Led by its defense, No. 21 Maryland women’s basketball defeated Northwestern 85-79 on Thursday at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Smikle's early three-point play ended Northwestern's opening-basket lead and the Wildcats spent the rest of the night chasing Maryland. The Terrapins led 22-15 at the end of the first quarter and ...

Nick Martinelli led four Northwestern players in double figures with 18 points as the Wildcats ended a three-game losing ...

Northwestern’s Nick Martinelli ... third straight NCAA Tournament are slipping away. The Wildcats came in playing well, having beaten Maryland and Indiana at home, with an overtime loss at ...

Illinois committed 13 turnovers in the game that led to 24 Northwestern points. Northwestern: The Wildcats’ dynamic duo of Nick Martinelli and Brooks Barnhizer average 37 points per game in Big ...

After No. 17 Illinois was utterly manhandled by an unranked Maryland team ... in an 83-74 win over the Wildcats. Illinois (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) outrebounded Northwestern (12-8, 3-6) by an astounding ...

including a 91-70 home loss to Maryland on Thursday. They are in the middle of the pack in the Big Ten standings. Northwestern (12-8, 3-6) has lost six of its last seven games. Big Ten box score ...

The Wildcats mustered a measly .76 points per possession. But as Martinelli took it right to Oumar Ballo’s chest for a score out of halftime, Northwestern had a completely different energy.

The Wildcats struck first, building a 23-13 lead after 11 straight points from Ty Berry. But Northwestern went cold the rest of the half as Indiana closed on an 18-2 run to claim a 31-25 advantage ...

Indiana couldn’t stop Ty Berry, who led Northwestern with 23 points on 7-for-10 3-point shooting. That rubbed off on the rest of the Wildcats, who made 6-of-17 3-pointers. Northwestern’s ...

Indiana knocked off Ohio State 77-76 in overtime Friday in Columbus. Northwestern is also taking the court following a win in OT. The Wildcats knocked off Maryland at home last Thursday.

Northwestern comes into Wednesday's game losing four of five. The win came in overtime at home against Maryland ... Despite the Wildcats' slide, Northwestern will be a favorite on Wednesday ...