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Leach scores season-high 25 points to lead Northwestern past Eastern Illinois 67-58 in OT

AP
Nov 15, 2024

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Jalen Leach scored a season-high 27 points and Nick Martinelli added 16 points and Northwestern needed overtime to beat Eastern Illinois 67-58 on Friday night.

The Wildcats (3-1) held Eastern Illinois (1-3) scoreless in the extra session. Leach scored the last seven points in regulation for Northwestern and the last five points in overtime.

The Panthers Nakyel Shelton hit a running jumper in the lane with 31 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 58. Northwestern missed three-shot attempts in the final four seconds as the game went to overtime.

Leach, a graduate transfer from Fairfield, shot just 5 of 12, including 2 of 7 from 3-point range, but made up for it going 13 of 14 from the free throw line. He started the game averaging just more than 10 points per contest.

Ty Berry added 10 points for Northwestern and Matt Nicholson grabbed 12 rebounds.

Shelton scored 19 points and Kooper Jacobi 14 for Eastern Illinois.

Martinelli entered as the first Northwestern player to score 25-plus points in three consecutive games since John Shurna did it in 2010. He started the game as the Big Ten scoring leader and ranked sixth nationally averaging 28.3 points per game.

On Friday, he shot 6 of 12 and missed his lone 3 attempt.

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1st Half
EIU
Panthers
27
NW
Wildcats
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Rodolfo Bolis vs. Matthew Nicholson (Jalen Leach gains possession)
19:44		K.J. Windham misses three point jump shot
19:42		Malik Olafioye defensive rebound
19:21		Rodolfo Bolis turnover (traveling)
19:11		Nick Martinelli misses three point jump shot
19:09		Panthers defensive rebound
19:09		K.J. Windham personal foul (Nakyel Shelton draws the foul)
18:51		Isaiah Griffin misses three point jump shot
18:49		Ty Berry defensive rebound
18:30	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup (Matthew Nicholson assists)	0-2
18:09		Nakyel Shelton turnover (bad pass) (Nick Martinelli steals)
18:05		Nakyel Shelton shooting foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
18:05	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-3
18:05	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-4
17:40		Rodolfo Bolis misses two point jump shot
17:38		Kooper Jacobi offensive rebound
17:37		Jump ball. Kooper Jacobi vs. Matthew Nicholson (Panthers gains possession)
17:35	+2	Nakyel Shelton makes two point jump shot (Malik Olafioye assists)	2-4
17:10		Nakyel Shelton blocks Nick Martinelli's two point jump shot
17:10		Rodolfo Bolis defensive rebound
17:00	+2	Malik Olafioye makes two point jump shot	4-4
16:44	+3	Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Jalen Leach assists)	4-7
16:28	+3	Isaiah Griffin makes three point jump shot (Rodolfo Bolis assists)	7-7
16:05		Nakyel Shelton personal foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
15:53		Sekou Kalle kicked ball violation
15:53		TV timeout
15:34		Justin Mullins turnover (lost ball) (Sekou Kalle steals)
15:32		Jump ball. Justin Mullins vs. Sekou Kalle (Wildcats gains possession)
15:32		Sekou Kalle turnover (lost ball) (Justin Mullins steals)
15:29		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
15:27		Luke Hunger offensive rebound
15:18		Malik Olafioye personal foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
15:07		Luke Hunger misses two point jump shot
15:05		Wildcats offensive rebound
14:56	+2	Luke Hunger makes two point layup (Nick Martinelli assists)	7-9
14:41	+2	Malik Olafioye makes two point jump shot	9-9
14:22	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup (Luke Hunger assists)	9-11
14:06		Justin Mullins personal foul (Zion Fruster draws the foul)
13:55	+2	Kooper Jacobi makes two point jump shot	11-11
13:38		Artese Stapleton shooting foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
13:38	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-12
13:38	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-13
13:27		Artese Stapleton turnover (lost ball) (Angelo Ciaravino steals)
13:12		Justin Mullins misses three point jump shot
13:10		Panthers defensive rebound
12:49		Malik Olafioye misses three point jump shot
12:47		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
12:40		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
12:38		Sekou Kalle defensive rebound
12:26		Artese Stapleton turnover (traveling)
12:16		Angelo Ciaravino turnover (bad pass) (Rodolfo Bolis steals)
12:10		Obadiah Curtis turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Leach steals)
11:53		Luke Hunger misses two point layup
11:51		Jalen Leach offensive rebound
11:51		Obadiah Curtis shooting foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
11:51		TV timeout
11:51	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-14
11:51	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-15
11:35		Isaiah Griffin turnover (bad pass) (Nick Martinelli steals)
11:22	+3	Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Matthew Nicholson assists)	11-18
10:56		Zion Fruster misses three point jump shot
10:54		Rodolfo Bolis offensive rebound
10:35		Matthew Nicholson blocks Artese Stapleton's two point layup
10:33		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
10:22		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
10:20		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
10:13	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup (Matthew Nicholson assists)	11-20
10:13		Isaiah Griffin shooting foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
10:13	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-21
10:03		K.J. Windham shooting foul (Artese Stapleton draws the foul)
10:03		Artese Stapleton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:03	+1	Artese Stapleton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-21
9:48		Angelo Ciaravino misses two point jump shot
9:46		Panthers defensive rebound
9:31	+2	Sekou Kalle makes two point jump shot (Artese Stapleton assists)	14-21
9:06	+2	Angelo Ciaravino makes two point layup (K.J. Windham assists)	14-23
8:45		Kooper Jacobi misses two point jump shot
8:43		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
8:34		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
8:32		Angelo Ciaravino offensive rebound
8:25		Artese Stapleton personal foul (Ty Berry draws the foul)
8:25		Ty Berry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:25		Nakyel Shelton defensive rebound
8:09		Zion Fruster misses two point jump shot
8:07		Ty Berry defensive rebound
7:40	+2	Justin Mullins makes two point layup (Matthew Nicholson assists)	14-25
7:39		Panthers 30 second timeout
7:39		TV timeout
7:26		Nakyel Shelton turnover (traveling)
7:08		Angelo Ciaravino turnover (bad pass) (Lazar Grbovic steals)
6:47		Nakyel Shelton misses two point jump shot
6:45		Luke Hunger defensive rebound
6:30		Luke Hunger turnover (bad pass) (Nakyel Shelton steals)
6:05	+2	Kooper Jacobi makes two point jump shot (Malik Olafioye assists)	16-25
5:49	+2	Justin Mullins makes two point layup (Luke Hunger assists)	16-27
5:34	+3	Zion Fruster makes three point jump shot (Kooper Jacobi assists)	19-27
5:12		Zion Fruster blocks Justin Mullins's two point jump shot
5:10		Zion Fruster defensive rebound
4:50	+2	Lazar Grbovic makes two point jump shot (Kooper Jacobi assists)	21-27
4:49		Wildcats 30 second timeout
4:34		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
4:32		Angelo Ciaravino offensive rebound
4:26		Angelo Ciaravino turnover (bad pass) (Zion Fruster steals)
4:15		Ty Berry blocks Rodolfo Bolis's two point jump shot
4:13		Zion Fruster offensive rebound
4:11		Zion Fruster misses three point jump shot
4:11		Kooper Jacobi offensive rebound
4:11		Ty Berry personal foul (Kooper Jacobi draws the foul)
4:11	+1	Kooper Jacobi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-27
4:11	+1	Kooper Jacobi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-27
3:39		Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
3:39		TV timeout
3:22	+2	Nakyel Shelton makes two point jump shot (Kooper Jacobi assists)	25-27
3:07		Rodolfo Bolis shooting foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
3:07	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-28
3:07	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-29
2:49		Artese Stapleton misses two point layup
2:47		Rodolfo Bolis offensive rebound
2:47		Rodolfo Bolis misses two point layup
2:45		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
2:32	+2	Justin Mullins makes two point dunk	25-31
2:02		Artese Stapleton misses three point jump shot
2:00		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
1:48	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot (Justin Mullins assists)	25-33
1:47		Panthers 30 second timeout
1:19		Nakyel Shelton misses three point jump shot
1:17		Panthers offensive rebound
1:17		Panthers turnover (shot clock violation)
0:59	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot (Ty Berry assists)	25-35
0:43	+2	Rodolfo Bolis makes two point jump shot (Kooper Jacobi assists)	27-35
0:09	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point jump shot	27-37
0:01		Nakyel Shelton misses three point jump shot
0:00		Panthers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
EIU
Panthers
31
NW
Wildcats
21

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+2	Rodolfo Bolis makes two point jump shot (Kooper Jacobi assists)	29-37
19:09		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
19:07		Zion Fruster defensive rebound
18:55		Jalen Leach personal foul (Nakyel Shelton draws the foul)
18:40		Malik Olafioye misses three point jump shot
18:38		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
18:26		Nick Martinelli turnover (traveling)
18:10		Rodolfo Bolis misses two point jump shot
18:08		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
17:57		Nakyel Shelton shooting foul (Ty Berry draws the foul)
17:57	+1	Ty Berry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-38
17:57		Ty Berry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:57		Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound
17:40		Nakyel Shelton misses three point jump shot
17:38		Sekou Kalle offensive rebound
17:35		Sekou Kalle misses two point layup
17:35		Panthers offensive rebound
17:29		Kooper Jacobi misses two point jump shot
17:27		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
17:15		Sekou Kalle shooting foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul)
17:14		Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:13		Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:13		Justin Mullins offensive rebound
17:00		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
16:58		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
16:47	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot	29-40
16:17		Nakyel Shelton turnover (traveling)
16:09		Jalen Leach turnover (bad pass)
15:54	+2	Lazar Grbovic makes two point layup (Artese Stapleton assists)	31-40
15:34		Lazar Grbovic personal foul (Luke Hunger draws the foul)
15:34		TV timeout
15:34		Wildcats turnover (5-second violation)
15:22		Artese Stapleton turnover (bad pass) (Justin Mullins steals)
15:13		Luke Hunger turnover (lost ball) (Nakyel Shelton steals)
15:07		Nakyel Shelton misses two point layup
15:05		Panthers offensive rebound
14:48		Nakyel Shelton misses three point jump shot
14:46		Zion Fruster offensive rebound
14:36	+2	Kooper Jacobi makes two point jump shot (Nakyel Shelton assists)	33-40
14:20		Ty Berry turnover (bad pass) (Lazar Grbovic steals)
14:14		Nick Martinelli personal foul (Nakyel Shelton draws the foul)
14:12		Zion Fruster misses two point jump shot
14:10		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
13:49		Matthew Nicholson turnover (traveling)
13:35		Nakyel Shelton misses three point jump shot
13:33		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
13:16		Nick Martinelli misses two point jump shot
13:14		Ty Berry offensive rebound
13:08		Ty Berry misses two point jump shot
13:06		Wildcats offensive rebound
13:06		Nick Martinelli misses two point jump shot
13:05		Angelo Ciaravino offensive rebound
12:53		Jalen Leach misses two point jump shot
12:51		Angelo Ciaravino offensive rebound
12:48	+2	Angelo Ciaravino makes two point layup	33-42
12:48		Lazar Grbovic shooting foul (Angelo Ciaravino draws the foul)
12:48		Angelo Ciaravino misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:48		Obadiah Curtis defensive rebound
12:41		Jalen Leach personal foul (Artese Stapleton draws the foul)
12:37		K.J. Windham personal foul (Nakyel Shelton draws the foul)
12:24	+2	Rodolfo Bolis makes two point jump shot (Zion Fruster assists)	35-42
12:04		Rodolfo Bolis personal foul (Luke Hunger draws the foul)
11:58		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
11:56		Obadiah Curtis defensive rebound
11:46		Zion Fruster turnover (bad pass) (Justin Mullins steals)
11:41	+2	K.J. Windham makes two point layup (Justin Mullins assists)	35-44
11:17		Angelo Ciaravino shooting foul (Nakyel Shelton draws the foul)
11:17		TV timeout
11:17	+1	Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-44
11:17	+1	Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-44
11:06		Obadiah Curtis personal foul (Angelo Ciaravino draws the foul)
10:50		K.J. Windham misses three point jump shot
10:48		Obadiah Curtis defensive rebound
10:17		Kooper Jacobi misses two point jump shot
10:15		Panthers offensive rebound
10:15		K.J. Windham personal foul (Panthers draws the foul)
10:08	+2	Nakyel Shelton makes two point jump shot (Rodolfo Bolis assists)	39-44
9:52		Obadiah Curtis personal foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
9:52	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-45
9:52		Jalen Leach misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:52		Nakyel Shelton defensive rebound
9:36	+2	Nakyel Shelton makes two point jump shot (Zion Fruster assists)	41-45
9:16		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
9:14		Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound
9:07		Zion Fruster misses two point layup
9:05		Kooper Jacobi offensive rebound
9:05	+2	Kooper Jacobi makes two point layup	43-45
8:59		Wildcats 30 second timeout
8:59		TV timeout
8:56		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
8:54		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
8:54		Kooper Jacobi blocks Matthew Nicholson's two point layup
8:54		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
8:54		Rodolfo Bolis shooting foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
8:54	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-46
8:54		Nick Martinelli misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:54		Nakyel Shelton defensive rebound
8:31	+2	Rodolfo Bolis makes two point layup (Malik Olafioye assists)	45-46
8:31		Jalen Leach shooting foul (Rodolfo Bolis draws the foul)
8:31		Rodolfo Bolis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:31		Kooper Jacobi offensive rebound
8:12		Nakyel Shelton misses three point jump shot
8:10		Panthers offensive rebound
7:58	+2	Nakyel Shelton makes two point jump shot (Rodolfo Bolis assists)	47-46
7:40		Matthew Nicholson turnover (bad pass)
7:40		TV timeout
7:23		Rodolfo Bolis turnover (bad pass)
6:57		Nick Martinelli turnover (bad pass) (Nakyel Shelton steals)
6:36	+2	Nakyel Shelton makes two point jump shot (Malik Olafioye assists)	49-46
6:21		Malik Olafioye personal foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
6:21	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-47
6:21	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-48
6:10		Nakyel Shelton misses two point jump shot
6:08		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
5:53	+3	Ty Berry makes three point jump shot	49-51
5:34	+3	Nakyel Shelton makes three point jump shot (Malik Olafioye assists)	52-51
5:11		Ty Berry misses two point layup
5:09		Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound
4:46	+2	Kooper Jacobi makes two point jump shot	54-51
4:23	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point jump shot (Luke Hunger assists)	54-53
3:59	+2	Kooper Jacobi makes two point jump shot (Nakyel Shelton assists)	56-53
3:35		Ty Berry turnover (bad pass) (Kooper Jacobi steals)
3:30		Justin Mullins blocks Zion Fruster's two point layup
3:30		Panthers offensive rebound
3:28		TV timeout
3:05		Nakyel Shelton misses three point jump shot
3:03		Luke Hunger defensive rebound
2:51	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point jump shot (Nick Martinelli assists)	56-55
2:39		Panthers 30 second timeout
2:21		Nakyel Shelton misses three point jump shot
2:19		Kooper Jacobi offensive rebound
2:03		Kooper Jacobi misses two point layup
2:01		Luke Hunger defensive rebound
1:50		Nakyel Shelton blocks Jalen Leach's two point jump shot
1:48		Nakyel Shelton defensive rebound
1:20		Nakyel Shelton turnover (lost ball) (Justin Mullins steals)
1:05	+3	Jalen Leach makes three point jump shot	56-58
0:52		Panthers 60 second timeout
0:32	+2	Nakyel Shelton makes two point jump shot (Kooper Jacobi assists)	58-58
0:05		Nick Martinelli misses two point layup
0:04		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
0:03		Matthew Nicholson misses two point layup
0:03		Wildcats offensive rebound
0:01		Ty Berry misses two point jump shot
0:00		Wildcats offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

OT
EIU
Panthers
0
NW
Wildcats
9

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Rodolfo Bolis vs. Matthew Nicholson (Nick Martinelli gains possession)
4:29		Matthew Nicholson misses two point layup
4:27		Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound
3:58		Kooper Jacobi misses two point jump shot
3:56		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
3:37		Kooper Jacobi personal foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
3:37	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-59
3:37	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-60
3:21		Jalen Leach personal foul (Zion Fruster draws the foul)
3:21		Zion Fruster misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:21		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
2:52		Nick Martinelli misses two point jump shot
2:50		Rodolfo Bolis defensive rebound
2:25		Malik Olafioye turnover (lost ball) (Justin Mullins steals)
2:03		Rodolfo Bolis shooting foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
2:03	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-61
2:03	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-62
1:49		Zion Fruster misses three point jump shot
1:47		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
1:33		Wildcats 30 second timeout
1:22	+3	Jalen Leach makes three point jump shot	58-65
1:01		Matthew Nicholson blocks Nakyel Shelton's two point layup
0:59		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
0:35		Kooper Jacobi personal foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-66
0:35	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-67
0:35		Panthers 30 second timeout
0:23		Kooper Jacobi misses three point jump shot
0:21		Angelo Ciaravino defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Angelo Ciaravino defensive rebound