Northwestern Wildcats

Big Ten Tournament · 3rd Round

Ugh, no.

Northwestern Wildcats lost to the Purdue Boilermakers

15-19 68 – 81

Ranked #18 · 24-8

Final · Thu, Mar 12

Game Details

United Center (Chicago) · BTN

Highlights

Braden Smith collects 16 more assists as No. 18 Purdue beats Northwestern 81-68 in Big Ten tourney

Braden Smith had 16 assists to climb into second on the NCAA career list, and No. 18 Purdue outmuscled Northwestern for an 81-68 victory on Thursday that moved the Boilermakers into the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament.

Recap via ESPN

1:19 Northwestern Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers: Game Highlights

0:15 Angelo Ciaravino skies for big flush

0:17 Nick Martinelli puts his defender in the spin cycle

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	T
NU	21	47	68
PUR	45	36	81

Game Flow

NU PUR

H1H2

6-0Biggest Run10-0

0Largest Lead26

0 lead changes · tied 0 times

Win Probability · Northwestern Wildcats

tip-offnow: 0%

Game Leaders

Northwestern Wildcats

Nick Martinelli · 25Points
Jayden Reid · 9Assists
Tre Singleton · 5Rebounds

Purdue Boilermakers

Oscar Cluff · 19Points
Braden Smith · 16Assists
Oscar Cluff · 10Rebounds

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team	GB
Michigan	-
Nebraska	4
Michigan State	4
Illinois	4
Wisconsin	5
Purdue	6
UCLA	6
Ohio State	7
Iowa	9
Indiana	10
Minnesota	11
USC	12
Washington	12
Rutgers	13
Northwestern	14
Oregon	14
Maryland	15
Penn State	16

Team Stats

Northwestern WildcatsPurdue Boilermakers

Shooting

28-53, 53% Field Goals 30-61, 49%

6-14, 43% 3-Pointers 8-23, 35%

6-8, 75% Free Throws 13-17, 76%

Possessions

23 Rebounds 35

7 Offensive Rebounds 16

22 Assists 25

3 Steals 4

2 Blocks 2

9 Turnovers 7

17 Fouls 12

Scoring

18 Points in Paint 38

13 Fast Break Points 7

0 Largest Lead 26

Box Score

Northwestern Wildcats ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
T. SingletonF	2	5	0	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	4	4
N. MartinelliF	25	4	3	39	10-16	1-1	4-5	1	1	0	2	2	3
A. CiaravinoG	4	4	3	29	2-6	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	1	3	2
J. WestG	2	1	1	29	1-4	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2
J. ReidG	19	2	9	36	8-12	3-4	0-0	3	1	1	0	2	0
Bench
T. KroppF	6	3	2	19	2-5	0-0	2-3	0	0	0	2	1	3
P. GillG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. MullinsG	0	0	0	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
J. ClaytonG	10	3	4	23	4-7	2-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	3	1
G. HurlburtF	DNP: Did not play
A. PageF	DNP: Did not play
C. BennermanC	DNP: Did not play
M. GreenG	DNP: Did not play
B. SmithG	DNP: Did not play
K.J. WindhamG	DNP: Did not play
Team	68	23	22		28-53	6-14	6-8	9	3	2	7	16	17

Purdue Boilermakers ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
T. Kaufman-RennF	19	6	2	30	8-9	0-0	3-6	0	0	0	4	2	1
O. CluffC	19	10	2	30	7-10	0-0	5-5	2	1	1	6	4	3
C.J. CoxG	5	7	0	28	2-8	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	3	4	2
B. SmithG	5	2	16	36	2-8	1-4	0-0	1	2	1	0	2	2
F. LoyerG	14	1	3	28	5-12	2-7	2-2	1	1	0	0	1	2
Bench
D. JacobsenC	5	1	0	10	1-4	0-0	3-4	0	0	0	1	0	0
O. MayerG	8	0	2	13	3-6	2-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. BenterG	0	1	0	10	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2
G. HarrisG	6	2	0	15	2-2	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0
S. KingF	DNP: Did not play
R. BurgessF	DNP: Did not play
L. MurphyF	DNP: Did not play
J. LuskG	DNP: Did not play
A. FineG	DNP: Did not play
J. RaylG	DNP: Did not play
A. West JrG	DNP: Did not play
Team	81	35	25		30-61	8-23	13-17	7	4	2	16	19	12

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