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Northwestern Wildcats vs DePaul Blue Demons

College Basketball
81-79
Final
Wintrust Arena

Lead tracker

NU leadsBiggest lead NU 6, DEP 5
H1H2
DEP leads
Team1H2HT
NU423981
DEP443579

Who won: Northwestern 81-79

The Northwestern Wildcats beat the DePaul Blue Demons 81-79 on Friday, November 14, 2025 at Wintrust Arena. Nick Martinelli led the Northwestern in points (24). Kruz McClure led the DePaul in points (15).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.7Nick MartinelliF
  2. 28.4Arrinten PageF
  3. 37.4Jayden ReidG
  4. 46.8Kruz McClureG
  5. 56.5Fabian FloresC
  6. 66.4NJ BensonF
  7. 76.3Tre SingletonF
  8. 86.2CJ GunnG
  9. 96.1Kaleb BanksF
  10. 105.9Layden BlockerG
  11. 115.7Theo Pierre-JustinF
  12. 125.6Angelo CiaravinoG

Team stats

NUDEP
29-50FG25-59
58Field Goal %42
7-163PT7-21
44Three Point %33
16-24FT22-27
67Free Throw %81
25Rebounds34
6Offensive Rebounds16
19Defensive Rebounds18
17Assists16
6Steals3
6Blocks0
11Turnovers13
0Team Turnovers0
11Total Turnovers13
0Technical Fouls0
0Total Technical Fouls0
0Flagrant Fouls0
15Points Off Turnovers11
9Fast Break Points4
38Points in Paint34
26Fouls22
6Largest Lead5

Player of the game

Nick Martinelli

NU · 24 PTS, 5 REB

8.7

Win probability

100%NU final
NUDEP

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Play by play

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

    Dead ball rebound

    DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.

  4. H2 0:00Layden Blocker

    Missed Three Point Jumper

    Layden Blocker missed Three Point Jumper.

    L. Blocker · 14 PTS

  5. H2 0:03Nick Martinelli
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.

    N. Martinelli · 24 PTS

    NU 81 - 79 DEP
  6. H2 0:03DEP

    Regulartimeout

    DePaul Timeout

  7. H2 0:03Nick Martinelli
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.

    N. Martinelli · 24 PTS

    NU 80 - 79 DEP
  8. H2 0:03Kruz McClure

    Foul on Kruz McClure

    Foul on Kruz McClure.

    K. McClure · 15 PTS

  9. H2 0:03Nick Martinelli

    Offensive Rebound

    Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.

    N. Martinelli · 24 PTS

  10. H2 0:06Jayden Reid

    Missed Jumper

    Jayden Reid missed Jumper.

    J. Reid · 17 PTS

  11. H2 0:30NU

    Shorttimeout

    Northwestern Timeout

  12. H2 0:30Arrinten Page

    Defensive rebound

    Arrinten Page Defensive Rebound.

  13. H2 0:34Angelo Ciaravino

    Block

    Angelo Ciaravino Block.

    A. Ciaravino · 1 PTS

  14. H2 0:34Layden Blocker

    Missed Jumper

    Layden Blocker missed Jumper.

    L. Blocker · 14 PTS

  15. H2 1:00Nick Martinelli
    TO

    Turnover

    Nick Martinelli Turnover.

    N. Martinelli · 24 PTS

  16. H2 1:16Kruz McClure
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Kruz McClure made Free Throw.

    K. McClure · 15 PTS

    NU 79 - 79 DEP
  17. H2 1:16Arrinten Page

    Foul on Arrinten Page

    Foul on Arrinten Page.

    A. Page · 22 PTS

  18. H2 1:16Kruz McClure
    +2

    Made Layup. Assisted by Fabián Flores

    Kruz McClure made Layup. Assisted by Fabián Flores.

    K. McClure · 15 PTS

    NU 79 - 78 DEP
  19. H2 1:36Jayden Reid
    +2

    Made Layup

    Jayden Reid made Layup.

    J. Reid · 17 PTS

    NU 79 - 76 DEP
  20. H2 1:57Arrinten Page

    Defensive rebound

    Arrinten Page Defensive Rebound.

  21. H2 2:01Arrinten Page

    Block

    Arrinten Page Block.

    A. Page · 22 PTS

  22. H2 2:01Kaleb Banks

    Missed Layup

    Kaleb Banks missed Layup.

    K. Banks · 9 PTS

  23. H2 2:17DEP

    Shorttimeout

    DePaul Timeout

  24. H2 2:27Tre Singleton
    +2

    Made Layup. Assisted by Justin Mullins

    Tre Singleton made Layup. Assisted by Justin Mullins.

    T. Singleton · 10 PTS

    NU 77 - 76 DEP
  25. H2 2:32Tre Singleton

    Defensive rebound

    Tre Singleton Defensive Rebound.

Leaders

NUDEP
Points
Nick Martinelli
24
Kruz McClure
15
Assists
Jayden Reid
4
Theo Pierre-Justin
4
Rebounds
Nick Martinelli
5
Fabian Flores
8