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 […]
Creighton Outlasts Northwestern in High Level Contest
Rosemont, IL – The 20-ranked Northwestern Wildcats were knocked off by the Creighton Bluejays of the Big East Conference 92-88 in a high-spirited contest on Wednesday night in a Gavitt Tipoff Games game. Allstate Arena hosted a very competitive game, which included runs and lead changes throughout. Creighton opened up a 15-point lead late in […]
Wisconsin and Michigan Head To Big Ten Tournament Title Game
Washington, D.C. – It will be Michigan against Wisconsin for the Big Ten Tournament title. In the first game, Derrick Walton Jr. won the battle of the point guards against Nate Mason. Walton led Michigan with 29 points as the Wolverines defeated the Golden Gophers 84-77. Mason chipped in 23 points in the loss. Michigan […]
Big Ten Tournament: Wisconsin, Northwestern Advance
Washington, D.C. – Wisconsin handled business against Indiana finishing them off in the second half in a 70-60 win. Northwestern defeated Maryland in basically a home game for the Terps, 72-64. Both squads are playing well at the moment and it should provide quite a semifinal matchup on Saturday. Wisconsin was clicking on all cylinders […]
Indiana, Northwestern Advance in Big Ten Tournament
Washington D.C. – Tenth seeded Indiana rolled over seventh seeded Iowa 95-73, thanks to a huge 52 point second half to advance in the Big Ten tournament. Early on the game was competitive as Indiana only held on to a three point, 43-40 halftime lead. Indiana then shot a scorching 68 percent from the field […]
Northwestern and Illinois Winners at State Farm Classic
Chicago, IL– Northwestern and Illinois were the two victors at the State Farm Chicago Legends Classic. In the first game Northwestern used a strong first half to get past the Dayton Flyers with a 67-64 win. Northwestern opened the game on an 11-0 run and used that hot start to take a 40-17 lead going […]
Purdue Dominates Boards In Win Over Northwestern
West Lafayette, IN – Starting 7-0 center A.J. Hammons and 6-9 forward Caleb Swanigan and bringing 7-2 center Isaac Haas off the bench, rarely does Purdue lose the rebounding battle to an opponent. In fact, it had happened only one time this season as Purdue prepared to host Northwestern in a Big Ten match-up on […]
Northwestern Edges Past DePaul in OT
Chicago, IL – In a very competitive and hard fought game Saturday afternoon, the Northwestern Wildcats needed an extra period to take down the DePaul Blue Demons 78-70. After trailing most of the game, Northwestern’s forward Aaron Falzon, knocked down two three’s to help seal the deal for the Wildcats in overtime. Falzon is a […]
Italy Tops USA for 2014 Albert Schweitzer Tournament Title
Mannheim, Germany – Point guard Federico Mussini led Italy to its first Albert Schweitzer Tournament championship since 1983 as the Italians topped the USA 86-73. Mussini finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists as Italy outscored the USA by 13 points in the final quarter. Wisconsin recruit Ethan Happ, who was named tournament […]
