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Jalen Leach scored 16 points, Ty Berry had 13
and reserve Luke Hunger added 10 for Northwestern (2-1).
Javon Jackson scored 17 points, Sasa Ciani 15, Filip Skobalj 13
and Ahmad Henderson II 12 for the Flames (2-1).
Ciani's three-point play with 1:35 left brought the Flames
within 74-70 before Martinelli responded with his own
three-point play. Martinelli closed with a 4-for-6 effort at the
foul line in the last 39 seconds and Berry made a pair to seal
it.
Berry's 3-pointer with 11:51 remaining gave the Wildcats a 52-42
advantage which marked the first double-digit lead for either
team. Skobalj made a 3 for the Flames to get within 59-52, but
Martinelli responded with a 3-pointer 25 seconds later to go
back up 10.
Northwestern led 31-29 at halftime. UIC had the largest lead in
the first half at 12-6 after Joshua Reaves made a 3 with 12:46
before intermission.
On Monday, Martinelli was named Big Ten Player of the Week after
leading the conference in both scoring and rebounding for the
week.
Martinelli averaged 29 points on 21-of-28 (75%) shooting and 12
rebounds in two games He became the only Big Ten player to post
25-plus points and 10-plus rebounds in the first two games of a
season since the 1996-97 season.
Northwestern is 7-4 all-time against the Flames.
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