Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Buie leads Northwestern over Iowa 80-60 for 5th straight win
Buie made 6 of 11 shots from the floor with three 3-pointers and all eight of his free throws for the Wildcats (20-7, 11-5 Big Ten Conference). Ty Berry hit three 3-pointers and scored 16. Brooks Barnhizer came off the bench to score 12 and grab a team-high seven rebounds.
Kris Murray finished with 14 points and five rebounds to pace the Hawkeyes (17-10, 9-7). Tony Perkins scored 11 and Filip Rebraca pitched in with 10 points and seven boards.
Buie sank 4 of 6 shots with two 3-pointers, scoring 14 to guide Northwestern to a 37-26 lead at halftime. Murray had nine points at intermission for Iowa, but he missed all four of his 3-pointers as the Hawkeyes made just 2 of 17 from beyond the arc. Robbie Beran had a layup 13 seconds into the game and the Wildcats never trailed.
Murray had a three-point play to pull the Hawkeyes within 47-40 with 13:47 remaining, but they would get no closer. Brooks Barnhizer answered with a 3-pointer and two free throws to spark a 10-2 run and Northwestern cruised from there. Berry scored six straight on a four-point play and two free throws to give the Wildcats their biggest lead 71-47 with 4:52 to go.
Northwestern, which has won eight of its last 10 to move into second place in the Big Ten behind Purdue, entered play with back-to-back wins over the then-No. 1 Boilermakers and No. 14 Indiana.
The Wildcats have five wins over ranked teams this season. Their 20 wins are the most since the 2016-17 season when they won a program-record 24. The Wildcats have won 10 or more Big Ten games for only the fourth time in program history.
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Northwestern: The Wildcats travel to play Illinois on Thursday.
Iowa: The Hawkeyes travel to play Wisconsin on Wednesday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Dasonte Bowen made Layup. Assisted by Ahron Ulis. | 60 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Northwestern Timeout | 58 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 80 |
Statistics
 IOWA |
 NU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-54 | FG | 27-55 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 3-24 | 3PT | 10-20 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 11-16 | FT | 16-20 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Evanston, IL
Attendance: 7,039 | 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 |