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Martinelli's 22 help Northwestern beat USC 74-68, snap 9-game skid in Big Ten play

— Nick Martinell scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half on Wednesday night to help Northwestern beat USC 74-68 and snap a five game losing streak.
Jan 22, 2026, 01:42 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

100%
--NU
0%
--USC

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ezra Ausar assists)
  • Max Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jake West assists)
  • Jake West misses driving layup
  • Ezra Ausar misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Ezra Ausar misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alijah Arenas assists)
  • Nick Martinelli misses 11-foot hook shot
  • Tre Singleton makes 0-foot tip in layup
  • Alijah Arenas misses driving layup
  • Jacob Cofie misses tip in layup
  • Alijah Arenas misses tip in layup
  • Tre Singleton makes layup (Max Green assists)
  • Alijah Arenas misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Tre Singleton misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Alijah Arenas makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Kam Woods assists)
  • Tre Singleton misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jacob Cofie makes layup (Kam Woods assists)
  • Max Green makes layup (Nick Martinelli assists)
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jayden Reid misses driving layup
  • Alijah Arenas makes driving layup (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)
  • Nick Martinelli makes 9-foot hook shot (Arrinten Page assists)
  • Jacob Cofie makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jayden Reid misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Arrinten Page misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kam Woods misses 8-foot floating jump shot
  • Jacob Cofie misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jacob Cofie misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Angelo Ciaravino misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jacob Cofie makes 16-foot jumper (Jerry Easter II assists)
  • Nick Martinelli misses layup
  • Alijah Arenas misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Alijah Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jayden Reid makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Ezra Ausar misses driving layup
  • Alijah Arenas misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nick Martinelli misses driving layup
  • Ezra Ausar makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Kam Woods assists)
  • Tyler Kropp makes layup
  • Jacob Cofie misses driving layup
  • Nick Martinelli misses 8-foot floating jump shot
  • Kam Woods misses 11-foot floating jump shot
  • Max Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Tyler Kropp makes 10-foot floating jump shot
  • Jerry Easter II misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jake West makes layup (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Alijah Arenas makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alijah Arenas makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Arrinten Page misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Jacob Cofie misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Arrinten Page makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Arrinten Page makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alijah Arenas misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jacob Cofie makes layup
  • Jayden Reid makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jake West makes 2-foot dunk (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Jacob Cofie makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jacob Cofie misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Alijah Arenas misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Tyler Kropp misses 15-foot jumper
  • Kam Woods misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jake West misses driving layup
  • Alijah Arenas misses driving layup
  • Jordan Clayton misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Ezra Ausar misses layup
  • Nick Martinelli misses 18-foot jumper
  • Jordan Marsh misses 11-foot floating jump shot
  • Max Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Max Green misses layup
  • Jake West makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nick Martinelli assists)
  • Ezra Ausar makes layup (Jordan Marsh assists)
  • Max Green misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jerry Easter II misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jerry Easter II makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nick Martinelli misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Ezra Ausar misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Ezra Ausar misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Nick Martinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Max Green makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Tre Singleton assists)
  • Alijah Arenas makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nick Martinelli misses driving layup
  • Alijah Arenas misses alley oop dunk
  • Jake West misses driving layup
  • Tre Singleton misses tip in layup
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nick Martinelli makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Jake West assists)
  • Ezra Ausar makes 1-foot dunk (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)
  • Nick Martinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Tre Singleton makes layup (Jake West assists)
  • Alijah Arenas misses free throw 1 of 3
  • Jordan Marsh makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Jordan Marsh makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Tyler Kropp makes layup (Jake West assists)
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jacob Cofie misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jacob Cofie misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes driving layup
  • Nick Martinelli makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jordan Marsh misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nick Martinelli misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jake West misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Ezra Ausar misses layup
  • Arrinten Page makes 4-foot alley oop dunk
  • Alijah Arenas misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alijah Arenas misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Nick Martinelli makes 11-foot hook shot (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Alijah Arenas misses 11-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jordan Marsh misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jayden Reid misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jordan Marsh makes driving layup (Ezra Ausar assists)
  • Jordan Marsh makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Arrinten Page makes layup (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Jordan Marsh makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordan Marsh makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordan Clayton misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes layup
  • Max Green makes driving layup (Nick Martinelli assists)
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Arrinten Page misses 6-foot jumper
  • Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nick Martinelli makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordan Marsh makes driving layup
  • Jake West makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jake West makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordan Marsh makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordan Marsh makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Arrinten Page makes 8-foot hook shot (Tre Singleton assists)
  • Jaden Brownell misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Arrinten Page misses 15-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Jordan Marsh makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Jacob Cofie assists)
  • Nick Martinelli misses driving layup
  • Nick Martinelli misses 17-foot floating jump shot
  • Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nick Martinelli misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordan Clayton misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jerry Easter II misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Nick Martinelli makes driving layup (Tyler Kropp assists)
  • Jordan Marsh makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordan Marsh makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordan Marsh makes layup (Ezra Ausar assists)
  • Tyler Kropp makes layup
  • Tyler Kropp makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Alijah Arenas misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nick Martinelli makes 9-foot hook shot
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kam Woods misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kam Woods misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Nick Martinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Marsh makes driving layup
  • Nick Martinelli makes 18-foot turnaround jump shot (Max Green assists)
  • Jordan Marsh misses 8-foot floating jump shot
  • Tyler Kropp makes layup (Nick Martinelli assists)
  • Jerry Easter II misses driving layup
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jayden Reid makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayden Reid makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Ezra Ausar makes 1-foot dunk (Alijah Arenas assists)
  • Jordan Marsh misses driving layup
  • Jake West makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jake West makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alijah Arenas misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Ezra Ausar misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Ezra Ausar makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jayden Reid misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayden Reid makes free throw 2 of 2
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Northwestern WildcatsNUNU
(9-10)
(9-10, 1-7 Conf)
o152.5
-110
+6.5
-105
o149.5
-108
+240
USC TrojansUSCUSC
(14-5)
(14-5, 3-5 Conf)
-6.5
-110
-6.5
-115
u149.5
-112
-298
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