Boo Buie leads Northwestern to an 80-60 rout of Iowa — the Wildcats’ 20th win and 5th in a row

Boo Buie finished with 23 points and eight assists and Northwestern cruised to a wire-to-wire 80-60 victory over Iowa on Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Arena to up its winning streak to five.

Buie made 6 of 11 from the field with three 3-pointers and all eight of his free throws for the Wildcats (20-7, 11-5 Big Ten). Ty Berry hit three 3-pointers and scored 16. Brooks Barnhizer came off the bench to score 12 and grab a team-high seven rebounds.

Kris Murray finished with 14 points and five rebounds to pace the Hawkeyes (17-10, 9-7). Tony Perkins scored 11 and Filip Rebraca added 10 points and seven boards.

Buie sank 4 of 6 with two 3-pointers in the first half, scoring 14 to guide Northwestern to a 37-26 lead. Murray had nine points at intermission for Iowa but missed all four of his 3-pointers as the Hawkeyes made just 2 of 17 beyond the arc.

Robbie Beran had a layup 13 seconds into the game and the Wildcats never trailed.

Murray had a three-point play to pull the Hawkeyes within 47-40 with 13:47 remaining, but they would get no closer. Barnhizer answered with a 3-pointer and two free throws to spark a 10-2 run and Northwestern cruised from there.

Berry scored six straight on a four-point play and two free throws to give the Wildcats their biggest lead at 71-47 with 4:52 to go.

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery was ejected in the second half after picking up two technical fouls.

Northwestern, which has won eight of 10 to move into second place in the Big Ten behind Purdue, entered with back-to-back wins over the then-No. 1 Boilermakers and No. 14 Indiana.

The Wildcats have five wins over ranked teams this season. Their 20 wins are their most since the 2016-17 season, when they won a school-record 24 and made the program’s only NCAA Tournament appearance. The Wildcats have won 10 or more Big Ten games for only the fourth time in program history.

Northwestern: Visits Illinois on Thursday.

Iowa: Visits Wisconsin on Wednesday.