The Bernstein Brief: Local College Basketball Stinks

Illinois and Northwestern have drastically disappointed this season.

• Jan 23, 2018

Northwestern Beats Penn State, 70-61

Vic Law had 18 points.

• Jan 20, 2018

Ohio State Defeats Northwestern, 71-65

Ohio State led Northwestern by as many as 15 in the second half before holding off a late Wildcats charge.

• Jan 17, 2018

Indiana Uses 2nd-Half Surge To Pull Away From Northwestern

Robert Johnson scored 17 points to lead the Hoosiers to a 66-46 win.

• Jan 14, 2018

Northwestern Beats Minnesota, 83-60

Dererk Pardon had 13 points and 12 rebounds to help Northwestern (11-7, 2-3 Big Ten).

• Jan 10, 2018

Researchers Develop Wearable Device To Monitor UV Exposure

A researcher from Northwestern University is teaming up with L'Oréal to protect you from the sun.

• Jan 8, 2018

Penn State Beats Northwestern, 78-63

Lamar Stevens scored a career-high 30 points.

• Jan 5, 2018

Northwestern: QB Clayton Thorson Tore ACL In Right Knee

Thorson will work with the athletic training staff to prepare for surgery in mid-January. There was no timetable for his return.

• Jan 2, 2018

Northwestern Routs Brown, 95-73

Scottie Lindsey added 14 points and Bryant McIntosh had 13 for the Wildcats (10-5), who have won five of six.

• Dec 30, 2017

Northwestern Edges Kentucky 24-23 At Music City Bowl, QB Thorson Injured

Northwestern (10-3) finished off back-to-back bowl wins in consecutive years for the first time in program history.

• Dec 29, 2017

Oklahoma Defeats Northwestern, 104-78

Dererk Pardon had 17 points and nine rebounds for Northwestern (9-5), which had won four straight.

• Dec 22, 2017

McIntosh Regains Form As Northwestern Routs Lewis, 85-48

Bryant McIntosh had 24 points and seven assists as Northwestern shook off a slow start.

• Dec 19, 2017

Northwestern Edges DePaul, 62-60

Scottie Lindsey scored 25 points and made two big baskets in the final two minutes.

• Dec 16, 2017

Northwestern Beats Valparaiso, 84-50

Northwestern (7-4) went on runs of 17-1 and 20-2 for its third win in four games.

• Dec 14, 2017

Northwestern Sets Records With 55-8 1st Half, 96-31 Victory

Northwestern also established a program record for the fewest points yielded in a half in the shot-clock era.

• Dec 11, 2017

Purdue Holds Off Northwestern, 74-69

Isaac Haas scored 26 points, including the go-ahead basket with under a minute to play.

• Dec 3, 2017

No. 20 Northwestern Will Face Kentucky In Music City Bowl

Winners of seven straight, Northwestern will make its first Music City Bowl appearance and 14th bowl appearance overall.

• Dec 3, 2017

Northwestern Outlasts Illinois In Overtime, 72-68

Scottie Lindsey scored five of his game-high 22 points in overtime.

• Dec 1, 2017

Researchers Use Advanced Technology To Study Child Mummy

Researchers from Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago are using advanced technology to unwrap the mysteries of an 1,800-year-old mummy.

• Nov 29, 2017

Jackson Scores At Buzzer To Lift Georgia Tech Over Northwestern

Tadric Jackson hit a layup at the buzzer, and Ben Lammers scored 13 points.

• Nov 28, 2017

Meghan Markle 'Much More Than Bride To Be,' Former NU Professor

"I was impressed by her awareness of what it means to be a biracial woman," Markle's former professor, Harvey Young, said.

• Nov 27, 2017

Northwestern Beats Illinois, 42-17

The Illini finished the season at 2-10.

• Nov 25, 2017

Northwestern Beats Sacred Heart, 81-50

Northwestern (4-2) won comfortably despite shooting 9-of-27 on 3-pointers in the game.

• Nov 24, 2017

The Bernstein Brief: Yeah, Um ... Northwestern?

Oh, how the conversation has changed. It's a question you could ask: Is Northwestern overrated?

• Nov 21, 2017

Texas Tech Routs No. 20 Northwestern, 85-49

The Red Raiders' defense held the Wildcats to season-lows in points and shooting (26.7 percent).

• Nov 19, 2017

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