Articles filed under Basketball
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Windham scores 20 points as Northwestern pulls away from Iowa in 2nd half, earn a 68-57 winFeb 28, 2025 10:42 pm - K.J. Windham scored 20 points and Northwestern pulled away in the second half to beat Iowa 68-57 to break a four-way tie for 13th place in the Big Ten Conference. The top 15 teams advance to the Big Ten Conference tournament and Northwestern came into the contest tied for the 13th seed with Iowa, Minnesota and USC.
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Waukegan rolls past Libertyville, heads home for sectionalFeb 28, 2025 10:11 pm - Three juniors were the top scorers as Waukegan rolled to a 73-57 victory over Libertyville in the regional title game Friday.
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Coby White hits big in the clutch and Bulls top Raptors in overtime 125-115Feb 28, 2025 10:10 pm - Coby White scored 24 points, including a clutch four-point play, and the Bulls rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 125-115 in overtime. White completed his biggest play of the night with four seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 110 and set up the extra period, where Lonzo Ball made a pair of 3-pointers during an opening 10-2 run that gave Chicago the lead for good.
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JuJu Watkins and No. 4 USC visit No. 2 UCLA in winner-take-all game for Big Ten regular-season titleFeb 28, 2025 9:06 pm - The Big Ten probably didn't expect to have two West Coast schools dominate the women's basketball standings when the league opened its doors to UCLA and USC this season. The crosstown rivals meet Saturday at sold-out Pauley Pavilion in a winner-take-all game to decide their new league's regular-season champion.
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Reese, Clark to meet twice in United Center when Sky hosts FeverFeb 28, 2025 5:45 pm - Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark will meet in a bigger venue when the Chicago Sky host the Indiana Fever this season, with the games being moved from Wintrust Arena to the United Center. The Sky announced Friday that the games in Chicago featuring two of the WNBA's brightest young stars will now be held at the home of the NBA's Bulls and NHL's Blackhawks with a capacity of 20,917.
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Windy City Bulls win third straight gameFeb 27, 2025 11:13 pm - The Windy City Bulls toppled the Birmingham Squadron in a 102-100 victory on Thursday night. Guard Jordan Hall led the Bulls with 23 points, shooting 56% from the field....
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How Northern Illinois settled on joining the Horizon League for most sportsFeb 27, 2025 1:09 pm - The NIU Board of Trustees on Thursday approved $1.4 million to pay the entrance fee to join the Horizon League, effective July 1, 2026.
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Feeling Giddey: Guard stating his case as Bulls’ primary rebuilding blockFeb 26, 2025 10:29 pm - Josh Giddey eclipsed 20 points for the fourth straight game and was a perfect 4-for-4 from 3-point range on Wednesday. The Bulls lost to the Clippers, but Giddey is starting to step forward as a key player for the team’s future.
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Loyola takes down George Washington 77-57Feb 26, 2025 9:37 pm - Jayden Dawson scored 16 points as Loyola beat George Washington 77-57 on Wednesday night. Dawson shot 5 for 14 (4 for 9 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-thro...
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Northwestern women take forfeits for not playing January games at UCLA, USC over wildfire concernsFeb 26, 2025 5:16 pm - The Big Ten has announced Northwestern's women's basketball team will be assessed two forfeits for not playing January road games at No. 2 UCLA and No. 4 Southern California. Northwestern had announced Jan. 10 it would not to travel to play UCLA on Jan. 12 and USC on Jan. 15 because of concerns over wildfires in the Los Angeles area.