Williams, Thornton lead Northern Illinois past Akron 66-63

Keshawn Williams had 15 points to lead five Northern Illinois players in double figures as the Huskies narrowly beat Akron 66-63 on Thursday night.

Gulbe scores 20, No. 5 Indiana beats Northwestern 69-58

Aleksa Gulbe scored 20 points and Grace Berger had 11 of her 15 points in the second half to help No. 5 Indiana pull away late for a 69-58 win over Northwestern on Thursday night.

No. 5 Purdue knock off Northwestern 70-64 with help from Edey, Gillis

Zach Edey had 14 points and eight rebounds, and Purdue moved into first place in the Big Ten with a 70-64 victory over Northwestern on Wednesday night.

Knight lifts Loyola Chicago over Valparaiso 71-69

Chris Knight had a season-high 20 points, including a go-ahead basket with 57 seconds left, and Loyola Chicago edged past Valparaiso 71-69 on Wednesday night.

Rutgers downs No. 12 Illinois, 4th straight vs ranked team

Rutgers isn’t just beating ranked teams, they are dominating them with a relentless hard-nosed style of play.

Veronica Burton hits 2 FTs in 2nd OT, Northwestern beats Michigan

The Wildcats (14-9, 6-6 Big Ten) had not beaten a team ranked this high since taking out No. 3 Long Beach on Jan. 16, 1982.

Patberg leads No. 7 Indiana to 93-61 rout of Illinois

Ali Patberg scored a season-high 26 points to lead No. 7 Indiana to a 93-61 win over Illinois on Wednesday night.

No. 3 Purdue beats No. 13 Illini for share of Big Ten lead

Jaden Ivey scored 26 points and Eric Hunter Jr. scored all nine of his points during a key run to start the second half Tuesday night, leading No. 3 Purdue past No. 13 Illinois 84-68.

Lance Jones leads S. Illinois over Illinois St. 75-69

Josiah Strong had 18 points and six rebounds for the Redbirds (10-14, 3-8), who have lost five games in a row.

Northwestern ends 4-game skid, holds off Rutgers 79-78 in OT

Boo Buie scored six of his 18 points in overtime and Northwestern had a 24-point, second-half lead disappear before beating Rutgers 79-78 on Tuesday night.