Martinelli has scored 15 or more in 17 straight games and been in double figures in 25 straight, the longest such streak for a Northwestern player in 25 years.

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Two weeks ago, coach Chris Collins’ patchworked squad traveled to Minneapolis to take a stab at securing unlikely back-to-back Big Ten road wins as it approached the finish line of a season shell-shocked by injuries.