Jalen Leach had 23 points for the Wildcats (12-9, 3-7). Nick Martinelli had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Brooks Barnhizer added 10. Bailey hit 9 of 10 shots, including all four of his 3s ...

For the ’Cats, junior forward Nick Martinelli and senior guard Brooks Barnhizer have paced the offense all season, each averaging more than 17 points per game ahead of Wednesday’s tilt.

Because three veteran starters were out with injuries, it fell on forward Nick Martinelli to take on a lead role during a dream trip. “Nick was the go-to guy with those three guys out and it put ...

Nick Martinelli and Jalen Leach each scored 17 points for Northwestern (12-8, 3-6), which trailed 43-21 at halftime. Ty Berry had 10 points. Illinois, the No. 2 rebounding team in the country ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad Nick Martinelli and Jalen Leach each scored 17 points Northwestern (12-8, 3-6), which trailed 43-21 at halftime. Ty Berry had 10 points. Illinois ...

Northwestern’s Nick Martinelli (2) looks to make an off-balance shot while Illinois’ Morez Johnson Jr. (21) defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday ...

Johnson locked down Northwestern junior forward Nick Martinelli in the opening 20 minutes. Martinelli, who was averaging 19.9 points coming into this game, played 19 first-half minutes but only scored ...

Northwestern and Big Ten scoring leader Nick Martinelli was 2 of 10 from the field in the first half, but heated up in the second half to finish with 17 points. Teammate Jalen Leach also had 17.

Nick Martinelli, the Big Ten’s leading scorer at more than 20 points per game coming in, scored just seven on only three field goal attempts. Brooks Barnhizer, the Indiana native who’d given ...