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LIVE: Indiana basketball falls to Northwestern in final seconds

scott horner, indianapolis star
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No. 15 (USA Today) Indiana basketball visits Northwestern with second place in the Big Ten on the line.

Both teams are 18-7 overall, 9-5 in conference play and have won three consecutive games. Both also recently defeated then-No. 1 Purdue. Northwestern beat IU 84-83 on Jan. 8 in Bloomington.

Trayce Jackson-Davis and Jalen Hood-Schifino, who scored 33 points in the earlier matchup, lead the Hoosiers. Boo Buie and Chase Audige (45 points combined on Jan. 8) lead the Wildcats.

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Final: Northwestern 64, Indiana 62

Boo Buie scores 21 points, including Northwestern's last 4. Chase Audige adds 14 and Robbie Beran 12.

Trayce Jackson-Davis has 23 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Jalen Hood-Schifino and Race Thompson score 13 each.

Northwestern has beaten 4 straight ranked opponents for the first time in program history and stands alone in second place in the Big Ten.

Boo Buie scores with 2.7 seconds left and Jalen Hood-Schifino's shot at the buzzer rims out.

Miller Kopp's steal and TJD's layup tie the score at 62 with 25 seconds left.

Jalen Hood-Schifino's errant pass is followed by Boo Buie's basket with 50 seconds left, giving Northwestern a 4-point lead.

2:35 left 2H: IU is within one possession of Northwestern

TJD's 3-point play with 2:51 left makes it 58-56. That's 19 points after scoring IU's last 7.

4:08 left 2H: Northwestern 58, Indiana 51

Trayce Jackson-Davis' free throws cut the deficit to 5, but Boo Buie answers with a basket. TJD has 14 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Buie has 17 points.

6:58 left 2H: Trayce Jackson-Davis tries to bring IU back

Northwestern leads 56-47.

Trayce Jackson-Davis' strong second half has him in triple-double range: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists. Race Thompson has 13 points.

11:52 left 2H: Northwestern 49, Indiana 40

Trayce Jackson-Davis' free throws trim the IU deficit to 47-38. He's up to 8 points. IU is on an 11-2 run.

11:52 left 2H: IU gets hot

Jalen Hood-Schifino and Miller Kopp hit 3s on consecutive plays to cut IU's deficit to 11.

15:50 left 2H: Northwestern 45, Indiana 27

This is the second straight game that Northwestern has made life difficult for the opponent's big man. (Purdue's Zach Edey last weekend.) Trayce Jackson-Davis has 5 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 turnovers.

17:39 left 2H: IU basketball cuts into deficit

Northwestern takes a timeout with a 42-27 lead.

Race Thompson has 2 baskets and Trey Galloway hits a 3 in the first 2:15 of the second half. IU is 1-of-6 on 3s.

Halftime: Northwestern 39, Indiana 20

Nothing goes right for the Hoosiers.

IU is shooting 28.6%, Northwestern 40.7%. IU has 0 3-pointers, Northwestern 5. IU is 6-of-10 on free throws, Northwestern 12-of-12.

The Wildcats are +4 on rebounds.

IU has committed 6 turnovers, Northwestern 3.

IU's Jalen Hood-Schifino has 6 points, Trayce Jackson-Davis 5. NU's Boo Buie and Chase Audige have 11 points each.

3:36 left 1H: Trayce Jackson-Davis isn't involved

Northwestern leads IU 35-17.

Trayce Jackson-Davis has 2 shot attempts. He has 3 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Robbie Beran's 3 has the Wildcats doubling up the Hoosiers, 31-15.

7:02 left 1H: Northwestern leads big early

Boo Buie's 3 puts the Wildcats up 28-13, and Mike Woodson calls a timeout. Buie has 9 points. NU 17-1 run.

7:34 left 1H: Northwestern 23, Indiana 12

IU last scored with 13:03 left.

IU's bench gets two technical fouls (one on coach Mike Woodson) with 9:19 remaining after the officials don't call traveling against Northwestern. The Wildcats' Boo Buie hits all 4 free throws. NU is on a 14-2 run.

IU has a 3 1/2-minute offensive drought, and it has 5 field goals and 5 turnovers.

11:23 left 1H: Northwestern 17, Indiana 12

Chase Audige is 3-of-3 on 3s and has 11 points already. Dating to the last 4 minutes of last weekend's win over Purdue, he has made 8 of his last 9 shots.

Lafayette's Brooks Barnhizer comes off the bench for NU.

Five of 6 IU players who have seen the court have scored.

14:25 left 1H: Indiana 10, Northwestern 9

Chase Audige has 5 points early.

Race Thompson starts and hits two free throws early.

Hoosiers commit turnovers on their first two possessions.

Race Thompson warms up in uniform

Senior forward Race Thompson, who missed IU's most recent game, warmed up pregame and is expected to play. Xavier Johnson remains out.

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Trayce Jackson-Davis has 2,032 career points, 6th most in Hoosiers history. Just ahead of him is his coach, Mike Woodson, who scored 2,061 points between 1976-80. TJD is 3rd in IU career rebounding with 1,046, 41 behind Walt Bellamy. Jackson-Davis already holds IU's blocked shots record with 244.

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