Northwestern Holds Off Akron, 76-74

In Evanston on March 13th the Wildcats edged the Zips, 76-74, in the NIT.


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Northwestern vs Washington: Recap Notes

  • Northwestern has lost 100% of the time this season (0-3) after committing 15 or more turnovers.
  • John Shurna accounted for 43.6% of the team's points.
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Akron vs Northwestern: Recap Notes

  • Drew Crawford has led the team in scoring in 10 out of 32 games this season.
  • JerShon Cobb has 3 straight double-digit point games.
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2 months ago

Updated: Northwestern (18-13) Takes On Akron (22-11)

It should be a lively atmosphere at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Tuesday as Akron visits Northwestern in the NIT. The first whistle blows at 9:00 EST and it will be shown on ESPN 2. Akron is good competition, ranked #58 in the RPI, and Northwestern has a chance to lift its 5-13 record against RPI Top 100 teams. The Wildcats stand at 18-13 overall. Read more...

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Michigan State Leads Five Big Ten Teams at #5 in AP Poll: Mar 12th, 2012

Five Big Ten teams land in this week's AP Top 25 poll. They are Michigan State at #5, Ohio State (#7), Michigan (#13), Wisconsin (#14), and Indiana (#16). Read more...

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Jared Sullinger from Ohio State Wins StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week - March 12th, 2012

With a solid performance that included going up against the #8 team in the nation, Jared Sullinger, a 6-9 sophomore from Ohio State, has been selected StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week. Bradley Beal from Florida is the StatSheet NCAA Freshman of the Week and Jesse Carr from Colorado State is StatSheet's NCAA 6th Man of the Week. Read more...

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StatSheet Projects Northwestern as NCAA Tournament Bubble Team 12 Seed: 03/09/2012

StatSheet projects Northwestern as a bubble team for the NCAA Tournament with potentially a 12 seed. The Wildcats are ranked #64 in the StatSheet StatRank with an 18-13 overall record and an 8-10 record in the Big Ten. Read more...

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Northwestern Loses in Overtime To Minnesota, 75-68

In Indianapolis on March 8th the Wildcats were handed a narrow loss by the Golden Gophers, 75-68 (OT), in the Big Ten Tourney. Read more...

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Minnesota vs Northwestern: Recap Notes

  • In 75% of losses this season, Northwestern has recorded 20 or fewer field goals made.
  • In 100% of losses this season, Northwestern has recorded 29 or fewer rebounds.
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Northwestern (18-12) vs. Minnesota (18-13)

The atmosphere will be tense at Conseco Fieldhouse on Thursday as Northwestern meets Minnesota in the Big Ten Tourney. It all starts at 5:30 EST and you can see it on ESPN 2. Read more...

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Ohio State Leads Five Big Ten Teams at #7 in Latest AP Poll: Mar 5th, 2012

Five Big Ten teams show up in this week's AP Top 25 poll. They are Ohio State at #7, Michigan State (#8), Michigan (#10), Wisconsin (#14), and Indiana (#15). Read more...

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StatSheet Big Ten Players of the Week - March 5th, 2012

Ohio State's Jared Sullinger has been selected as the StatSheet Big Ten Player of the Week for the week ending March 5th. Cody Zeller from Indiana has earned StatSheet's Big Ten Freshman of the Week. Also, Purdue's D.J. Byrd takes home StatSheet's Big Ten 6th Man of the Week. Read more...

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Mike Scott from Virginia Wins StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week - March 5th, 2012

With a solid performance that included going up against the #22 team in the nation, Mike Scott, a 6-8 senior from Virginia, has won the StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week. StatSheet's NCAA Freshman of the Week is Anthony Davis from Kentucky and StatSheet's NCAA 6th Man of the Week is Missouri's Mike Dixon, Jr.. Read more...

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StatSheet Projects Northwestern as NCAA Tournament Bubble Team 10 Seed: 03/04/2012

StatSheet is projecting Northwestern as an NCAA Tournament bubble team with a possible 10 seed. The Wildcats are sitting at #47 in the StatSheet StatRank with an 18-12 overall record and an 8-10 record in the Big Ten. Read more...

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Big Ten Standings

OverallConf
1 Ohio State 31-8 13-5
1 Michigan State 29-8 13-5
1 Michigan 24-10 13-5
4 Wisconsin 26-10 12-6
5 Indiana 27-9 11-7
6 Purdue 22-13 10-8
 7Northwestern 19-14 8-10
7 Iowa 18-17 8-10
9 Minnesota 23-15 6-12
9 Illinois 17-15 6-12
11 Nebraska 12-18 4-14
11 Penn State 12-20 4-14
Last updated: Apr 7th, 2012

2011-2012 Roster

#45 Nikola Cerina Jr F 6-9 245
#23 JerShon Cobb So G 6-5 205
#1 Drew Crawford Jr G/F 6-5 210
#30 Davide Curletti Sr F 6-9 230
#14 Tre Demps Fr G 6-2 195
#15 Nick Fruendt Sr G 6-5 205
#11 Reggie Hearn Jr G 6-4 210
#2 Omar Jimenez Fr G 6-1 185
#4 A. Marcotullio Jr G 6-3 180
#12 Luka Mirkovic Sr C 6-11 245
#13 J. Montgomery III So G 6-4 185
#24 John Shurna Sr F 6-9 215
#3 Dave Sobolewski Fr G 6-1 185
#0 Mike Turner Fr F 6-8 205