Northwestern Wildcats at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Men's BasketballRutgers rallies in the second half to beat Northwestern 63-60 for fourth straight victory
Derek Simpson made a jumper with 5:18 remaining in the second half, following an offensive rebound, to give Rutgers a 52-51 lead, its first since it led 5-4. The Scarlet Knights extended it to 56-51 after a 12-0 run as Northwestern went scoreless for six-plus minutes.
Northwestern guard Brooks Barnhizer made his first 3-pointer of the game with 1:20 left to tie it at 58-all, but Aundre Hyatt answered with a wide open 3-pointer at the other end.
After two Northwestern free throws, Rutgers dribbled down the clock before Williams got into the lane and got a friendly bounce for a three-point lead with 22.2 seconds left. Northwestern had two chances at a tying 3-pointer, but Barnhizer hit the front of the rim and Boo Buie was well short on a contested 3-pointer before the buzzer.
Jamichael Davis added 11 points and Hyatt scored 10 for Rutgers (14-10, 6-7 Big Ten).
Buie finished with 27 points and six 3-pointers for Northwestern (17-8, 8-6). Barnhizer had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Ryan Langborg was ejected from the game in the first half after being called for a Flagrant 2.
Buie made two 3-pointers in the opening three minutes of the second half to extend Northwestern’s lead to 42-31. Rutgers scored the next 10 points and tied it at 44-all on Omoruyi’s three-point play.
Rutgers plays at Minnesota on Sunday. Northwestern continues its road trip on Sunday against Indiana.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 63 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 63 |
2nd 0:01 | Aundre Hyatt Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 63 |
2nd 0:01 | Clifford Omoruyi Block. | 60 - 63 |
2nd 0:01 | Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper. | 60 - 63 |
Statistics
NU | RUTG | |
---|---|---|
18-50 | FG | 21-53 |
36.0 | Field Goal % | 39.6 |
8-21 | 3PT | 6-14 |
38.1 | Three Point % | 42.9 |
16-19 | FT | 15-25 |
84.2 | Free Throw % | 60.0 |
38 | Rebounds | 35 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
29 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
7 | Assists | 13 |
6 | Steals | 10 |
8 | Blocks | 9 |
15 | Turnovers | 9 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
15 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
7 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
14 | Points in Paint | 24 |
17 | Fouls | 17 |
13 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,000 | Capacity:
2023-24 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Purdue | 17-3 | - | 34-5 |
Illinois | 14-6 | 3 | 29-9 |
Nebraska | 12-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
Northwestern | 12-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
Wisconsin | 11-9 | 6 | 22-14 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-14 |
Michigan State | 10-10 | 7 | 20-15 |
Iowa | 10-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 22-14 |
Minnesota | 9-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
Penn State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
Maryland | 7-13 | 10 | 16-17 |
Rutgers | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Michigan | 3-17 | 14 | 8-24 |