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Northwestern moves to 5-0, beats Liberty 66-52 in Cancun
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) Chase Audige scored 20 points, Ty Berry added 19 and Northwestern beat Liberty 66-52 on Tuesday night in the Cancun Challenge to remain undefeated.
Northwestern (5-0) will face unbeaten No. 13 Auburn in the Riviera Division title game on Wednesday. It will be the first meeting between the teams.
Audige and Berry were a combined 12-of-22 shooting from the floor and had five of Northwestern's six 3-pointers. Senior Boo Buie, who scored a season-high 28 points and connected on a career-best seven 3-pointers in the Wildcats' 60-52 win against Purdue Fort Wayne, had just five points on 1-of-8 shooting against the Flames.
Darius McGhee scored 13 of his 23 points in the first half for Liberty (2-3). Kyle Rode added 11 points and the pair combined for seven 3's.
Audige and Buie each hit a 3-pointer to bookend an 11-2 run that stretched the Wildcats' lead to 57-45 with 5:45 remaining. McGhee's 3-pointer cut the Liberty deficit to 57-50 but they didn't get closer.
Liberty led 29-28 at the break and had its last lead with 14:04 to play.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Shiloh Robinson vs. Robbie Beran (Darius McGhee gains possession) | Â |
| 19:39 |  | Â | Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:37 | | Â | Robbie Beran defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:15 | | Â | Ty Berry misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:13 | | Â | Ty Berry offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:12 | | Â | Ty Berry misses two point putback layup | Â |
| 19:10 | | Â | Joseph Venzant defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:41 | | Â | Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:39 | | Â | Flames offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:39 | | Â | Flames turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 18:30 | | Â | Ty Berry misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:28 | | Â | Darius McGhee defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:07 | | Â | Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:05 | | Â | Joseph Venzant offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:03 | | Â | Joseph Venzant misses two point putback layup | Â |
| 18:01 | | Â | Tydus Verhoeven defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:46 | | Â | Tydus Verhoeven misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:44 | | Â | Kyle Rode defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:29 | | Â | Tydus Verhoeven shooting foul (Darius McGhee draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:29 | | +1 | Darius McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 17:29 | | +1 | Darius McGhee makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 |
| 17:11 | | Â | Matthew Nicholson turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 16:59 | | Â | Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:56 | | Â | Chase Audige defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:50 | | Â | Darius McGhee personal foul (Chase Audige draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:42 | | Â | Boo Buie misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:40 | | Â | Blake Preston defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:22 | | Â | Colin Porter misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:20 | | Â | Robbie Beran defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:12 | | Â | Matthew Nicholson turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Rode steals) | Â |
| 15:54 | | Â | Joseph Venzant offensive foul (Boo Buie draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:54 | | Â | Joseph Venzant turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 15:54 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:44 | | Â | Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:42 | | Â | Brooks Barnhizer offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:25 | | Â | Boo Buie misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:23 | | Â | Blake Preston defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:07 | | +2 | Blake Preston makes two point layup (Kyle Rode assists) | 4-0 |
| 14:47 | | +2 | Robbie Beran makes two point layup | 4-2 |
| 14:23 | | Â | Boo Buie blocks Kyle Rode's two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:21 | | Â | Boo Buie defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:19 | | Â | Colin Porter personal foul (Chase Audige draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:55 | | Â | Robbie Beran misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:53 | | Â | Isiah Warfield defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:30 | | +3 | Darius McGhee makes three point jump shot | 7-2 |
| 13:00 | | +3 | Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists) | 7-5 |
| 12:44 | | +2 | Brody Peebles makes two point layup (Blake Preston assists) | 9-5 |
| 12:30 | | +2 | Chase Audige makes two point layup (Ty Berry assists) | 9-7 |
| 12:14 | | Â | Robbie Beran personal foul | Â |
| 12:11 | | +3 | Darius McGhee makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists) | 12-7 |
| 11:55 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:35 | | Â | Boo Buie misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 11:33 | | Â | Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:22 | | Â | Nick Martinelli personal foul (Shiloh Robinson draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:14 | | Â | Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Chase Audige steals) | Â |
| 10:38 | | +2 | Chase Audige makes two point driving dunk | 12-9 |
| 10:48 | | Â | Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Tydus Verhoeven steals) | Â |
| 10:38 | | Â | Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:36 | | Â | Tydus Verhoeven offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:35 | | Â | Tydus Verhoeven misses two point putback layup | Â |
| 10:33 | | Â | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:17 | | +3 | Shiloh Robinson makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists) | 15-9 |
| 10:00 | | Â | Boo Buie misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:58 | | Â | Brody Peebles defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:39 | | +3 | Darius McGhee makes three point jump shot (Kyle Rode assists) | 18-9 |
| 9:39 | | Â | Wildcats 30 second timeout | Â |
| 9:28 | | +2 | Matthew Nicholson makes two point layup (Chase Audige assists) | 18-11 |
| 9:07 | | +2 | Brody Peebles makes two point layup | 20-11 |
| 8:44 | | +2 | Matthew Nicholson makes two point layup (Chase Audige assists) | 20-13 |
| 8:44 | | Â | Shiloh Robinson shooting foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:44 | | Â | Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 8:44 | | Â | Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:33 | | +2 | Darius McGhee makes two point jump shot (Colin Porter assists) | 22-13 |
| 8:23 | | Â | Boo Buie offensive foul | Â |
| 8:23 | | Â | Boo Buie turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 8:00 | | Â | Darius McGhee turnover (lost ball) (Chase Audige steals) | Â |
| 7:54 | | Â | Chase Audige misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:52 | | Â | Blake Preston defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:29 | | Â | Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:27 | | Â | Robbie Beran defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:17 | | Â | Chase Audige turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 7:17 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:59 | | +2 | Blake Preston makes two point driving dunk (Kyle Rode assists) | 24-13 |
| 6:27 | | Â | Matthew Nicholson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:25 | | Â | Joseph Venzant defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:14 | | Â | Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:12 | | Â | Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:59 | | Â | Brody Peebles shooting foul (Chase Audige draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:59 | | +1 | Chase Audige makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-14 |
| 5:59 | | +1 | Chase Audige makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-15 |
| 5:40 | | +3 | Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Blake Preston assists) | 27-15 |
| 5:25 | | Â | Tydus Verhoeven offensive foul (Joseph Venzant draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:25 | | Â | Tydus Verhoeven turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 5:15 | | Â | Kyle Rode turnover (lost ball) (Boo Buie steals) | Â |
| 5:11 | | Â | Kyle Rode personal foul | Â |
| 5:04 | | Â | Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:02 | | Â | Joseph Venzant defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:56 | | Â | Blake Preston turnover (lost ball) (Brooks Barnhizer steals) | Â |
| 4:53 | | +2 | Brooks Barnhizer makes two point driving layup | 27-17 |
| 4:53 | | Â | Darius McGhee shooting foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:53 | | Â | Official timeout | Â |
| 4:53 | | Â | Brooks Barnhizer misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 4:53 | | Â | Blake Preston defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:30 | | Â | Boo Buie personal foul (Colin Porter draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:10 | | Â | Colin Porter turnover (bad pass) (Brooks Barnhizer steals) | Â |
| 3:53 | | Â | Chase Audige turnover (lost ball) (Colin Porter steals) | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | Brody Peebles turnover (lost ball) (Brooks Barnhizer steals) | Â |
| 3:23 | | +2 | Robbie Beran makes two point jump shot (Chase Audige assists) | 27-19 |
| 2:59 | | Â | Colin Porter misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:57 | | Â | Tydus Verhoeven defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:41 | | Â | Robbie Beran misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:39 | | Â | Tydus Verhoeven offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:37 | | Â | Ty Berry misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:35 | | Â | Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:19 | | Â | Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:17 | | Â | Chase Audige defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:07 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 1:56 | | Â | Joseph Venzant personal foul (Ty Berry draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:56 | | +1 | Ty Berry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-20 |
| 1:56 | | +1 | Ty Berry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-21 |
| 1:56 | | Â | Shiloh Robinson misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:54 | | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:36 | | Â | Zach Cleveland personal foul (Ty Berry draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:36 | | +1 | Ty Berry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-22 |
| 1:36 | | +1 | Ty Berry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-23 |
| 1:28 | | Â | Isiah Warfield turnover (bad pass) (Ty Berry steals) | Â |
| 1:24 | | +2 | Ty Berry makes two point driving layup | 27-25 |
| 1:02 | | +2 | Brody Peebles makes two point layup | 29-25 |
| 0:41 | | Â | Kyle Rode personal foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:41 | | Â | Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:41 | | Â | Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:41 | | Â | Brooks Barnhizer offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:39 | | +3 | Chase Audige makes three point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists) | 29-28 |
| 0:03 | | Â | Brody Peebles turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Boo Buie misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Wildcats offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |