COLUMBUS, Ohio — Miller Kopp scored 23 points, Boo Buie had 14 and Northwestern beat No. 23 Ohio State basketball 71-70 on Saturday. Pete Nance added 10 points for the Wildcats (6-1, 3-0 Big Ten), who won their fourth straight. E.J. Liddell led Ohio State (7-2, 1-2) with 15 points. Kyle Young added 14 points and Seth Towns had 11 for the Buckeyes, who had won two straight and four of five. Northwestern is 3-0 in the Big Ten for the first time since the 1967-68 season. The Wildcats were 3-17 in the league last season. The Buckeyes opened the second half on a 13-7 run before Northwestern rallied with a 7-1 run. Ohio State led by seven after halftime, but Northwestern came back with an 11-2 run. Kopp hit a jumper to pull Northwestern within 66-65 before Chase Audige’s 3 put the Wildcats ahead with 1:48 left. Young’s jumper…
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