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03/03 03:43 CST Martinelli leads Northwestern against No. 15 Purdue after
22-point showing
Martinelli leads Northwestern against No. 15 Purdue after 22-point showing
By The Associated Press
Purdue Boilermakers (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (13-16, 5-13
Big Ten)
Evanston, Illinois; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern hosts No. 15 Purdue after Nick Martinelli scored 22
points in Northwestern's 63-62 win over the Oregon Ducks.
The Wildcats have gone 9-6 in home games. Northwestern averages 73.7 points
while outscoring opponents by 1.2 points per game.
The Boilermakers are 12-6 against Big Ten opponents. Purdue is third in college
basketball with 19.6 assists per game led by Braden Smith averaging 8.7.
Northwestern averages 73.7 points per game, 3.8 more points than the 69.9
Purdue allows. Purdue averages 9.8 more points per game (82.3) than
Northwestern allows to opponents (72.5).
The Wildcats and Boilermakers match up Wednesday for the first time in Big Ten
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Martinelli is averaging 22.5 points and 6.3 rebounds for the
Wildcats. Jordan Clayton is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
Smith is scoring 15.0 points per game with 3.7 rebounds and 8.7 assists for the
Boilermakers. Trey Kaufman-Renn is averaging 14.8 points and 8.7 rebounds over
the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 4-6, averaging 67.1 points, 24.4 rebounds, 15.3
assists, 6.4 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 73.9 points per game.
Boilermakers: 5-5, averaging 78.9 points, 31.2 rebounds, 17.8 assists, 5.3
steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 73.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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