Northwestern Wildcats vs. Wisconsin Badgers

Dec 3, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NU	32	41	73
WISC	55	30	85

Game Recap

John Blackwell scores 26, Nick Boyd 20, and Wisconsin tops Northwestern 85-73 in Big Ten opener. John Blackwell had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Nick Boyd scored 20 points, and Wisconsin won yet another Big Ten opener, defeating Northwestern 85-73 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Tre Singleton	26	3-6	0-1	2-2	10	0	1	0	3	1	8
2Nick Martinelli	32	4-8	0-1	6-8	8	2	0	0	1	3	14
22Arrinten Page	31	8-13	0-2	5-6	6	1	2	3	1	1	21
44Angelo Ciaravino	16	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	1	2	1	2
4Jayden Reid	20	3-10	1-5	0-0	0	4	0	0	1	3	7
1Tyler Kropp	9	1-4	0-0	4-4	2	0	0	0	1	1	6
13Phoenix Gill	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Max Green	11	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
3Jake West	9	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
20Justin Mullins	4	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
24K.J. Windham	17	1-4	1-3	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	1	3
11Jordan Clayton	24	3-6	1-4	2-3	0	4	0	0	1	4	9

TOTAL	-	25-5942.4%	4-1921.1%	19-2382.6%	32	15	3	4	12	18	73

WISCONSIN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32Aleksas Bieliauskas	20	2-5	1-1	1-1	3	0	0	0	1	2	6
31Nolan Winter	23	4-5	0-1	4-4	4	1	1	0	0	4	12
7Andrew Rohde	27	0-3	0-2	3-4	2	9	0	0	2	2	3
25John Blackwell	37	8-18	5-10	5-5	11	1	3	0	2	2	26
2Nick Boyd	29	7-16	1-5	5-6	2	4	2	0	0	1	20
22Austin Rapp	26	5-8	3-6	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	4	13
18Riccardo Greppi	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Will Garlock	9	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
11Jack Robison	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Hayden Jones	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Jack Janicki	14	2-6	1-4	0-0	1	0	1	1	1	1	5
15Isaac Gard	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Braeden Carrington	11	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	28-6443.8%	11-3135.5%	18-2185.7%	28	19	7	1	7	16	85

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNUWISC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Wisconsin.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Northwestern.
(19:35) Nick Boyd missed Layup.
(19:35) Arrinten Page Block.
(19:31) Nick Boyd Offensive Rebound.
(19:30) Nick Boyd missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:28) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:12) Jayden Reid made Jumper. Assisted by Angelo Ciaravino.
20
+3 (18:50) Aleksas Bieliauskas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Blackwell.
23
+2 (18:28) Arrinten Page made Layup. Assisted by Angelo Ciaravino.
43
+2 (18:08) Nolan Winter made Dunk. Assisted by Andrew Rohde.
45
(17:57) Tre Singleton missed Jumper.
(17:53) Nolan Winter Defensive Rebound.
(17:49) Andrew Rohde missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:46) Tre Singleton Defensive Rebound.
(17:35) Jayden Reid missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:32) Wisconsin Defensive Rebound.
(17:11) John Blackwell missed Layup.
(17:09) Tre Singleton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:02) Tre Singleton made Layup.
65
+2 (16:50) John Blackwell made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Rohde.
67
(16:21) Arrinten Page missed Jumper.
(16:20) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
(16:15) Angelo Ciaravino Turnover.
(16:15) Nick Boyd Steal.
+2 (16:09) Nolan Winter made Dunk. Assisted by Nick Boyd.
69
(15:58) Angelo Ciaravino Turnover.
(15:45) Nick Boyd missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:43) Nolan Winter Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:42) Austin Rapp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nolan Winter.
612
(15:26) Tre Singleton missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:22) Nolan Winter Defensive Rebound.
(15:19) Foul on K.J. Windham.
+1 (15:14) Nick Boyd made Free Throw.
613
+1 (15:14) Nick Boyd made Free Throw.
614
(14:53) Jayden Reid missed Layup.
(14:51) John Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
(14:23) Foul on Nick Martinelli.
+1 (14:23) John Blackwell made Free Throw.
615
+1 (14:23) John Blackwell made Free Throw.
616
+2 (14:02) Tre Singleton made Jumper.
816
+3 (13:43) Jack Janicki made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Rapp.
819
(13:28) Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
(13:25) Arrinten Page Offensive Rebound.
(13:14) Arrinten Page missed Layup.
(13:12) Will Garlock Defensive Rebound.
(12:45) Jack Janicki missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:39) Tre Singleton Defensive Rebound.
(12:30) Tre Singleton Turnover.
(12:30) Jack Janicki Steal.
(12:23) Foul on Tre Singleton.
+1 (12:23) Nolan Winter made Free Throw.
820
+1 (12:23) Nolan Winter made Free Throw.
821
(12:05) Foul on Nolan Winter.
+1 (12:05) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
921
+1 (12:05) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
1021
(11:52) Andrew Rohde missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:49) Aleksas Bieliauskas Offensive Rebound.
(11:49) Foul on Jordan Clayton.
(11:30) Braeden Carrington missed Jumper.
(11:25) Aleksas Bieliauskas Offensive Rebound.
(11:25) Aleksas Bieliauskas missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(11:24) Arrinten Page Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:05) Nick Martinelli made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Clayton.
1221
(10:46) Nolan Winter missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:43) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(10:32) Justin Mullins Turnover.
+3 (10:22) John Blackwell made Three Point Jumper.
1224
(10:06) Tyler Kropp Turnover.
(10:06) Nolan Winter Steal.
+3 (9:57) John Blackwell made Three Point Jumper.
1227
(9:38) Tyler Kropp missed Jumper.
(9:34) Nolan Winter Defensive Rebound.
(9:27) Nick Boyd missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:23) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(9:11) Max Green missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:08) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:08) Foul on Austin Rapp.
+1 (9:08) Tyler Kropp made Free Throw.
1327
+1 (9:08) Tyler Kropp made Free Throw.
1427
(9:07) Nick Martinelli missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:03) Andrew Rohde Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:48) John Blackwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Boyd.
1430
(8:23) Foul on Nolan Winter.
(8:23) Nick Martinelli missed Free Throw.
(8:23) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:23) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
1530
(8:13) Foul on Jayden Reid.
(8:02) John Blackwell missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:58) Austin Rapp Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:51) Aleksas Bieliauskas made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Rohde.
1532
(7:51) Foul on Nick Martinelli.
+1 (7:51) Aleksas Bieliauskas made Free Throw.
1533
(7:29) Jayden Reid missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:25) John Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:17) John Blackwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Rohde.
1536
(7:07) Max Green missed Layup.
(7:05) John Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:55) Jack Janicki made Jumper.
1538
(6:37) Jayden Reid missed Layup.
(6:37) Jack Janicki Block.
(6:37) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:28) Jayden Reid made Three Point Jumper.
1838
(6:03) Austin Rapp missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:59) K.J. Windham Defensive Rebound.
(5:55) Nick Martinelli Turnover.
+3 (5:38) John Blackwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Rapp.
1841
+2 (5:18) Arrinten Page made Layup. Assisted by Jayden Reid.
2041
+2 (5:01) Austin Rapp made Layup. Assisted by Will Garlock.
2043
(4:51) Jayden Reid Turnover.
(4:51) John Blackwell Steal.
(4:50) Foul on Jayden Reid.
+1 (4:50) John Blackwell made Free Throw.
2044
+1 (4:50) John Blackwell made Free Throw.
2045
(4:33) K.J. Windham missed Jumper.
(4:30) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:30) Foul on Austin Rapp.
+2 (4:24) Arrinten Page made Jumper.
2245
+2 (4:01) Austin Rapp made Jumper.
2247
(3:51) Arrinten Page missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:47) Nick Boyd Defensive Rebound.
(3:34) Nick Boyd missed Layup.
(3:31) K.J. Windham Defensive Rebound.
(3:26) Foul on John Blackwell.
+1 (3:26) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
2347
+1 (3:26) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
2447
(2:57) John Blackwell missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:55) Arrinten Page Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:45) Nick Martinelli made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Clayton.
2647
+3 (2:28) Austin Rapp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Rohde.
2650
(2:04) Jordan Clayton missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:01) Jack Janicki Defensive Rebound.
(1:54) Foul on Jordan Clayton.
+1 (1:54) Andrew Rohde made Free Throw.
2651
(1:54) Andrew Rohde missed Free Throw.
(1:52) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(1:39) Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
(1:36) John Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
(1:32) Foul on Jake West.
+1 (1:32) Andrew Rohde made Free Throw.
2652
+1 (1:32) Andrew Rohde made Free Throw.
2653
+3 (1:18) K.J. Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
2953
+2 (0:46) John Blackwell made Jumper.
2955
(0:36) Foul on Nick Boyd.
+3 (0:29) Jake West made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
3255
(0:05) John Blackwell missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Austin Rapp Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Austin Rapp missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WISC

73Points85

25-59(42.4%)Field Goal(%)28-64(43.8%)

4-19(21.1%)3-Point(%)11-31(35.5%)

19-23(82.6%)Free Throw(%)18-21(85.7%)

37(11)Rebounds(Offensive)33(13)

15Assists19

3Steals7

4Blocks1

12Turnovers7

18(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

2Largest Lead27

Game Details

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 · 9:00 PM

Kohl Center · Madison, WI

attendance: 14,345 (83.0%)

tv: BTN

spread: WISC -10.5

over/under: 155.5