Purdue Boilermakers vs. Northwestern Wildcats

Mar 4, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
PUR	25	45	70
NU	34	32	66

Game Recap

C.J. Cox rallies No. 15 Purdue past Nick Martinelli and Northwestern 70-66. C.J. Cox scored 21 of his 27 points in the second half, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 48 seconds left that helped No. 15 Purdue edge Nick Martinelli and Northwestern 70-66 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

PURDUE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Trey Kaufman-Renn	29	5-9	0-0	1-2	10	2	0	0	4	2	11
45Oscar Cluff	30	4-5	0-0	1-2	7	3	1	1	2	3	9
0C.J. Cox	28	10-13	5-8	2-2	3	3	0	0	0	0	27
3Braden Smith	40	1-5	0-3	5-5	3	9	0	0	4	1	7
2Fletcher Loyer	31	4-9	2-6	0-0	2	2	1	0	2	1	10
12Daniel Jacobsen	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
17Omer Mayer	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
14Jack Benter	16	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	3
24Gicarri Harris	12	1-5	1-4	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	-	26-4953.1%	9-2437.5%	9-1181.8%	27	22	2	1	13	13	70

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Tre Singleton	25	1-4	0-2	1-2	3	2	1	0	2	5	3
2Nick Martinelli	38	9-19	2-5	8-8	1	3	0	0	1	3	28
22Arrinten Page	26	3-5	1-1	0-0	3	1	0	2	0	0	7
20Justin Mullins	26	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
4Jayden Reid	34	6-10	2-3	2-2	0	4	2	1	3	2	16
1Tyler Kropp	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	2
44Angelo Ciaravino	16	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2
24K.J. Windham	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Jordan Clayton	24	3-4	2-3	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	0	8
TOTAL	-	24-4751.1%	7-1643.8%	11-1291.7%	15	14	7	3	7	14	66

Play-by-Play

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1st halfPURNU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:55) Jump Ball won by Northwestern.
(19:55) Jump Ball lost by Purdue.
+2 (19:32) Jayden Reid makes 19-foot step back jumpshot.
02
+2 (19:04) Fletcher Loyer makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Braden Smith assists).
22
(18:42) Arrinten Page misses 5-foot hook shot.
(18:38) Oscar Cluff Defensive Rebound.
(18:07) Oscar Cluff bad pass turnover.
+2 (17:40) Tre Singleton makes 15-foot step back jumpshot.
24
(17:19) Trey Kaufman-Renn traveling turnover.
(17:06) Jayden Reid bad pass turnover.
(17:06) Oscar Cluff Steal.
(17:02) Oscar Cluff misses driving layup.
(17:02) Jayden Reid Block.
(17:02) Purdue Offensive Rebound.
(16:58) Trey Kaufman-Renn misses driving layup.
(16:55) C.J. Cox Offensive Rebound.
(16:49) Trey Kaufman-Renn misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(16:49) Arrinten Page Block.
(16:44) Oscar Cluff Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:43) C.J. Cox makes 22-foot jumper (Oscar Cluff assists).
44
(16:21) Justin Mullins misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:18) Justin Mullins Offensive Rebound.
(16:07) Nick Martinelli misses 20-foot jumper.
(16:05) Oscar Cluff Defensive Rebound.
(15:51) Trey Kaufman-Renn misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(15:51) Purdue Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:51) Foul on Tre Singleton.
(15:40) Foul on Justin Mullins.
+2 (15:38) C.J. Cox makes layup (Braden Smith assists).
64
(15:16) Nick Martinelli misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(15:15) Purdue Defensive Rebound.
(14:52) Trey Kaufman-Renn bad pass turnover.
(14:52) Jordan Clayton Steal.
+2 (14:49) Angelo Ciaravino makes layup (Nick Martinelli assists).
66
(14:28) Foul on Tyler Kropp.
(14:16) Braden Smith bad pass turnover.
+3 (13:47) Jordan Clayton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jayden Reid assists).
69
(13:15) C.J. Cox misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(13:11) Tyler Kropp Defensive Rebound.
(12:48) Jayden Reid misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:45) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
(12:45) Foul on Daniel Jacobsen.
+1 (12:45) Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 2.
610
+1 (12:45) Nick Martinelli makes free throw 2 of 2.
611
(12:22) Jack Benter bad pass turnover.
(12:22) Angelo Ciaravino Steal.
+2 (12:01) Jordan Clayton makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
613
(11:43) Fletcher Loyer misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(11:40) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:15) Tyler Kropp makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Angelo Ciaravino assists).
615
(10:59) Foul on Tyler Kropp.
(10:51) Braden Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:49) Oscar Cluff Offensive Rebound.
(10:42) Braden Smith misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:39) Arrinten Page Defensive Rebound.
(10:19) Foul on Omer Mayer.
+2 (9:59) Jayden Reid makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Nick Martinelli assists).
617
+3 (9:36) Gicarri Harris makes 28-foot three point jumper (Braden Smith assists).
917
+2 (9:02) Arrinten Page makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot (Tre Singleton assists).
919
+2 (8:36) Trey Kaufman-Renn makes driving layup (Oscar Cluff assists).
1119
(8:04) Tre Singleton misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(8:04) Oscar Cluff Block.
(7:57) Oscar Cluff Defensive Rebound.
(7:53) Foul on Nick Martinelli.
(7:46) Gicarri Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:44) Trey Kaufman-Renn Offensive Rebound.
(7:37) Jack Benter misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:35) Arrinten Page Defensive Rebound.
(7:28) Justin Mullins misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(7:25) Trey Kaufman-Renn Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:13) Jack Benter makes 27-foot three pointer (Gicarri Harris assists).
1419
+3 (6:51) Arrinten Page makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayden Reid assists).
1422
+2 (6:18) Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 6-foot hook shot (Gicarri Harris assists).
1622
(5:54) Tre Singleton misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:52) Trey Kaufman-Renn Defensive Rebound.
(5:41) Gicarri Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:39) Tre Singleton Defensive Rebound.
(5:19) Foul on Omer Mayer.
(5:18) Foul on Trey Kaufman-Renn.
+2 (5:07) Jayden Reid makes driving layup.
1624
(4:37) Foul on Trey Kaufman-Renn.
(4:37) Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover.
(4:17) Jordan Clayton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:15) Fletcher Loyer Defensive Rebound.
(4:00) C.J. Cox misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:00) Purdue Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:00) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
(3:56) Fletcher Loyer misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:55) Oscar Cluff Offensive Rebound.
(3:55) Oscar Cluff traveling turnover.
(3:39) Jayden Reid bad pass turnover.
+3 (3:17) Fletcher Loyer makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jack Benter assists).
1924
+3 (2:54) Jayden Reid makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nick Martinelli assists).
1927
+2 (2:33) Fletcher Loyer makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2127
+3 (2:06) Nick Martinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyler Kropp assists).
2130
(1:45) Fletcher Loyer misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:43) Tyler Kropp Defensive Rebound.
(1:24) Nick Martinelli misses 20-foot jumper.
(1:21) Fletcher Loyer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:15) Oscar Cluff makes layup (Braden Smith assists).
2330
+2 (0:57) Nick Martinelli makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
2332
(0:34) Fletcher Loyer bad pass turnover.
(0:06) Foul on Jack Benter.
+1 (0:06) Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 2.
2333
+1 (0:06) Nick Martinelli makes free throw 2 of 2.
2334
+2 (0:00) C.J. Cox makes 17-foot step back jumpshot.
2534

2nd half

Team Stats

PUR

70Points66

26-49(53.1%)Field Goal(%)24-47(51.1%)

9-24(37.5%)3-Point(%)7-16(43.8%)

9-11(81.8%)Free Throw(%)11-12(91.7%)

29(9)Rebounds(Offensive)15(4)

22Assists14

2Steals7

1Blocks3

14Turnovers7

13(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

4Largest Lead11

Game Details

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL

attendance: 7,039 (100%)

tv: BTN

spread: PUR -12.5

over/under: 145.5