NCAAB

Northwestern Wildcats at Indiana Hoosiers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
18-8, 3-6 Away
Final
76 - 72
14-11, 10-4 Home

Langborg scores 26 points, Northwestern turns back late Indiana rally for 76-72 victory

Northwestern led by seven entering a wild final minute in which the teams combined for 21 points. Indiana scored 12 of those points, the last three coming on a jumper by Mackenzie Mgbako that made it 75-72 with nine seconds left. With five seconds left, Brooks Barnhizer made one of two free throws for a four-point Northwestern lead and Indiana's Anthony Leal missed a 3-pointer as time expired.

The Hoosiers' closing run came up short after they trailed by 16 points near the 6-minute mark. Indiana scored the next 11 points to get within 63-58 and it was 67-60 after the Hoosiers' Kel'el Ware made two free throws with 91 seconds remaining.

Nicholson had 14 points and 16 rebounds for the Wildcats (18-8, 9-6 Big Ten) and Martinelli had 13 and 13. Boo Buie scored 14 points, leaving him four shy of tying John Shurna's school-record of 2,038 career points.

Ware had 22 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks for the Hoosiers (14-11, 6-8). Mgbako scored 20 and Trey Galloway had seven points and 12 assists.

There were six lead changes early, the last coming on a dunk by Nicholson for a 13-12 Wildcats lead. The Wildcats held the lead for the final 10 1/2 minutes of the half and the biggest margin was 11 points after Martinelli hit a pair of free throws with about 3 1/2 minutes remaining. Northwestern led 34-26 at intermission.

Indiana hosts Nebraska on Wednesday. Northwestern hosts Michigan on Thursday.

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Matchup Prediction

Indiana: 45.2%
Northwestern: 54.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 76 - 72
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 76 - 72
2nd 0:00 Indiana Offensive Rebound. 76 - 72
2nd 0:00 Anthony Leal missed Three Point Jumper. 76 - 72
2nd 0:05 Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw. 76 - 72

Statistics

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23-65 FG 27-53
35.4 Field Goal % 50.9
8-23 3PT 6-18
34.8 Three Point % 33.3
22-28 FT 12-21
78.6 Free Throw % 57.1
38 Rebounds 37
14 Offensive Rebounds 6
24 Defensive Rebounds 31
14 Assists 19
5 Steals 1
2 Blocks 5
3 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
3 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 14
26 Points in Paint 38
20 Fouls 22
16 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall

Location: Bloomington, IN
Attendance: 17,222 | 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
Full Standings