Northwestern's men's basketball team notched a pivotal 96-91 overtime win against No. 10 Illinois, marking their fourth Quad 1 win of the season and contributing to an impressive 10-1 home record with wins over No. 1 Purdue and Illinois. The Wildcats, led by Boo Buie's 29 points and Brooks Barnhizer's 23 points, have achieved multiple top-10 wins for the first time in the program's history. As they build their road resume, the Wildcats are on a trajectory towards their third NCAA tournament appearance in seven years. During the game, Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr. faced 'Guilty!' chants from the Northwestern student section. In women's college basketball, the No. 3 Colorado WBB team, with a No. 17 NET ranking, is preparing for a fourth straight Top-25 matchup against No. 25 Oregon State. The sport is experiencing a surge in popularity, highlighted by South Carolina's continued dominance, remaining undefeated after beating defending champion LSU.
Top-10 upset potential in back to-back nights at Gill Coliseum. The No. 25 OSU women hosting No. 3 Colorado. https://t.co/vVu45sBM6F
South Carolina's win over LSU beat the NBA head-to-head in viewership on Thursday. It was the night's most-watched sporting event on TV. https://t.co/m5QI0KeTQE
The LSU-SC game delivered in so many ways. Skill. Performance. Competetiveness. Dramatics. Atmosphere. Statistically. Star power. Story line. Ratings. 💅🏽💅🏽 the bball gwoorls are deliveringggggT 🏀🏀🏀 https://t.co/O2XgcMZ50q
Big game tonight for the No. 3 Colorado WBB team as they visit No. 25 Oregon State. Check out a preview of the game #cubuffs: https://t.co/g0hLpwmP4b
Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas is going to be WIDE OPEN. Arizona got outplayed by Oregon State. UCLA may have turned a corner. Oregon has Dana Altman. Washington State is lethal on a given night. Colorado is talented and streaky. And ASU, Utah and Stanford can win games.
I was at this game last night — and I was absolutely floored by the atmosphere. The stadium was packed an hour before tipoff. Crazy energy. Big time collegiate women’s basketball is ln an exciting place it hasn’t been. https://t.co/n761NsoWGb
Most wins this season against teams in the Top 20 of the women's NET rankings: 4 - Colorado 4 - Iowa 4 - UCLA 3 - Kansas State 3 - South Carolina Not surprisingly, those are the top 5 teams in the AP poll (in different order). #cubuffs
Through last night's games, Colorado WBB is at No. 17 in the NET rankings. #cubuffs have a shot at a really good win tonight at Oregon State, which is No. 24 in NET.
Fourth straight Top-25 matchup for Colorado women's basketball tonight in Corvallis. Should be a good one! #cubuffs https://t.co/wvKS8bGykJ
South Carolina women's basketball dominates the country in plenty of statistical categories, but the group's ability to claw back into games should scare other teams the most, @emmabaccellieri writes https://t.co/z6sQdE6g2m
For five years, women's hoops in the SEC has belonged to South Carolina. Thursday’s come-from-behind win over LSU was a reminder of that fact. But if ever a real rival were emerging to threaten the Gamecocks’ reign, it’s these Tigers. ✍️ @sabreenajm ⤵️ https://t.co/lfdW3sYJHU
Last night showed what women’s college basketball does extremely well, arguably better than its male counterpart: Stage a high-stakes, thrilling regular-season game. Plus, two new NFL hires were somehow overshadowed by the unemployed. The Pulse ⤵️ https://t.co/KHrlZNrhrJ
If the Pac-12 basketball tournaments were starting tomorrow, Colorado would be the No. 1 seed for women and the No. 2 seed for men. Is CU a basketball school?! I know, plenty of hoops to be played. But both teams are gonna be fun to watch down the stretch. #cubuffs
Sara-Rose Smith on the trip to Oregon with Colorado WBB. That's a positive sign. She's missed the last 4 games and they could use her rebounding and tenacity this weekend. #cubuffs https://t.co/1FpNQH1ukf
Women's basketball was the real winner in South Carolina vs. LSU 😤 (via @alexaphilippou) https://t.co/1Y4to2wvwZ
Great night for women’s basketball. ACC continues to be wildly competitive. South Carolina shows its dominance in what is likely our game of the season so far. Oh, and hey, Gonzaga won again. Bulldogs building a top 16 resume. #ncaaW
That SC-LSU game was spectacular - women’s college basketball is on a roll
Dawn Staley gets a lot of love, but you know what? It's not enough. After losing its whole starting lineup from last year's 36-1 squad, South Carolina is 18-0 and just went on the road to beat defending champ LSU. Just a brilliant job of strategy, recruiting & player development.
Women’s NCAA tournament is going to be *so good* once again this year
This was great competition tho like wow, women’s basketball at its finest
NGL, watched every second of this USC vs LSU WBB Game. Helluva ball game.
LSU & USC game so turnt 🔥🙌🏾
Incredible atmosphere. Incredible game. Geaux Tigers! https://t.co/3MxgeKtwVS
We’ve had Ohio State-Iowa and LSU-South Carolina just this week. Women’s college hoops have never been better.
The energy in the building for this LSU-USC game is conference championship game level.
In the climb to elite status, the Colorado WBB team has accomplished a lot and proven a lot. The next step: Consistently beat really good teams on the road. The No. 3 #cubuffs have that chance Friday at No. 25 Oregon State: https://t.co/g0hLpwmP4b
Boo Buie last night vs. No. 10 Illinois: • 29 points • 12-25 FG (3-5 3PT) • 7 assists • 3 steals Buie has now scored 20+ points in 8 straight games vs. ranked B1G foes. That’s the 2nd longest streak in college hoops in the last 20 years. Buie plays his best vs. the best. https://t.co/4txspkcTEY
Led by Boo Buie, the Northwestern #Wildcats got some revenge on the #Illini for a 30-point loss earlier this season, winning in OT on Wednesday night in Evanston. https://t.co/UhE0El2s7Z
Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. was met with with “Guilty” and “No means No” chants during a game vs. Northwestern on Wednesday. 🎥 @AudreyPachuta https://t.co/dffw9cwtK9
- Boo Buie scored 29 points, Brooks Barnhizer added 23 and Northwestern beat No. 10 Illinois 96-91 in overtime Wednesday night. https://t.co/iDSfBO5WIR
Illinois’ Terrence Shannon Jr. faces ‘Guilty!' chants from crowd as Illini lose 96-91 at Northwestern in OT https://t.co/ScOfGPbQCa
Northwestern beats Illinois for its fourth Quad 1 win of the season. Wildcats need to build up more of a road resume, but could very well be headed toward third NCAA tournament appearance in the last seven years. Remarkable considering they had never gone before 2017.
For the first time in program history, Northwestern has multiple top-10 wins in the same season. (Via @ESPNStatsInfo)
Northwestern student section chanting "Guilty!" at Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr. in final minute of OT.
Northwestern with a flawless OT offensively. Will be 10-1 in this gym, with wins against No. 1 Purdue and No. 10 Illinois. Who'd the Wildcats lose to again? Hmm …