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

Boo Buie completed with 23 factors and eight assists and Northwestern cruised to a wire-to-wire 80-60 victory over Iowa on Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Enviornment to up its successful streak to 5.

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

Kris Murray completed with 14 factors and 5 rebounds to tempo the Hawkeyes (17-10, 9-7). Tony Perkins scored 11 and Filip Rebraca added 10 factors and 7 boards.

Buie sank 4 of 6 with two 3-pointers within the first half, scoring 14 to information Northwestern to a 37-26 lead. Murray had 9 factors at intermission for Iowa however missed all 4 of his 3-pointers because the Hawkeyes made simply 2 of 17 past the arc.

Robbie Beran had a layup 13 seconds into the sport and the Wildcats by no means trailed.

Murray had a three-point play to tug the Hawkeyes inside 47-40 with 13:47 remaining, however they might get no nearer. 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 offer the Wildcats their largest lead at 71-47 with 4:52 to go.

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery was ejected within the second half after selecting up two technical fouls.

Northwestern, which has gained eight of 10 to maneuver into second place within the Huge Ten behind Purdue, entered with back-to-back wins over the then-No. 1 Boilermakers and No. 14 Indiana.

The Wildcats have 5 wins over ranked groups this season. Their 20 wins are their most for the reason that 2016-17 season, after they gained a school-record 24 and made this system’s solely NCAA Match look. The Wildcats have gained 10 or extra Huge Ten video games for less than the fourth time in program historical past.

Northwestern: Visits Illinois on Thursday.

Iowa: Visits Wisconsin on Wednesday.