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."

Field goal with 41 seconds left gives N. Illinois 31-28 win

Tre Harbison rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown and John Richardson kicked a 25-yard field goal with 41 seconds left to give Northern Illinois a 31-28 win over Toledo after blowing a 21-point fourth quarter lead Wednesday night.

Northwestern hangs on for 72-63 win over Providence

After opening the season with a stunning home loss last week, Northwestern bounced back in a big way Wednesday night.

Coppin State stuns Loyola of Chicago 76-72

Dejuan Clayton had 21 points as Coppin State narrowly beat Loyola of Chicago 76-72 on Tuesday night.

Bolton scores 17, Iowa State overwhelms NIU 70-52

On a night when Iowa State couldn't buy a basket from beyond the arc, the Cyclones leaned on their second-half defense to avoid an early home upset.

Paul Reed scores 25, DePaul blasts Iowa 93-78

Paul Reed scored 25 points with 12 rebounds and DePaul blew past Iowa 93-78 on the road Monday to move to 4-0 for the first time in 11 years.

Arizona routs Illinois 90-69 behind freshman trio

Nico Mannion scored 23 points, Josh Green added 20 and No. 21 Arizona's freshmen dominated in a 90-69 win over Illinois Sunday night.

Zach Copeland propels Illinois State past Little Rock 75-70

Zach Copeland sank three 3-pointers and scored 19 points as Illinois State held off Arkansas-Little Rock 75-70 on Sunday.

Illinois bowl eligible after storming back to beat Michigan State 37-34

Brandon Peters threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Barker with five seconds left, completing an incredible Illinois comeback to give the Illini a 37-34 victory over Michigan State on Saturday night.

Illinois State uses turnovers to top South Dakota St 27-18

San Fenlason kicked four field goals, three in the second half, to lead Illinois State to a 27-18 win over South Dakota State on Saturday in a battle of highly-ranked Missouri Valley Conference teams.

Purdue beats Northwestern 24-22 with late field goal

Aidan O’Connell threw for 271 yards and J.D. Dellinger kicked a 39-yard field goal with three seconds left Saturday as Purdue beat Northwestern 24-22 to keep its bowl hopes alive.

DePaul caps perfect week with win over Farleigh Dickinson

Charlie Moore scored 27 points and Paul Reed scored 12 with 11 rebounds and DePaul downed Fairleigh Dickinson 70-59 on Friday night.

Cockburn leads way as Illinois holds off Grand Canyon 83-71

Illinois started its two-game desert road trip in one of the rowdiest environments in college basketball.

Furman beats Loyola of Chicago 87-63

Jordan Lyons scored 24 points and Clay Mounce added 22 points and Furman easily beat Loyola of Chicago 87-63 on Friday night.