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Nick Martinelli leads Northwestern to 70-66 overtime win over No. 19 Illinois
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Nick Martinelli scored 27 points, including seven in overtime, and Northwestern beat No. 19 Illinois 70-66 on Friday night.
Brooks Barnhizer added 17 points and Jalen Leach had 16 as the Wildcats (7-3, 1-1 Big Ten) overcame a 10-point deficit. Barnhizer's free throw with 8 seconds left in OT helped seal it.
Barnhizer scored on a jumper from the paint with 41 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 56-all. Illinois led 46-36 midway through the second half.
Kasparas Jakucionis led Illinois (6-2, 0-1) with 20 points and 10 rebounds, Tomislav Ivisic had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and freshman Will Riley came off the bench to score 12 points.
Northwestern beat a ranked team in its conference home opener for the second straight season after stunning Zach Edey and Purdue last year.
Northwestern: Bounced back after losing its conference opener 80-79 at Iowa on Tuesday on Josh Dix’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer.
Illinois: This was a far cry from the Illini's 90-77 win over then- No. 19 Arkansas on Thanksgiving, which they started on a 21-6 run and led throughout.
Jakucionis was blocked out by Northwestern center Matthew Nicholson and missed on a driving layup with 39 seconds left in OT and the Wildcats leading 67-66. Nicholson grabbed the rebound, and Northwestern added two points on free throws by Leach.
Illinois committed 11 turnovers to four for Northwestern.
Illinois hosts No. 11 Wisconsin on Tuesday. Northwestern plays at Georgia Tech on Dec. 15.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | Tomislav Ivisic vs. Matthew Nicholson (Fighting Illini gains possession) | Â |
| 19:36 |  | Â | Tomislav Ivisic misses two point dunk | Â |
| 19:34 | | Â | Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:22 | | Â | Nick Martinelli misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:20 | | Â | Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:01 | | +2 | Tre White makes two point cutting dunk (Tomislav Ivisic assists) | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | | Â | Nick Martinelli misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:44 | | Â | Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:36 | | +2 | Kylan Boswell makes two point driving layup (Kasparas Jakucionis assists) | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | | +2 | Jalen Leach makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-2 |
| 18:05 | | Â | Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (lost ball) (Matthew Nicholson steals) | Â |
| 17:42 | | Â | Nick Martinelli misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:40 | | Â | Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:27 | | +2 | Tomislav Ivisic makes two point dunk (Kylan Boswell assists) | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | | +2 | Jalen Leach makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-4 |
| 16:50 | | +2 | Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tre White assists) | 8-4 |
| 16:32 | | Â | Ty Berry misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:30 | | Â | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:18 | | Â | Will Riley misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:16 | | Â | Ty Berry defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:09 | | Â | Jalen Leach misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:07 | | Â | Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:58 | | Â | Kylan Boswell turnover (bad pass) (Brooks Barnhizer steals) | Â |
| 15:52 | | +2 | Brooks Barnhizer makes two point pullup jump shot | 8-6 |
| 15:32 | | Â | Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (bad pass) (Brooks Barnhizer steals) | Â |
| 15:22 | | Â | Brooks Barnhizer misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:20 | | Â | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:58 | | Â | Nick Martinelli blocks Kylan Boswell's two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:56 | | Â | Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:35 | | Â | Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:33 | | Â | Kylan Boswell defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:11 | | Â | Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 14:11 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:00 | | Â | Nick Martinelli misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 13:58 | | Â | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:41 | | Â | Morez Johnson Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:39 | | Â | Luke Hunger defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:29 | | Â | Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:27 | | Â | Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:11 | | Â | Brooks Barnhizer blocks Will Riley's two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:08 | | Â | Fighting Illini offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:55 | | Â | Fighting Illini turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 12:38 | | Â | Justin Mullins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:36 | | Â | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:15 | | Â | Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:13 | | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:12 | | Â | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn personal foul (Luke Hunger draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:53 | | +3 | Brooks Barnhizer makes three point jump shot (Justin Mullins assists) | 8-9 |
| 11:36 | | +3 | Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Will Riley assists) | 11-9 |
| 11:18 | | Â | Justin Mullins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:16 | | Â | Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:06 | | Â | Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:04 | | Â | Nick Martinelli defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:42 | | Â | Brooks Barnhizer turnover (lost ball) (Kylan Boswell steals) | Â |
| 10:36 | | Â | Kylan Boswell misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 10:34 | | Â | Justin Mullins defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:27 | | Â | Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:25 | | Â | Brooks Barnhizer offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:20 | | Â | Brooks Barnhizer misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:18 | | Â | Jalen Leach offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:17 | | Â | Jalen Leach misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:15 | | Â | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:10 | | Â | Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:08 | | Â | Justin Mullins defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:42 | | +2 | Luke Hunger makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-11 |
| 9:20 | | +2 | Will Riley makes two point floating jump shot | 13-11 |
| 8:56 | | +3 | Justin Mullins makes three point jump shot (Nick Martinelli assists) | 13-14 |
| 8:32 | | Â | Tomislav Ivisic misses two point turnaround hook shot | Â |
| 8:30 | | Â | Luke Hunger defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:21 | | Â | Luke Hunger misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:19 | | Â | Kylan Boswell defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:06 | | Â | Nick Martinelli shooting foul (Will Riley draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:06 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 8:06 | | +1 | Will Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-14 |
| 8:06 | | +1 | Will Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-14 |
| 7:55 | | Â | Matthew Nicholson turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 7:55 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:30 | | +2 | Tre White makes two point jump shot (Jake Davis assists) | 17-14 |
| 7:11 | | Â | Kasparas Jakucionis personal foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:56 | | +2 | Nick Martinelli makes two point layup (Matthew Nicholson assists) | 17-16 |
| 6:42 | | Â | Ty Berry personal foul (Tre White draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:39 | | Â | Jake Davis misses two point cutting layup | Â |
| 6:39 | | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:39 | | Â | Morez Johnson Jr. personal foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:25 | | Â | Kylan Boswell personal foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:21 | | Â | Justin Mullins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:19 | | Â | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:12 | | Â | Ty Berry personal foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:06 | | Â | Tre White misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:04 | | Â | Justin Mullins defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:46 | | Â | Morez Johnson Jr. personal foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:38 | | +2 | Brooks Barnhizer makes two point stepback jump shot (Justin Mullins assists) | 17-18 |
| 5:22 | | +3 | Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Kasparas Jakucionis assists) | 20-18 |
| 5:06 | | Â | Jalen Leach misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:04 | | Â | Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:01 | | Â | Tomislav Ivisic shooting foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:01 | | Â | Nick Martinelli misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 5:01 | | Â | Nick Martinelli misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 5:01 | | Â | Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:33 | | Â | Will Riley misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:31 | | Â | Nick Martinelli defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:22 | | +2 | Nick Martinelli makes two point floating jump shot | 20-20 |
| 4:09 | | Â | Kylan Boswell misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:07 | | Â | Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:50 | | Â | Brooks Barnhizer misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 3:48 | | Â | Will Riley defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:31 | | +2 | Will Riley makes two point reverse layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists) | 22-20 |
| 3:12 | | Â | Nick Martinelli misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 3:10 | | Â | Nick Martinelli offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:05 | | Â | Nick Martinelli misses two point tip layup | Â |
| 3:03 | | Â | Will Riley defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:51 | | +2 | Will Riley makes two point driving dunk (Tomislav Ivisic assists) | 24-20 |
| 2:51 | | Â | Wildcats 30 second timeout | Â |
| 2:51 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:39 | | Â | Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:37 | | Â | Nick Martinelli offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:32 | | Â | Nick Martinelli misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:30 | | Â | Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:22 | | Â | Nick Martinelli personal foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:11 | | +2 | Will Riley makes two point layup (Kylan Boswell assists) | 26-20 |
| 1:46 | | +2 | Jalen Leach makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Justin Mullins assists) | 26-22 |
| 1:33 | | Â | Luke Hunger personal foul (Tomislav Ivisic draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:24 | | Â | Justin Mullins blocks Kasparas Jakucionis's two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:17 | | Â | Kasparas Jakucionis offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:17 | | Â | Kasparas Jakucionis misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 1:15 | | Â | Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:09 | | Â | Ben Humrichous blocks Brooks Barnhizer's two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 1:07 | | Â | Wildcats offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:00 | | Â | Justin Mullins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:58 | | Â | Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:49 | | Â | Jalen Leach shooting foul (Will Riley draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:49 | | +1 | Will Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-22 |
| 0:49 | | Â | Will Riley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:49 | | Â | Justin Mullins defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:37 | | Â | Brooks Barnhizer turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 0:14 | | Â | Kasparas Jakucionis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:12 | | Â | Justin Mullins defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:01 | | +2 | Jalen Leach makes two point driving layup (Justin Mullins assists) | 27-24 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |