Shurna To Return To Northwestern After Flirting With NBA Draft
John Shurna, Northwestern's leading scorer, will return to the school after briefly testing the waters of the NBA Draft.
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John Shurna, Northwestern's leading scorer, will return to the school after briefly testing the waters of the NBA Draft.
John Shurna scored 20 points with nine rebounds and Michael Thompson had 22 points and six assists as Northwestern beat Boston College 85-67 on Saturday to advance to the NIT quarterfinals for the first time.
Northwestern had an incredible start against the Milwaukee Panthers in the NIT tournament. The Wildcats kept Milwaukee scoreless for almost ten minutes in the first half before winning. The Wildcats move on to face Boston College next.
The only chance the Northwestern Wildcats had of making the NCAA Tournament was to win the Big Ten Tournament, and for a while it looked like that might happen.
The Northwestern Wildcats started strong to defeat Indiana. The Hoosiers were keeping up in the second half, but couldn't top the Wildcats.
The Northwestern Wildcats snapped a three-game losing streak, taking a big early lead over Illinois and then holding on for a narrow victory in Evanston on Saturday.
Northwestern had an opportunity to beat a number one ranked team and give Ohio State their first loss. The Wildcats tied the game in the final minute and a half, but the Buckeyes took the lead in the final three seconds.
John Shurna, Northwestern's leading scorer, was held out of Saturday's game against top-ranked Ohio State because of a concussion.
The Northwestern Wildcats tamed the SIU Edwardsville Cougars Thursday night and made it look easy. The first half ended with the Wildcats leading 55-25 and the Cougars could only score another 30 points by the game's end.
This was Michigan State's second straight game they won in overtime. The four point deficit broke Northwestern's win streak.
Northwestern didn't have a chance when they took the court against Illinois. The Fighting Illini took a 23 point lead at the half. The Wildcats put up a second half fight, but were too far behind for a comeback.
After getting off to a great start, the Northwestern Wildcats have stumbled as Big Ten play begins.
Northwestern wasn't phased by their only loss of the season Tuesday. When the Wildcats faced Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Thursday, Northwestern toppled MSM 70-47, making it look easy.
Northwestern faced American U. on Thursday night for the first time and showed no mercy. Their biggest lead was 22 points in the second half before winning 78-62.
With the Big Ten Conference winning the Big Ten/ACC Challenge for the first time in eleven tries last season, both Illinois and Northwestern looked to do their part this year in ensuring that conference bragging rights would stay in the Midwest for at least one more year.
John Shurna scored 21 points, Drew Crawford added 19 and Northwestern shot a blistering 64.6 percent in a 91-71 victory over Georgia Tech in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Tuesday night.
The Northwestern Wildcats have won their fourth straight game as they faced Creighton. Northwestern hasn't started 4-0 in 17 years.
Another season for the Wildcats and another season they will be chasing the team's first NCAA Tournament appearance.
