The meeting between Northwestern and DePaul on Friday night of course came down to a foul.

Officials had called 47 fouls at Wintrust Arena before Northwestern’s possession in a tie game with 30 seconds to play.

Wildcats guard Jayden Reid drove into the paint and missed a jumper with six seconds left, and when Nick Martinelli grabbed a rebound that had been tipped back, DePaul’s Kruz McClure was called for a foul as he also went for the ball.

Martinelli made both free throws with 3.5 seconds to play. But Northwestern didn’t stave off the upset until Layden Blocker’s long 3-point attempt clanged off the rim for an 81-79 Wildcats win.

Northwestern (4-0) won for the eighth time in its last nine meetings with DePaul, but NU coach Chris Collins said he thought the Blue Demons (2-2) were the

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