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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Isaac Haas scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Ryan Cline added 13 points - including 10 in the second half - helping Purdue edge Northwestern 74-69 Sunday during the 50th anniversary celebration of Mackey Arena.
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Humbled by a 36-point loss to Texas Tech in its last game, Northwestern returned to form with an 81-50 victory over Sacred Heart on Friday night in Rosemont, Ill. Senior forward Scottie Lindsey paced the Wildcats (4-2) with 19 points, six rebounds and four assists.
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MADISON, Wis. -- No. 10 Wisconsin pushed aside a forgettable first half to beat Northwestern 33-24 on Saturday in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams at Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers (4-0, 1-0) trailed 10-7 at the half, but quarterback Alex Hornibrook, who struggled with long passes in the first half, found success on…
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Junior quarterback Clayton Thorson capped two fourth-quarter drives with short touchdowns runs, and Northwestern came from behind to knock off visiting Nevada 31-20 Saturday at Ryan Field in Evanston, Ill. Thorson scored on a quarterback sneak on fourth down that gave the Wildcats their first lead at 24-20 with 5:30 left in the game. He scored…
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Pat Fitzgerald already has been spent 11 seasons as Northwestern coach and he could potentially coach the Wildcats for at least another decade after signing an extension through the 2026 season. The school announced the extension for the program's all-time winningest coach on Tuesday. Fitzgerald is 77-62 since taking over in 2006 and has recorded two…
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Northwestern coach Chris Collins has signed a contract extension through the 2024-25 season, the university announced Tuesday. Collins was rewarded after guiding the Wildcats to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance this past season. Northwestern also set a school mark for victories. The Wildcats (24-12) defeated Vanderbilt in the first round of the tourney before losing to…
SALT LAKE CITY -- Nigel Williams-Goss scored 20 points while Jordan Mathews and Zach Collins added 14 apiece to help No. 1 seed Gonzaga survive a late rally and beat Northwestern 79-73 on Saturday in the second round of the West Region of the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs (34-1) prevailed despite scoring just four baskets over…
SALT LAKE CITY -- Thriving in high-pressure situations has turned from a weakness into a strength for Northwestern this season. That could come in handy Saturday, when the eighth-seeded Wildcats challenge the top-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs in a second-round West Region game. The Wildcats (24-11) became just the fourth team seeded eighth or lower to win in…
SALT LAKE CITY -- Bryant McIntosh scored 25 points and made a pair of go-ahead free throws with 14.6 seconds left to help Northwestern hold on for a 68-66 victory over Vanderbilt in its first ever NCAA Tournament game on Thursday. Scottie Lindsey and Dererk Pardon added 14 points apiece for the eighth-seeded Wildcats. Northwestern (24-11)…
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Northwestern earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, putting the Wildcats in the tournament for the first in program history. "There were a lot of exasperated people in the building as the regions went by," fourth-year coach Chris Collins said. Northwestern plays Vanderbilt in the first round Thursday, a matchup of the No. 8 Wildcats…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senior forward Nigel Hayes had 18 points, 10 rebounds and three assists and sophomore forward Ethan Happ added 16 points and eight rebounds as No. 24 Wisconsin advanced to the Big Ten Conference tournament title game with a 76-48 drubbing Saturday over upstart Northwestern. The No. 2 seed Badgers will play in the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Forward Vic Law had 17 points and five rebounds, junior Scott Lindsey had 17 points and guard Bryant McIntosh added 16 points and six assists as No. 6 seed Northwestern stormed back to upset No. 3 seed Maryland 72-64 on Friday night in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. Northwestern will play in the…
Vic Law and Scottie Lindsey led a balanced attack with 16 points apiece as Northwestern advanced to the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals with an 83-61 victory over Rutgers on Thursday at the Verizon Center. Dererk Pardon and Bryant McIntosh each added 13 points as the sixth-seeded Wildcats (22-10) set up a Friday date with No. 3…
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A staid announcement March 27, 2013, delivered in the month that had haunted Northwestern's basketball program, made no mention of the history. It welcomed Chris Collins of buttoned-up Duke pedigree as the Wildcats' new coach. Statements within it mentioned family. Collins referenced competing in the Big Ten Conference. No one mentioned "it", the one "it" that…
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- Vincent Edwards scored 25 points and Caleb Swanigan added 20 points and 14 rebounds as No. 16 Purdue held on for a 69-65 victory over Northwestern on Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Big Ten regular-season champion Boilermakers (25-6, 14-4) also got 13 points from Dakota Mathias. Bryant McIntosh scored 25 points, Sanjay Lumpkin…
