Northwestern Wildcats NCAA Basketball News

Coach Mike Brey was on a roll, joking in a G-rated Ozzie Guillen kind of way that the Chicago Invitational Challenge should be renamed the "Big Ten Invitational." Friday's Notre Dame -Northwestern game is on the Big Ten Network, he pointed out.

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Notre Dame has blown out its first five opponents this season, but it should get a tougher test Friday night.

Bridgewater College shot 51 percent from the floor Tuesday night, but the Eagles were no match for hot-shooting Southern Virginia University as the Knights pulled away for a 91-65 nonconference victory.

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 scored 22 points, nearly double his output from the first three games combined, to lead Northwestern to a 69-53 victory over Liberty on Tuesday night.

Alex Marcotullio nailed three 3-pointers in Sunday's win over Tennessee State, including the go-ahead basket with just over two minutes remaining.

Michael Thompson scored 13 of his career-high 31 points in the final 5 minutes 5 seconds Sunday as Northwestern finished with a 16-1 run and rallied to defeat Tennessee State 69-62. Northwestern trailed 61-53 before Thompson took over.

The Wildcats have had the worst luck so far. They already have lost star Kevin Coble and key backup Jeff Ryan for the season.

Last season, Northwestern finished 10th in the country in Assist to Turnover Ratio.

Danielle McCray scored 20 points and No. 19 Kansas used a late 11-0 run to win Wednesday night at Iowa, 66-55. All the Kansas starters scored in double figures.

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Here's one scouting report Northwestern's John Shurna can offer regarding Butler star Gordon Hayward: He keeps things tidy.

Butler knew it would be facing high expectations this season, evidenced by the highest preseason ranking in school history.

University of Findlay issued the following news release: Tyler Evans, a UF alumnus who was a member of last season's national championship basketball team, will help to "tip off" The Salvation Army 's Red Kettle Campaign during halftime of the men's basketball game against Malone Thursday, Nov.

No one believes in you. Your season is over and it's barely even started. Your leading scorer and rebounder from last year is out for the season after opting for foot surgery .

Northwestern senior guard/forward Jeff Ryan suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the Wildcats' season-opening contest against Northern Illinois Friday night and will miss the remainder of the 2009-10 season.

Game one of the 2009-2010 Northwestern men's basketball season is in the books, and I'm here to tell you this will be unlike any season you've witnessed during the Bill Carmody era.

And here I thought I wasted four years of high school French and a year of college French.

Early in the week, Northwestern coach Bill Carmody expressed concern over the tendinitis afflicting Davide Curletti, who averaged 1.1 points last season.