Northwestern Wildcats vs DePaul Blue Demons

College Basketball

Northwestern

4-0

81-79

Final

DePaul

2-2

Wintrust Arena

Lead tracker

NU leadsBiggest lead NU 6, DEP 5

DEP leads

Team	1H	2H	T
NU	42	39	81
DEP	44	35	79

Who won: Northwestern 81-79

The Northwestern Wildcats beat the DePaul Blue Demons 81-79 on Friday, November 14, 2025 at Wintrust Arena. Nick Martinelli led the Northwestern in points (24). Kruz McClure led the DePaul in points (15).

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Nick Martinelli scored 24 points and extended his double-figures streak to 30 straight games and Northwestern edged DePaul 81-79 on Thursday night.

What it means

Northwestern 1-0 on the road; DePaul 2-2 at home.

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Game info

Venue: Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL · Attendance 5,298
Officials: John Gaffney (Referee), Paul Szelc (Referee), Steve McJunkins (Referee)

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