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Rutgers rallies in the second half to beat Northwestern 63-60 for fourth straight victory

AP
Feb 15, 2024

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Jeremiah Williams scored 15 points, Clifford Omoruyi had nine points, nine rebounds and four blocks, and Rutgers Scarlet Knights rallied from an 11-point, second-half deficit to beat Northwestern Wildcats 63-60 on Thursday night for its fourth straight victory.

Derek Simpson made a jumper with 5:18 remaining in the second half, following an offensive rebound, to give Rutgers a 52-51 lead, its first since it led 5-4. The Scarlet Knights extended it to 56-51 after a 12-0 run as Northwestern went scoreless for six-plus minutes.

Northwestern guard Brooks Barnhizer made his first 3-pointer of the game with 1:20 left to tie it at 58-all, but Aundre Hyatt answered with a wide open 3-pointer at the other end.

After two Northwestern free throws, Rutgers dribbled down the clock before Williams got into the lane and got a friendly bounce for a three-point lead with 22.2 seconds left. Northwestern had two chances at a tying 3-pointer, but Barnhizer hit the front of the rim and Boo Buie was well short on a contested 3-pointer before the buzzer.

Jamichael Davis added 11 points and Hyatt scored 10 for Rutgers (14-10, 6-7 Big Ten).

Buie finished with 27 points and six 3-pointers for Northwestern (17-8, 8-6). Barnhizer had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Ryan Langborg was ejected from the game in the first half after being called for a Flagrant 2.

Buie made two 3-pointers in the opening three minutes of the second half to extend Northwestern’s lead to 42-31. Rutgers scored the next 10 points and tied it at 44-all on Omoruyi’s three-point play.

Rutgers plays at Minnesota on Sunday. Northwestern continues its road trip on Sunday against Indiana.

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1st Half
NW
Wildcats
34
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Matthew Nicholson vs. Clifford Omoruyi (Scarlet Knights gains possession)
19:36		Brooks Barnhizer blocks Derek Simpson's two point jump shot
19:34		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
19:28		Scarlet Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
19:01		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
18:59		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
18:52		Brooks Barnhizer personal foul
18:39		Jamichael Davis misses three point jump shot
18:37		Boo Buie defensive rebound
18:27		Ryan Langborg misses three point jump shot
18:25		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
18:24		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul)
18:24	+1	Matthew Nicholson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
18:24	+1	Matthew Nicholson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-0
18:03	+3	Jamichael Davis makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Williams assists)	2-3
17:32		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
17:30		Brooks Barnhizer offensive rebound
17:20		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
17:18		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
17:11		Ryan Langborg shooting foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
17:11	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-4
17:11	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-5
16:50	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point hook shot	4-5
16:24		Jeremiah Williams misses two point jump shot
16:22		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
16:15		Boo Buie turnover (bad pass) (Jamichael Davis steals)
16:09		Jamichael Davis turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Langborg steals)
15:51		Boo Buie misses two point layup
15:49		Boo Buie offensive rebound
15:47		TV timeout
15:31	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup	6-5
15:09		Aundre Hyatt misses two point jump shot
15:07		Ryan Langborg defensive rebound
14:51	+3	Boo Buie makes three point jump shot (Ryan Langborg assists)	9-5
14:23		Derek Simpson turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Langborg steals)
14:09		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
14:07		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
13:55		Aundre Hyatt misses two point layup
13:53		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
13:33	+3	Boo Buie makes three point jump shot	12-5
13:11		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
13:09		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
12:49		Noah Fernandes personal foul
12:42		Nick Martinelli misses three point jump shot
12:41		Wildcats offensive rebound
12:41		Emmanuel Ogbole personal foul
12:24		Emmanuel Ogbole blocks Ryan Langborg's two point layup
12:22		Wildcats offensive rebound
12:21		Ryan Langborg misses two point jump shot
12:19		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
12:13		Oskar Palmquist misses three point jump shot
12:11		Emmanuel Ogbole offensive rebound
12:11		Luke Hunger personal foul
12:11		Jamichael Davis turnover (bad pass)
11:50		Jordan Clayton misses three point jump shot
11:48		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
11:46		TV timeout
11:34		Gavin Griffiths misses three point jump shot
11:32		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
11:24		Luke Hunger turnover (lost ball) (Emmanuel Ogbole steals)
11:15		Gavin Griffiths turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Langborg steals)
11:12		Jamichael Davis shooting foul (Ryan Langborg draws the foul)
11:12	+1	Ryan Langborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-5
11:12	+1	Ryan Langborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-5
10:54		Luke Hunger shooting foul (Emmanuel Ogbole draws the foul)
10:54		Emmanuel Ogbole misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:54		Emmanuel Ogbole misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:54		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
10:40	+3	Boo Buie makes three point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	17-5
10:19	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point layup	17-7
10:03		Ryan Langborg flagrant 2
10:03		Ryan Langborg turnover
10:03	+1	Jamichael Davis makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	17-8
10:03	+1	Jamichael Davis makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	17-9
9:52		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Clayton steals)
9:44		Jordan Clayton misses three point jump shot
9:42		Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
9:36	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point layup	17-11
9:10		Aundre Hyatt personal foul
8:55	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot	19-11
8:40		Gavin Griffiths misses three point jump shot
8:38		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
8:18		Gavin Griffiths shooting foul (Boo Buie draws the foul)
8:18	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 1 of 3	20-11
8:18	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 2 of 3	21-11
8:18	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 3 of 3	22-11
8:00		Jeremiah Williams misses two point layup
7:59		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
7:59		Boo Buie shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59		Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:59		Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:59		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
7:50		Wildcats turnover (10-second violation)
7:41		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
7:39		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
7:15		Brooks Barnhizer turnover (lost ball) (Derek Simpson steals)
7:09	+2	Jamichael Davis makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	22-13
6:52		Blake Preston turnover (bad pass) (Derek Simpson steals)
6:44		Justin Mullins personal foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
6:44		Jeremiah Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:44		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
6:35		Aundre Hyatt personal foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
6:35	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-13
6:35	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-13
6:26		Derek Simpson turnover (lost ball) (Justin Mullins steals)
5:59		Derek Simpson personal foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
5:59		Nick Martinelli misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:59		Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
5:37		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
5:35		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
5:21	+2	Justin Mullins makes two point jump shot (Jordan Clayton assists)	26-13
5:04		Justin Mullins blocks Austin Williams's two point layup
5:02		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
4:55		Nick Martinelli misses two point layup
4:53		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
4:36	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup (Noah Fernandes assists)	26-15
4:11		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
4:09		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
4:02		Matthew Nicholson blocks Derek Simpson's two point layup
4:00		Oskar Palmquist offensive rebound
3:44		Matthew Nicholson personal foul (Emmanuel Ogbole draws the foul)
3:44		TV timeout
3:44	+1	Emmanuel Ogbole makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-16
3:44		Emmanuel Ogbole misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:44		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
3:26	+3	Boo Buie makes three point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	29-16
3:06		Emmanuel Ogbole misses two point layup
3:04		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
2:43		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
2:41		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
2:28		Justin Mullins blocks Austin Williams's two point layup
2:26		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
2:22	+3	Oskar Palmquist makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Williams assists)	29-19
1:58		Noah Fernandes personal foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
1:58		Brooks Barnhizer misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:58		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
1:48	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup (Noah Fernandes assists)	29-21
1:20	+3	Justin Mullins makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)	32-21
0:59	+3	Oskar Palmquist makes three point jump shot (Noah Fernandes assists)	32-24
0:32		Boo Buie turnover (bad pass)
0:32		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
0:15	+3	Oskar Palmquist makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Williams assists)	32-27
0:01	+2	Boo Buie makes two point layup	34-27
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NW
Wildcats
26
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
36

Time		Play	Score
19:38		Nick Martinelli misses two point jump shot
19:36		Justin Mullins offensive rebound
19:20		Jeremiah Williams blocks Brooks Barnhizer's two point layup
19:18		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
19:08	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Jeremiah Williams assists)	34-29
18:49		Nick Martinelli turnover (out of bounds)
18:38	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point jump shot	34-31
18:17	+3	Boo Buie makes three point jump shot (Matthew Nicholson assists)	37-31
18:02		Jeremiah Williams turnover (traveling)
17:51	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk (Justin Mullins assists)	39-31
17:31		Derek Simpson misses two point layup
17:29		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
17:26		Matthew Nicholson blocks Clifford Omoruyi's two point layup
17:24		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
17:16	+3	Boo Buie makes three point jump shot	42-31
16:54		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point dunk
16:52		Wildcats defensive rebound
16:37		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
16:35		Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
16:27	+3	Aundre Hyatt makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	42-34
16:01		Nick Martinelli turnover (traveling)
15:45		Matthew Nicholson shooting foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
15:45		TV timeout
15:45	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-35
15:45		Jeremiah Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:45		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
15:23		Jeremiah Williams personal foul
15:21		Jamichael Davis personal foul
15:17		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
15:15		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
15:09		Nick Martinelli misses two point layup
15:07		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
14:58	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point layup	42-37
14:37		Boo Buie misses two point layup
14:35		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
14:21	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup (Jeremiah Williams assists)	42-39
14:10		Wildcats 30 second timeout
14:10		TV timeout
14:06		Brooks Barnhizer turnover (lost ball) (Clifford Omoruyi steals)
13:59		Matthew Nicholson shooting foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
13:59	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-40
13:59	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-41
13:34		Nick Martinelli turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Williams steals)
13:29		Justin Mullins blocks Jeremiah Williams's two point layup
13:27		Boo Buie defensive rebound
13:12		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Nick Martinelli's two point layup
13:10		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
12:52		Jamichael Davis misses two point jump shot
12:50		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
12:25		Justin Mullins turnover (lost ball) (Derek Simpson steals)
12:23		Justin Mullins personal foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
12:14		Aundre Hyatt misses two point jump shot
12:12		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
11:55		Boo Buie misses two point layup
11:53		Blake Preston offensive rebound
11:46	+2	Justin Mullins makes two point layup	44-41
11:37	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Derek Simpson assists)	44-43
11:37		Nick Martinelli shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
11:37		TV timeout
11:37	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-44
11:17	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot	46-44
10:46		Jeremiah Williams misses three point jump shot
10:44		Wildcats defensive rebound
10:21		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point layup
10:19		Blake Preston offensive rebound
10:16	+2	Blake Preston makes two point layup	48-44
10:03		Emmanuel Ogbole turnover (lost ball) (Boo Buie steals)
10:00		Emmanuel Ogbole flagrant 1 (Justin Mullins draws the foul)
10:00	+1	Justin Mullins makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	49-44
10:00		Justin Mullins misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
9:47	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup	51-44
9:32		Justin Mullins blocks Aundre Hyatt's two point layup
9:30		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
9:24		Blake Preston shooting foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
9:24	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-45
9:24	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-46
9:01		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Nick Martinelli's two point layup
8:59		Jamichael Davis defensive rebound
8:53		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point dunk
8:51		Boo Buie defensive rebound
8:22		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
8:20		Jamichael Davis defensive rebound
8:16		Boo Buie shooting foul (Jamichael Davis draws the foul)
8:16		Jamichael Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:16		Jamichael Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:16		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
7:50		Jordan Clayton turnover (lost ball) (Jamichael Davis steals)
7:50		Jordan Clayton personal foul (Jamichael Davis draws the foul)
7:50		TV timeout
7:50	+1	Jamichael Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-47
7:50	+1	Jamichael Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-48
7:30		Matthew Nicholson turnover (bad pass) (Derek Simpson steals)
7:23		Jamichael Davis misses three point jump shot
7:21		Jeremiah Williams offensive rebound
7:17		Derek Simpson misses two point layup
7:17		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
7:17		Clifford Omoruyi personal foul
7:00		Jordan Clayton turnover (bad pass) (Clifford Omoruyi steals)
6:30	+2	Jamichael Davis makes two point jump shot	51-50
6:05		Jeremiah Williams blocks Jordan Clayton's two point layup
6:03		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
5:55		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
5:53		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
5:39		Jeremiah Williams blocks Matthew Nicholson's two point layup
5:37		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
5:37		Scarlet Knights 60 second timeout
5:25		Matthew Nicholson blocks Jeremiah Williams's two point layup
5:23		Aundre Hyatt offensive rebound
5:17	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point jump shot (Aundre Hyatt assists)	51-52
4:52		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Nick Martinelli's two point layup
4:50		Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
4:28		Jeremiah Williams misses two point layup
4:26		Aundre Hyatt offensive rebound
4:14	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point layup	51-54
4:01		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
3:59		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
3:58		TV timeout
3:43	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point jump shot	51-56
3:23		Jamichael Davis shooting foul (Boo Buie draws the foul)
3:23	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-56
3:23	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-56
3:06		Boo Buie personal foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
3:06	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-57
3:06	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-58
2:54		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Brooks Barnhizer's two point layup
2:52		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
2:29		Jeremiah Williams misses two point layup
2:27		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
2:27		Jeremiah Williams personal foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
2:06		Jeremiah Williams personal foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
2:06	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-58
2:06	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-58
2:01		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
1:42		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
1:40		Boo Buie defensive rebound
1:22	+3	Brooks Barnhizer makes three point jump shot	58-58
0:59	+3	Aundre Hyatt makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	58-61
0:50		Clifford Omoruyi personal foul (Boo Buie draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-61
0:50	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-61
0:23	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point layup	60-63
0:14		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
0:12		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
0:10		Justin Mullins personal foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
0:10		Aundre Hyatt misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:10		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
0:04		Wildcats 60 second timeout
0:04		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
0:04		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:02		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Boo Buie's three point jump shot
0:01		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound