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Big Ten Tournament Game Preview: #7 Indiana vs #10 Northwestern

  By Greg Mroz (@wizard_of_mroz)   In preparation for Northwestern’s Big Ten Tournament second-round matchup between against the Indiana Hoosiers, here are 3 things to keep an eye on going into the game. The game tips at 5:30 from United Center, you can watch on ESPN2 and listen right here at wnursports.com. Northwestern’s 2-3 Zone vs Indiana’s Perimeter Offense.  

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Big Ten Tournament Predictions Based on Team Mascot

By Erik Bremer (@erik_bremer) The Big Ten Tournament begins on Wednesday, and everyone has given their predictions based on their perceived knowledge of the conference and teams.  But that’s boring, so let’s try something else.  Who would be the Big Ten champion in a battle of real-life mascots? Game 1: Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers I’m not sure

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Big Ten Tournament Bracketology: Is it better for Northwestern to lose Sunday?

WNUR’s Michael Stern (@MichaelJStern23) looks at all the potential first round matchups for Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. The Wildcats head into Sunday’s regular season finale against Purdue tied with the Boilermakers for 11th place in the 12-team Big Ten. Tomorrow is the final day of regular season play across the Big Ten, so by

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Feed the Post: 8 Reasons why Being a Northwestern fan Isn’t So Bad Right Now

WNUR Sports Online Content Director Cameron Songer (@CameronSonger) explains why Northwestern fans have reason to be happy and hopeful. Normally, this is a basketball column. However, the Northwestern men’s team has lost five in a row and the women have lost six in a row. The last time either team won was February 1st, when the men’s team beat Minnesota.

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Joe’s Corner: The Stevens-Smart Theorem

In this week’s edition of Joe’s Corner, Joe Misulonas explains why Northwestern will have a much harder time matching the successes of other small basketball programs like Butler and VCU. As the men’s basketball season comes to a close, the speculation about Bill Carmody’s future with the team will begin. Will Northwestern give him another year with Drew Crawford and

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