
Illinois Fighting Illini at Northwestern Wildcats
· NCAA Men's BasketballNick Martinelli leads Northwestern to 70-66 overtime win over No. 19 Illinois

Brooks Barnhizer added 17 points and Jalen Leach had 16 as the Wildcats (7-3, 1-1 Big Ten) overcame a 10-point deficit. Barnhizer's free throw with 8 seconds left in OT helped seal it.
Barnhizer scored on a jumper from the paint with 41 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 56-all. Illinois led 46-36 midway through the second half.
Kasparas Jakucionis led Illinois (6-2, 0-1) with 20 points and 10 rebounds, Tomislav Ivisic had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and freshman Will Riley came off the bench to score 12 points.
Northwestern beat a ranked team in its conference home opener for the second straight season after stunning Zach Edey and Purdue last year.
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3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 70 |
3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 66 - 70 |
3rd 0:00 | Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 70 |
3rd 0:01 | Will Riley missed Three Point Jumper. | 66 - 70 |
3rd 0:07 | Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 70 |
Statistics
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25-67 | FG | 28-72 |
37.3 | Field Goal % | 38.9 |
9-34 | 3PT | 4-21 |
26.5 | Three Point % | 19.0 |
7-11 | FT | 10-17 |
63.6 | Free Throw % | 58.8 |
44 | Rebounds | 44 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
37 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
19 | Assists | 13 |
2 | Steals | 5 |
4 | Blocks | 6 |
11 | Turnovers | 4 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
4 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
30 | Points in Paint | 32 |
16 | Fouls | 14 |
10 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information

Location: Evanston, IL
Attendance: 7,039 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
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 | 18-14 |
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 |