Northwestern Wildcats vs Purdue Boilermakers, Big Ten Tournament 3rd Round

College Basketball

Northwestern

15-19

68-81

Final

#18Purdue

24-8

United Center

Lead tracker

NU leadsBiggest lead NU 0, PUR 26

PUR leads

Team	1H	2H	T
NU	21	47	68
PUR	45	36	81

Who won: Purdue 81-68

The Purdue Boilermakers beat the Northwestern Wildcats 81-68 in Big Ten Tournament 3rd Round on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at United Center. The Purdue outscored the Northwestern 45-21 in the 1st half. Oscar Cluff led the Purdue in points (19). Nick Martinelli led the Northwestern in points (25).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

NUPUR

28-53FG30-61

53Field Goal %49

6-143PT8-23

43Three Point %35

6-8FT13-17

75Free Throw %76

23Rebounds35

7Offensive Rebounds16

16Defensive Rebounds19

22Assists25

3Steals4

2Blocks2

9Turnovers7

0Team Turnovers1

9Total Turnovers7

0Technical Fouls0

0Total Technical Fouls0

0Flagrant Fouls0

5Points Off Turnovers11

13Fast Break Points7

18Points in Paint38

17Fouls12

0Largest Lead26

0Lead Changes0

0Percent Led98

Player of the game

Oscar Cluff

PUR · 19 PTS, 10 REB

8.5

Win probability

100%PUR final

NUPUR

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:05PUR
TO
Lost ball turnover
team shot clock turnover
H2 0:35
+2
Pullup jump shot, 15 ft
Jayden Reid makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Jake West assists)
J. Reid · 19 PTS · ast J. West
NU 68 - 81 PUR
H2 0:51
Defensive rebound
Jake West Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:56
Misses 23-foot three point jumper
Fletcher Loyer misses 23-foot three point jumper
F. Loyer · 14 PTS
H2 1:16
+2
Floating jump shot, 9 ft
Nick Martinelli makes 9-foot floating jump shot (Jordan Clayton assists)
N. Martinelli · 25 PTS · ast J. Clayton
NU 66 - 81 PUR
H2 1:29
Defensive rebound
Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:32
Misses 17-foot jumper
C.J. Cox misses 17-foot jumper
C.J. Cox · 5 PTS
H2 2:04
+2
Layup
Jordan Clayton makes layup (Jayden Reid assists)
J. Clayton · 10 PTS · ast J. Reid
NU 64 - 81 PUR
H2 2:07
Defensive rebound
Tre Singleton Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:10
Misses 10-foot floating jump shot
Braden Smith misses 10-foot floating jump shot
B. Smith · 5 PTS
H2 2:37
Defensive rebound
Oscar Cluff Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:41
Misses 21-foot jumper
Nick Martinelli misses 21-foot jumper
N. Martinelli · 25 PTS
H2 3:00
+2
Layup
Oscar Cluff makes layup (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)
O. Cluff · 19 PTS · ast T. Kaufman-Renn
NU 62 - 81 PUR
H2 3:19
Defensive rebound
Oscar Cluff Defensive Rebound.
H2 3:21
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Nick Martinelli misses free throw 2 of 2
N. Martinelli · 25 PTS
H2 3:21
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 2
N. Martinelli · 25 PTS
NU 62 - 79 PUR
H2 3:21
Officialtvtimeout
Official TV Timeout
H2 3:21
Foul on Oscar Cluff
Foul on Oscar Cluff.
O. Cluff · 19 PTS
H2 3:37
+2
Floating jump shot, 10 ft
Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Braden Smith assists)
T. Kaufman-Renn · 19 PTS · ast B. Smith
NU 61 - 79 PUR
H2 3:57
+2
Step back jumpshot, 18 ft
Nick Martinelli makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
N. Martinelli · 25 PTS
NU 61 - 77 PUR
H2 4:20
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Oscar Cluff makes free throw 2 of 2
O. Cluff · 19 PTS
NU 59 - 77 PUR
H2 4:20
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Oscar Cluff makes free throw 1 of 2
O. Cluff · 19 PTS
NU 59 - 76 PUR
H2 4:20
Foul on Tyler Kropp
Foul on Tyler Kropp.
T. Kropp · 6 PTS