Late flurry lifts N’western past No

EVANSTON, Ill.– Boo Buie scored seven of his 31 points in overtime to assist Northwestern beat Zach Edey and No. 1 Purdue for the second straight season, winning 92-88 on Friday night in the Big Ten opener for each school.Buie likewise had

nine helps and four rebounds, rallying Northwestern from an eight-point halftime deficit. Ty Berry likewise scored seven points in overtime and ended up with 21, and Ryan Langborg added 20 points.The Wildcats(6-1, 1-0) became the seventh program since 2010-11 to beat a team ranked No. 1 in the AP poll in successive seasons. They topped the Boilermakers 64-58 on Feb. 12 for their first win against a No. 1 team.Editor’s Picks Edey had 35 points, 14 rebounds and three blocked shots, however Purdue( 7-1, 0-1)had no

response for Buie when it mattered most.Moments after the last seconds ticked off, Edey & Co. trudged off the flooring as trainees stormed the court at Welsh-Ryan Arena.Northwestern went ahead to remain on Berry’s 2 foul shots with 2:09 left in overtime. Blake Preston required a key turnover by stepping in front of Edey, and Buie and Berry each made two totally free throws in the final seconds to assist liquidate the win.Fletcher Loyer scored 17 points for Purdue, and Braden Smith had 12 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. The Boilermakers outrebounded the Wildcats 52-27 and went 31-for-41 at the line.Buie got Northwestern back in the game after an irregular start. The fifth-year guard transformed two three-point plays and made a turn-around jumper during an 8-1 run that raised the Wildcats to a 48-47 lead with 14:54 to go.That established a tight, back-and-forth finish to guideline with neither team leading by more than 3. Northwestern got a 69-66 benefit on Luke Hunger’s tiebreaking 3 with 4:43 remaining, however Edey made 2 nasty shots to connect it again at 70 with 3:52 remaining.Buie provided the Wildcats a 76-74 lead with a floater in the lane with 3.9 seconds left, however the 7-foot-4 Edey sent the game to the additional session when he got Camden Heide’s well-placed lob and scored inside with less than a 2nd left.Purdue created an early 12-2 run and led 40-32 at halftime. Edey had 14 points and 8 boards at the break, and Loyer made 2 of the Boilermakers’four 3-pointers in the first half.