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The Wildcats held onto a narrow lead late off of heroics from Arrinten Page and Nick Martinelli, as Northwestern (5-1, 0-0 B1G) held on for a 79-77 win over South Carolina (4-2, 0-0 SEC).
After securing a 24-22 lead at the 7:23 mark in the first half, the ‘Cats would never go down again through the rest of the game. It was a game of runs, characterized by several small scoring spurts from both teams. Late in the game, NU went on a 12-2 spurt to secure its biggest lead of the game, but could still not put the Gamecocks away. South Carolina responded with an 11-2 run of its own, deadlocking the score at 75-75 with under two minutes left. However, Page’s go-ahead layup with 0.8 seconds remaining gave the Wildcats the win, as head coach Chris Collins’ squad held on late for a crucial victory.
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Martinelli led the ‘Cats in scoring for the fourth time this season with 25 points, shooting 8-of-17 from the field and 2-of-3 from downtown. He also led the team in rebounding with seven, though Singleton and Ciaravino were also active on the glass with five and four boards, respectively. Building upon his breakout junior season, Page was the hero for the ‘Cats late, totaling 10 points and 6 assists on the day. And, in limited action, the Holy Cross transfer Max Green continued to impress, scoring 13 points in just 11 minutes.
The ‘Cats shot a whopping 57% from the field and 50% from behind the three-point line, continuing their six game streak of 70-or-more-point games to start the season. Though the ‘Cats’ 10 turnovers gave South Carolina 15 points off turnovers and contributed to the Gamecocks’ late rally, Northwestern played a very good game offensively through all forty minutes of action.
Collins’ starting lineup was pretty consistent with previous games, as he put out Tre Singleton, Nick Martinelli, Arrinten Page, Angelo Ciaravino, and Jayden Reid for the fifth time this season.
Out of the gate, the defenses for both teams prevailed. Northwestern forced…
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