Overview
- Northwestern held Mercyhurst to 18-for-60 shooting and 1-for-18 from three while winning the boards 49-32.
- Transfer center Arrinten Page posted 18 points and 12 rebounds in his first game for the Wildcats.
- Nick Martinelli added 17 points to anchor the scoring as K.J. Windham supplied 11 off the bench with timely threes.
- Chris Collins praised the defense but noted first-game jitters, 12 turnovers, and missed free throws after 38 attempts.
- Page is one of eight newcomers, the program’s largest influx since 2019-20, and Collins said he hopes guard Angelo Ciaravino returns to practice Wednesday ahead of Friday’s game vs. Boston University.