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

NU leads

Team	1H	2H	T
PUR	25	45	70
NU	34	32	66

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

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:00
Defensive rebound
Trey Kaufman-Renn Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:02
Misses 23-foot three point jumper
K.J. Windham misses 23-foot three point jumper
K.J. Windham
H2 0:03
Offensive Rebound
K.J. Windham Offensive Rebound.
K.J. Windham
H2 0:06
Misses 28-foot three point jumper
Nick Martinelli misses 28-foot three point jumper
N. Martinelli · 28 PTS
H2 0:09NU
Regulartimeout
Northwestern Timeout
H2 0:12
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Braden Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
B. Smith · 7 PTS
PUR 70 - 66 NU
H2 0:12
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Braden Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
B. Smith · 7 PTS
PUR 69 - 66 NU
H2 0:12
Foul on Tre Singleton
Foul on Tre Singleton.
T. Singleton · 3 PTS
H2 0:14
TO
Bad pass turnover
Tre Singleton bad pass turnover
T. Singleton · 3 PTS
H2 0:14
Defensive rebound
Tre Singleton Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:17
Misses 23-foot three point jumper
Fletcher Loyer misses 23-foot three point jumper
F. Loyer · 10 PTS
H2 0:36NU
Shorttimeout
Northwestern Timeout
H2 0:36
TO
Bad pass turnover
Nick Martinelli bad pass turnover
N. Martinelli · 28 PTS
THREEH2 0:48
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
THREEH2 1:03
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
H2 1:33PUR
Regulartimeout
Purdue Timeout
H2 1:33
+1
Makes free throw 3 of 3
Braden Smith makes free throw 3 of 3
B. Smith · 7 PTS
PUR 65 - 63 NU
H2 1:33
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 3
Braden Smith makes free throw 2 of 3
B. Smith · 7 PTS
PUR 64 - 63 NU
H2 1:33
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 3
Braden Smith makes free throw 1 of 3
B. Smith · 7 PTS
PUR 63 - 63 NU
H2 1:33
Foul on Jayden Reid
Foul on Jayden Reid.
J. Reid · 16 PTS
H2 1:57PUR
Shorttimeout
Purdue Timeout
SLAMH2 1:57
Dunk, 2 ft
A. Page · 7 PTS · ast J. Clayton
Arrinten Page makes 2-foot dunk (Jordan Clayton assists)
PUR 62 - 63 NU
H2 2:00
Steal
Jordan Clayton Steal.
J. Clayton · 8 PTS