MINN

NWEST

Northwestern easy winner, moves into 2nd-place Big Ten tie

AP
Jan 28, 2023

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Chase Audige scored 24 points and Northwestern Wildcats beat Minnesota Golden Gophers 81-61 on Saturday for the Wildcats' third straight win.

Their 15th win matched last season's total for the Wildcats (15-5, 6-3) and moved them into a tie for second place in the Big Ten with Rutgers.

Audige shot 9 of 14 with three 3-pointers. Boo Buie had 21 points with eight assists. Robbie Beran added 14 points.

Jason Battle scored 20 points to lead the Golden Gophers (7-13, 1-9), who have lost five straight. Ta'Lon Cooper added 12 points. Minnesota was without leading scorer and rebounder Dawson Garcia for the second straight game. Garcia has a bone bruise in his right foot. Pharrel Payne returned from concussion protocol and started after missing Wednesday's loss to Indiana.

Northwestern led 45-28 at halftime after shooting 55% outscoring the Gophers 14-3 off 11 Minnesota turnovers with Audige leading the way with 15 points.

Northwestern led by as many as 25 in the second half after an Audige 3-pointer with seven minutes remaining. The Wildcats finished 52% shooting, made 9 of 20 3-point attempts and had just four turnovers to 15 for Minnesota.

Minnesota had a four-point lead six minutes into the game before Northwestern outscored the Gophers 29-7 over the next nine minutes, including eight straight points by Audige.

Northwestern plays at Iowa on Tuesday. Minnesota is at Rutgers on Wednesday.

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1st Half
MINN
Golden Gophers
28
NW
Wildcats
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Pharrel Payne vs. Matthew Nicholson (Golden Gophers gains possession)
19:36	+2	Taurus Samuels makes two point layup	2-0
19:23		Robbie Beran misses two point jump shot
19:21		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
18:59		Joshua Ola-Joseph turnover (double dribble)
18:38	+2	Chase Audige makes two point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)	2-2
18:17		Chase Audige blocks Jamison Battle's two point jump shot
18:15		Chase Audige defensive rebound
18:12		Jamison Battle personal foul
18:03		Boo Buie misses two point jump shot
18:01		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
17:53		Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Robbie Beran steals)
17:34		Matthew Nicholson turnover (offensive goaltending)
17:15	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Jamison Battle assists)	5-2
16:55		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
16:53		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
16:40	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	7-2
16:22	+3	Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Ty Berry assists)	7-5
15:50		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
15:48		Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive rebound
15:44		Tydus Verhoeven blocks Joshua Ola-Joseph's two point jump shot
15:42		Chase Audige defensive rebound
15:27		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
15:25		Taurus Samuels defensive rebound
15:17	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot (Taurus Samuels assists)	9-5
14:59		TV timeout
14:44	+2	Boo Buie makes two point jump shot	9-7
14:27		Tydus Verhoeven personal foul
14:10	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point jump shot (Jaden Henley assists)	11-7
13:54	+3	Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)	11-10
13:39		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (traveling)
13:27	+2	Chase Audige makes two point layup (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	11-12
13:12		Joshua Ola-Joseph turnover (lost ball) (Tydus Verhoeven steals)
12:57		Joshua Ola-Joseph blocks Tydus Verhoeven's two point dunk
12:55		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
12:46		Treyton Thompson misses three point jump shot
12:44		Tydus Verhoeven defensive rebound
12:26	+3	Chase Audige makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)	11-15
12:05		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (lost ball)
11:57		Ta'Lon Cooper shooting foul (Chase Audige draws the foul)
11:57		TV timeout
11:57	+1	Chase Audige makes regular free throw 1 of 3	11-16
11:57	+1	Chase Audige makes regular free throw 2 of 3	11-17
11:57	+1	Chase Audige makes regular free throw 3 of 3	11-18
11:41		Pharrel Payne turnover (traveling)
11:31		Chase Audige misses two point layup
11:29		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
11:00		Treyton Thompson misses two point hook shot
10:58		Treyton Thompson offensive rebound
10:56		Brooks Barnhizer shooting foul (Treyton Thompson draws the foul)
10:56	+1	Treyton Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-18
10:56	+1	Treyton Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-18
10:46	+3	Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)	13-21
10:32		Jaden Henley offensive foul
10:32		Jaden Henley turnover (offensive foul)
10:17		Chase Audige turnover (lost ball)
9:57		Ty Berry shooting foul (Jaden Henley draws the foul)
9:57		Jaden Henley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:57		Jaden Henley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:57		Tydus Verhoeven defensive rebound
9:42	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup (Boo Buie assists)	13-23
9:23		Tydus Verhoeven blocks Jaden Henley's two point layup
9:21		Treyton Thompson offensive rebound
9:15	+2	Treyton Thompson makes two point layup	15-23
9:05		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
9:03		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
9:02		Pharrel Payne shooting foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
9:02	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-24
9:02	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-25
8:46		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses two point jump shot
8:44		Tydus Verhoeven defensive rebound
8:37		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
8:35		Taurus Samuels defensive rebound
8:15		Tydus Verhoeven blocks Joshua Ola-Joseph's two point layup
8:13		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
8:03		Ty Berry misses two point jump shot
8:01		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
7:56		Nick Martinelli turnover (lost ball) (Taurus Samuels steals)
7:33		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
7:31		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
7:11	+2	Boo Buie makes two point jump shot (Ty Berry assists)	15-27
6:45	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	18-27
6:41		Wildcats 30 second timeout
6:41		TV timeout
6:29	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Boo Buie assists)	18-29
6:12		Matthew Nicholson blocks Pharrel Payne's two point layup
6:10		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
6:07		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (lost ball) (Boo Buie steals)
6:01	+2	Boo Buie makes two point layup	18-31
5:46		Pharrel Payne turnover (bad pass) (Brooks Barnhizer steals)
5:45		Ta'Lon Cooper personal foul
5:35	+3	Boo Buie makes three point jump shot	18-34
5:18		Pharrel Payne turnover (bad pass) (Chase Audige steals)
5:17		Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul
5:17		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
5:03		Matthew Nicholson misses two point layup
5:01		Brooks Barnhizer offensive rebound
4:57	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup	18-36
4:42		Matthew Nicholson personal foul
4:42		Golden Gophers turnover (5-second violation)
4:28		Boo Buie misses two point jump shot
4:26		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
4:14		Ty Berry shooting foul (Jaden Henley draws the foul)
4:14	+1	Jaden Henley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-36
4:14		Jaden Henley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:14		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
3:55	+2	Tydus Verhoeven makes two point dunk (Chase Audige assists)	19-38
3:38		Tydus Verhoeven personal foul
3:38		TV timeout
3:30	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point layup	21-38
3:08	+2	Chase Audige makes two point jump shot	21-40
2:46	+3	Taurus Samuels makes three point jump shot (Treyton Thompson assists)	24-40
2:18	+3	Chase Audige makes three point jump shot	24-43
1:49		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
1:47		Boo Buie defensive rebound
1:24		Boo Buie misses two point layup
1:22		Will Ramberg defensive rebound
1:10		Boo Buie shooting foul (Jamison Battle draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Jamison Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-43
1:10	+1	Jamison Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-43
0:50		Chase Audige misses three point jump shot
0:48		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
0:42		Pharrel Payne personal foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul)
0:42		Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:42		Will Ramberg defensive rebound
0:28	+2	Will Ramberg makes two point layup (Jaden Henley assists)	28-43
0:06		Will Ramberg shooting foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Matthew Nicholson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-44
0:06	+1	Matthew Nicholson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-45
0:02		Jaden Henley misses two point layup
0:00		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MINN
Golden Gophers
33
NW
Wildcats
36

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
19:39		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
19:21		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
19:19		Ty Berry defensive rebound
19:05		Matthew Nicholson misses two point hook shot
19:03		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
18:57		Taurus Samuels misses three point jump shot
18:55		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
18:34	+2	Chase Audige makes two point jump shot	28-47
18:01		Matthew Nicholson shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
18:01		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:01	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-47
17:48		Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul
17:30	+3	Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Chase Audige assists)	29-50
17:08		Ty Berry shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
17:08		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:08		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:08		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
16:48		Chase Audige misses two point jump shot
16:46		Will Ramberg defensive rebound
16:28	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Pharrel Payne assists)	32-50
16:02	+2	Robbie Beran makes two point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)	32-52
15:48		TV timeout
15:44		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
15:42		Jamison Battle offensive rebound
15:35	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot	34-52
15:33	+2	Boo Buie makes two point layup	34-54
15:22		Treyton Thompson misses three point jump shot
15:20		Tydus Verhoeven defensive rebound
15:14	+2	Robbie Beran makes two point jump shot	34-56
15:10		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
14:46		Taurus Samuels misses three point jump shot
14:44		Chase Audige defensive rebound
14:27	+2	Tydus Verhoeven makes two point layup (Boo Buie assists)	34-58
14:16		Brooks Barnhizer personal foul
14:00		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
13:58		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
13:42		Boo Buie misses two point layup
13:40		Boo Buie offensive rebound
13:37		Boo Buie misses two point layup
13:35		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
13:32	+2	Will Ramberg makes two point layup (Jaden Henley assists)	36-58
13:16	+3	Chase Audige makes three point jump shot (Tydus Verhoeven assists)	36-61
13:05		Tydus Verhoeven shooting foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul)
13:05	+1	Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-61
13:05	+1	Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-61
12:52		Chase Audige misses three point jump shot
12:50		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
12:38	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	40-61
12:14		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
12:12		Will Ramberg defensive rebound
12:03		Matthew Nicholson blocks Joshua Ola-Joseph's two point layup
12:01		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
11:55		Ta'Lon Cooper misses two point jump shot
11:53		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
11:33		Will Ramberg shooting foul (Robbie Beran draws the foul)
11:33		TV timeout
11:33		Robbie Beran misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:33	+1	Robbie Beran makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-62
11:20	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	43-62
11:06		Joshua Ola-Joseph blocks Matthew Nicholson's two point hook shot
11:04		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
10:59	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk	43-64
10:45		Joshua Ola-Joseph turnover (traveling)
10:19		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point hook shot
10:17		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
10:05		Matthew Nicholson personal foul
9:49	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot	45-64
9:17	+2	Chase Audige makes two point layup	45-66
9:04		Jamison Battle turnover (bad pass) (Boo Buie steals)
8:59		Boo Buie turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Henley steals)
8:52		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
8:50		Jaden Henley offensive rebound
8:48		Tydus Verhoeven shooting foul (Jaden Henley draws the foul)
8:48		Jaden Henley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:48		Jaden Henley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:48		Ty Berry defensive rebound
8:21		Chase Audige misses three point jump shot
8:19		Will Ramberg defensive rebound
8:11		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (bad pass)
8:08		Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul
7:55	+2	Boo Buie makes two point layup	45-68
7:39		Ty Berry shooting foul (Jaden Henley draws the foul)
7:39		TV timeout
7:39	+1	Jaden Henley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-68
7:39	+1	Jaden Henley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-68
7:20		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
7:18		Robbie Beran offensive rebound
6:59		Boo Buie misses two point layup
6:57		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
6:29	+2	Will Ramberg makes two point layup (Jamison Battle assists)	49-68
6:03		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
6:01		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
5:55		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
5:54		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
5:46	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point layup	51-68
5:25	+2	Chase Audige makes two point dunk (Robbie Beran assists)	51-70
5:12	+2	Will Ramberg makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	53-70
4:45		Will Ramberg shooting foul (Boo Buie draws the foul)
4:45	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-71
4:45	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-72
4:45		Wildcats 30 second timeout
4:28		Jamison Battle misses two point jump shot
4:26		Chase Audige defensive rebound
3:54		Boo Buie misses two point hook shot
3:52		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
3:47		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
3:45		Will Ramberg offensive rebound
3:41		Jump ball. (Golden Gophers gains possession)
3:41		TV timeout
3:26	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot	55-72
2:53	+2	Boo Buie makes two point layup	55-74
2:37		Robbie Beran personal foul (Taurus Samuels draws the foul)
2:37		Taurus Samuels misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:37		Will Ramberg offensive rebound
2:32		Chase Audige shooting foul (Jamison Battle draws the foul)
2:32	+1	Jamison Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 3	56-74
2:32	+1	Jamison Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 3	57-74
2:32		Jamison Battle misses regular free throw 3 of 3
2:32		Wildcats defensive rebound
2:07		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
2:05		Treyton Thompson defensive rebound
1:54		Robbie Beran shooting foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul)
1:54	+1	Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-74
1:54	+1	Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-74
1:30	+2	Boo Buie makes two point jump shot	59-76
1:20		Jamison Battle turnover (bad pass) (Boo Buie steals)
1:15	+2	Boo Buie makes two point layup	59-78
1:08		Tydus Verhoeven personal foul (Taurus Samuels draws the foul)
1:08	+1	Taurus Samuels makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-78
1:08	+1	Taurus Samuels makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-78
0:41	+3	Brooks Barnhizer makes three point jump shot (Roy Dixon III assists)	61-81
0:32		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
0:30		Ty Berry defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ty Berry defensive rebound