Northwestern Wildcats at Indiana Hoosiers
· Big Ten Tournament - 2nd Round
Nick Martinelli scores 28 and Northwestern defeats Indiana 74-61 at Big Ten Tournament
The Wildcats (15-18) trailed 37-36 at halftime then held cold-shooting Indiana to 24 points in the second half. Northwestern now has a seven-game winning streak against the Hoosiers (18-14).
Martinelli made 5 of 7 shots early in the second half while Indiana was mired in a 2-for-11 shooting slump, leading to a 57-47 Northwestern lead with 10 minutes remaining.
Jordan Clayton made one free throw for a 70-52 Wildcats lead with about 5 1/2 minutes left. Both teams limped home from there, with the Wildcats missing their last seven shots and Indiana making only 1 of 4 down the stretch.
At one point in the second half the Hoosiers went six minutes without making a shot and they went 3 for 15 from the field in the final 14-plus minutes.
Lamar Wilkerson scored 17 points and Tayton Conerway had 14 for Indiana. Tucker DeVries had eight rebounds and six assists but was only 2-for-9 shooting for six points.
Northwestern led only once in the first half, when Tyler Kropp's 3-pointer gave the Wildcats a 33-32 lead with 2:49 remaining before halftime. Nick Dorn responded with a 3 for Indiana and the Hoosiers went on to lead 37-36 at the break.
The Hoosiers have lost six of their last seven games.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Justin Mullins subbing in for Northwestern | 74 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Nick Martinelli subbing out for Northwestern | 74 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:08 | team shot clock turnover | 74 - 61 |
Statistics
 NU |
 IU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-54 | FG | 20-45 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 6-14 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 16-21 | FT | 15-22 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 10 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 49 | Percent Led | 47 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
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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 | 21-11 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-16 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-18 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-18 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |