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Ohio State Buckeyes vs Northwestern Wildcats

College Basketball
Ohio State
7-1
86-82
Final
Northwestern
5-4
Welsh-Ryan Arena

Lead tracker

OSU leadsBiggest lead OSU 8, NU 9
H1H2
NU leads
Team1H2HT
OSU404686
NU443882

Who won: Ohio State 86-82

The Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Northwestern Wildcats 86-82 on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Ohio State outscored the Northwestern 46-38 in the 2nd half. Brandon Noel led the Ohio State in points (29). Nick Martinelli led the Northwestern in points (32).

Player of the game

Nick Martinelli

NU · 32 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

9.5

Win probability

100%OSU final
OSUNU

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:00Brandon Noel

    Defensive rebound

    Brandon Noel Defensive Rebound.

  4. H2 0:02Nick Martinelli

    Missed Free Throw

    Nick Martinelli missed Free Throw.

    N. Martinelli · 32 PTS

  5. H2 0:02Nick Martinelli
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.

    N. Martinelli · 32 PTS

    OSU 86 - 82 NU
  6. H2 0:02Brandon Noel

    Foul on Brandon Noel

    Foul on Brandon Noel.

    B. Noel · 29 PTS

  7. H2 0:02Nick Martinelli

    Offensive Rebound

    Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.

    N. Martinelli · 32 PTS

  8. H2 0:05K.J. Windham

    Missed Three Point Jumper

    K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper.

    K.J. Windham · 8 PTS

  9. H2 0:09Arrinten Page

    Defensive rebound

    Arrinten Page Defensive Rebound.

  10. H2 0:10Christoph Tilly

    Missed Free Throw

    Christoph Tilly missed Free Throw.

    C. Tilly · 4 PTS

  11. H2 0:11Christoph Tilly
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Christoph Tilly made Free Throw.

    C. Tilly · 4 PTS

    OSU 86 - 81 NU
  12. H2 0:11Arrinten Page

    Foul on Arrinten Page

    Foul on Arrinten Page.

    A. Page · 13 PTS

  13. H2 0:11Christoph Tilly

    Defensive rebound

    Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.

  14. H2 0:13Jayden Reid

    Missed Three Point Jumper

    Jayden Reid missed Three Point Jumper.

    J. Reid · 9 PTS

  15. H2 0:16Angelo Ciaravino

    Defensive rebound

    Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.

  16. H2 0:18Christoph Tilly

    Missed Free Throw

    Christoph Tilly missed Free Throw.

    C. Tilly · 4 PTS

  17. H2 0:18Christoph Tilly
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Christoph Tilly made Free Throw.

    C. Tilly · 4 PTS

    OSU 85 - 81 NU
  18. H2 0:18Justin Mullins

    Foul on Justin Mullins

    Foul on Justin Mullins.

    J. Mullins

  19. H2 0:18Christoph Tilly

    Defensive rebound

    Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.

  20. H2 0:19Nick Martinelli

    Missed Free Throw

    Nick Martinelli missed Free Throw.

    N. Martinelli · 32 PTS

  21. H2 0:19Brandon Noel

    Foul on Brandon Noel

    Foul on Brandon Noel.

    B. Noel · 29 PTS

  22. H2 0:24Bruce Thornton
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Bruce Thornton made Free Throw.

    B. Thornton · 17 PTS

    OSU 84 - 81 NU
  23. H2 0:24Bruce Thornton
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Bruce Thornton made Free Throw.

    B. Thornton · 17 PTS

    OSU 83 - 81 NU
  24. H2 0:24Angelo Ciaravino

    Foul on Angelo Ciaravino

    Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.

    A. Ciaravino · 14 PTS

  25. H2 0:28Nick Martinelli
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.

    N. Martinelli · 32 PTS

    OSU 82 - 81 NU

Leaders

OSUNU
Points
Brandon Noel
29
Nick Martinelli
32
Assists
Bruce Thornton
10
Jayden Reid
6
Rebounds
Brandon Noel
7
Arrinten Page
9

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