Iowa (57) vs Northwestern (68) · Feb 28, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Feb 28, 2025

Game Recap

Windham scores 20 points as Northwestern pulls away from Iowa in 2nd half, earn a 68-57 win. K.J. Windham scored 20 points and Northwestern pulled away in the second half to beat Iowa 68-57 to break a four-way tie for 13th place in the Big Ten Conference Friday night.

Box Score

	1	2	T
IOWA	26	31	57
NU	30	38	68

IOWA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Seydou Traore	11	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	1	2
13Ladji Dembele	25	2-6	0-2	0-0	3	2	0	1	1	3	4
20Payton Sandfort	30	3-13	0-4	3-4	9	3	0	0	2	3	9
4Josh Dix	34	3-12	2-7	2-2	4	2	0	0	0	3	10
3Drew Thelwell	33	5-7	4-4	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	1	14
24Pryce Sandfort	18	3-8	2-6	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	8
0Even Brauns	12	2-2	0-0	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	3	5
44Riley Mulvey	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Brock Harding	26	2-7	0-2	0-1	4	7	2	0	1	3	4
14Carter Kingsbury	8	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	-	21-5836.2%	8-2532.0%	7-1070.0%	29	17	4	1	6	18	57

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Nick Martinelli	39	5-14	0-1	6-6	9	3	0	0	2	1	16
34Matthew Nicholson	17	0-0	0-0	3-4	6	3	1	3	0	0	3
20Justin Mullins	31	3-7	2-4	2-5	3	3	0	0	2	3	10
11Jordan Clayton	15	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4	3
3Ty Berry	39	3-8	2-6	0-0	6	4	2	0	0	1	8
33Luke Hunger	13	2-3	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	4
5Keenan Fitzmorris	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	2	0	1	2
44Angelo Ciaravino	10	1-4	0-2	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	2	2
24K.J. Windham	27	6-10	4-7	4-6	5	2	0	0	2	2	20

TOTAL	-	22-5242.3%	9-2339.1%	15-2365.2%	38	16	4	5	6	15	68

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfiowanu

(20:00) Start game
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Iowa
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Northwestern
(19:30) Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:27) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:04) Nick Martinelli made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson.
02
(18:50) Seydou Traore Turnover.
(18:50) Matthew Nicholson Steal.
(18:42) Justin Mullins missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:39) Ladji Dembele Defensive Rebound.
(18:33) Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.
(18:30) Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
(18:11) Justin Mullins Turnover.
(17:56) Payton Sandfort Turnover.
(17:56) Ty Berry Steal.
(17:51) Nick Martinelli missed Layup.
(17:51) Ladji Dembele Block.
(17:47) Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:36) Drew Thelwell made Layup.
22
+2 (17:19) Justin Mullins made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson.
24
(17:19) Foul on Seydou Traore.
(17:19) Justin Mullins missed Free Throw.
(17:18) Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.
(16:58) Ladji Dembele missed Layup.
(16:54) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
(16:43) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:40) Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.
(16:30) Foul on Jordan Clayton.
(16:30) Jordan Clayton subbing out for Northwestern
(16:30) K.J. Windham subbing in for Northwestern
+2 (16:27) Payton Sandfort made Jumper. Assisted by Drew Thelwell.
44
(15:58) Justin Mullins Turnover.
(15:58) Seydou Traore Steal.
(15:51) Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:48) Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound.
(15:44) Justin Mullins missed Layup.
(15:40) K.J. Windham Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:40) K.J. Windham made Layup.
46
(15:22) Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:18) Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound.
(15:08) Foul on Ladji Dembele.
(15:08) Official TV Timeout
(15:08) Justin Mullins subbing out for Northwestern
(15:08) Angelo Ciaravino subbing in for Northwestern
(15:08) Drew Thelwell subbing out for Iowa
(15:08) Seydou Traore subbing out for Iowa
(15:08) Brock Harding subbing in for Iowa
(15:08) Pryce Sandfort subbing in for Iowa
+1 (15:08) Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw.
47
+1 (15:08) Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw.
48
(14:54) Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.
(14:50) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(14:27) K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:23) Brock Harding Defensive Rebound.
(14:03) Ladji Dembele Turnover.
(14:03) Angelo Ciaravino Steal.
(14:03) Matthew Nicholson subbing out for Northwestern
(14:03) Luke Hunger subbing in for Northwestern
(14:03) Ladji Dembele subbing out for Iowa
(14:03) Even Brauns subbing in for Iowa
(13:32) K.J. Windham missed Layup.
(13:27) Luke Hunger Offensive Rebound.
(13:26) Nick Martinelli missed Layup.
(13:24) Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(13:18) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
(13:18) Angelo Ciaravino subbing out for Northwestern
(13:18) Justin Mullins subbing in for Northwestern
(13:15) Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.
(13:13) Luke Hunger Defensive Rebound.
(13:07) Foul on Even Brauns.
(13:07) Luke Hunger missed Free Throw.
(13:07) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:06) Luke Hunger missed Free Throw.
(13:01) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
(13:01) Nick Martinelli missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(13:00) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
(12:52) Foul on Brock Harding.
+3 (12:44) K.J. Windham made Three Point Jumper.
411
(12:27) Pryce Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:23) K.J. Windham Defensive Rebound.
(12:15) Foul on Payton Sandfort.
(12:15) Josh Dix subbing out for Iowa
(12:15) Payton Sandfort subbing out for Iowa
(12:15) Drew Thelwell subbing in for Iowa
(12:15) Carter Kingsbury subbing in for Iowa
+3 (12:05) Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K.J. Windham.
414
+3 (11:48) Drew Thelwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.
714
(11:23) K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:20) Even Brauns Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:04) Drew Thelwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.
1014
(10:40) Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
(10:35) Brock Harding Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:24) Brock Harding made Jumper.
1214
+3 (9:52) K.J. Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
1217
(9:31) Pryce Sandfort missed Jumper.
(9:27) Pryce Sandfort Offensive Rebound.
(9:19) Brock Harding missed Jumper.
(9:16) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(8:58) Foul on Even Brauns.
(8:58) Official TV Timeout
(8:58) K.J. Windham subbing out for Northwestern
(8:58) Luke Hunger subbing out for Northwestern
(8:58) Jordan Clayton subbing in for Northwestern
(8:58) Matthew Nicholson subbing in for Northwestern
(8:58) Even Brauns subbing out for Iowa
(8:58) Carter Kingsbury subbing out for Iowa
(8:58) Pryce Sandfort subbing out for Iowa
(8:58) Josh Dix subbing in for Iowa
(8:58) Payton Sandfort subbing in for Iowa
(8:58) Riley Mulvey subbing in for Iowa
(8:42) Justin Mullins missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:39) Riley Mulvey Defensive Rebound.
(8:25) Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.
(8:22) Riley Mulvey Offensive Rebound.
(8:05) Brock Harding missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:05) Matthew Nicholson Block.
(8:03) Payton Sandfort Offensive Rebound.
(8:03) Iowa Turnover.
(7:41) Ty Berry missed Jumper.
(7:38) Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
(7:31) Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:29) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
(7:11) Nick Martinelli missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:09) Ty Berry Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:04) Justin Mullins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry.
1220
(6:52) Foul on Justin Mullins.
(6:52) Official TV Timeout
(6:52) Ty Berry subbing out for Northwestern
(6:52) Angelo Ciaravino subbing in for Northwestern
(6:52) Brock Harding subbing out for Iowa
(6:52) Pryce Sandfort subbing in for Iowa
(6:48) Josh Dix missed Jumper.
(6:44) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(6:29) Angelo Ciaravino missed Jumper.
(6:26) Riley Mulvey Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:22) Pryce Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Thelwell.
1520
+3 (6:04) Jordan Clayton made Three Point Jumper.
1523
(5:43) Drew Thelwell missed Jumper.
+1 (5:42) Payton Sandfort made Free Throw.
1623
(5:42) Jordan Clayton subbing out for Northwestern
(5:42) Payton Sandfort Offensive Rebound.
(5:42) Foul on Jordan Clayton.
(5:42) Angelo Ciaravino subbing out for Northwestern
(5:42) Ty Berry subbing in for Northwestern
(5:42) K.J. Windham subbing in for Northwestern
(5:42) Riley Mulvey subbing out for Iowa
(5:42) Ladji Dembele subbing in for Iowa
+1 (5:42) Payton Sandfort made Free Throw.
1723
(5:13) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:09) Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(5:01) Pryce Sandfort Turnover.
+2 (4:39) K.J. Windham made Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry.
1725
(4:33) Foul on K.J. Windham.
+2 (4:12) Pryce Sandfort made Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.
1925
(3:59) Foul on Pryce Sandfort.
(3:59) Official TV Timeout
(3:59) Drew Thelwell subbing out for Iowa
(3:59) Brock Harding subbing in for Iowa
+1 (3:59) K.J. Windham made Free Throw.
1926
+1 (3:59) K.J. Windham made Free Throw.
1927
+3 (3:44) Pryce Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.
2227
(3:23) Foul on Payton Sandfort.
(3:23) Matthew Nicholson missed Free Throw.
(3:23) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:23) Payton Sandfort subbing out for Iowa
(3:23) Drew Thelwell subbing in for Iowa
+1 (3:23) Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw.
2228
+2 (2:56) Josh Dix made Layup. Assisted by Brock Harding.
2428
(2:35) Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
(2:32) Ladji Dembele Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:12) Ladji Dembele made Layup. Assisted by Josh Dix.
2628
(2:05) Northwestern Timeout
(1:40) Justin Mullins missed Jumper.
(1:39) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
(1:39) Foul on Josh Dix.
+1 (1:39) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
2629
+1 (1:39) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
2630
(1:23) Ladji Dembele missed Layup.
(1:23) Matthew Nicholson Block.
(1:21) Iowa Offensive Rebound.
(1:18) Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:14) K.J. Windham Defensive Rebound.
(0:58) Nick Martinelli missed Layup.
(0:55) Brock Harding Defensive Rebound.
(0:50) Foul on Justin Mullins.
(0:50) Justin Mullins subbing out for Northwestern
(0:50) Angelo Ciaravino subbing in for Northwestern
(0:46) Josh Dix missed Jumper.
(0:43) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
(0:23) Angelo Ciaravino missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:20) Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Brock Harding missed Jumper.
(0:00) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

IOWA

57Points68

21-58(36.2%)Field Goal(%)22-52(42.3%)

8-25(32%)3-Point(%)9-23(39.1%)

7-10(70%)Free Throw(%)15-23(65.2%)

32(9)Rebounds(Offensive)38(9)

17Assists16

4Steals4

1Blocks5

7Turnovers7

18(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

0Largest Lead13

Game Details

Friday, February 28, 2025 · 9:00 PM

Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL

attendance: 6,249 (88.8%)

tv: FS1

spread: NU -4.5

over/under: 149.5