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01/02 03:43 CST Martinelli leads Northwestern against Minnesota
Martinelli leads Northwestern against Minnesota
By The Associated Press
Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-5, 1-1 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (8-5, 0-2
Big Ten)
Evanston, Illinois; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern hosts Minnesota after Nick Martinelli scored 32
points in Northwestern's 80-60 win against the Howard Bison.
The Wildcats are 6-1 in home games. Northwestern is 2-1 in games decided by
less than 4 points.
The Golden Gophers are 1-1 against Big Ten opponents. Minnesota scores 72.7
points while outscoring opponents by 7.9 points per game.
Northwestern averages 80.5 points, 15.7 more per game than the 64.8 Minnesota
allows. Minnesota has shot at a 45.7% rate from the field this season, 5.3
percentage points greater than the 40.4% shooting opponents of Northwestern
have averaged.
The Wildcats and Golden Gophers face off Saturday for the first time in Big Ten
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Martinelli averages 1.3 made 3-pointers per game for the
Wildcats, scoring 22.8 points while shooting 55.6% from beyond the arc.
Arrinten Page is shooting 59.3% and averaging 13.4 points over the past 10
games.
Cade Tyson is shooting 53.5% and averaging 21.9 points for the Golden Gophers.
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson is averaging 13.8 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 5-5, averaging 79.1 points, 29.3 rebounds, 18.3
assists, 5.0 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 74.0 points per game.
Golden Gophers: 6-4, averaging 70.3 points, 30.3 rebounds, 18.0 assists, 7.7
steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 64.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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