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Barhnizer scores 20 with 10 rebounds as Northwestern beats Ga. Tech 71-60 at MKE Tip-Off

AP
Dec 15, 2024

MILWAUKEE (AP) Brooks Barnhizer scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Nick Martinelli and Jalen Leach added 16 points apiece and Northwestern Wildcats beat Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 71-60 on Sunday at the MKE Tip-Off.

Martinelli hit a 3 to spark an 11-0 opening run and Leach hit a fast-break 3 to give the Wildcats a 12-point lead midway through the first half. Naithan George hit a 3-pointer and Lance Terry followed with two more to make it a one-possession game before Barnhizer scored in the lane to make give Northwestern a 31-26 halftime lead.

The Widcats scored 16 of the first 20 second-half points to stretch their lead to 17 with 13 minutes to go and led by double figures the rest of the way.

Terry led Georgia Tech (4-6) with 17 points. Jaeden Mustaf scored 11 and Ryan Mutombo had 10 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.

The Yellow Jackets have lost three consecutive games,

Northwestern (8-3) committed just six turnovers.

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1st Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
26
NW
Wildcats
31

Time		Play	Score
19:59		Matthew Nicholson vs. Doryan Onwuchekwa (Wildcats gains possession)
19:43	+3	Nick Martinelli makes three point jump shot (Matthew Nicholson assists)	0-3
19:27		Jalen Leach blocks Naithan George's two point layup
19:25		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
19:11	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point hook shot (Matthew Nicholson assists)	0-5
18:40		Luke O'Brien turnover (out of bounds)
18:23		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
18:21		Naithan George defensive rebound
18:17		Baye Ndongo offensive foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
18:17		Baye Ndongo turnover (offensive foul)
17:54		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
17:52		Naithan George defensive rebound
17:45		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
17:43		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
17:36		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
17:34		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
17:22		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
17:20		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
17:12		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point layup
17:10		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
16:59		Doryan Onwuchekwa misses three point jump shot
16:57		Ty Berry defensive rebound
16:51		Doryan Onwuchekwa shooting foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
16:51	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-6
16:51	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-7
16:27		Luke O'Brien misses two point jump shot
16:25		Ty Berry defensive rebound
16:14		Jalen Leach turnover (back court violation)
15:53		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
15:53		TV timeout
15:41		Jalen Leach misses two point jump shot
15:39		Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound
15:23		Duncan Powell turnover (bad pass) (Brooks Barnhizer steals)
15:18	+2	Justin Mullins makes two point layup (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	0-9
15:03		Lance Terry misses two point jump shot
15:01		Wildcats defensive rebound
14:50	+2	Luke Hunger makes two point jump shot (Jalen Leach assists)	0-11
14:28		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot
14:26		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
14:13		Ryan Mutombo blocks Luke Hunger's two point layup
14:11		Wildcats offensive rebound
14:04		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
14:02		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
13:41	+3	Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot (Duncan Powell assists)	3-11
13:24	+3	Nick Martinelli makes three point jump shot (Luke Hunger assists)	3-14
13:11		Duncan Powell turnover (bad pass) (Luke Hunger steals)
13:03		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
13:01		Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound
12:41	+2	Ryan Mutombo makes two point hook shot (Duncan Powell assists)	5-14
12:18		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
12:16		Naithan George defensive rebound
12:04		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Leach steals)
11:59	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point dunk	5-16
11:39		Jalen Leach personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
11:39		TV timeout
11:22	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	7-16
11:07		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
11:05		Naithan George defensive rebound
10:48	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	9-16
10:27		Jalen Leach misses two point layup
10:25		Luke Hunger offensive rebound
10:21		Jaeden Mustaf shooting foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
10:21	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-17
10:21	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-18
10:08		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
10:06		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
10:00		Baye Ndongo blocks Matthew Nicholson's two point layup
9:58		Javian McCollum defensive rebound
9:41		Brooks Barnhizer blocks Javian McCollum's two point layup
9:39		Nick Martinelli defensive rebound
9:33	+3	Jalen Leach makes three point jump shot (Nick Martinelli assists)	9-21
9:19		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
9:17		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
9:08		Matthew Nicholson shooting foul (Luke O'Brien draws the foul)
9:08	+1	Luke O'Brien makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-21
9:08	+1	Luke O'Brien makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-21
8:55		Jalen Leach turnover (bad pass) (Javian McCollum steals)
8:48		Lance Terry turnover (out of bounds)
8:35		Nick Martinelli misses two point jump shot
8:33		Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound
8:20		Justin Mullins shooting foul (Luke O'Brien draws the foul)
8:20	+1	Luke O'Brien makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-21
8:20	+1	Luke O'Brien makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-21
8:00		Ryan Mutombo shooting foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
8:00		TV timeout
8:00	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-22
8:00	+1	Jalen Leach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-23
7:43	+2	Lance Terry makes two point layup	15-23
7:25		Nick Martinelli misses two point layup
7:23		Javian McCollum defensive rebound
7:14		Lance Terry turnover (out of bounds)
7:03		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
7:01		Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound
6:51		Lance Terry turnover (out of bounds)
6:42		Luke O'Brien personal foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
6:37		Brooks Barnhizer misses three point jump shot
6:35		Justin Mullins offensive rebound
6:27		Justin Mullins misses two point hook shot
6:25		Naithan George defensive rebound
6:21		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
6:19		Ryan Mutombo offensive rebound
6:12		Ryan Mutombo misses two point jump shot
6:10		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
5:54		Jalen Leach misses two point jump shot
5:52		Lance Terry defensive rebound
5:42		Jaeden Mustaf misses three point jump shot
5:40		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
5:28	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	17-23
5:27		Wildcats 30 second timeout
5:10		Brooks Barnhizer offensive foul (Lance Terry draws the foul)
5:10		Brooks Barnhizer turnover (offensive foul)
4:47		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
4:45		Lance Terry offensive rebound
4:44		Jump ball. Lance Terry vs. Matthew Nicholson (Yellow Jackets gains possession)
4:41		Lance Terry misses two point jump shot
4:39		Ty Berry defensive rebound
4:11	+3	Brooks Barnhizer makes three point jump shot (Ty Berry assists)	17-26
3:58		Jalen Leach personal foul (Javian McCollum draws the foul)
3:58		TV timeout
3:51		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
3:49		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
3:47		Jump ball. Lance Terry vs. Brooks Barnhizer (Wildcats gains possession)
3:28		Ty Berry misses three point jump shot
3:26		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
3:10		Lance Terry misses two point jump shot
3:08		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
2:56		Nick Martinelli misses three point jump shot
2:54		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
2:50		Naithan George shooting foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul)
2:50		Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:50		Matthew Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:50		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
2:37	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot	20-26
2:22		Matthew Nicholson offensive foul (Lance Terry draws the foul)
2:22		Matthew Nicholson turnover (offensive foul)
2:00	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	23-26
1:43		Luke Hunger misses two point layup
1:41		Naithan George defensive rebound
1:38		Naithan George turnover (bad pass)
1:23	+3	Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Luke Hunger assists)	23-29
0:55	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot	26-29
0:46		Luke Hunger offensive foul (Ryan Mutombo draws the foul)
0:46		Luke Hunger turnover (offensive foul)
0:36		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
0:34		Justin Mullins defensive rebound
0:05	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot	26-31
0:00		Jaeden Mustaf misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
34
NW
Wildcats
40

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
19:47		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
19:33		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
19:31		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
19:25		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
19:23		Jaeden Mustaf offensive rebound
19:15		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point dunk
19:13		Jaeden Mustaf offensive rebound
19:07		Lance Terry misses two point layup
19:05		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
18:56		Nick Martinelli misses two point jump shot
18:54		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
18:41		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
18:39		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
18:24		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
18:22		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
18:20		Baye Ndongo personal foul
18:13		Jalen Leach misses two point layup
18:11		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
18:08	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk	26-33
17:59		Matthew Nicholson shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
17:59		Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:59		Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:59		Ty Berry defensive rebound
17:42	+3	Jalen Leach makes three point jump shot (Luke Hunger assists)	26-36
17:30		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point layup
17:28		Ty Berry defensive rebound
17:19		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
17:17		Wildcats offensive rebound
17:03		Jalen Leach misses two point jump shot
17:01		Brooks Barnhizer offensive rebound
16:49	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	26-38
16:42		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
16:42		TV timeout
16:23	+2	Ryan Mutombo makes two point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists)	28-38
16:23		Luke Hunger shooting foul (Ryan Mutombo draws the foul)
16:23		Ryan Mutombo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:23		Wildcats defensive rebound
16:07		Jaeden Mustaf personal foul (Jalen Leach draws the foul)
15:56	+3	Brooks Barnhizer makes three point jump shot (Nick Martinelli assists)	28-41
15:38		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
15:36		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
15:31	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point layup (Brooks Barnhizer assists)	28-43
15:14		Jalen Leach personal foul (Jaeden Mustaf draws the foul)
15:14		TV timeout
15:10	+2	Ryan Mutombo makes two point dunk (Javian McCollum assists)	30-43
14:55		Luke Hunger misses three point jump shot
14:53		Lance Terry defensive rebound
14:41		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Brooks Barnhizer steals)
14:41		Wildcats 30 second timeout
14:26		Ty Berry misses two point layup
14:24		Lance Terry defensive rebound
14:08		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
14:06		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
13:47		Ryan Mutombo turnover (bad pass) (Brooks Barnhizer steals)
13:42		Javian McCollum shooting foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
13:42		Brooks Barnhizer misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:42	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-44
13:18		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
13:16		Wildcats defensive rebound
13:03	+3	Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Luke Hunger assists)	30-47
12:51		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
12:49		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
12:41		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point jump shot
12:39		Naithan George defensive rebound
12:28		Brooks Barnhizer blocks Ryan Mutombo's two point layup
12:28		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
12:25		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Ty Berry steals)
12:05		Naithan George personal foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
11:58		Nick Martinelli misses two point hook shot
11:56		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
11:55		TV timeout
11:37	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup (Lance Terry assists)	32-47
11:25		Doryan Onwuchekwa personal foul (Matthew Nicholson draws the foul)
11:17		Justin Mullins misses three point jump shot
11:15		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
11:03		Nick Martinelli shooting foul (Jaeden Mustaf draws the foul)
11:03	+1	Jaeden Mustaf makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-47
11:03	+1	Jaeden Mustaf makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-47
11:02		Nick Martinelli turnover (bad pass)
10:44	+3	Jaeden Mustaf makes three point jump shot (Lance Terry assists)	37-47
10:26		Doryan Onwuchekwa personal foul (Ty Berry draws the foul)
10:21	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point layup	37-49
9:54		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
9:52		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
9:30		Javian McCollum personal foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
9:30	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-50
9:30		Brooks Barnhizer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:30		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
9:11		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
9:09		Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
9:01	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot	37-52
8:49		Javian McCollum turnover (bad pass) (Ty Berry steals)
8:44	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point layup (Ty Berry assists)	37-54
8:23		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass) (Ty Berry steals)
8:16		Lance Terry blocks Brooks Barnhizer's two point layup
8:15		Wildcats offensive rebound
8:14		Ryan Mutombo blocks Ty Berry's two point layup
8:12		Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound
8:02		Naithan George misses two point layup
8:00		Matthew Nicholson defensive rebound
7:41	+3	Ty Berry makes three point jump shot (Matthew Nicholson assists)	37-57
7:38		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
7:38		TV timeout
7:24	+2	Ryan Mutombo makes two point hook shot (Naithan George assists)	39-57
6:58	+2	Matthew Nicholson makes two point dunk (Nick Martinelli assists)	39-59
6:47		Brooks Barnhizer blocks Ryan Mutombo's two point jump shot
6:45		Jalen Leach defensive rebound
6:39	+2	Ty Berry makes two point layup (Jalen Leach assists)	39-61
6:25	+2	Lance Terry makes two point layup	41-61
5:59	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot	41-63
5:37	+2	Ryan Mutombo makes two point hook shot (Naithan George assists)	43-63
5:16	+2	Nick Martinelli makes two point jump shot	43-65
4:57	+2	Lance Terry makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists)	45-65
4:37	+2	Brooks Barnhizer makes two point jump shot	45-67
4:27	+3	Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Ryan Mutombo assists)	48-67
3:59	+2	Jalen Leach makes two point jump shot (Luke Hunger assists)	48-69
3:48	+3	Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	51-69
3:26		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
3:24		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
3:15		Nick Martinelli personal foul (Jaeden Mustaf draws the foul)
3:15		TV timeout
3:11		Luke Hunger shooting foul (Lance Terry draws the foul)
3:11		Lance Terry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:11	+1	Lance Terry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-69
2:41		Brooks Barnhizer misses two point layup
2:39		Matthew Nicholson offensive rebound
2:32		Matthew Nicholson misses two point layup
2:30		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
2:25	+2	Lance Terry makes two point layup	54-69
2:01		Jaeden Mustaf personal foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
2:01	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-70
2:01		Brooks Barnhizer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:01		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
1:53		Jaeden Mustaf turnover (bad pass) (Nick Martinelli steals)
1:49		Jaeden Mustaf shooting foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
1:49	+1	Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-71
1:49		Brooks Barnhizer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:49		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
1:39		Matthew Nicholson shooting foul (Jaeden Mustaf draws the foul)
1:39	+1	Jaeden Mustaf makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-71
1:39	+1	Jaeden Mustaf makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-71
1:13		Jalen Leach misses three point jump shot
1:11		Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound
1:00	+2	Lance Terry makes two point layup	58-71
0:32		Jalen Leach misses two point jump shot
0:30		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
0:20	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point layup	60-71
0:00		End of period

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Jaeden Mustaf makes two point layup