Buckeyes fall short against emerging power Northwestern
EVANSTON, ILL.— MillerKopp scored 23 points, Boo Buie had 14 and Northwestern beat No. 23 Ohio State 71-70 on Saturday.
Pete Nance added 10 points for theWildcats (6-1, 3-0 Big Ten), whowon their fourth straight.
E. J. Liddell led Ohio State (7-2, 1-2) with 15 points. Kyle Young added 14 points and Seth Towns had 11 for the Buckeyes, who hadwon two straight and four of five.
Northwestern is 3-0 in the BigTenfor thefirst time since the 1967-68season. TheWildcats were 3-17 in the league last season.
The Buckeyes opened the second half on a 13-7 run before Northwestern rallied with a 7-1 run. Ohio State led by seven after halftime, but Northwestern came back with an 11-2 run.
Duane Washington Jr. missed a layup for Ohio State with five seconds left. Buie missed a free throw before Liddellmissed a long3before the final buzzer.
Ohio State outrebounded theWildcats 40-26 butmade four 3s toNorthwestern’s six.
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BrandonBoston Jr.’swideopen 3-point attempt with a second left bounced off the rim andwas rebounded by Jae’lynWithers, helping Louisville end a three-game series losing streak while handling Kentucky its sixth consecutive loss, the longest suchstreakundercoachJohn Calipari.