Northwestern beats Penn State 94-73
Nick Martinelli scored 34 points and Tre Singleton notched a huge double-double as Northwestern beat Penn State 94-73 Thursday night in Evanston.
This is the fourth time this season that Martinelli has scored 32 points or more. He entered Thursday as the fourth-leading scorer in Division I at 23.4 points per game and has scored in double figures in all but one game. He was 13 of 19 from the field and made four 3-pointers.
Singleton had 17 points, 18 rebounds, four assists and two blocks for the Wildcats (10-11, 2-8 Big Ten). It was the freshman’s first career double-double. Angelo Ciaravino added 20 points coming off the bench and Jake West had 13 assists.
The Wildcats led 45-40 at halftime and extended that lead with an 11-2 run early in the second half, with five points from Martinelli and two baskets from Ciaravino. The Nittany Lions rallied with an 8-0 run before allowing a 9-0 run from Martinelli and Singleton to fall within a 17-point gap.
Freshman Kayden Mingo led the Nittany Lions (9-12, 0-10) with 15 points, as the Big Ten’s youngest team remains winless in the conference. Ivan Jurić added 14 points and six rebounds, while Josh Reed and Freddie Dilione V each scored 11 points.
Northwestern shot 60% (38 of 63) overall and 55% (12 of 22) on 3-pointers, compared to 49% and 33% for the Nittany Lions, respectively.
To be continued
- North-West: against Washington on Saturday.
- State of Pennsylvania: against Minnesota on Sunday.
