Northwestern 68-57 Iowa (Feb 28, 2025) Play-by-Play

Iowa Hawkeyes

15-14, 6-12 Big Ten

	1	2	T
IOWA	26	31	57
NU	30	38	68

Northwestern Wildcats

16-13, 7-11 Big Ten

Nick Martinelli made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson.
Justin Mullins missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Martinelli missed Layup.
Justin Mullins made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson.
Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Mullins missed Layup.
K.J. Windham made Layup.
K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
K.J. Windham missed Layup.
Nick Martinelli missed Layup.
Nick Martinelli missed Two Point Tip Shot.
K.J. Windham made Three Point Jumper.
Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K.J. Windham.
K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
K.J. Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
Justin Mullins missed Three Point Jumper.
Ty Berry missed Jumper.
Nick Martinelli missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Mullins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry.
Angelo Ciaravino missed Jumper.
Jordan Clayton made Three Point Jumper.
Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
K.J. Windham made Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry.
Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
Justin Mullins missed Jumper.
Nick Martinelli missed Layup.
Angelo Ciaravino missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Martinelli made Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry.
Jordan Clayton missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Martinelli made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson.
Jordan Clayton missed Jumper.
Keenan Fitzmorris made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Mullins.
Keenan Fitzmorris missed Jumper.
Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keenan Fitzmorris.
K.J. Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Mullins.
Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
K.J. Windham made Three Point Jumper.
K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper.
Angelo Ciaravino missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
Angelo Ciaravino made Layup.
Luke Hunger made Layup. Assisted by Ty Berry.
Luke Hunger made Dunk. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
Jordan Clayton missed Three Point Jumper.
Luke Hunger missed Jumper.
Nick Martinelli made Jumper.
Nick Martinelli made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Mullins.
Justin Mullins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
Ty Berry made Jumper.
Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.
Drew Thelwell made Layup.
Ladji Dembele missed Layup.
Payton Sandfort made Jumper. Assisted by Drew Thelwell.
Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.
Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.
Pryce Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Drew Thelwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.
Drew Thelwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.
Brock Harding made Jumper.
Pryce Sandfort missed Jumper.
Brock Harding missed Jumper.
Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.
Brock Harding missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Dix missed Jumper.
Pryce Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Thelwell.
Drew Thelwell missed Jumper.
Pryce Sandfort made Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.
Pryce Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.
Josh Dix made Layup. Assisted by Brock Harding.
Ladji Dembele made Layup. Assisted by Josh Dix.
Ladji Dembele missed Layup.
Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Dix missed Jumper.
Brock Harding missed Jumper.
Seydou Traore missed Layup.
Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Dix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.
Payton Sandfort made Jumper. Assisted by Ladji Dembele.
Seydou Traore made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.
Seydou Traore missed Jumper.
Drew Thelwell made Three Point Jumper.
Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.
Josh Dix missed Jumper.
Ladji Dembele missed Three Point Jumper.
Pryce Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Brock Harding made Layup.
Brock Harding missed Layup.
Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Even Brauns made Dunk. Assisted by Brock Harding.
Pryce Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Pryce Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Even Brauns made Layup.
Payton Sandfort missed Layup.
Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Drew Thelwell missed Jumper.
Josh Dix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ladji Dembele.
Josh Dix missed Jumper.
Drew Thelwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.
Brock Harding missed Three Point Jumper.
Ladji Dembele missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
Ladji Dembele made Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.
Payton Sandfort made Layup.

IOWA

NORTHWESTERN

TIME		IOWA	NU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Iowa	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Northwestern	0	0
19:30	Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:27	Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:04	Nick Martinelli made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson.	0	2
18:50	Seydou Traore Turnover.	0	2
18:50	Matthew Nicholson Steal.	0	2
18:42	Justin Mullins missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:39	Ladji Dembele Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:33	Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.	0	2
18:30	Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:11	Justin Mullins Turnover.	0	2
17:56	Payton Sandfort Turnover.	0	2
17:56	Ty Berry Steal.	0	2
17:51	Nick Martinelli missed Layup.	0	2
17:51	Ladji Dembele Block.	0	2
17:47	Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.	0	2
17:36	Drew Thelwell made Layup.	2	2
17:19	Justin Mullins made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson.	2	4
17:19	Foul on Seydou Traore.	2	4
17:19	Justin Mullins missed Free Throw.	2	4
17:18	Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.	2	4
16:58	Ladji Dembele missed Layup.	2	4
16:54	Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.	2	4
16:43	Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
16:40	Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.	2	4
16:30	Foul on Jordan Clayton.	2	4
16:30	Jordan Clayton subbing out for Northwestern	2	4
16:30	K.J. Windham subbing in for Northwestern	2	4
16:27	Payton Sandfort made Jumper. Assisted by Drew Thelwell.	4	4
15:58	Justin Mullins Turnover.	4	4
15:58	Seydou Traore Steal.	4	4
15:51	Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.	4	4
15:48	Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound.	4	4
15:44	Justin Mullins missed Layup.	4	4
15:40	K.J. Windham Offensive Rebound.	4	4
15:40	K.J. Windham made Layup.	4	6
15:22	Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.	4	6
15:18	Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound.	4	6
15:08	Foul on Ladji Dembele.	4	6
15:08	Official TV Timeout	4	6
15:08	Justin Mullins subbing out for Northwestern	4	6
15:08	Angelo Ciaravino subbing in for Northwestern	4	6
15:08	Drew Thelwell subbing out for Iowa	4	6
15:08	Seydou Traore subbing out for Iowa	4	6
15:08	Brock Harding subbing in for Iowa	4	6
15:08	Pryce Sandfort subbing in for Iowa	4	6
15:08	Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw.	4	7
15:08	Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw.	4	8
14:54	Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.	4	8
14:50	Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.	4	8
14:27	K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper.	4	8
14:23	Brock Harding Defensive Rebound.	4	8
14:03	Ladji Dembele Turnover.	4	8
14:03	Angelo Ciaravino Steal.	4	8
14:03	Matthew Nicholson subbing out for Northwestern	4	8
14:03	Luke Hunger subbing in for Northwestern	4	8
14:03	Ladji Dembele subbing out for Iowa	4	8
14:03	Even Brauns subbing in for Iowa	4	8
13:32	K.J. Windham missed Layup.	4	8
13:27	Luke Hunger Offensive Rebound.	4	8
13:26	Nick Martinelli missed Layup.	4	8
13:24	Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.	4	8
13:18	Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.	4	8
13:18	Angelo Ciaravino subbing out for Northwestern	4	8
13:18	Justin Mullins subbing in for Northwestern	4	8
13:15	Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.	4	8
13:13	Luke Hunger Defensive Rebound.	4	8
13:07	Foul on Even Brauns.	4	8
13:07	Luke Hunger missed Free Throw.	4	8
13:07	Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.	4	8
13:06	Luke Hunger missed Free Throw.	4	8
13:01	Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.	4	8
13:01	Nick Martinelli missed Two Point Tip Shot.	4	8
13:00	Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.	4	8
12:52	Foul on Brock Harding.	4	8
12:44	K.J. Windham made Three Point Jumper.	4	11
12:27	Pryce Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.	4	11
12:23	K.J. Windham Defensive Rebound.	4	11
12:15	Foul on Payton Sandfort.	4	11
12:15	Josh Dix subbing out for Iowa	4	11
12:15	Payton Sandfort subbing out for Iowa	4	11
12:15	Drew Thelwell subbing in for Iowa	4	11
12:15	Carter Kingsbury subbing in for Iowa	4	11
12:05	Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K.J. Windham.	4	14
11:48	Drew Thelwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.	7	14
11:23	K.J. Windham missed Three Point Jumper.	7	14
11:20	Even Brauns Defensive Rebound.	7	14
11:04	Drew Thelwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.	10	14
10:40	Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.	10	14
10:35	Brock Harding Defensive Rebound.	10	14
10:24	Brock Harding made Jumper.	12	14
9:52	K.J. Windham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.	12	17
9:31	Pryce Sandfort missed Jumper.	12	17
9:27	Pryce Sandfort Offensive Rebound.	12	17
9:19	Brock Harding missed Jumper.	12	17
9:16	Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.	12	17
8:58	Foul on Even Brauns.	12	17
8:58	Official TV Timeout	12	17
8:58	K.J. Windham subbing out for Northwestern	12	17
8:58	Luke Hunger subbing out for Northwestern	12	17
8:58	Jordan Clayton subbing in for Northwestern	12	17
8:58	Matthew Nicholson subbing in for Northwestern	12	17
8:58	Even Brauns subbing out for Iowa	12	17
8:58	Carter Kingsbury subbing out for Iowa	12	17
8:58	Pryce Sandfort subbing out for Iowa	12	17
8:58	Josh Dix subbing in for Iowa	12	17
8:58	Payton Sandfort subbing in for Iowa	12	17
8:58	Riley Mulvey subbing in for Iowa	12	17
8:42	Justin Mullins missed Three Point Jumper.	12	17
8:39	Riley Mulvey Defensive Rebound.	12	17
8:25	Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.	12	17
8:22	Riley Mulvey Offensive Rebound.	12	17
8:05	Brock Harding missed Three Point Jumper.	12	17
8:05	Matthew Nicholson Block.	12	17
8:03	Payton Sandfort Offensive Rebound.	12	17
8:03	Iowa Turnover.	12	17
7:41	Ty Berry missed Jumper.	12	17
7:38	Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.	12	17
7:31	Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.	12	17
7:29	Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.	12	17
7:11	Nick Martinelli missed Three Point Jumper.	12	17
7:09	Ty Berry Offensive Rebound.	12	17
7:04	Justin Mullins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry.	12	20
6:52	Foul on Justin Mullins.	12	20
6:52	Official TV Timeout	12	20
6:52	Ty Berry subbing out for Northwestern	12	20
6:52	Angelo Ciaravino subbing in for Northwestern	12	20
6:52	Brock Harding subbing out for Iowa	12	20
6:52	Pryce Sandfort subbing in for Iowa	12	20
6:48	Josh Dix missed Jumper.	12	20
6:44	Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.	12	20
6:29	Angelo Ciaravino missed Jumper.	12	20
6:26	Riley Mulvey Defensive Rebound.	12	20
6:22	Pryce Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Thelwell.	15	20
6:04	Jordan Clayton made Three Point Jumper.	15	23
5:43	Drew Thelwell missed Jumper.	15	23
5:42	Payton Sandfort made Free Throw.	16	23
5:42	Jordan Clayton subbing out for Northwestern	16	23
5:42	Payton Sandfort Offensive Rebound.	15	23
5:42	Foul on Jordan Clayton.	15	23
5:42	Angelo Ciaravino subbing out for Northwestern	16	23
5:42	Ty Berry subbing in for Northwestern	16	23
5:42	K.J. Windham subbing in for Northwestern	16	23
5:42	Riley Mulvey subbing out for Iowa	16	23
5:42	Ladji Dembele subbing in for Iowa	16	23
5:42	Payton Sandfort made Free Throw.	17	23
5:13	Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.	17	23
5:09	Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.	17	23
5:01	Pryce Sandfort Turnover.	17	23
4:39	K.J. Windham made Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry.	17	25
4:33	Foul on K.J. Windham.	17	25
4:12	Pryce Sandfort made Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.	19	25
3:59	Foul on Pryce Sandfort.	19	25
3:59	Official TV Timeout	19	25
3:59	Drew Thelwell subbing out for Iowa	19	25
3:59	Brock Harding subbing in for Iowa	19	25
3:59	K.J. Windham made Free Throw.	19	26
3:59	K.J. Windham made Free Throw.	19	27
3:44	Pryce Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.	22	27
3:23	Foul on Payton Sandfort.	22	27
3:23	Matthew Nicholson missed Free Throw.	22	27
3:23	Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.	22	27
3:23	Payton Sandfort subbing out for Iowa	22	27
3:23	Drew Thelwell subbing in for Iowa	22	27
3:23	Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw.	22	28
2:56	Josh Dix made Layup. Assisted by Brock Harding.	24	28
2:35	Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.	24	28
2:32	Ladji Dembele Defensive Rebound.	24	28
2:12	Ladji Dembele made Layup. Assisted by Josh Dix.	26	28
2:05	Northwestern Timeout	26	28
1:40	Justin Mullins missed Jumper.	26	28
1:39	Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.	26	28
1:39	Foul on Josh Dix.	26	28
1:39	Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.	26	29
1:39	Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.	26	30
1:23	Ladji Dembele missed Layup.	26	30
1:23	Matthew Nicholson Block.	26	30
1:21	Iowa Offensive Rebound.	26	30
1:18	Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.	26	30
1:14	K.J. Windham Defensive Rebound.	26	30
0:58	Nick Martinelli missed Layup.	26	30
0:55	Brock Harding Defensive Rebound.	26	30
0:50	Foul on Justin Mullins.	26	30
0:50	Justin Mullins subbing out for Northwestern	26	30
0:50	Angelo Ciaravino subbing in for Northwestern	26	30
0:46	Josh Dix missed Jumper.	26	30
0:43	Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.	26	30
0:23	Angelo Ciaravino missed Three Point Jumper.	26	30
0:20	Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.	26	30
0:01	Brock Harding missed Jumper.	26	30
0:00	Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.	26	30
0:00	End of 1st half	26	30

Welsh-Ryan Arena

9:00 PM, February 28, 2025Coverage: FS1

Evanston, IL

Line: NU -4.5

Over/Under: 149.5

Attendance: 6,249

Referees:
Doug Sirmons
John Floyd
Edwin Young

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan State	17-3	-	26-5
Maryland	14-6	3	24-7
Michigan	14-6	3	22-9
Wisconsin	13-7	4	23-8
UCLA	13-7	4	22-9
Purdue	13-7	4	21-10
Oregon	12-8	5	23-8
Illinois	12-8	5	20-11
Indiana	10-10	7	19-12
Ohio State	9-11	8	17-14
Rutgers	8-12	9	15-16
Nebraska	7-13	10	17-14
Northwestern	7-13	10	16-15
Iowa	7-13	10	16-15
Minnesota	7-13	10	15-16
USC	7-13	10	15-16
Penn State	6-14	11	16-15
Washington	4-16	13	13-18

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