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With 10 victories tucked away and games against Texas Pan-American and Chicago State still to be played, it doesn't take a Ph.D. to calculate what Northwestern would have to do in Big Ten play to hit the 20-win mark.

Northwestern equaled its fastest starts of the last 79 seasons, but not before Bill Carmody trotted out a time-honored motivator he hoped to avoid.

Six Wildcats scored in double figures and sophomore Luka Mirkovic finished with 13 points, eight assists and two blocks as Northwestern raced past North Florida, 84-54, Wednesday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Michael Thompson scored 14 points as Northwestern won its seventh consecutive game Wednesday night, defeating North Florida 84-54. Five other Wildcats scored in double figures besides Thompson, as Luka Mirkovic had 13 points and a career-high eight assists, Jeremy Nash and John Shurna added 11 apiece, and freshmen Drew Crawford and Alex Marcotullio ...

Watching Illinois baskets fall like December snow late in the first half and early in the second Sunday, Western Michigan forward Flenard Whitfield had something to say to Illini forward Mike Davis.

An 11-day layoff didn't seem to bother Northwestern and it certainly didn't bother freshman Drew Crawford, who scored a career-high 35 points, including eight 3-pointers, as Northwestern defeated North Carolina A&T 90-65 Sunday.

Northwestern men's basketball is for real. I have no doubt about that. Everyone wrote them off after both Kevin Coble and Jeff Ryan were declared out for the year due to injury.

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Northwestern looks to hand its third consecutive opponent its first loss of the season Tuesday as it travels to undefeated North Carolina State to participate in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

When I visited with Bill Carmody a few days before official practice began on Oct.

Michael Thompson scored 22 points and Northwestern beat North Carolina State 65-53 on Tuesday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

It was a strange sight; Northwestern standing at half-court of the UICA PavilionA holding a giant tournament trophy.

John Shurna scored 23 points and Michael Thompson added 16 as Northwestern defeated Iowa State 67-65 Saturday night in the championship game of Chicago Invitational Tournament.

Northwestern 's 1-3-1 defense made Notre Dame work for its shots, and a lot of the ones the Irish did let fly Friday night misfired.

Longtime adversaries renew their rivalry for the first time in a quarter century tonight, as the 23rd-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish clash with the Northwestern Wildcats as part of the Chicago Invitational at UIC Pavilion.

Don't have a lot of time because I need to get back to courtside to watch the second half of the Northwestern-DePaul women's game.

Freshman Drew Crawford hit five 3-pointers and scored a collegiate-best 22 points as Northwestern cruised to a 69-53 victory over Liberty Tuesday evening at Welsh-Ryan Arena as part of the Chicago Invitational Challenge.

Considering the season-ending injuries to senior forwards Kevin Coble and Jeff Ryan , as well as senior guard Jeremy Nash's breathing problems, Northwestern has been a magnet for misfortune.

GAME NOTES: The Northwestern Wildcats continue a four-game homestand to start the 2009-10 season, as they welcome the Tennessee State Tigers to Evanston this afternoon as part of the Chicago Invitational.

Just when it seemed like things couldn't get worse for the Wildcats, they got hit with even more bad news.