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By: MIKE McCURRY Vanderbilt’s Matthew Fisher-Davis was brilliant for the better part of 40 minutes on Thursday, but all that will be remembered is how his mental lapse aided Northwestern in the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. Ninth-seeded Vanderbilt clawed all the way back from a 15-point deficit, taking a one-point lead on a Riley LaChance layup with 17.8 seconds … [Read more...] about Northwestern Collects First-Ever NCAA Tournament Victory with Assist from Matthew Fisher-Davis

By SEAN BOCK After making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history last year, Northwestern returned almost everyone from that team and were expected to be even better in the 2017-’18 season. Instead, the Wildcats find themselves at 13-10 and 4-6 in Big Ten play. Barring an unforeseen miracle in the regular season and Big Ten Tournament, head coach Chris … [Read more...] about Northwestern’s Bryant McIntosh: ‘We thought it was going to be a lot easier’

By ANDREW SELIGMAN ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Cassius Winston scored 17 points, and No. 2 Michigan State erased a 27-point deficit on Saturday to beat Northwestern 65-60 and extend its winning streak to 10 games. Nick Ward added 15 points and 10 rebounds. Miles Bridges hit four free throws in the final minute, and the Spartans (26-3, 14-2 Big Ten) used a huge second half to pull out … [Read more...] about Miles Bridges, No. 2 Michigan State rally from 27 points down to beat Northwestern

By ADAM ZAGORIA Jared Jones, the 6-foot-10, 235-pound center from McEachern (GA), committed to Northwestern over Wake Forest on Sunday. He took officials to both schools this month. “What made me pick Northwestern was the their energy in recruiting me,” he said. “When I went on my official visit the coaches and players really embraced me and made me feel like I was already … [Read more...] about Jared Jones to Northwestern