Northwestern Wildcats vs. USC Trojans

Jan 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NU	31	43	74
USC	28	40	68

Game Recap

Northwestern Wildcats vs USC Trojans game highlights

Martinelli's 22 help Northwestern beat USC 74-68, snap 9-game skid in Big Ten play. Nick Martinell scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half on Wednesday night to help Northwestern beat USC 74-68 and snap a five game losing streak.

Player Stats

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Tre Singleton	14	3-6	0-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	5	6
1Tyler Kropp	28	5-6	0-0	1-1	9	1	0	0	0	2	11
2Nick Martinelli	35	8-20	1-3	5-6	5	5	1	0	2	3	22
10Max Green	31	4-8	1-4	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	3	9
3Jake West	34	3-7	1-2	4-4	3	5	0	0	1	1	11
22Arrinten Page	14	3-7	0-1	2-2	1	1	0	0	1	0	8
44Angelo Ciaravino	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
20Justin Mullins	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11Jordan Clayton	17	0-2	0-2	0-1	3	0	0	0	1	4	0
4Jayden Reid	17	2-5	0-0	3-4	1	5	1	0	0	4	7
TOTAL	-	28-6245.2%	3-1520.0%	15-1883.3%	29	22	3	1	6	25	74

USC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Ezra Ausar	33	4-7	0-0	9-14	5	3	1	0	0	2	17
6Jacob Cofie	35	4-7	0-1	1-6	12	1	0	1	3	3	9
0Alijah Arenas	29	3-15	0-6	2-6	2	2	0	0	1	2	8
13Kam Woods	24	0-3	0-0	0-2	5	3	2	0	0	0	0
4Chad Baker-Mazara	13	4-6	2-3	4-4	2	2	0	0	1	5	14
33Jaden Brownell	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
5Terrance Williams II	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45Gabe Dynes	15	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
7Jordan Marsh	22	5-10	0-2	9-9	0	1	0	0	1	4	19
8Jerry Easter II	20	0-3	0-0	1-2	6	1	0	1	0	1	1
TOTAL	-	20-5238.5%	2-1315.4%	26-4360.5%	38	13	3	3	6	19	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNUUSC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by USC.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Northwestern.
+3 (19:38) Chad Baker-Mazara makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ezra Ausar assists).
03
+3 (19:06) Max Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jake West assists).
33
(18:47) Jacob Cofie bad pass turnover.
(18:32) Jake West misses driving layup.
(18:29) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
(18:24) Foul on Tre Singleton.
(18:17) Foul on Tyler Kropp.
(18:17) Ezra Ausar misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:17) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:16) Ezra Ausar misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:15) Jacob Cofie Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:03) Chad Baker-Mazara makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alijah Arenas assists).
36
(17:43) Nick Martinelli misses 11-foot hook shot.
(17:40) Tre Singleton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:40) Tre Singleton makes 0-foot tip in layup.
56
(17:26) Alijah Arenas misses driving layup.
(17:24) Jacob Cofie Offensive Rebound.
(17:24) Jacob Cofie misses tip in layup.
(17:23) Alijah Arenas Offensive Rebound.
(17:22) Alijah Arenas misses tip in layup.
(17:21) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:11) Tre Singleton makes layup (Max Green assists).
76
(16:54) Alijah Arenas misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:51) Max Green Defensive Rebound.
(16:40) Tre Singleton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:36) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:25) Alijah Arenas makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Kam Woods assists).
78
(16:07) Tre Singleton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:04) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:53) Jacob Cofie makes layup (Kam Woods assists).
710
+2 (15:24) Max Green makes layup (Nick Martinelli assists).
910
(15:03) Foul on Tre Singleton.
+1 (15:03) Chad Baker-Mazara makes free throw 1 of 2.
911
+1 (15:03) Chad Baker-Mazara makes free throw 2 of 2.
912
(14:34) Jayden Reid misses driving layup.
(14:34) Jerry Easter II Block.
(14:31) Chad Baker-Mazara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:27) Alijah Arenas makes driving layup (Chad Baker-Mazara assists).
914
(14:14) Foul on Chad Baker-Mazara.
(14:04) Foul on Chad Baker-Mazara.
+2 (13:53) Nick Martinelli makes 9-foot hook shot (Arrinten Page assists).
1114
+2 (13:23) Jacob Cofie makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
1116
(13:03) Jayden Reid misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:01) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
(12:39) Alijah Arenas bad pass turnover.
(12:15) Arrinten Page misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:11) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
(12:01) Kam Woods misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(12:00) Jacob Cofie Offensive Rebound.
(12:00) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
(12:00) Jacob Cofie misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:00) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:00) Jacob Cofie misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:58) Foul on Ezra Ausar.
(11:58) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:46) Angelo Ciaravino misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(11:43) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:35) Jacob Cofie makes 16-foot jumper (Jerry Easter II assists).
1118
(11:12) Nick Martinelli misses layup.
(11:10) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
(11:01) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
(11:01) Alijah Arenas misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:01) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:00) Alijah Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:59) Jake West Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:42) Jayden Reid makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
1318
(10:34) Ezra Ausar misses driving layup.
(10:32) Jerry Easter II Offensive Rebound.
(10:29) Alijah Arenas misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:25) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(10:20) Nick Martinelli misses driving layup.
(10:17) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:15) Ezra Ausar makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Kam Woods assists).
1320
+2 (9:54) Tyler Kropp makes layup.
1520
(9:21) Jacob Cofie misses driving layup.
(9:19) Jayden Reid Defensive Rebound.
(9:16) Foul on Alijah Arenas.
(8:57) Nick Martinelli misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(8:54) Gabe Dynes Defensive Rebound.
(8:32) Kam Woods misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(8:29) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(8:14) Max Green misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:10) Tyler Kropp Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:09) Tyler Kropp makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
1720
(7:47) Jerry Easter II misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:43) Max Green Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:42) Jake West makes layup (Jayden Reid assists).
1920
(7:19) Foul on Jayden Reid.
+1 (7:19) Alijah Arenas makes free throw 1 of 2.
1921
+1 (7:19) Alijah Arenas makes free throw 2 of 2.
1922
(7:03) Arrinten Page misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(7:03) Jacob Cofie Block.
(6:59) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
(6:54) Jacob Cofie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:53) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
(6:35) Foul on Jacob Cofie.
+1 (6:35) Arrinten Page makes free throw 1 of 2.
2022
+1 (6:35) Arrinten Page makes free throw 2 of 2.
2122
(6:23) Alijah Arenas misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:20) Jacob Cofie Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:18) Jacob Cofie makes layup.
2124
+2 (5:58) Jayden Reid makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
2324
(5:32) Jacob Cofie bad pass turnover.
(5:32) Jayden Reid Steal.
+2 (5:28) Jake West makes 2-foot dunk (Jayden Reid assists).
2524
(5:11) Foul on Jayden Reid.
+1 (5:11) Jacob Cofie makes free throw 1 of 2.
2525
(5:10) Jacob Cofie misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:08) Arrinten Page Defensive Rebound.
(4:53) Arrinten Page bad pass turnover.
(4:41) Foul on Max Green.
(4:40) Alijah Arenas misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:39) Tyler Kropp Defensive Rebound.
(4:32) Tyler Kropp misses 15-foot jumper.
(4:28) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
(4:00) Kam Woods misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:59) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
(3:44) Jake West misses driving layup.
(3:42) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
(3:21) Alijah Arenas misses driving layup.
(3:20) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:20) Foul on Jacob Cofie.
(3:11) Foul on Alijah Arenas.
(3:10) Jordan Clayton misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:09) Jaden Brownell Defensive Rebound.
(2:53) Ezra Ausar misses layup.
(2:50) Tyler Kropp Defensive Rebound.
(2:40) Nick Martinelli misses 18-foot jumper.
(2:37) Jaden Brownell Defensive Rebound.
(2:28) Jordan Marsh misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(2:24) Tyler Kropp Defensive Rebound.
(2:20) Max Green misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:18) Jordan Clayton Offensive Rebound.
(2:05) Max Green misses layup.
(2:05) Gabe Dynes Block.
(2:05) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:00) Jake West makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nick Martinelli assists).
2825
+2 (1:34) Ezra Ausar makes layup (Jordan Marsh assists).
2827
(1:06) Max Green misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(1:03) Jerry Easter II Defensive Rebound.
(1:00) Foul on Jordan Clayton.
(1:00) Jerry Easter II misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:00) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:00) Jerry Easter II makes free throw 2 of 2.
2828
(0:40) Nick Martinelli misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(0:37) Jerry Easter II Defensive Rebound.
(0:18) Foul on Nick Martinelli.
(0:18) Ezra Ausar misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:18) USC Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:17) Ezra Ausar misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:16) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:01) Nick Martinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayden Reid assists).
3128

2nd half

Team Stats

USC

74Points68

28-62(45.2%)Field Goal(%)20-52(38.5%)

3-15(20.0%)3-Point(%)2-13(15.4%)

15-18(83.3%)Free Throw(%)26-43(60.5%)

33(8)Rebounds(Offensive)39(12)

22Assists13

3Steals3

1Blocks3

6Turnovers6

25(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

8Largest Lead7

Game Details

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 · 11:00 PM

Galen Center · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 4,853 (47.3%)

spread: USC -6.5

over/under: 149.5