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01/10 03:43 CST Rutgers hosts Martinelli and Northwestern
Rutgers hosts Martinelli and Northwestern
By The Associated Press
Northwestern Wildcats (8-7, 0-4 Big Ten) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-8, 1-4
Big Ten)
Piscataway, New Jersey; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern takes on Rutgers after Nick Martinelli scored 28
points in Northwestern's 76-66 loss to the Michigan State Spartans.
The Scarlet Knights have gone 7-3 at home. Rutgers has a 3-8 record against
opponents above .500.
The Wildcats are 0-4 against conference opponents. Northwestern has a 2-1
record in one-possession games.
Rutgers is shooting 40.3% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points
lower than the 41.7% Northwestern allows to opponents. Northwestern scores 6.3
more points per game (79.4) than Rutgers allows to opponents (73.1).
The matchup Sunday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Harun Zrno averages 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the
Scarlet Knights, scoring 6.4 points while shooting 32.4% from beyond the arc.
Tariq Francis is shooting 45.5% and averaging 14.7 points over the past 10
games.
Martinelli is shooting 51.4% from beyond the arc with 1.3 made 3-pointers per
game for the Wildcats, while averaging 23.4 points and 6.4 rebounds. Arrinten
Page is averaging 11.3 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Scarlet Knights: 4-6, averaging 67.8 points, 30.2 rebounds, 9.9
assists, 7.3 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 39.0% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 76.1 points per game.
Wildcats: 4-6, averaging 77.6 points, 28.7 rebounds, 18.4 assists, 5.3 steals
and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 73.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
