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Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Northwestern Wildcats

College Basketball
Rutgers
12-9
78-79
Final/OT
Northwestern
10-10
Welsh-Ryan Arena

Lead tracker

RUTG leadsBiggest lead RUTG 2, NU 24
H1H2OT
NU leads
Team1H2HOTT
RUTG2545878
NU4327979

Who won: Northwestern 79-78

The Northwestern Wildcats beat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 79-78 in overtime on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Northwestern outscored the Rutgers 43-25 in the 1st half. Boo Buie led the Northwestern in points (18). Paul Mulcahy led the Rutgers in points (31).

Recap · Feb 1
Northwestern ends 4-game skid, holds off Rutgers 79-78 in OT

Boo Buie scored six of his 18 points in overtime and Northwestern had a 24-point, second-half lead disappear before beating Rutgers 79-78 on Tuesday night.

What it means

  • Rutgers 2-7 on the road; Northwestern 7-5 at home.

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Game info

Venue
Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, IL · Attendance 3,079
Officials
Lamont Simpson (Referee), Bo Boroski (Referee), Courtney Green (Referee)

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