Northwestern 75, at Rutgers 77

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Interstat) — In a game defined by two monumental individual performances and a frantic final sequence, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights outlasted the Northwestern Wildcats 77-75 in overtime Sunday in a Big Ten Conference men’s basketball clash at a raucous Louis Brown Athletic Center. The contest was a showcase for Northwestern’s Nick Martinelli and Rutgers’ Tariq Francis, who combined for 64 points in a back-and-forth duel that required an extra five minutes to decide. Martinelli, a 6-foot-7 junior from Glenview, Illinois, poured in a career-high 34 points for the Wildcats, while Francis, a 6-1 sophomore guard from Pittsburgh, answered… Read more...