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NU’s Shurna pushes Wildcats past NIU with 25 second-half points

By Andrew Singer | November 14, 2010

It would have been nice of the public announcer to warn the crowd before the second half of Northwestern’s 97-78 win over the NIU men’s basketball team:“Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt this close basketball game to bring you the John Shurna show!”Going...

Don’t throw in the towel just yet

By Andrew Singer | November 14, 2010

4,001 people made the life choice to attend an NIU men’s basketball game Friday night.Obviously, the opposing fan base figured into the highest attendance for an NIU basketball game since 2005. The number of Northwestern University alumni in the Chicagoland...

Freshman Nate Rucker (right) goes up to score in Saturday's exhibition victory.

Wildcats nip Huskies at home in men’s basketball opener, 97-78

By Chris Dertz | November 14, 2010

NIU men's basketball team faced a tough test in its season opener Friday night, as the Huskies hosted Northwestern for a rematch of last year’s opener. While the Huskies got to play the Wildcats at home this time, in front of 4,001 fans, the result...