Barnhizer, Buie spark Northwestern to 90-66 romp over Minnesota
AP
Mar 09, 2024
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Brooks Barnhizer and Boo Buie scored 23 points apiece and Northwestern Wildcats rolled to a 90-66 victory over Minnesota Golden Gophers on Saturday night to close out the Big Ten Conference regular season.
Barnhizer made half of his 14 shots with three 3-pointers and all six of his free throws for the Wildcats (21-10, 12-8). He added six rebounds, four assists and three steals. Buie did his damage on 9-for-14 shooting with three 3-pointers, adding six assists. Ryan Langborg also sank three from beyond the arc, scoring 17 with six assists. Nick Martinelli scored 14 on 6-for-9 shooting.
Northwestern, which clinched at least a tie for third place with the win, finished with 23 assists and just one turnover.
Dawson Garcia scored 30 points on 13-for-19 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Golden Gophers (18-13, 9-11). Elijah Hawkins notched a double-double with 14 points and 10 assists.
Barnhizer had 14 points, Langborg scored 10 and Northwestern shot 70% in building a 53-41 advantage at halftime. The Wildcats made 21 of 30 shots, including 7 of 11 from 3-point range. Garcia had 16 points at the break and Hawkins scored 11 for Minnesota. The Golden Gophers shot 53.3% overall and made 6 of 10 from distance.
Braeden Carrington hit a 3-pointer to get Minnesota within 72-61 with 6:53 remaining but that was as close as the Gophers would get. Barnhizer answered with a 3-pointer, Buie scored in the paint and Langborg had two baskets in an 11-2 run that pushed the Wildcats' lead to 83-63 with 3:26 to go.
Minnesota is currently ninth in the 14-team conference which concludes the regular season on Sunday.
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1st Half
MINN
Golden Gophers
41
NW
Wildcats
53
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Golden Gophers gains possession)
19:52
Elijah Hawkins turnover (bad pass)
19:39
+2
Luke Hunger makes two point layup (Ryan Langborg assists)
0-2
19:15
Dawson Garcia misses two point layup
19:13
Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
19:09
Cam Christie misses three point jump shot
19:07
Ryan Langborg defensive rebound
18:54
Ryan Langborg misses three point jump shot
18:52
Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
18:25
Elijah Hawkins misses two point jump shot
18:23
Dawson Garcia offensive rebound
18:19
+2
Dawson Garcia makes two point layup
2-2
18:00
+2
Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot
2-4
17:36
Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
17:34
Luke Hunger defensive rebound
17:27
Luke Hunger misses two point layup
17:25
Cam Christie defensive rebound
17:09
Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:07
Ryan Langborg defensive rebound
16:45
+2
Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot (Ryan Langborg assists)
2-6
16:25
Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:23
Luke Hunger defensive rebound
16:15
+3
Boo Buie makes three point jump shot
2-9
16:00
Cam Christie misses three point jump shot
15:58
Boo Buie defensive rebound
15:45
+2
Ryan Langborg makes two point jump shot
2-11
15:30
+2
Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)
4-11
15:09
+2
Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot (Luke Hunger assists)
4-13
14:46
Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
14:44
Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
14:30
+2
Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot
4-15
14:17
+3
Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot
7-15
14:02
Dawson Garcia blocks Brooks Barnhizer's two point layup
14:00
Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
13:53
+2
Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)
9-15
13:53
Luke Hunger shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
13:53
TV timeout
13:53
+1
Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 1
10-15
13:35
+2
Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup (Nick Martinelli assists)
10-17
13:17
+2
Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot
12-17
12:42
Boo Buie misses two point jump shot
12:40
Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
12:35
+3
Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Cam Christie assists)
15-17
12:11
+2
Boo Buie makes two point layup
15-19
11:54
Dawson Garcia turnover (traveling)
11:54
TV timeout
11:31
+2
Blake Preston makes two point dunk (Boo Buie assists)
15-21
11:11
Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
11:09
Boo Buie defensive rebound
11:01
Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
10:59
Cam Christie defensive rebound
10:54
+3
Braeden Carrington makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)
18-21
10:29
+2
Blake Preston makes two point dunk (Brooks Barnhizer assists)
18-23
9:59
+2
Parker Fox makes two point dunk (Cam Christie assists)
20-23
9:36
Cam Christie shooting foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
9:36
+1
Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-24
9:36
+1
Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-25
9:19
Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
9:16
Golden Gophers offensive rebound
9:09
Pharrel Payne turnover (bad pass)
8:59
+2
Blake Smith makes two point layup (Ryan Langborg assists)
20-27
8:59
Mike Mitchell Jr. shooting foul (Blake Smith draws the foul)
8:59
Blake Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:59
Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
8:43
+2
Braeden Carrington makes two point layup
22-27
8:25
Braeden Carrington shooting foul (Ryan Langborg draws the foul)
8:25
+1
Ryan Langborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-28
8:25
+1
Ryan Langborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-29
8:12
Parker Fox misses two point layup
8:10
Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
8:08
Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
8:06
Boo Buie defensive rebound
7:44
+3
Brooks Barnhizer makes three point jump shot
22-32
7:23
+3
Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Pharrel Payne assists)
25-32
7:05
+3
Boo Buie makes three point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)
25-35
6:49
Cam Christie misses two point jump shot
6:47
Blake Smith defensive rebound
6:31
+3
Ryan Langborg makes three point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)
25-38
6:09
+2
Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk (Elijah Hawkins assists)
27-38
5:51
Elijah Hawkins personal foul (Blake Smith draws the foul)
5:51
TV timeout
5:36
+3
Nick Martinelli makes three point jump shot (Ryan Langborg assists)
27-41
5:17
+2
Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot (Pharrel Payne assists)
29-41
4:47
+3
Ryan Langborg makes three point jump shot (Blake Preston assists)
29-44
4:28
+3
Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)
32-44
4:06
+2
Nick Martinelli makes two point layup (Blake Preston assists)
32-46
3:46
Nick Martinelli personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
3:46
TV timeout
3:32
+2
Elijah Hawkins makes two point layup
34-46
3:12
+2
Blake Preston makes two point dunk (Nick Martinelli assists)
34-48
2:51
+2
Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)
36-48
2:20
Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
2:18
Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
2:09
Blake Preston shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
2:09
+1
Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-48
2:09
+1
Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-48
1:55
+3
Brooks Barnhizer makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)
38-51
1:35
Nick Martinelli blocks Cam Christie's two point layup
1:33
Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
1:29
+2
Blake Preston makes two point dunk (Boo Buie assists)
38-53
1:29
Dawson Garcia shooting foul (Blake Preston draws the foul)
1:29
Blake Preston misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:29
Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
1:14
Brooks Barnhizer personal foul (Braeden Carrington draws the foul)
