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Penn State Nittany Lions vs Northwestern Wildcats

College Basketball
Penn State
9-12
73-94
Final
Northwestern
10-11
Welsh-Ryan Arena

Lead tracker

PSU leadsBiggest lead PSU 1, NU 21
H1H2
NU leads
Team1H2HT
PSU403373
NU454994

Who won: Northwestern 94-73

The Northwestern Wildcats beat the Penn State Nittany Lions 94-73 on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Northwestern outscored the Penn State 49-33 in the 2nd half. Nick Martinelli led the Northwestern in points (34). Kayden Mingo led the Penn State in points (15).

Recap · Jan 29
Martinelli scores 34, Singleton has a double-double as Northwestern downs Penn State 94-73

Nick Martinelli scored 34 points and Tre Singleton notched a massive double-double as Northwestern beat Penn State 94-73 on Thursday night.

What it means

  • Penn State 1-5 on the road; Northwestern 7-5 at home.

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Game info

Venue
Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, IL · Attendance 5,143
Officials
Ron Groover (Referee), James Breeding (Referee), Kelly Pfeifer (Referee)

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