Evanston IL – Northwestern defeated No. 4 Michigan State at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, 79-65. It was Northwestern’s first time defeating an AP top-five team since 1979, when they also knocked off a No. 4-ranked Michigan State team led by Magic Johnson. The Spartans last led 4-2, then never again as the Wildcats had as […]
Wisconsin Uses Depth to Roll Over Yale
Madison, WI – One of the concerns the Wisconsin basketball team will need to address this season is what players are going to step up to help preseason All-American center Ethan Happ now that former teammates Bronson Koenig and Nigel Hayes have graduated and taken their games to the G-League. Might those players be 6-5 […]
Maryland Opens Big Ten Play Destroying Illinois
College Park, MD – Maryland opened Big Ten play at home with a very impressive 84-59 win over Illinois. This was a game that was supposed to be a lot more competitive as Maryland had two of their big men out, Damonte Dodd and Michal Cekovsky. Maryland decided to play small ball sometimes having 6-8 […]
Maryland Completes Epic Comeback Against Georgetown
Washington D.C. – Maryland completed a dramatic seven-point comeback with a little more than a minute left to play to top host Georgetown 76-75 in a game littered with fouls and sloppy play. Freshman wing Kevin Huerter (6-7) Blocked a shot against Georgetown guard Jagan Mosely at the rim on the final play of the […]
Illini Holds Off Second Half UIC Rally
Chicago, IL – In a battle of university siblings, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was able to hold off the University of Illinois-Chicago 83-79 Saturday afternoon at the United Center in Chicago. UIC was led in the first half by their 6-2 freshman combo guard Dominique Matthews, who finished the game with 18 points and […]
USA Women Cap Great Trip, Beat China
The USA Women won four of their last five games to end the 2015 China Tour by defeating host China 67-53. With the win they became the undefeated champions of the second city of the tour. Points in the paint reigned supreme as Cierra Warren put up a trip high 26 points on a China […]
Great Defense Leads USA Over Canada
A rolling team USA knocked Team Canada out of the ranks of the unbeaten on Saturday. A hot start by Cierra Warren (San Diego St.) helped the USA get out to an early lead & hold on for a 63-48 victory. Warren was key in the game plan to pull Canada’s 6’6 center away from the […]
USA Women Click On All Cylinders, Beat Czech Republic
It was only a matter of time before the USA would hit all cylinders. A deep & talented roster put on a show for the new crowd in the first game of the second city of the 2015 China Tour by beating the Czech Republic 82-55. A complete game on offense & defense allowed the […]
Canada Improves to 3-0, Beats USA in Defensive Battle
The final night of the first city of the China tour for the Americans was a tightly contested defensive battle resulting in a 61-48 loss to Team Canada. The positives the USA will take with them to the second city of the tour from the Canada game include identifying a team defensive identity & the […]
