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

RUTG 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).

Recap · Jan 11

Tariq Francis scores 30 to rally Rutgers to 77-75 victory over Northwestern in OT

Tariq Francis came off the bench to score 30 points, including seven in a row for Rutgers in overtime, and the Scarlet Knights rallied to beat Northwestern 77-75 on Sunday night.

What it means

Northwestern 1-3 on the road; Rutgers 8-3 at home.

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Game info

Venue: Jersey Mike’s Arena, Piscataway, NJ · Attendance 8,000
Officials: Earl Walton (Referee), Jason Phillips (Referee), Randy Richardson (Referee)