Purdue Boilermakers vs Northwestern Wildcats Box Score & Player Stats: Purdue win 70-66, Mar 4, 2026

NCAAB · Final · Wed, Mar 4, 2026
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Summary

Boilermakers top Wildcats, 70–66

How they scored
H2
Nick Martinelli makes free throw 2 of 2
57–57
NU
H2
C.J. Cox makes 25-foot three point jumper (Fletcher Loyer assists)
60–57
PUR
H2
Nick Martinelli makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
60–59
NU
H2
C.J. Cox makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Braden Smith assists)
62–59
PUR
H2
Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 2
62–60
NU
H2
Nick Martinelli makes free throw 2 of 2
62–61
NU
H2
Arrinten Page makes 2-foot dunk (Jordan Clayton assists)
62–63
NU
H2
Braden Smith makes free throw 1 of 3
63–63
PUR
H2
Braden Smith makes free throw 2 of 3
64–63
PUR
H2
Braden Smith makes free throw 3 of 3
65–63
PUR
H2
Jordan Clayton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayden Reid assists)
65–66
NU
H2
C.J. Cox makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)
68–66
PUR
H2
Braden Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
69–66
PUR
H2
Braden Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
70–66
PUR
Purdue
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
Trey Kaufman-Renn
29
11
5-9
0-0
1-2
10
2
Oscar Cluff
30
9
4-5
0-0
1-2
7
3
C.J. Cox
28
27
10-13
5-8
2-2
3
3
Braden Smith
40
7
1-5
0-3
5-5
3
9
Fletcher Loyer
31
10
4-9
2-6
0-0
2
2
Daniel Jacobsen
5
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1
0
Omer Mayer
9
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
Jack Benter
16
3
1-3
1-3
0-0
0
1
Gicarri Harris
12
3
1-5
1-4
0-0
1
2
Northwestern
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
Tre Singleton
25
3
1-4
0-2
1-2
3
2
Nick Martinelli
38
28
9-19
2-5
8-8
1
3
Arrinten Page
26
7
3-5
1-1
0-0
3
1
Justin Mullins
26
0
0-2
0-1
0-0
3
0
Jayden Reid
34
16
6-10
2-3
2-2
0
4
Tyler Kropp
11
2
1-1
0-0
0-0
2
1
Angelo Ciaravino
16
2
1-1
0-0
0-0
1
1
K.J. Windham
0
0
0-1
0-1
0-0
1
0
Jordan Clayton
24
8
3-4
2-3
0-0
1
2

Questions

Who won the Purdue vs Northwestern game?

Purdue beat Northwestern 70-66 on Wednesday, Mar 4, at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

What was the final score of Purdue vs Northwestern?

Purdue 70, Northwestern 66.

Played Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Score and box score from ESPN. How we get our numbers

Win probability
PUR 100%
The marked point is Jordan Clayton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayden Reid assists): 93% to 76% for Boilermakers on one play, the biggest of the game.
Big Ten Conference
W
L
GB
Nittany Lions
12
20
21
Terrapins
12
21
21.5
Wildcats
15
19
19
Ducks
12
20
21
Scarlet Knights
14
20
20
Trojans
18
14
15
Huskies
16
17
17.5
Golden Gophers
15
18
18.5
Hoosiers
18
14
15
Hawkeyes
24
13
11.5
Buckeyes
21
13
13
Boilermakers
30
9
6.5
Bruins
24
12
11
Badgers
24
11
10.5
Cornhuskers
28
7
6.5
Spartans
27
8
7.5
Fighting Illini
28
9
7.5
Wolverines
37
3
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