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B1G hoops announces standout Player, Freshman of the Week following Week 4
By Paul Harvey
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An intriguing week around the B1G saw these two stars recognized for standout performances.
The week was capped off by a Sunday of upsets, including Northwestern’s impressive double-digit win over then-No. 4 Michigan State. It was the first for the Wildcats over a top-5 team since the 1970s.
Elsewhere around the conference, Purdue shined with a win over a quality non-conference opponent in Notre Dame and an upset of B1G foe Ohio State. That pushed the Boilermakers to 6-2 on the season heading into a Tuesday night game against No. 4 Iowa.
For their contributions, a Wildcat and a Boilermaker were tabbed with B1G honors for the week.
B1G Player of the Week – Boo Buie, G, Northwestern
The #B1GMBBall #PlayeroftheWeek is @booboo_buie of @NUMensBball 👏👏
🏀 Averaged 22.5 points, 4 rebounds & 4 assists per game in NU's wins over Quincy & #4 Michigan State
🏀 Scored a career-high 30 points vs. #4 Michigan State#B1G 📰: https://t.co/Y08sWHP28r pic.twitter.com/voTFbm20HD
— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) December 21, 2020
Buie’s highlight of the week was putting up a massive 30 points, a new career-high, in the win over Michigan State. He sank 5-for-6 on three-point shooting in engineering the upset. Buie becomes the first Northwestern Player of the Week since 2017.
B1G Freshman of the Week – Mason Gillis, F, Purdue
The #B1GMBBall Freshman #PlayeroftheWeek is @GillisMason of @BoilerBall 👏👏
🏀 Averaged 9.0 pts & 4.5 rebs per game in wins over #20 Ohio State and Notre Dame
🏀 Shot 100% from the field this week#B1G 📰: https://t.co/Y08sWHP28r pic.twitter.com/irEEBatNij
— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) December 21, 2020
Gillis was certainly efficient this week, going a perfect 7-for-7 from the floor with two three-pointers. His best game came with 12 points and nine rebounds in the win over Notre Dame. Gillis is currently riding a streak of 10 consecutive makes, currently five short of Purdue’s all-time streak of shots without a miss.
Gillis joins freshman center Zach Edey as Boilermakers to earn Freshman of the Week honors so far this season.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.