NCAAB

UIC Flames at Northwestern Wildcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
2-1, 0-1 Away
Final
74 - 83

Martinelli scores 27 points to lead Northwestern past UIC 83-74

UIC Flames vs. Northwestern Wildcats: Game Highlights

Jalen Leach scored 16 points, Ty Berry had 13 and reserve Luke Hunger added 10 for Northwestern (2-1).

Javon Jackson scored 17 points, Sasa Ciani 15, Filip Skobalj 13 and Ahmad Henderson II 12 for the Flames (2-1).

Ciani's three-point play with 1:35 left brought the Flames within 74-70 before Martinelli responded with his own three-point play. Martinelli closed with a 4-for-6 effort at the foul line in the last 39 seconds and Berry made a pair to seal it.

Berry's 3-pointer with 11:51 remaining gave the Wildcats a 52-42 advantage which marked the first double-digit lead for either team. Skobalj made a 3 for the Flames to get within 59-52, but Martinelli responded with a 3-pointer 25 seconds later to go back up 10.

Northwestern led 31-29 at halftime. UIC had the largest lead in the first half at 12-6 after Joshua Reaves made a 3 with 12:46 before intermission.

On Monday, Martinelli was named Big Ten Player of the Week after leading the conference in both scoring and rebounding for the week.

Martinelli averaged 29 points on 21-of-28 (75%) shooting and 12 rebounds in two games He became the only Big Ten player to post 25-plus points and 10-plus rebounds in the first two games of a season since the 1996-97 season.

Northwestern is 7-4 all-time against the Flames.

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Matchup Prediction

Northwestern: 90.3%
UIC: 9.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 74 - 83
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 74 - 83
2nd 0:11 Justin Mullins Offensive Rebound. 74 - 83
2nd 0:13 Nick Martinelli missed Free Throw. 74 - 83
2nd 0:14 Northwestern Offensive Rebound. 74 - 83

Statistics

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25-54 FG 27-54
46.3 Field Goal % 50.0
10-23 3PT 7-15
43.5 Three Point % 46.7
14-22 FT 22-33
63.6 Free Throw % 66.7
36 Rebounds 31
11 Offensive Rebounds 8
25 Defensive Rebounds 23
18 Assists 18
4 Steals 10
2 Blocks 3
20 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 0
20 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 8
3 Fast Break Points 3
26 Points in Paint 32
25 Fouls 21
6 Largest Lead 14

Game Information

Welsh-Ryan Arena

Location: Evanston, IL
Attendance: 5,492 | Capacity:

2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Drake 0-0 - 2-0
Belmont 0-0 - 2-1
Bradley 0-0 - 2-1
Illinois State 0-0 - 2-1
Northern Iowa 0-0 - 2-1
UIC 0-0 - 2-1
Missouri State 0-0 - 1-1
Murray State 0-0 - 1-1
Southern Illinois 0-0 - 1-1
Evansville 0-0 - 1-2
Indiana State 0-0 - 1-2
Valparaiso 0-0 - 1-2

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Illinois 0-0 - 3-0
Iowa 0-0 - 3-0
Maryland 0-0 - 3-0
Nebraska 0-0 - 3-0
Oregon 0-0 - 3-0
Penn State 0-0 - 3-0
Purdue 0-0 - 3-0
USC 0-0 - 3-0
Wisconsin 0-0 - 3-0
Indiana 0-0 - 2-0
Ohio State 0-0 - 2-0
Rutgers 0-0 - 2-0
Michigan State 0-0 - 2-1
Minnesota 0-0 - 2-1
Northwestern 0-0 - 2-1
UCLA 0-0 - 2-1
Washington 0-0 - 2-1
Michigan 0-0 - 1-1
Full Standings