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On Sunday February 12, 2023, I attended a college basketball game in Evanston, Illinois at Welsh Ryan Arena. The #1 ranked Purdue University Boilermakers basketball team came to take on the Northwestern Wildcats. The final score was 64 for the Wildcats and 58 for the Boilermakers. This was perhaps Northwestern’s biggest regular season win in program history and first win over a #1 ranked team. Northwestern guard Boo Buie lead all scores with 26 points and 3 assists. Purdue center Zach Edey had 24 points and 8 rebounds. Northwestern lost control of the lead in the first few minutes and did not take the lead again until late with under 2 minutes remaining thanks in part to Northwestern guard Chase Audige who got going late and scored 15 points for the game.

Below are pictures from inside Welsh Ryan Arena during the basketball game.

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Nebraska vs Northwestern Basketball at Welsh-Ryan Arena 2020 https://www.toddmccollough.com/nebraska-vs-northwestern-basketball-at-welsh-ryan-arena-2020/ https://www.toddmccollough.com/nebraska-vs-northwestern-basketball-at-welsh-ryan-arena-2020/#respond Sun, 12 Jan 2020 02:19:59 +0000 http://www.toddmccollough.com/?p=1933 I was able to attend a college basketball game at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois, on Saturday, January 11, 2020. The Northwestern University Wildcats played the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. […]

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I was able to attend a college basketball game at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois, on Saturday, January 11, 2020. The Northwestern University Wildcats played the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. Welsh-Ryan Arena recently underwent $110 million of renovations that were completed in late 2018. Even though it was snowing in Evanston at the conclusion of the game, with more snow expected, Northwestern fans turned out with the attendance recorded at 5,664 out of 7,039 (80.4%). My impression though was that the attendance was less than 80% of the capacity in the arena.

Coming into the basketball game, Northwestern had lost all of their four Big Ten conference games and had lost their previous five games. Northwestern played well against Nebraska and never trailed after about 10 minutes into the first half. Northwestern prevailed to beat Nebraska with a score of 62 to 57. Northwestern was coached by Chris Collins and Nebraska was coached by former Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg.

Nebraska guard Cam Mack added 11 points and 10 rebounds and sunk a 3 three-point field goal to take Nebraska within three points of Northwestern with 51 seconds left in the game. However, Northwestern forward Miller Kopp led the team with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 1 steal, and hit two late free throws with 9 seconds left in the game to clinch the win. Northwestern guard Pat Spencer also added 14 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1 steal. In addition, Northwestern forward Robbie Beran added a double double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Below are some pictures I took while at Welsh-Ryan Arena during the Nebraska vs Northwestern college basketball game.

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Michigan State vs Northwestern Basketball at Allstate Arena 2018 https://www.toddmccollough.com/michigan-state-vs-northwestern-basketball-at-allstate-arena-2018/ https://www.toddmccollough.com/michigan-state-vs-northwestern-basketball-at-allstate-arena-2018/#respond Sun, 18 Feb 2018 01:41:37 +0000 http://www.toddmccollough.com/?p=1372 I was able to attend a college basketball game at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, on Saturday, February 17, 2018. The Northwestern University Wildcats played the Michigan State University Spartans. […]

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I was able to attend a college basketball game at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, on Saturday, February 17, 2018. The Northwestern University Wildcats played the Michigan State University Spartans. All homes games for the 2017 to 2018 Northwestern University basketball season are being played at Allstate Arena while Welsh-Ryan Arena undergoes a renovation.

Northwestern faced a tough opponent in Michigan State as they were the #2 AP ranked men’s college basketball team in the U.S. coming into the game. Northwestern played extremely well in the first half and led by 27 points at one point before going into halftime up 49 to 27. However, Northwestern struggled in the second half scoring only 11 points total. Michigan State won the game with a score of 65 to 60.

Northwestern forward Vic Law lead the team with 21 points and 5 assists. Northwestern forward Gavin Skelly added 11 points and 2 rebounds and center Dererk Pardon had 8 points and 6 rebounds; however, both had foul trouble late and had trouble staying on the floor. Michigan State guard Cassius Winston had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Northwestern had a chance to knock off a top team, but failed to score for more than than 11 minutes in the second half.

Below are some pictures I took while at Allstate Arena during the Michigan State vs Northwestern college basketball game.

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Northwestern Michigan State dribble

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Illinois vs Northwestern Basketball at Allstate Arena 2017 https://www.toddmccollough.com/illinois-vs-northwestern-basketball-allstate-arena-2017/ https://www.toddmccollough.com/illinois-vs-northwestern-basketball-allstate-arena-2017/#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2017 07:11:38 +0000 http://www.toddmccollough.com/?p=1150 I was able to attend a college basketball game at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, on Friday, December 1, 2017. The Northwestern University Wildcats played the University of Illinois Fighting Illini. […]

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I was able to attend a college basketball game at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, on Friday, December 1, 2017. The Northwestern University Wildcats played the University of Illinois Fighting Illini. Northwestern is playing all home games for the 2017 to 2018 basketball season at Allstate Arena while Welsh-Ryan Arena undergoes a renovation.

Northwestern beat Illinois by a score of 72 to 68 in overtime. Northwestern guard Scottie Lindsey came off the bench to score a team high 22 points. Northwestern forward Vic Law scored 16 points with seven rebounds while Northwestern guard Bryant McIntosh scored 14 points with six assists.

Orange wearing Illini fans greatly outnumbered purple wearing Wildcats fans in attendance. Several Northwestern football players and the head football coach Pat Fitzgerald were in attendance, as the players named to the All-Big Ten this season were recognized during a timeout.  The Northwestern University “Wildcat” Basketball Band and Northwestern University director of athletic bands Daniel J. Farris were also in attendance to play songs for the crowd throughout the game. Below are some pictures I took while at Allstate Arena during the Illinois vs Northwestern college basketball game.

Northwestern Illinois basketball pre-game warmup

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Northwestern Illinois basketball starting line-ups

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Northwestern Illinois basketball game winner

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Penn State vs Northwestern Football at Ryan Field 2017 https://www.toddmccollough.com/penn-state-vs-northwestern-football-ryan-field-2017/ https://www.toddmccollough.com/penn-state-vs-northwestern-football-ryan-field-2017/#respond Sun, 08 Oct 2017 00:32:11 +0000 http://www.toddmccollough.com/?p=988 I was able to attend a college football game at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The Northwestern Wildcats played the Penn State Nittany Lions. The […]

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I was able to attend a college football game at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The Northwestern Wildcats played the Penn State Nittany Lions. The Penn State football team beat Northwestern by a score of 31 to 7. It was Homecoming for Northwestern, and Northwestern was fortunate to score a touchdown within the final minutes, otherwise it would have been a shutout. Northwestern University quarterback Clayton Thorson threw for 142 yards and running back Justin Jackson ran for 66 yards. Penn State running back Saquon Barkley gained 75 yards on the ground. Northwestern University linebacker Paddy Fisher and safety Godwin Igwebuike were both ejected from the game for targeting.

I walked around the Northwestern University campus a bit after the game as the rain held off for a little while and it was in the 70s. Below are some pictures while at Northwestern including football action and some of the recent construction projects on campus.

Northwestern Marching Band Pregame

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Penn State Field Goal Ryan Field

Northwestern Football Huddle 2017

Northwestern Marching Band Halftime Homecoming 2017

Northwestern Fitzgerald Banner 2017

Northwestern Football Big Ten Banner

Ryan Fieldhouse and Walter Athletics Center Construction

Northwestern Ryan Fieldhouse Construction

Northwestern Lakefront Chicago 2017

Northwestern Sheridan Road October 2017

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