Young's late basket lifts Northwestern over Nebraska 79-78
AP
Mar 07, 2021
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Ryan Young's putback with 2.7 seconds left gave Northwestern Wildcats a 79-78 win over Nebraska Cornhuskers in a regular-season finale on Sunday.
Young had missed the front-end of a one-and-one, giving Nebraska the ball back with 42.7 seconds left and a one-point lead. But the Huskers turned the ball over on a shot-clock violation. Pete Nance, who had made an old-school, right-handed hook for a 76-75 lead, put up a running hook that missed but drew three defenders, leaving Young alone for the putback. Kobe Webster missed a 3-pointer that appeared to be after the final buzzer.
The Wildcats (9-14, 6-13) won their third straight game after losing 13 in a row. Both they and the Cornhuskers (7-19, 3-16) begin play in the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis on Wednesday.
Chase Audige scored 14 points, Nance 13, Miller Kopp 12, Boo Buie and Robbie Beran 11 each and Ty Berry 10 for the Wildcats, who had six in double figures in a conference game for the first time since the 2002-03 season. Northwestern shot 53%, including 11 of 25 behind the arc.
Webster had 23 points and seven 3-pointers for Nebraska, both career highs for the Western Illinois grad transfer. Trey McGowens added 15 points. The Cornhuskers hit 14 of 33 3-point attempts and shot 46% overall.
Northwest built a 16-point lead in the first half and went into the break ahead by nine.
Webster's 3-pointer started a 15-4 run over six minutes of the second half for a 70-67 Nebraska lead with just under four minutes left.
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1st Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
30
NW
Wildcats
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Wildcats gains possession)
19:49
Miller Kopp misses two point jump shot
19:47
Thorir Thorbjarnarson defensive rebound
19:25
Trey McGowens turnover
19:13
Miller Kopp misses two point jump shot
19:11
Trey McGowens defensive rebound
19:06
Lat Mayen turnover
18:57
Pete Nance misses three point jump shot
18:55
Trey McGowens defensive rebound
18:46
Derrick Walker misses two point layup
18:44
Pete Nance defensive rebound
18:28
Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
18:26
Trey McGowens defensive rebound
17:59
Kobe Webster turnover (Eric Zalewski steals)
17:46
Lat Mayen personal foul
17:34
Chase Audige misses two point jump shot
17:32
Pete Nance offensive rebound
17:10
Miller Kopp misses three point jump shot
17:08
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
16:54
+3
Lat Mayen makes three point jump shot (Derrick Walker assists)
3-0
16:40
Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
16:38
Trey McGowens defensive rebound
16:24
Lat Mayen misses three point jump shot
16:22
Pete Nance defensive rebound
16:16
Kobe Webster personal foul
16:15
+3
Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)
3-3
15:57
Kobe Webster misses three point jump shot
15:55
Chase Audige defensive rebound
15:46
+2
Chase Audige makes two point jump shot
3-5
15:29
Derrick Walker turnover (Chase Audige steals)
15:25
Miller Kopp misses three point jump shot
15:23
Robbie Beran offensive rebound
15:13
+2
Robbie Beran makes two point layup
3-7
15:07
+2
Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Thorir Thorbjarnarson assists)
5-7
14:52
+2
Chase Audige makes two point layup (Ryan Young assists)
5-9
14:38
Derrick Walker turnover (Boo Buie steals)
14:31
+2
Ryan Young makes two point layup
5-11
14:04
Ryan Young shooting foul (Eduardo Andre draws the foul)
14:04
Ryan Young shooting foul (Eduardo Andre draws the foul)
14:04
Eduardo Andre misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:04
Eduardo Andre misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:04
Eduardo Andre misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:04
Ryan Young defensive rebound
13:56
Chase Audige misses two point jump shot
13:54
Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
13:27
Trey McGowens misses three point jump shot
13:25
Cornhuskers offensive rebound
13:11
Lat Mayen turnover (Anthony Gaines steals)
13:02
Ty Berry turnover
12:34
Lat Mayen misses two point jump shot
12:32
Pete Nance defensive rebound
12:16
Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
12:14
Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
12:03
+3
Thorir Thorbjarnarson makes three point jump shot (Dalano Banton assists)
8-11
11:40
Anthony Gaines turnover (Lat Mayen steals)
11:40
TV timeout
11:25
Thorir Thorbjarnarson turnover
11:14
Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
11:12
Shamiel Stevenson defensive rebound
11:03
Shamiel Stevenson misses two point layup
11:01
Pete Nance defensive rebound
10:36
+2
Pete Nance makes two point layup (Chase Audige assists)
8-13
10:18
Robbie Beran shooting foul (Shamiel Stevenson draws the foul)
10:18
+1
Shamiel Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-13
10:18
+1
Shamiel Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-13
10:09
+2
Robbie Beran makes two point layup (Miller Kopp assists)
10-15
9:52
Miller Kopp shooting foul (Shamiel Stevenson draws the foul)
9:52
Shamiel Stevenson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:52
+1
Shamiel Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-15
9:52
+1
Shamiel Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-15
9:37
+2
Chase Audige makes two point jump shot
11-17
9:25
Chase Audige personal foul
9:19
Shamiel Stevenson turnover (Miller Kopp steals)
9:13
Chase Audige offensive foul
9:13
Chase Audige turnover
8:58
Lat Mayen turnover (Ty Berry steals)
8:49
+2
Ty Berry makes two point layup (Robbie Beran assists)
11-19
8:37
Kobe Webster misses three point jump shot
8:35
Boo Buie defensive rebound
8:24
+3
Miller Kopp makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)
11-22
8:11
Dalano Banton misses three point jump shot
8:09
Lat Mayen offensive rebound
8:01
Lat Mayen misses two point layup
7:59
Pete Nance defensive rebound
7:57
+3
Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Pete Nance assists)
11-25
7:27
Trey McGowens misses two point jump shot
7:27
Trey McGowens misses two point jump shot
7:25
Ryan Young defensive rebound
7:11
+2
Miller Kopp makes two point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)
11-27
6:41
+3
Thorir Thorbjarnarson makes three point jump shot (Trey McGowens assists)
14-27
6:23
Lat Mayen personal foul
6:16
Boo Buie turnover (Kobe Webster steals)
6:09
+2
Eduardo Andre makes two point dunk (Kobe Webster assists)
16-27
5:44
+2
Ryan Young makes two point layup
16-29
5:28
Miller Kopp shooting foul (Eduardo Andre draws the foul)
5:28
+1
Eduardo Andre makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-29
5:28
+1
Eduardo Andre makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-29
5:06
Ryan Young offensive foul
5:06
Ryan Young turnover
5:01
Trey McGowens misses three point jump shot
4:59
Ryan Young defensive rebound
4:49
Miller Kopp misses three point jump shot
4:47
Thorir Thorbjarnarson defensive rebound
4:43
+3
Trevor Lakes makes three point jump shot (Thorir Thorbjarnarson assists)
21-29
4:21
+2
Ty Berry makes two point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)
21-31
4:21
+2
Ty Berry makes two point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)
21-31
4:07
Trey McGowens misses two point jump shot
4:05
Trey McGowens offensive rebound
3:54
Trevor Lakes misses three point jump shot
3:52
Ryan Greer defensive rebound
3:48
Trey McGowens personal foul
3:48
TV timeout
3:27
+2
Boo Buie makes two point jump shot
21-33
3:00
+2
Trevor Lakes makes two point layup (Kobe Webster assists)
23-33
2:42
Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
2:40
Trey McGowens defensive rebound
2:30
Thorir Thorbjarnarson misses three point jump shot
2:28
Miller Kopp defensive rebound
2:13
Eduardo Andre personal foul
2:03
+3
Pete Nance makes three point jump shot (Ryan Greer assists)
23-36
1:52
Pete Nance shooting foul (Trey McGowens draws the foul)
1:52
+1
Trey McGowens makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-36
1:52
+1
Trey McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-36
1:29
Robbie Beran misses two point layup
1:27
Thorir Thorbjarnarson defensive rebound
1:07
+3
Kobe Webster makes three point jump shot (Thorir Thorbjarnarson assists)
28-36
0:50
Eduardo Andre personal foul
0:48
+3
Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Ryan Greer assists)
28-39
0:43
Robbie Beran personal foul
0:43
Trey McGowens misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:43
Robbie Beran defensive rebound
0:21
Pete Nance turnover
0:05
Kobe Webster misses three point jump shot
0:03
Thorir Thorbjarnarson offensive rebound
0:02
Thorir Thorbjarnarson misses two point layup
0:02
Thorir Thorbjarnarson offensive rebound
0:01
+2
Thorir Thorbjarnarson makes two point layup
30-39
2nd Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
48
NW
Wildcats
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:53
Lat Mayen misses three point jump shot
19:51
Miller Kopp defensive rebound
19:35
+2
Miller Kopp makes two point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)
30-41
19:24
+3
Trey McGowens makes three point pullup jump shot
33-41
19:03
Boo Buie offensive foul
19:03
Boo Buie turnover
18:49
+3
Kobe Webster makes three point jump shot (Derrick Walker assists)
36-41
18:34
Miller Kopp turnover (Derrick Walker steals)
18:29
+2
Trey McGowens makes two point layup (Thorir Thorbjarnarson assists)
38-41
18:29
Wildcats 30 second timeout
18:20
+2
Pete Nance makes two point layup (Chase Audige assists)
38-43
18:07
+2
Derrick Walker makes two point dunk (Thorir Thorbjarnarson assists)
40-43
17:41
+2
Boo Buie makes two point layup
40-45
17:22
Lat Mayen misses three point jump shot
17:20
Chase Audige defensive rebound
17:09
Miller Kopp misses three point jump shot
17:07
Wildcats offensive rebound
16:55
Chase Audige turnover
16:36
+3
Kobe Webster makes three point jump shot (Trey McGowens assists)
43-45
16:20
+3
Chase Audige makes three point jump shot (Pete Nance assists)
43-48
15:53
Robbie Beran blocks Derrick Walker's two point layup
15:52
Chase Audige defensive rebound
15:37
+3
Boo Buie makes three point jump shot (Miller Kopp assists)
43-51
15:26
Kobe Webster turnover (Miller Kopp steals)
15:21
+3
Boo Buie makes three point jump shot (Miller Kopp assists)
43-54
15:21
Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
15:12
Lat Mayen misses three point jump shot
15:10
Miller Kopp defensive rebound
14:58
Pete Nance misses two point jump shot
14:56
Lat Mayen defensive rebound
14:44
Trey McGowens misses three point jump shot
14:42
Kobe Webster offensive rebound
14:34
+3
Kobe Webster makes three point jump shot (Trey McGowens assists)
46-54
14:03
+2
Miller Kopp makes two point jump shot
46-56
13:28
Cornhuskers turnover (shot clock violation)
13:14
Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
13:12
Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
12:51
+2
Lat Mayen makes two point layup (Kobe Webster assists)
48-56
12:26
Eduardo Andre personal foul (Robbie Beran draws the foul)
12:26
Robbie Beran misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:26
+1
Robbie Beran makes regular free throw 2 of 2
48-57
12:12
+2
Eduardo Andre makes two point layup (Trevor Lakes assists)
50-57
11:53
+3
Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Chase Audige assists)
50-60
11:35
+3
Dalano Banton makes three point jump shot (Kobe Webster assists)
53-60
11:18
Ryan Greer turnover (Eduardo Andre steals)
11:08
Chase Audige blocks Kobe Webster's two point layup
11:06
Ty Berry defensive rebound
11:05
Dalano Banton personal foul
11:05
TV timeout
11:05
Eduardo Andre personal foul
10:54
+3
Miller Kopp makes three point jump shot (Chase Audige assists)
53-63
10:25
Dalano Banton turnover (Ty Berry steals)
10:16
Miller Kopp misses two point layup
10:14
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
10:07
+3
Kobe Webster makes three point jump shot (Dalano Banton assists)
56-63
9:39
+2
Ryan Greer makes two point jump shot (Ty Berry assists)
56-65
9:24
Kobe Webster misses three point jump shot
9:22
Ty Berry defensive rebound
9:00
Trevor Lakes shooting foul (Ryan Young draws the foul)
9:00
Ryan Young misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:00
Ryan Young misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:00
Lat Mayen defensive rebound
8:48
Trevor Lakes misses three point jump shot
8:46
Miller Kopp defensive rebound
8:36
Chase Audige misses three point jump shot
8:34
Ryan Young personal foul
8:16
Ty Berry shooting foul (Trey McGowens draws the foul)
8:16
+1
Trey McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2
58-65
8:03
Pete Nance misses two point layup
7:57
Ryan Greer personal foul
7:51
Ryan Greer personal foul
7:44
+2
Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Trey McGowens assists)
60-65
7:14
Trey McGowens personal foul
7:05
Miller Kopp misses three point jump shot
7:03
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
6:53
Trevor Lakes misses three point jump shot
6:51
Ryan Greer defensive rebound
6:34
Miller Kopp turnover (Derrick Walker steals)
6:15
Trey McGowens turnover
6:00
Chase Audige misses two point layup
5:58
Pete Nance offensive rebound
5:55
Pete Nance misses two point layup
5:53
Thorir Thorbjarnarson defensive rebound
5:45
+3
Kobe Webster makes three point jump shot
63-65
5:28
Boo Buie misses two point jump shot
5:26
Thorir Thorbjarnarson defensive rebound
5:24
Trey McGowens offensive foul
5:24
Trey McGowens turnover
5:15
+2
Chase Audige makes two point jump shot
63-67
4:53
+3
Trey McGowens makes three point jump shot (Thorir Thorbjarnarson assists)
66-67
4:31
Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
4:19
Trey McGowens misses three point jump shot
4:17
Derrick Walker offensive rebound
4:07
+2
Kobe Webster makes two point jump shot
68-67
3:56
Miller Kopp turnover (Lat Mayen steals)
3:53
Anthony Gaines shooting foul (Eduardo Andre draws the foul)
3:53
TV timeout
3:53
+1
Lat Mayen makes regular free throw 1 of 2
69-67
3:53
+1
Lat Mayen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
70-67
3:40
Lat Mayen personal foul
3:40
+1
Pete Nance makes regular free throw 1 of 2
70-68
3:40
+1
Pete Nance makes regular free throw 2 of 2
70-69
3:16
+3
Kobe Webster makes three point jump shot (Trey McGowens assists)
73-69
2:44
+2
Pete Nance makes two point layup (Ryan Young assists)
73-71
2:28
Ryan Young blocks Kobe Webster's two point layup
2:26
Derrick Walker offensive rebound
2:20
+2
Derrick Walker makes two point layup
75-71
2:08
+3
Chase Audige makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)
75-74
1:52
Thorir Thorbjarnarson misses two point layup
1:50
Wildcats defensive rebound
1:38
Derrick Walker blocks Ryan Young's two point layup
1:36
Ryan Young offensive rebound
1:30
+2
Pete Nance makes two point jump shot
75-76
1:14
Lat Mayen misses three point jump shot
1:09
Derrick Walker personal foul
1:09
+1
Boo Buie makes regular free throw 1 of 2
75-77
1:09
Boo Buie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:09
Lat Mayen defensive rebound
1:00
+2
Trey McGowens makes two point layup (Kobe Webster assists)
77-77
1:00
Boo Buie shooting foul (Trey McGowens draws the foul)
