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Northwestern falls 70-64 to Illinois State in basketball exhibition opener

Northwestern men’s basketball suffered a second-half collapse in a 70-64 exhibition loss to Illinois State.

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The Northwestern men’s basketball team opened its preseason schedule with a 70-64 away exhibition loss against Illinois State. Yahoo College Basketball and Yahoo Sports both reported that Northwestern suffered a second-half collapse to lose the game to the mid-major program. [1][8]

In other exhibition action around the state, the Illinois men’s basketball team earned a 105-96 road victory over Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena on October 17. Yahoo College Basketball reported that Andrej Stojakovic scored a team-high 24 points for Illinois on persistent dribble drives, while five of his teammates also finished in double figures. [1]

The defeat against Illinois State marks an early setback for Northwestern as the program begins its 2026-27 men’s basketball campaign. Yahoo Sports Top noted that the game took place in Normal, Illinois, as the Wildcats began their preseason schedule. [1][2]

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In short

  • Northwestern lost its exhibition opening game 70-64 against Illinois State.
  • Northwestern suffered a second-half collapse during the away loss.
  • Illinois defeated Cincinnati 105-96 in an exhibition opener on October 17.
  • Andrej Stojakovic scored 24 points to lead Illinois over Cincinnati.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Rapid Recap: Northwestern collapses during second half in 70-64 exhibition loss to Illinois StateYahoo College Basketball, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Gamethread/How to follow Northwestern men’s basketball vs. Illinois State: Radio, live updates, injury reportYahoo Sports Top, 5h ago
  3. [3]PFF ranks Michigan State's bottom five players against NorthwesternYahoo Sports Top, 12h ago
  4. [4]Michigan State's top five defenders vs. Northwestern, according to PFFYahoo Sports Top, 13h ago
  5. [5]PFF ranks Michigan State's top five offensive players vs. NorthwesternYahoo Sports Top, 14h ago
  6. [6]Recap: Miami defeats Florida State 43-35 in double overtimeYahoo Sports Top, 22h ago
  7. [7]Volleyball: Northwestern loses to No. 22 Michigan State as hunt for Big Ten win continuesYahoo Sports Top, 11h ago
  8. [8]Rapid Recap: Northwestern collapses during second half in 70-64 exhibition loss to Illinois StateYahoo Sports, 2h ago

Background

  1. [9]Tyson Bagent on Wikipedia
  2. [10]Illinois on Wikipedia
  3. [11]Collapse of the World Trade Center on Wikipedia
  4. [12]Michigan Beats Eastern Michigan 87 to 62 in Exhibition Opener FTMQ Sports, 7d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 12 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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