With 28 from Buie, Northwestern holds off Fort Wayne
Boo Buie scored 28 points, making a career-high seven 3-pointers, and Northwestern held off Fort Wayne Friday night in an on-campus game of the Cancun Challenge.
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Boo Buie scored 28 points, making a career-high seven 3-pointers, and Northwestern held off Fort Wayne Friday night in an on-campus game of the Cancun Challenge.
This was the first meeting between the schools.
Freshman guard Jayden Epps scored a season-high 21 points and Dain Dainja finished with 15 points on 7-for-9 shooting for the Illini (3-0).
Javan Johnson scored 20 points, and Eral Penn added a double-double
DePaul takes the win over Western Illinois 86-74 Friday night.
Ben Schwieger was 6 of 9 shooting, including 1 for 3 from distance, and went 1 for 3 from the line to add 14 points.
Terrence Shannon Jr. added 14 points and five assists for the Illini (2-0).
Northwestern (2-0) shot 24 of 58 from the field (41.4%) and had 16 assists on its 24 made baskets.
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The Illini outrebounded the Panthers 53-30 and scored 21 second-chance points on 20 offensive rebounds.
Ty Berry had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats and Chase Audige added 13 points and nine assists.
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All of Chicago’s Division 1 basketball teams turned out Thursday for a tip-off luncheon with the news media at the Chicago Sports Museum. Men’s and women's teams from Northwestern, DePaul, Loyola, UIC, and Chicago State were represented.
Men's and women's teams from Northwestern, DePaul, Loyola, UIC, and Chicago State were represented at a media event Thursday.
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They said both of the washed checks were made out to the same name
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Anfernee Simons scored 23 points for Chicago, which lost its fifth straight.
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A man was shot and killed Monday morning in the Austin neighborhood.
