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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Men's Basketball

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Captured: Men’s and women’s basketball teams fall a few points short

January 31, 2022

Welcome to The Daily’s photo blog: Captured. This is a space for The Daily’s photographers to share their best work, including photos from weekend performances and events around the community. You...

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Men’s Basketball: Northwestern fails to finish once again, this time to No. 24 Illinois

January 30, 2022

Close, but no cigar.  The age-old phrase has become an almost perfect representation for Northwestern’s season. And nowhere was it more evident than Saturday at Welsh-Ryan Arena, where the Wildcats...

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Men’s Basketball: Northwestern falls short against No. 24 Illinois at sold-out Welsh-Ryan Arena

January 30, 2022

The greater college basketball world may hesitate to call Illinois-Northwestern — a series in which one team has won 143 of 185 meetings — a “rivalry” in the traditional sense. But on Saturday...

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Rapid Recap: No. 24 Illinois 59, Northwestern 56

January 29, 2022

Men's Basketball No matter the home or away team, winning a Big Ten matchup is a difficult task to complete. An in-state rivalry intensifies the atmosphere even more. These key components didn’t...

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Men’s Basketball: Northwestern’s inability to finish late looms large in two-point Michigan loss

January 27, 2022

Excluding its 20-point loss to Purdue on Sunday, Northwestern’s last six contests in men’s basketball have been decided by 29 points total. However, the team won only one of those meetings.  In...

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