No. 14 Michigan St tops Northwestern 79-50, moves into 1st

Cassius Winston scored 18 points and Xavier Tillman had 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists to lead No. 14 Michigan State in a 79-50 win over Northwestern on Wednesday night.

Pulliam, Burton each score 22 as Northwestern women beat Michigan State

Lindsey Pulliam and Veronica Burton scored 22 points apiece, and No. 22 Northwestern beat Michigan State 76-48 on Thursday night for its fifth straight victory.

Jalen Smith scores 25, No. 17 Maryland beats Northwestern 77-66

Jalen Smith scored a career-high 25 points, and No. 17 Maryland rallied to beat Northwestern 77-66 on Tuesday night.

AP: Northwestern polls at No. 22, first ranking for Wildcats since 2015-16

Northwestern entered the Top 25 for the first time this season, coming in at No. 22. The Wildcats were last ranked for the first nine week of the 2015-16 season.

Illinois 75, Northwestern 71

Illinois beat Northwestern 75-71 Saturday with 16 points from Trent Frazier.

Streaky Garzawith 27,  leads Iowa past Northwestern 75-62

Luka Garza scored 27 points - all but one of them in two spurts -and Iowa beat Northwestern 75-62 on Tuesday night.

Northwestern 62, Nebraska 57

Northwestern snapped a five-game losing streak on Saturday, beating Nebraska 62-57.

Jackson-Davis fuels late charge to get Indiana past Wildcats

Trayce Jackson-Davis made the tie-breaking free throws with 1:57 left and scored eight of Indiana's final 10 points Wednesday to cap a late rally, giving the Hoosiers a 66-62 victory over Northwestern.

Hartford beats Northwestern 67-66

Hartford coach John Gallagher said his team finally has come together. Players have returned healthy - just in time for a victory against a Big Ten team.

Winston, No. 15 Michigan State top Northwestern 77-72

Cassius Winston scored 21 points and Xavier Tillman had 15 points and 10 rebounds, helping No. 15 Michigan State beat Northwestern 77-72 on Wednesday night.

Northwestern hires BC's Mike Bajakian as offensive coordinator

Northwestern hired Boston College's Mike Bajakian as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Wednesday.

Wildcats beat Eagles 82-64 in Big 10/ACC Challenge

Miller Kopp and Boo Buie each scored 20 points, and Northwestern beat Boston College 82-64 in a Big Ten/ACC Challenge matchup Tuesday night.

Northwestern parts ways with OC/QBs coach Mick McCall

Northwestern has parted ways with offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Mick McCall after a miserable season.

Northwestern upsets rival Illinois 29-10

The conditions Saturday at Memorial Stadium were a depressing combination of rain, wind and flop sweat. The home crowd was leaving wet and unhappy after witnessing rival Northwestern upset the bowl-bound Illini 29-10.

Champagnie has 21 Pitt tops Northwestern 72-59 to win title

Justin Champagnie had 21 points to lead Pittsburgh to a 72-59 victory over Northwestern in the Fort Myers Tip-Off championship game on Wednesday night.

Spencer scores 23, Northwestern rolls past Bradley 78-51

Pat Spencer tripled his scoring average with 23 points as Northwestern routed Bradley 78-51 in the Fort Myers TipOff on Wednesday night.

Minnesota Gophers 38, Northwestern Wildcats 22

The Minnesota Gophers beat the Northwestern Wildcats 38-22 on Saturday after Tanner Morgan came out firing.