Northwestern Wildcats vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Lead tracker
NU leadsBiggest lead NU 12, RUTG 5RUTG leads
| Team | 1H | 2H | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 NU | 35 | 32 | 8 | 75 |
 RUTG | 33 | 34 | 10 | 77 |
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).
RUTG
Player of the game
Nick Martinelli
NU · 34 PTS, 12 REB
9.2
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Ruglass DortchF5.3 | 23 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.9 |
| Harun ZrnoG4.0 | 17 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Kaden PowersG6.3 | 23 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Jamichael DavisG7.1 | 26 | 10 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11.3 |
| Darren Buchanan Jr.G7.3 | 41 | 14 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12.8 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Denis BadalauF | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Chris NwuliF5.8 | 13 | 5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Dylan GrantF4.9 | 20 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Emmanuel OgboleC6.0 | 14 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Lino MarkG4.9 | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.1 |
| Tariq FrancisG8.5 | 35 | 30 | 10-22 | 2-4 | 8-9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20.2 |
Illinois13-375
Iowa12-469Final
Cincinnati8-872
UCF13-273Final
Saint Joseph's10-767
Richmond12-565Final
Memphis7-878
FAU11-689Final
Cleveland St5-1384
Detroit Mercy7-994Final
Canisius8-948
Iona12-674Final
Charlotte9-874
Rice7-1073Final
UAB11-687
East Carolina5-1185Final/OT
Merrimack10-863
Saint Peter's8-676Final
Quinnipiac12-570
Sacred Heart5-1360Final