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Ohio State Buckeyes @ Northwestern Wildcats 86–82

2025-12-06 14:00 · NCAA · Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston IL · Att. 5,448 · BTN

Ohio State Buckeyes 2025-26 · Northwestern Wildcats 2025-26 · 2025-26 season

Score by period

	1st	2nd	T
OSU	40	46	86
NU	44	38	82

Team stats

	Ohio State	Northwestern
Field goals	35-61 .574	29-61 .475
Three-pointers	4-14 .286	8-24 .333
Free throws	12-20 .600	16-18 .889
At the rim	25-31 .806	17-27 .630
Offensive rebounds	9	13
Defensive rebounds	20	21
Total rebounds	29	34
Assists	24	21
Steals	5	4
Blocks	2	2
Turnovers	11	14
Personal fouls	17	20
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	62	38
Fast-break points	19	7
Points off turnovers	18	11
Largest lead	8	9
Lead changes	8	8
Possessions	70	71

Ohio State Buckeyes

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Bruce Thornton G	37	17	6-12	0-1	5-7	0	4	4	10	2	0	0	2
Brandon Noel F	35	29	13-15	0-1	3-5	2	5	7	1	1	1	3	3
Devin Royal F	25	10	4-8	1-3	1-2	2	2	4	3	0	0	3	3
John Mobley Jr. G	24	8	3-7	1-5	1-2	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	0
Christoph Tilly C	18	4	1-5	0-0	2-4	1	2	3	1	0	0	2	3
Amare Bynum F	27	11	5-9	1-2	0-0	3	2	5	1	0	1	0	3
Colin White F	18	4	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	3	2	0	0	0
Gabe Cupps G	16	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	3
Total	40	86	35-61	4-14	12-20	9	20	29	24	5	2	11	17

FG .574 · 3P .286 · FT .600

Did not play: Ivan Njegovan, Taison Chatman, Josh Ojianwuna, Mathieu Grujicic, Myles Herro, Braylen Nash

Northwestern Wildcats

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Nick Martinelli F	39	32	10-16	2-3	10-12	6	2	8	4	2	1	3	3
Arrinten Page F	34	13	6-11	1-3	0-0	2	7	9	5	0	0	3	2
Angelo Ciaravino G	33	14	6-10	0-3	2-2	2	6	8	2	0	1	2	2
Jayden Reid G	31	9	2-10	1-4	4-4	1	1	2	6	0	0	2	4
Jordan Clayton G	22	6	2-4	2-4	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	4
K.J. Windham G	22	8	3-7	2-5	0-0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0
Tre Singleton F	8	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2
Justin Mullins G	4	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tyler Kropp F	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jake West G	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Max Green G	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	40	82	29-61	8-24	16-18	13	21	34	21	4	2	14	20

FG .475 · 3P .333 · FT .889

Did not play: Phoenix Gill, Cade Bennerman, Gus Hurlburt, Blake Smith

Officials: James Breeding, Andy O'Brien, Randy Richardson

Play-by-play

Show every play (503)

First half

19:59 OSU Christoph Tilly, jumpball won
19:59 NU Arrinten Page, jumpball lost
19:42 OSU John Mobley Jr., 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 2–0
19:27 NU Nick Martinelli, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Arrinten Page, assist 2–2
19:17 OSU Bruce Thornton, 2pt pullupjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 4–2
18:54 NU Angelo Ciaravino, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
18:51 NU Jayden Reid, rebound offensive
18:48 NU Jordan Clayton, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; made - Jayden Reid, assist 4–5
18:21 OSU John Mobley Jr., 3pt jumpshot missed
18:18 NU Arrinten Page, rebound defensive
18:11 NU Arrinten Page, 3pt jumpshot missed
18:09 OSU John Mobley Jr., rebound defensive
18:04 NU Jayden Reid, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
18:04 OSU John Mobley Jr., foulon
18:04 OSU John Mobley Jr., freethrow 1of2 fastbreak; missed
18:04 OSU Team, rebound offensivedeadball
18:04 OSU John Mobley Jr., freethrow 2of2 fastbreak; made 5–5
17:41 NU Jordan Clayton, 3pt jumpshot missed
17:38 OSU Devin Royal, rebound defensive
17:28 OSU Brandon Noel, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Devin Royal, assist 7–5
17:16 OSU Christoph Tilly, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
17:16 NU Angelo Ciaravino, foulon
17:16 NU Angelo Ciaravino, freethrow 1of2 made 7–6
17:16 NU Angelo Ciaravino, freethrow 2of2 made 7–7
16:57 OSU Christoph Tilly, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
16:57 NU Nick Martinelli, block
16:53 NU Angelo Ciaravino, rebound defensive
16:35 NU Angelo Ciaravino, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Jayden Reid, assist 7–9
16:12 OSU John Mobley Jr., 3pt stepbackjumpshot missed
16:09 NU Arrinten Page, rebound defensive
16:02 NU Jordan Clayton, 3pt jumpshot missed
15:59 NU Nick Martinelli, rebound offensive
15:59 NU Nick Martinelli, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 7–11
15:49 OSU Devin Royal, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 9–11
15:34 NU Nick Martinelli, 2pt jumpshot missed
15:29 NU Arrinten Page, rebound offensive
15:29 NU Arrinten Page, 2pt tipindunk 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 9–13
15:26 OSU Christoph Tilly, 2pt dunk pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Bruce Thornton, assist 11–13
15:08 NU Arrinten Page, 2pt jumpshot made - Jayden Reid, assist 11–15
14:56 OSU Brandon Noel, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Bruce Thornton, assist 13–15
14:34 NU Jayden Reid, 2pt pullupjumpshot missed
14:33 NU Team, rebound offensivedeadball
14:33 OSU Devin Royal, foul personal
14:33 NU Arrinten Page, foulon
14:33 OSU Amare Bynum, substitution in
14:33 OSU Christoph Tilly, substitution out
14:33 NU Jordan Clayton, substitution out
14:33 NU Angelo Ciaravino, substitution out
14:33 NU Tre Singleton, substitution in
14:33 NU Justin Mullins, substitution in
14:26 NU Jayden Reid, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
14:25 NU Team, rebound offensive team;
14:16 NU Nick Martinelli, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made - Arrinten Page, assist 13–17
14:02 OSU Brandon Noel, turnover badpass
14:02 NU Nick Martinelli, steal
13:59 NU Nick Martinelli, 2pt dunk fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made 13–19
13:43 OSU John Mobley Jr., 3pt jumpshot made - Bruce Thornton, assist 16–19
13:23 NU Justin Mullins, 3pt stepbackjumpshot missed
13:19 OSU Brandon Noel, rebound defensive
13:09 OSU Devin Royal, 3pt jumpshot missed
13:05 OSU Brandon Noel, rebound offensive
13:05 OSU Brandon Noel, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 18–19
12:47 NU Arrinten Page, turnover badpass
12:47 OSU John Mobley Jr., substitution out
12:47 OSU Colin White, substitution in
12:47 NU Arrinten Page, substitution out
12:47 NU Tyler Kropp, substitution in
12:22 OSU Colin White, 2pt floatingjumpshot fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - Bruce Thornton, assist 20–19
11:58 NU Tyler Kropp, 2pt hookshot pointsinthepaint; missed
11:55 OSU Brandon Noel, rebound defensive
11:42 OSU Devin Royal, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
11:39 NU Tyler Kropp, rebound defensive
11:26 NU Nick Martinelli, foulon
11:26 OSU Devin Royal, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
11:26 NU Jayden Reid, substitution out
11:26 NU Jake West, substitution in
11:26 OSU Brandon Noel, substitution out
11:26 OSU Devin Royal, substitution out
11:26 OSU Gabe Cupps, substitution in
11:26 OSU Christoph Tilly, substitution in
11:26 NU Nick Martinelli, freethrow 1of2 made 20–20
11:26 NU Nick Martinelli, freethrow 2of2 made 20–21
11:06 OSU Amare Bynum, 3pt jumpshot made - Colin White, assist 23–21
10:46 NU Jake West, turnover lostball
10:46 OSU Colin White, steal
10:42 OSU Colin White, 2pt dunk fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made 25–21
10:24 NU Tre Singleton, turnover offensive
10:24 NU Tre Singleton, foul offensive
10:24 OSU Colin White, foulon
10:24 NU Tyler Kropp, substitution out
10:24 NU Angelo Ciaravino, substitution in
10:24 NU Arrinten Page, substitution in
10:24 NU Tre Singleton, substitution out
10:24 NU Justin Mullins, substitution out
10:24 NU Max Green, substitution in
10:03 OSU Amare Bynum, 2pt turnaroundjumpshot fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - Bruce Thornton, assist 27–21
9:37 NU Arrinten Page, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
9:36 OSU Team, rebound defensive team;
9:20 OSU Amare Bynum, foulon
9:20 NU Jake West, foul personal
9:20 NU Jake West, substitution out
9:20 NU Jayden Reid, substitution in
9:12 OSU Gabe Cupps, 2pt jumpshot missed
9:09 NU Team, rebound defensive team;
9:09 NU Jordan Clayton, substitution in
9:09 NU Jayden Reid, substitution out
8:39 NU Arrinten Page, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Nick Martinelli, assist 27–23
8:30 NU Arrinten Page, foul personal
8:30 OSU Christoph Tilly, foulon
8:30 OSU Bruce Thornton, substitution out
8:30 OSU John Mobley Jr., substitution in
8:23 OSU John Mobley Jr., 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 29–23
8:10 NU Angelo Ciaravino, 3pt jumpshot missed
8:07 NU Nick Martinelli, rebound offensive
8:07 OSU Amare Bynum, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
8:07 NU Nick Martinelli, foulon
8:07 NU Nick Martinelli, freethrow 1of2 2ndchance; made 29–24
8:07 NU K.J. Windham, substitution in
8:07 OSU Christoph Tilly, substitution out
8:07 OSU Brandon Noel, substitution in
8:07 NU Max Green, substitution out
8:07 NU Nick Martinelli, freethrow 2of2 2ndchance; made 29–25
7:52 OSU John Mobley Jr., 3pt jumpshot missed
7:49 NU Angelo Ciaravino, rebound defensive
7:44 NU Nick Martinelli, 3pt jumpshot fastbreak; made - K.J. Windham, assist 29–28
7:21 OSU Gabe Cupps, 3pt jumpshot made - Colin White, assist 32–28
6:58 NU Arrinten Page, 2pt jumpshot made 32–30
6:37 OSU Amare Bynum, 3pt jumpshot missed
6:34 NU Angelo Ciaravino, rebound defensive
6:25 NU Jordan Clayton, turnover lostball
6:25 OSU Brandon Noel, steal
6:20 OSU Brandon Noel, 2pt drivinglayup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Amare Bynum, assist 34–30
6:00 OSU Gabe Cupps, foul personal
6:00 NU Jordan Clayton, foulon
6:00 OSU Colin White, substitution out
6:00 OSU Bruce Thornton, substitution in
6:00 OSU Christoph Tilly, substitution in
6:00 OSU Gabe Cupps, substitution out
6:00 OSU Amare Bynum, substitution out
6:00 NU Jayden Reid, substitution in
6:00 NU Jordan Clayton, substitution out
6:00 OSU Devin Royal, substitution in
5:47 NU Nick Martinelli, 2pt jumpshot missed
5:45 OSU John Mobley Jr., rebound defensive
5:28 OSU Christoph Tilly, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
5:27 OSU Devin Royal, rebound offensive
5:27 OSU Christoph Tilly, rebound offensive
5:27 OSU Christoph Tilly, 2pt tipinlayup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
5:27 NU Nick Martinelli, foul personal
5:27 OSU Devin Royal, foulon
5:27 NU Nick Martinelli, substitution out
5:27 NU Tre Singleton, substitution in
5:14 OSU Bruce Thornton, 2pt floatingjumpshot 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
5:10 OSU Brandon Noel, rebound offensive
5:10 OSU Brandon Noel, 2pt tipinlayup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 36–30
5:02 NU Jayden Reid, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Tre Singleton, assist 36–32
4:46 OSU Brandon Noel, turnover outofbounds
4:34 OSU Bruce Thornton, foul personal
4:34 NU Jayden Reid, foulon
4:16 NU K.J. Windham, turnover travel
4:16 NU Nick Martinelli, substitution in
4:16 NU Arrinten Page, substitution out
4:01 OSU Christoph Tilly, turnover badpass
4:01 NU K.J. Windham, steal
3:55 NU Jayden Reid, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
3:50 NU Nick Martinelli, rebound offensive
3:50 NU Nick Martinelli, 2pt tipinlayup 2ndchance;fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
3:48 NU Nick Martinelli, rebound offensive
3:48 NU Nick Martinelli, 2pt tipinlayup 2ndchance;fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
3:46 OSU Bruce Thornton, rebound defensive
3:45 OSU Bruce Thornton, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made 38–32
3:20 NU K.J. Windham, 3pt jumpshot missed
3:16 NU Nick Martinelli, rebound offensive
3:13 NU Nick Martinelli, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 38–34
3:13 OSU Christoph Tilly, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
3:13 NU Nick Martinelli, foulon
3:13 OSU Colin White, substitution in
3:13 OSU Amare Bynum, substitution in
3:13 NU Tre Singleton, substitution out
3:13 NU Arrinten Page, substitution in
3:13 OSU Christoph Tilly, substitution out
3:13 OSU Devin Royal, substitution out
3:13 NU Nick Martinelli, freethrow 1of1 made 38–35
3:02 NU Jayden Reid, foul personal
3:02 OSU Bruce Thornton, foulon
3:02 NU Jayden Reid, substitution out
3:02 NU Jordan Clayton, substitution in
2:46 OSU Colin White, 3pt jumpshot missed
2:43 OSU Amare Bynum, rebound offensive
2:42 OSU Amare Bynum, 2pt stepbackjumpshot 2ndchance; missed
2:38 NU Arrinten Page, rebound defensive
2:18 NU K.J. Windham, 3pt jumpshot made - Angelo Ciaravino, assist 38–38
2:07 NU Jordan Clayton, foul personal oneandone;
2:07 OSU Bruce Thornton, foulon
2:07 OSU Bruce Thornton, freethrow 1of1 missed
2:06 NU Nick Martinelli, rebound defensive
1:48 NU Angelo Ciaravino, turnover lostball
1:48 OSU Colin White, substitution out
1:48 OSU Devin Royal, substitution in
1:36 OSU Amare Bynum, 2pt alleyoop fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - Bruce Thornton, assist 40–38
1:19 NU Jordan Clayton, 3pt jumpshot made - K.J. Windham, assist 40–41
1:02 OSU John Mobley Jr., turnover badpass
1:02 NU Nick Martinelli, steal
0:59 NU Nick Martinelli, turnover badpass
0:42 OSU Devin Royal, turnover badpass
0:42 OSU Devin Royal, substitution out
0:42 OSU Colin White, substitution in
0:23 NU K.J. Windham, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; made - Angelo Ciaravino, assist 40–44
0:17 OSU Team, timeout short
0:17 OSU Amare Bynum, substitution out
0:17 OSU Colin White, substitution out
0:17 OSU Christoph Tilly, substitution in
0:17 OSU Devin Royal, substitution in
0:04 NU Jordan Clayton, foulon
0:04 OSU Christoph Tilly, turnover offensive
0:04 NU Team, timeout short
0:04 OSU Christoph Tilly, foul offensive
0:04 OSU Colin White, substitution in
0:04 OSU Amare Bynum, substitution in
0:04 OSU Devin Royal, substitution out
0:04 NU Max Green, substitution in
0:04 NU Jayden Reid, substitution in
0:04 NU Angelo Ciaravino, substitution out
0:04 OSU Christoph Tilly, substitution out
0:04 NU Jordan Clayton, substitution out

Second half