When Northwestern beat Minnesota on Saturday, the Wildcats were able to pull out the win with strong three-point shooting and ball security, despite a bad rebounding ratio. Tuesday night against Michigan, the Cats rebounded well, but turned the ball over 17 times and shot just 18.8 percent from beyond the arc. The end result, a 67-55 loss, was the opposite of the Minnesota … [Read more...] about Northwestern damages NCAA Tournament chances in losing to Michigan
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Northwestern will Make the Tourney this Year, I mean it this time
"Wait till next year" has become a seriously overused cliche in Chicago sports, but now it applies to teams other than the Cubs. You can say it about Northwestern, and their college football bowl win drought (1949). The past two years, the Cats were just an errant kick away from ending that streak. In college basketball, there's another streak alive and well. The Cats are … [Read more...] about Northwestern will Make the Tourney this Year, I mean it this time
Charting a Northwestern NCAA Tournament Course
By Paul M. Banks January is the most murderous month on the schedule for the Northwestern Wildcats. February/March should be much easier for the Cats, and when it's all said and done- they could quite possibly have that elusive first NCAA tournament bid in program history. … [Read more...] about Charting a Northwestern NCAA Tournament Course