Overview
- Nick Martinelli scored 24 points and pushed his double-figure streak to 30 straight games.
- Arrinten Page powered the interior with 22 points on 10-of-11 shooting.
- Northwestern erased a second-half deficit as Jayden Reid added 17 points and key late free throws, with Tre Singleton supplying timely baskets.
- Martinelli secured a rebound with 3 seconds left and hit two free throws before Layden Blocker’s contested buzzer 3 missed.
- The Wildcats improved to 4-0 while DePaul fell to 2-2, and Northwestern has now taken three straight and seven of the last eight in the matchup.