What a year 2016 was. In the sporting world alone, LeBron James and the Cavaliers ended Cleveland’s misery, the Cubs ended the most infamous streak in sports and some of the world’s most incredible athletes converged on Rio for an incredible Olympic Games. In the midst of it all, Northwestern had a lot of memorable moments as well. Here’s what we’ll remember about Northwestern from 2016.
January 12: B-Mac goes off in victory over Wisconsin
Led by 28 points from Bryant McIntosh, the Wildcats took down the Badgers 70-65 at Welsh-Ryan. Wisconsin was just 9-9 after the game, but it was a vintage performance from B-Mac and a win over an eventual Sweet 16 team.