Ace Bailey scored 37 factors and Tyson Acuff added 13 to steer visiting Rutgers previous Northwestern 79-72 on Wednesday in Evanston, Ailing.
Bailey, a freshman, completed two factors shy of his profession excessive of 39 set Jan. 2 at Indiana. He went 13-for-20 from the ground whereas contributing three blocks to a defensive exhibiting that restricted Northwestern to 42.4 p.c capturing.
Rutgers (11-10, 4-6 Large Ten) stopped a two-game skid behind a 57.1 p.c effort from the ground, offsetting the absence of level guard Dylan Harper. Rutgers’ second-leading scorer behind his classmate, Bailey, Harper was held out as he recovers from a excessive ankle sprain. He sustained the damage Jan. 20 and performed simply 13 minutes Saturday.
The Wildcats (12-9, 3-7) have misplaced six of eight. After drawing inside 45-42 with 17:05 remaining, Northwestern slumped by a scoring drought of 5:26 earlier than Jalen Leach hit a pair of free throws. That trimmed the deficit to eight, however Bailey answered with a trey on the following possession. Rutgers led by as many as 15 within the second half.
Leach paced Northwestern with 23 factors. He has scored not less than 15 factors in 5 of the previous six video games. Nick Martinelli had a double-double of 16 factors and 10 rebounds whereas Brooks Barnhizer added 10 factors and 9 boards.
Northwestern raced to a 13-4 benefit after simply 5:15, benefiting from a sizzling begin from Leach, who contributed 5 factors throughout the stretch.
Rutgers regrouped behind a glowing effort from Bailey. The main scorer within the convention registered 24 first-half factors on 9-for-10 capturing, together with 4-for-4 from lengthy vary. Bailey related on eight successive pictures after lacking his first try of the sport. He confirmed his versatility all through, changing an alley-oop dunk off a feed from Jamichael Davis with 6:25 left earlier than the break.
Davis dished eight assists. Lathan Sommerville and Bailey each grabbed six rebounds for Rutgers, which led 43-35 at halftime.
The Wildcats completed plus-seven on the glass.
Rutgers gained for the eighth time up to now 10 conferences.
–Subject Degree Media
