NCAAB

Pepperdine Waves at Northwestern Wildcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
1-4, 0-4 Away
Final
50 - 68

Jalen Leach scores 15 of his 21 points in the second half and Northwestern beats Pepperdine 68-50

Martinelli scored the final eight points of a 12-0 run at the end of the first half to put Northwestern ahead 31-16 before Pepperdine guard Jaxon Olvera made a 3-pointer to pull within 12 points at the break.

Pepperdine twice got within 10 points in the second half, the last on a 3-pointer by Olvera with 14:02 left, but Northwestern scored on the following possession both times. Martinelli gave the Wildcats their largest lead of 24 points after making four straight free throws on back-to-back possessions midway through the second half.

Northwestern was just 2 of 11 from 3-point range but went 18 of 21 from the free-throw line. Pepperdine was 3 of 20 from distance and shot 29% overall.

Brooks Barnhizer had 13 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals for Northwestern (5-1). On Tuesday, Barnhizer became the first Northwestern player to record a game of at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals since at least 2005-06.

Olvera scored 11 points and Taj Au-Duke added 10 for Pepperdine (1-4). The Waves are in their first season under coach Ed Schilling, previously an assistant coach at Grand Canyon.

Northwestern, which closed a season-long four-game homestand, travels to play Butler on Friday at the Arizona Tip-Off in Tempe. Pepperdine returns home to play Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 50 - 68
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 50 - 68
2nd 0:00 Alonso Faure Defensive Rebound. 50 - 68
2nd 0:01 K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper. 50 - 68
2nd 0:33 David Mager made Free Throw. 50 - 68

Statistics

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16-56 FG 24-57
28.6 Field Goal % 42.1
3-20 3PT 2-11
15.0 Three Point % 18.2
15-18 FT 18-21
83.3 Free Throw % 85.7
38 Rebounds 38
10 Offensive Rebounds 6
28 Defensive Rebounds 32
12 Assists 12
3 Steals 7
3 Blocks 3
11 Turnovers 6
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 6
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 13
2 Fast Break Points 3
20 Points in Paint 32
18 Fouls 18
2 Largest Lead 24

Game Information

Welsh-Ryan Arena

Location: Evanston, IL
Attendance: 5,853 | Capacity:

2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings

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San Francisco 13-5 4 25-10
Santa Clara 12-6 5 21-13
Oregon State 10-8 7 20-13
Washington State 8-10 9 19-15
Loyola Marymount 8-10 9 17-15
Portland 7-11 10 12-20
Pepperdine 4-14 13 13-22
Pacific 4-14 13 9-24
San Diego 2-16 15 6-27

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TEAM CONF GB OVER
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Maryland 14-6 3 27-9
Michigan 14-6 3 27-10
Wisconsin 13-7 4 27-10
UCLA 13-7 4 23-11
Purdue 13-7 4 24-12
Oregon 12-8 5 25-10
Illinois 12-8 5 22-13
Indiana 10-10 7 19-13
Ohio State 9-11 8 17-15
Rutgers 8-12 9 15-17
Nebraska 7-13 10 19-14
Northwestern 7-13 10 17-16
Iowa 7-13 10 17-16
USC 7-13 10 17-17
Minnesota 7-13 10 15-17
Penn State 6-14 11 16-15
Washington 4-16 13 13-18
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