Northwestern University Athletics
Saturday, January 31
Evanston, Ill.
7 p.m. CT
Northwestern
10-12,2-9Big Ten
62
vs
76
Washington
12-10,4-7Big Ten
1
2
F
Washington
39
37
76
Northwestern
27
35
62
Four ’Cats Post Double Figures in 76-62 Setback to Washington
1/31/2026 10:06:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. — In its second conference battle in three days, Northwestern fell 76-62 against Washington on Saturday night in Welsh-Ryan Arena.
"Give Washington credit, I thought they played very well tonight," Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins said. "It's a tough loss for us. Their physicality wore us down, and I thought we were a bit fatigued tonight."
The Wildcats (10-12, 2-9 ) launched a 14-3 run to cut the visiting lead to 53-45 with 9:27 remaining, but the Huskies (12-10, 4-7 Big Ten) ultimately held on for the win.
Northwestern turned in a balanced scoring effort, with four players posting double-digit points for the first time in conference play this season.
Gallery: (1-31-2026) Men's Basketball vs. Washington
Senior forward Nick Martinelli recorded a team-high 19 points and nine rebounds, 13 of which came in the second half.
Junior forward Arrinten Page and junior guard Jayden Reid helped fuel a 33-4 bench points margin.
Page scored 16 points and collected eight rebounds. On the defensive end, Page blocked three shots. Reid tallied 11 points and dished out five assists. He canned a team-high three triples on five attempts.
First-year forward Tre Singleton chipped in 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting. Singleton is the first Northwestern first-year with at least points in three consecutive Big Ten games since Bryant McIntosh did so from Jan 22-31, 2015.
Defensively, NU forced Washington into 11 turnovers.
"Two games in 48 hours at the Big Ten level with a lot of young guys playing, we have to get some rest here tomorrow," Collins said. "[We'll] come back on Monday, dust ourselves off and get ready for the next one."
The Wildcats will be back in action on the road at No. 9 Illinois on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Tipoff from State Farm Center is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network and ESPN 1000 WMVP.
"Give Washington credit, I thought they played very well tonight," Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins said. "It's a tough loss for us. Their physicality wore us down, and I thought we were a bit fatigued tonight."
The Wildcats (10-12, 2-9 ) launched a 14-3 run to cut the visiting lead to 53-45 with 9:27 remaining, but the Huskies (12-10, 4-7 Big Ten) ultimately held on for the win.
Northwestern turned in a balanced scoring effort, with four players posting double-digit points for the first time in conference play this season.
Senior forward Nick Martinelli recorded a team-high 19 points and nine rebounds, 13 of which came in the second half.
Junior forward Arrinten Page and junior guard Jayden Reid helped fuel a 33-4 bench points margin.
Page scored 16 points and collected eight rebounds. On the defensive end, Page blocked three shots. Reid tallied 11 points and dished out five assists. He canned a team-high three triples on five attempts.
First-year forward Tre Singleton chipped in 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting. Singleton is the first Northwestern first-year with at least points in three consecutive Big Ten games since Bryant McIntosh did so from Jan 22-31, 2015.
Defensively, NU forced Washington into 11 turnovers.
"Two games in 48 hours at the Big Ten level with a lot of young guys playing, we have to get some rest here tomorrow," Collins said. "[We'll] come back on Monday, dust ourselves off and get ready for the next one."
The Wildcats will be back in action on the road at No. 9 Illinois on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Tipoff from State Farm Center is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network and ESPN 1000 WMVP.
Team Stats
UW
NU
FG%
.462
.386
3FG%
.455
.263
FT%
.750
.722
RB
45
31
TO
11
12
STL
7
4
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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