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Northwestern basketball news.

Northwestern’s NCAA Tournament odds move past 50 percent

  • Posted onJanuary 16, 2017January 16, 2017
  • Chicago Basketball

For the first time this season, Northwestern is more likely to make the NCAA Tournament than miss it, according to teamrankings.com. After Sunday’s 89-54 win against Iowa, the sports data website pegs the Wildcats’ chances for a bid at 55.9%. To be clear, Northwestern is…

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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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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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Bracketology: Northwestern safely in NCAA Tournament field for now

  • Posted onDecember 20, 2016December 20, 2016
  • NCAA Tournament

Welcome back to The Catch and Shoot’s bracket projections! The bracket is broken down into 32 spots given as automatic bids (noted in the bracket with italics), and the remaining 36 are at-large selections. Teams are evaluated by how they have performed to this point in…

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Collins shares thoughts on Chicago pride, Craig Sager

  • Posted onDecember 18, 2016December 26, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

BY STEFAN MODRICH/@StefanJModrich Before Saturday’s Chicago Legends Classic at the United Center, Chicago Bulls radio play-by-play man Chuck Swirsky recorded an episode of his Timeout Bulls podcast with Northwestern head coach Chris Collins on campus. It’s a must-listen for any fan of Northwestern or Chicago…

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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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Northwestern counterpunches to outlast Chicago State, 68-64

  • Posted onDecember 14, 2016December 26, 2016
  • Big Ten

Northwestern concluded its five game home stand on Wednesday with a nail-biting 68-64 victory over Chicago State. Both teams came out the gate very slow offensively. Chicago State’s first 12 points were all from beyond the arc, and as they cooled off the Wildcats took advantage going into the…

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Gavin Skelly is not happy that the Browns are 0-13

  • Posted onDecember 12, 2016
  • Chicago Basketball

While Northwestern won its fourth straight game and eighth straight at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Sunday, the Cleveland Browns fell to 0-13 in the NFL, their 16th straight defeat going back to last season. Northwestern forward Gavin Skelly is an Ohio native, and on Monday teammate…

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Northwestern continues home dominance with 83-49 win against New Orleans

  • Posted onDecember 12, 2016December 12, 2016
  • Big Ten

Senior forward Nathan Taphorn came off the bench Sunday for a career-high 18 points as Northwestern routed New Orleans, 83-49. The Wildcats opened up a double-digit lead within the first 10 minutes and blew the game open to 21 points by halftime. “Having done this…

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