Northwestern 77-75 USC (Feb 4, 2025) Play-by-Play

USC Trojans

13-9, 5-6 Big Ten

	1	2	T
USC	31	44	75
NU	33	44	77

Northwestern Wildcats

13-10, 4-8 Big Ten

TIME		USC	NU
19:34	Rashaun Agee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Saint Thomas.	3	0
19:11	Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.	3	0
19:11	Angelo Ciaravino Turnover.	3	0
18:49	Clark Slajchert made Jumper.	5	0
18:33	Foul on Wesley Yates III.	5	0
18:21	Angelo Ciaravino Turnover.	5	0
18:02	Clark Slajchert missed Jumper.	5	0
17:59	Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.	5	0
17:51	Justin Mullins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Leach.	5	3
17:29	Foul on Matthew Nicholson.	5	3
17:29	Rashaun Agee made Free Throw.	6	3
17:28	Rashaun Agee missed Free Throw.	6	3
17:28	Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.	6	3
17:16	Jalen Leach missed Layup.	6	3
17:16	Rashaun Agee Block.	6	3
17:12	Jalen Leach Offensive Rebound.	6	3
17:09	Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Leach.	6	6
16:53	Rashaun Agee missed Layup.	6	6
16:53	Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.	6	6
16:41	Ty Berry missed Jumper.	6	6
16:36	Matthew Nicholson Offensive Rebound.	6	6
16:36	Matthew Nicholson made Jumper.	6	8
16:17	Saint Thomas missed Jumper.	6	8
16:13	Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound.	6	8
16:05	Jalen Leach missed Three Point Jumper.	6	8
16:03	Matt Knowling Defensive Rebound.	6	8
15:47	Rashaun Agee missed Layup.	6	8
15:43	Matt Knowling Offensive Rebound.	6	8
15:43	Matt Knowling made Jumper.	8	8
15:32	Ty Berry missed Jumper.	8	8
15:32	Ty Berry Offensive Rebound.	8	8
15:32	Ty Berry made Jumper.	8	10
15:32	Foul on Rashaun Agee.	8	10
15:32	Official TV Timeout	8	10
15:32	Ty Berry made Free Throw.	8	11
15:05	Matt Knowling made Layup.	10	11
14:54	Nick Martinelli made Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry.	10	13
14:27	Foul on Jalen Leach.	10	13
14:17	Foul on Keenan Fitzmorris.	10	13
14:17	Wesley Yates III made Free Throw.	11	13
14:17	Wesley Yates III made Free Throw.	12	13
14:10	Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.	12	13
14:07	Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.	12	13
13:55	Keenan Fitzmorris made Jumper.	12	15
13:28	Chibuzo Agbo missed Layup.	12	15
13:26	Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.	12	15
13:10	Ty Berry Turnover.	12	15
13:10	Wesley Yates III Steal.	12	15
13:06	Chibuzo Agbo made Dunk. Assisted by Wesley Yates III.	14	15
12:44	Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Leach.	14	18
12:20	Saint Thomas Turnover.	14	18
12:03	K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper.	14	18
12:00	Northwestern Offensive Rebound.	14	18
12:00	Official TV Timeout	14	18
11:46	Justin Mullins missed Three Point Jumper.	14	18
11:42	Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.	14	18
11:41	Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.	14	18
11:37	Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.	14	18
11:37	Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.	14	18
11:37	Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.	14	18
11:35	Nick Martinelli missed Layup.	14	18
11:33	Keenan Fitzmorris Offensive Rebound.	14	18
11:32	Nick Martinelli missed Layup.	14	18
11:32	Keenan Fitzmorris missed Jumper.	14	18
11:32	Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.	14	18
11:27	Justin Mullins Offensive Rebound.	14	18
11:26	Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.	14	18
11:25	Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.	14	18
11:25	Foul on Clark Slajchert.	14	18
11:25	Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.	14	19
11:25	Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.	14	20
11:06	Wesley Yates III Turnover.	14	20
10:55	Nick Martinelli made Layup.	14	22
10:55	Foul on Rashaun Agee.	14	22
10:55	Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.	14	23
10:42	Wesley Yates III Turnover.	14	23
10:28	Jalen Leach missed Layup.	14	23
10:26	Saint Thomas Defensive Rebound.	14	23
10:15	Clark Slajchert made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Knowling.	16	23
9:54	K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper.	16	23
9:51	Kevin Patton Jr. Defensive Rebound.	16	23
9:46	Saint Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	16	23
9:43	Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound.	16	23
9:28	Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.	16	23
9:26	Saint Thomas Defensive Rebound.	16	23
9:20	Matt Knowling missed Layup.	16	23
9:16	Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.	16	23
9:05	Nick Martinelli missed Layup.	16	23
9:01	Matt Knowling Defensive Rebound.	16	23
8:48	Clark Slajchert made Jumper. Assisted by Saint Thomas.	18	23
8:27	Jalen Leach missed Jumper.	18	23
8:23	Saint Thomas Defensive Rebound.	18	23
8:14	Wesley Yates III missed Jumper.	18	23
8:11	Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound.	18	23
7:57	Foul on Kevin Patton Jr..	18	23
7:57	Official TV Timeout	18	23
7:36	Jalen Leach missed Jumper.	18	23
7:36	Kevin Patton Jr. Block.	18	23
7:36	Northwestern Offensive Rebound.	18	23
7:36	Northwestern Turnover.	18	23
7:21	Clark Slajchert missed Jumper.	18	23
7:21	Matthew Nicholson Block.	18	23
7:17	Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.	18	23
7:14	Nick Martinelli missed Three Point Jumper.	18	23
7:11	Saint Thomas Defensive Rebound.	18	23
7:03	Saint Thomas missed Layup.	18	23
7:02	Chibuzo Agbo Offensive Rebound.	18	23
7:02	Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.	18	23
7:02	Chibuzo Agbo missed Free Throw.	18	23
7:02	USC Offensive Rebound.	18	23
7:02	Chibuzo Agbo made Free Throw.	19	23
6:37	Jalen Leach made Jumper.	19	25
6:16	Clark Slajchert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Saint Thomas.	22	25
5:58	Jalen Leach missed Three Point Jumper.	22	25
5:55	Clark Slajchert Defensive Rebound.	22	25
5:49	Saint Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Clark Slajchert.	24	25
5:33	Foul on Kevin Patton Jr..	24	25
5:18	Nick Martinelli made Layup.	24	27
5:05	Foul on Ty Berry.	24	27
4:46	Saint Thomas Turnover.	24	27
4:17	Nick Martinelli missed Layup.	24	27
4:17	Kevin Patton Jr. Block.	24	27
4:13	Jalen Leach Offensive Rebound.	24	27
4:12	Jalen Leach made Jumper.	24	29
3:58	Foul on Justin Mullins.	24	29
3:58	Official TV Timeout	24	29
3:58	Chibuzo Agbo made Free Throw.	25	29
3:58	Chibuzo Agbo made Free Throw.	26	29
3:33	Ty Berry missed Jumper.	26	29
3:30	Matt Knowling Defensive Rebound.	26	29
3:02	Wesley Yates III missed Layup.	26	29
2:59	Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.	26	29
2:49	Nick Martinelli missed Layup.	26	29
2:45	Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.	26	29
2:45	Nick Martinelli made Jumper.	26	31
2:19	Matt Knowling Turnover.	26	31
2:01	Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.	26	31
1:58	Kevin Patton Jr. Defensive Rebound.	26	31
1:52	Foul on Nick Martinelli.	26	31
1:52	Matt Knowling missed Free Throw.	26	31
1:52	USC Offensive Rebound.	26	31
1:52	Matt Knowling made Free Throw.	27	31
1:39	Justin Mullins Turnover.	27	31
1:39	Kevin Patton Jr. Steal.	27	31
1:35	Kevin Patton Jr. made Dunk.	29	31
1:35	Northwestern Timeout	29	31
1:14	Foul on Kevin Patton Jr..	29	31
1:13	Justin Mullins missed Free Throw.	29	31
1:11	Saint Thomas Defensive Rebound.	29	31
0:50	Chibuzo Agbo missed Three Point Jumper.	29	31
0:47	Jalen Leach Defensive Rebound.	29	31
0:35	Matthew Nicholson made Dunk. Assisted by Ty Berry.	29	33
0:06	Kevin Patton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	29	33
0:02	Chibuzo Agbo Offensive Rebound.	29	33
0:00	Kevin Patton Jr. made Layup.	31	33
0:00	End of 1st half	31	33

Nick Martinelli hits huge bucket for Northwestern

0:36

Clark Slajchert shows off the range on trey

0:22

Chibuzo Agbo gets the basket plus the foul

0:21

Welsh-Ryan Arena

9:00 PM, February 4, 2025Coverage: BTN

Evanston, IL

Line: NU -2.5

Over/Under: 137.5

Attendance: 5,440

Referees:
Larry Scirotto
Jeb Hartness
Paul Szelc

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan State	17-3	-	30-7
Maryland	14-6	3	27-9
Michigan	14-6	3	27-10
Wisconsin	13-7	4	27-10
UCLA	13-7	4	23-11
Purdue	13-7	4	24-12
Oregon	12-8	5	25-10
Illinois	12-8	5	22-13
Indiana	10-10	7	19-13
Ohio State	9-11	8	17-15
Rutgers	8-12	9	15-17
Nebraska	7-13	10	21-14
Northwestern	7-13	10	17-16
Iowa	7-13	10	17-16
USC	7-13	10	17-18
Minnesota	7-13	10	15-17
Penn State	6-14	11	16-15
Washington	4-16	13	13-18

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