Maybe Northwestern basketball is becoming the next set Cardiac ‘Cats.
Inside a rowdy Kohl Center, Northwestern (16-7, 7-5 B1G) outlasted Wisconsin (13-9, 5-7) 54-52 in a low-scoring, defense-heavy affair. Boo Buie paced NU with 13, while Chase Audige added 11; also of note were eight each for Robbie Beran and Brooks Barnhizer. For the home Badgers, Chucky Hepburn led the way with 17, and Connor Essegian notched 15 points on five threes.
The Badgers controlled the opening tip, and Matt Nicholson picked up his first foul less than 30 seconds into the game. However, Robbie Beran opened the scoring with a deep, straightaway three to put NU up 3-0, and Audige got a reverse layup to fall.