Buffalo defeats Northern Illinois 80-62

Curtis Jones scored 19 points as Buffalo beat Northern Illinois 80-62 on Saturday.

Terrence Shannon, Coleman Hawkins lead Illini past No. 14 Badgers, 79-69

Getting good performances from Shannon and Hawkins in the same game is a vital development, though Brad Underwood still faces a significant challenge to right the ship to save a season with lofty expectations.

Hunter scores 23, Butler downs DePaul 78-70

Eric Hunter Jr. had 23 points in Butler’s 78-70 win against DePaul on Wednesday night.

Belmont defeats UIC 77-71

Ben Sheppard’s 19 points helped Belmont defeat UIC 77-71 on Wednesday night.

Larry scores 18 as Indiana State takes down Illinois State

Julian Larry had 18 points in Indiana State’s 76-67 victory against Illinois State on Wednesday night.

Northwestern beats Illinois with big second-half run

Chase Audige scored 21 points and added four steals and Northwestern won for the sixth time in seven games, defeating Illinois 73-60 on Wednesday night.

Akron wins 76-51 against Northern Illinois

Enrique Freeman had 27 points in Akron’s 76-51 win against Northern Illinois on Tuesday night in a Mid-American Conference opener.

McMahon leads No. 3 Ohio State women past Northwestern 81-48

Freshman Cotie McMahon scored 24 points, and No. 3 Ohio State pounded Northwestern 81-48 on Wednesday night.

Ingram, Keefe help Stanford beat Loyola Chicago 75-62

Harrison Ingram scored 15 points, James Keefe added 14 points, eight rebounds and three steals and Stanford beat Loyola Chicago 75-62 Thursday night at Kaiser Permanente Arena.

Northwestern wins by 38 again, this time smashing UIC

Chase Audige scored 19 points and reserve Brooks Barnhizer scored 18 and Northwestern beat UIC 92-54 on Tuesday night.

Kasubke scores 14, Illinois State beats Chicago State 66-52

Luke Kasubke scored 14 points off the bench to help Illinois State defeat Chicago State 66-52 on Monday night.

Murray State defeats Chicago State 66-65

Jacobi Wood’s scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half and helped Murray State defeat Chicago State 66-65 on Tuesday night.

Okani scores 16, UIC downs Prairie View A&M 70-61

Toby Okani scored 16 points to help UIC defeat Prairie View A&M 70-61 on Tuesday night.

Timme scores 26 as Gonzaga beats Northern Illinois 88-67

Drew Timme scored 26 points and No. 15 Gonzaga beat Northern Illinois 88-67 on Monday night, extending the nation’s longest home win streak to 71 games.