Binghamton Bearcats at Northwestern Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Boo Buie scores 27 points, leads Northwestern past Binghamton 72-61 in opener
Brooks Barnhizer, one of last season's top reserves, added 18 points, 13 rebounds and four steals for the Wildcats. He made all 10 of his free throws. Ryan Langborg scored 13 points.
Northwestern trailed 39-36 at halftime but held the Bearcats to 22 points in the second half. A jumper by Langborg gave Northwestern its first lead of the second half, 48-47, near the 11-minute mark. The lead was only 52-50 before Binghamton went 4-plus minutes without scoring.
With returning starters Buie, Ty Berry and Matthew Nicholson, the Wildcats return 61.7% of their scoring from last season's team that won 22 games and earned the program's second NCAA Tournament berth.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Chris Walker missed Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Boo Buie Turnover. | 61 - 72 |
Statistics
 BING |
 NU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-53 | FG | 25-59 |
| 41.5 | Field Goal % | 42.4 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 5-18 |
| 30.4 | Three Point % | 27.8 |
| 10-12 | FT | 17-21 |
| 83.3 | Free Throw % | 81.0 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Location: Evanston, IL
Attendance: 4,170 | Capacity:
2024-25 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant | 14-2 | - | 23-12 |
| Vermont | 13-3 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Maine | 10-6 | 4 | 20-14 |
| UAlbany | 8-8 | 6 | 17-16 |
| Binghamton | 7-9 | 7 | 15-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 6-10 | 8 | 17-15 |
| New Hampshire | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| UMBC | 5-11 | 9 | 13-19 |
| NJIT | 3-13 | 11 | 6-25 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
| Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 27-9 |
| Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 27-10 |
| Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 24-12 |
| Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 25-10 |
| Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
| Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
| Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
| Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 21-14 |
| Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
| Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
| USC | 7-13 | 10 | 17-18 |
| Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
| Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |