Northwestern University Athletics
Wildcats Shoot For Fourth Straight Win Wednesday vs. Hoosiers
2/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Northwestern (13-14, 4-10) vs. Indiana (19-9, 9-6) |
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| Date | Wednesday, Feb. 25 | 6 p.m. |
| Location | Welsh-Ryan Arena | Evanston, Ill. |
| Watch | Big Ten Network (Eric Collins and Stephen Bardo) |
| Listen | 720 WGN and wgnradio.com (Dave Eanet and Joey Meyer) |
| Live Stats | Gametracker |
| Buy Tickets | NUsports.com |
| Social Media | @NUMensBball  | Facebook  | @numensbball  |
| Game Notes | Northwestern | Indiana |
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern goes for its fourth straight victory Wednesday as it hosts Indiana at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.
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Wednesday's contest is the lone regular-season meeting between the Wildcats and the Hoosiers. Northwestern has won 7 of its last 11 meetings with Indiana over the last six seasons. The teams split their series a year ago with each team winning on the other's home court. The 'Cats posted a 54-47 victory Jan. 18 in Bloomington before Indiana won 61-56 Feb. 22 in Evanston.
Northwestern earned its third straight win on Saturday, defeating Penn State 60-39. Vic Law led the way with career highs of 17 points and 11 rebounds. The Nittany Lions' 39 points were the fewest by an NU Big Ten foe since a 54-39 win by the 'Cats over Penn State on Feb. 19, 2005.
Law was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Monday for his efforts against both Penn State and Minnnesota. He averaged 13.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in the Wildcats' wins. His double-double against the Nittany Lions was the first of his collegiate career.
Junior center Alex Olah enters Wednesday's contest with 136 career blocks, tied with John Shurna (2009-12) for the top spot in Northwestern history. Olah ranks second in the Big Ten with an average of 1.9 blocks per game this season.
Northwestern's three-game winning streak can be directly related to its 3-point shooting. In victories over Iowa, Minnesota and Penn State, the Wildcats averaged 10.3 makes per game from beyond the arch while shooting a combined 44.3 percent (31-70) in those contests. NU made a season-high 15 triples in the win at Minnesota, the fourth-best mark in school history.
Scouting Indiana
• The Hoosiers rolled to an 84-54 victory at Rutgers on Sunday. James Blackmon Jr. and Yogi Ferrell led Indiana with 17 points apiece as it outscored the Scarlet Knights 44-24 in the second half.
• Ferrell leads the team with an average of 16.2 points per game while Blackmon is close behind at 16.1 per contest. Troy Williams contributes 13.4 points and a team-leading 6.7 rebounds per game. Indiana ranks first the Big Ten in scoring average (79.2 ppg), 3-point field goal percentage (.412) and 3-point field goals per game (9.3).
• Tom Crean has a 120-106 record in seven seasons as the head coach at Indiana and a 310-202 career record overall as a head coach.
UP NEXT...
The 'Cats are back in action Saturday when they travel to Champaign to face Illinois. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.
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