National Basketball Association
Northwestern 71, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 45
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 19, 2010
Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois
Officials:
# Jim Burr, # Dan Chrisman, # Jim Schippers
Attendance:
3795
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John Shurna and Drew Crawford each scored 17 points as Northwestern rolled to a 71-45 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Friday night in Evanston, Ill. It was the home opener for the Wildcats (3-0), who opened the season with wins at Northern Illinois and Texas-Pan American.
Shurna scored all 17 of his points in the first half as Northwestern rolled to a 44-25 lead by shooting 52 percent from the field. The sharp-shooting Shurna hit 6-7 in the opening 20 minutes, including 4-5 from three-point range.
Michael Thompson added 11 points for Northwestern, which finished the game with 10 three-pointers, while holding Arkansas-Pine Bluff to just 32.7 percent shooting from the field and 16 total field goals.
Daniel Broughton and Dominic Moore paced UAPB (0-3) with 12 points apiece. The Golden Lions start the season playing their first 12 games on the road.
Top Game Performances
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
|
Northwestern |
|
Daniel Broughton 12 |
Scoring |
Drew Crawford 17 |
|
Daniel Broughton 2 |
Assists |
Michael Thompson 5 |
|
Daniel Broughton 9 |
Rebounds |
JerShon Cobb 8 |
|
Daniel Broughton 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Drew Crawford 4 |
|
Allen Smith 3 |
Steals |
JerShon Cobb 3 |
|
Dominic Moore 1 |
Blocks |
Mike Capocci 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff
|
45 |
31.4 |
5-21 |
8-10 |
8 |
23 |
1 |
9 |
|
| Northwestern
|
71 |
47.1 |
10-29 |
13-17 |
19 |
32 |
5 |
11 |
|