Northwestern Wildcats at East Carolina Pirates
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78 - 75
No. 19 Northwestern women beat East Carolina 78-75
Ashley Deary scored 19, Nia Coffey added 17 with 12 rebounds and Inman finished with 12 points for Northwestern (6-0).
East Carolina (6-2) opened the fourth quarter with a 20-5 run that put the Lady Pirates up 70-66 with 3:24 to play.
Deary came up with steals on back-to-back ECU possessions during a 6-0 Wildcats spurt that put them back in front by two about a minute later.
I'Tiana Taylor scored five in a row for East Carolina to put the Lady Pirates up 75-74 with 1:21 left but Inman hit a jumper and two free throws in the final 11 seconds.
Taylor, who finished with a career-high 27 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, missed two free throws with seven seconds left and ECU trailing 76-75.
Jada Payne added 22 points and 13 rebounds for East Carolina.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 75 |
| 4th 0:05 |  |
Christen Inman made Free Throw. | 78 - 75 |
| 4th 0:05 | |
Christen Inman made Free Throw. | 77 - 75 |
| 4th 0:05 |  |
Foul on I'Tiana Taylor. | 76 - 75 |
| 4th 0:07 | |
Maggie Lyon Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 75 |
Statistics
 NU |
ECU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-72 | FG | 27-65 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 6-15 | 3PT | 5-14 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 8-18 | FT | 16-20 |
| 44 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 8 | Assists | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Cedar Park, TX
Attendance: 379 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 17-1 | - | 29-6 |
| East Carolina | 14-4 | 3 | 22-10 |
| South Florida | 13-5 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Tulsa | 11-7 | 6 | 19-12 |
| North Texas | 11-7 | 6 | 19-14 |
| UTSA | 9-9 | 8 | 18-16 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Charlotte | 8-10 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Florida Atlantic | 7-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Tulane | 6-12 | 11 | 11-20 |
| Wichita State | 5-13 | 12 | 8-23 |
| UAB | 4-14 | 13 | 11-19 |
| Memphis | 4-14 | 13 | 10-21 |