COLUMBUS - They were due.
For the first time since 1977, Northwestern picked up a victory in Columbus, knocking off Big Ten foe Ohio State 74-72. Scottie Lindsey and Bryant McIntosh combined for 38 points en route to NU snapping a 12 game losing streak against the Buckeyes.
The first ten minutes of the game weren’t pretty for the visitors. Northwestern started only 4 of 19 from the field, while Ohio State shot 66 percent over that same stretch. When shots aren’t falling, you turn to your star to keep you in games and that’s exactly what the Wildcats did: McIntosh scored nine of Northwestern’s first 15 points to keep NU in the game despite the drastic disparity in efficiency.