Pepperdine Waves at Northwestern Wildcats
· NCAA Men's BasketballJalen 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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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
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
PEPP | NU | |
---|---|---|
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
Location: Evanston, IL
Attendance: 5,853 | Capacity:
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Oregon State | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
Saint Mary's | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
San Francisco | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
Washington State | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
Gonzaga | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
Loyola Marymount | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
Santa Clara | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
Pepperdine | 0-0 | - | 6-7 |
Portland | 0-0 | - | 5-8 |
Pacific | 0-0 | - | 5-9 |
San Diego | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
UCLA | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
Michigan | 2-0 | - | 9-3 |
Oregon | 1-1 | 1 | 11-1 |
Maryland | 1-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
Penn State | 1-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
Nebraska | 1-1 | 1 | 9-2 |
Iowa | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
Northwestern | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
Illinois | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
USC | 1-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
Ohio State | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
Purdue | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
Rutgers | 1-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
Wisconsin | 0-2 | 2 | 10-3 |
Washington | 0-2 | 2 | 8-4 |
Minnesota | 0-2 | 2 | 7-5 |