Minnesota Gophers 38, Northwestern Wildcats 22

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

Northwestern beats Norfolk State 70-59

Ryan Young had 19 points and 12 rebounds, Pete Nance added 17 points and Northwestern overcame a slow offensive start for a 70-59 victory over Norfolk State on Friday night.

DePaul women make 16 3s, beat Arkansas State 109-64

Jolene Daninger led six DePaul players in double figures with 16 points and the 19th-ranked Blue Demons beat Arkansas State 109-64 on Friday in the Maggie Dixon Classic.

Jarron Cumberland leads Cincinnati over Illinois St. 66-65

Jarron Cumberland scored 23 points, including the game-winner with eight seconds left as Cincinnati rallied to defeat Illinois State 66-65 in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam on Friday night.

Northwestern aims to stymie No. 11 Minnesota

Northwestern bottomed out this season, the first team to go from playing in the Big Ten championship game since its inception to 2011 to finishing last in its division the following season.

Surging Illinois faces stern test on the road vs No. 19 Iowa

“It’s taken an awful lot to get us fired up, and we are anxious to play this game. We were embarrassed on our home turf last year,” Illinois coach Lovie Smith said.

Colley scores 22 to lead Chicago St. over North Park 79-66

Jace Colley had 22 points and 13 rebounds as Chicago State beat Division III North Park University 79-66 on Wednesday night.

Williamson lifts Loyola of Chicago past IUPUI 85-62

Lucas Williamson had 22 points as Loyola of Chicago rolled past IUPUI 85-62 on Wednesday night.

E. Michigan beats NIU 45-17 to gain bowl eligibility

Mike Glass threw for three touchdowns and ran for another and Eastern Michigan rolled past Northern Illinois 45-17 on Tuesday night.

Radford stuns Northwestern 67-56

Carlik Jones scored 20 points, Travis Fields, Jr. added 15 and Radford used a 17-0 first-half run to stun Northwestern and then defeat the cold-shooting Wildcats 67-56 on Tuesday night.

Xavier Johnson carries Chicago State over Purdue Northwest 89-77

Xavier Johnson had 18 points to lead five Chicago State players in double figures as the Cougars topped Division II opponent Purdue Northwest 89-77 on Tuesday night.

Loyola of Chicago 85, Saint Joseph's 68

Cameron Krutwig matched his career high with 24 points as Loyola of Chicago beat Saint Joseph's 85-68.

DePaul rolls past Cornell 75-53

Paul Reed registered 18 points on 9 of 12 shooting as DePaul routed Cornell 75-54 on Saturday.  

Purdue flattens Chicago State 93-49

Isaiah Thompson scored 17 points, Evan Boudreaux added 14 and Purdue used a stifling defense to roll past Chicago State 93-49 on Saturday.  

Hull scores 4 TDs, Northwestern routs UMass 45-6

Evan Hull had four rushing touchdowns, Chris Bergin added an 85-yard touchdown return on a blocked field goal, and Northwestern snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 45-6 victory over UMass on Saturday.

Eugene German scores 23 to lead N. Illinois over CSU 81-69

Eugene German had 23 points, Nathan Scott added 18 points and eight rebounds, and Northern Illinois defeated Coppin State 81-69 on Friday night.

Northwestern hosts UMass, eager to end 7-game slide

Northwestern gets a break from Big Ten play and maybe a reprieve from all this losing. Consider that one big "maybe."