COLUMBUS, Ohio — Boo Buie scored 19 points and reserve Brooks Barnhizer added a career-high 19, leading Northwestern a 69-63 victory against Ohio State on Thursday.
Buie has scored in double figures in 22 of 24 games, including 18 straight. Chase Audige scored 12 points.
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Northwestern (17-7, 8-5 Big Ten) moved into a four-way tie for second in conference with No. 18 Indiana, Michigan and No. 24 Rutgers.
Justice Sueing scored 19 points for Ohio State, Bruce Thornton 12 and Zed Key had 10 rebounds. The Buckeyes (11-13, 3-10) made just 1 of 12 shots from 3-point range
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Thornton’s jumper with 10:12 left gave Ohio State its last lead at 47-45. Northwestern then went on a 16-5 run and held on despite committing five turnovers in the last 3½ minutes.
The fortunes of the two teams have been a far cry from when they first met on New Year’s Day, when the Buckeyes won 73-57 in Evanston. Ohio State is 1-10 since then while the Wildcats are 7-4.
Northwestern has its second best record through 24 games in school history. The 2016-17 team went 18-6 through 24 and made its first NCAA Tournament.
Northwestern hosts No. 1 Purdue on Sunday, while Ohio State hosts Michigan State.
