Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Northwestern Wildcats

Dec 6, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
OSU	40	46	86
NU	44	38	82

Game Recap

Ohio State wins its Big Ten opener, 86-82 over Northwestern. Brandon Noel scored 29 points on 13-for-15 shooting and Ohio State won its Big Ten opener with an 86-82 victory over Northwestern on Saturday.

Player Stats

OHIO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Devin Royal	25	4-8	1-3	1-2	4	3	0	0	3	3	10
14Brandon Noel	35	13-15	0-1	3-5	7	1	1	1	3	3	29
13Christoph Tilly	18	1-5	0-0	2-4	3	1	0	0	2	3	4
2Bruce Thornton	38	6-12	0-1	5-7	4	10	2	0	0	2	17
0John Mobley Jr.	24	3-7	1-5	1-2	2	1	0	0	2	0	8
1Amare Bynum	27	5-9	1-2	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	3	11
20Colin White	18	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	3	2	0	0	0	4
4Gabe Cupps	15	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	4	0	0	0	3	3



TOTAL	-	35-6157.4%	4-1428.6%	12-2060.0%	27	24	5	2	10	17	86

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Nick Martinelli	39	10-16	2-3	10-12	8	4	2	1	3	3	32
22Arrinten Page	34	6-11	1-3	0-0	9	5	0	0	3	2	13
44Angelo Ciaravino	33	6-10	0-3	2-2	8	2	0	1	2	2	14
11Jordan Clayton	21	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	4	6
4Jayden Reid	31	2-10	1-4	4-4	2	6	0	0	2	4	9
8Tre Singleton	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0
1Tyler Kropp	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
10Max Green	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Jake West	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
20Justin Mullins	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24K.J. Windham	22	3-7	2-5	0-0	0	3	1	0	1	0	8
TOTAL	-	29-6147.5%	8-2433.3%	16-1888.9%	30	21	4	2	14	20	82

Play-by-Play

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1st halfOSUNU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Ohio State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Northwestern.
+2 (19:42) John Mobley Jr. made Layup.
20
+2 (19:27) Nick Martinelli made Layup. Assisted by Arrinten Page.
22
+2 (19:17) Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
42
(18:54) Angelo Ciaravino missed Layup.
(18:51) Jayden Reid Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:48) Jordan Clayton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Reid.
45
(18:21) John Mobley Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:18) Arrinten Page Defensive Rebound.
(18:11) Arrinten Page missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:09) John Mobley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:04) Foul on Jayden Reid.
(18:04) John Mobley Jr. missed Free Throw.
(18:04) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:04) John Mobley Jr. made Free Throw.
55
(17:41) Jordan Clayton missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:38) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:28) Brandon Noel made Layup. Assisted by Devin Royal.
75
(17:16) Foul on Christoph Tilly.
+1 (17:16) Angelo Ciaravino made Free Throw.
76
+1 (17:16) Angelo Ciaravino made Free Throw.
77
(16:57) Christoph Tilly missed Layup.
(16:57) Nick Martinelli Block.
(16:53) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:35) Angelo Ciaravino made Layup. Assisted by Jayden Reid.
79
(16:12) John Mobley Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:09) Arrinten Page Defensive Rebound.
(16:02) Jordan Clayton missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:59) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:59) Nick Martinelli made Layup.
711
+2 (15:49) Devin Royal made Layup.
911
(15:34) Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
(15:29) Arrinten Page Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:29) Arrinten Page made Two Point Tip Shot.
913
+2 (15:26) Christoph Tilly made Dunk. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
1113
+2 (15:08) Arrinten Page made Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Reid.
1115
+2 (14:56) Brandon Noel made Layup. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
1315
(14:34) Jayden Reid missed Jumper.
(14:33) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:33) Foul on Devin Royal.
(14:26) Jayden Reid missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:25) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:16) Nick Martinelli made Layup. Assisted by Arrinten Page.
1317
(14:02) Brandon Noel Turnover.
(14:02) Nick Martinelli Steal.
+2 (13:59) Nick Martinelli made Dunk.
1319
+3 (13:43) John Mobley Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
1619
(13:23) Justin Mullins missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:19) Brandon Noel Defensive Rebound.
(13:09) Devin Royal missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:05) Brandon Noel Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:05) Brandon Noel made Layup.
1819
(12:47) Arrinten Page Turnover.
+2 (12:22) Colin White made Jumper.
2019
(11:58) Tyler Kropp missed Jumper.
(11:55) Brandon Noel Defensive Rebound.
(11:42) Devin Royal missed Jumper.
(11:39) Tyler Kropp Defensive Rebound.
(11:26) Foul on Devin Royal.
+1 (11:26) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
2020
+1 (11:26) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
2021
+3 (11:06) Amare Bynum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin White.
2321
(10:46) Jake West Turnover.
(10:46) Colin White Steal.
+2 (10:42) Colin White made Dunk.
2521
(10:24) Foul on Tre Singleton.
(10:24) Tre Singleton Turnover.
+2 (10:03) Amare Bynum made Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
2721
(9:37) Arrinten Page missed Layup.
(9:36) Ohio State Defensive Rebound.
(9:20) Foul on Jake West.
(9:12) Gabe Cupps missed Jumper.
(9:09) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:39) Arrinten Page made Layup. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
2723
(8:30) Foul on Arrinten Page.
+2 (8:23) John Mobley Jr. made Jumper.
2923
(8:10) Angelo Ciaravino missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:07) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
(8:07) Foul on Amare Bynum.
+1 (8:07) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
2924
+1 (8:07) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
2925
(7:52) John Mobley Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:49) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:44) Nick Martinelli made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K.J. Windham.
2928
+3 (7:21) Gabe Cupps made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin White.
3228
+2 (6:58) Arrinten Page made Jumper.
3230
(6:37) Amare Bynum missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:34) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
(6:25) Jordan Clayton Turnover.
(6:25) Brandon Noel Steal.
+2 (6:20) Brandon Noel made Layup. Assisted by Amare Bynum.
3430
(6:00) Foul on Gabe Cupps.
(5:47) Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
(5:45) John Mobley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:28) Christoph Tilly missed Layup.
(5:27) Christoph Tilly Offensive Rebound.
(5:27) Christoph Tilly missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(5:27) Devin Royal Offensive Rebound.
(5:27) Foul on Nick Martinelli.
(5:14) Bruce Thornton missed Jumper.
(5:10) Brandon Noel Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:10) Brandon Noel made Two Point Tip Shot.
3630
+2 (5:02) Jayden Reid made Layup. Assisted by Tre Singleton.
3632
(4:46) Brandon Noel Turnover.
(4:34) Foul on Bruce Thornton.
(4:16) K.J. Windham Turnover.
(4:01) Christoph Tilly Turnover.
(4:01) K.J. Windham Steal.
(3:55) Jayden Reid missed Layup.
(3:50) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
(3:50) Nick Martinelli missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(3:48) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
(3:48) Nick Martinelli missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(3:46) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:45) Bruce Thornton made Layup.
3832
(3:20) K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:16) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:13) Nick Martinelli made Layup.
3834
(3:13) Foul on Christoph Tilly.
+1 (3:13) Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
3835
(3:02) Foul on Jayden Reid.
(2:46) Colin White missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:43) Amare Bynum Offensive Rebound.
(2:42) Amare Bynum missed Jumper.
(2:38) Arrinten Page Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:18) K.J. Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Angelo Ciaravino.
3838
(2:07) Foul on Jordan Clayton.
(2:07) Bruce Thornton missed Free Throw.
(2:06) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(1:48) Angelo Ciaravino Turnover.
+2 (1:36) Amare Bynum made Dunk. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
4038
+3 (1:19) Jordan Clayton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K.J. Windham.
4041
(1:02) John Mobley Jr. Turnover.
(1:02) Nick Martinelli Steal.
(0:59) Nick Martinelli Turnover.
(0:42) Devin Royal Turnover.
+3 (0:23) K.J. Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Angelo Ciaravino.
4044
(0:04) Foul on Christoph Tilly.
(0:04) Christoph Tilly Turnover.

2nd half

Team Stats

OSU

86Points82

35-61(57.4%)Field Goal(%)29-61(47.5%)

4-14(28.6%)3-Point(%)8-24(33.3%)

12-20(60.0%)Free Throw(%)16-18(88.9%)

29(9)Rebounds(Offensive)34(13)

24Assists21

5Steals4

2Blocks2

11Turnovers14

17(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

8Largest Lead9

Game Details

Saturday, December 6, 2025 · 2:00 PM

Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL

attendance: 5,448 (77.4%)

tv: BTN

spread: OSU -1.5

over/under: 155.5