Brooks Barnhizer scores 23 points and Northwestern tops UNLV 66-61 at Arizona Tip-Off
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Brooks Barnhizer had 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists to lead Northwestern to a 66-61 victory over UNLV at the Arizona Tip-Off on Friday night.
The Wildcats took third place in the Cactus Division.
The Wildcats made 5 of their first 7 shots in the second half, turning a one-point halftime lead into a 42-35 advantage nearly seven minutes into the second half.
A 3-pointer by Jailen Bedford had the Rebels within one point with 12 1/2 minutes remaining. A few minutes later Julian Rishwain's 3-pointer got the Rebels within two points with seven minutes remaining. Jalen Leach then hit a 3-pointer and Barnhizer had a jumper to put Northwestern up 56-49 with 3 1/2 minutes to go.
Another 3-pointer from Bedford got the Rebels within four points, but Barnhizer answered with a three-point play that put the Wildcats up 61-54 heading to the final minute. A couple of tip-in baskets by Jacob Bannarbie kept UNLV within five points at the final buzzer.
Leach had 15 points and Nick Martinelli scored 12 for Northwestern (6-2).
Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 17 points and Bedford had 15 for UNLV (4-3). Jeremiah Cherry had 10 rebounds.
Barnhizer made three 3-pointers and scored 13 points in the first half. Northwestern led 26-25 at the break despite shooting only 29% overall. The Wildcats made eight free throws, four 3-pointers and only three two-point baskets in the half. --- Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Matthew Nicholson vs. Jeremiah Cherry (Runnin' Rebels gains possession) | Â | |
19:28 | Â | Jalen Hill turnover (bad pass) (Ty Berry steals) | Â | |
19:10 | Â | Brooks Barnhizer turnover (bad pass) (Julian Rishwain steals) | Â | |
18:55 | Â | Jeremiah Cherry misses two point layup | Â | |
18:55 | Â | Jacob Bannarbie offensive rebound | Â | |
18:55 | Â | Jalen Leach shooting foul (Jacob Bannarbie draws the foul) | Â | |
18:55 | Â | Jacob Bannarbie misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
18:55 | Â | Jacob Bannarbie misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
18:55 | Â | Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound | Â | |
18:39 | Â | Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:37 | Â | Jacob Bannarbie defensive rebound | Â | |
18:27 | Â | Jeremiah Cherry turnover (traveling) | Â | |
18:14 | +3 | Jalen Leach makes three point jump shot (Matthew Nicholson assists) | 3-0 | |
17:54 | Â | Julian Rishwain misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:52 | Â | Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound | Â | |
17:43 | Â | Ty Berry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:41 | Â | Jacob Bannarbie defensive rebound | Â | |
17:26 | Â | Matthew Nicholson blocks Jeremiah Cherry's two point layup | Â | |
17:24 | Â | Runnin' Rebels offensive rebound | Â | |
17:19 | Â | Julian Rishwain misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:17 | Â | Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound | Â | |
17:09 | Â | Ty Berry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:07 | Â | Jacob Bannarbie defensive rebound | Â | |
16:45 | Â | Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (traveling) | Â | |
16:25 | +2 | Matthew Nicholson makes two point layup (Brooks Barnhizer assists) | 5-0 | |
16:08 | +2 | Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point layup | 5-2 | |
15:51 | Â | Nick Martinelli misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:49 | Â | Julian Rishwain defensive rebound | Â | |
15:39 | Â | Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:37 | Â | Jalen Hill offensive rebound | Â | |
15:29 | Â | Julian Rishwain misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:27 | Â | Jacob Bannarbie offensive rebound | Â | |
15:11 | +2 | Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point jump shot | 5-4 | |
14:55 | Â | Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:53 | Â | Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound | Â | |
14:46 | Â | Jalen Leach personal foul | Â | |
14:46 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:39 | Â | Brooklyn Hicks turnover (bad pass) (Justin Mullins steals) | Â | |
14:15 | +2 | Nick Martinelli makes two point layup (Brooks Barnhizer assists) | 7-4 | |
13:59 | Â | Jalen Hill misses two point layup | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Nick Martinelli defensive rebound | Â | |
13:32 | Â | Nick Martinelli misses two point layup | Â | |
13:30 | Â | Luke Hunger offensive rebound | Â | |
13:29 | Â | Pape N'Diaye shooting foul (Luke Hunger draws the foul) | Â | |
13:29 | +1 | Luke Hunger makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-4 | |
13:29 | +1 | Luke Hunger makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-4 | |
13:01 | Â | Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:59 | Â | Brooklyn Hicks offensive rebound | Â | |
12:54 | Â | Jalen Hill turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
12:40 | Â | Brooks Barnhizer misses two point layup | Â | |
12:38 | Â | Pape N'Diaye defensive rebound | Â | |
12:20 | Â | Jailen Bedford turnover (lost ball) (Justin Mullins steals) | Â | |
12:07 | Â | Pape N'Diaye blocks Luke Hunger's two point layup | Â | |
12:05 | Â | Jailen Bedford defensive rebound | Â | |
11:57 | +2 | Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point layup | 9-6 | |
11:33 | Â | Pape N'Diaye blocks Nick Martinelli's two point layup | Â | |
11:31 | Â | Luke Hunger offensive rebound | Â | |
11:31 | Â | Pape N'Diaye blocks Luke Hunger's two point layup | Â | |
11:29 | Â | Wildcats offensive rebound | Â | |
11:29 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:23 | Â | Luke Hunger misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:21 | Â | Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound | Â | |
11:06 | Â | Julian Rishwain turnover (bad pass) (K.J. Windham steals) | Â | |
11:06 | Â | Angelo Ciaravino turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
10:42 | +2 | Jailen Bedford makes two point layup | 9-8 | |
10:21 | Â | K.J. Windham misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:19 | Â | Jailen Bedford defensive rebound | Â | |
10:15 | +2 | Jailen Bedford makes two point layup | 9-10 | |
10:13 | Â | Wildcats 30 second timeout | Â | |
10:13 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:05 | +3 | Brooks Barnhizer makes three point jump shot (Matthew Nicholson assists) | 12-10 | |
9:37 | +2 | Jailen Bedford makes two point layup | 12-12 | |
9:09 | +3 | Brooks Barnhizer makes three point jump shot (Matthew Nicholson assists) | 15-12 | |
8:53 | +3 | Jailen Bedford makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Cherry assists) | 15-15 | |
8:28 | Â | Angelo Ciaravino offensive foul | Â | |
8:28 | Â | Angelo Ciaravino turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
8:06 | +2 | Pape N'Diaye makes two point layup (Julian Rishwain assists) | 15-17 | |
7:36 | Â | Blake Smith turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
7:36 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:21 | Â | Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
7:02 | Â | Jalen Hill blocks Brooks Barnhizer's two point layup | Â | |
7:00 | Â | Wildcats offensive rebound | Â | |
6:57 | Â | Ty Berry misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:55 | Â | Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound | Â | |
6:45 | Â | Jalen Hill shooting foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul) | Â | |
6:45 | +1 | Matthew Nicholson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-17 | |
6:45 | Â | Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
6:45 | Â | Julian Rishwain defensive rebound | Â | |
6:19 | Â | Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
6:01 | Â | Nick Martinelli misses two point layup | Â | |
5:59 | Â | Jalen Hill defensive rebound | Â | |
5:33 | +3 | Julian Rishwain makes three point jump shot (Jalen Hill assists) | 16-20 | |
5:08 | Â | Nick Martinelli turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
4:57 | +2 | Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point layup | 16-22 | |
4:57 | Â | Blake Smith shooting foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
4:57 | +1 | Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-23 | |
4:44 | Â | Jacob Bannarbie shooting foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul) | Â | |
4:44 | Â | Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
4:44 | Â | Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
4:44 | Â | Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound | Â | |
4:30 | Â | Jalen Leach personal foul | Â | |
4:24 | Â | Julian Rishwain misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:22 | Â | Nick Martinelli defensive rebound | Â | |
4:00 | Â | K.J. Windham turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
4:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:40 | Â | Jalen Hill misses two point layup | Â | |
3:38 | Â | Luke Hunger defensive rebound | Â | |
3:26 | Â | Julian Rishwain shooting foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul) | Â | |
3:26 | +1 | Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-23 | |
3:26 | +1 | Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-23 | |
3:07 | Â | Dedan Thomas Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:05 | Â | Luke Hunger defensive rebound | Â | |
2:49 | Â | Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:47 | Â | Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound | Â | |
2:32 | Â | Jalen Hill misses two point layup | Â | |
2:30 | Â | Jalen Hill offensive rebound | Â | |
2:27 | +2 | Jalen Hill makes two point layup | 18-25 | |
1:59 | Â | Nick Martinelli misses two point layup | Â | |
1:59 | Â | Nick Martinelli offensive rebound | Â | |
1:59 | +2 | Nick Martinelli makes two point layup | 20-25 | |
1:59 | Â | Jacob Bannarbie shooting foul | Â | |
1:59 | +1 | Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-25 | |
1:56 | Â | Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Jeremiah Cherry turnover (traveling) | Â | |
1:04 | +3 | Brooks Barnhizer makes three point jump shot (Nick Martinelli assists) | 24-25 | |
0:42 | Â | Jeremiah Cherry misses two point layup | Â | |
0:40 | Â | Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound | Â | |
0:17 | Â | Jeremiah Cherry shooting foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul) | Â | |
0:17 | +1 | Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-25 | |
0:17 | +1 | Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-25 | |
0:01 | Â | Jalen Hill misses two point layup | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Justin Mullins defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |