Nick Martinelli scored 22 points, Brooks Barnhizer added 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Northwestern men’s basketball held off Montana State for a 72-69 victory on Tuesday.
Jabe Mullins hit a 3-pointer for the Bobcats that tied it 67-all with 47 seconds left. Matthew Nicholson answered for Northwestern with an alley-oop dunk and then Ty Berry blocked Brandon Walker’s layup attempt on the Bobcats’ ensuing series.
The Wildcats’ Jalen Leach made a pair of free throws with 10 seconds remaining and Justin Mullins sealed it with another free throw with 2 seconds left.
Martinelli was 10-of-22 shooting and had seven rebounds. The junior forward entered averaging 25.3 points, which ranks second in the Big Ten Conference and 11th nationally, and 7.8 rebounds (9th in Big Ten).
Barnhizer was 9-of-15 shooting and led the Wildcats with four of their 13 assists. Leach finished with 12 points for the Wildcats (4-1).
Mullins scored 17 points and made three of the Bobcats’ nine 3-pointers. Walker chipped in 14 points and Max Agbonkpolo added 13 for Montana State (1-4).
Agbonkpolo scored 10 first-half points to pace the Bobcats to a 39-34 halftime advantage. The Wildcats took a 42-41 lead on Martinelli’s hook shot and consecutive 3s from Ty Berry stretched it to 52-42. It was tied 57-all and then neither team held more than a three-point lead until the final seconds.
It was the first meeting between the teams.
Loyola 76, Southern Utah 72
Des Watson scored 12 points as Loyola men’s basketball beat Southern Utah 76-72 on Tuesday.
Watson shot 3 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 6 from the line for the Ramblers (5-0). Kymany Houinsou scored 11 points and added six rebounds. Jalen DeLoach had 10 points and shot 5 of 7 from the field.
The Thunderbirds (4-1) were led by Jamir Simpson, who recorded 28 points. Dominique Ford added 18 points while Jamari Sibley also had seven points, 10 rebounds and four assists.
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
