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Northwestern Wildcats gained a 74-65 over the no.18 ranked Minnesota on Sunday. Wildcats have defeated ranked opponents in successive games for the first time in history. This win was wildcats' 1st on a team in top 10 since it downed the no 8 Michigan scoring 97-93 in March 1994. Kevin Coble's 31 points was the third-highest scoring game of his career had tied up with Craig Moore's score at Brown. Coble also scored 34 points versus Michigan on Jan. 12 and 37 versus Indiana on Feb. 23 last year. Kevin Coble was also named the Waldo Fisher-Frank McGrath Most Valuable Player, an award that has been given to the MVP of the DePaul-Northwestern game since the 1974-75 seasons. There have been signs of a turnaround in the previous decade. The Northwestern Wildcats football team once had the long continuously losing streak in NCAA Division I-A history at 34 games. The men's basketball team, while stands by the Helms Athletic Foundation as the 1931 National Champion, has never made it to the NCAA tournament. The official North-western Wildcats colors are purple and white since 1894. The Wildcats mark is Willie the Wildcat. While, initially the team had a active mascot. It was a bear, called Fur paw. But it was changed in 1923, because the team had an unsuccessful season and thought that this misfortune was brought by the bear. The Northwestern Wildcats participate in the Big Ten Conference, and are represented by 19 sports teams: swimming, tennis, baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, and wrestling (men) and basketball, cross country, fencing, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and volleyball (women sports).The Northwestern Wildcats basketball team still hasn't managed to reach the NCAA tournament series. However, the Wildcats are spinning the curve at the instant. They have had a number of victorious games in the post season. They are improving their playing and making huge efforts. The team is trying to work out its own victorious playing technique and find their way to success. The team trying to improve Individual defensive skills includes the ability to block shots without fouling, to break up passes, and to steal the ball. A change-of-hands of the ball in floor play, from one team to the other, is called a turnover. Intense or pressing suspicious moves contain double-teaming, whereby two players protect a dangerous or vulnerable opponent, and the full-court press, in which the team with the ball is forcefully challenged the whole length of the quad. A skill vital to both defense and wrongdoing is rebounding-the capability to extract possession of the ball under the opponent's basket. Instead of all these the addition of 2 new teams in 1994, the NBA grew to 29 teams, in 2 conferences (Eastern and Western) made up of 4 regional divisions. Competitions are held at the end of each 82-game season to decide the league champion. The NBA also gives a number of annual awards, including awards for most valuable player and rookie of the year. When you need tickets for the Northwestern Wildcats you can count on Ticket America to get you the best seats at the best prices. If you need tickets Ticket America is the place to get them. To get Northwestern Wildcats College Basketball tickets before anyone else visit our website today!
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