WASHINGTON -- Vic Law led the way as Northwestern went on a run of 31 consecutive points in the first half of an 83-61 rout of Rutgers on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten tournament.
Law scored 10 of his 16 points during that 31-0 run that put the game out of reach and pushed sixth-seeded Northwestern into the quarterfinals, where it will face third-seeded and 25th-ranked Maryland. The Wildcats (22-10) can only improve their seeding for a likely NCAA tournament berth after taking care of business against the 14th-seeded Scarlet Knights (15-18).