NCAAB

Illinois Fighting Illini at Northwestern Wildcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois Fighting Illini
6-2, 0-1 Away
Final
66 - 70
Northwestern Wildcats
7-3, 6-0 Home

Nick Martinelli leads Northwestern to 70-66 overtime win over No. 19 Illinois

Matthew Nicholson gets up for the rejection

Brooks Barnhizer added 17 points and Jalen Leach had 16 as the Wildcats (7-3, 1-1 Big Ten) overcame a 10-point deficit. Barnhizer's free throw with 8 seconds left in OT helped seal it.

Barnhizer scored on a jumper from the paint with 41 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 56-all. Illinois led 46-36 midway through the second half.

Kasparas Jakucionis led Illinois (6-2, 0-1) with 20 points and 10 rebounds, Tomislav Ivisic had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and freshman Will Riley came off the bench to score 12 points.

Northwestern beat a ranked team in its conference home opener for the second straight season after stunning Zach Edey and Purdue last year.

Takeaways Northwestern: Bounced back after losing its conference opener 80-79 at Iowa on Tuesday on Josh Dix’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer.

Key moment Jakucionis was blocked out by Northwestern center Matthew Nicholson and missed on a driving layup with 39 seconds left in OT and the Wildcats leading 67-66. Nicholson grabbed the rebound, and Northwestern added two points on free throws by Leach.

Key stat Illinois committed 11 turnovers to four for Northwestern.

Up next Illinois hosts No. 11 Wisconsin on Tuesday. Northwestern plays at Georgia Tech on Dec. 15.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 70
3rd 0:00 End of 1st overtime 66 - 70
3rd 0:00 Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound. 66 - 70
3rd 0:01 Will Riley missed Three Point Jumper. 66 - 70
3rd 0:07 Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound. 66 - 70

Statistics

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25-67 FG 28-72
37 Field Goal % 39
9-34 3PT 4-21
26 Three Point % 19
7-11 FT 10-17
64 Free Throw % 59
44 Rebounds 44
7 Offensive Rebounds 10
37 Defensive Rebounds 34
19 Assists 13
2 Steals 5
4 Blocks 6
11 Turnovers 4
2 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 4
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Off Turnovers 7
2 Fast Break Points 6
30 Points in Paint 32
16 Fouls 14
10 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Welsh-Ryan Arena

Location: Evanston, IL
Attendance: 7,039 | Capacity:

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Nebraska 2-0 - 12-0
Michigan 2-0 - 11-0
Michigan State 2-0 - 11-1
Purdue 2-0 - 11-1
UCLA 2-0 - 10-3
USC 1-1 1 12-1
Iowa 1-1 1 10-2
Indiana 1-1 1 10-3
Illinois 1-1 1 9-3
Ohio State 1-1 1 9-3
Washington 1-1 1 8-4
Wisconsin 1-1 1 8-4
Minnesota 1-1 1 7-5
Penn State 0-2 2 8-4
Northwestern 0-2 2 7-5
Maryland 0-2 2 7-6
Oregon 0-2 2 7-6
Rutgers 0-2 2 6-6
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