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Nicholson had 14 points and 16 rebounds while
Martinelli had 13 points and 13 boards.
Northwestern's leading scorer Boo Buie chipped in 14 points but
did not register a field goal until there was 8:35 remaining in
the game.
Kel'el Ware posted a double-double of 22 points and 16 rebounds
for the Hoosiers (14-11, 6-8).
Mackenzie Mgbako scored 20 points, Malik Reneau added nine and
Trey Galloway had 12 assists.
Indiana, which has lost three of four, shot 50.9 percent. The
Hoosiers trailed by 16 with 6:17 to play but cut the lead to
five behind an 11-0 run. Northwestern scored 13 of the game's
final 27 points to prevail, never allowing the Hoosiers to get
closer than three points down the stretch.
The Wildcats went 22-for-28 from the free-throw line compared to
12-for-21 for Indiana.
The Hoosiers challenged the Wildcats multiple times, but
Northwestern consistently found answers on the way to its first
conference road victory since Jan. 10 at Penn State.
One possession after Ware emphatically swatted a Justin Mullins
layup five rows into the stands, Langborg stepped in front of a
Hoosiers pass, dribbled down the floor and swished a trey. That
pushed the Northwestern lead back to five.
Indiana pulled to within 43-42 on a Reneau layup with 12:52
left, but Martinelli responded with a 3-pointer that set the
Wildcats on a 12-3 run that extended their advantage back to
double digits.
Big efforts from Langborg and Martinelli boosted Northwestern to
a 34-26 halftime lead. The duo combined for 20 points on
7-for-17 shooting, while Martinelli snagged nine rebounds for a
career best.
Battling foul trouble, Buie played just eight minutes in the
first half, contributing each of his four points from the
free-throw line.
The Wildcats earned their fourth straight victory in the series.
--Field Level Media
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