WASHINGTON, DC — Northwestern, frankly, didn’t need this win.
But it wanted it. Bad.
The Wildcats got revenge for a February loss to Maryland in a 72-64 win in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday night.
Paced by the star trio of Bryant McIntosh, Vic Law and Scottie Lindsey, Northwestern used an extended second-half run to stave off the Terps and lead the program to its first-ever Big Ten Tournament semifinal appearance.
The perimeter players combined for 50 points in the win, the program’s first over Maryland as a Big Ten foe.