Basketball Game Preview: Chippewa Chipps vs. Northwestern Huskies

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Previous Games

12/18/25 - Home	71-14 W
02/06/25 - Home	78-9 W
01/02/25 - Away	80-15 W
01/18/24 - Home	59-47 W
11/30/23 - Away	70-35 W
+ 5 more games

Chippewa is a perfect 10-0 against Northwestern since February of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Chipps will head out to take on the Huskies at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chippewa has three straight wins, Northwestern has 21 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Saturday, Chippewa beat Streetsboro 53-45.

Meanwhile, Northwestern played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Dalton, falling 63-22. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 698th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 142nd).

Chippewa will have to contain Nikki Troyan as she made an impact in Northwestern's last game. She posted ten points.

Chippewa's victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Northwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.

Everything came up roses for Chippewa against Northwestern in their previous meeting back in December of 2025, as the team secured a 71-14 win. In that matchup, the Chipps amassed a halftime lead of 49-4, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.