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Martinelli scores 27 points to lead Northwestern past UIC 83-74

AP
Nov 12, 2024

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Nick Martinelli continued his scoring run with 27 points on 10-for-14 shooting and Northwestern beat Illinois-Chicago 83-74 on Tuesday night.

Jalen Leach scored 16 points, Ty Berry had 13 and reserve Luke Hunger added 10 for Northwestern (2-1).

Javon Jackson scored 17 points, Sasa Ciani 15, Filip Skobalj 13 and Ahmad Henderson II 12 for the Flames (2-1).

Ciani's three-point play with 1:35 left brought the Flames within 74-70 before Martinelli responded with his own three-point play. Martinelli closed with a 4-for-6 effort at the foul line in the last 39 seconds and Berry made a pair to seal it.

Berry's 3-pointer with 11:51 remaining gave the Wildcats a 52-42 advantage which marked the first double-digit lead for either team. Skobalj made a 3 for the Flames to get within 59-52, but Martinelli responded with a 3-pointer 25 seconds later to go back up 10.

Northwestern led 31-29 at halftime. UIC had the largest lead in the first half at 12-6 after Joshua Reaves made a 3 with 12:46 before intermission.

On Monday, Martinelli was named Big Ten Player of the Week after leading the conference in both scoring and rebounding for the week.

Martinelli averaged 29 points on 21-of-28 (75%) shooting and 12 rebounds in two games He became the only Big Ten player to post 25-plus points and 10-plus rebounds in the first two games of a season since the 1996-97 season.

Northwestern is 7-4 all-time against the Flames.

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1st Half
UIC
Flames
29
NW
Wildcats
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Filip Skobalj vs. Matthew Nicholson (Wildcats gains possession)
19:42	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk (Nick Martinelli assists)	0-2
19:22		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point layup
19:20		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
19:11	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point layup (Jalen Leach assists)	0-4
18:52	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Henderson II assists)	3-4
18:33		Ahmad Henderson II personal foul (Wildcats draws the foul)
18:24		Nick Martinelli offensive foul
18:24		Nick Martinelli turnover (offensive foul)
17:58	+2	Javon Jackson makes two point layup (Sasa Ciani assists)	5-4
17:47		Sasa Ciani personal foul
17:39	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point layup	5-6
17:25		Ty Berry personal foul
17:15		Javon Jackson misses three point jump shot
17:13		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
17:12		K.J. Windham shooting foul (Sasa Ciani draws the foul)
17:12		Sasa Ciani misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:12	+1	Sasa Ciani makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-6
16:49		Nick Martinelli misses two point jump shot
16:47		Ahmad Henderson II defensive rebound
16:30		Sasa Ciani turnover (lost ball) (K.J. Windham steals)
16:05		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
16:03		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
15:48		Sasa Ciani turnover (traveling)
15:48		TV timeout
15:29		Luke Hunger misses three point jump shot
15:27		Filip Skobalj defensive rebound
15:02		Javon Jackson misses three point jump shot
15:00		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
14:45		Justin Mullins misses two point layup
14:43		Wildcats offensive rebound
14:42		Tyem Freeman personal foul
14:30		Luke Hunger misses two point layup
14:28		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
14:06		Jordan Mason misses two point jump shot
14:04		Filip Skobalj offensive rebound
13:56		Jalen Leach personal foul
13:42		Joshua Reaves turnover (traveling)
13:30		Filip Skobalj shooting foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
13:30		Nick Martinelli misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:30		Nick Martinelli misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:30		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
13:14	+3	Joshua Reaves makes three point jump shot (Tyem Freeman assists)	9-6
12:56		K.J. Windham misses two point jump shot
12:54		Jordan Mason defensive rebound
12:46	+3	Joshua Reaves makes three point jump shot (Tyem Freeman assists)	12-6
12:15	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup	12-8
12:04		Joshua Reaves misses three point jump shot
12:02		Modestas Kancleris offensive rebound
11:57		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
11:55		Angelo Ciaravino defensive rebound
11:42		Joshua Reaves personal foul
11:42		TV timeout
11:24	+3	Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Angelo Ciaravino assists)	12-11
11:14		Joshua Reaves misses three point jump shot
11:12		Ty Berry defensive rebound
10:58		Ty Berry misses two point jump shot
10:56		Jordan Mason defensive rebound
10:48		Jalen Leach personal foul
10:48	+1	Modestas Kancleris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-11
10:48	+1	Modestas Kancleris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-11
10:32	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk (K.J. Windham assists)	14-13
10:07		Jordan Mason misses two point jump shot
10:05		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
9:42		Joshua Reaves shooting foul (Angelo Ciaravino draws the foul)
9:42	+1	Angelo Ciaravino makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-14
9:42	+1	Angelo Ciaravino makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-15
9:28		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point jump shot
9:26		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
9:23	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup	16-15
9:05	+3	Nick Martinelli makes three point jump shot (Matthew Nicholson assists)	16-18
8:48		Tyem Freeman turnover (bad pass) (Ty Berry steals)
8:44		Matthew Nicholson misses two point layup
8:42		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
8:37		Ethan Pickett turnover (out of bounds)
8:20		Koby Jeffries personal foul
8:20		Nick Martinelli misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:20		Filip Skobalj defensive rebound
8:02		Javon Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Nicholson steals)
7:55		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
7:53		Angelo Ciaravino offensive rebound
7:51		Angelo Ciaravino misses two point layup
7:49		Ahmad Henderson II defensive rebound
7:42	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup	18-18
7:23		K.J. Windham misses three point jump shot
7:21		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
7:09		Matthew Nicholson blocks Ahmad Henderson II's two point layup
7:09		Wildcats defensive rebound
7:09		TV timeout
6:51	+2	Luke Hunger makes two point layup (Angelo Ciaravino assists)	18-20
6:34	+3	Javon Jackson makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Henderson II assists)	21-20
6:03	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup (K.J. Windham assists)	21-22
5:50	+2	Filip Skobalj makes two point layup (Javon Jackson assists)	23-22
5:35	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot	23-24
5:28		Ahmad Henderson II turnover (out of bounds)
5:14		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
5:12		Luke Hunger offensive rebound
5:09		Nick Martinelli misses two point layup
5:07		Wildcats offensive rebound
5:05		Jalen Leach offensive foul
5:05		Jalen Leach turnover (offensive foul)
4:48	+2	Ahmad Henderson II makes two point layup	25-24
4:48		Nick Martinelli shooting foul (Ahmad Henderson II draws the foul)
4:48		Ahmad Henderson II misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:48		Ty Berry defensive rebound
4:20		Modestas Kancleris blocks Luke Hunger's two point layup
4:18		Ahmad Henderson II defensive rebound
4:12		Modestas Kancleris offensive foul
4:12		Modestas Kancleris turnover (offensive foul)
3:46		K.J. Windham misses two point layup
3:44		Jordan Mason defensive rebound
3:38		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
3:36		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
3:23		Tyem Freeman personal foul
3:23		TV timeout
3:23	+1	Ty Berry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-25
3:23		Ty Berry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:23		Justin Mullins personal foul
3:23		Modestas Kancleris misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:23		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
2:58		Blake Smith misses two point layup
2:56		Flames defensive rebound
2:44		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
2:42		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
2:32		K.J. Windham misses two point jump shot
2:32		Javon Jackson defensive rebound
2:23	+2	Javon Jackson makes two point layup	27-25
1:59		Ty Berry misses two point layup
1:57		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
1:52		Jordan Mason turnover (bad pass) (Ty Berry steals)
1:44		Jordan Mason personal foul (Justin Mullins draws the foul)
1:44	+1	Justin Mullins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-26
1:44	+1	Justin Mullins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-27
1:27		Javon Jackson turnover (bad pass)
1:16		K.J. Windham misses three point jump shot
1:14		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
1:02		Sasa Ciani misses two point layup
1:02		Wildcats defensive rebound
1:02		Flames 30 second timeout
0:50		Jordan Mason personal foul
0:50	+1	K.J. Windham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-28
0:50	+1	K.J. Windham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-29
0:41		Sasa Ciani misses two point jump shot
0:39		Angelo Ciaravino defensive rebound
0:36		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:14	+2	Angelo Ciaravino makes two point layup (K.J. Windham assists)	27-31
0:01	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup (Koby Jeffries assists)	29-31
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UIC
Flames
45
NW
Wildcats
52

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup (Filip Skobalj assists)	31-31
19:49		Matthew Nicholson shooting foul (Sasa Ciani draws the foul)
19:49		Sasa Ciani misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:49		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
19:25	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup	31-33
19:05		Ahmad Henderson II misses three point jump shot
19:03		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
18:48	+3	Jalen Leach makes three point jump shot	31-36
18:30		Ahmad Henderson II turnover (bad pass) (Ty Berry steals)
18:26		Ahmad Henderson II shooting foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
18:26		Jalen Leach misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:26	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-37
18:00		Ethan Pickett misses two point layup
17:58		Ethan Pickett offensive rebound
17:56		Flames turnover (shot clock violation)
17:50		Ahmad Henderson II personal foul
17:37		Ty Berry misses two point jump shot
17:35		Javon Jackson defensive rebound
17:31		Matthew Nicholson blocks Javon Jackson's two point layup
17:29		Flames offensive rebound
17:23		Matthew Nicholson blocks Sasa Ciani's two point jump shot
17:21		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
17:11	+2	Filip Skobalj makes two point layup (Sasa Ciani assists)	33-37
17:08		Filip Skobalj personal foul
17:07		Nick Martinelli misses two point jump shot
17:05		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
16:50		Jordan Mason turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Leach steals)
16:38		Jalen Leach turnover (bad pass)
16:29		Sasa Ciani misses two point layup
16:27		Angelo Ciaravino defensive rebound
16:20	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point jump shot	33-39
16:00		Sasa Ciani turnover (traveling)
16:00		TV timeout
15:47		Luke Hunger offensive foul
15:47		Luke Hunger turnover (offensive foul)
15:29		Angelo Ciaravino personal foul
15:21	+3	Javon Jackson makes three point jump shot (Jordan Mason assists)	36-39
15:04		Javon Jackson personal foul
15:04	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-40
15:04	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-41
14:44		Javon Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Leach steals)
14:26	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot	36-43
14:06	+3	Tyem Freeman makes three point jump shot (Jordan Mason assists)	39-43
13:41	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point jump shot (Luke Hunger assists)	39-45
13:15		Tyem Freeman misses two point layup
13:13		Jalen Leach defensive rebound
13:04		Modestas Kancleris personal foul
13:04	+1	Luke Hunger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-46
13:04	+1	Luke Hunger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-47
12:49	+3	Tyem Freeman makes three point jump shot (Javon Jackson assists)	42-47
12:31	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot	42-49
12:18		Joshua Reaves misses three point jump shot
12:16		Ty Berry defensive rebound
11:51	+3	Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Nick Martinelli assists)	42-52
11:50		TV timeout
11:50		Flames 30 second timeout
11:32		Modestas Kancleris turnover (lost ball) (K.J. Windham steals)
11:13		K.J. Windham misses three point jump shot
11:11		Javon Jackson defensive rebound
11:07		Matthew Nicholson personal foul
10:51		Javon Jackson misses three point jump shot
10:49		Modestas Kancleris offensive rebound
10:46		Matthew Nicholson shooting foul (Modestas Kancleris draws the foul)
10:46		Modestas Kancleris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:46		Modestas Kancleris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:46		Ty Berry defensive rebound
10:35		Modestas Kancleris blocks Luke Hunger's two point dunk
10:33		Luke Hunger offensive rebound
10:29	+2	Luke Hunger makes two point layup	42-54
10:25		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
10:23		Modestas Kancleris offensive rebound
10:05		Koby Jeffries misses two point jump shot
10:03		Modestas Kancleris offensive rebound
10:00		Modestas Kancleris misses two point jump shot
9:58		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
9:44		Jalen Leach misses two point jump shot
9:42		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
9:22		Joshua Reaves turnover (bad pass) (Justin Mullins steals)
9:16		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
9:14		Joshua Reaves defensive rebound
9:08		Luke Hunger personal foul
9:08		Angelo Ciaravino personal foul
9:08	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-54
9:08	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-54
8:50		Joshua Reaves shooting foul (Justin Mullins draws the foul)
8:50	+1	Justin Mullins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-55
8:50		Justin Mullins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:50		Luke Hunger offensive rebound
8:45	+3	Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Justin Mullins assists)	44-58
8:23		Filip Skobalj turnover (bad pass)
7:58		Nick Martinelli misses two point layup
7:56		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
7:47	+2	Ahmad Henderson II makes two point jump shot	46-58
7:31		TV timeout
7:31		Wildcats 30 second timeout
7:23		Ty Berry misses two point jump shot
7:21		Ty Berry offensive rebound
7:21		Ethan Pickett shooting foul (Ty Berry draws the foul)
7:21		Ty Berry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:21	+1	Ty Berry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-59
7:13		Ahmad Henderson II turnover (bad pass) (Justin Mullins steals)
7:12		Justin Mullins turnover (bad pass) (Ahmad Henderson II steals)
7:12		Justin Mullins personal foul (Sasa Ciani draws the foul)
7:12		Sasa Ciani misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:12	+1	Sasa Ciani makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-59
7:05		Ty Berry turnover (bad pass) (Javon Jackson steals)
7:05		Justin Mullins personal foul (Javon Jackson draws the foul)
7:05	+1	Javon Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-59
7:05	+1	Javon Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-59
6:59		Ty Berry turnover (bad pass) (Ahmad Henderson II steals)
6:49	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Henderson II assists)	52-59
6:24	+3	Nick Martinelli makes three point jump shot (Justin Mullins assists)	52-62
6:14		Sasa Ciani misses three point jump shot
6:12		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
5:59		Luke Hunger turnover (bad pass)
5:50		Javon Jackson turnover
5:25	+3	Jalen Leach makes three point jump shot (K.J. Windham assists)	52-65
5:10		Matthew Nicholson shooting foul (Ahmad Henderson II draws the foul)
5:10	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-65
5:10	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-65
5:00	+2	Justin Mullins makes two point layup (Jalen Leach assists)	54-67
4:48	+2	Jordan Mason makes two point layup (Sasa Ciani assists)	56-67
4:41	+2	Luke Hunger makes two point dunk (Justin Mullins assists)	56-69
4:10	+2	Ahmad Henderson II makes two point jump shot	58-69
3:39	+2	Luke Hunger makes two point layup (Nick Martinelli assists)	58-71
3:26	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup (Javon Jackson assists)	60-71
3:26		TV timeout
3:26		Flames 30 second timeout
3:25		Jordan Mason personal foul
3:25	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-72
3:25		Jalen Leach misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:25		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
3:19		K.J. Windham personal foul (Ahmad Henderson II draws the foul)
3:19	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-72
3:19	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-72
2:50		K.J. Windham turnover (lost ball) (Ahmad Henderson II steals)
2:41	+2	Javon Jackson makes two point layup (Ahmad Henderson II assists)	64-72
2:17	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot (K.J. Windham assists)	64-74
2:05		Ahmad Henderson II misses three point jump shot
2:03		Jordan Mason offensive rebound
1:59	+3	Javon Jackson makes three point jump shot	67-74
1:54		Ahmad Henderson II personal foul
1:54		Jalen Leach misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:54		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
1:35	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup (Filip Skobalj assists)	69-74
1:35		Luke Hunger shooting foul (Sasa Ciani draws the foul)
1:35	+1	Sasa Ciani makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-74
1:13	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot (Jalen Leach assists)	70-76
1:13		Jordan Mason shooting foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
1:13		TV timeout
1:13		Flames 30 second timeout
1:13	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-77
0:55		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point layup
0:53		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
0:51		Sasa Ciani personal foul (Ty Berry draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Ty Berry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-78
0:51	+1	Ty Berry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-79
0:39		Javon Jackson misses two point jump shot
0:39		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
0:39		Filip Skobalj personal foul
0:39	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-80
0:39	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-81
0:31	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Javon Jackson assists)	73-81
0:25		Tyem Freeman personal foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
0:25	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-82
0:25	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-83
0:19		Jalen Leach personal foul
0:19	+1	Jordan Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-83
0:19		Jordan Mason misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:19		Ty Berry defensive rebound
0:14		Jordan Mason personal foul (Ty Berry draws the foul)
0:14		Nick Martinelli misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:14		Nick Martinelli misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:14		Justin Mullins offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Justin Mullins offensive rebound