Purdue Boilermakers vs Northwestern Wildcats
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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
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Kaufman-RennF6.2 | 29 | 11 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Oscar CluffC6.9 | 30 | 9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10.6 |
| C.J. CoxG9.2 | 28 | 27 | 10-13 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26.1 |
| Braden SmithG6.2 | 40 | 7 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Fletcher LoyerG6.0 | 31 | 10 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Daniel JacobsenC | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Omer MayerG4.6 | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1.2 |
| Jack BenterG5.0 | 16 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Gicarri HarrisG5.3 | 12 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.6 |
Baylor15-1564
Houston25-577Final
Texas18-1285
Arkansas22-8105Final
Miami24-677
SMU19-1169Final
Loyola Chicago7-2365
Saint Louis27-379Final
Jacksonville12-2079
Bellarmine13-1882Final
North Alabama9-2158
FGCU15-1769Final
Stetson12-2092
E Kentucky11-2176Final
Louisiana11-2272
James Madison18-1487Final
Creighton15-1676
Butler15-1559Final
Fordham16-1484
La Salle9-2187Final

