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Northwestern starters for Big Ten tourney opener

By Sun-Times Wire

With injuries to JerShon Cobb and Mike Capocci, Northwestern coach Bill Carmody is using this starting lineup when the Wildcats face Minnesota in a few minutes from Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis:

Luka Mirkovic (center), John Shurna (forward), Alex Marcotullio (guard), Drew Crawford (guard) and Michael “Juice” Thompson (guard).Cobb and Capocci are not dressed. Cobb is suffering from a hip/groin injury and Capocci has a concussion.

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