Rutgers Scarlet Knights @ Northwestern Wildcats

79–72Final · Jan 29, 2025

RUTG 79 NU 72 Final

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RUTG11-10	43	36	79
NU12-9	35	37	72

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The scoring timeline.

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Lathan Sommerville made Jumper.
2–0
Angelo Ciaravino made Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.
2–2
Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw.
2–3
Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw.
2–4
Dylan Grant made Layup. Assisted by Jeremiah Williams.
4–4
Jalen Leach made Layup. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.
4–6
Jalen Leach made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
4–9
Nick Martinelli made Layup. Assisted by Angelo Ciaravino.
4–11
Nick Martinelli made Layup.
4–13
Ace Bailey made Jumper.
6–13
Jordan Derkack made Free Throw.
7–13
Ace Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamichael Davis.
10–13
Nick Martinelli made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Leach.
10–16
Ace Bailey made Jumper. Assisted by Jamichael Davis.
12–16
Keenan Fitzmorris made Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry.
12–18
Ace Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Acuff.
15–18
Ace Bailey made Jumper.
17–18
Jamichael Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Martini.
20–18
Matthew Nicholson made Dunk. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.
20–20
Lathan Sommerville made Jumper.
22–20
Ty Berry made Layup. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.
22–22
Tyson Acuff made Jumper.
24–22
Brooks Barnhizer made Jumper.
24–24
Ace Bailey made Jumper.
26–24
Ace Bailey made Dunk. Assisted by Jamichael Davis.
28–24
Jalen Leach made Three Point Jumper.
28–27
Dylan Grant made Jumper.
30–27
Jalen Leach made Jumper.
30–29
Jeremiah Williams made Free Throw.
31–29
Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
31–30
Tyson Acuff made Free Throw.
32–30
Tyson Acuff made Free Throw.
33–30
Dylan Grant made Dunk. Assisted by Jeremiah Williams.
35–30
Brooks Barnhizer made Three Point Jumper.
35–33
Ace Bailey made Three Point Jumper.
38–33
Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
38–34
Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
38–35
Ace Bailey made Free Throw.
39–35
Ace Bailey made Free Throw.
40–35
Ace Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Acuff.
43–35
Jalen Leach made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.
43–38
Jeremiah Williams made Free Throw.
44–38
Jeremiah Williams made Free Throw.
45–38
Nick Martinelli made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson.
45–40
Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
45–41
Angelo Ciaravino made Free Throw.
45–42
Ace Bailey made Jumper. Assisted by Zach Martini.
47–42
Zach Martini made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamichael Davis.
50–42
Tyson Acuff made Jumper. Assisted by Jamichael Davis.
52–42
Jalen Leach made Free Throw.
52–43
Jalen Leach made Free Throw.
52–44
Ace Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Acuff.
55–44
Brooks Barnhizer made Jumper.
55–46
Angelo Ciaravino made Free Throw.
55–47
Angelo Ciaravino made Free Throw.
55–48
Ace Bailey made Dunk. Assisted by Jamichael Davis.
57–48
Jalen Leach made Layup. Assisted by Angelo Ciaravino.
57–50
Jamichael Davis made Jumper.
59–50
Tyson Acuff made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamichael Davis.
62–50
Jalen Leach made Free Throw.
62–51
Jalen Leach made Free Throw.
62–52
Lathan Sommerville made Layup. Assisted by Tyson Acuff.
64–52
Lathan Sommerville made Free Throw.
65–52
Tyson Acuff made Layup. Assisted by Jamichael Davis.
67–52
Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Leach.
67–55
Ace Bailey made Free Throw.
68–55
Ace Bailey made Free Throw.
69–55
Nick Martinelli made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Leach.
69–57
Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Leach.
69–60
Ace Bailey made Jumper.
71–60
Matthew Nicholson made Dunk. Assisted by Nick Martinelli.
71–62
Jalen Leach made Jumper.
71–64
Tyson Acuff made Jumper.
73–64
Nick Martinelli made Free Throw.
73–65
Lathan Sommerville made Free Throw.
74–65
Lathan Sommerville made Free Throw.
75–65
Brooks Barnhizer made Jumper.
75–67
Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw.
75–68
Jamichael Davis made Dunk.
77–68
Matthew Nicholson made Dunk. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.
77–70
Ace Bailey made Free Throw.
78–70
Ace Bailey made Free Throw.
79–70
Jalen Leach made Layup.
79–72

Play-by-play

P1 Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
P1 Jordan Derkack Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jordan Derkack missed Layup.
P1 Lathan Sommerville Offensive Rebound.
P1 Lathan Sommerville made Jumper. 2–0
P1 Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
P1 Ace Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
P1 Jeremiah Williams missed Free Throw.
P1 Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jeremiah Williams missed Free Throw.
P1 Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Angelo Ciaravino made Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer. 2–2
P1 Dylan Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ace Bailey.
P1 Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw. 2–3
P1 Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw. 2–4
P1 Dylan Grant made Layup. Assisted by Jeremiah Williams. 4–4
P1 Brooks Barnhizer missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Brooks Barnhizer Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jalen Leach made Layup. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer. 4–6
P1 Lathan Sommerville Turnover.
P1 Jalen Leach made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Martinelli. 4–9
P1 Foul on Brooks Barnhizer.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Ace Bailey missed Jumper.
P1 Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nick Martinelli made Layup. Assisted by Angelo Ciaravino. 4–11
P1 Lathan Sommerville missed Jumper.
P1 Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nick Martinelli made Layup. 4–13
P1 Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
P1 Jamichael Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ace Bailey Offensive Rebound.
P1 Ace Bailey made Jumper. 6–13
P1 Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ace Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Keenan Fitzmorris.
P1 Jordan Derkack made Free Throw. 7–13
P1 Jordan Derkack missed Free Throw.
P1 Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Brooks Barnhizer Turnover.
P1 Zach Martini Steal.
P1 Jordan Derkack Turnover.
P1 Jalen Leach missed Layup.
P1 Bryce Dortch Block.
P1 Zach Martini Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ace Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamichael Davis. 10–13
P1 Nick Martinelli made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Leach. 10–16
P1 Ace Bailey made Jumper. Assisted by Jamichael Davis. 12–16
P1 Keenan Fitzmorris made Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry. 12–18
P1 Ace Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Acuff. 15–18
P1 Nick Martinelli Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Zach Martini missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
P1 Tyson Acuff Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ace Bailey made Jumper. 17–18
P1 Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jamichael Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Martini. 20–18
P1 Matthew Nicholson made Dunk. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer. 20–20
P1 Lathan Sommerville made Jumper. 22–20
P1 Ty Berry made Layup. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer. 22–22
P1 Tyson Acuff made Jumper. 24–22
P1 Brooks Barnhizer made Jumper. 24–24
P1 Ace Bailey made Jumper. 26–24
P1 Justin Mullins missed Jumper.
P1 Lathan Sommerville Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ace Bailey made Dunk. Assisted by Jamichael Davis. 28–24
P1 Northwestern Timeout
P1 Jalen Leach made Three Point Jumper. 28–27
P1 Tyson Acuff missed Jumper.
P1 Dylan Grant Offensive Rebound.
P1 Dylan Grant made Jumper. 30–27
P1 Jalen Leach made Jumper. 30–29
P1 Foul on Matthew Nicholson.
P1 Jeremiah Williams made Free Throw. 31–29
P1 Jeremiah Williams missed Free Throw.
P1 Keenan Fitzmorris Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Dylan Grant.
P1 Nick Martinelli missed Free Throw.
P1 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
P1 Nick Martinelli made Free Throw. 31–30
P1 Foul on Keenan Fitzmorris.
P1 Tyson Acuff made Free Throw. 32–30
P1 Tyson Acuff made Free Throw. 33–30
P1 Brooks Barnhizer missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Luke Hunger Offensive Rebound.
P1 Angelo Ciaravino missed Jumper.
P1 Bryce Dortch Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dylan Grant made Dunk. Assisted by Jeremiah Williams. 35–30
P1 Foul on Jeremiah Williams.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Brooks Barnhizer made Three Point Jumper. 35–33
P1 Ace Bailey made Three Point Jumper. 38–33
P1 Foul on Ace Bailey.
P1 Nick Martinelli made Free Throw. 38–34
P1 Nick Martinelli made Free Throw. 38–35
P1 Foul on Jalen Leach.
P1 Ace Bailey made Free Throw. 39–35
P1 Ace Bailey made Free Throw. 40–35
P1 Jalen Leach Turnover.
P1 Jamichael Davis Steal.
P1 Foul on Jordan Derkack.
P1 Jordan Derkack Turnover.
P1 Jalen Leach missed Layup.
P1 Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jalen Leach.
P1 Jordan Derkack missed Free Throw.
P1 Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jordan Derkack missed Free Throw.
P1 Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
P1 Ace Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Acuff. 43–35
P1 Rutgers Timeout
P1 Nick Martinelli Turnover.
P1 Jeremiah Williams missed Jumper.
P1 Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dylan Grant missed Jumper.
P2 Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
P2 Angelo Ciaravino missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
P2 Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
P2 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jordan Derkack.
P2 Nick Martinelli missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ace Bailey Block.
P2 Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
P2 Nick Martinelli missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jalen Leach made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer. 43–38
P2 Ace Bailey missed Layup.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Block.
P2 Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
P2 Angelo Ciaravino missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ace Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ace Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Dylan Grant Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Matthew Nicholson.
P2 Jeremiah Williams made Free Throw. 44–38
P2 Jeremiah Williams made Free Throw. 45–38
P2 Matthew Nicholson missed Layup.
P2 Ace Bailey Block.
P2 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
P2 Nick Martinelli made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson. 45–40
P2 Foul on Lathan Sommerville.
P2 Nick Martinelli made Free Throw. 45–41
P2 Jeremiah Williams Turnover.
P2 Angelo Ciaravino Steal.
P2 Foul on Dylan Grant.
P2 Angelo Ciaravino made Free Throw. 45–42
P2 Angelo Ciaravino missed Free Throw.
P2 Lathan Sommerville Defensive Rebound.
P2 Lathan Sommerville missed Jumper.
P2 Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Nick Martinelli.
P2 Nick Martinelli Turnover.
P2 Lathan Sommerville missed Jumper.
P2 Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Ace Bailey made Jumper. Assisted by Zach Martini. 47–42
P2 Brooks Barnhizer missed Jumper.
P2 Lathan Sommerville Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tyson Acuff missed Jumper.
P2 Angelo Ciaravino Block.
P2 Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Bryce Dortch.
P2 Foul on Tyson Acuff.
P2 Jalen Leach Turnover.
P2 Jamichael Davis Steal.
P2 Foul on Ty Berry.
P2 Ace Bailey Turnover.
P2 Ty Berry Steal.
P2 Foul on Jamichael Davis.
P2 Ty Berry missed Jumper.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Offensive Rebound.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Turnover.
P2 Zach Martini made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamichael Davis. 50–42
P2 Brooks Barnhizer missed Jumper.
P2 Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dylan Grant Turnover.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Steal.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer missed Layup.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Offensive Rebound.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer missed Jumper.
P2 Tyson Acuff Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Keenan Fitzmorris.
P2 Jamichael Davis missed Layup.
P2 Angelo Ciaravino Block.
P2 Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
P2 Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
P2 Bryce Dortch Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tyson Acuff made Jumper. Assisted by Jamichael Davis. 52–42
P2 Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jamichael Davis Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Foul on Bryce Dortch.
P2 Jalen Leach made Free Throw. 52–43
P2 Jalen Leach made Free Throw. 52–44
P2 Foul on Brooks Barnhizer.
P2 Ace Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Acuff. 55–44
P2 Brooks Barnhizer made Jumper. 55–46
P2 Foul on Brooks Barnhizer.
P2 Foul on Nick Martinelli.
P2 Bryce Dortch missed Free Throw.
P2 Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
P2 Bryce Dortch missed Free Throw.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Angelo Ciaravino Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jamichael Davis.
P2 Angelo Ciaravino made Free Throw. 55–47
P2 Angelo Ciaravino made Free Throw. 55–48
P2 Ace Bailey missed Jumper.
P2 Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
P2 Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
P2 Jamichael Davis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ace Bailey made Dunk. Assisted by Jamichael Davis. 57–48
P2 Brooks Barnhizer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tyson Acuff Defensive Rebound.
P2 Lathan Sommerville missed Layup.
P2 Angelo Ciaravino Block.
P2 Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalen Leach made Layup. Assisted by Angelo Ciaravino. 57–50
P2 Rutgers Timeout
P2 Jamichael Davis made Jumper. 59–50
P2 Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
P2 Ace Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tyson Acuff made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamichael Davis. 62–50
P2 Foul on Jamichael Davis.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Jalen Leach made Free Throw. 62–51
P2 Jalen Leach made Free Throw. 62–52
P2 Lathan Sommerville made Layup. Assisted by Tyson Acuff. 64–52
P2 Foul on Matthew Nicholson.
P2 Lathan Sommerville made Free Throw. 65–52
P2 Jalen Leach missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Lathan Sommerville Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tyson Acuff made Layup. Assisted by Jamichael Davis. 67–52
P2 Northwestern Timeout
P2 Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Leach. 67–55
P2 Foul on Jalen Leach.
P2 Ace Bailey made Free Throw. 68–55
P2 Ace Bailey made Free Throw. 69–55
P2 Nick Martinelli made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Leach. 69–57
P2 Jamichael Davis missed Jumper.
P2 Matthew Nicholson Block.
P2 Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matthew Nicholson Turnover.
P2 Bryce Dortch Steal.
P2 Ace Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
P2 Nick Martinelli missed Layup.
P2 Ace Bailey Block.
P2 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Leach. 69–60
P2 Ace Bailey made Jumper. 71–60
P2 Matthew Nicholson made Dunk. Assisted by Nick Martinelli. 71–62
P2 Rutgers Timeout
P2 Ace Bailey missed Jumper.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalen Leach made Jumper. 71–64
P2 Tyson Acuff made Jumper. 73–64
P2 Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
P2 Lathan Sommerville Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ace Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ace Bailey.
P2 Nick Martinelli missed Free Throw.
P2 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
P2 Nick Martinelli made Free Throw. 73–65
P2 Foul on Matthew Nicholson.
P2 Lathan Sommerville made Free Throw. 74–65
P2 Lathan Sommerville made Free Throw. 75–65
P2 Jalen Leach missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ace Bailey Defensive Rebound.
P2 Lathan Sommerville Turnover.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer made Jumper. 75–67
P2 Foul on Ace Bailey.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw. 75–68
P2 Foul on Justin Mullins.
P2 Dylan Grant missed Free Throw.
P2 Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
P2 Dylan Grant missed Free Throw.
P2 Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Matthew Nicholson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Matthew Nicholson Turnover.
P2 Jamichael Davis Steal.
P2 Jamichael Davis made Dunk. 77–68
P2 Matthew Nicholson made Dunk. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer. 77–70
P2 Northwestern Timeout
P2 Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
P2 Ace Bailey made Free Throw. 78–70
P2 Ace Bailey made Free Throw. 79–70
P2 Jalen Leach made Layup. 79–72

Box score

RUTG

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Dylan GrantF	26	6	3-5	0-1	0-2	5	0	1	0	0	2	3	2
Lathan SommervilleC	27	9	3-7	0-0	3-3	6	0	2	0	0	1	5	1
Jordan DerkackG	13	1	0-1	0-0	1-4	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	2
Ace BaileyG	35	37	13-20	5-8	6-6	6	0	1	0	3	1	5	4
Jeremiah WilliamsG	15	3	0-1	0-0	3-6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bryce DortchF	13	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	2
Zach MartiniC	16	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
Jamichael DavisG	26	7	3-6	1-2	0-0	1	8	1	3	0	0	1	3
Tyson AcuffG	29	13	5-7	1-1	2-2	3	4	0	0	0	0	3	1
Nate FreisthlerF
Emmanuel OgboleC
Max FradkinG
Peter NobleG
P.J. HayesG
Dylan HarperG

NU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Nick MartinelliF	40	16	5-16	1-3	5-7	10	2	3	0	0	2	8	2
Matthew NicholsonC	30	8	3-4	0-0	2-2	5	1	2	0	1	1	4	4
Angelo CiaravinoG	18	5	1-4	0-2	3-4	3	2	0	1	3	1	2	3
Jalen LeachG	31	23	8-12	3-5	4-4	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	3
Brooks BarnhizerG	37	10	4-12	1-5	1-1	9	6	3	1	1	3	6	3
Luke HungerF	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Keenan FitzmorrisC	6	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Justin MullinsG	8	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ty BerryG	26	8	3-9	2-7	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Blake BarkleyF
Gus HurlburtF
Blake SmithG
K.J. WindhamG
Jordan ClaytonG

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