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Purdue Boilermakers vs Northwestern Wildcats

College Basketball
#15Purdue
23-7
70-66
Final
Northwestern
13-17
Welsh-Ryan Arena

Lead tracker

PUR leadsBiggest lead PUR 4, NU 11
H1H2
NU leads
Team1H2HT
PUR254570
NU343266

Who won: Purdue 70-66

The Purdue Boilermakers beat the Northwestern Wildcats 70-66 on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Purdue outscored the Northwestern 45-32 in the 2nd half. C.J. Cox led the Purdue in points (27). Nick Martinelli led the Northwestern in points (28).

Player of the game

C.J. Cox

PUR · 27 PTS, 3 REB

9.2

Win probability

100%PUR final
PURNU

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:00Trey Kaufman-Renn

    Defensive rebound

    Trey Kaufman-Renn Defensive Rebound.

  4. H2 0:02K.J. Windham

    Misses 23-foot three point jumper

    K.J. Windham misses 23-foot three point jumper

    K.J. Windham

  5. H2 0:03K.J. Windham

    Offensive Rebound

    K.J. Windham Offensive Rebound.

    K.J. Windham

  6. H2 0:06Nick Martinelli

    Misses 28-foot three point jumper

    Nick Martinelli misses 28-foot three point jumper

    N. Martinelli · 28 PTS

  7. H2 0:09NU

    Regulartimeout

    Northwestern Timeout

  8. H2 0:12Braden Smith
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Braden Smith makes free throw 2 of 2

    B. Smith · 7 PTS

    PUR 70 - 66 NU
  9. H2 0:12Braden Smith
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Braden Smith makes free throw 1 of 2

    B. Smith · 7 PTS

    PUR 69 - 66 NU
  10. H2 0:12Tre Singleton

    Foul on Tre Singleton

    Foul on Tre Singleton.

    T. Singleton · 3 PTS

  11. H2 0:14Tre Singleton
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Tre Singleton bad pass turnover

    T. Singleton · 3 PTS

  12. H2 0:14Tre Singleton

    Defensive rebound

    Tre Singleton Defensive Rebound.

  13. H2 0:17Fletcher Loyer

    Misses 23-foot three point jumper

    Fletcher Loyer misses 23-foot three point jumper

    F. Loyer · 10 PTS

  14. H2 0:36NU

    Shorttimeout

    Northwestern Timeout

  15. H2 0:36Nick Martinelli
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Nick Martinelli bad pass turnover

    N. Martinelli · 28 PTS

  16. THREEH2 0:48
    C.J. Cox

    Three! Jumper, 25 ft

    C.J. Cox · 27 PTS · ast T. Kaufman-Renn

    C.J. Cox makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)

    PUR 68 - 66 NU
  17. THREEH2 1:03
    Jordan Clayton

    Three! Jumper, 26 ft

    J. Clayton · 8 PTS · ast J. Reid

    Jordan Clayton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayden Reid assists)

    PUR 65 - 66 NU
  18. H2 1:33PUR

    Regulartimeout

    Purdue Timeout

  19. H2 1:33Braden Smith
    +1

    Makes free throw 3 of 3

    Braden Smith makes free throw 3 of 3

    B. Smith · 7 PTS

    PUR 65 - 63 NU
  20. H2 1:33Braden Smith
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 3

    Braden Smith makes free throw 2 of 3

    B. Smith · 7 PTS

    PUR 64 - 63 NU
  21. H2 1:33Braden Smith
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 3

    Braden Smith makes free throw 1 of 3

    B. Smith · 7 PTS

    PUR 63 - 63 NU
  22. H2 1:33Jayden Reid

    Foul on Jayden Reid

    Foul on Jayden Reid.

    J. Reid · 16 PTS

  23. H2 1:57PUR

    Shorttimeout

    Purdue Timeout

  24. SLAMH2 1:57
    Arrinten Page

    Dunk, 2 ft

    A. Page · 7 PTS · ast J. Clayton

    Arrinten Page makes 2-foot dunk (Jordan Clayton assists)

    PUR 62 - 63 NU
  25. H2 2:00Jordan Clayton

    Steal

    Jordan Clayton Steal.

    J. Clayton · 8 PTS

Leaders

PURNU
Points
C.J. Cox
27
Nick Martinelli
28
Assists
Braden Smith
9
Jayden Reid
4
Rebounds
Trey Kaufman-Renn
10
Arrinten Page
3

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