June 20, 2026

Northwestern hands Ohio State fifth straight defeat

Article content Boo Buie and Brooks Barnhizer each scored 19 points and Northwestern defeated Ohio State 69-63 Thursday in Columbus, Ohio, to extend the Buckeyes’ losing streak to five games. Chase Audige added 12 points for the Wildcats (17-7, 8-5 Big Ten), who have won five of their past seven. Article content Justice Sueing led the Buckeyes (11-13, 3-10) with 19 points and Bruce Thornton chipped in with 12. Ohio State got a 73-57 road victory over Northwestern on Jan. 1 to go 2-0 in the Big Ten but it has been downhill since. Article content The Buckeyes, who missed 13 of 14 3-point attempts Thursday, have lost 10 of the past 11 games since that win. Ty Berry’s 3-pointer, his only points of the game, increased the Wildcats’ lead to 51-47 with eight minutes left and Barnhizer, who set a career high in points, extended the margin to 61-52…

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