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Barnhizer's fifth straight double-double leads Northwestern past DePaul 84-64

AP
Dec 21, 2024

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Nick Martinelli scored 23 points and Brooks Barnhizer posted his fifth-straight double-double as Northwestern cruised to an 84-64 win over cross-town rival DePaul on Saturday.

Barnhizer scored 21 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, dished six assists with four steals and three blocked shots. He's the only player in the nation to twice this season post a double-double in points and rebounds with three assists, three steals and three blocked shots. His five straight doubles ties him with Ohio State's Evan Turner (2009) for the most by a Big Ten Conference player since 1995.

The Wildcats (9-3) built a 10-point lead at intermission and finished the game shooting 53.1% (34 of 64) while collecting 14 steals and forcing 18 DePaul turnovers. Matthew Nicholson hit 6 of 8 to score 14 points with three steals and Jalen Leach added 13 points with five steals.

Jacob Meyer led the Blue Demons (8-4) with 18 points. Conor Enright scored 12 points with seven rebounds and six assists and David Skogman scored 11 points to go with his 10 rebounds. CJ Gunn had 10 points and four steals off the bench.

Northwestern will play its final nonconference game December 29 when it hosts Northeastern. DePaul will play host to Loyola of Maryland December 28.

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1st Half
DEP
Blue Demons
27
NW
Wildcats
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		David Skogman vs. Matthew Nicholson (Blue Demons gains possession)
19:40	+2	Conor Enright makes two point layup	2-0
19:17	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:53		David Skogman misses three point jump shot
18:51		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
18:35	+3	Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Nick Martinelli assists)	2-5
18:15		JJ Traynor turnover (bad pass) (Ty Berry steals)
18:09	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	2-7
17:44		Jacob Meyer misses three point jump shot
17:42		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
17:32	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	2-9
17:16		David Skogman turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Nicholson steals)
17:08	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	2-11
17:08		Blue Demons 30 second timeout
16:56		Conor Enright turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Leach steals)
16:48	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point jump shot	2-13
16:26		NJ Benson turnover (bad pass)
16:11	+3	Jalen Leach makes three point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	2-16
15:43		NJ Benson turnover (lost ball) (Matthew Nicholson steals)
15:37	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup (Ty Berry assists)	2-18
15:22		Brooks Barnhizer blocks NJ Benson's two point layup
15:20		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
14:45		Brooks Barnhizer turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Rivera steals)
14:45		Troy D'Amico turnover (bad pass) (Brooks Barnhizer steals)
14:33	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk (Nick Martinelli assists)	2-20
14:04	+2	Conor Enright makes two point layup	4-20
13:49		Isaiah Rivera personal foul
13:47		TV timeout
13:41		Jalen Leach misses two point jump shot
13:39		Blue Demons defensive rebound
13:12	+3	Conor Enright makes three point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists)	7-20
12:46	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot	7-22
12:45		JJ Traynor shooting foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
12:45		Nick Martinelli misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:45		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
12:28		CJ Gunn misses two point jump shot
12:26		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
11:58	+3	Justin Mullins makes three point jump shot (K.J. Windham assists)	7-25
11:40	+3	David Skogman makes three point jump shot (Conor Enright assists)	10-25
11:23	+3	Brooks Barnhizer makes three point jump shot (Luke Hunger assists)	10-28
11:08		JJ Traynor misses two point jump shot
11:06		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
10:42		Luke Hunger misses two point layup
10:40		David Skogman defensive rebound
10:31		David Skogman misses two point layup
10:29		K.J. Windham defensive rebound
10:19		CJ Gunn blocks Justin Mullins's two point jump shot
10:19		Conor Enright defensive rebound
10:19		Luke Hunger flagrant 1 (CJ Gunn draws the foul)
10:19		TV timeout
10:19	+1	CJ Gunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-28
10:19		CJ Gunn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:08		Blue Demons offensive rebound
10:08		Jacob Meyer misses two point jump shot
10:06		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
9:49		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
9:47		Jacob Meyer defensive rebound
9:19		Blue Demons turnover (shot clock violation)
9:01		Jalen Leach turnover (bad pass) (CJ Gunn steals)
8:46		Ty Berry blocks CJ Gunn's two point layup
8:46		Conor Enright offensive rebound
8:46		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
8:44		Wildcats defensive rebound
8:23	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup	11-30
8:04	+2	CJ Gunn makes two point layup	13-30
7:50		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
7:48		Wildcats offensive rebound
7:47		JJ Traynor personal foul
7:47		TV timeout
7:40		Jalen Leach turnover (bad pass) (CJ Gunn steals)
7:25		Layden Blocker turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Nicholson steals)
7:19		Layden Blocker shooting foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul)
7:19		Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:19		Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:19		David Skogman defensive rebound
7:07		Conor Enright turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Leach steals)
7:00		Nick Martinelli misses two point jump shot
6:58		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
6:49	+2	Jacob Meyer makes two point layup (David Skogman assists)	15-30
6:32		Jalen Leach turnover (lost ball) (CJ Gunn steals)
6:27		Justin Mullins shooting foul (CJ Gunn draws the foul)
6:27	+1	CJ Gunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-30
6:27	+1	CJ Gunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-30
6:08	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point layup	17-32
6:08		David Skogman shooting foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul)
6:08	+1	Matthew Nicholson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-33
5:39		Isaiah Rivera misses two point jump shot
5:37		Blue Demons offensive rebound
5:37		Blue Demons turnover (shot clock violation)
5:16		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
5:14		Conor Enright defensive rebound
5:01	+3	Jacob Meyer makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rivera assists)	20-33
4:41		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
4:39		Blue Demons defensive rebound
4:19		Brooks Barnhizer blocks CJ Gunn's two point layup
4:17		NJ Benson offensive rebound
4:14		Luke Hunger shooting foul (NJ Benson draws the foul)
4:14		NJ Benson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:14	+1	NJ Benson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-33
4:04		Nick Martinelli misses two point jump shot
4:02		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
3:53		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
3:51		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
3:33		Jacob Meyer misses three point jump shot
3:31		Ty Berry defensive rebound
3:17		Isaiah Rivera personal foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
3:17		TV timeout
3:06		Nick Martinelli misses two point jump shot
3:04		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
3:00		Matthew Nicholson misses two point layup
2:58		Jacob Meyer defensive rebound
2:46		Jacob Meyer turnover (lost ball) (Brooks Barnhizer steals)
2:40	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point layup (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	21-35
2:13		Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
2:11		NJ Benson offensive rebound
2:05		NJ Benson turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Leach steals)
1:48		Jacob Meyer blocks Brooks Barnhizer's two point jump shot
1:48		Conor Enright defensive rebound
1:48		Conor Enright turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Leach steals)
1:48		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
1:46		Conor Enright defensive rebound
1:38	+2	Jacob Meyer makes two point layup (Conor Enright assists)	23-35
1:37		Wildcats 30 second timeout
1:21		Nick Martinelli misses two point layup
1:19		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
1:13	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk	23-37
0:58	+3	Layden Blocker makes three point jump shot (David Skogman assists)	26-37
0:42		Jalen Leach turnover (lost ball) (Conor Enright steals)
0:35		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
0:33		David Skogman offensive rebound
0:30		Jalen Leach shooting foul (David Skogman draws the foul)
0:30		David Skogman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:30	+1	David Skogman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-37
0:03		Brooks Barnhizer turnover (lost ball) (Troy D'Amico steals)
0:02		Troy D'Amico turnover (bad pass)
0:01		Ty Berry misses two point jump shot
0:00		Wildcats offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DEP
Blue Demons
37
NW
Wildcats
47

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:47	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot	27-39
19:26		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
19:24		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
19:15		Troy D'Amico personal foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
19:00		Matthew Nicholson misses two point layup
18:58		David Skogman defensive rebound
18:49	+3	Jacob Meyer makes three point jump shot (Conor Enright assists)	30-39
18:32		Jalen Leach misses two point jump shot
18:30		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
18:26	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup	30-41
18:11		David Skogman misses three point jump shot
18:09		David Skogman offensive rebound
18:04	+2	David Skogman makes two point layup	32-41
17:48		Nick Martinelli misses two point jump shot
17:46		Nick Martinelli offensive rebound
17:43		Nick Martinelli misses two point jump shot
17:41		David Skogman defensive rebound
17:30		Conor Enright misses two point layup
17:28		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
17:23	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup	32-43
17:05	+3	David Skogman makes three point jump shot (Conor Enright assists)	35-43
16:44	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point layup	35-45
16:27		Ty Berry shooting foul (Jacob Meyer draws the foul)
16:27	+1	Jacob Meyer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-45
16:27	+1	Jacob Meyer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-45
16:08		Nick Martinelli misses three point jump shot
16:06		David Skogman defensive rebound
15:59		Justin Mullins personal foul (Conor Enright draws the foul)
15:41		David Skogman misses two point layup
15:39		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
15:33	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup	37-47
15:18		Brooks Barnhizer blocks Layden Blocker's two point layup
15:16		Jalen Leach defensive rebound
15:07	+3	Justin Mullins makes three point jump shot (Jalen Leach assists)	37-50
14:40		Layden Blocker misses two point layup
14:38		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
14:32		Jalen Leach misses two point layup
14:32		Blue Demons defensive rebound
14:32		TV timeout
14:16		Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
14:14		Luke Hunger defensive rebound
13:47	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot (Jalen Leach assists)	37-52
13:32		Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
13:30		Luke Hunger defensive rebound
13:16		Nick Martinelli misses two point jump shot
13:14		Luke Hunger offensive rebound
13:11	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup (Luke Hunger assists)	37-54
13:11		CJ Gunn shooting foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
13:11	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-55
12:46	+2	CJ Gunn makes two point jump shot	39-55
12:18		Layden Blocker personal foul (Luke Hunger draws the foul)
12:07		Jalen Leach turnover (lost ball) (CJ Gunn steals)
11:58	+3	Jacob Meyer makes three point jump shot (CJ Gunn assists)	42-55
11:38		NJ Benson blocks Nick Martinelli's two point layup
11:36		Layden Blocker defensive rebound
11:30		Jacob Meyer misses three point jump shot
11:28		Layden Blocker offensive rebound
11:28		Nick Martinelli personal foul
11:28		TV timeout
11:08		Layden Blocker misses two point jump shot
11:06		CJ Gunn offensive rebound
11:00	+3	CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot	45-55
10:34	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot	45-57
10:34		CJ Gunn shooting foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
10:34	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-58
10:23		Justin Mullins personal foul
10:11		Jacob Meyer misses two point jump shot
10:09		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
10:00	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk (Justin Mullins assists)	45-60
9:38		Nick Martinelli blocks Layden Blocker's two point layup
9:36		Ty Berry defensive rebound
9:26	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk (Justin Mullins assists)	45-62
9:18		Blue Demons 30 second timeout
9:18		TV timeout
8:57		CJ Gunn turnover (bad pass) (Brooks Barnhizer steals)
8:52	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup	45-64
8:35		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
8:33		Conor Enright offensive rebound
8:23		Conor Enright misses two point layup
8:23		Conor Enright offensive rebound
8:23		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
8:21		Ty Berry defensive rebound
8:04		Ty Berry misses two point jump shot
8:02		David Skogman defensive rebound
7:52		Conor Enright misses two point layup
7:50		David Skogman offensive rebound
7:46	+2	David Skogman makes two point layup	47-64
7:38		Conor Enright personal foul
7:38		TV timeout
7:30		Luke Hunger turnover (3-second violation)
7:08		Isaiah Rivera misses two point layup
7:06		Luke Hunger defensive rebound
6:54		Troy D'Amico shooting foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
6:54		Nick Martinelli misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:54	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-65
6:39	+3	Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rivera assists)	50-65
6:20		Troy D'Amico blocks Jalen Leach's two point layup
6:18		Luke Hunger offensive rebound
6:07	+2	Luke Hunger makes two point layup	50-67
5:59	+3	Isaiah Rivera makes three point jump shot (Conor Enright assists)	53-67
5:44		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
5:42		Jacob Meyer defensive rebound
5:35		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
5:33		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
5:28	+2	Justin Mullins makes two point dunk (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	53-69
5:17	+3	Jacob Meyer makes three point jump shot (Conor Enright assists)	56-69
5:17		Blue Demons 30 second timeout
4:54		Troy D'Amico personal foul (Nick Martinelli draws the foul)
4:54	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-70
4:54	+1	Nick Martinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-71
4:36		Justin Mullins shooting foul (Troy D'Amico draws the foul)
4:36	+1	Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 1 of 3	57-71
4:36	+1	Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 2 of 3	58-71
4:36	+1	Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 3 of 3	59-71
4:15		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point layup
4:13		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
4:09		Ty Berry personal foul (Conor Enright draws the foul)
3:54	+3	Conor Enright makes three point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists)	62-71
3:28		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
3:26		Wildcats offensive rebound
3:26		Layden Blocker personal foul
3:26		TV timeout
3:26	+1	Matthew Nicholson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-72
3:26		Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:26		NJ Benson defensive rebound
3:13		Justin Mullins shooting foul (Conor Enright draws the foul)
3:13	+1	Conor Enright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-72
3:13	+1	Conor Enright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-72
2:48	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot	64-74
2:34		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
2:32		Wildcats defensive rebound
2:13	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot (Jalen Leach assists)	64-76
1:57		Conor Enright turnover (lost ball) (Ty Berry steals)
1:31	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup	64-78
1:18		NJ Benson turnover (bad pass) (Brooks Barnhizer steals)
1:12	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point dunk	64-80
0:56		Conor Enright turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Leach steals)
0:56		Troy D'Amico personal foul
0:56		Layden Blocker technical foul
0:56	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-81
0:56	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-82
0:56	+1	Jalen Leach makes technical free throw 1 of 2	64-83
0:56	+1	Jalen Leach makes technical free throw 2 of 2	64-84
0:38		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
0:36		David Skogman defensive rebound
0:23		Layden Blocker misses two point layup
0:21		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
0:17		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Wildcats 30 second timeout