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Recaptured: Men’s Basketball Beats Oregon in the Final Seconds, the Mee-Ow Show Returns to Shanley Pavilion, and the African Student Association’s Jabulani

A Northwestern player jumps up for a layup while the background is completely blurred out.
Northwestern squeaked past Oregon last Saturday as senior forward Nick Martinelli ended his bobblehead day with a game-winning shot that hung on the rim for nearly two seconds.
Luke Meinhardt/The Daily Northwestern

Welcome to Recaptured — a weekly roundup of The Daily’s photojournalism, featuring our reporters’ most memorable moments. This week’s Recaptured includes a last-second game-winner from Nick Martinelli, a Muppets-themed Mee-Ow show, and the African Student Association celebrates at the conclusion of Black History Month.

Dancers on stage hold up hearts and different countries' flags.
Celebration echoed through the McCormick Auditorium on Saturday night as the African Student Association closed out Black History Month with Jabulani. (Luluya Tekle/The Daily Northwestern)
Two people in white shirts, holding tennis rackets high five.
Northwestern men’s tennis defeated UIC 7-0 on Saturday, the team’s seventh sweep of the season.(Cydney Waterman/The Daily Northwestern)
A line of people onstage smile and hold out their hands.
The Muppets inspired the opening and closing sketches of “The Mee-Owpet Show.” (Desiree Luo/The Daily Northwestern)
A player in a white jersey holds a basketball, defended by two people in black jerseys.
Northwestern women’s basketball lost to Purdue in its final game of the season, falling 67-62 on Sunday. The ‘Cats honored their graduating seniors and head coach Joe McKeown, who will be retiring after this season. (George Sun/The Daily Northwestern)
Multiple Afghan dishes are spread out across a table on white and black plates.
Kabul House is conducive to family-style dining with a variety of easily shareable appetizers and entrees. (Thomas Hurley/The Daily Northwestern)
A line of shirtless fans with “GO CATS! Painted across their chest cheer.”
Northwestern barely missed out on its fourth Big Ten win in a row on Wednesday, falling 70-66 to No. 15 Purdue at Welsh-Ryan Arena. (Steven Ng/The Daily Northwestern)
Two people sitting in chairs.
Nobel laureate and Prof. Joel Mokyr answered students’ queries about topics including technology, economic growth and human progress in a Q&A session Tuesday evening. “We are all living in a world in which ideas pop up,” Mokyr said. “Take advantage of it. If you have an idea, put it out in the marketplace.” (Wallis Rogin/The Daily Northwestern)
A football player in a black hooded sweatshirt and hat stands in front of a microphone.
The Wildcats sent three players to the 2026 NFL Combine, with offensive linemen Caleb Tiernan and Evan Beerntsen and defensive lineman Aidan Hubbard making the trip down this past week. (Alex Boyko/The Daily Northwestern)
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