Northwestern Wildcats vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

Jan 2, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NU	34	46	80
PSU	37	47	84

Game Recap

Zach Hicks scores 20 points, Penn State moves to 9-0 at home with 84-80 victory over Northwestern. Zach Hicks scored 20 points to lead four in double figures and Penn State held off Northwestern for an 84-80 victory on Thursday night.

Player Stats

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Nick Martinelli	39	5-13	0-3	8-10	5	2	1	0	3	2	18
34Matthew Nicholson	26	2-4	0-0	2-3	7	1	1	2	1	3	6
1Jalen Leach	24	2-5	0-2	4-4	2	3	3	0	5	4	8
3Ty Berry	14	1-6	1-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	4	3
13Brooks Barnhizer	36	8-16	1-2	3-3	11	8	3	1	4	4	20
33Luke Hunger	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	3	2
44Angelo Ciaravino	9	3-5	2-4	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	4	8
20Justin Mullins	18	3-5	0-1	1-1	0	1	0	0	0	4	7
24K.J. Windham	21	3-5	2-4	0-0	1	2	0	1	1	2	8
TOTAL	-	28-6145.9%	6-2227.3%	18-2185.7%	29	19	9	4	15	30	80

PENN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Yanic Konan Niederhauser	28	3-7	0-0	3-5	9	1	0	3	2	1	9
24Zach Hicks	27	5-8	3-6	7-9	3	1	0	0	0	3	20
4Freddie Dilione V	26	5-9	0-2	0-0	2	2	2	1	3	3	10
5Puff Johnson	21	2-3	0-1	7-8	3	0	1	0	1	4	11
1Ace Baldwin Jr.	40	1-7	0-4	15-16	1	7	5	0	6	1	17
8Miles Goodman	9	0-0	0-0	0-2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
0Jahvin Carter	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Nick Kern Jr.	23	3-4	0-0	3-4	4	2	1	0	2	4	9
2D'Marco Dunn	25	3-6	1-2	1-1	4	0	0	1	1	1	8
TOTAL	-	22-4450.0%	4-1526.7%	36-4580.0%	27	13	9	5	16	17	84

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNUPSU

(19:42) Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Layup.
(19:41) Penn State Offensive Rebound.
(19:19) Freddie Dilione V missed Jumper.
(19:17) Puff Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:17) Puff Johnson made Jumper.
02
(19:17) Foul on Jalen Leach.
+1 (19:17) Puff Johnson made Free Throw.
03
(19:06) Brooks Barnhizer missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:01) Zach Hicks Defensive Rebound.
(18:57) Freddie Dilione V Turnover.
(18:37) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:35) Zach Hicks Defensive Rebound.
(18:27) Ace Baldwin Jr. Turnover.
(18:27) Matthew Nicholson Steal.
(18:23) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:19) Brooks Barnhizer Offensive Rebound.
(18:18) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:12) Freddie Dilione V Defensive Rebound.
(18:02) Foul on Ty Berry.
(17:53) Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Layup.
(17:50) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
(17:36) Jalen Leach Turnover.
(17:19) Freddie Dilione V missed Jumper.
(17:17) Puff Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:09) Zach Hicks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
06
(16:58) Jalen Leach Turnover.
(16:58) Freddie Dilione V Steal.
+2 (16:54) Freddie Dilione V made Dunk.
08
+2 (16:36) Nick Martinelli made Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.
28
(16:29) Foul on Ty Berry.
(16:19) D'Marco Dunn missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:19) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(16:04) Foul on Nick Kern Jr..
(15:44) Nick Martinelli Turnover.
(15:44) Ace Baldwin Jr. Steal.
(15:28) Zach Hicks missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:24) D'Marco Dunn Offensive Rebound.
(15:13) D'Marco Dunn missed Layup.
(15:13) K.J. Windham Block.
(15:08) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(14:59) Brooks Barnhizer Turnover.
(14:36) Foul on Luke Hunger.
+1 (14:36) Zach Hicks made Free Throw.
29
+1 (14:36) Zach Hicks made Free Throw.
210
(14:18) Luke Hunger missed Jumper.
(14:14) D'Marco Dunn Defensive Rebound.
(14:01) Foul on Brooks Barnhizer.
(14:01) Miles Goodman missed Free Throw.
(14:01) Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:01) Miles Goodman missed Free Throw.
(14:01) Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
(13:41) Luke Hunger Turnover.
(13:41) Nick Kern Jr. Steal.
(13:36) Nick Kern Jr. Turnover.
(13:36) Jalen Leach Steal.
+2 (13:32) Justin Mullins made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Leach.
410
(13:15) Miles Goodman Turnover.
+2 (12:58) Luke Hunger made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Leach.
610
(12:41) Foul on Justin Mullins.
(12:40) Foul on Jalen Leach.
+1 (12:40) Ace Baldwin Jr. made Free Throw.
611
+1 (12:40) Ace Baldwin Jr. made Free Throw.
612
(12:38) Foul on Freddie Dilione V.
(12:12) Foul on Puff Johnson.
+1 (12:12) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
712
+1 (12:12) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
812
(11:53) Ace Baldwin Jr. Turnover.
(11:53) Angelo Ciaravino Steal.
(11:23) Nick Martinelli missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:23) Freddie Dilione V Block.
(11:22) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
(11:22) Northwestern Turnover.
(11:14) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Turnover.
+3 (10:59) Brooks Barnhizer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
1112
(10:47) Puff Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:43) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
(10:36) Brooks Barnhizer Turnover.
(10:22) Foul on Brooks Barnhizer.
(10:22) Zach Hicks missed Free Throw.
(10:22) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:04) Matthew Nicholson made Layup. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
1312
(10:04) Foul on Zach Hicks.
+1 (10:04) Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw.
1412
+2 (9:51) Zach Hicks made Layup. Assisted by Ace Baldwin Jr..
1414
(9:36) Angelo Ciaravino missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:31) Matthew Nicholson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:29) K.J. Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Mullins.
1714
(9:11) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
+1 (9:11) Ace Baldwin Jr. made Free Throw.
1715
+1 (9:11) Ace Baldwin Jr. made Free Throw.
1716
(9:10) Foul on Zach Hicks.
+2 (8:48) Angelo Ciaravino made Layup.
1916
(8:35) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Turnover.
+2 (8:20) Justin Mullins made Layup. Assisted by K.J. Windham.
2116
(8:04) Freddie Dilione V Turnover.
(7:44) Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
(7:40) Puff Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(7:25) Foul on Puff Johnson.
(7:25) Puff Johnson Turnover.
(7:08) Angelo Ciaravino missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:01) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
(7:01) Nick Martinelli missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(6:59) K.J. Windham Offensive Rebound.
(6:58) K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:55) Freddie Dilione V Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:37) D'Marco Dunn made Layup. Assisted by Freddie Dilione V.
2118
(6:37) Foul on Ty Berry.
+1 (6:37) D'Marco Dunn made Free Throw.
2119
(6:09) Foul on Ace Baldwin Jr..
+1 (6:09) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
2219
(6:09) Nick Martinelli missed Free Throw.
(6:08) Nick Kern Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:55) Nick Kern Jr. made Layup.
2221
(5:47) K.J. Windham Turnover.
(5:47) Freddie Dilione V Steal.
+2 (5:43) Freddie Dilione V made Dunk.
2223
(5:30) Jalen Leach missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:26) D'Marco Dunn Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:05) D'Marco Dunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Freddie Dilione V.
2226
(4:45) Justin Mullins missed Layup.
(4:42) Miles Goodman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:29) D'Marco Dunn made Layup. Assisted by Ace Baldwin Jr..
2228
(4:17) Nick Martinelli missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:11) Jalen Leach Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:07) Brooks Barnhizer made Jumper.
2428
+2 (3:36) Nick Kern Jr. made Jumper.
2430
(3:15) Justin Mullins missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:12) D'Marco Dunn Defensive Rebound.
(3:09) Ace Baldwin Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:06) Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:44) Brooks Barnhizer made Jumper.
2630
(2:23) Foul on Justin Mullins.
+1 (2:23) Nick Kern Jr. made Free Throw.
2631
+1 (2:23) Nick Kern Jr. made Free Throw.
2632
+3 (1:54) Angelo Ciaravino made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.
2932
(1:24) Ace Baldwin Jr. missed Jumper.
(1:22) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Offensive Rebound.
(1:21) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
+1 (1:21) Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw.
2933
+1 (1:21) Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw.
2934
(1:06) Jalen Leach Turnover.
(1:06) Ace Baldwin Jr. Steal.
(0:56) Nick Kern Jr. Turnover.
(0:56) Nick Martinelli Steal.
(0:47) Brooks Barnhizer missed Layup.
(0:47) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.
(0:43) Nick Kern Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:42) Freddie Dilione V made Dunk. Assisted by Nick Kern Jr..
2936
(0:41) Technical Foul on Freddie Dilione V.
+1 (0:41) Jalen Leach made Free Throw.
3036
+1 (0:41) Jalen Leach made Free Throw.
3136
+3 (0:21) Angelo Ciaravino made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.
3436
(0:04) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
+1 (0:04) Nick Kern Jr. made Free Throw.
3437
(0:04) Nick Kern Jr. missed Free Throw.
(0:02) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

PSU

80Points84

28-61(45.9%)Field Goal(%)22-44(50.0%)

6-22(27.3%)3-Point(%)4-15(26.7%)

18-21(85.7%)Free Throw(%)36-45(80.0%)

33(16)Rebounds(Offensive)28(9)

19Assists13

9Steals9

4Blocks5

16Turnovers17

30(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

5Largest Lead8

Game Details

Thursday, January 2, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Bryce Jordan Center · University Park, PA

attendance: 5,579 (36.9%)

tv: Peacock