Despite a valiant effort Northwestern lost their fourth straight road game
Despite a huge comeback in the third quarter, Northwestern blew another fourth-quarter lead on the road and fell to Minnesota 95-92. Minnesota’s Rachel Banham scored 32 points and hit six threes, which was enough to overcome Nia Coffey’s 27 points and Maggie Lyon’s 22.
In the first half, Northwestern and Minnesota both operated at peak offensive efficiency. The tenor of the game was fast-paced and high-scoring as both teams shot very well from the field. Rachel Banham torched the Wildcats for 15 points in the first quarter but Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah and Maggie Lyon kept Northwestern in the game early on.