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…
What a week in the state of Illinois. Illinois State took control of the MVC with a big win against Wichita State, Northwestern blew people’s minds with a 35-point win against Iowa, and UIC climbed into fourth place in the Horizon League. That and more in…
Every week for the 2016-17 season, The Catch and Shoot will name a Player of the Week, Freshman of the Week, Team of the Week and Game of the Week among the five Division I schools in the Chicago area. Here are the winners for…
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…
Every week for the 2016-17 season, The Catch and Shoot will name a Player of the Week, Freshman of the Week, Team of the Week and Game of the Week among the five Division I schools in the Chicago area. Here are the winners for…
Conference play began last week, and it brought plenty of surprises around the state. Despite losing, Northwestern clings to its No. 1 ranking just ahead of surging Illinois State. 1. Northwestern (12-3, 1-1 Big Ten) Last week: 1 After thrashing Penn State in the Big…
Conference play has begun, and it’s almost time to turn the calendars to the new year. We already took you through the best moments of 2016. (For a moment, DePaul had us thinking we published that a few days too early.) Now it’s time to…
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…
After defeating Houston Baptist 72-63 on Thursday, Northwestern now won its last 18 games played in the month of December. However, it was not your traditional Wildcat basketball, as the team struggled to score in the first half, going 8-of-30 from the field. The Wildcats went into…
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…
