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Northwestern Wildcats vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

College Basketball
Northwestern
8-8
75-77
Final/OT
Rutgers
9-8
Jersey Mike’s Arena

Lead tracker

NU leadsBiggest lead NU 12, RUTG 5
H1H2OT
RUTG leads
Team1H2HOTT
NU3532875
RUTG33341077

Who won: Rutgers 77-75

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights beat the Northwestern Wildcats 77-75 in overtime on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at Jersey Mike’s Arena. Tariq Francis led the Rutgers in points (30). Nick Martinelli led the Northwestern in points (34).

Player of the game

Nick Martinelli

NU · 34 PTS, 12 REB

9.2

Win probability

100%RUTG final
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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 1st OT
  3. OT 0:00Chris Nwuli

    Defensive rebound

    Chris Nwuli Defensive Rebound.

  4. OT 0:01Darren Buchanan Jr.

    Block

    Darren Buchanan Jr. Block.

    D. Buchanan Jr. · 14 PTS

  5. OT 0:01Jake West

    Misses driving layup

    Jake West misses driving layup

    J. West · 9 PTS

  6. OT 0:05Nick Martinelli

    Defensive rebound

    Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.

  7. OT 0:07Darren Buchanan Jr.

    Misses free throw 2 of 2

    Darren Buchanan Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2

    D. Buchanan Jr. · 14 PTS

  8. OT 0:08NU

    Shorttimeout

    Northwestern Timeout

  9. OT 0:08Darren Buchanan Jr.
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Darren Buchanan Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2

    D. Buchanan Jr. · 14 PTS

    NU 75 - 77 RUTG
  10. OT 0:08Arrinten Page

    Foul on Arrinten Page

    Foul on Arrinten Page.

    A. Page · 14 PTS

  11. OT 0:08Darren Buchanan Jr.

    Defensive rebound

    Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.

  12. OT 0:08Nick Martinelli

    Misses free throw 2 of 2

    Nick Martinelli misses free throw 2 of 2

    N. Martinelli · 34 PTS

  13. OT 0:09Nick Martinelli
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 2

    N. Martinelli · 34 PTS

    NU 75 - 76 RUTG
  14. OT 0:09Bryce Ruglass Dortch

    Foul on Bryce Dortch

    Foul on Bryce Dortch.

    B. Dortch · 2 PTS

  15. OT 0:11Tre Singleton

    Offensive Rebound

    Tre Singleton Offensive Rebound.

    T. Singleton · 5 PTS

  16. OT 0:11Nick Martinelli

    Misses 11-foot jumper

    Nick Martinelli misses 11-foot jumper

    N. Martinelli · 34 PTS

  17. OT 0:12Nick Martinelli

    Offensive Rebound

    Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.

    N. Martinelli · 34 PTS

  18. OT 0:15Dylan Grant

    Block

    Dylan Grant Block.

    D. Grant · 1 PTS

  19. OT 0:15Justin Mullins

    Misses layup

    Justin Mullins misses layup

    J. Mullins · 2 PTS

  20. OT 0:20Justin Mullins

    Steal

    Justin Mullins Steal.

    J. Mullins · 2 PTS

  21. OT 0:20
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Lino Mark bad pass turnover

    L. Mark · 2 PTS

  22. OT 0:26RUT

    Shorttimeout

    Rutgers Timeout

  23. OT 0:30Arrinten Page
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Arrinten Page makes free throw 2 of 2

    A. Page · 14 PTS

    NU 74 - 76 RUTG
  24. OT 0:30Arrinten Page
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Arrinten Page makes free throw 1 of 2

    A. Page · 14 PTS

    NU 73 - 76 RUTG
  25. OT 0:30Bryce Ruglass Dortch

    Foul on Bryce Dortch

    Foul on Bryce Dortch.

    B. Dortch · 2 PTS

Leaders

NURUTG
Points
Nick Martinelli
34
Tariq Francis
30
Assists
Jayden Reid
6
Jamichael Davis
4
Rebounds
Nick Martinelli
12
Darren Buchanan Jr.
10

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