Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Buie helps Northwestern climb standings beating Ohio St.
Buie now has scored in double figures in 22 of 24 games this season, including 18 straight. Chase Audige scored 12 points in the win.
Justice Sueing scored 19 points for Ohio State, Bruce Thornton 12 and Zed Key had 10 rebounds. The Buckeyes made just 1 of 12 shots from 3-point range
Thornton's jumper with 10:12 left gave Ohio State its last lead at 47-45. Northwestern then went on a 16-5 run over close to the next eight minutes and held on despite committing five turnovers in the last three-and-a-half minutes.
Northwestern (17-7, 8-5 Big Ten) moved into a four-way tie for second in conference with No. 18 Indiana, Michigan and 24th-ranked Rutgers.
The fortunes of the two teams have been a far-cry from when they first met on New Year's Day and the Buckeyes beat Northwestern 73-57 in Evanston, Illinois. Ohio State (11-13, 3-10) is 1-10 since then while the Wildcats have gone 7-4.
Northwestern has its second-best record through 24 games in school history. The 2016-17 team went 18-6 through its first 24 and made its first-ever NCAA Tournament.
Northwestern hosts top-ranked Purdue on Sunday. Ohio State hosts Michigan State on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ty Berry Steal. | 69 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Brice Sensabaugh Turnover. | 69 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Chase Audige made Free Throw. | 69 - 63 |
Statistics
 NU |
 OSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-52 | FG | 24-48 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 12-29 | 3PT | 1-14 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 7 |
| 9-13 | FT | 14-22 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 15 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 12,305 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-8 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |