NCAAB

Northwestern Wildcats at Minnesota Golden Gophers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
15-13, 2-8 Away
Final
75 - 63
14-14, 10-8 Home

Martinelli scores 29, Northwestern beats Minnesota 75-63 for second straight double-digit win

Northwestern led by five points at halftime and 50-42 with about 12 minutes remaining. The Wildcats then used a 14-5 run and had its largest lead at 64-47 with 7:05 left. The Wildcats led by double digits nearly the rest of the way.

Martinelli, who leads the Big Ten averaging 19.7 points, made three 3-pointers and shot 11 of 20 from the field and was the only player in double figures for Northwestern (15-13, 6-11 Big Ten). The Wildcats, who beat Ohio State 70-49 on Thursday, have won consecutive games since ending a three-game losing streak.

Dawson Garcia scored 26 points, shooting 9 of 20 overall, and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Minnesota (14-14, 6-11). Frank Mitchell added 10 points.

The Wildcats opened on a 10-0 run and led 36-31 at the break. Martinelli scored 10 points and Ty Berry scored all nine of his points in the first half. Garcia paced the Golden Gophers with 11 first-half points.

Northwestern hosts Iowa on Thursday.

Minnesota will look to end a two-game skid with a road game at Nebraska on Saturday.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 75 - 63
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 75 - 63
2nd 0:08 Ty Berry Defensive Rebound. 75 - 63
2nd 0:10 Lu'Cye Patterson missed Three Point Jumper. 75 - 63
2nd 0:17 Nick Martinelli Turnover. 75 - 63

Statistics

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28-57 FG 24-57
49.1 Field Goal % 42.1
9-18 3PT 5-19
50.0 Three Point % 26.3
10-16 FT 10-14
62.5 Free Throw % 71.4
33 Rebounds 36
8 Offensive Rebounds 12
25 Defensive Rebounds 24
21 Assists 15
6 Steals 3
2 Blocks 6
8 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 2
8 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 4
2 Fast Break Points 2
36 Points in Paint 38
17 Fouls 17
17 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Venue: Williams Arena

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,890 | 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 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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