Purdue 70, Northwestern 66 - Box Score

NET #9

	H1	H2	T
Purdue	25	45	70
Northwestern	34	32	66

Northwestern

NET #65

	H1	H2	T
Purdue	25	45	70
Northwestern	34	32	66

Wed, Mar 4, 2026Welsh-Ryan ArenaFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Purdue

Northwestern

81%

19%

✓ CorrectMargin: -10.5 predicted → -4 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

57.8%→ 62.2

eFG%

58.5 ←51.1%

11.4%→ 19.4

TO Rate

11.8 ←11.1%

33.9%

ORB%

25.1%

28.4%→ 22.4

FT Rate

25.5 ←34.6%

Purdue

Predicted Actual

Northwestern

Recap

NU, Purdue Meet

Purdue overcomes 17-point first-half deficit to edge Northwestern by 4, despite being heavily favored as 63-spot NET rank favorites.

The Purdue Boilermakers ultimately prevailed over the Northwestern Wildcats by a margin of 4 points, securing a 70-66 victory at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The first half belonged to Northwestern, as they took a 9-point lead into the break, up 34-25. However, Purdue outscored their hosts by 13 points in the ...

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Top Performers

Purdue

C.J. CoxMVP35.1

PTS27REB3AST3

10-13 FG, 5-8 3PT, 2-2 FT

Oscar Cluff22.9

PTS9REB7AST3STL1BLK1

4-5 FG, 1-2 FT

Trey Kaufman-Renn20.0

PTS11REB10AST2

5-9 FG, 1-2 FT

Northwestern

Nick Martinelli32.2

PTS28REB1AST3

9-19 FG, 2-5 3PT, 8-8 FT

Jayden Reid23.5

PTS16REB0AST4STL2BLK1

6-10 FG, 2-3 3PT, 2-2 FT

Jordan Clayton18.2

PTS8REB1AST2STL3

3-4 FG, 2-3 3PT

Hot Players

C.J. CoxPurdue+162%

PTS

8.5 avg

REB

2.8 avg

AST

1.3 avg

77% FG 10-13

Jordan ClaytonNorthwestern+57%

PTS

3.9 avg

REB

1.7 avg

AST

1.4 avg

75% FG 3-4

Jayden ReidNorthwestern+22%

PTS

10.0 avg

REB

1.4 avg

AST

5.0 avg

60% FG 6-10

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Purdue70

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Braden Smith	40	7	1-5	0-3	5-5	3	9	0	0	4
Fletcher Loyer	31	10	4-9	2-6	0-0	2	2	1	0	2
Oscar Cluff	30	9	4-5	0-0	1-2	7	3	1	1	2
Trey Kaufman-Renn	29	11	5-9	0-0	1-2	10	2	0	0	4
C.J. Cox	28	27	10-13	5-8	2-2	3	3	0	0	0
Jack Benter	15	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	1
Gicarri Harris	12	3	1-5	1-4	0-0	1	2	0	0	0
Omer Mayer	9	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Jacobsen	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Liam Murphy	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jace Rayl	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Raleigh Burgess	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Lusk	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam King	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Antione West Jr	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Fine	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	70	26-49	9-24	9-11	27	22	2	1	13

Northwestern66

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Nick Martinelli	38	28	9-19	2-5	8-8	1	3	0	0	1
Jayden Reid	34	16	6-10	2-3	2-2	0	4	2	1	3
Justin Mullins	26	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0
Arrinten Page	26	7	3-5	1-1	0-0	3	1	0	2	0
Tre Singleton	25	3	1-4	0-2	1-2	3	2	1	0	2
Jordan Clayton	24	8	3-4	2-3	0-0	1	2	3	0	0
Angelo Ciaravino	16	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	1
Tyler Kropp	11	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0
K.J. Windham		0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Gus Hurlburt	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake West	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Phoenix Gill	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Blake Smith	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Cade Bennerman	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Green	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	66	24-47	7-16	11-12	15	14	7	3	7