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Jalen Leach scores 15 of his 21 points in the second half and Northwestern beats Pepperdine 68-50

AP
Nov 22, 2024

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Jalen Leach scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, Nick Martinelli added 20 points and Northwestern beat Pepperdine 68-50 on Friday night.

Martinelli scored the final eight points of a 12-0 run at the end of the first half to put Northwestern ahead 31-16 before Pepperdine guard Jaxon Olvera made a 3-pointer to pull within 12 points at the break.

Pepperdine twice got within 10 points in the second half, the last on a 3-pointer by Olvera with 14:02 left, but Northwestern scored on the following possession both times. Martinelli gave the Wildcats their largest lead of 24 points after making four straight free throws on back-to-back possessions midway through the second half.

Northwestern was just 2 of 11 from 3-point range but went 18 of 21 from the free-throw line. Pepperdine was 3 of 20 from distance and shot 29% overall.

Brooks Barnhizer had 13 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals for Northwestern (5-1). On Tuesday, Barnhizer became the first Northwestern player to record a game of at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals since at least 2005-06.

Olvera scored 11 points and Taj Au-Duke added 10 for Pepperdine (1-4). The Waves are in their first season under coach Ed Schilling, previously an assistant coach at Grand Canyon.

Pepperdine had won the only two previous meetings, both occurring in 2000, ending in one- and two-point victories.

Northwestern, which closed a season-long four-game homestand, travels to play Butler on Friday at the Arizona Tip-Off in Tempe. Pepperdine returns home to play Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday.

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1st Half
PEP
Waves
19
NW
Wildcats
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Dovydas Butka vs. Matthew Nicholson (Waves gains possession)
19:31		Stefan Todorovic misses two point jump shot
19:29		Wildcats defensive rebound
19:05		Ty Berry misses two point jump shot
19:03		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
18:48	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point dunk (Dovydas Butka assists)	2-0
18:48		Matthew Nicholson shooting foul (Boubacar Coulibaly draws the foul)
18:48		Boubacar Coulibaly misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:48		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
18:34	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup (Ty Berry assists)	2-2
18:14		Dovydas Butka turnover (bad pass) (Ty Berry steals)
18:06		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
18:04		Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
17:48		Dovydas Butka misses two point layup
17:46		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
17:33	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot	2-4
17:01		Stefan Todorovic misses two point jump shot
16:59		Stefan Todorovic offensive rebound
16:55		Stefan Todorovic misses two point layup
16:53		Boubacar Coulibaly offensive rebound
16:46		Moe Odum misses three point jump shot
16:44		Jalen Leach defensive rebound
16:38	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point jump shot	2-6
16:13		Stefan Todorovic misses three point jump shot
16:11		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
15:59		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
15:57		Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
15:47	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point layup (Moe Odum assists)	4-6
15:27		Jalen Leach misses two point jump shot
15:25		Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
15:23		Ty Berry personal foul
15:25		TV timeout
14:59		David Mager misses three point jump shot
14:57		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
14:43	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot (Luke Hunger assists)	4-8
14:30		Zion Bethea misses two point jump shot
14:28		Boubacar Coulibaly offensive rebound
14:23		Boubacar Coulibaly misses two point jump shot
14:21		Jalen Leach defensive rebound
14:11		Nick Martinelli misses three point jump shot
14:09		Zion Bethea defensive rebound
14:02		Boubacar Coulibaly offensive foul
14:02		Boubacar Coulibaly turnover (offensive foul)
13:42		Boubacar Coulibaly shooting foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
13:42		Nick Martinelli misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:42	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-9
13:18	+2	Stefan Todorovic makes two point jump shot (Alonso Faure assists)	6-9
13:02		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
13:00		Alonso Faure defensive rebound
12:32		Moe Odum misses three point jump shot
12:30		Luke Hunger defensive rebound
12:20		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
12:18		Luke Hunger offensive rebound
12:12		Luke Hunger misses two point hook shot
12:10		Alonso Faure defensive rebound
12:04	+2	David Mager makes two point layup (Jaxon Olvera assists)	8-9
11:48		Moe Odum personal foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
11:48		TV timeout
11:42		Dovydas Butka personal foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
11:33		K.J. Windham misses two point jump shot
11:31		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
11:08		Jaxon Olvera misses two point jump shot
11:06		Luke Hunger defensive rebound
10:52	+2	Justin Mullins makes two point layup (Luke Hunger assists)	8-11
10:33		Dovydas Butka turnover (traveling)
10:05		Matthew Nicholson misses two point layup
10:03		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
9:57	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point layup	8-13
9:52		Taj Au-Duke turnover (bad pass) (Justin Mullins steals)
9:43	+2	Justin Mullins makes two point dunk	8-15
9:33		Stefan Todorovic turnover (lost ball) (Justin Mullins steals)
9:33		Alonso Faure personal foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
9:33		Nick Martinelli misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:33	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-16
9:06		Taj Au-Duke misses two point jump shot
9:04		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
8:55		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point hook shot
8:53		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
8:44		David Mager misses two point layup
8:42		Alonso Faure offensive rebound
8:38	+2	Alonso Faure makes two point layup	10-16
8:21		David Mager shooting foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
8:21	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-17
8:21		Brooks Barnhizer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:21		David Mager defensive rebound
7:59	+3	Taj Au-Duke makes three point jump shot (Dovydas Butka assists)	13-17
7:39		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
7:37		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
7:28		Taj Au-Duke misses three point jump shot
7:27		Waves offensive rebound
7:27		Nick Martinelli personal foul
7:27		TV timeout
7:06		Stefan Todorovic misses three point jump shot
7:04		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
6:41		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
6:39		Taj Au-Duke defensive rebound
6:19		Jalen Leach shooting foul (Taj Au-Duke draws the foul)
6:19		Taj Au-Duke misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:19	+1	Taj Au-Duke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-17
6:01		Moe Odum blocks Ty Berry's two point layup
5:59		Waves defensive rebound
5:44		Stefan Todorovic turnover (lost ball)
5:30		Moe Odum personal foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
5:30	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-18
5:30	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-19
5:19	+2	Stefan Todorovic makes two point jump shot (Dovydas Butka assists)	16-19
5:08	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point jump shot	16-21
4:43		Zion Bethea misses two point jump shot
4:41		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
4:32	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot	16-23
4:03		Brooks Barnhizer blocks Alex Leiba's two point layup
4:01		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
3:55		Jalen Leach personal foul
3:55		Jalen Leach misses two point layup
3:55		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
3:55		TV timeout
3:41		Alonso Faure misses three point jump shot
3:39		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
3:28		Justin Mullins misses three point jump shot
3:26		Alonso Faure defensive rebound
3:00		Zion Bethea turnover (bad pass) (Brooks Barnhizer steals)
2:51	+3	Nick Martinelli makes three point jump shot (Justin Mullins assists)	16-26
2:26		Zion Bethea misses three point jump shot
2:24		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
1:55		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
1:53		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
1:35		Alonso Faure misses three point jump shot
1:33		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
1:15	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	16-28
1:15		Dovydas Butka shooting foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
1:15	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-29
0:57		Taj Au-Duke misses two point jump shot
0:55		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	16-31
0:31		Waves 30 second timeout
0:12	+3	Jaxon Olvera makes three point jump shot (Stefan Todorovic assists)	19-31
0:01		Nick Martinelli misses two point hook shot
0:00		Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PEP
Waves
31
NW
Wildcats
37

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Nick Martinelli misses two point hook shot
19:47		Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
19:32		Moe Odum turnover (bad pass) (Brooks Barnhizer steals)
19:14		Brooks Barnhizer turnover (bad pass) (Moe Odum steals)
19:03		Matthew Nicholson blocks Dovydas Butka's two point layup
19:01		Waves offensive rebound
19:01		Stefan Todorovic misses two point jump shot
18:59		Ty Berry defensive rebound
18:50		Ty Berry turnover (out of bounds)
18:23	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point dunk (Moe Odum assists)	21-31
18:13		Boubacar Coulibaly personal foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul)
18:07	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point jump shot	21-33
17:49		Matthew Nicholson personal foul (Boubacar Coulibaly draws the foul)
17:41		Dovydas Butka turnover (Brooks Barnhizer steals)
17:32	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point layup	21-35
17:21		Dovydas Butka turnover (bad pass)
17:04		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
17:02		Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
16:36		Zion Bethea misses two point layup
16:34		Boubacar Coulibaly offensive rebound
16:30		Matthew Nicholson blocks Boubacar Coulibaly's two point layup
16:28		Ty Berry defensive rebound
16:22		Ty Berry turnover (Moe Odum steals)
16:22	+2	Moe Odum makes two point layup	23-35
16:22		Ty Berry shooting foul (Moe Odum draws the foul)
16:22	+1	Moe Odum makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-35
16:11	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot	24-37
15:42		David Mager misses three point jump shot
15:40		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
15:32	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	24-39
15:24		Waves 30 second timeout
15:24		TV timeout
15:10		Dovydas Butka misses two point hook shot
15:08		Luke Hunger defensive rebound
14:53		Nick Martinelli misses two point hook shot
14:51		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
14:46	+2	Boubacar Coulibaly makes two point layup (Moe Odum assists)	26-39
14:25		Justin Mullins offensive foul (Stefan Todorovic draws the foul)
14:25		Justin Mullins turnover (offensive foul)
14:25		TV timeout
14:05	+3	Jaxon Olvera makes three point jump shot (Moe Odum assists)	29-39
13:36	+2	Justin Mullins makes two point layup (Luke Hunger assists)	29-41
13:18		Boubacar Coulibaly misses two point jump shot
13:16		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
13:06	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point jump shot	29-43
13:06		Stefan Todorovic shooting foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
13:06	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-44
12:41		Boubacar Coulibaly misses two point hook shot
12:39		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
12:28		Jaxon Olvera blocks Brooks Barnhizer's two point layup
12:26		Wildcats offensive rebound
12:25		Jaxon Olvera personal foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
12:20	+3	Jalen Leach makes three point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	29-47
12:01		Angelo Ciaravino personal foul (David Mager draws the foul)
11:47		David Mager misses two point layup
11:45		Luke Hunger defensive rebound
11:33		David Mager personal foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
11:33		TV timeout
11:27		Jalen Leach misses two point jump shot
11:25		Luke Hunger offensive rebound
11:22		Luke Hunger misses two point layup
11:20		Moe Odum defensive rebound
11:12		Stefan Todorovic misses three point jump shot
11:10		Waves offensive rebound
11:07	+2	Moe Odum makes two point jump shot (Taj Au-Duke assists)	31-47
10:51	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point layup (Nick Martinelli assists)	31-49
10:51		Moe Odum shooting foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
10:51	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-50
10:42		Matthew Nicholson shooting foul (Jaxon Olvera draws the foul)
10:42	+1	Jaxon Olvera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-50
10:42		Jaxon Olvera misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:42		Jalen Leach defensive rebound
10:27	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point layup	32-52
10:11		Dovydas Butka misses two point hook shot
10:09		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
10:02		Taj Au-Duke shooting foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
10:02	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-53
10:02	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-54
9:44	+2	Taj Au-Duke makes two point layup (Moe Odum assists)	34-54
9:23		Luke Hunger misses two point jump shot
9:21		Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
9:01		Dovydas Butka misses three point jump shot
8:59		K.J. Windham defensive rebound
8:46		Jaxon Olvera personal foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
8:46	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-55
8:46	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-56
8:41		K.J. Windham personal foul (Taj Au-Duke draws the foul)
8:32		David Mager misses three point jump shot
8:30		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
8:22		Justin Mullins misses two point layup
8:21		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
8:21		Stefan Todorovic shooting foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
8:21	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-57
8:21	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-58
7:57		Nick Martinelli shooting foul (Taj Au-Duke draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:57	+1	Taj Au-Duke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-58
7:57	+1	Taj Au-Duke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-58
7:41	+2	K.J. Windham makes two point jump shot (Nick Martinelli assists)	36-60
7:14		Jaxon Olvera misses two point jump shot
7:12		Luke Hunger defensive rebound
6:51		K.J. Windham misses three point jump shot
6:49		Jaxon Olvera defensive rebound
6:18		David Mager misses three point jump shot
6:16		K.J. Windham defensive rebound
6:00		Justin Mullins misses two point jump shot
5:58		Boubacar Coulibaly defensive rebound
5:42		Boubacar Coulibaly turnover (lost ball) (K.J. Windham steals)
5:34		Jalen Leach turnover (lost ball) (Jaxon Olvera steals)
5:29		Jaxon Olvera misses three point jump shot
5:29		Stefan Todorovic offensive rebound
5:29		Justin Mullins personal foul (Stefan Todorovic draws the foul)
5:29		Waves 30 second timeout
5:29	+1	Stefan Todorovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-60
5:29	+1	Stefan Todorovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-60
5:12		Boubacar Coulibaly blocks Nick Martinelli's two point layup
5:10		Jaxon Olvera defensive rebound
4:58		K.J. Windham personal foul (Moe Odum draws the foul)
4:58	+1	Moe Odum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-60
4:58	+1	Moe Odum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-60
4:38		Nick Martinelli misses two point hook shot
4:36		Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
4:19		Stefan Todorovic misses three point jump shot
4:17		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
3:59		Jalen Leach misses two point jump shot
3:57		Moe Odum defensive rebound
3:47		Boubacar Coulibaly misses two point hook shot
3:45		Jaxon Olvera offensive rebound
3:40	+2	Jaxon Olvera makes two point jump shot	42-60
3:33		Wildcats 30 second timeout
3:33		TV timeout
3:27		Taj Au-Duke shooting foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
3:27	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-61
3:27	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-62
3:07		Jaxon Olvera misses three point jump shot
3:05		Jalen Leach defensive rebound
2:45		Taj Au-Duke shooting foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
2:45	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-63
2:45	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-64
2:35		Justin Mullins shooting foul (Taj Au-Duke draws the foul)
2:35	+1	Taj Au-Duke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-64
2:35	+1	Taj Au-Duke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-64
2:06		Angelo Ciaravino misses two point jump shot
2:04		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
1:53	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup	44-66
1:37	+2	Jaxon Olvera makes two point jump shot	46-66
1:21		Blake Smith offensive foul (Stefan Todorovic draws the foul)
1:21		Blake Smith turnover (offensive foul)
1:09		K.J. Windham personal foul (Moe Odum draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Moe Odum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-66
1:09	+1	Moe Odum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-66
0:56	+2	Keenan Fitzmorris makes two point hook shot (K.J. Windham assists)	48-68
0:28		Angelo Ciaravino shooting foul (David Mager draws the foul)
0:28	+1	David Mager makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-68
0:28	+1	David Mager makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-68
0:03		K.J. Windham misses three point jump shot
0:01		Alonso Faure defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Alonso Faure defensive rebound