Jan 27
|12:24 PM
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By: Evan J. Thomas
I am back after a brief hiatus. I would have to say that I would have to put moving to a new place near the top of my list of my things I HATE to do along with paying bills, Christmas shopping and going to the doctor. I do apologize for not writing about the amazing wins that Northwestern has had in recent weeks against Purdue and Illinois but I will make sure I cover the remaining games for the Wildcats.
Tuesday night the upstart Wildcats brought their 14-6, 3-5 Big Ten record into Minneapolis Minnesota for a crucial game against the Gophers 13-7, 4-4. I’m figuring the Minnesota fans were still reeling from the Vikings overtime loss to the Saints in the NFC Championship game this past Sunday evening. The Gopher fans came out in droves packing in 14,625 at the arena. The Cats’ tried to keep their momentum high after the huge victory this past weekend against the Illini. But the clutch shooting from the Gophers was too much for NU to overcome. Northwestern battled back from a 13-point deficit in the second half but Minnesota had the answer in knocking off NU 65-61. John Shurna led the Wildcats with 19 points, Juice Thompson scored 15 and freshman Drew Crawford added 11 in defeat. The Cats were outrebounded 35-27. NU made 12 three-pointers but only shot six free throws.
Evan J. Thomas is a contributor for 312Sports.com for Notre Dame, Northwestern and Chicago Bulls. He is also a professional photographer, his work and blogs can be seen at www.myspace.com/evanjthomas also follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
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