Northwestern Wildcats vs Purdue Boilermakers, Big Ten Tournament 3rd Round
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 NU | 21 | 47 | 68 |
 PUR | 45 | 36 | 81 |
Who won: Purdue 81-68
The Purdue Boilermakers beat the Northwestern Wildcats 81-68 in Big Ten Tournament 3rd Round on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at United Center. The Purdue outscored the Northwestern 45-21 in the 1st half. Oscar Cluff led the Purdue in points (19). Nick Martinelli led the Northwestern in points (25).
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Kaufman-RennF | 30 | 19 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Oscar CluffC | 30 | 19 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| C.J. CoxG | 28 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Braden SmithG | 36 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Fletcher LoyerG | 28 | 14 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||
| Daniel JacobsenC | 10 | 5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Omer MayerG | 13 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack BenterG | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gicarri HarrisG | 15 | 6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Florida St18-1579
Duke30-280Final
UCF21-1159
Arizona30-281Final
BYU23-1166
Houston27-573Final
Xavier15-1868
UConn28-493Final
Iowa State27-675
Texas Tech22-1053Final
NC State20-1374
Virginia28-481Final
Providence15-1872
St John's26-685Final
TCU22-1173
Kansas23-978Final
Clemson24-980
North Carolina24-879Final
UMass17-1587
Miami OH31-183Final