Martinelli’s late free throws lift Northwestern past DePaul 81-79

Northwestern edged DePaul 81-79 connected Thursday arsenic Nick Martinelli scored 24 points and pushed his treble figures streak to 30 games

CHICAGO -- Nick Martinelli scored 24 points and extended his double-figures streak to 30 consecutive games and Northwestern edged DePaul 81-79 connected Thursday night.

Martinelli went 8 of 11 from the tract and added 7 escaped throws, and Arrinten Page dominated wrong with 22 points connected 10-of-11 shooting for the Wildcats (4-0). Jayden Reid finished with 17 points and deed 4 escaped throws successful the last 11 minutes arsenic Northwestern rallied aft trailing by six successful the 2nd half.

Down 57-56 with 11:55 left, Northwestern steadied down its stars. Page tied the crippled with a layup, past added different bucket connected the adjacent trip. Tre Singleton buried a 3-pointer connected the adjacent effort for a 68-64 lead; Northwestern’s largest of the night.

DePaul (2-2) kept answering, though, arsenic Kruz McClure scored 11 of his 15 points aft halftime, including a brace of escaped throws for a 74-73 borderline with 5:02 left. Fabian Flores’ tip-in pushed the Blue Demons up 76-73 with 3:56 remaining.

Northwestern closed the crippled with Singleton scoring doubly astatine the rim and Reid converting successful postulation for a 79-76 pb with 1:36 to play. McClure tied it astatine 79, and Martinelli delivered the last blow. He grabbed Reid’s missed jumper with 3 seconds left, drew a foul and knocked down some escaped throws.

Layden Blocker’s contested 3 astatine the horn missed, sealing Northwestern’s roadworthy win.

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