Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats
· Big Ten Tournament - 1st Round
Nick Martinelli scores 24 points and Northwestern eases past Penn State 76-66 in Big Ten Tournament
Fifteenth-seeded Northwestern led 34-32 at halftime and the Wildcats' biggest lead of the second half was seven points before they went on an 8-0 run to build a 68-55 lead with 3:48 remaining. Tre Singleton added a couple of inside buckets and the lead was 74-60 with a minute to go.
Martinelli, who led the Big Ten in scoring during the regular season at 22.7 points per game, made 10 of 17 shots. He grabbed nine rebounds and Reid had nine assists.
Ivan Juric led 18th-seeded Penn State (12-20) with 22 points. Josh Reed and Freddie Dilione V each scored 14 and Kayden Mingo had 13 points.
The Wildcats led for a total of 13 1/2 minutes in the first half but not by more than six points. Penn State last led 29-28 with four minutes remaining in the half before Northwestern went up 34-32 at the break.
Northwestern won the season's only regular-season matchup, 94-73 in January.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Freddie Dilione V makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kayden Mingo assists) | 66 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Angelo Ciaravino subbing in for Northwestern | 63 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Jayden Reid subbing out for Northwestern | 63 - 76 |
Statistics
 PSU |
 NU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-47 | FG | 27-53 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-16 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 11-14 | FT | 16-22 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 14 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 9 | Percent Led | 83 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 15,828 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-5 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 23-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 21-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 20-11 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 20-11 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-13 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 15-16 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 14-18 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-20 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |