With 28 from Buie, Northwestern holds off Fort Wayne
AP
Nov 18, 2022
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Boo Buie scored 28 points, making a career-high seven 3-pointers, and Northwestern Wildcats held off Fort Wayne 60-53 Friday night in an on-campus game of the Cancun Challenge.
Buie hit a jumper and a 3-pointer, keeping the Wildcats (4-0) ahead 58-52 with 1:46 to go. His personal 5-0 run turned back a challenge from the Mastodons who had made five of six free throws over a two-minute span to get within one point.
Northwestern led 31-24 at halftime. Buie scored 12 points in the first half - all on 3-pointers, making 4 of 7 from beyond the arc. He hit a layup and a four-point play in the opening minutes of the second half and the Wildcats were up 37-24. Although Fort Wayne missed 27 3-pointers, key 3-pointers by Deonte Billups and Bobby Planutis helped the Mastodons rally.
The 28 points were Buie's most since scoring a career-high 30 against Michigan State two seasons ago. Buie needed six points to become the fifth player in program history with 1,000 career points and 300 career assists.
No other Northwestern player reached double-digits in scoring.
Planutis had 14 points and six rebounds for Fort Wayne. Jarred Godfrey scored 12 points and Ra Kpedi had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Mastodons (2-2), a preseason co-favorite in the Horizon League.
Northwestern will travel to the Yucatan Peninsula, for its remaining two games in the MTE. The Wildcats will play Liberty on Tuesday and either No. 13 Auburn or Bradley on Wednesday.
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1st Half
PFW
Mastodons
24
NW
Wildcats
31
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Ra Kpedi vs. Tydus Verhoeven (Mastodons gains possession)
19:42
+2
Jarred Godfrey makes two point layup
2-0
19:21
+2
Robbie Beran makes two point layup
2-2
18:54
Deonte Billups misses three point jump shot
18:52
Chase Audige defensive rebound
18:35
Tydus Verhoeven misses two point jump shot
18:33
Ra Kpedi defensive rebound
18:22
Deonte Billups misses three point jump shot
18:20
Robbie Beran defensive rebound
18:08
Deonte Billups personal foul
18:01
Boo Buie misses two point jump shot
17:59
Bobby Planutis defensive rebound
17:46
Bobby Planutis misses three point jump shot
17:44
Chase Audige defensive rebound
17:33
+3
Boo Buie makes three point jump shot (Chase Audige assists)
2-5
17:20
+3
Jarred Godfrey makes three point jump shot (Deonte Billups assists)
5-5
17:01
Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
16:59
Damian Chong Qui defensive rebound
16:51
Chase Audige blocks Jarred Godfrey's two point layup
16:42
Jarred Godfrey turnover (Ty Berry steals)
16:36
+2
Ty Berry makes two point layup
5-7
16:25
+2
Johnathan DeJurnett makes two point jump shot (Damian Chong Qui assists)
7-7
16:14
+2
Tydus Verhoeven makes two point layup (Ty Berry assists)
7-9
15:58
Anthony Roberts turnover (bad pass)
15:58
TV timeout
15:56
Robbie Beran misses two point layup
15:40
Tydus Verhoeven offensive rebound
15:40
Julian Roper II turnover (Quinton Morton-Robertson steals)
15:33
+2
Anthony Roberts makes two point dunk (Quinton Morton-Robertson assists)
9-9
15:23
Boo Buie turnover (Anthony Roberts steals)
15:18
Robbie Beran personal foul
15:18
+1
Anthony Roberts makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-9
15:18
+1
Anthony Roberts makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-9
14:47
Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
14:45
Deonte Billups defensive rebound
14:39
Chase Audige blocks Jarred Godfrey's two point layup
14:37
Robbie Beran defensive rebound
14:05
Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
14:03
Ra Kpedi defensive rebound
13:56
Deonte Billups turnover (out of bounds)
13:56
Boo Buie misses two point jump shot
13:56
Damian Chong Qui defensive rebound
13:56
Damian Chong Qui misses two point jump shot
13:54
Boo Buie defensive rebound
13:39
Julian Roper II turnover (traveling)
13:23
Jarred Godfrey misses three point jump shot
13:21
Ra Kpedi offensive rebound
13:12
Jarred Godfrey misses three point jump shot
13:10
Julian Roper II defensive rebound
12:49
Chase Audige turnover (Jarred Godfrey steals)
12:42
+2
Jarred Godfrey makes two point layup
13-9
12:28
Julian Roper II misses two point layup
12:26
Bobby Planutis defensive rebound
12:10
Damian Chong Qui turnover (out of bounds)
11:51
+2
Ty Berry makes two point jump shot (Chase Audige assists)
13-11
11:26
Bobby Planutis misses three point jump shot
11:24
Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
11:17
+2
Chase Audige makes two point layup (Brooks Barnhizer assists)
13-13
11:09
Anthony Roberts turnover (traveling)
11:08
TV timeout
10:59
Bobby Planutis personal foul
10:57
Ty Berry misses two point jump shot
10:55
Mastodons defensive rebound
10:33
Deonte Billups turnover (Boo Buie steals)
10:24
Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
10:22
Deonte Billups defensive rebound
10:07
+3
Bobby Planutis makes three point jump shot (Deonte Billups assists)
16-13
9:45
+2
Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot
16-15
9:34
Jarred Godfrey turnover (Chase Audige steals)
9:29
Jarred Godfrey shooting foul
9:29
+1
Chase Audige makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-16
9:29
+1
Chase Audige makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-17
9:17
Quinton Morton-Robertson misses three point jump shot
9:15
Julian Roper II defensive rebound
8:59
+3
Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Chase Audige assists)