That’s why they play the whole game.
In this year’s iteration of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the Northwestern Wildcats (6-1) came back from an 18-point deficit to stun the Virginia Cavaliers (5-2) with a 69-60 victory Thursday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Nia Coffey led the game in scoring and recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 29 points and 14 rebounds. For Virginia, Lauren Moses led the way with 16 points and 6 rebounds.
“Just a hard fought, tough game, physical game, a lot of runs on both ends,” head coach Joe McKeown said. “I just love the way we came out in the third quarter, we talked about how the second twenty minutes were now more important than the first twenty and I think we came out with a sense of urgency.