Halftime: Illinois 45 Northwestern 23
By Greg Mroz Champaign, Ill – Here is the rapid reaction from the 1st half of Illinois and Northwestern. 1. 10 minute field goal droughts hurt. Boy did this ever hurt Northwestern. After a Bryant McIntosh floater made it 12-9 Illinois with 16:23 left in the half, Northwestern didnt make another bucket until the 5:58 mark. […]
Quick Hits: Northwestern at Illinois
By Greg Mroz Champaign, Ill – Here are 3 things to think about before Northwestern’s road tilt against Illinois 1. Illini in foul trouble Illinois has had trouble keeping out of foul trouble, especially in the post. Nnanna Egwu in particular has been in foul trouble often, fouling out against Iowa on Wednesday, but his impact is […]
Cats win eighth straight in landslide over Rutgers
By: Justin Nam /// NNN Sports Evanston, Ill – The bench was cheering, the coaches were clapping and the crowd was impressed: Northwestern Women’s Basketball (22-6, 12-5 B1G) proved they belong Thursday night after an impressive 80-60 victory over the #20 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (20-8, 11-6 B1G). Much was made of this team over the […]
SportsNight (2/26/15)
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GwBAFBUqBI&w=420&h=315] It was a nostalgic night for senior Greg Mroz as he anchored the sports desk one final time. Mroz was joined by Alex Lederman and the pair had a host of guests on the show including: InsideNU’s Danny Rappaport, WNUR’s Ben Goren and The Daily Northwestern’s Alex Putterman. Of course the weekly ‘Stern […]
Halftime: Northwestern 32, Rutgers 24
By: Justin Nam /// NNN Sports 1st Half Reaction 1. Offensive Rebounds Galore Coming into this contest, the Wildcats ranked dead last in offensive rebounds per game (10.9) in the Big Ten. Contrary to their season performances thus far, they posted an impressive nine o-boards in the 1st half. Rutgers isn’t normally a rebounding machine, […]
Wildcats Win 4th Straight, Longest Streak in Conference Play Since 1967
By Greg Mroz EVANSTON, Ill – The last time Northwestern won four consecutive games in Big Ten play, the Vietnam war was at its peak, “I’m A Believer” by the Monkees was the number one song on the Billboard Top 100 Chart, and Chris Collins wasn’t even born yet. That year was 1967, but no […]
Halftime: Northwestern 40, Indiana 40
By Greg Mroz 1st Half Reaction 1. Indiana is playing right into Northwestern’s 2-3 Zone A zone defense will force offenses to the perimeter, and Indiana is just fine with that. The Hoosiers went 8 of 12 from three point range in the first half, with Nick Zeisloft hitting 4 of the 5 long range shots he took. […]
Pregame Quick Hits: Indiana (19-9, 9-6 B1G) at Northwestern (13-14, 4-10 B1G)
By Greg Mroz Here are 3 things to think about coming into tonight’s game 1. Indiana’s outside shooting vs Northwestern’s 2-3 zone. We’ve seen what a zone can do to a team that is dominant in the posts (Iowa) but Chris Collins has yet to face a team that shoots as well from long range […]
Cats roll for third straight win
By: Lyndsey Armacost // NNN Sports There were high hopes for freshman Vic Law coming into his freshman campaign and, after his performance in Saturday’s win against Penn State, now we know why. Vic Law came off the bench for the second straight game and posted his first double-double of the season. With 17 points, […]
First Half Reaction: NU vs. PSU 2/21
The first half at Welsh-Ryan Arena was all about defense for Northwestern. The Wildcats currently lead the Nittany Lions 28 to 20 with 15 of Penn State’s points coming off of three pointers. After jumping out to an early lead of 12-6, Penn State could not penetrate the Cats’ interior defense. They settled for contested three pointers […]