Northwestern hosts its first National Invitation Tournament (NIT) game since 1994 Wednesday as the #4 seed Wildcats take on Milwaukee at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Tip is 7 p.m. The winner of Wednesday's contest advances to take on the winner of the game between #1 seeded Boston College and #8 seed McNeese State. Milwaukee, the Horizon League regular season champ, fell to the … [Read more...] about Northwestern to Meet Milwaukee in NIT Game Tonight
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#1 Ohio State Buckeyes get Serious Scare from Northwestern
Earlier this college basketball season, NU took the #1 (and then undefeated) Ohio State Buckeyes down to the final minute, and lost by just one in Evanston. And today the Wildcats had a lead on the #1 in both polls Buckeyes, but couldn't close the deal. A day after Northwestern senior Juice Thompson put the point in point guard (breaking the Big Ten Tournament single game … [Read more...] about #1 Ohio State Buckeyes get Serious Scare from Northwestern
Minnesota vs. Northwestern Tips Off Big 10 Tourney: Injuries Aplenty
In this corner, you have the Minnesota Golden Gophers, a tean that's been a train wreck ever since losing their starting point guard Al Nolen. And in this corner, you have the Northwestern Wildcats, a team missing one of their starters in Jershon Cobb, a key reserve (and fill-in starter) in Mike Capocci. Not to mention their star player, John Shurna is still not even … [Read more...] about Minnesota vs. Northwestern Tips Off Big 10 Tourney: Injuries Aplenty
Northwestern 68, Minnesota 57: Rapid Reaction
The at-large bid chances are long gone for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. And it took another hit tonight. They were on the bubble until they hit a three games losing streak, all against Big Ten bubble teams (Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Penn State Nittany Lions). Now their path to a NCAA bid is the exact same as the Northwestern Wildcats- run the conference … [Read more...] about Northwestern 68, Minnesota 57: Rapid Reaction
Penn State Wins Another Battle Over Northwestern
Hard to decide which type of domination is stronger. Penn State's college basketball domination over Northwestern, or Talor Battle's owning of the PSU hoops record book. State has won six in a row and ten of eleven versus NU. Even when they went 3-15 in conference last year, the Lions still beat the Cats twice. And in the Penn State record book, Battle is first all time in … [Read more...] about Penn State Wins Another Battle Over Northwestern
Northwestern Wildcats 73, Iowa Hawkeyes 70: Rapid Reaction
Though many fans of the Iowa Hawkeyes were in attendance Thursday night, the most famous of the faithful: Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore were not at Welsh-Ryan Arena to see their Hawks drop yet another college basketball game; this time to the Northwestern Wildcats. Although it was much less closer than the first meeting. The Cats shot the lights out to an almost historical … [Read more...] about Northwestern Wildcats 73, Iowa Hawkeyes 70: Rapid Reaction
Talor Battle Goes for 2,000 Points versus Northwestern
Talor Battle will look to become just the second Big Ten player in the last decade and 22nd in the history of the conference to reach 2,000 points Sunday when Penn State (12-11; 5-7 Big Ten) takes on Northwestern (14-9; 4-8 Big Ten) in a 3:30 p.m. tip at the Bryce Jordan Center. It is also Alumni Day at the Jordan Center as approximately 30 former Nittany Lions will return … [Read more...] about Talor Battle Goes for 2,000 Points versus Northwestern
Northwestern Utterly Destroys SIU-Edwardsville
Like I said on Monday, for Northwestern wins over Michigan and SIU-Edwardsville should be a given this week; but neither helps their RPI and Strength Of Schedule. They need to win those two and then sweep the next two- Wisconsin and at Minnesota or the tournament bubble will officially burst before February even gets here. They took care of step one on Monday, and step … [Read more...] about Northwestern Utterly Destroys SIU-Edwardsville
Illini Whip Northwestern; Wildcats in 0-3 in Big Ten
Last year's game was A BIT closer than this. When the Illinois Fighting Illini took on their rival Northwestern Wildcats for the first time in 2010, the annual meeting in Champaign resulted in an exciting and very high-scoring overtime thriller in which the Cats took care of the ball astonishingly well, committed very few mistakes, but fell just short. This battle to be … [Read more...] about Illini Whip Northwestern; Wildcats in 0-3 in Big Ten
John and Juice Leading 9-1 Northwestern into Big 10 Play
Northwestern hoops has been "sipping on John and Juice" this season. (At least I didn't make the "purple drank" joke which seemed obvious given the team's colors). This college basketball season in Evanston, the Wildcats have been led by junior forward John Shurna, the Big Ten's leading scorer and one of the most underrated players in the country. And senior point guard Michael … [Read more...] about John and Juice Leading 9-1 Northwestern into Big 10 Play