Rutgers hasn’t had a three-game conference winning streak since the 2005-06 season, and that streak doesn’t appear to be ending anytime soon. Northwestern reeled off a 31-0 run in the first half of Thursday’s Big Ten Tournament second round game to take a 37-9 lead…
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…
Northwestern sophomore Vic Law threw down a vicious fast break dunk in the early minutes of Tuesday’s game against Illinois. Leron Black and Malcolm Hill may have had a chance to make a defensive play, but they chose to let Law do his thing as he took…
Northwestern finally looks ready to break its NCAA Tournament drought after cracking the Top 25 for the first time since 2009. But the Wildcats may not be the only team playing in their first-ever NCAA Tournament in March. Along with Northwestern, here are five other schools…
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…
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…
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…
Northwestern was in danger with Bryant cutting the its 21-point lead to three early in the second half, but the Wildcats responded with a flurry that included a pair of big dunks by junior Scottie Lindsey and sophomore Vic Law. We see you out here, Scottie…
