Despite being down two starting guards, Northwestern secured another Quad 1 victory at Maryland, defeating them 68-61 on Wednesday night. The Wildcats, now 11-6 in the B1G, were led by Nick Martinelli, who scored a career-high 27 points, and Brooks Barnhizer, who contributed 14 points and 10 rebounds. Northwestern's performance was also bolstered by their free throw accuracy, hitting 28 of 31 attempts, while Maryland struggled from the three-point line, making only 2 of 22 attempts. This win places Northwestern one game ahead of the Badgers in the standings. Meanwhile, the Gophers, despite a recent defeat, improved their NET ranking to No. 75 and look forward to their next Quad 1 opportunity against Northwestern.
End 3Q: Maryland 52, Wisconsin 44. Big quarter for the Badgers, cut down the turnovers and shot 53.8 percent.
However, Badgers have cut a 20-point halftime deficit down to 10 with 1:49 left in 3Q. https://t.co/wpHLSpUvUh
Even in defeat, Ben Johnson's #Gophers actually improved their NET ranking with last night's huge scoring game at Illinois. Moved up two spots today to No. 75 NET. Fell to 1-7 in Quad 1 games, though. One more Quad 1 opportunity left in reg. season at NW on March 9.
- Nick Martinelli scored a career-high 27 points, Brooks Barnhizer added 14 points and 10 rebounds and Northwestern held off Maryland 68-61 on Wednesday night. https://t.co/0DD5LkDDTE
Northwestern down two of their starting guards but pick up another Quad 1 win tonight at Maryland. #Cats are for real. Not just Boo Buie. Next big opportunity on the road for #Gophers is to end the reg. season in Evanston.
B1G hoops: Northwestern hits 28 of 31 FTs; Maryland hits 2 of 22 three-pointers. The result, short-handed Cats grind out a 68-61 victory to improve to 11-6 in the B1G. That is one game ahead of #Badgers.