Northwestern Wildcats @ Iowa Hawkeyes

79–80Final · Dec 3, 2024

NU 79 IOWA 80 Final

	1	2	T
NU6-3	34	45	79
IOWA7-1	45	35	80

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The scoring timeline.

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Owen Freeman made Layup.
0–2
Josh Dix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.
0–5
Nick Martinelli made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry.
3–5
Payton Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Owen Freeman.
3–8
Owen Freeman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.
3–11
Josh Dix made Layup. Assisted by Brock Harding.
3–13
Nick Martinelli made Layup.
5–13
Brooks Barnhizer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
8–13
Payton Sandfort made Jumper.
8–15
Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw.
9–15
Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw.
10–15
Josh Dix made Layup.
10–17
Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.
13–17
Even Brauns made Free Throw.
13–18
Pryce Sandfort made Layup.
13–20
Pryce Sandfort made Free Throw.
13–21
Josh Dix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.
13–24
Brooks Barnhizer made Layup.
15–24
Jalen Leach made Free Throw.
16–24
Jalen Leach made Free Throw.
17–24
Payton Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.
17–27
Brock Harding made Jumper.
17–29
Jalen Leach made Jumper. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
19–29
Owen Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.
19–31
Owen Freeman made Free Throw.
19–32
Josh Dix made Layup.
19–34
Josh Dix made Layup. Assisted by Brock Harding.
19–36
Luke Hunger made Jumper.
21–36
Brock Harding made Jumper.
21–38
Justin Mullins made Layup. Assisted by Luke Hunger.
23–38
Ty Berry made Free Throw.
24–38
Ty Berry made Free Throw.
25–38
Jalen Leach made Layup.
27–38
Payton Sandfort made Free Throw.
27–39
Payton Sandfort made Free Throw.
27–40
Brooks Barnhizer made Layup.
29–40
Pryce Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.
29–43
Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.
32–43
Owen Freeman made Layup.
32–45
Nick Martinelli made Jumper.
34–45
Brock Harding made Layup.
34–47
Josh Dix made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.
34–49
Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson.
37–49
Owen Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Josh Dix.
37–51
Jalen Leach made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry.
40–51
Brock Harding made Layup.
40–53
Brooks Barnhizer made Jumper.
42–53
Nick Martinelli made Layup.
44–53
Brooks Barnhizer made Jumper.
46–53
Brooks Barnhizer made Dunk. Assisted by Ty Berry.
48–53
Nick Martinelli made Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry.
50–53
Even Brauns made Free Throw.
50–54
Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
53–54
Luke Hunger made Jumper.
55–54
Payton Sandfort made Layup.
55–56
Luke Hunger made Jumper.
57–56
Pryce Sandfort made Free Throw.
57–57
Payton Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Owen Freeman.
57–60
Brooks Barnhizer made Layup.
59–60
Drew Thelwell made Free Throw.
59–61
Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw.
60–61
Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw.
61–61
Nick Martinelli made Jumper.
63–61
Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw.
64–61
Payton Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Thelwell.
64–64
Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.
67–64
Payton Sandfort made Free Throw.
67–65
Payton Sandfort made Free Throw.
67–66
Nick Martinelli made Layup.
69–66
Nick Martinelli made Jumper.
71–66
Owen Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Brock Harding.
71–68
Luke Hunger made Free Throw.
72–68
Nick Martinelli made Layup.
74–68
Josh Dix made Layup.
74–70
Josh Dix made Free Throw.
74–71
Ty Berry made Layup. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
76–71
Owen Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Brock Harding.
76–73
Brock Harding made Layup.
76–75
Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw.
77–75
Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw.
78–75
Brock Harding made Layup.
78–77
Ty Berry made Free Throw.
79–77
Josh Dix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.
79–80

Play-by-play

P1 Owen Freeman made Layup. 0–2
P1 Brooks Barnhizer Turnover.
P1 Josh Dix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding. 0–5
P1 Brooks Barnhizer missed Jumper.
P1 Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
P1 Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
P1 Iowa Defensive Rebound.
P1 Brock Harding missed Layup.
P1 Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nick Martinelli made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry. 3–5
P1 Payton Sandfort Turnover.
P1 Brooks Barnhizer Steal.
P1 Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Matthew Nicholson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ladji Dembele.
P1 Jalen Leach missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
P1 Payton Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Owen Freeman. 3–8
P1 Jalen Leach missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Owen Freeman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sandfort. 3–11
P1 Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Owen Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.
P1 Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Brooks Barnhizer missed Layup.
P1 Owen Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Josh Dix made Layup. Assisted by Brock Harding. 3–13
P1 Jalen Leach missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Justin Mullins Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Justin Mullins.
P1 Justin Mullins Turnover.
P1 Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.
P1 Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nick Martinelli made Layup. 5–13
P1 Brock Harding Turnover.
P1 Brooks Barnhizer Steal.
P1 Brooks Barnhizer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Martinelli. 8–13
P1 Ladji Dembele Turnover.
P1 Blake Smith Steal.
P1 Blake Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
P1 Payton Sandfort made Jumper. 8–15
P1 Foul on Even Brauns.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw. 9–15
P1 Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw. 10–15
P1 Josh Dix made Layup. 10–17
P1 Luke Hunger missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Drew Thelwell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Justin Mullins.
P1 Even Brauns missed Layup.
P1 Matthew Nicholson Block.
P1 Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer. 13–17
P1 Foul on Brooks Barnhizer.
P1 Even Brauns made Free Throw. 13–18
P1 Even Brauns missed Free Throw.
P1 Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nick Martinelli Turnover.
P1 Drew Thelwell Steal.
P1 Pryce Sandfort made Layup. 13–20
P1 Foul on Ty Berry.
P1 Pryce Sandfort made Free Throw. 13–21
P1 Jalen Leach missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
P1 Matthew Nicholson missed Layup.
P1 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
P1 Northwestern Turnover.
P1 Josh Dix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding. 13–24
P1 Northwestern Timeout
P1 Brooks Barnhizer made Layup. 15–24
P1 Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jalen Leach Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Pryce Sandfort.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Drew Thelwell.
P1 Jalen Leach made Free Throw. 16–24
P1 Jalen Leach made Free Throw. 17–24
P1 Payton Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding. 17–27
P1 Nick Martinelli missed Layup.
P1 Payton Sandfort Block.
P1 Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
P1 Brock Harding made Jumper. 17–29
P1 Brooks Barnhizer missed Jumper.
P1 Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jalen Leach made Jumper. Assisted by Nick Martinelli. 19–29
P1 Owen Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sandfort. 19–31
P1 Foul on Blake Smith.
P1 Owen Freeman made Free Throw. 19–32
P1 Jalen Leach Turnover.
P1 Drew Thelwell Steal.
P1 Josh Dix made Layup. 19–34
P1 Brooks Barnhizer Turnover.
P1 Brock Harding Steal.
P1 Josh Dix made Layup. Assisted by Brock Harding. 19–36
P1 Northwestern Timeout
P1 Foul on Payton Sandfort.
P1 Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
P1 Luke Hunger Offensive Rebound.
P1 Luke Hunger made Jumper. 21–36
P1 Foul on Luke Hunger.
P1 Brock Harding made Jumper. 21–38
P1 Justin Mullins made Layup. Assisted by Luke Hunger. 23–38
P1 Brock Harding Turnover.
P1 Ty Berry Steal.
P1 Foul on Drew Thelwell.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Ty Berry made Free Throw. 24–38
P1 Ty Berry made Free Throw. 25–38
P1 Pryce Sandfort Turnover.
P1 Jalen Leach Steal.
P1 Jalen Leach made Layup. 27–38
P1 Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Pryce Sandfort Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Justin Mullins.
P1 Payton Sandfort made Free Throw. 27–39
P1 Payton Sandfort made Free Throw. 27–40
P1 Brooks Barnhizer made Layup. 29–40
P1 Pryce Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sandfort. 29–43
P1 Jalen Leach Turnover.
P1 Payton Sandfort Steal.
P1 Payton Sandfort Turnover.
P1 Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer. 32–43
P1 Owen Freeman made Layup. 32–45
P1 Nick Martinelli made Jumper. 34–45
P1 Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Luke Hunger Turnover.
P1 Pryce Sandfort Steal.
P1 Iowa Timeout
P1 Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Luke Hunger Defensive Rebound.
P1 Iowa Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
P2 Brock Harding missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Owen Freeman.
P2 Jalen Leach missed Layup.
P2 Brock Harding Defensive Rebound.
P2 Brock Harding made Layup. 34–47
P2 Foul on Ty Berry.
P2 Foul on Owen Freeman.
P2 Owen Freeman Turnover.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
P2 Josh Dix made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sandfort. 34–49
P2 Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson. 37–49
P2 Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
P2 Nick Martinelli missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Sandfort Turnover.
P2 Jalen Leach Turnover.
P2 Brock Harding Steal.
P2 Owen Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Josh Dix. 37–51
P2 Jalen Leach made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry. 40–51
P2 Owen Freeman missed Layup.
P2 Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Payton Sandfort.
P2 Nick Martinelli missed Layup.
P2 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Turnover.
P2 Brock Harding made Layup. 40–53
P2 Brooks Barnhizer made Jumper. 42–53
P2 Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Iowa Offensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Brock Harding missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound.
P2 Luke Hunger missed Layup.
P2 Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Sandfort Turnover.
P2 Justin Mullins Steal.
P2 Nick Martinelli made Layup. 44–53
P2 Josh Dix missed Jumper.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer made Jumper. 46–53
P2 Brock Harding Turnover.
P2 Ty Berry Steal.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer made Dunk. Assisted by Ty Berry. 48–53
P2 Iowa Timeout
P2 Owen Freeman Turnover.
P2 Justin Mullins Steal.
P2 Nick Martinelli missed Layup.
P2 Brock Harding Block.
P2 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
P2 Nick Martinelli made Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry. 50–53
P2 Foul on Luke Hunger.
P2 Even Brauns made Free Throw. 50–54
P2 Even Brauns missed Free Throw.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Martinelli. 53–54
P2 Brock Harding Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Luke Hunger missed Layup.
P2 Luke Hunger Offensive Rebound.
P2 Luke Hunger made Jumper. 55–54
P2 Payton Sandfort made Layup. 55–56
P2 Brooks Barnhizer missed Jumper.
P2 Luke Hunger Offensive Rebound.
P2 Luke Hunger made Jumper. 57–56
P2 Foul on Justin Mullins.
P2 Owen Freeman missed Layup.
P2 Pryce Sandfort Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jalen Leach.
P2 Pryce Sandfort missed Free Throw.
P2 Iowa Offensive Rebound.
P2 Pryce Sandfort made Free Throw. 57–57
P2 Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Drew Thelwell Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ty Berry.
P2 Payton Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Owen Freeman. 57–60
P2 Brooks Barnhizer made Layup. 59–60
P2 Foul on Jalen Leach.
P2 Drew Thelwell missed Free Throw.
P2 Iowa Offensive Rebound.
P2 Drew Thelwell made Free Throw. 59–61
P2 Foul on Payton Sandfort.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw. 60–61
P2 Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw. 61–61
P2 Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Blake Smith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalen Leach missed Layup.
P2 Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
P2 Nick Martinelli made Jumper. 63–61
P2 Josh Dix missed Layup.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Turnover.
P2 Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.
P2 Ladji Dembele Offensive Rebound.
P2 Drew Thelwell missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Drew Thelwell Offensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
P2 Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
P2 Brock Harding missed Layup.
P2 Blake Smith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Josh Dix.
P2 Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw. 64–61
P2 Matthew Nicholson missed Free Throw.
P2 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Thelwell. 64–64
P2 Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer. 67–64
P2 Ladji Dembele missed Jumper.
P2 Jalen Leach Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ty Berry missed Layup.
P2 Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
P2 Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
P2 Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jalen Leach.
P2 Payton Sandfort made Free Throw. 67–65
P2 Payton Sandfort made Free Throw. 67–66
P2 Nick Martinelli made Layup. 69–66
P2 Drew Thelwell missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Nick Martinelli made Jumper. 71–66
P2 Owen Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Brock Harding. 71–68
P2 Foul on Ty Berry.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Owen Freeman missed Free Throw.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Brock Harding.
P2 Luke Hunger made Free Throw. 72–68
P2 Luke Hunger missed Free Throw.
P2 Owen Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Nick Martinelli made Layup. 74–68
P2 Foul on Nick Martinelli.
P2 Owen Freeman missed Free Throw.
P2 Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ty Berry missed Jumper.
P2 Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
P2 Josh Dix made Layup. 74–70
P2 Foul on Luke Hunger.
P2 Josh Dix made Free Throw. 74–71
P2 Ty Berry made Layup. Assisted by Nick Martinelli. 76–71
P2 Owen Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Brock Harding. 76–73
P2 Foul on Luke Hunger.
P2 Owen Freeman missed Free Throw.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ty Berry Turnover.
P2 Brock Harding Steal.
P2 Brock Harding made Layup. 76–75
P2 Foul on Drew Thelwell.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw. 77–75
P2 Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw. 78–75
P2 Northwestern Timeout
P2 Brock Harding made Layup. 78–77
P2 Foul on Blake Smith.
P2 Brock Harding missed Free Throw.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Brock Harding.
P2 Ty Berry made Free Throw. 79–77
P2 Ty Berry missed Free Throw.
P2 Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
P2 Iowa Timeout
P2 Iowa Timeout
P2 Northwestern Timeout
P2 Josh Dix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding. 79–80

Box score

NU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Nick MartinelliF	39	19	9-17	1-2	0-0	5	4	1	0	0	3	2	1
Matthew NicholsonC	18	1	0-1	0-0	1-2	6	1	0	0	1	1	5	0
Jalen LeachG	33	9	3-9	1-5	2-2	2	0	3	1	0	0	2	3
Ty BerryG	29	20	6-12	5-9	3-4	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	4
Brooks BarnhizerG	38	21	7-13	1-3	6-6	10	3	4	2	0	0	10	1
Luke HungerF	22	7	3-6	0-1	1-2	4	1	1	0	0	3	1	4
Keenan FitzmorrisC	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Angelo CiaravinoG	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Justin MullinsG	11	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	2	0	1	1	4
Blake SmithG	8	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	2
Blake BarkleyF
Gus HurlburtF
K.J. WindhamG
Jordan ClaytonG

IOWA

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Ladji DembeleF	16	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
Owen FreemanF	32	16	7-9	1-1	1-4	3	2	2	0	0	0	3	2
Payton SandfortF	35	20	6-14	4-9	4-4	7	4	4	1	1	0	7	3
Josh DixG	38	22	9-16	3-8	1-1	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
Brock HardingG	33	12	6-10	0-2	0-1	1	8	4	3	1	0	1	2
Pryce SandfortF	18	7	2-2	1-1	2-3	3	0	1	1	0	2	1	1
Even BraunsF	4	2	0-1	0-0	2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Drew ThelwellG	24	1	0-2	0-2	1-2	3	1	0	2	0	1	2	3
Chris TadjoF
Seydou TraoreF
Cooper KochF
Riley MulveyC
Jacob KochG
Trey BuchananG
Luc LaketaG
Carter KingsburyG

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