Buie scores 22, Northwestern rides dominating first half to 65-46 win over Arizona State
PHOENIX (AP) Boo Buie scored 22 points, Brooks Barnhizer added 16 and Northwestern used a dominating first half to beat Arizona State 65-46 on Wednesday night in the Jerry Colangelo Hall of Fame Series.
The matchup between former Duke teammates who are now head coaches turned quickly in the first half.
Chris Collins' Wildcats (9-2) shook off a shaky start with runs of 13-2 and 16-2 to build a 23-point halftime lead. Northwestern handled Arizona State's full-court press in the second half well for the most part and went 9 of 22 from the 3-point line to win its second straight since dropping out of the AP Top 25 last week.
The Sun Devils (6-5) have struggled offensively in their ninth season under Bobby Hurley, entering the game 295th nationally in adjusted field goal percentage.
It didn't get any better in a woeful first half that put Arizona State in a hole it couldn't recover from.
The Sun Devils had 13 points at halftime, shot 31% from the floor and went 3 of 18 from the 3-point arc to lose their third straight. Frankie Collins led Arizona State with 10 points.
Neither team could get shots to fall early, combining to miss 12 of the game's first 15 shots - some wildly.
Northwestern started to find the mark about six minutes in, going on a 13-2 run. The Wildcats later scored seven straight and went up 34-12 with a 16-2 run.
Arizona State shot 5 of 26 from the floor and 2 of 13 from 3 in the first half, going without a field goal over the final 5:55. The Sun Devils couldn't even hit free throws, going 1 for 5 from the line.
Arizona State played better offensive in the second half, but never got closer than 16 points.
UP NEXT
Northwestern: Hosts Jackson State on Dec. 29.
Arizona State: Opens its final Pac-12 season at Stanford on Dec. 29.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Matthew Nicholson vs. Alonzo Gaffney (Wildcats gains possession) | ||
| 19:46 |  | Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:44 | | Adam Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 19:23 | | Adam Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:21 | | Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound | ||
| 19:00 | | Ryan Langborg misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:58 | | Frankie Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 18:49 | | Frankie Collins misses two point layup | ||
| 18:47 | | Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound | ||
| 18:34 | | Boo Buie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:32 | | Ty Berry offensive rebound | ||
| 18:23 | | Boo Buie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:21 | | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | ||
| 18:14 | | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | | +3 | Brooks Barnhizer makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists) | 3-2 |
| 17:27 | | Adam Miller turnover (Ty Berry steals) | ||
| 17:16 | | Adam Miller shooting foul (Ty Berry draws the foul) | ||
| 17:16 | | +1 | Ty Berry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | | Ty Berry misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 17:16 | | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | ||
| 17:03 | | Jose Perez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:01 | | Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound | ||
| 16:48 | | Jamiya Neal shooting foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul) | ||
| 16:48 | | Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 16:48 | | Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 16:48 | | Ty Berry offensive rebound | ||
| 16:39 | | +2 | Ty Berry makes two point jump shot | 6-2 |
| 16:17 | | Frankie Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:15 | | Boo Buie defensive rebound | ||
| 15:58 | | Ryan Langborg misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:56 | | Sun Devils defensive rebound | ||
| 15:54 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:38 | | Matthew Nicholson blocks Jose Perez's two point layup | ||
| 15:36 | | Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound | ||
| 15:27 | | Ryan Langborg misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:25 | | Alonzo Gaffney defensive rebound | ||
| 15:15 | | Alonzo Gaffney turnover (Ryan Langborg steals) | ||
| 14:47 | | Matthew Nicholson turnover (Jose Perez steals) | ||
| 14:28 | | Jose Perez misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:26 | | Ryan Langborg defensive rebound | ||
| 14:17 | | Ryan Langborg turnover (Frankie Collins steals) | ||
| 14:13 | | +2 | Frankie Collins makes two point layup | 6-4 |
| 14:13 | | Ryan Langborg shooting foul (Frankie Collins draws the foul) | ||
| 14:13 | | Frankie Collins misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 14:13 | | Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound | ||
| 14:00 | | +2 | Boo Buie makes two point layup | 8-4 |
| 13:39 | | Alonzo Gaffney misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:37 | | Ty Berry defensive rebound | ||
| 13:25 | | Matthew Nicholson turnover (Kamari Lands steals) | ||
| 13:16 | | Nick Martinelli personal foul | ||
| 13:16 | | Blake Preston personal foul | ||
| 13:14 | | Alonzo Gaffney misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:12 | | Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound | ||
| 13:00 | | Ty Berry misses two point layup | ||
| 12:58 | | Kamari Lands defensive rebound | ||
| 12:44 | | Alonzo Gaffney misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:42 | | Blake Preston defensive rebound | ||
| 12:27 | | Boo Buie misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:25 | | Boo Buie offensive rebound | ||
| 12:17 | | +3 | Boo Buie makes three point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists) | 11-4 |
| 11:55 | | Jamiya Neal misses two point layup | ||
| 11:53 | | Nick Martinelli defensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | +2 | Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup | 13-4 |
| 11:21 | | +3 | Jamiya Neal makes three point jump shot (Alonzo Gaffney assists) | 13-7 |
| 11:04 | | +2 | Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot | 15-7 |
| 10:40 | | Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | +3 | Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Blake Preston assists) | 18-7 |
| 10:15 | | Sun Devils 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:15 | | TV timeout | ||
| 10:05 | | +3 | Brycen Long makes three point jump shot (Frankie Collins assists) | 18-10 |
| 9:47 | | Jordan Clayton turnover (Bryant Selebangue steals) | ||
| 9:47 | | Blake Preston personal foul | ||
| 9:36 | | Kamari Lands misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Bryant Selebangue offensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Matthew Nicholson personal foul | ||
| 9:28 | | Brycen Long misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Boo Buie defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Nick Martinelli misses two point layup | ||
| 9:04 | | Brycen Long defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | Matthew Nicholson personal foul | ||
| 8:40 | | Alonzo Gaffney misses two point layup | ||
| 8:38 | | Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | Ryan Langborg turnover | ||
| 8:12 | | Luke Hunger shooting foul (Bryant Selebangue draws the foul) | ||
| 8:12 | | Bryant Selebangue misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:12 | | Bryant Selebangue misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:12 | | Ty Berry defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup (Ryan Langborg assists) | 20-10 |
| 7:49 | | Frankie Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Luke Hunger defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | +2 | Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot | 22-10 |
| 7:04 | | Frankie Collins turnover (Brooks Barnhizer steals) | ||
| 6:56 | | +3 | Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists) | 25-10 |
| 6:35 | | Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Ryan Langborg defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | Ryan Langborg misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Bryant Selebangue makes two point layup (Frankie Collins assists) | 25-12 |
| 5:37 | | Ty Berry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Luke Hunger offensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | +2 | Luke Hunger makes two point layup | 27-12 |
| 5:14 | | TV timeout | ||
| 4:46 | | Adam Miller misses two point layup | ||
| 4:44 | | Ty Berry defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | +3 | Boo Buie makes three point jump shot | 30-12 |
| 3:57 | | Frankie Collins offensive foul | ||
| 3:57 | | Frankie Collins turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:57 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:47 | | Adam Miller personal foul | ||
| 3:42 | | Luke Hunger misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Sun Devils defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Ty Berry defensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | +2 | Luke Hunger makes two point layup (Boo Buie assists) | 32-12 |
| 2:45 | | Frankie Collins misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Ryan Langborg defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | +2 | Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot | 34-12 |
| 1:59 | | Bryant Selebangue turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:39 | | Ryan Langborg turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:19 | | Sun Devils 30 second timeout | ||
| 1:13 | | Adam Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Boo Buie defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | Boo Buie offensive foul | ||
| 0:58 | | Boo Buie turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:39 | | Nick Martinelli personal foul | ||
| 0:39 | | +1 | Adam Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-13 |
| 0:39 | | Adam Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:39 | | Ty Berry defensive rebound | ||
| 0:14 | | Ty Berry misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:12 | | Boo Buie offensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | +2 | Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup (Boo Buie assists) | 36-13 |
| 0:01 | | Adam Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Sun Devils offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |