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Spencer hits 6 3s, helps Rutgers beat Northwestern 65-62

AP
Jan 12, 2023

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Cam Spencer hit six 3-pointers and finished with 23 points, both career highs, and Rutgers blew a late 10-point lead before closing the game with a 7-0 run to beat Northwestern 65-62 Wednesday night.

A 3-pointer by Spencer gave Rutgers the lead with 14 seconds to go and the Scarlet Knights (12-5, 3-2 Big Ten) rebounded from a 78-65 loss at Iowa on Sunday which snapped a five-game win streak that included a 65-64 upset of then-No. 1 Purdue - in which Spencer also hit the go-ahead 3.

Paul Mulcahy had 12 points, six rebounds, six assists, two steals and a block for the Scarlet Knights. Aundre Hyatt scored 10 points and Clifford Omoruyi added four points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two blocks.

Rutgers led by as many as 10 points in the second half and Mulcahy hit a 3-pointer to give the Scarlet Knights a 52-43 lead with about 7 minutes to play. Chase Audige scored seven points in a 10-0 spurt by Northwestern (12-4, 3-2) that started a 20-5 run that gave the Wildcats a four-point lead when Julian Roper II hit a 3-pointer with 1:14 to play. Mulcahy answered with two free throws, Audige missed a jumper on the other end and Spencer hit a 3-pointer from the right wing to make it 63-62 with 14 seconds left.

After a Wildcats turnover, Spencer was fouled and made both 1-and-1 free throws to cap the scoring with 5 seconds remaining and Audige missed a potential tying 3 at the buzzer.

Boo Buie had 13 points and seven assists and Ty Berry also scored 13 points for Northwestern. Audige added 12 points, three blocks and two steals.

Northwestern had been winners of seven of its last eight games, including a road win at No. 15 Indiana its last time out, but couldn't overcome a swarming Scarlet Knights defense - which went in No. 6 nationally in opponents field-goal percentage (37.1%) - and its own poor shooting.

Northwestern shot 41% (21 of 41) from the field and 37% (10 of 27) from 3-point range but made just 10 of 18 (56%) from the free-throw line.

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Northwestern plays Michigan on Sunday in the first of back-to-back road games

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1st Half
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
29
NW
Wildcats
24

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Clifford Omoruyi vs. Matthew Nicholson (Mawot Mag gains possession)
19:35		Matthew Nicholson blocks Clifford Omoruyi's two point layup
19:33		Chase Audige defensive rebound
19:10		Chase Audige misses three point jump shot
19:08		Paul Mulcahy defensive rebound
18:56	+3	Cam Spencer makes three point jump shot (Caleb McConnell assists)	3-0
18:35		Ty Berry turnover (lost ball) (Caleb McConnell steals)
18:19		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point jump shot
18:17		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
18:06		Paul Mulcahy misses two point jump shot
18:04		Cam Spencer offensive rebound
17:58		Chase Audige personal foul (Caleb McConnell draws the foul)
17:51		Mawot Mag turnover (lost ball) (Chase Audige steals)
17:37	+3	Boo Buie makes three point jump shot (Chase Audige assists)	3-3
17:09	+2	Paul Mulcahy makes two point layup	5-3
16:45	+2	Chase Audige makes two point reverse layup (Matthew Nicholson assists)	5-5
16:25	+2	Cam Spencer makes two point layup (Clifford Omoruyi assists)	7-5
15:54		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Boo Buie's two point layup
15:52		Paul Mulcahy defensive rebound
15:49	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point layup (Paul Mulcahy assists)	9-5
15:23		Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
15:21		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
15:05		Paul Mulcahy turnover (bad pass) (Robbie Beran steals)
14:55	+2	Ty Berry makes two point jump shot	9-7
14:31	+3	Mawot Mag makes three point jump shot (Caleb McConnell assists)	12-7
14:02		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
14:00		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
13:57		Matthew Nicholson misses two point layup
13:55		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
13:50		Chase Audige misses three point jump shot
13:48		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
13:31		Paul Mulcahy misses three point jump shot
13:29		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
13:09	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk (Boo Buie assists)	12-9
12:41	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Mawot Mag assists)	14-9
12:41		Ty Berry shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
12:41		TV timeout
12:41		Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:41		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
12:23	+2	Tydus Verhoeven makes two point layup (Boo Buie assists)	14-11
11:53	+2	Dean Reiber makes two point layup (Paul Mulcahy assists)	16-11
11:33		Chase Audige turnover (bad pass) (Derek Simpson steals)
11:24		Julian Roper II blocks Dean Reiber's two point layup
11:22		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
11:22		TV timeout
11:03		Caleb McConnell misses two point fadeaway jump shot
11:01		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
10:38		Tydus Verhoeven misses two point hook shot
10:36		Paul Mulcahy defensive rebound
10:36		Brooks Barnhizer personal foul
10:22	+3	Aundre Hyatt makes three point jump shot (Cam Spencer assists)	19-11
9:48		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
9:46		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
9:21		Caleb McConnell misses three point jump shot
9:19		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
9:01		Julian Roper II misses three point jump shot
8:59		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
8:49		Cam Spencer misses three point jump shot
8:47		Ty Berry defensive rebound
8:40		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
8:38		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
8:29		Matthew Nicholson blocks Clifford Omoruyi's two point layup
8:27		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
8:16	+2	Ty Berry makes two point jump shot	19-13
7:54		Cam Spencer misses two point turnaround jump shot
7:52		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
7:28		Cam Spencer blocks Matthew Nicholson's two point layup
7:26		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
7:26		TV timeout
7:01		Cam Spencer turnover (traveling)
6:59		Brooks Barnhizer turnover (bad pass) (Cam Spencer steals)
6:39	+3	Cam Spencer makes three point jump shot (Paul Mulcahy assists)	22-13
6:08		Cam Spencer shooting foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul)
6:08		Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:08		Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:08		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
5:43		Mawot Mag misses two point jump shot
5:41		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
5:36		Mawot Mag shooting foul (Boo Buie draws the foul)
5:36	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-14
5:36	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-15
5:08		Paul Mulcahy misses two point jump shot
5:06		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
5:01		Caleb McConnell misses two point jump shot
4:59		Boo Buie defensive rebound
4:44		Boo Buie misses two point floating jump shot
4:42		Wildcats offensive rebound
4:40		Mawot Mag personal foul
4:38		Chase Audige misses two point jump shot
4:36		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
4:36		Chase Audige technical foul
4:36	+1	Cam Spencer makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-15
4:24		Julian Roper II personal foul
4:21		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (traveling)
4:03	+2	Boo Buie makes two point layup	23-17
3:42		Cam Spencer misses two point fadeaway jump shot
3:40		Wildcats defensive rebound
3:40		TV timeout
3:15		Julian Roper II turnover (lost ball) (Paul Mulcahy steals)
3:09		Chase Audige blocks Cam Spencer's two point layup
3:07		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
2:59		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
2:57		Paul Mulcahy defensive rebound
2:45		Aundre Hyatt misses two point layup
2:45		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
2:45	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup	25-17
2:23		Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
2:21		Paul Mulcahy defensive rebound
2:15		Aundre Hyatt misses two point layup
2:13		Caleb McConnell offensive rebound
2:14	+2	Caleb McConnell makes two point layup	27-17
2:12		Wildcats 30 second timeout
1:53	+3	Chase Audige makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)	27-20
1:35		Paul Mulcahy misses two point jump shot
1:33		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
1:28		Paul Mulcahy technical foul
1:28	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-21
1:19		Robbie Beran misses two point jump shot
1:17		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
1:13		Matthew Nicholson misses two point layup
1:11		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
1:08		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
0:57	+2	Paul Mulcahy makes two point layup	29-21
0:36	+3	Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Chase Audige assists)	29-24
0:07		Aundre Hyatt misses two point floating jump shot
0:05		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
0:01		Boo Buie misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
36
NW
Wildcats
38

Time		Play	Score
19:39		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul)
19:39		Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:39		Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:39		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
19:19	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point layup (Clifford Omoruyi assists)	31-24
18:52		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
18:50		Chase Audige offensive rebound
18:44	+2	Ty Berry makes two point jump shot	31-26
18:28		Caleb McConnell turnover (out of bounds)
18:12	+3	Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)	31-29
17:51		Cam Spencer turnover (bad pass) (Robbie Beran steals)
17:44		Boo Buie misses two point layup
17:42		Ty Berry offensive rebound
17:38		Mawot Mag personal foul
17:38		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
17:36		Cam Spencer defensive rebound
17:16		Paul Mulcahy misses three point jump shot
17:14		Paul Mulcahy offensive rebound
17:10	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point layup (Paul Mulcahy assists)	33-29
17:01		Caleb McConnell personal foul (Chase Audige draws the foul)
16:51	+2	Boo Buie makes two point layup (Matthew Nicholson assists)	33-31
16:19		Paul Mulcahy misses two point floating jump shot
16:17		Aundre Hyatt offensive rebound
16:10	+3	Cam Spencer makes three point jump shot (Aundre Hyatt assists)	36-31
15:54		Matthew Nicholson turnover (bad pass) (Paul Mulcahy steals)
15:49		Cam Spencer offensive foul
15:49		Cam Spencer turnover (offensive foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:20		Aundre Hyatt blocks Ty Berry's three point jump shot
15:18		Cam Spencer defensive rebound
14:58	+3	Cam Spencer makes three point jump shot (Paul Mulcahy assists)	39-31
14:38		Boo Buie turnover (bad pass)
14:09		Chase Audige blocks Cam Spencer's two point layup
14:07		Cam Spencer offensive rebound
14:01		Cam Spencer misses two point jump shot
13:59		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
13:54	+3	Brooks Barnhizer makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)	39-34
13:30		Brooks Barnhizer shooting foul (Dean Reiber draws the foul)
13:30		Dean Reiber misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:30	+1	Dean Reiber makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-34
13:08		Dean Reiber personal foul (Boo Buie draws the foul)
13:02		Derek Simpson personal foul (Boo Buie draws the foul)
12:54		Boo Buie turnover (bad pass) (Dean Reiber steals)
12:50		Brooks Barnhizer shooting foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
12:50	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-34
12:50	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-34
12:27		Chase Audige misses three point jump shot
12:25		Julian Roper II offensive rebound
12:23		Dean Reiber shooting foul (Julian Roper II draws the foul)
12:23		Julian Roper II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:23		Julian Roper II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:23		Tydus Verhoeven offensive rebound
12:14	+3	Julian Roper II makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)	42-37
11:40		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
11:38		Chase Audige defensive rebound
11:21		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
11:19		Robbie Beran offensive rebound
11:17		Paul Mulcahy shooting foul (Robbie Beran draws the foul)
11:17		TV timeout
11:17	+1	Robbie Beran makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-38
11:17	+1	Robbie Beran makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-39
10:56		Chase Audige personal foul
10:56		Mawot Mag offensive foul
10:56		Mawot Mag turnover (offensive foul)
10:35		Boo Buie turnover (lost ball) (Caleb McConnell steals)
10:31		Julian Roper II personal foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
10:09		Paul Mulcahy misses two point jump shot
10:07		Julian Roper II personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
9:56	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point finger roll layup	44-39
9:29		Chase Audige misses three point jump shot
9:27		Robbie Beran offensive rebound
9:23		Boo Buie misses three point jump shot
9:21		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
9:07	+3	Paul Mulcahy makes three point jump shot (Aundre Hyatt assists)	47-39
9:04		Wildcats 30 second timeout
9:04		TV timeout
8:36		Paul Mulcahy blocks Ty Berry's two point jump shot
8:34		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
8:19		Paul Mulcahy misses two point layup
8:17		Caleb McConnell offensive rebound
8:11	+2	Caleb McConnell makes two point layup	49-39
7:53	+3	Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Boo Buie assists)	49-42
7:23		Chase Audige blocks Cam Spencer's two point jump shot
7:23		Cam Spencer personal foul
7:53		TV timeout
7:23	+1	Ty Berry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-43
7:23		Ty Berry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:23		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
6:53	+3	Paul Mulcahy makes three point jump shot (Clifford Omoruyi assists)	52-43
6:53		Paul Mulcahy technical foul
6:53	+1	Boo Buie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-44
6:40		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Chase Audige's two point layup
6:38		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
6:29		Paul Mulcahy turnover (lost ball)
6:29		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
6:25		Aundre Hyatt personal foul (Chase Audige draws the foul)
6:25	+1	Chase Audige makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-45
6:25	+1	Chase Audige makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-46
6:06		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
6:04		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
5:54	+2	Boo Buie makes two point layup	52-48
5:30		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (out of bounds)
5:09	+3	Chase Audige makes three point jump shot (Matthew Nicholson assists)	52-51
4:57		Caleb McConnell misses three point jump shot
4:55		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
4:32	+2	Chase Audige makes two point layup	52-53
4:31		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
4:17	+3	Aundre Hyatt makes three point jump shot (Cam Spencer assists)	55-53
3:45	+2	Julian Roper II makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Chase Audige assists)	55-55
3:21		Caleb McConnell turnover (lost ball) (Chase Audige steals)
2:56	+3	Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Julian Roper II assists)	55-58
2:28	+3	Cam Spencer makes three point bank jump shot	58-58
2:11		Paul Mulcahy personal foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul)
2:11		TV timeout
2:11	+1	Matthew Nicholson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-59
2:11		Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:11		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
1:58		Matthew Nicholson personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
1:46		Paul Mulcahy misses two point jump shot
1:44		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
1:41		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
1:39		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
1:14	+3	Julian Roper II makes three point bank jump shot	58-62
0:58		Boo Buie personal foul (Paul Mulcahy draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Paul Mulcahy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-62
0:58	+1	Paul Mulcahy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-62
0:30		Chase Audige misses two point jump shot
0:28		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
0:22		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
0:13	+3	Cam Spencer makes three point jump shot (Paul Mulcahy assists)	63-62
0:05		Jump ball. (Scarlet Knights gains possession)
0:05		Boo Buie turnover (lost ball) (Aundre Hyatt steals)
0:04		Julian Roper II personal foul (Cam Spencer draws the foul)
0:04		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:04	+1	Cam Spencer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-62
0:04	+1	Cam Spencer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-62
0:00		Chase Audige misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Chase Audige misses three point jump shot