Northwestern beats Maryland on Nick Martinelli's jumper just before OT buzzer
EVANSTON, Ill. â Nick Martinelli made a baseline jumper just before the overtime buzzer to help Northwestern snap a three-game losing streak with a 76-74 victory over Maryland on Thursday night.Northwestern led 64-56 with 4:43 left in regulation before Maryland closed on an 11-2 run, capped by Ja'Kobi Gillespie's layup with 6.9 seconds left to tie it at 68-all.
7 seconds left.Martinelli broke free on a screen and sank a runner in front of the Northwestern bench as his teammates came onto the court to celebrate.Martinelli finished with 22 points for Northwestern . Barnhizer had 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and Berry scored 15.Reese led Maryland with 23 points. Gillespie added 14, Rodney Rice had 13 and Queen grabbed 14 rebounds to go with nine points. The Terrapins were hurt by 16 turnovers.
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