd Half
  25. Block Shot 2:48 66-63

    Chase Audige Block.

    4397602 2nd Half
  26. JumpShot 2:48 66-63

    Duane Washington Jr. missed Jumper.

    4397235 2nd Half
  27. MadeFreeThrow 3:14 66-63

    Miller Kopp made Free Throw.

    4397231 2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 3:14 66-62

    Miller Kopp made Free Throw.

    4397231 2nd Half
  29. PersonalFoul 3:14 66-61

    Foul on Musa Jallow.

    4277973 2nd Half
  30. JumpShot 3:31 66-61

    E.J. Liddell made Jumper.

    4432821 2nd Half
  31. OfficialTVTimeOut 3:48 64-61

    Official TV Timeout

    2nd Half
  32. ShortTimeOut 3:48 64-61

    Ohio State Timeout

    2nd Half
  33. DunkShot 4:02 64-61

    Chase Audige made Dunk. Assisted by Pete Nance.

    4397602 2nd Half
  34. Steal 4:09 64-59

    Pete Nance Steal.

    4397233 2nd Half
  35. Lost Ball Turnover 4:09 64-59

    CJ Walker Turnover.

    4065655 2nd Half
  36. Defensive Rebound 4:27 64-59

    E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.

    4432821 2nd Half
  37. LayUpShot 4:27 64-59

    Boo Buie missed Layup.

    4592712 2nd Half
  38. Defensive Rebound 4:40 64-59

    Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.

    4397232 2nd Half
  39. JumpShot 4:40 64-59

    Justice Sueing missed Three Point Jumper.

    4278141 2nd Half
  40. DunkShot 5:13 64-59

    Ryan Young made Dunk. Assisted by Miller Kopp.

    4397232 2nd Half

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