Northwestern Wildcats vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Jan 11, 2026

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
NU	35	32	8	75
RUTG	33	34	10	77

Game Recap

Tariq Francis scores 30 to rally Rutgers to 77-75 victory over Northwestern in OT. Tariq Francis came off the bench to score 30 points, including seven in a row for Rutgers in overtime, and the Scarlet Knights rallied to beat Northwestern 77-75 on Sunday night.

Player Stats

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Tre Singleton	26	1-6	0-1	3-4	4	1	0	1	1	2	5
2Nick Martinelli	44	11-22	2-3	10-13	12	1	0	0	1	1	34
20Justin Mullins	16	1-2	0-0	0-2	3	2	2	0	3	3	2
11Jordan Clayton	34	1-3	1-3	0-0	7	2	0	0	0	3	3
4Jayden Reid	31	2-8	0-1	0-1	0	6	1	0	0	5	4
22Arrinten Page	21	5-7	0-1	4-8	6	0	0	2	0	2	14
10Max Green	2	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44Angelo Ciaravino	17	2-4	0-1	0-0	4	3	2	1	0	2	4
3Jake West	30	3-8	3-5	0-1	2	4	0	2	1	4	9
24K.J. Windham	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	26-6341.3%	6-1833.3%	17-2958.6%	38	20	5	6	6	22	75

RUTGERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Bryce Dortch	23	1-1	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	1	1	5	2
13Harun Zrno	17	0-6	0-6	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Kaden Powers	23	4-8	1-4	0-0	5	3	0	0	2	0	9
1Jamichael Davis	26	3-4	2-2	2-4	5	4	1	0	0	5	10
5Darren Buchanan Jr.	41	4-13	0-0	6-10	10	2	2	1	0	2	14
27Denis Badalau	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
11Chris Nwuli	13	1-2	1-1	2-2	5	0	0	0	0	4	5
9Dylan Grant	20	0-2	0-1	1-2	3	0	0	1	0	1	1
21Emmanuel Ogbole	14	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	2	4
2Lino Mark	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2
0Tariq Francis	35	10-22	2-4	8-9	3	3	1	0	2	0	30
TOTAL	-	26-6440.6%	6-1931.6%	19-2770.4%	46	14	4	4	6	21	77

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNURUTG

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by Northwestern.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by Rutgers.
(19:29) Tre Singleton misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:27) Harun Zrno Defensive Rebound.
(19:01) Foul on Jayden Reid.
(18:58) Jamichael Davis misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:58) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:58) Jamichael Davis misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:57) Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:40) Jayden Reid makes 22-foot pullup jump shot.
20
(18:17) Bryce Dortch bad pass turnover.
(18:17) Justin Mullins Steal.
(18:07) Foul on Jamichael Davis.
+1 (18:07) Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 2.
30
(18:06) Nick Martinelli misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:05) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:40) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes 20-foot jumper.
32
+2 (17:19) Nick Martinelli makes 15-foot jumper (Justin Mullins assists).
52
(17:08) Foul on Justin Mullins.
+2 (16:54) Bryce Dortch makes 3-foot dunk (Kaden Powers assists).
54
+3 (16:33) Nick Martinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Justin Mullins assists).
84
(16:10) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(16:08) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(16:02) Jayden Reid misses driving layup.
(16:01) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:49) Nick Martinelli makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jayden Reid assists).
114
+3 (15:26) Kaden Powers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamichael Davis assists).
117
(15:08) Justin Mullins bad pass turnover.
(14:48) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 13-foot jumper.
(14:45) Jordan Clayton Defensive Rebound.
(14:20) Tre Singleton misses layup.
(14:18) Kaden Powers Defensive Rebound.
(14:16) Kaden Powers bad pass turnover.
(14:16) Angelo Ciaravino Steal.
(14:10) Foul on Jamichael Davis.
+1 (14:10) Tre Singleton makes free throw 1 of 2.
127
+1 (14:10) Tre Singleton makes free throw 2 of 2.
137
(13:45) Harun Zrno misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:43) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:22) Jake West makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clayton assists).
167
(13:03) Tariq Francis misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(12:58) Bryce Dortch Offensive Rebound.
(12:58) Harun Zrno misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:58) Arrinten Page Defensive Rebound.
(12:58) Foul on Bryce Dortch.
+2 (12:43) Nick Martinelli makes 9-foot floating jump shot (Jake West assists).
187
+2 (12:29) Tariq Francis makes layup.
189
(12:10) Jake West misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:08) Angelo Ciaravino Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:06) Jake West makes 26-foot three point jumper (Angelo Ciaravino assists).
219
(11:41) Tariq Francis bad pass turnover.
(11:41) Angelo Ciaravino Steal.
(11:31) Max Green misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:23) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:02) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes 21-foot jumper.
2111
(10:38) Max Green misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:36) Angelo Ciaravino Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:34) Arrinten Page makes layup (Angelo Ciaravino assists).
2311
(10:15) Kaden Powers misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:13) Darren Buchanan Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(10:04) Tariq Francis misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:04) Jake West Block.
(10:01) Emmanuel Ogbole Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:57) Tariq Francis makes 18-foot jumper (Lino Mark assists).
2313
+2 (9:35) Arrinten Page makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot (Angelo Ciaravino assists).
2513
(9:19) Lino Mark misses driving layup.
(9:19) Arrinten Page Block.
(9:15) Emmanuel Ogbole Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:15) Emmanuel Ogbole makes layup.
2515
(8:50) Angelo Ciaravino misses driving layup.
(8:50) Arrinten Page Offensive Rebound.
(8:50) Foul on Lino Mark.
(8:43) K.J. Windham misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(8:41) Tariq Francis Defensive Rebound.
(8:35) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
+3 (8:25) Chris Nwuli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tariq Francis assists).
2518
+2 (8:08) Arrinten Page makes 18-foot jumper (K.J. Windham assists).
2718
(7:40) Tariq Francis misses 22-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:39) Emmanuel Ogbole Offensive Rebound.
(7:38) Foul on Tre Singleton.
+1 (7:38) Chris Nwuli makes free throw 1 of 2.
2719
+1 (7:35) Chris Nwuli makes free throw 2 of 2.
2720
(7:09) Jayden Reid misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:07) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:58) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses driving layup.
(6:56) Jordan Clayton Defensive Rebound.
(6:39) Tre Singleton misses layup.
(6:36) Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:09) Lino Mark makes driving layup.
2722
(5:41) Jordan Clayton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:39) Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
(5:26) Dylan Grant misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(5:24) Jordan Clayton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:21) Angelo Ciaravino makes 3-foot dunk (Jayden Reid assists).
2922
(5:04) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
+1 (5:04) Tariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2.
2923
(5:03) Tariq Francis misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:02) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:45) Nick Martinelli makes layup.
3123
(4:45) Foul on Chris Nwuli.
(4:44) Nick Martinelli misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:43) Chris Nwuli Defensive Rebound.
(4:28) Harun Zrno misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:26) Jake West Defensive Rebound.
(4:20) Jake West bad pass turnover.
(4:04) Tariq Francis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:02) Darren Buchanan Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(4:01) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses layup.
(3:59) Chris Nwuli Offensive Rebound.
(3:59) Chris Nwuli misses layup.
(3:59) Tre Singleton Block.
(3:56) Denis Badalau Offensive Rebound.
(3:55) Foul on Jordan Clayton.
(3:54) Tariq Francis traveling turnover.
+2 (3:50) Justin Mullins makes 2-foot dunk (Nick Martinelli assists).
3323
+2 (3:37) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes 3-foot dunk (Denis Badalau assists).
3325
(3:17) Nick Martinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:15) Bryce Dortch Defensive Rebound.
(2:58) Denis Badalau misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:56) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(2:42) Nick Martinelli misses 7-foot hook shot.
(2:39) Bryce Dortch Defensive Rebound.
(2:34) Harun Zrno misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:32) Denis Badalau Offensive Rebound.
(2:28) Foul on Arrinten Page.
+1 (2:28) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3326
+1 (2:24) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
3327
(2:10) Foul on Bryce Dortch.
(2:10) Arrinten Page misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:10) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:10) Arrinten Page misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:08) Chris Nwuli Defensive Rebound.
(1:54) Foul on Jayden Reid.
+1 (1:54) Tariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2.
3328
+1 (1:54) Tariq Francis makes free throw 2 of 2.
3329
(1:34) Jake West misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:32) Chris Nwuli Defensive Rebound.
(1:28) Foul on Justin Mullins.
+1 (1:28) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3330
+1 (1:28) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
3331
+2 (1:03) Nick Martinelli makes 14-foot floating jump shot (Jake West assists).
3531
+2 (0:42) Kaden Powers makes driving layup.
3533
(0:12) Tre Singleton misses 9-foot jumper.
(0:09) Kaden Powers Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Dylan Grant misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Darren Buchanan Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:00) Jake West Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Foul on Chris Nwuli.
(0:00) Jake West misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:00) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

RUTG

75Points77

26-63(41.3%)Field Goal(%)26-64(40.6%)

6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)6-19(31.6%)

17-29(58.6%)Free Throw(%)19-27(70.4%)

40(11)Rebounds(Offensive)47(13)

20Assists14

5Steals4

6Blocks4

6Turnovers6

22(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

12Largest Lead5

Game Details

Sunday, January 11, 2026 · 5:00 PM

Jersey Mike’s Arena · Piscataway, NJ

attendance: 8,000 (100%)

tv: Peacock

spread: NU -4.5

over/under: 144.5