Audige leads Northwestern against Ohio State after 24-point game

Published Dec. 31, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

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Ohio State Buckeyes (9-3, 1-0 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (10-2, 1-0 Big Ten)

Evanston, Illinois; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern plays the Ohio State Buckeyes after Chase Audige scored 24 points in Northwestern's 63-58 win against the Brown Bears.

The Wildcats have gone 7-1 in home games. Northwestern has a 0-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Buckeyes are 1-0 against conference opponents. Ohio State is ninth in the Big Ten giving up 65.1 points while holding opponents to 40.6% shooting.

The matchup Sunday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Audige is averaging 15.3 points, 3.3 assists and 2.6 steals for the Wildcats. Boo Buie is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Northwestern.

Brice Sensabaugh is scoring 15.8 points per game and averaging 4.2 rebounds for the Buckeyes. Sean McNeil is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Ohio State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 8-2, averaging 67.0 points, 35.6 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 8.6 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 38.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.8 points per game.

Buckeyes: 7-3, averaging 80.7 points, 36.0 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 4.9 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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