Although no local teams made the NCAA Tournament, 2015 was the best year in a long time for Chicago college basketball. The Catch and Shoot has chosen its top 10 moments of the year and will be rolling out one per day starting with No. 10 today…
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Northwestern erased a six-point deficit in the closing minutes of the second half Saturday and pulled away in overtime to defeat DePaul, 78-70. DePaul (5-6) had outplayed Northwestern deep into the second half. The Wildcats trailed 57-51 entering the final five minutes. Then senior guard Tre…
Time for the first-ever weekly Chicago awards. Every week, The Catch and Shoot will name a Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week from the six schools in the Greater Chicago Area: DePaul, Northwestern, UIC, Loyola, Chicago State and Valparaiso. Here are the…
The Catch and Shoot’s Ultra Early 2014-15 season preview continues with an early look at the Big Ten. Wisconsin enters as the big favorite with four starters returning from a team that is fresh off a Final Four appearance. There are still some questions about…
Northwestern (12-12, 5-6 Big Ten) will try for its fourth straight road win Thursday at No. 9 Michigan State (20-4, 9-2). The Wildcats have not won in East Lansing since Jan. 21, 2009. Northwestern and Michigan State already met this season at Welsh-Ryan Arena on…
Northwestern (10-10, 3-4 Big Ten) continued its surge in the Big Ten standings Tuesday. The Wildcats needed a pair of overtimes at Welsh-Ryan Arena, but they completed an upset of Purdue (13-6, 3-2) in a low-scoring, 63-60 affair. “It’s not pretty, we know that, but…
It was one of the ugliest games you will find in college basketball this season, but a win is a win for Chris Collins and Northwestern (8-9, 1-3 Big Ten). Sunday night, the Wildcats upset No. 23 Illinois (13-4, 2-2), 49-43, at Welsh-Ryan Arena, giving…
It was not a pretty 40 minutes, but non-conference play in Chicagoland ended in a thrilling manner. After blowing an eight-point lead in the second half, DePaul (8-5) defeated Northwestern (7-6), 57-56, on a buzzer-beating layup by freshman guard Billy Garrett Jr. Moments earlier, Northwestern…
After a nine-day break, Northwestern (6-5) returned to action against Mississippi Valley State (3-7) on Monday night with a 86-64 victory. The Wildcats were led by Drew Crawford’s season-high 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Alex Olah and Tre Demps each posted 18 points. Sanjay…
This article was originally written for and published by North By Northwestern, a Northwestern University student publication. Less than a week after an impressive blowout on the road against UIC, Northwestern (4-2) had its second consecutive ugly outing at home. The Wildcats, who needed late heroics…