Minnesota beats Northwestern to advance to Big Ten quarterfinals
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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NORTHWESTERN |
MINNESOTA |
| Points |
53 |
66 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
17-52 (.327) |
21-48 (.438) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
8-25 (.320) |
4-19 (.211) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
11-15 (.733) |
20-26 (.769) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
23 (1/0) |
19 (1/0) |
| Largest Lead |
2 |
14 |
| Next 5 Games |
| NORTHWESTERN (ET) |
MINNESOTA (ET) |
| 03/18 @TLSA 9:00pm | | 11/13 NIU 8:00pm | | 11/18 BUT 8:00pm | | 11/22 TNST 2:00pm | | 11/24 LIB 6:30pm |
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| 03/13 @MSU 12:00pm | | 03/19 @TEX 7:10pm | | 11/13 TNTC 8:00pm | | 11/16 SFA 8:00pm | | 11/19 UVU 8:00pm |
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| · Complete Schedule: Northwestern | Minnesota
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Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS -- Lawrence Westbrook scored all 14 of his points in the second half and Minnesota defeated Northwestern 66-53 on Thursday in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.
Ralph Sampson III had nine points, six rebounds and five blocks for the Golden Gophers (22-9).
Kevin Coble scored 21 points for Northwestern (17-13), but just two in the second half.
Craig Moore, the team's No. 2 scorer during the regular season, finished with eight points on 3-for-16 shooting.
The Wildcats had won three of four, including a victory at No. 24 Purdue, and they felt they needed a win over Minnesota to make a strong case to the NCAA selection committee for a chance at an at-large berth. Instead, they shot 33 percent in one of their worst offensive games of the season.
Minnesota advanced to play top-seeded Michigan State in the quarterfinals Friday.
Northwestern 53, 
Minnesota 66