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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

Final
Tuesday, March 10, 2026Welsh–Ryan ArenaAll Evanston sports
FinalFinalPeacockPlay by play
12T
PSU323466
NU344276
Final

Northwestern beats Penn State 76-66

Northwestern Wildcats beat Penn State Nittany Lions 76-66 on Tuesday at United Center.

The second half made the difference: Northwestern outscored Penn State 42-34.

Northwestern shot 51% to 51% and won the boards 28-22.

For Northwestern, Nick Martinelli (F): 24. For Penn State, Ivan Juric (F): 22.

Northwestern improves to 14-18. Penn State falls to 12-20.

Attendance: 15,828.

Full recap at ESPN: Nick Martinelli scores 24 points and Northwestern eases past Penn State 76-66 in Big Ten Tournament

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#3
PSU · PointsIvan Juric F22
#4
PSU · AssistsKayden Mingo G5
#3
PSU · ReboundsIvan Juric F6
#2
NU · PointsNick Martinelli F24
#0
NU · AssistsJayden Reid G9
#2
NU · ReboundsNick Martinelli F9
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
I. Jurić F29229-121-23-363500424
M. Blackwood F2000-30-10-010100012
J. Reed F31145-121-33-341200132
D. Stewart G2800-20-10-031200032
K. Mingo G37134-51-24-655410054
S. Ciani F800-20-10-010000010
M. Tunca G1631-11-10-014100010
F. Dilione V G31145-103-51-204111001
Team6624-477-1611-142218172151715

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