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Jalen Leach scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, Nick Martinelli added 20 points and Northwestern beat Pepperdine ...

Jalen Leach scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, Nick Martinelli added 20 points and Northwestern beat Pepperdine ...

Northwestern (5-1) took down Pepperdine (1-4) in a 68-50 victory thanks to a big game from Jalen Leach and yet another ...

Jalen Leach scored 21 points to help Northwestern post a 68-50 win over Pepperdine on Friday night at Evanston, Ill. Nick ...

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Jalen Leach scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, Nick Martinelli added 20 points and Northwestern beat Pepperdine 68-50. Martinelli scored the final eight points of a ...

Northwestern plays the Pepperdine Waves after Nick Martinelli scored 22 points in Northwestern's 72-69 win over the Montana State Bobcats.

Northwestern takes on the Pepperdine Waves after Nick Martinelli scored 22 points in Northwestern's 72-69 win over the Montana State Bobcats.

Jabe Mullins hit a 3-pointer for Montana State that tied it 67-all with 47 seconds left. Matthew Nicholson answered for ...

Nick Martinelli figured prominently into Northwestern's outlook before the season. With running mate Brooks Barnhizer still working through a foot injury, however, Martinelli is embracing the ...

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Flyers -3.5; over/under is 137.5 BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern faces Dayton after Nick Martinelli scored 26 points in Northwestern’s 90-46 victory over the Lehigh Mountain Hawks.