Jalen Leach scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, Nick Martinelli added 20 points and Northwestern beat Pepperdine 68-50 on Friday night.

Jalen Leach scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, Nick Martinelli added 20 points and Northwestern beat Pepperdine 68-50 on Friday night. Martinelli scored the final eight points of a 12-0 run at the end of the first half to put Northwestern ahead 31-16 before Pepperdine guard Jaxon Olvera made a 3-pointer to pull within 12 points at the break.

Jalen Leach scored 21 points to help Northwestern post a 68-50 win over Pepperdine on Friday night at Evanston, Ill. Nick Martinelli added 20, while Brooks Barnhizer added 13 for Northwestern (5-1). Leach was 7 of 12 from the field and perfect from the ...

BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern hosts Pepperdine after Nick Martinelli scored 22 points in Northwestern's 72-69 win against the Montana State Bobcats. The Wildcats have gone 4-0 at home. Northwestern is ninth in the Big Ten with 10.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Brooks Barnhizer averaging 3.0.