Martinelli, Barnhizer lead Northwestern past Maryland
Nick Martinelli scored a career-high 27 points, Brooks Barnhizer added 14 points and 10 rebounds and Northwestern held off Maryland 68-61.
Watch CBS News
Nick Martinelli scored a career-high 27 points, Brooks Barnhizer added 14 points and 10 rebounds and Northwestern held off Maryland 68-61.
Philip Alston finished with 12 points for the Ramblers (20-8, 12-3). Braden Norris added 11 points, seven assists and two steals for Loyola.
Mackenzie Holmes had 28 points and nine rebounds, Sydney Parrish added 11 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 14 Indiana beat Northwestern 84-64 for its fourth straight win in the series.
Oak Park native Ashleen Bracey is in her second year as coach trying to turn around a UIC program that won a total of eight conference games in the six years before she arrived.
It was a bounce-back game for Hawkins.
Buie entered four points shy of matching John Shurna's (2008—2012) program-best 2,038 career points.
DePaul's Jaden Henley and Elijah Fisher had 19 points each. DePaul had 22 turnovers and only six assists.
UIC was tied with Evansville at the half, 36-36, with Jones scoring a team-high seven points.
Zach Hicks made three free throws after being fouled on a 3-pointer with three seconds left to give Penn State a 90-89 victory over No. 12 Illinois on Wednesday night.
Alston also added 10 rebounds for the Ramblers
Ryan Langborg scored 26 points, Matt Nicholson and Nick Martinelli had double-doubles and Northwestern held off a furious Indiana rally to defeat the Hoosiers 76-72 on Sunday.
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 27 points and No. 14 Illinois beat Maryland 85-80 on Saturday to earn its first road victory against the Terrapins since 2011.
Jeremiah Williams scored 15 points, Clifford Omoruyi had nine points, nine rebounds and four blocks, and Rutgers rallied from an 11-point, second-half deficit to beat Northwestern 63-60 for its fourth straight victory.
This was also the sixth loss for DePaul since interim coach Matt Brady took over for the fired Tony Stubblefield.
Alston also contributed eight rebounds for the Ramblers (18-7, 10-2 Atlantic 10 Conference).
Terrence Shannon Jr. shot 11 of 15 from the field for 31 points to lead No. 14 Illinois past Michigan 97-68.
There were four lead changes and a couple of ties in the first 4 minutes of the second half before a 3-pointer by Buie gave Northwestern a lead they would not relinquish over the final 15 minutes.
Michigan State showed another flash of its potential, rallying to beat a top-10 team for the second time this season.
Buie now has 1,978 career points, which ranks second-most in Northwestern history.
Edwards had five steals for the Ramblers (16-7, 8-2 Atlantic 10 Conference).
Christian Jones scored 13 points
The Blue Demons (3-20, 0-12) were led in scoring by K.T. Raimey, who finished with 11 points.
Phillip Alston has been a big part of Loyola's turnaround this season. He's made a serious impact on the Ramblers since joining them as a transfer from the Division II level, but he first had to work his way back from a serious health incident. Alston has been thriving in his second year at Loyola, throwing down some high-flying dunks, while being a force on the defensive end, helping the Ramblers' resurgence towards the top of the Atlantic 10.
Marcus Domask and Justin Harmon each made two free throws and Terrance Shannon Jr. had a steal in the final 25 seconds of overtime to help No. 14 Illinois beat Nebraska 87-84 on Sunday.
Xavier Amos scored 19 points and Northern Illinois beat Eastern Michigan 76-66 on Saturday night.
