INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — It wasn’t always pretty, but all the Northwestern Wildcats (17-11, 9-8 B1G) needed to do was survive and advance, and that they did.
In a grueling battle with Minnesota (14-17, 7-11 B1G), NU emerged victorious behind a late run that gave them an ultimately needed cushion in the final seconds of play.
Per usual, Veronica Burton led the way for the ‘Cats, scoring 18 points and adding eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals. She was not unassisted, though, as Courtney Shaw put up a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, Lauryn Satterwhite came alive late to chip in 15 points and seven boards and Jillian Brown posted 11 points and nine rebounds.