Audige scores 17 to help Northwestern beat Indiana 74-67
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- — Chase Audige scored all of his 17 points in the second half to lead four Northwestern players in double figures and the Wildcats beat Indiana 74-67 on Wednesday night.
Miller Kopp and Ryan Young had 13 points apiece and Boo Buie added 11 for Northwestern (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten). The Wildcats, who won three conference games last season, won their first two Big Ten games for the first time since the 2005-06 season.
The Wildcats were coming off a 79-64 win over then-No. 4 Michigan State on Sunday, Northwestern's first win over a top-five team since beating Magic Johnson and fourth-ranked Michigan State on January 27, 1979.
Armaan Franklin's 3-pointer about nine minutes into the second half gave Indiana its first lead since it was 7-6 and Race Thompson made to free throws to give the Hoosiers a 56-52 lead with 8:56 to play. Audige answered with back-to-back baskets before Kopp and Buie sandwiched 3-pointers around a short jumper by Audige in a 12-0 run that made it 62-54 with 5:32 left and gave Northwestern the lead for good.
Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds for Indiana (5-3, 0-1). Franklin added 16 points and Thomson scored 11.
Five Northwestern players scored during a tiebreaking 17-3 run, capped when Pete Nance made back-to-back layups to make it 29-15 with 7:23 left in the first half. The Hoosiers used an 18-4 run — including nine points by Jackson-Davis — that spanned halftime and trimmed what had been as much as a 15-point deficit to just one, at 37-36.
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2020-2021 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 13-1 | - | 18-1 |
| Illinois | 14-4 | 1 | 18-6 |
| Iowa | 12-6 | 3 | 18-7 |
| Purdue | 11-6 | 3.5 | 16-8 |
| Ohio State | 12-7 | 3.5 | 18-7 |
| Wisconsin | 10-8 | 5 | 16-9 |
| Maryland | 9-9 | 6 | 15-10 |
| Rutgers | 9-9 | 6 | 13-9 |
| Michigan State | 7-10 | 7.5 | 13-10 |
| Indiana | 7-10 | 7.5 | 12-12 |
| Minnesota | 6-12 | 9 | 13-12 |
| Penn State | 5-12 | 9.5 | 8-13 |
| Northwestern | 4-13 | 10.5 | 7-14 |
| Nebraska | 2-14 | 12 | 6-17 |