Northwestern ends 4-game skid, holds off Rutgers 79-78 in OT
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Boo Buie scored six of his 18 points in overtime and Northwestern had a 24-point, second-half lead disappear before beating Rutgers 79-78 on Tuesday night.
Buie made Northwestern's second and final field goal of overtime, a 3-pointer with 2:01 remaining for a 77-72 lead. He made two free throws with 21.2 seconds left for a three-point lead before Paul Mulcahy pulled Rutgers within 79-78 at the other end. Buie was fouled again and missed the front end of a one-and-one with 10.4 seconds left.
Ron Harper Jr. grabbed the rebound and dribbled down the court for an open jumper from the wing but it was short. Chase Audige was fouled with one second left. He missed the first and intentionally missed the second as Rutgers was without a timeout.
Audige finished with 15 points for Northwestern (10-10, 3-8 Big Ten), which ended a four-game skid.
Mulcahy scored a career-high 31 points on 10-of-13 shooting and had seven assists for Rutgers (12-9, 6-5). Clifford Omoruyi added 22 points and Harper had 16.
Mulcahy made the first of two free throws with 42.4 seconds left in regulation and Harper had two tip-in attempts roll out as Northwestern finally secured the rebound. The Wildcats struggled to get a good shot at the other end with Audige's heave at the shot-clock buzzer not hitting the rim.
Mulcahy took it the length of the court and found Omoruyi under the basket for a dunk to tie it at 70 with 2.1 seconds left. After a timeout, Buie's shot from midcourt was off the line to force overtime.
Mulcahy gave Rutgers its first lead of the game on the opening basket of overtime.
Rutgers, which has lost three of its last four, hosts No. 13 Michigan State on Saturday. Northwestern plays at Nebraska on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi vs. Pete Nance (Boo Buie gains possession) | Â | |
19:45 | +3 | Pete Nance makes three point jump shot (Julian Roper assists) | 0-3 | |
19:30 | Â | Geo Baker misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:28 | Â | Chase Audige defensive rebound | Â | |
19:05 | Â | Geo Baker personal foul (Julian Roper draws the foul) | Â | |
18:53 | Â | Pete Nance misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:51 | Â | Caleb McConnell defensive rebound | Â | |
18:23 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi misses two point floating jump shot | Â | |
18:21 | Â | Boo Buie defensive rebound | Â | |
18:12 | Â | Pete Nance misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:10 | Â | Paul Mulcahy defensive rebound | Â | |
18:00 | +3 | Paul Mulcahy makes three point jump shot (Caleb McConnell assists) | 3-3 | |
17:34 | +3 | Julian Roper makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists) | 3-6 | |
17:20 | +2 | Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Caleb McConnell assists) | 5-6 | |
17:00 | Â | Pete Nance turnover (bad pass) (Paul Mulcahy steals) | Â | |
16:53 | Â | Paul Mulcahy turnover (lost ball) (Chase Audige steals) | Â | |
16:47 | +2 | Chase Audige makes two point dunk (Boo Buie assists) | 5-8 | |
16:17 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup | Â | |
16:15 | Â | Paul Mulcahy offensive rebound | Â | |
16:15 | Â | Julian Roper blocks Paul Mulcahy's two point putback layup | Â | |
16:13 | Â | Chase Audige defensive rebound | Â | |
16:08 | Â | Chase Audige turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
16:08 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:06 | Â | Robbie Beran defensive rebound | Â | |
16:01 | Â | Boo Buie turnover (carrying) | Â | |
15:51 | Â | Paul Mulcahy turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:51 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:34 | Â | Boo Buie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:31 | Â | Wildcats offensive rebound | Â | |
15:31 | Â | Dean Reiber personal foul (Ryan Young draws the foul) | Â | |
15:29 | Â | Dean Reiber personal foul (Ryan Young draws the foul) | Â | |
15:18 | +2 | Ryan Young makes two point layup (Chase Audige assists) | 5-10 | |
14:59 | +2 | Paul Mulcahy makes two point layup (Caleb McConnell assists) | 7-10 | |
14:40 | Â | Chase Audige turnover (traveling) | Â | |
14:24 | Â | Ryan Young shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul) | Â | |
14:24 | +1 | Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-10 | |
14:24 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
14:24 | Â | Mawot Mag offensive rebound | Â | |
14:12 | +2 | Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Mawot Mag assists) | 10-10 | |
13:46 | Â | Ty Berry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:44 | Â | Elyjah Williams offensive rebound | Â | |
13:41 | +2 | Elyjah Williams makes two point putback layup | 10-12 | |
13:24 | +2 | Clifford Omoruyi makes two point jump shot (Geo Baker assists) | 12-12 | |
13:01 | Â | Ryan Young turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
12:48 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:45 | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â | |
12:28 | +2 | Pete Nance makes two point hook shot | 12-14 | |
12:02 | Â | Jalen Miller offensive foul (Boo Buie draws the foul) | Â | |
12:02 | Â | Jalen Miller turnover | Â | |
11:48 | +3 | Ryan Greer makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists) | 12-17 | |
11:23 | Â | Geo Baker misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:17 | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â | |
11:17 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:53 | Â | Jump ball. Elyjah Williams vs. Paul Mulcahy (Paul Mulcahy gains possession) | Â | |
10:53 | Â | Elyjah Williams turnover (lost ball) (Paul Mulcahy steals) | Â | |
10:35 | +2 | Clifford Omoruyi makes two point reverse layup (Paul Mulcahy assists) | 14-17 | |
10:19 | Â | Pete Nance misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:17 | Â | Ryan Greer offensive rebound | Â | |
10:08 | Â | Boo Buie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:06 | Â | Julian Roper offensive rebound | Â | |
10:04 | +2 | Julian Roper makes two point putback layup | 14-19 | |
9:44 | Â | Aundre Hyatt turnover (traveling) | Â | |
9:30 | +2 | Boo Buie makes two point floating jump shot | 14-21 | |
9:17 | Â | Ron Harper Jr. misses three point step back jump shot | Â | |
9:15 | Â | Boo Buie defensive rebound | Â | |
8:51 | +2 | Boo Buie makes two point floating jump shot (Pete Nance assists) | 14-23 | |
8:22 | Â | Geo Baker misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:22 | Â | Geo Baker misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:20 | Â | Julian Roper defensive rebound | Â | |
8:02 | Â | Pete Nance misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:00 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound | Â | |
7:48 | Â | Pete Nance blocks Paul Mulcahy's two point driving layup | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Scarlet Knights offensive rebound | Â | |
7:46 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Geo Baker turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Greer steals) | Â | |
7:38 | Â | Chase Audige turnover (traveling) | Â | |
7:27 | Â | Ryan Young shooting foul (Paul Mulcahy draws the foul) | Â | |
7:27 | +1 | Paul Mulcahy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-23 | |
7:27 | +1 | Paul Mulcahy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-23 | |
7:18 | +2 | Chase Audige makes two point driving dunk (Julian Roper assists) | 16-25 | |
7:00 | Â | Caleb McConnell turnover (lost ball) (Chase Audige steals) | Â | |
6:55 | Â | Chase Audige misses two point layup | Â | |
6:53 | Â | Julian Roper offensive rebound | Â | |
6:50 | Â | Julian Roper misses two point putback layup | Â | |
6:48 | Â | Geo Baker defensive rebound | Â | |
6:43 | Â | Caleb McConnell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:41 | Â | Ralph Gonzales-Agee offensive rebound | Â | |
6:39 | Â | Ron Harper Jr. offensive foul (Pete Nance draws the foul) | Â | |
6:39 | Â | Ron Harper Jr. turnover | Â | |
6:11 | Â | Pete Nance misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â | |
6:09 | Â | Geo Baker defensive rebound | Â | |
6:02 | Â | Ralph Gonzales-Agee turnover (bad pass) (Robbie Beran steals) | Â | |
5:56 | +3 | Julian Roper makes three point jump shot (Chase Audige assists) | 16-28 | |
5:35 | +2 | Paul Mulcahy makes two point layup | 18-28 | |
5:19 | +3 | Chase Audige makes three point jump shot (Ryan Greer assists) | 18-31 | |
4:58 | Â | Caleb McConnell turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
4:36 | Â | Ty Berry offensive foul (Paul Mulcahy draws the foul) | Â | |
4:36 | Â | Ty Berry turnover | Â | |
4:19 | Â | Paul Mulcahy misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:17 | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â | |
4:17 | Â | Mawot Mag personal foul (Chase Audige draws the foul) | Â | |
4:01 | Â | Julian Roper turnover (bad pass) (Clifford Omoruyi steals) | Â | |
3:40 | +3 | Ron Harper Jr. makes three point jump shot | 21-31 | |
3:12 | +3 | Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Julian Roper assists) | 21-34 | |
2:42 | Â | Ron Harper Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:40 | Â | Robbie Beran defensive rebound | Â | |
2:18 | +2 | Robbie Beran makes two point layup (Pete Nance assists) | 21-36 | |
1:57 | Â | Robbie Beran shooting foul (Ron Harper Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
1:57 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
1:57 | +1 | Ron Harper Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-36 | |
1:57 | +1 | Ron Harper Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-36 | |
1:43 | Â | Caleb McConnell shooting foul (Boo Buie draws the foul) | Â | |
1:43 | +1 | Boo Buie makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 23-37 | |
1:43 | +1 | Boo Buie makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 23-38 | |
1:43 | +1 | Boo Buie makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 23-39 | |
1:30 | +2 | Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Geo Baker assists) | 25-39 | |
1:04 | +2 | Elyjah Williams makes two point layup (Boo Buie assists) | 25-41 | |
0:47 | Â | Caleb McConnell turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
0:41 | Â | Ron Harper Jr. personal foul (Pete Nance draws the foul) | Â | |
0:41 | +1 | Pete Nance makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-42 | |
0:41 | +1 | Pete Nance makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-43 | |
0:36 | Â | Geo Baker misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
0:32 | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â | |
0:06 | Â | Chase Audige misses three point step back jump shot | Â | |
0:04 | Â | Boo Buie offensive rebound | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Boo Buie turnover (traveling) | Â |