David Banks-Imagn Images Northwestern looks for a more convincing win against another non-conference opponent. Northwestern barely escaped a loss in its last game at home against Eastern Illinois, a loss that would have been bad for its March resume. The ‘Cats secured the win in overtime, though, and will now take on Montana State as non conference play rolls on. … [Read more...] about Gamethread/How to watch Northwestern vs. Montana State: TV, radio, streaming, betting line, injury report
Rapid Reaction: Northwestern survives Montana State with a 72-69 nail-biter of a victory
Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports It wasn’t the prettiest game for the Wildcats, but they got the job done. He’s baaaack. In captain Brooks Barnhizer’s season debut, the Wildcats (4-1) scraped out a gritty win, edging past Montana State (1-4) to secure a 72-69 victory. Nick Martinelli continued his breakout season, pouring in 22 points, while Barnhizer followed closely … [Read more...] about Rapid Reaction: Northwestern survives Montana State with a 72-69 nail-biter of a victory
Big Ten Bracketology, Week 3: Freaky Friday
Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Purdue and Wisconsin claimed top ten victories, while Maryland and Ohio State came up just short against ranked opponents. The college basketball world is going to feed off of early season overreactions from Friday night’s results for at least another week or two, when the Maui Invitational, Battle 4 … [Read more...] about Big Ten Bracketology, Week 3: Freaky Friday
Where are we Wednesday: Hanging on by a thread
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images It’s a longshot, but the ‘Cats still have a smidgen of hope heading into the end of football season. 31-7 is very rarely a scoreline that a losing team should be content with on the gridiron. But in the type of David vs. Goliath matchup we witnessed on Saturday, it might be the best result Northwestern … [Read more...] about Where are we Wednesday: Hanging on by a thread
Heads up world, Brooks is back
David Banks-Imagn Images ‘Cats barely avoid disaster again in Barnhizer’s emphatic return. Coming off an overtime, nail-biting win over Eastern Illinois, the ‘Cats found themselves in another tight tussle with Montana State in non conference play. It wasn’t always pretty, but they found themselves on the winning side again, this time winning 72-69 in … [Read more...] about Heads up world, Brooks is back