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Illinois fires head coach John Groce

  • Posted onMarch 11, 2017March 11, 2017
  • Big Ten

Illinois has fired coach John Groce, the school announced Saturday. After making a late-season push, Illinois lost its final two games, and with it a chance at making the NCAA Tournament. Instead, the Illini will miss the Big Dance for the fourth straight year with…

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Bracketology Podcast, Ep. 2: Iowa gets bubbly, Wisconsin’s free fall continues, and how should the committee treat Wichita State

  • Posted onMarch 3, 2017March 3, 2017
  • Big Ten

Newsday‘s Ari Kramer and I had a late-night hoops chat after Iowa stunned Wisconsin at the Kohl Center on Thursday to talk about where the NCAA Tournament bracket stands moving toward the weekend. 0:20 — Is Northwestern really a lock after the miracle against Michigan? 5:43…

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Malcolm Hill brings all the feels to emotional postgame interview on senior night

  • Posted onMarch 2, 2017March 2, 2017
  • Big Ten

Illinois guard Malcolm Hill had quite a senior night, dropping 22 points and 4 assists on Michigan State as the Illini picked up another late-season, quality win to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive. He also moved up to No. 4 on Illinois’ all-time scoring…

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Pardon leads Northwestern to 5th straight win, 73-61 over Nebraska

  • Posted onJanuary 27, 2017January 27, 2017
  • Big Ten

The Northwestern Wildcats came into their matchup Thursday against Nebraska with a 16-4 record, which is their best start through twenty games in school history. Their 16th victory came against Ohio State in Columbus, winning there for the first time in forty years. The Wildcats definitely carried that…

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Northwestern’s home winning streak ends against Minnesota

  • Posted onJanuary 6, 2017January 6, 2017
  • Big Ten

Northwestern’s 13-game win streak at home was on the line Thursday, as the Wildcats welcomed the Minnesota Golden Gophers to Welsh-Ryan Arena. Behind 44% shooting from the field and 17 points from freshmen Amir Coffey the younger brother of Wildcats women’s star Nia Coffey, the Gophers…

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Scottie Lindsey is having a season unlike any other in Northwestern history

  • Posted onDecember 28, 2016December 29, 2016
  • Big Ten

Scottie Lindsey has made remarkable improvements since his sophomore season, and he displayed them in full force Tuesday to explode for a career-high 31 points in Northwestern’s Big Ten opener at Penn State. The Nittany Lions had no answer for the junior guard, who shot 9-of-14 from…

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Fran McCaffery and Iowa skip handshake line after beating North Dakota

  • Posted onDecember 21, 2016
  • Big Ten

Big Sky favorite North Dakota gave Iowa a good fight Tuesday before falling 84-73. The Fighting Hawks played through the final buzzer despite a double-digit deficit, using physical defense to force a steal with two seconds left. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery was not pleased and instructed…

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Northwestern swats IUPUI out of Welsh-Ryan Arena

  • Posted onDecember 20, 2016December 21, 2016
  • Big Ten

It was a block party inside Welsh-Ryan Arena on Tuesday, as Northwestern swatted twelve shots on its way to an 87-65 victory over IUPUI to reach double digit non-conference wins for the second straight season. “I am really proud of our guys effort tonight,” said Northwestern coach Chris…

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Illinois’ Chicago natives balance emotion of playing at home in BYU win

  • Posted onDecember 18, 2016January 1, 2017
  • Big Ten

BY STEFAN MODRICH/@StefanJModrich CHICAGO — Illinois head coach John Groce had some advice for his players before Saturday’s 75-73 win over BYU in the Legends Classic, particularly for senior guards Tracy Abrams and Jaylon Tate and sophomore guard D.J. Williams. “Making sure you’re playing with…

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Northwestern holds off Dayton for quality win at Chicago Legends

  • Posted onDecember 17, 2016December 26, 2016
  • Atlantic 10

BY STEFAN MODRICH/@StefanJModrich CHICAGO — In a game of runs, it didn’t hurt Northwestern to open the Chicago Legends Classic action with an 11-0 lead en route to a 67-64 win over Dayton on Saturday at the United Center. It was also a tale of…

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