WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Following Sunday’s decisive loss at Purdue, coach Chris Collins identified “slow starts” as a key concern for his team. In their last three games – against Northeastern, Penn State and Purdue – the Wildcats (10-5, 1-3 Big Ten) have allowed their opponents to build leads of eight points or more before... The post Men’s Basketball: Slow start proves costly … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball: Slow start proves costly as Purdue blows by Northwestern
Women’s Basketball: Northwestern falls behind early in blowout loss to No. 10 Ohio State
Northwestern kicked off the new year with a difficult test, and could not slow down No. 10 Ohio State’s offense in a 92-62 loss in which the Buckeyes never trailed. After a 7-7 start to the season in 2024, the Wildcats (7-8, 0-4 Big Ten) traveled to the Buckeye State looking to start the calendar... The post Women’s Basketball: Northwestern falls behind early in blowout loss … [Read more...] about Women’s Basketball: Northwestern falls behind early in blowout loss to No. 10 Ohio State
Rapid Recap: Penn State 84, Northwestern 80
Northwestern has never started a calendar year with a win with coach Chris Collins at the helm. With a four-game win streak in tow, the Wildcats (10-4, 1-2 Big Ten) traveled to Happy Valley looking to ring in 2025 with an elusive Big Ten road win. In a choppy seesaw game plagued by early foul... The post Rapid Recap: Penn State 84, Northwestern 80 appeared first on The Daily … [Read more...] about Rapid Recap: Penn State 84, Northwestern 80
Rapid Recap: Northwestern 85, Northeastern 60
Eight days after a dominant 20-point win over DePaul, Northwestern faced its final non-conference test of the season against intercardinal directional foe Northeastern at home. The matchup marked the first meeting between the two programs in 31 years, with the Wildcats (10-3, 1-1 Big Ten) having won the previous encounter by 27 points. This time,... The post Rapid Recap: … [Read more...] about Rapid Recap: Northwestern 85, Northeastern 60
Men’s Basketball: Northwestern rolls past DePaul in 84-64 win
Following two consecutive victories, Northwestern welcomed DePaul into Welsh-Ryan Arena for a Saturday afternoon crosstown nonconference clash. While DePaul’s Conor Enright opened the scoring with a layup for the Blue Demons (8-4, 0-2 Big East), the Wildcats (9-3, 1-1 Big Ten) stormed out to a 20-2 lead just over five minutes later. The 20-0 run... The post Men’s Basketball: … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball: Northwestern rolls past DePaul in 84-64 win