USC Trojans vs. Northwestern Wildcats

Feb 4, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
USC	31	44	75
NU	33	44	77

Game Recap

Northwestern uses Martinelli's last second heroics to stave off USC 77-75. Nick Martinelli scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and his basket with 2.6 seconds left helped Northwestern hold off USC 77-75 on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

USC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Saint Thomas	40	2-7	0-2	0-0	8	8	0	0	4	4	4
12Rashaun Agee	23	2-7	2-4	1-2	4	2	0	1	0	5	7
6Wesley Yates III	30	3-8	2-4	7-8	2	2	1	0	2	2	15
32Clark Slajchert	30	9-11	4-4	2-4	2	2	0	0	1	3	24
7Chibuzo Agbo	31	5-9	1-3	3-5	3	0	0	0	0	1	14
3Matt Knowling	32	3-5	0-0	1-2	5	1	0	0	1	1	7
33Josh Cohen	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Kevin Patton Jr.	11	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	3	1	4	4

TOTAL	-	26-5151.0%	9-1850.0%	14-2166.7%	26	15	2	4	9	20	75

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Nick Martinelli	40	11-25	0-2	5-7	13	2	0	0	0	2	27
34Matthew Nicholson	27	4-7	0-0	1-2	6	0	1	2	0	1	9
44Angelo Ciaravino	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
1Jalen Leach	32	2-10	0-2	2-2	3	6	1	0	1	3	6
3Ty Berry	32	3-13	2-8	1-1	6	3	1	0	2	3	9
5Keenan Fitzmorris	9	2-3	0-0	4-4	3	0	0	0	0	1	8
20Justin Mullins	37	5-6	4-5	0-1	7	1	0	0	1	3	14
43Blake Smith	13	0-0	0-0	4-6	0	1	0	0	0	3	4
24K.J. Windham	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	27-6640.9%	6-1931.6%	17-2373.9%	38	14	3	2	6	18	77

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUSCNU

+3 (19:34) Rashaun Agee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Saint Thomas.
30
(19:11) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
(19:11) Angelo Ciaravino Turnover.
+2 (18:49) Clark Slajchert made Jumper.
50
(18:33) Foul on Wesley Yates III.
(18:21) Angelo Ciaravino Turnover.
(18:02) Clark Slajchert missed Jumper.
(17:59) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:51) Justin Mullins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Leach.
53
(17:29) Foul on Matthew Nicholson.
+1 (17:29) Rashaun Agee made Free Throw.
63
(17:28) Rashaun Agee missed Free Throw.
(17:28) Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
(17:16) Jalen Leach missed Layup.
(17:16) Rashaun Agee Block.
(17:12) Jalen Leach Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:09) Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Leach.
66
(16:53) Rashaun Agee missed Layup.
(16:53) Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
(16:41) Ty Berry missed Jumper.
(16:36) Matthew Nicholson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:36) Matthew Nicholson made Jumper.
68
(16:17) Saint Thomas missed Jumper.
(16:13) Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound.
(16:05) Jalen Leach missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:03) Matt Knowling Defensive Rebound.
(15:47) Rashaun Agee missed Layup.
(15:43) Matt Knowling Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:43) Matt Knowling made Jumper.
88
(15:32) Ty Berry missed Jumper.
(15:32) Ty Berry Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:32) Ty Berry made Jumper.
810
(15:32) Foul on Rashaun Agee.
+1 (15:32) Ty Berry made Free Throw.
811
+2 (15:05) Matt Knowling made Layup.
1011
+2 (14:54) Nick Martinelli made Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry.
1013
(14:27) Foul on Jalen Leach.
(14:17) Foul on Keenan Fitzmorris.
+1 (14:17) Wesley Yates III made Free Throw.
1113
+1 (14:17) Wesley Yates III made Free Throw.
1213
(14:10) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:07) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:55) Keenan Fitzmorris made Jumper.
1215
(13:28) Chibuzo Agbo missed Layup.
(13:26) Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
(13:10) Ty Berry Turnover.
(13:10) Wesley Yates III Steal.
+2 (13:06) Chibuzo Agbo made Dunk. Assisted by Wesley Yates III.
1415
+3 (12:44) Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Leach.
1418
(12:20) Saint Thomas Turnover.
(12:03) K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:00) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
(11:46) Justin Mullins missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:42) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
(11:41) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:37) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
(11:37) Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
(11:37) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
(11:35) Nick Martinelli missed Layup.
(11:33) Keenan Fitzmorris Offensive Rebound.
(11:32) Nick Martinelli missed Layup.
(11:32) Keenan Fitzmorris missed Jumper.
(11:32) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
(11:27) Justin Mullins Offensive Rebound.
(11:26) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:25) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
(11:25) Foul on Clark Slajchert.
+1 (11:25) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
1419
+1 (11:25) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
1420
(11:06) Wesley Yates III Turnover.
+2 (10:55) Nick Martinelli made Layup.
1422
(10:55) Foul on Rashaun Agee.
+1 (10:55) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
1423
(10:42) Wesley Yates III Turnover.
(10:28) Jalen Leach missed Layup.
(10:26) Saint Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:15) Clark Slajchert made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Knowling.
1623
(9:54) K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:51) Kevin Patton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:46) Saint Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:43) Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound.
(9:28) Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
(9:26) Saint Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(9:20) Matt Knowling missed Layup.
(9:16) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
(9:05) Nick Martinelli missed Layup.
(9:01) Matt Knowling Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:48) Clark Slajchert made Jumper. Assisted by Saint Thomas.
1823
(8:27) Jalen Leach missed Jumper.
(8:23) Saint Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(8:14) Wesley Yates III missed Jumper.
(8:11) Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound.
(7:57) Foul on Kevin Patton Jr..
(7:36) Jalen Leach missed Jumper.
(7:36) Kevin Patton Jr. Block.
(7:36) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
(7:36) Northwestern Turnover.
(7:21) Clark Slajchert missed Jumper.
(7:21) Matthew Nicholson Block.
(7:17) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(7:14) Nick Martinelli missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:11) Saint Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(7:03) Saint Thomas missed Layup.
(7:02) Chibuzo Agbo Offensive Rebound.
(7:02) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
(7:02) Chibuzo Agbo missed Free Throw.
(7:02) USC Offensive Rebound.
+1 (7:02) Chibuzo Agbo made Free Throw.
1923
+2 (6:37) Jalen Leach made Jumper.
1925
+3 (6:16) Clark Slajchert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Saint Thomas.
2225
(5:58) Jalen Leach missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:55) Clark Slajchert Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:49) Saint Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Clark Slajchert.
2425
(5:33) Foul on Kevin Patton Jr..
+2 (5:18) Nick Martinelli made Layup.
2427
(5:05) Foul on Ty Berry.
(4:46) Saint Thomas Turnover.
(4:17) Nick Martinelli missed Layup.
(4:17) Kevin Patton Jr. Block.
(4:13) Jalen Leach Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:12) Jalen Leach made Jumper.
2429
(3:58) Foul on Justin Mullins.
+1 (3:58) Chibuzo Agbo made Free Throw.
2529
+1 (3:58) Chibuzo Agbo made Free Throw.
2629
(3:33) Ty Berry missed Jumper.
(3:30) Matt Knowling Defensive Rebound.
(3:02) Wesley Yates III missed Layup.
(2:59) Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
(2:49) Nick Martinelli missed Layup.
(2:45) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:45) Nick Martinelli made Jumper.
2631
(2:19) Matt Knowling Turnover.
(2:01) Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
(1:58) Kevin Patton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:52) Foul on Nick Martinelli.
(1:52) Matt Knowling missed Free Throw.
(1:52) USC Offensive Rebound.
+1 (1:52) Matt Knowling made Free Throw.
2731
(1:39) Justin Mullins Turnover.
(1:39) Kevin Patton Jr. Steal.
+2 (1:35) Kevin Patton Jr. made Dunk.
2931
(1:14) Foul on Kevin Patton Jr..
(1:13) Justin Mullins missed Free Throw.
(1:11) Saint Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(0:50) Chibuzo Agbo missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:47) Jalen Leach Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:35) Matthew Nicholson made Dunk. Assisted by Ty Berry.
2933
(0:06) Kevin Patton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:02) Chibuzo Agbo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) Kevin Patton Jr. made Layup.
3133

2nd half

Team Stats

USC

75Points77

26-51(51.0%)Field Goal(%)27-66(40.9%)

9-18(50.0%)3-Point(%)6-19(31.6%)

14-21(66.7%)Free Throw(%)17-23(73.9%)

27(7)Rebounds(Offensive)43(23)

15Assists14

2Steals3

4Blocks2

9Turnovers7

20(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

5Largest Lead15

Game Details

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 · 9:00 PM

Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL

attendance: 5,440 (77.3%)

tv: BTN