EVANSTON, Ill. (Interstat) — Ohio State held off Northwestern 86-82 in a Big Ten men’s basketball game Saturday at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Buckeyes, who led 40-44 at halftime, improved to 7-1. The Wildcats fell to 5-4 despite a career-high 32 points from Nick Martinelli, who added eight rebounds. Arrinten Page contributed 13 points and nine rebounds for Northwestern. Ohio State’s second-half surge proved decisive before a crowd of 5,448. The total score went under the betting over/under line of 150.5.