Northwestern scores last six points, beats Maryland 60-55

<p>EVANSTON, Ill. &mdash; Boo Buie scored 15 points and Chase Audige added 14, and Northwestern scored the last six points of the game to beat Maryland 60-55 on Wednesday night, ending the Terrapins’ five-game win streak. </p>
<p>Northwestern (8-14, 5-13 Big Ten) has won two straight since halting a 13-game losing streak. The Wildcats also snapped a five-game skid against the Terrapins and beat them for the first time at home. </p>
<p>Maryland (15-11, 9-10) took its first lead of the second half, 51-50, on Aaron Wiggins’ 3-pointer with 4:50 remaining and led 55-54 with 2:32 to play. <a href="https://twitter.com/NUOnBTN/status/1367326489029480449?s=20"> The Wildcats’ Ryan Young made a layup</a> and then two free throws with 13 seconds remaining. Darryl Morsell missed a 3 on the other end and Buie sealed it with a pair of free throws. </p>
<p>Buie and Audige were a combined 10-of-22 shooting and made seven of the Wildcats’ 10 3-pointers. Pete Nance added 12 points. </p>
<p>Wiggins scored a career-high 26 points to lead Maryland. He was 10 of 15 from the floor and made five 3-pointers. Morsell finished with 14 points and five assists. </p>
<p>Northwestern’s last win in the series was in the 2017 Big Ten tournament. The Wildcats beat the third-seeded Terrapins 72-64 to advance to the semifinals for the first time in program history. </p>
<p>The teams end their regular seasons on Sunday. Maryland hosts Penn State and Northwestern plays at home against Nebraska. </p>
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