Northwestern Wildcats vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers

Feb 25, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NU	36	39	75
MINN	31	32	63

Game Recap

Martinelli scores 29, Northwestern beats Minnesota 75-63 for second straight double-digit win. Nick Martinelli scored 19 of his 29 points in the second half to help Northwestern pull away and beat Minnesota 75-63 on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Nick Martinelli	34	11-20	3-5	4-5	5	1	1	0	3	3	29
34Matthew Nicholson	20	1-2	0-0	2-4	3	3	0	0	0	3	4
20Justin Mullins	37	4-6	0-2	0-2	6	1	1	0	0	3	8
11Jordan Clayton	21	2-4	2-3	0-0	0	3	1	0	1	2	6
3Ty Berry	31	3-7	2-4	1-1	7	3	0	0	1	1	9
33Luke Hunger	17	4-9	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	2	8
5Keenan Fitzmorris	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
44Angelo Ciaravino	9	1-4	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	1	3
24K.J. Windham	24	2-5	1-3	3-4	2	7	3	0	3	1	8
TOTAL	-	28-5749.1%	9-1850.0%	10-1662.5%	28	21	6	2	8	17	75

MINNESOTA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Parker Fox	16	3-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	4	6
3Dawson Garcia	40	9-20	3-7	5-5	9	1	0	1	1	2	26
2Mike Mitchell Jr.	31	0-6	0-4	0-0	1	4	1	0	0	2	0
25Lu'Cye Patterson	21	3-10	1-4	0-0	1	1	2	0	3	2	7
11Femi Odukale	40	2-7	0-1	3-5	7	5	0	3	4	2	7
00Frank Mitchell	15	4-5	0-0	2-4	4	0	0	2	1	2	10
1Isaac Asuma	29	2-4	0-1	0-0	6	2	0	0	2	2	4
24Brennan Rigsby Jr.	8	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3

TOTAL	-	24-5742.1%	5-1926.3%	10-1471.4%	31	15	3	6	11	17	63

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNUMINN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Northwestern.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Minnesota.
+2 (19:42) Nick Martinelli made Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry.
20
(19:19) Mike Mitchell Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:15) Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:02) Jordan Clayton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson.
50
(18:46) Femi Odukale Turnover.
(18:46) Justin Mullins Steal.
(18:35) Foul on Lu'Cye Patterson.
+3 (18:30) Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
80
(17:56) Minnesota Turnover.
+2 (17:45) Justin Mullins made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Clayton.
100
(17:28) Lu'Cye Patterson Turnover.
(17:12) Ty Berry missed Layup.
(17:12) Femi Odukale Block.
(17:09) Femi Odukale Defensive Rebound.
(17:04) Femi Odukale missed Layup.
(17:02) Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound.
(16:53) Nick Martinelli missed Layup.
(16:53) Dawson Garcia Block.
(16:50) Mike Mitchell Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:39) Lu'Cye Patterson made Jumper.
102
(16:20) Foul on Lu'Cye Patterson.
(16:12) Jordan Clayton missed Jumper.
(16:09) Isaac Asuma Defensive Rebound.
(15:58) Foul on Jordan Clayton.
(15:57) Femi Odukale Turnover.
(15:42) Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
(15:39) Frank Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(15:16) Femi Odukale missed Jumper.
(15:14) Dawson Garcia Offensive Rebound.
(15:13) Dawson Garcia missed Layup.
(15:11) Femi Odukale Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:10) Femi Odukale made Layup.
104
(15:10) Foul on Matthew Nicholson.
+1 (15:10) Femi Odukale made Free Throw.
105
+2 (14:56) Nick Martinelli made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Mullins.
125
+3 (14:39) Dawson Garcia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Mitchell Jr..
128
(14:21) Ty Berry missed Jumper.
(14:19) Isaac Asuma Defensive Rebound.
(14:03) Foul on Keenan Fitzmorris.
+1 (14:03) Frank Mitchell made Free Throw.
129
(14:03) Frank Mitchell missed Free Throw.
(14:03) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:47) Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Angelo Ciaravino.
159
+2 (13:24) Femi Odukale made Layup.
1511
(12:55) Foul on Brennan Rigsby.
(12:49) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:46) Isaac Asuma Defensive Rebound.
(12:37) Isaac Asuma missed Layup.
(12:35) Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:26) Nick Martinelli made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K.J. Windham.
1811
(11:52) Femi Odukale missed Layup.
(11:52) Angelo Ciaravino Block.
(11:49) K.J. Windham Defensive Rebound.
(11:47) K.J. Windham Turnover.
+2 (11:32) Dawson Garcia made Jumper. Assisted by Isaac Asuma.
1813
+3 (11:17) Angelo Ciaravino made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Clayton.
2113
(10:56) Dawson Garcia missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:53) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
(10:31) Justin Mullins missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:29) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:09) Brennan Rigsby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Parker Fox.
2116
(9:49) Angelo Ciaravino missed Jumper.
(9:45) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(9:33) Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
(9:30) Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound.
(9:08) Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
(9:06) Femi Odukale Defensive Rebound.
(8:58) Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
(8:56) Parker Fox Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:51) Dawson Garcia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brennan Rigsby.
2119
(8:20) Angelo Ciaravino missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:18) Brennan Rigsby Defensive Rebound.
(7:55) Brennan Rigsby missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:52) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
(7:32) Nick Martinelli missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:29) Parker Fox Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:04) Parker Fox made Layup. Assisted by Femi Odukale.
2121
+3 (6:45) Nick Martinelli made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson.
2421
(6:27) Foul on Nick Martinelli.
(6:08) Lu'Cye Patterson missed Jumper.
(6:07) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:55) K.J. Windham made Jumper.
2621
+2 (5:31) Frank Mitchell made Layup. Assisted by Mike Mitchell Jr..
2623
+2 (5:12) Ty Berry made Layup. Assisted by K.J. Windham.
2823
(5:12) Foul on Frank Mitchell.
+1 (5:12) Ty Berry made Free Throw.
2923
(4:52) Dawson Garcia missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:49) Frank Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
(4:47) Frank Mitchell Turnover.
(4:47) K.J. Windham Steal.
(4:43) K.J. Windham Turnover.
(4:43) Mike Mitchell Jr. Steal.
(4:22) Dawson Garcia missed Layup.
(4:22) Keenan Fitzmorris Block.
(4:21) Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
(4:13) Femi Odukale missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:12) Minnesota Turnover.
(4:12) Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:54) K.J. Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Hunger.
3223
+2 (3:32) Frank Mitchell made Layup. Assisted by Dawson Garcia.
3225
(3:32) Foul on K.J. Windham.
+1 (3:32) Frank Mitchell made Free Throw.
3226
(3:20) Foul on Nick Martinelli.
(3:20) Nick Martinelli Turnover.
(3:10) Foul on Femi Odukale.
(3:10) Femi Odukale Turnover.
(2:56) Luke Hunger missed Jumper.
(2:53) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:40) Frank Mitchell made Layup. Assisted by Isaac Asuma.
3228
(2:40) Foul on Matthew Nicholson.
(2:40) Frank Mitchell missed Free Throw.
(2:40) Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:21) Luke Hunger made Layup. Assisted by K.J. Windham.
3428
(1:47) Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
(1:45) Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
(1:26) Luke Hunger missed Layup.
(1:26) Frank Mitchell Block.
(1:23) Luke Hunger Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:22) Luke Hunger made Layup.
3628
+3 (1:07) Dawson Garcia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Mitchell Jr..
3631
(0:45) Ty Berry Turnover.
(0:29) Frank Mitchell missed Layup.
(0:26) Luke Hunger Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Minnesota Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MINN

75Points63

28-57(49.1%)Field Goal(%)24-57(42.1%)

9-18(50.0%)3-Point(%)5-19(26.3%)

10-16(62.5%)Free Throw(%)10-14(71.4%)

33(8)Rebounds(Offensive)36(12)

21Assists15

6Steals3

2Blocks6

8Turnovers13

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

17Largest Lead0

Game Details

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Williams Arena · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 8,890 (60.8%)

tv: Peacock