Northwestern beats No. 20 Michigan State in Big Ten opener

Boo Buie scored 20 points and Northwestern beat No. 20 Michigan State 70-63 on Sunday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams.

Hawkins has triple-double, No. 16 Illinois thumps Syracuse

Coleman Hawkins had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and No. 16 Illinois thumped Syracuse 73-44 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Tuesday night.

Hinson, Pittsburgh rain 3s on Northwestern, wins 87-58

Blake Hinson shot 4 for 5 from 3-point range and scored 22 points as Pittsburgh posted its highest-scoring game in the last two seasons as the Panthers cruised past Northwestern, 87-58 in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge contest on Monday night.

Marquette earns 82-68 victory against Chicago State

Olivier-Maxence Prosper’s 18 points helped Marquette defeat Chicago State 82-68 on Saturday night.

Anderson scores 25, UIC defeats Green Bay 78-64

Trevante Anderson’s 25 points helped UIC defeat Green Bay 78-64 on Saturday night.

Radford scores 31, Texas A&M beats DePaul 82-66

Tyrece Radford scored 31 points, Wade Taylor IV added 21 points and Texas A&M beat DePaul 82-66 on Friday.

3 double-doubles carry DePaul women past No. 14 Terps 76-67

Aneesah Morrow scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Keke Rimmer and Jorie Allen also had double-doubles and DePaul dominated down the stretch to knock off No. 14 Maryland 76-67 at the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Friday.

Northwestern moves to 5-0, beats Liberty 66-52 in Cancun

Chase Audige scored 20 points, Ty Berry added 19 and Northwestern beat Liberty 66-52 on Tuesday night in the Cancun Challenge to remain undefeated.

Georgia Tech beats NIU 68-50 behind Franklin’s double-double

Javon Franklin had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Deivon Smith added 11 points, nine rebounds, six assists and three blocks and Georgia Tech beat Northern Illinois 68-50 on Thursday night.