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

AP
Feb 18, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Ryan Langborg scored 26 points, Matt Nicholson and Nick Martinelli had double-doubles and Northwestern Wildcats held off a furious Indiana Hoosiers rally to defeat the Hoosiers 76-72 on Sunday.

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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1st Half
NW
Wildcats
34
IND
Hoosiers
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Matthew Nicholson vs. Kel'el Ware (Hoosiers gains possession)
19:55		Boo Buie personal foul
19:47	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point turnaround hook shot	0-2
19:27		Kel'el Ware shooting foul (Boo Buie draws the foul)
19:27	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-2
19:27	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-2
19:12		Brooks Barnhizer personal foul
19:10		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point jump shot
19:08		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
18:59		Boo Buie misses two point running jump shot
18:57		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
18:44		Boo Buie misses two point stepback jump shot
18:42		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
18:16		Matthew Nicholson blocks Mackenzie Mgbako's two point driving floating jump shot
18:14		Hoosiers offensive rebound
18:13		Malik Reneau misses three point jump shot
18:11		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
18:01	+2	Ryan Langborg makes two point floating jump shot (Matthew Nicholson assists)	4-2
17:39	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point jump shot (Malik Reneau assists)	4-4
17:22		Nick Martinelli misses three point jump shot
17:20		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
17:11		Gabe Cupps misses two point pullup jump shot
17:09		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
16:44	+3	Ryan Langborg makes three point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	7-4
16:25		Kel'el Ware misses three point jump shot
16:23		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
15:51		Boo Buie misses two point jump shot
15:49		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
15:40		Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Nicholson steals)
15:32		Gabe Cupps personal foul
15:32		TV timeout
15:21		Ryan Langborg misses two point pullup jump shot
15:19		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
14:52	+2	Gabe Cupps makes two point driving hook shot	7-6
14:21	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point hook shot	9-6
14:00	+3	Trey Galloway makes three point jump shot (Gabe Cupps assists)	9-9
13:38		Gabe Cupps personal foul
13:33		Ryan Langborg misses two point floating jump shot
13:31		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
13:18		Malik Reneau turnover (lost ball)
13:04		Luke Hunger misses three point jump shot
13:02		Anthony Leal defensive rebound
12:45		Blake Smith shooting foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
12:45		Mackenzie Mgbako misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:45	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-10
12:24		Brooks Barnhizer turnover (bad pass)
12:16		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
12:14		Boo Buie defensive rebound
11:55		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point driving layup
11:55		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
11:55		Matthew Nicholson personal foul
11:55		TV timeout
11:55		Payton Sparks technical foul
11:55		Payton Sparks turnover
11:55	+1	Boo Buie makes technical free throw 1 of 2	10-10
11:55	+1	Boo Buie makes technical free throw 2 of 2	11-10
11:37		Boo Buie offensive foul
11:37		Boo Buie turnover (offensive foul)
11:25		Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot
11:23		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
11:03		Nick Martinelli misses two point hook shot
11:01		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
10:56	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Trey Galloway assists)	11-12
10:34	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk (Ryan Langborg assists)	13-12
10:23		Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Nicholson steals)
10:10	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point turnaround jump shot	15-12
9:50		Malik Reneau misses two point turnaround jump shot
9:48		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
9:36		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point driving layup
9:34		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
9:27		Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot
9:25		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
9:01		Ryan Langborg misses three point pullup jump shot
8:59		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
8:54		Justin Mullins misses two point jump shot
8:54		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
8:54		Malik Reneau shooting foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
8:54	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-12
8:54	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-12
8:40	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point jump shot (Anthony Walker assists)	17-14
8:24	+3	Brooks Barnhizer makes three point jump shot (Ryan Langborg assists)	20-14
8:12		Anthony Walker misses three point jump shot
8:10		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
7:54		Ryan Langborg misses three point pullup jump shot
7:52		Anthony Leal defensive rebound
7:52		Brooks Barnhizer personal foul
7:52		TV timeout
7:40		Anthony Walker turnover (bad pass) (Justin Mullins steals)
7:08		Ryan Langborg misses two point jump shot
7:06		Blake Smith offensive rebound
6:49		Justin Mullins misses three point jump shot
6:47		Anthony Walker defensive rebound
6:31	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point layup	20-16
6:31		Blake Preston shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
6:31		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:31		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
6:17	+2	Ryan Langborg makes two point driving finger roll layup	22-16
6:03	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point turnaround hook shot (Anthony Leal assists)	22-18
5:40		Nick Martinelli misses two point fadeaway jump shot
5:38		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
5:31	+3	Ryan Langborg makes three point jump shot (Justin Mullins assists)	25-18
5:23		Nick Martinelli shooting foul (Trey Galloway draws the foul)
5:23	+1	Trey Galloway makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-19
5:23		Trey Galloway misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:23		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
4:59	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point hook shot	27-19
4:34		Malik Reneau misses two point driving reverse layup
4:32		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
4:14		Malik Reneau shooting foul (Blake Smith draws the foul)
4:14		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
4:14		TV timeout
4:14		Blake Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:14	+1	Blake Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-19
3:56		Jump ball. Malik Reneau vs. Blake Smith (Wildcats gains possession)
3:56		Malik Reneau turnover (lost ball) (Blake Smith steals)
3:45		Malik Reneau personal foul
3:45		Nick Martinelli misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:45		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
3:36		Kel'el Ware turnover (carrying)
3:21		Anthony Walker personal foul
3:21	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-19
3:21	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-19
3:10	+3	Gabe Cupps makes three point jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	30-22
2:41	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk (Ryan Langborg assists)	32-22
2:24	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Trey Galloway assists)	32-24
2:02		Nick Martinelli misses three point jump shot
2:00		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
1:42	+2	Anthony Walker makes two point cutting dunk (Kel'el Ware assists)	32-26
1:33		Wildcats 30 second timeout
1:17		Nick Martinelli misses two point layup
1:15		Anthony Walker defensive rebound
0:56		Kel'el Ware misses two point hook shot
0:54		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
0:35	+2	Ryan Langborg makes two point running jump shot	34-26
0:11		Kel'el Ware offensive foul
0:11		Kel'el Ware turnover (offensive foul)
0:01		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
0:00		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NW
Wildcats
42
IND
Hoosiers
46

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point bank hook shot (Trey Galloway assists)	34-28
19:45		Matthew Nicholson shooting foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
19:45	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-29
19:34		Boo Buie misses three point pullup jump shot
19:32		Gabe Cupps defensive rebound
19:13	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point driving layup	34-31
18:49		Kel'el Ware blocks Brooks Barnhizer's two point driving layup
18:47		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
18:40		Gabe Cupps misses three point jump shot
18:38		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
18:19		Ryan Langborg misses two point pullup jump shot
18:17		Gabe Cupps defensive rebound
17:57		Brooks Barnhizer shooting foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
17:57	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-32
17:57	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-33
17:40		Nick Martinelli misses three point jump shot
17:38		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
17:32		Malik Reneau misses two point hook shot
17:30		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
17:12		Nick Martinelli misses two point jump shot
17:10		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
17:10	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point tip layup	36-33
16:51		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
16:49		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
16:32		Trey Galloway shooting foul (Ryan Langborg draws the foul)
16:32	+1	Ryan Langborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-33
16:32	+1	Ryan Langborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-33
16:19		Trey Galloway misses two point dunk
16:17		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
16:13		Kel'el Ware turnover (bad pass)
16:01		Boo Buie misses three point pullup jump shot
15:59		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
15:44	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Trey Galloway assists)	38-35
15:28	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point cutting dunk (Ryan Langborg assists)	40-35
15:14		Justin Mullins personal foul
15:14		TV timeout
15:09	+3	Mackenzie Mgbako makes three point jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	40-38
14:43		Kel'el Ware blocks Justin Mullins's two point driving floating jump shot
14:41		Wildcats offensive rebound
14:34		Nick Martinelli misses three point jump shot
14:32		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
14:22		Malik Reneau turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Langborg steals)
14:11	+3	Ryan Langborg makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)	43-38
14:11		Gabe Cupps personal foul
14:05		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
14:03		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
13:38	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point driving layup	43-40
13:16		Kel'el Ware blocks Luke Hunger's two point layup
13:14		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
13:05		Boo Buie misses two point driving layup
13:03		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
12:54		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
12:52		Malik Reneau offensive rebound
12:47	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point layup	43-42
12:29	+3	Nick Martinelli makes three point jump shot (Blake Smith assists)	46-42
12:12		Blake Smith shooting foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
12:12		Mackenzie Mgbako misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:12	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-43
11:52	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup (Boo Buie assists)	48-43
11:52		TV timeout
11:22	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point hook shot (Malik Reneau assists)	48-45
11:03	+3	Ryan Langborg makes three point jump shot (Nick Martinelli assists)	51-45
10:37		Malik Reneau misses two point driving hook shot
10:35		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
10:08	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point layup (Boo Buie assists)	53-45
10:08		Kel'el Ware shooting foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul)
10:08		Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:08		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
9:56	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk (Ryan Langborg assists)	55-45
9:47		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
9:47		TV timeout
9:38		Trey Galloway misses two point driving layup
9:36		Ryan Langborg defensive rebound
9:12		Ryan Langborg misses two point pullup jump shot
9:10		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
9:04	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point layup (Trey Galloway assists)	55-47
8:37	+3	Boo Buie makes three point stepback jump shot	58-47
8:27		Matthew Nicholson personal foul
8:18		Anthony Leal misses three point jump shot
8:16		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
8:16		Luke Hunger personal foul
8:16		TV timeout
8:09		Luke Hunger shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
8:09		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:09		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:09		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
7:52		Brooks Barnhizer turnover (bad pass) (Gabe Cupps steals)
7:51		Blake Smith personal foul
7:51		Anthony Leal misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:51		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
7:28		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
7:26		Anthony Leal defensive rebound
7:02		Gabe Cupps misses two point turnaround jump shot
7:00		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
6:45	+3	Boo Buie makes three point stepback jump shot	61-47
6:36		Hoosiers 60 second timeout
6:32		Malik Reneau offensive foul
6:32		Malik Reneau turnover (offensive foul)
6:23		Malik Reneau personal foul
6:17	+2	Boo Buie makes two point driving floating jump shot (Ryan Langborg assists)	63-47
6:00	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point dunk (Trey Galloway assists)	63-49
5:39		Ryan Langborg misses three point jump shot
5:37		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
5:27		Wildcats 30 second timeout
5:18		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point layup
5:16		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
5:04		Trey Galloway misses two point driving hook shot
5:02		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
4:40		Matthew Nicholson misses two point alley-oop layup
4:38		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
4:35	+3	Gabe Cupps makes three point jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	63-52
4:12		Kel'el Ware blocks Boo Buie's two point jump shot
4:10		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
4:08		Matthew Nicholson misses two point layup
4:06		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
4:01		Matthew Nicholson shooting foul (CJ Gunn draws the foul)
4:01	+1	CJ Gunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-53
4:01	+1	CJ Gunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-54
3:50		Trey Galloway personal foul
3:50		TV timeout
3:42		Boo Buie misses two point pullup jump shot
3:40		Boo Buie offensive rebound
3:37		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
3:35		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
3:34		Nick Martinelli flagrant 1
3:34	+1	Trey Galloway makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	63-55
3:34		Trey Galloway misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
3:23	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point driving floating jump shot	63-57
2:54		Boo Buie misses two point layup
2:52		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
2:51		Boo Buie personal foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
2:51	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-58
2:51		Mackenzie Mgbako misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:51		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
2:25		CJ Gunn personal foul
2:25	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-58
2:25	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-58
2:14		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
2:12		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
2:06		Matthew Nicholson blocks Kel'el Ware's two point layup
2:04		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
1:42		Mackenzie Mgbako blocks Nick Martinelli's two point jump shot
1:40		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
1:39	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point layup	67-58
1:30		Nick Martinelli shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
1:30	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-59
1:30	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-60
1:22		Wildcats 30 second timeout
1:03		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
1:01		Wildcats offensive rebound
0:58		Gabe Cupps personal foul (Boo Buie draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-60
0:58		Boo Buie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:58		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
0:49	+3	Mackenzie Mgbako makes three point jump shot (CJ Gunn assists)	68-63
0:46		CJ Gunn personal foul (Ryan Langborg draws the foul)
0:46	+1	Ryan Langborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-63
0:46	+1	Ryan Langborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-63
0:38	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Trey Galloway assists)	70-65
0:37		Trey Galloway personal foul
0:37		Boo Buie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:37	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-65
0:27		Kel'el Ware misses two point jump shot
0:26		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
0:26	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point layup	71-67
0:25		Gabe Cupps personal foul
0:25	+1	Ryan Langborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-67
0:25	+1	Ryan Langborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-67
0:15	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop layup (Trey Galloway assists)	73-69
0:15		Anthony Leal personal foul
0:15	+1	Ryan Langborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-69
0:15	+1	Ryan Langborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-69
0:09	+3	Mackenzie Mgbako makes three point jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	75-72
0:07		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:05		Trey Galloway personal foul
0:05		Brooks Barnhizer misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:05	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-72
0:01		Anthony Leal misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Anthony Leal misses three point jump shot