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Rapid Reaction: Northwestern outlasts Maryland 67-61 in conference opener

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland — It was a Sunday matinee to remember for Northwestern (6-2, 1-0 B1G), as the ‘Cats defeated Maryland (5-4, 0-1 B1G) to pick up their first ever win in College Park.

Pete Nance and Boo Buie led the way for the ‘Cats with 17 and 16 points, respectively. Chase Audige followed close behind with 14 points of his own on 7-of-17 shooting. Nance had a double-double with 10 rebounds.

For Maryland, it was the Hakim Hart show. He had 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting. He shot 4-of-6 from beyond the arc and also finished with 7 rebounds.