Everyone thought the pass was long. It felt long out of Nathan Taphorn’s hands on the baseline and looked long to Dererk Pardon’s eyes in front of the opposite basket. From the sideline, coach Chris Collins thought the same thing. But Pardon came down with it…
From the opening tip, Northwestern did not look right in Tuesday’s 68-61 loss to Illinois. While pressing on offense and alternating between rotating slowly and overcommitting on defense, the Wildcats looked like a team playing under pressure. Most likely the cause was the absence of leading…
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…
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…
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…
BY VINNY SIMONE / @VTSimone BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Northwestern set up a date with Notre Dame in the championship game of the Legends Classic with a 77-58 win over No. 22 Texas on Monday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The Wildcats entered the game…
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern breezed past Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday for a season-opening, 94-63 win. Sophomore forward Vic Law led the Wildcats with 18 points, although he would have easily had 20 with just an average night at the foul line. Junior guard Scottie…
