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GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics With the blown lead against Nebraska still fresh, Northwestern now turns its focus to the Buckeyes. Northwestern has officially and painfully entered the “playing for pride” portion of the season. For those like myself who were clinging onto hope for a stretch run to the tournament — I blame a pre-Four Nations viewing of Miracle on … [Read more...] about Three keys to the game for Northwestern vs. Ohio State

@NUMensBball X ‘Cats look to finally get in the win column on the road Northwestern (13-13, 4-11 B1G) has had a really rough stretch recently since the injury bug bit, but the ‘Cats always fight. You gotta love them for it. Tonight, NU travels on the road to Ohio State in search of what would be its first road win of the season. The Buckeyes (15-11, 7-8 B1G) are coming … [Read more...] about Gamethread/How to watch Northwestern vs. Ohio State: TV, radio, betting line, injury report

Mary Grace Grabill / Northwestern Athletics Coming off a heater out east, the Wildcats come back home looking for a massive upset against the Terrapins. Northwestern women’s basketball (9-15, 2-11 B1G) placed itself firmly back into the race to claim one of the final spots in the Big Ten Tournament, now that only 15 of the 18 new conference teams are guaranteed to make … [Read more...] about Gamethread/How to watch Northwestern vs. No. 21 Maryland: TV, radio, betting line, injury report

@NUMensBball X A refreshing performance from the ‘Cats to say the least. On Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Arena, Northwestern led by 20 against Nebraska early in the second half. In a stunning collapse, the ‘Cats ultimately lost that game, putting an unofficial nail in their season’s coffin. Four days later, as NU held a similar 20-point lead on the road against Ohio State, the … [Read more...] about Rapid Reaction: Northwestern snaps its three-game losing streak in dominating fashion, besting Ohio State 70-49

Taylor Williams drives past a defender | @nuwbbal It might’ve been Northwestern’s best performance of the season, but it just couldn’t get the W. The tip of the iceberg. The Wildcats were right with Maryland for what feels like an eternity — it was practically the entire second half — but just couldn’t get over the hump and into striking distance until it was too late. … [Read more...] about Rapid Reaction: NU keeps it close against No. 21 Maryland, but the comeback effort comes up short, losing 85-79