Howard Bison vs. Northwestern Wildcats

FINAL

Dec 30, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
HOW	28	32	60
NU	31	49	80

Game Recap

Martinelli scores 32 as Northwestern knocks off Howard 80-60. Nick Martinelli's 32 points led Northwestern over Howard 80-60 on Tuesday.

Player Stats

HOWARD	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Danas Kazakevicius	19	0-2	0-0	2-4	2	1	0	0	0	2	2
12Cedric Taylor III	19	2-7	1-4	0-0	4	2	2	0	4	3	5
2Cam Gillus	35	2-6	2-4	0-0	3	7	0	0	4	0	6
11Ose Okojie	29	4-8	1-2	4-6	4	0	1	1	2	4	13
34Bryce Harris	20	2-7	0-2	0-1	4	2	0	1	2	5	4
32Travelle Bryson	24	8-13	1-3	2-2	6	1	0	0	0	1	19
7Julian Johnson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Stefan Isailovic	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Calvin Robins Jr.	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Jeremiah Johnson	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9River Smith	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3BJ Powell	3	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
0Isaiah Brown	12	1-2	1-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	3
4Alex Cotton	23	2-7	2-6	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	1	6
23Ed Holland III	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0
TOTAL	-	22-5540.0%	8-2236.4%	8-1361.5%	30	15	4	2	13	22	60

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Tre Singleton	36	6-10	0-1	5-9	8	5	0	2	0	4	17
2Nick Martinelli	36	10-20	1-4	11-14	6	2	2	2	3	3	32
44Angelo Ciaravino	25	1-3	0-0	3-7	11	0	1	0	0	2	5
11Jordan Clayton	25	1-3	1-2	2-2	3	2	0	0	0	1	5
4Jayden Reid	19	0-4	0-0	1-2	2	3	1	0	1	1	1
1Tyler Kropp	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
10Max Green	15	0-5	0-4	0-0	1	5	1	1	0	0	0
3Jake West	21	3-5	0-1	0-0	1	4	2	0	0	2	6
20Justin Mullins	18	4-5	4-5	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	1	12






TOTAL	-	26-5646.4%	6-1735.3%	22-3464.7%	33	21	7	6	5	14	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfHOWNU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Howard.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Northwestern.
(19:35) Danas Kazakevicius misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:31) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
(19:04) Jayden Reid misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:02) Cedric Taylor III Defensive Rebound.
(18:38) Cedric Taylor III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:37) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
(18:24) Foul on Danas Kazakevicius.
+1 (18:24) Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 2.
01
+1 (18:24) Nick Martinelli makes free throw 2 of 2.
02
+2 (18:07) Ose Okojie makes layup (Bryce Harris assists).
22
+2 (17:49) Tre Singleton makes layup (Jordan Clayton assists).
24
(17:41) Ose Okojie bad pass turnover.
+2 (17:22) Tre Singleton makes driving layup.
26
(16:53) Cedric Taylor III bad pass turnover.
(16:53) Jayden Reid Steal.
(16:50) Foul on Ose Okojie.
+1 (16:50) Angelo Ciaravino makes free throw 1 of 2.
27
(16:48) Angelo Ciaravino misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:47) Bryce Harris Defensive Rebound.
(16:35) Foul on Jayden Reid.
(16:27) Ose Okojie misses driving layup.
(16:27) Tre Singleton Block.
(16:27) Howard Offensive Rebound.
(16:16) Bryce Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:13) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
(16:04) Nick Martinelli bad pass turnover.
(16:04) Alex Cotton Steal.
(16:00) Cam Gillus misses driving layup.
(16:00) Tre Singleton Block.
(16:00) Howard Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:43) Alex Cotton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists).
57
(15:25) Jayden Reid bad pass turnover.
(15:25) Cedric Taylor III Steal.
+3 (15:17) Cedric Taylor III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists).
87
(14:56) Nick Martinelli bad pass turnover.
(14:56) Cedric Taylor III Steal.
(14:50) Bryce Harris misses layup.
(14:47) Tre Singleton Defensive Rebound.
(14:42) Tre Singleton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:38) Cam Gillus Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:26) Cedric Taylor III makes layup (Cam Gillus assists).
107
(14:09) Foul on Cedric Taylor III.
(13:51) Foul on Bryce Harris.
(13:51) Angelo Ciaravino misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:51) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:49) Angelo Ciaravino misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:48) Ose Okojie Defensive Rebound.
(13:22) Cedric Taylor III misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(13:22) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
+2 (13:06) Nick Martinelli makes 9-foot hook shot (Max Green assists).
109
+3 (12:50) Alex Cotton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Brown assists).
139
(12:38) Foul on Ed Holland III.
+3 (12:29) Justin Mullins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nick Martinelli assists).
1312
(12:11) Cedric Taylor III traveling turnover.
(11:48) Max Green misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:45) Cam Gillus Defensive Rebound.
(11:21) Cedric Taylor III misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(11:17) Isaiah Brown Offensive Rebound.
(11:17) Foul on Tre Singleton.
(11:03) Cam Gillus bad pass turnover.
+3 (10:44) Nick Martinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (Max Green assists).
1315
(10:14) Foul on Jake West.
(10:08) Bryce Harris bad pass turnover.
(10:08) Max Green Steal.
+3 (9:56) Justin Mullins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Max Green assists).
1318
(9:33) Bryce Harris misses layup.
(9:33) Nick Martinelli Block.
(9:28) Nick Martinelli Block.
(9:28) Bryce Harris Offensive Rebound.
(9:28) Bryce Harris misses tip in layup.
(9:28) Max Green Defensive Rebound.
(9:13) Foul on Bryce Harris.
+1 (9:13) Jayden Reid makes free throw 1 of 2.
1319
(9:13) Jayden Reid misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:11) Cedric Taylor III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:46) Ose Okojie makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Cedric Taylor III assists).
1519
+2 (8:35) Nick Martinelli makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Max Green assists).
1521
(8:00) Alex Cotton misses 17-foot turnaround jump shot.
(7:56) Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound.
(7:49) Jayden Reid misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(7:45) Danas Kazakevicius Defensive Rebound.
(7:44) Cam Gillus misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:39) Jayden Reid Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:35) Justin Mullins makes 23-foot three point jumper.
1524
(7:03) Alex Cotton misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:01) Howard Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:01) team shot clock turnover .
(6:41) Max Green misses 9-foot jumper.
(6:41) Howard Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:21) Ose Okojie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists).
1824
(6:07) Jayden Reid misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(6:03) Cam Gillus Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:55) Travelle Bryson makes 2-foot dunk (Danas Kazakevicius assists).
2024
(5:39) Nick Martinelli misses layup.
(5:37) Isaiah Brown Defensive Rebound.
(5:11) Travelle Bryson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:06) Tre Singleton Defensive Rebound.
(4:44) Nick Martinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:40) Danas Kazakevicius Defensive Rebound.
(4:26) Cam Gillus turnover.
+2 (4:16) Jake West makes driving layup.
2026
(3:58) Foul on Jake West.
(3:53) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
+2 (3:29) Travelle Bryson makes 15-foot jumper (Cedric Taylor III assists).
2226
(3:07) Jordan Clayton misses 20-foot jumper.
(3:04) Bryce Harris Defensive Rebound.
(2:37) Cedric Taylor III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:37) Howard Offensive Rebound.
(2:31) Foul on Tre Singleton.
+1 (2:31) Danas Kazakevicius makes free throw 1 of 2.
2326
(2:29) Danas Kazakevicius misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:29) Jordan Clayton Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Justin Mullins bad pass turnover.
(2:03) Foul on Justin Mullins.
(2:02) Bryce Harris misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:01) Jordan Clayton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:43) Justin Mullins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jayden Reid assists).
2329
(1:24) Cedric Taylor III bad pass turnover.
(1:24) Nick Martinelli Steal.
(1:21) Foul on Cedric Taylor III.
+1 (1:21) Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 2.
2330
+1 (1:21) Nick Martinelli makes free throw 2 of 2.
2331
+3 (1:07) Travelle Bryson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cam Gillus assists).
2631
(0:48) Nick Martinelli misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(0:43) Travelle Bryson Defensive Rebound.
(0:41) Bryce Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:38) Howard Offensive Rebound.
(0:38) Howard Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Howard retain their timeout.
(0:19) Travelle Bryson misses layup.
(0:19) Max Green Block.
(0:08) Travelle Bryson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:08) Travelle Bryson makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2831
(0:01) Nick Martinelli misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(0:00) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

HOW

60Points80

22-55(40.0%)Field Goal(%)26-56(46.4%)

8-22(36.4%)3-Point(%)6-17(35.3%)

8-13(61.5%)Free Throw(%)22-34(64.7%)

35(12)Rebounds(Offensive)36(13)

15Assists21

4Steals7

2Blocks6

14Turnovers5

22(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

4Largest Lead20

Game Details

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 · 5:00 PM

Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL

attendance: 4,992 (70.9%)

tv: BTN

spread: NU -19.5

over/under: 148.5