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Barnhizer sparks Northwestern to 65-53 victory over Rutgers

AP
Mar 05, 2023

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Sophomore guard Brooks Barnhizer came off the bench to score 16 points and grab 10 rebounds for his first career double-double, leading Northwestern Wildcats to a 65-53 victory over Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Sunday night for a school-record 12th Big Ten Conference win.

Northwestern (21-10, 12-8) ended a three-game losing streak and finished the regular season in a tie with No. 15 Indiana for second place in coach Chris Collins' 10th season with the Wildcats. Northwestern surpassed the 11 wins of the 1930-31 Wildcats, who won the school's only outright conference title. The program record for wins in a season is 24, set in 2016-17. That team earned Northwestern's lone trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Barnhizer made 7 of 12 shots from the floor with a 3-pointer for the Wildcats. Boo Buie sank three 3-pointers and scored 14. Ty Berry pitched in with 12 points and seven rebounds, while Matthew Nicholson scored 10 on 5-of-6 shooting with six boards.

Clifford Omoruyi finished with 14 points, six rebounds and two blocks for the Scarlet Knights (18-13, 10-10). Reserve Derek Simpson had 12 points. Caleb McConnell scored just two points, but he had a team-high eight rebounds and finished with six steals. McConnell moved past Myles Mack (211) into second place on the school's all-time steals list with 214.

Barnhizer scored eight to help Northwestern take a 25-21 lead at halftime.

Barnhizer followed a 3-pointer with a layup to cap 9-0 run and Northwestern upped its lead to 36-24 with 14:10 remaining in the game. Omoruyi's layup pulled the Scarlet Knights within 38-30 at the midway point, but Buie answered with a three-point play and the Wildcats' lead never slipped below nine from there.

Northwestern beat Rutgers for the second time in the last seven match-ups, but the Wildcats lead the overall series 12-7. Northwestern's .632 winning percentage against the Scarlet Knights is its best against a Big Ten opponent.

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1st Half
NW
Wildcats
25
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
21

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Matthew Nicholson vs. Clifford Omoruyi (Cam Spencer gains possession)
19:55	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point alley-oop dunk (Paul Mulcahy assists)	0-2
19:42		Robbie Beran turnover (bad pass) (Caleb McConnell steals)
19:18		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (bad pass) (Robbie Beran steals)
19:04		Boo Buie misses two point layup
19:02		Cam Spencer defensive rebound
18:42		Aundre Hyatt turnover (lost ball)
18:31		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Matthew Nicholson's two point dunk
18:29		Cam Spencer defensive rebound
18:09		Matthew Nicholson blocks Paul Mulcahy's two point layup
18:07		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
17:52		Chase Audige misses three point jump shot
17:50		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
17:40	+3	Aundre Hyatt makes three point jump shot (Cam Spencer assists)	0-5
17:21		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
17:19		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
17:10		Robbie Beran blocks Paul Mulcahy's two point layup
17:08		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
17:02		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Boo Buie's two point layup
17:00		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
16:54	+3	Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Matthew Nicholson assists)	3-5
16:30		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
16:28		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
16:00		Chase Audige misses two point jump shot
15:58		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
15:49		Ty Berry personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:36	+3	Cam Spencer makes three point jump shot	3-8
15:23		Boo Buie turnover (bad pass) (Caleb McConnell steals)
15:18	+2	Caleb McConnell makes two point layup	3-10
14:57	+2	Ty Berry makes two point jump shot (Tydus Verhoeven assists)	5-10
14:40		Cam Spencer turnover (bad pass) (Brooks Barnhizer steals)
14:17		Chase Audige misses two point layup
14:15		Paul Mulcahy defensive rebound
14:09		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
14:07		Paul Mulcahy offensive rebound
14:04		Caleb McConnell misses three point jump shot
14:02		Wildcats defensive rebound
14:02		Aundre Hyatt personal foul
13:38	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup	7-10
13:19		Tydus Verhoeven shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
13:19		Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:19		Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:18		Chase Audige defensive rebound
13:12		Ty Berry misses two point jump shot
13:10		Ty Berry offensive rebound
12:59	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot	9-10
12:39		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
12:37		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
12:18		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
12:16		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
11:58	+3	Chase Audige makes three point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	12-10
11:32		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
11:30		Oskar Palmquist offensive rebound
11:26	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup (Oskar Palmquist assists)	12-12
11:26		Tydus Verhoeven shooting foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
11:25		TV timeout
11:26		Derek Simpson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:25		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
11:08	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk (Nick Martinelli assists)	14-12
10:51		Caleb McConnell turnover (lost ball)
10:38	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Boo Buie assists)	16-12
10:25		Paul Mulcahy offensive foul
10:25		Paul Mulcahy turnover (offensive foul)
10:13	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup	18-12
9:56		Paul Mulcahy misses two point layup
9:54		Chase Audige defensive rebound
9:50		Chase Audige turnover (bad pass) (Caleb McConnell steals)
9:25		Caleb McConnell misses two point jump shot
9:23		Aundre Hyatt offensive rebound
9:17		Aundre Hyatt misses two point jump shot
9:15		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
8:57		Nick Martinelli turnover (traveling)
8:36		Matthew Nicholson blocks Clifford Omoruyi's two point dunk
8:34		Ty Berry defensive rebound
8:25		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
8:23		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
8:19		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (bad pass) (Nick Martinelli steals)
8:16		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
8:14		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
8:04		Paul Mulcahy misses three point jump shot
8:02		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
7:45		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
7:43		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
7:36		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
7:34		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
7:27		Jump ball. Brooks Barnhizer vs. Clifford Omoruyi (Wildcats gains possession)
7:27		TV timeout
7:15		Ty Berry turnover (bad pass) (Clifford Omoruyi steals)
7:02		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point jump shot
7:00		Chase Audige defensive rebound
6:45		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
6:43		Cam Spencer defensive rebound
6:30		Paul Mulcahy turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Nicholson steals)
6:08		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
6:06		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
5:50		Cam Spencer misses three point jump shot
5:48		Aundre Hyatt offensive rebound
5:48		Boo Buie personal foul
5:31		Oskar Palmquist misses two point jump shot
5:29		Boo Buie defensive rebound
5:10		Chase Audige misses three point jump shot
5:08		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
4:51	+2	Antwone Woolfolk makes two point layup	18-14
4:31		Boo Buie offensive foul
4:31		Boo Buie turnover (offensive foul)
4:21		Antwone Woolfolk turnover (lost ball) (Tydus Verhoeven steals)
4:07		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
4:05		Tydus Verhoeven offensive rebound
3:57		Derek Simpson personal foul (Chase Audige draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:42		Chase Audige misses three point jump shot
3:40		Ty Berry offensive rebound
3:38		Cam Spencer personal foul
3:27	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot	20-14
3:02		Oskar Palmquist misses three point jump shot
3:00		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
2:41		Ty Berry misses two point layup
2:39		Tydus Verhoeven offensive rebound
2:36		Tydus Verhoeven misses two point layup
2:34		Tydus Verhoeven offensive rebound
2:31	+2	Tydus Verhoeven makes two point layup	22-14
2:06		Brooks Barnhizer shooting foul (Cam Spencer draws the foul)
2:06	+1	Cam Spencer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-15
2:06		Cam Spencer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:06		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
1:47	+3	Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Matthew Nicholson assists)	25-15
1:35	+2	Cam Spencer makes two point jump shot	25-17
1:33		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
1:26		Wildcats 30 second timeout
1:04		Chase Audige misses three point jump shot
1:02		Paul Mulcahy defensive rebound
0:56	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup (Paul Mulcahy assists)	25-19
0:23		Chase Audige misses three point jump shot
0:19		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
0:03		Matthew Nicholson blocks Clifford Omoruyi's two point layup
0:02		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup	25-21
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NW
Wildcats
40
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
32

Time		Play	Score
19:28		Scarlet Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
19:17		Robbie Beran turnover (lost ball)
19:01		Paul Mulcahy misses three point jump shot
18:59		Chase Audige defensive rebound
18:53		Boo Buie misses two point jump shot
18:51		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
18:45		Ty Berry shooting foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
18:45		Aundre Hyatt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:45	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-22
18:19		Boo Buie turnover (bad pass) (Cam Spencer steals)
18:08		Boo Buie personal foul (Caleb McConnell draws the foul)
17:57		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
17:55		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
17:42	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot	27-22
17:15		Paul Mulcahy turnover (lost ball) (Chase Audige steals)
17:04		Aundre Hyatt blocks Ty Berry's three point jump shot
17:02		Ty Berry offensive rebound
16:57		Matthew Nicholson turnover (lost ball) (Caleb McConnell steals)
16:52		Brooks Barnhizer blocks Caleb McConnell's two point layup
16:50		Cam Spencer offensive rebound
16:50		Nick Martinelli shooting foul (Cam Spencer draws the foul)
16:50	+1	Cam Spencer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-23
16:50	+1	Cam Spencer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-24
16:33	+2	Ty Berry makes two point jump shot	29-24
16:12		Caleb McConnell misses two point jump shot
16:10		Ty Berry defensive rebound
15:51		Chase Audige misses two point layup
15:49		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
15:47	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk	31-24
15:39		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
15:39		TV timeout
15:33		Clifford Omoruyi offensive foul (Ty Berry draws the foul)
15:33		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (offensive foul)
15:33		TV timeout
15:12	+3	Brooks Barnhizer makes three point jump shot (Ty Berry assists)	34-24
14:45		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
14:43		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
14:25		Cam Spencer personal foul (Chase Audige draws the foul)
14:11	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup (Chase Audige assists)	36-24
13:42	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point jump shot	36-26
13:09	+2	Ty Berry makes two point jump shot	38-26
13:01		Tydus Verhoeven personal foul (Paul Mulcahy draws the foul)
12:52	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Cam Spencer assists)	38-28
12:52		Chase Audige shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
12:52		Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:52		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
12:43		Boo Buie turnover (traveling)
12:27		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (bad pass) (Nick Martinelli steals)
11:55		Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
11:55		TV timeout
11:46		Matthew Nicholson blocks Derek Simpson's two point layup
11:44		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
11:35		Cam Spencer misses two point jump shot
11:33		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
11:11		Boo Buie misses two point jump shot
11:09		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
11:05		Caleb McConnell turnover (lost ball) (Boo Buie steals)
10:44		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
10:42		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
10:37		Derek Simpson misses two point layup
10:35		Chase Audige defensive rebound
10:17		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
10:15		Cam Spencer defensive rebound
10:05		Nick Martinelli personal foul (Paul Mulcahy draws the foul)
9:57	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup (Paul Mulcahy assists)	38-30
9:33	+2	Boo Buie makes two point layup	40-30
9:33		Cam Spencer shooting foul (Boo Buie draws the foul)
9:33	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-30
9:21		Derek Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Chase Audige steals)
9:19		Caleb McConnell personal foul (Chase Audige draws the foul)
9:08		Chase Audige misses three point jump shot
9:06		Ty Berry offensive rebound
8:48	+2	Ty Berry makes two point layup (Chase Audige assists)	43-30
8:26		Ty Berry personal foul (Paul Mulcahy draws the foul)
8:26	+1	Paul Mulcahy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-31
8:26	+1	Paul Mulcahy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-32
8:02		Boo Buie turnover (bad pass) (Caleb McConnell steals)
7:57		Nick Martinelli personal foul (Paul Mulcahy draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:57	+1	Paul Mulcahy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-33
7:57	+1	Paul Mulcahy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-34
7:48	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk (Chase Audige assists)	45-34
7:26		Paul Mulcahy misses three point jump shot
7:24		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
7:03	+3	Boo Buie makes three point jump shot (Nick Martinelli assists)	48-34
6:40		Caleb McConnell misses three point jump shot
6:38		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
6:31		Brooks Barnhizer turnover (lost ball)
6:11		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
6:09		Paul Mulcahy offensive rebound
6:00	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Caleb McConnell assists)	48-36
5:36		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
5:34		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
5:29	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Derek Simpson assists)	48-38
5:29		Wildcats 30 second timeout
5:08	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk (Boo Buie assists)	50-38
4:54	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point layup	50-40
4:36	+3	Boo Buie makes three point jump shot	53-40
4:19	+2	Paul Mulcahy makes two point layup	53-42
4:15		Scarlet Knights 60 second timeout
4:15		TV timeout
4:08		Derek Simpson personal foul (Chase Audige draws the foul)
3:58		Clifford Omoruyi personal foul (Boo Buie draws the foul)
3:51	+3	Boo Buie makes three point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	56-42
3:36		Caleb McConnell turnover (bad pass) (Ty Berry steals)
3:36		Paul Mulcahy personal foul (Ty Berry draws the foul)
3:36		Ty Berry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:36		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
3:23	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup (Paul Mulcahy assists)	56-44
3:23		Scarlet Knights 60 second timeout
3:17		Aundre Hyatt personal foul (Ty Berry draws the foul)
3:17	+1	Ty Berry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-44
3:17		Ty Berry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:17		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
3:07		Matthew Nicholson personal foul (Paul Mulcahy draws the foul)
3:07		Paul Mulcahy misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:07		Caleb McConnell personal foul (Ty Berry draws the foul)
3:07		Ty Berry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:07		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
2:54		Caleb McConnell turnover (bad pass)
2:49		Chase Audige turnover (bad pass) (Cam Spencer steals)
2:46	+2	Paul Mulcahy makes two point layup (Cam Spencer assists)	57-46
2:43		Paul Mulcahy personal foul (Chase Audige draws the foul)
2:43	+1	Chase Audige makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-46
2:43	+1	Chase Audige makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-46
2:35		Cam Spencer misses three point jump shot
2:33		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
2:32		Wildcats 60 second timeout
2:25		Cam Spencer personal foul (Chase Audige draws the foul)
2:25	+1	Chase Audige makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-46
2:25	+1	Chase Audige makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-46
2:03	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Derek Simpson assists)	61-48
1:40		Caleb McConnell personal foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
1:40	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-48
1:40		Brooks Barnhizer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:40		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
1:32		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
1:30		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
1:29		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
1:27		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
1:26		Brooks Barnhizer turnover (bad pass) (Cam Spencer steals)
1:25		Brooks Barnhizer shooting foul (Cam Spencer draws the foul)
1:25		Cam Spencer misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:25	+1	Cam Spencer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-49
1:23		Ty Berry turnover (lost ball)
1:17	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup	62-51
0:54		Cam Spencer personal foul (Chase Audige draws the foul)
0:54		Chase Audige misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:54	+1	Chase Audige makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-51
0:48		Chase Audige shooting foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
0:48	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-52
0:48	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-53
0:45		Caleb McConnell personal foul (Boo Buie draws the foul)
0:45		Boo Buie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:45		Boo Buie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:45		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
0:36		Ty Berry shooting foul (Paul Mulcahy draws the foul)
0:36		Paul Mulcahy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:36		Paul Mulcahy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:36		Chase Audige defensive rebound
0:33		Chase Audige turnover (lost ball) (Caleb McConnell steals)
0:29		Paul Mulcahy misses two point jump shot
0:27		Paul Mulcahy offensive rebound
0:23		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
0:21		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
0:18		Aundre Hyatt personal foul (Boo Buie draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-53
0:18	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-53
0:10		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
0:08		Ty Berry defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ty Berry defensive rebound