Northwestern Wildcats at Penn State Lady Lions
· NCAA Women's Basketball
82 - 59
No. 23 Northwestern women blitz Penn State 82-59
Abbie Wolf added 15 points and Abi Scheid 13 for the Wildcats, who moved into a tie with Iowa atop the Big Ten Conference, a half-game in front of Maryland.
Trailing 38-37 at halftime, Northwestern (19-3, 9-2) hit all five of its 3-point attempts and 11 of 19 overall to outscore Penn State 29-7 in the third quarter.
Scheid, who had 10 points in the quarter, started the run with a jumper in the paint. Burton followed with a 3-pointer, Scheid contributed a triple and Pulliam closed it with a 3. Just for good measure, Scheid hit a buzzer-beating 3 after a Penn State free throw for a 66-45 lead. The Nittany Lions went 3 of 14 and missed 10 straight shots into the fourth quarter.
Scheid was 3 for 3 from distance after going 6 for 6 two weeks ago when the Wildcats beat Penn State 85-59.
Pulliam led Northwestern with seven rebounds. Burton and Wolf were both 7-of-11 shooting with seven rebounds. Burton added seven assists and Wolf four, plus three steals and two blocks. Scheid was 5 of 6 as the Wildcats went 7 of 13 from distance and shot 51% overall.
Kamaria McDaniel led Penn State (7-15, 1-10), which has lost eight straight and 11 of 12, with 16 points and Siyeh Frazier added 15.
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Statistics
 NU |
PSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 32-63 | FG | 24-65 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 7-13 | 3PT | 4-16 |
| 54 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 11-14 | FT | 7-11 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fouls | 20 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: 2,362 | 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 |