B1G Tournament Halftime Notes: Northwestern vs. Indiana
Halftime Score: Indiana, 36, Northwestern, 22 The game started with back-to-back triples from IU’s Robert Johnson and Vic Law, but Indiana stayed hot going 3-5 from distance as they jumped out to a 12-6 lead after seven minutes of play. After a Lumpkin bucket at 18:40, NU had an almost 10-minute scoring drought that was finally broken by […]
Wildcats Start Off 2nd Half Hot To Claim Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal Victory
By Greg Mroz Hoffman Estates, Ill – As has been their trademark in many games this season, Northwestern got down early and trailed by ten going into halftime. Yet as they have throughout the whole year, the Wildcats found a way to win by dominating the second half. Five different Wildcats scored in double figures […]
FINAL: Northwestern 62 Rutgers 57
By Greg Mroz Hoffman Estates, Ill Rapid Reaction to Northwestern’s 62-57 victory over Rutgers. Starting the 2nd Half Hot Often when a team is down by ten at halftime, the immediate start to the second half is the best and only opportunity to get back in the game. The Wildcats took full advantage of this, going […]
Halftime Reaction: Rutgers 37, Northwestern 27
By Greg Mroz Hoffman Estates, Ill – Here is a recap of the first half of Northwestern’s Big Ten Tournament game against Rutgers. 1. Turnovers This has been a big problem for the Wildcats in the past, and it proved to be huge in the first half. Northwestern turned the ball over 14 times and just looked […]
B1G Womens Tournament Game Preview: #5 Rutgers vs #4 Northwestern
By Greg Mroz Hoffman Estates, Ill – As Northwestern begins its postseason journey today against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, here are some things to think about coming into the game Home Cooking One advantage that Northwestern has on the rest of the field is that they essentially don’t have to travel. Since their game at Wisconsin on […]
SportsNight (3/5/15)
Axel Boada and Mike Marut take you through the men’s basketball team’s thrilling overtime defeat of Michigan. Special guests Claire Hansen and Jason Dorow talk women’s basketball postseason. And, could the lacrosse team beat a the 2nd ranked North Carolina Tar Heels? All of that, and more, coming up on SportsNight.
Northwestern News Report (03/04/2015)
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Wildcats Winning Streak Ends As Illini Dominate From Start To Finish
By Greg Mroz Champaign, Ill – As with most things in life, nothing lasts forever. With the case of the Northwestern men’s basketball team, the way they had been playing over the past two weeks, it looked as if they would be able to keep their winning streak alive for the foreseeable future. Yet the […]
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 […]