Northwestern hosts Rutgers following Buie's 26-point performance
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11-5, 3-2 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (12-3, 3-1 Big Ten)
Evanston, Illinois; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern hosts the Rutgers Scarlet Knights after Boo Buie scored 26 points in Northwestern's 84-83 win against the Indiana Hoosiers.
The Wildcats have gone 8-2 at home. Northwestern is sixth in the Big Ten with 9.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Matthew Nicholson averaging 2.6.
The Scarlet Knights are 3-2 in Big Ten play. Rutgers is the best team in the Big Ten scoring 13.6 fast break points per game.
The Wildcats and Scarlet Knights match up Wednesday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Chase Audige is shooting 39.6% and averaging 16.0 points for the Wildcats. Buie is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Northwestern.
Clifford Omoruyi is scoring 13.8 points per game with 9.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists for the Scarlet Knights. Cam Spencer is averaging 12.9 points, 3.7 assists and 2.6 steals over the last 10 games for Rutgers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 7-3, averaging 68.3 points, 34.3 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 8.7 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 37.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.7 points per game.
Scarlet Knights: 6-4, averaging 68.3 points, 34.2 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 9.2 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
