Northwestern Wildcats

5-4 - 16th in Big Ten

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Ohio State wins its Big Ten opener, 86-82 over Northwestern

— Brandon Noel scored 29 points on 13-for-15 shooting and Ohio State won its Big Ten opener with an 86-82 victory over Northwestern on Saturday.

John Blackwell scores 26, Nick Boyd 20, and Wisconsin tops Northwestern 85-73 in Big Ten opener

— John Blackwell had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Nick Boyd scored 20 points, and Wisconsin won yet another Big Ten opener, defeating Northwestern 85-73 on Wednesday night.

Men's basketball Big Ten conference guide: Final Four contenders, more

From Michigan to Minnesota, tiering the Big Ten. Plus, key games to watch. Conference play begins Dec. 2.

Oklahoma State beats Northwestern 86-81 at Thanksgiving Classic

— Jaylen Curry scored 18 points, Anthony Roy had all of his 16 points in the final eight-plus minutes, and Oklahoma State beat Northwestern 86-81 on Thursday night at the Thanksgiving Classic.

Nigeria star Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah enjoying hooping in Italy after AfroBasket heroics

D'Tigress star Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah is at the peak of her powers after a third straight AfroBasket triumph with Nigeria, but her next mission is a championship with new team Derthona Basket Scrivia.

Nick Marinelli, Arrinten Page rally Northwestern past South Carolina 79-77 at Greenbrier Tip-Off

— Nick Martinelli had 25 points before notching an assist on Arrinten Page's layup in the final second and Northwestern survived a late rally by South Carolina to post a 79-77 victory on Sunday in the Mountain Division of the Greenbrier Tip-Off.

Big Ten Standings

TEAM	W	L	GB	OVR
Purdue	85.2	1	1	9
UCLA	77.2	2.5	2	7
Nebraska	83.9	-	0	10
Michigan	94.0	0.5	0	9
Michigan State	76.6	1.5	1	8
Illinois	88.6	2	2	8
USC	89.5	1	1	9
Indiana	88.2	2	2	8
Iowa	78.1	2	2	8
Ohio State	87.4	2.5	2	7
Wisconsin	85.1	3	3	7
Washington	82.4	3.5	3	6
Minnesota	71.8	5	5	5
Penn State	82.0	2	2	8
Maryland	77.1	4	4	6
Northwestern	81.1	4.5	4	5
Rutgers	69.9	5	5	5
Oregon	72.9	5.5	5	4