Minnesota Beats Northwestern, 70-66
Amir Coffey scored 17 points.
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Amir Coffey scored 17 points.
Vic Law had 16 points and nine rebounds for Northwestern (12-3, 1-1), while Scottie Lindsey added 11 points.
As they often do, the Wildcats did more with less.
Jackson ran for 226 yards and three touchdowns as the Wildcats won 31-24.
Scottie Lindsey scored 17 of his 31 points in the first half.
Northwestern (10-2) never trailed in the contest.
Sanjay Lumpkin had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Bryant McIntosh had 13 points
Vic Law led Northwestern (8-2) with 18 points.
Nathan Taphorn scored 18 points.
Scottie Lindsey scored 19 points and Vic Law had 16.
It's the annual point at which we declare the Wildcats could finally earn an NCAA Tournament berth.
Bryant McIntosh struggled in the first half on 2-of-8 shooting but caught fire midway through the second, hitting 8-for-8 from the field for 19 points after the 12:02 mark.
Justin Jackson rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns, and John Moten added 128 yards and two touchdowns.
Vic Law triggered a decisive 12-0 run early in the game on the way to a team-high 22 points.
Matt Farrell's three-point play with 14 seconds remaining gave Notre Dame the lead, and his two free throws 11 seconds later sealed the victory.
Bryant McIntosh had 20 points and five assists in a 77-58 win.
Blake Cashman and Steven Richardson each had two of Minnesota's season-high seven sacks.
Northwestern shot 48 percent from the field compared to Butler's 38 percent.
Students upset with the election of Donald Trump as the nation's next president were planning a number of protests across the country on Tuesday, planning to walk out of class to show their anger.
Northwestern improved to 2-0.
Clayton Thorson passed for a career-best 352 yards and three touchdowns.
Vic Law had a career-high 18 points.
Clement ran for 106 yards and a touchdown.
Curtis Samuel ran for a 3-yard touchdown with 9:43 left to give Ohio State a lead.
Quarterback Clayton Thorson threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns.