Northwestern Wildcats vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers

Mar 12, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NU	32	40	72
MINN	29	35	64

Game Recap

Martinelli scores 28 and Northwestern beats Minnesota 72-64 to begin the Big Ten tourney. Nick Martinelli scored 28 points to help No. 13 seed Northwestern beat No. 12 seed Minnesota 72-64 on Wednesday to begin the Big Ten Tournament.

Player Stats

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Nick Martinelli	40	12-22	0-3	4-10	7	3	1	0	2	2	28
34Matthew Nicholson	32	2-5	0-1	3-4	7	3	1	3	0	3	7
20Justin Mullins	25	1-2	0-1	0-0	4	3	1	0	1	3	2
11Jordan Clayton	34	5-7	1-2	0-0	4	4	1	1	2	2	11
3Ty Berry	36	4-12	4-10	2-4	7	3	0	0	5	2	14
33Luke Hunger	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Keenan Fitzmorris	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44Angelo Ciaravino	2	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24K.J. Windham	24	3-6	1-3	3-4	0	4	0	0	0	3	10
TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	6-2128.6%	12-2254.5%	29	20	4	4	10	16	72

MINNESOTA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Parker Fox	19	1-5	0-1	4-4	4	0	0	2	1	2	6
3Dawson Garcia	40	7-13	2-2	6-6	7	3	0	0	2	2	22
2Mike Mitchell Jr.	21	4-8	3-7	0-0	1	1	0	1	2	3	11
25Lu'Cye Patterson	34	1-6	0-3	3-4	3	2	3	1	2	5	5
11Femi Odukale	24	1-3	0-1	2-3	1	4	1	0	1	3	4
00Frank Mitchell	19	1-3	0-0	1-2	7	0	1	1	3	2	3
1Isaac Asuma	20	3-9	1-4	1-2	3	0	1	2	0	1	8
24Brennan Rigsby Jr.	23	2-6	1-4	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	3	5

TOTAL	-	20-5337.7%	7-2231.8%	17-2181.0%	29	12	7	7	12	21	64

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNUMINN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Northwestern.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Minnesota.
(19:37) Ty Berry missed Layup.
(19:34) Justin Mullins Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:34) Nick Martinelli made Jumper.
20
+2 (19:02) Parker Fox made Layup. Assisted by Lu'Cye Patterson.
22
+2 (18:47) Matthew Nicholson made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Clayton.
42
+3 (18:18) Dawson Garcia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Femi Odukale.
45
+2 (17:46) Nick Martinelli made Jumper.
65
(17:26) Foul on Parker Fox.
(17:26) Parker Fox Turnover.
(17:13) Foul on Femi Odukale.
+2 (17:06) Jordan Clayton made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson.
85
(16:38) Parker Fox missed Layup.
(16:37) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:11) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:08) Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
(15:37) Brennan Rigsby missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:33) Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:21) Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson.
115
+2 (14:47) Frank Mitchell made Jumper.
117
(14:30) Ty Berry Turnover.
(14:30) Isaac Asuma Steal.
(14:21) Frank Mitchell missed Layup.
(14:21) Matthew Nicholson Block.
(14:19) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:04) Nick Martinelli made Jumper.
137
(13:45) Brennan Rigsby Turnover.
(13:31) Ty Berry Turnover.
(13:31) Frank Mitchell Steal.
(13:25) Foul on Justin Mullins.
+3 (13:18) Isaac Asuma made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawson Garcia.
1310
(12:57) Ty Berry Turnover.
(12:57) Brennan Rigsby Steal.
+2 (12:47) Isaac Asuma made Layup. Assisted by Brennan Rigsby.
1312
(12:28) K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:25) Lu'Cye Patterson Defensive Rebound.
(12:10) Dawson Garcia Turnover.
(12:10) Justin Mullins Steal.
(11:57) Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
(11:54) Brennan Rigsby Defensive Rebound.
(11:35) Lu'Cye Patterson Turnover.
+2 (11:24) K.J. Windham made Layup.
1512
(11:07) Femi Odukale Turnover.
(10:42) Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
(10:42) Parker Fox Block.
(10:39) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(10:36) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
(10:22) Isaac Asuma missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:18) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
(10:01) Angelo Ciaravino missed Layup.
(10:01) Isaac Asuma Block.
(10:00) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
(9:48) Justin Mullins missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:45) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
(9:38) Angelo Ciaravino missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:36) Matthew Nicholson Offensive Rebound.
(9:35) Matthew Nicholson missed Layup.
(9:35) Mike Mitchell Jr. Block.
(9:34) Mike Mitchell Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:25) Isaac Asuma missed Jumper.
(9:22) Isaac Asuma Offensive Rebound.
(9:20) Foul on Matthew Nicholson.
+1 (9:20) Parker Fox made Free Throw.
1513
+1 (9:20) Parker Fox made Free Throw.
1514
(8:53) Foul on Brennan Rigsby.
+1 (8:53) Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw.
1614
+1 (8:53) Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw.
1714
+2 (8:26) Dawson Garcia made Jumper. Assisted by Brennan Rigsby.
1716
+2 (8:12) Nick Martinelli made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Clayton.
1916
(7:56) Foul on Frank Mitchell.
(7:56) Frank Mitchell Turnover.
+2 (7:35) Nick Martinelli made Layup. Assisted by Justin Mullins.
2116
(7:18) Lu'Cye Patterson missed Jumper.
(7:15) Frank Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
(7:11) Mike Mitchell Jr. Turnover.
(7:00) Ty Berry Turnover.
+3 (6:35) Brennan Rigsby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawson Garcia.
2119
(6:15) Nick Martinelli missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:14) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:14) Foul on Frank Mitchell.
+2 (6:13) Nick Martinelli made Jumper. Assisted by K.J. Windham.
2319
(5:40) Foul on K.J. Windham.
+1 (5:40) Parker Fox made Free Throw.
2320
+1 (5:40) Parker Fox made Free Throw.
2321
+2 (5:19) Jordan Clayton made Jumper. Assisted by K.J. Windham.
2521
+2 (4:54) Dawson Garcia made Jumper.
2523
(4:35) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:31) Matthew Nicholson Offensive Rebound.
(4:25) Foul on Lu'Cye Patterson.
+2 (4:10) Nick Martinelli made Jumper.
2723
(3:40) Isaac Asuma missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:38) Jordan Clayton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:25) Jordan Clayton made Layup.
2923
(3:11) Brennan Rigsby missed Layup.
(3:11) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:11) Foul on Parker Fox.
+1 (3:11) Ty Berry made Free Throw.
3023
(3:11) Ty Berry missed Free Throw.
(3:10) Parker Fox Defensive Rebound.
(3:01) Foul on Nick Martinelli.
(2:41) Parker Fox missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:38) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
(2:17) Foul on Femi Odukale.
(2:17) Nick Martinelli missed Free Throw.
(2:16) Parker Fox Defensive Rebound.
(1:49) Brennan Rigsby missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:45) Isaac Asuma Offensive Rebound.
(1:37) Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
(1:34) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(1:31) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:27) Justin Mullins Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:22) Nick Martinelli made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Clayton.
3223
+2 (1:05) Lu'Cye Patterson made Jumper.
3225
(0:42) Jordan Clayton Turnover.
(0:42) Lu'Cye Patterson Steal.
+2 (0:38) Brennan Rigsby made Layup.
3227
(0:37) Foul on Jordan Clayton.
(0:37) Jordan Clayton Turnover.
(0:37) Foul on Ty Berry.
+1 (0:37) Dawson Garcia made Free Throw.
3228
+1 (0:37) Dawson Garcia made Free Throw.
3229
(0:10) Ty Berry missed Jumper.
(0:07) Brennan Rigsby Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Parker Fox missed Layup.
(0:00) Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MINN

72Points64

27-56(48.2%)Field Goal(%)20-53(37.7%)

6-21(28.6%)3-Point(%)7-22(31.8%)

12-22(54.5%)Free Throw(%)17-21(81.0%)

36(12)Rebounds(Offensive)32(10)

20Assists12

4Steals7

4Blocks7

11Turnovers12

16(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

15Largest Lead1

Game Details

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 · 3:30 PM

Williams Arena · Minneapolis, MN

capacity: 14,625

tv: Peacock