North Central (Ill.) men's basketball news
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Raridon leaves North Central
March 21, 2022Todd Raridon is leaving NCAA Division III and heading back to the NAIA and his alma mater, as the longtime North Central (Ill.) coach is returning to Hastings, an NAIA school in Nebraska. -
North Central Men's Round of 16 Preview
March 11, 2020A thrilling comeback victory has the Cardinals on the verge of a second trip to the national quarterfinals, but a stout opponent with two sizable tournament wins of its own stands in the way.
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Hoopsville: Wild Weekend
March 08, 2020Upsets, close games, and closed gyms. We seemed to have it all in the opening weekend of the NCAA DIII tournaments. Sunday night on Hoopsville, we take a look back at a wild weekend, but we also look at how next weekend is already causing problems. Tune in starting at 7:00 pm ET here.
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North Central Second-Half Rally Dethrones Defending Champs
March 07, 2020Fighting uphill most of the night against an opponent that seemed to have the answers at every turn, the North Central College men's basketball team found a path forward at just the right time and delivered a comeback for the ages at Gregory Arena Saturday. The Cardinals wrestled an 84-82 overtime victory away from the defending national champion University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the second round of the NCAA Division III Championship.
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Balanced Effort Pushes North Central Men to Second Round
March 06, 2020The dogged defensive effort and balanced scoring output which were the hallmarks of the North Central College men's basketball team's 21 regular-season victories were presented in full view in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship on Friday, as the Cardinals opened this year's national tournament with a 69-54 victory over Adrian College (Michigan) at Gregory Arena.
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First-Half Run Propels North Central to 14th CCIW Win
February 22, 2020Tying the program record for College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) victories in single season, the North Central College men's basketball team scored a 78-71 victory over Wheaton College on Saturday, finishing the conference regular season with a 14-2 record.
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Wednesday men: Coming down to the wire
February 19, 2020Simpson took down conference rival Nebraska Wesleyan to remain in the hunt, Jake Ross surpassed another milestone, North Central came back from six down with 14h seconds left and Eastern Connecticut's long run in the Little East is over as a result of Wednesday's Division III men's basketball games.
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Last-Second Rally Secures Outright Title for North Central Men
February 19, 2020Forever fighting uphill throughout a second half in which its opponent seemed to have all the answers, the North Central College men's basketball team summoned a rally in the final seconds of play to snatch a 70-69 victory from the clutches of defeat over Carthage College at Gregory Arena Wednesday.
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North Central Buries Millikin, 90-55
January 25, 2020A second straight lockdown performance on defense was accompanied by a potent offensive effort for the North Central College men's basketball team on Saturday, as the Cardinals won their 11th straight game in decisive fashion over Millikin University, 90-55, at Gregory Arena.
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Defensive Effort Yields North Central's 10th Straight Win
January 22, 2020One of the North Central College men's basketball team's finest defensive performances of the season turned out to be just enough to deliver a 10th consecutive in on Wednesday, as the Cardinals prevailed in a 54-53 nailbiter over Augustana College at Gregory Arena.
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North Central Men Close Out Carroll for Eighth Straight Win
January 11, 2020Turning back a series of comeback efforts from a stubborn opponent, the North Central College men's basketball team came through when the pressure was highest to earn an eighth straight victory Saturday, scoring the final seven points of the afternoon to defeat Carroll University, 63-55, at Gregory Arena.
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North Central Men Push Win Streak to Seven
January 08, 2020A strong early run of play in the second half helped the North Central College men's basketball team break open a close game Wednesday, as the 18th-ranked Cardinals extended their current winning streak to seven games with a 82-69 conquest of the Illinois Wesleyan University Titans at Gregory Arena.
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Raridon Silences Thunder as North Central Men Win Sixth Straight
January 04, 2020Saturday's matchup with Wheaton College delivered the fiercely-fought battle the North Central College men's basketball team has come to expect from the Thunder, as both teams threatened to seize control of the outcome before Cardinal senior forward Connor Raridon stepped forward to deliver the knockout blow in a 74-71 overtime triumph at Gregory Arena.
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Three-Point Barrage Carries North Central Men Past Rose-Hulman
November 25, 2019Returning from a 10-day break in competition, the North Central College men's basketball team used a potent perimeter attack to defeat Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Indiana), 77-54, and post a second straight victory at Gregory Arena Monday night.
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North Central Men Outgun Greenville for First Win
November 15, 2019Facing relentless full-court pressure from the opening tip, the North Central College men's basketball team beat a high-scoring Greenville University team at its own game Friday night at Gregory Arena. The Cardinals picked the Pioneers apart and pulled away for a 122-103 victory, their first of the young season.
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North Central Men Charge Past Chatham
March 01, 2019It got started slowly out of the gate, but the North Central College men's basketball team closed with a flourish in its NCAA Division III Championship opener Friday evening. The Cardinals overwhelmed Chatham University (Pennsylvania) throughout the second half en route to a 77-48 victory at Gregory Arena.
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Men's championship Saturday
February 23, 2019Jim Calhoun's run at his first-ever trip to the D-III NCAA Tournament fell a few points short, North Central came up with a win at Augustana, Emerson clinched its first-ever trip to Division III's big dance and Emory won the automatic bid for the only conference without a conference tournament. In all, 30 bids were on the line on Saturday.
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North Central Men March on to 4th Straight NCAA Tourney
February 23, 2019Heading into one of the most inhospitable environments for a visiting team anywhere at the NCAA Division III level, the North Central College men's basketball team made itself right at home at Augustana College's Carver Center Saturday evening, leading for nearly the entire closely-contested College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Tournament championship game. The 21st-ranked Cardinals handed the third-ranked Vikings a second defeat in 24 days, 72-65, to win their fifth conference tournament crown and their second in the last three seasons.
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North Central Men Headed to 3rd Straight CCIW Title Game
February 22, 2019Less than two weeks removed from seeing its Senior Night celebration dampened by its local rivals, the North Central College men's basketball team exacted some measure of revenge against Wheaton College on Friday, taking control down the stretch and silencing the Thunder, 94-87, in the semifinals of the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Tournament at Augustana College's Carver Center.
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Meredith Leads North Central Men in Rout at Carthage
February 13, 2019An impressive show of force in the early going gave the North Central College men's basketball team all the momentum it needed Wednesday evening, as the 23rd-ranked Cardinals steamrolled the homestanding Carthage College Red Men, 85-54, at Tarble Arena.
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North Central takes down top-ranked Vikings
January 31, 2019Those who braved the elements and made the trek to Gregory Arena were treated to a bit of history Thursday evening, as North Central closed with a strong stretch run and defeated No. 1-ranked Augustana.
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Wednesday men: Scoring all the points
January 23, 2019Aaron Jones poured in 28 points to lift North Central (Ill.) to 15-3, someone not named Aston Francis poured in 47 points, and someone who is named Aston Francis scored 45 in Division III men's basketball action on Wednesday night.
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North Central Men Shoot Down Millikin in OT
January 23, 2019On a night when the three-point shot was a dynamic weapon for both teams, one might have predicted that the team which had the ball last would be victorious in the North Central College men's basketball team's contest at Millikin University Wednesday evening. The teams combined to sink 27 shots from beyond the arc in the game, the last of which left Cardinal guard Mike Pollack's hand from the left wing just before the buzzer sounded in overtime, lifting the visitors to a 93-92 victory at the Griswold Center.
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Mid-Game Surge Yields Fourth Straight Win for North Central Men
January 19, 2019Atoning for a slow start with an overwhelming 15-minute stretch of play which effectively ended the contest, the North Central College men's basketball team collected its fourth straight win at Carroll University on Saturday, departing Van Male Fieldhouse with a 75-52 conquest of the Pioneers.
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Defense Carries North Central Men Past Carthage
January 16, 2019On a night when it struggled to get untracked shooting the ball, the North Central College men's basketball team relied on a stout defensive effort to get the job done against Carthage College Wednesday evening, fighting its way to a 67-63 victory over the Red Men at Gregory Arena.
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North Central Men Post Fourth Straight Win at IWU
January 09, 2019Dominating the game when the outcome hung in the balance for the second straight contest, the North Central College men's basketball team posted a victory on Illinois Wesleyan University's home floor for the fourth straight year on Wednesday, defeating the Titans, 85-83, at the Shirk Center.
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North Central Men Dominate Second Half vs. Elmhurst
January 05, 2019Regrouping at halftime after a first period during which little went right, the North Central College men's basketball team flipped the script on the Elmhurst College Bluejays over the final 20 minutes at Gregory Arena on Saturday, surging past the visitors to post its first victory of the 2019 calendar year, 82-70.
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North Central Men Toppled by Third-Ranked Augustana
January 02, 2019An early second-half dry spell wound up putting Wednesday evening's game just out of reach for the North Central College men's basketball team, as the Cardinals lost a 76-59 decision to the third-ranked Augustana College Vikings at the Carver Center.
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Three-Point Barrage Sparks Rout for North Central Men
December 27, 2018Turning the tables on the Las Vegas oddsmakers by routinely striking it rich from three-point range, the North Central College men's basketball team opened the D3hoops.com Classic with a flourish on Thursday, hammering Husson University (Maine), 93-51, at the South Point Hotel and Events Center.
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North Central Men Edge Illinois College for Tenth Win
December 22, 2018Earning its fourth straight victory in a fight to the finish, the North Central College men's basketball team closed out its 2018 home schedule Saturday with a 67-63 triumph over the Illinois College Blueboys at Gregory Arena.
