Pete Nance had 19 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks, Robbie Byrne scored 13, and Northwestern trailed by just 22 seconds in their 75-62 win over Minnesota on Sunday night in the finale of the regular season for both teams .
Bu Bui had 10 points and eight assists for Northwestern (14-15, 7-13 Big Ten).
Nannes had 13 points, Beren and Ryan Young scored nine each, and Buie added six points, six assists and two steals as Northwestern took a 46-26 lead at halftime. Nance and Beran each went 3 out of 3 from the 3-point boundary.
Jamieson Battle led Minnesota (13-16, 4-16) with 20 points. Peyton Willis added 16 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
Willis and Battle scored six points in a 14-5 lead and pulled the Golden Gophers into the middle of 11 in the second half, before Willis, Luke Lowe and Sutherlin made a 3-pointer 63-55 in a 98-second period. For each hit. To go with 4:14. Minnesota missed its next four field goal attempts, before the Wildcats made 8 for 10 from the free-throw line in the final 2 minutes to seal it.
The Golden Gophers have lost four and six of their last seven in a row and finished last in the Big Ten with Nebraska. The Cornhuskers lost their first 12 conference games and defeated Minnesota 78–65 on February 9.
Nance - son of three-time NBA All-Star Larry Nance who appeared for Senior Night - scored his 1,000th career point with 2 minutes remaining. Buie came on with a loose ball and went into the left block where he made Nance across the lane to make a 67-55 for a left-handed finish.
12 seed in the Big Ten tournament and plays 13th seed Nebraska in one of the first rounds of Wednesday's two games. 14th-seeded Minnesota plays second-placed 11th-seeded Penn State.