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Valparaiso visits Martinelli and Northwestern
By The Associated Press
Valparaiso Beacons (6-4) at Northwestern Wildcats (6-4, 0-2 Big Ten)
Evanston, Illinois; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern faces Valparaiso after Nick Martinelli scored 22
points in Northwestern's 93-53 victory against the Jackson State Tigers.
The Wildcats have gone 4-1 at home. Northwestern ranks fifth in the Big Ten
with 18.6 assists per game led by Jayden Reid averaging 5.5.
The Beacons are 1-2 on the road. Valparaiso ranks second in the MVC with 11.7
offensive rebounds per game led by Shon Tupuola averaging 3.1.
Northwestern makes 50.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 10.2
percentage points higher than Valparaiso has allowed to its opponents (39.8%).
Valparaiso has shot at a 41.0% clip from the field this season, 0.7 percentage
points higher than the 40.3% shooting opponents of Northwestern have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Martinelli is scoring 21.2 points per game and averaging 6.7
rebounds for the Wildcats. Max Green is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers.
Rakim Chaney is averaging 11.9 points, 3.2 assists and 1.7 steals for the
Beacons. JT Pettigrew is averaging 10.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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