Northwestern rallies to pound bubble-bound Indiana in Big Ten second round

Nick Martinelli scored a game-high 28 points and freshman Jake West added 18 to match a career high as Northwestern advanced to the third round of the Big Ten tournament with a 74-61 victory over Indiana on Wednesday night in Chicago.

Tre Singleton scored eight points and Jayden Reid added six assists for the 15th-seeded Wildcats (15-18), who collected their seventh consecutive win over the Hoosiers and their second in 16 days.

Martinelli, the Big Ten's leading scorer during the regular season at 22.8 points per game...