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03/10 21:09 CDT Nick Martinelli scores 24 points and Northwestern eases past
Penn State 76-66 in Big Ten Tournament
Nick Martinelli scores 24 points and Northwestern eases past Penn State 76-66
in Big Ten Tournament
CHICAGO (AP) --- Nick Martinelli scored 24 points, Jayden Reid added 14, and
Northwestern defeated Penn State 76-66 in a first-round game of the Big Ten
Tournament on Tuesday.
Fifteenth-seeded Northwestern led 34-32 at halftime and the Wildcats' biggest
lead of the second half was seven points before they went on an 8-0 run to
build a 68-55 lead with 3:48 remaining. Tre Singleton added a couple of inside
buckets and the lead was 74-60 with a minute to go.
Martinelli, who led the Big Ten in scoring during the regular season at 22.7
points per game, made 10 of 17 shots. He grabbed nine rebounds and Reid had
nine assists.
Ivan Juric led 18th-seeded Penn State (12-20) with 22 points. Josh Reed and
Freddie Dilione V each scored 14 and Kayden Mingo had 13 points.
The Wildcats led for a total of 13 1/2 minutes in the first half but not by
more than six points. Penn State last led 29-28 with four minutes remaining in
the half before Northwestern went up 34-32 at the break.
Northwestern won the season's only regular-season matchup, 94-73 in January.
Up next Northwestern plays 10th-seeded Indiana in the second round on Wednesday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball |
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