National Basketball Association
Northwestern 90, Iowa 71
When: 8:35 PM ET, Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials:
# Eric Curry, # Michael Stephens, # Terry Wymer
Attendance:
9548
By SportsDirect Inc.
Northwestern roared out to a huge early lead and coasted to a 90-71 road victory over Iowa Wednesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak.
The Wildcats (11-4, 2-3 Big Ten) hit 8 of their first 12 shots from 3-point range while building a 33-11 cushion in the first 10 minutes of play. Both teams shot better than 50 percent from the floor, but Northwestern made twice as many 3-pointers and attempted 12 more shots overall.
Drew Crawford scored 19 points to pace Northwestern, hitting 5 of 9 shots from long range. Michael Thompson and John Shurna contributed 17 and 16 points, respectively. Bryce Cartwright led all scorers with 25 points for Iowa (7-9, 0-4), while Matt Gatens added 20 points in defeat.
Northwestern travels to face No. 24 Michigan State Saturday, while Iowa travels to No. 25 Minnesota Sunday.
Top Game Performances
| Northwestern |
|
Iowa |
|
Drew Crawford 19 |
Scoring |
Bryce Cartwright 25 |
|
John Shurna 5 |
Assists |
Bryce Cartwright 5 |
|
Drew Crawford 6 |
Rebounds |
Melsahn Basabe 12 |
|
JerShon Cobb 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Bryce Cartwright 7 |
|
John Shurna 3 |
Steals |
Devon Archie 2 |
|
Davide Curletti 1 |
Blocks |
Melsahn Basabe 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Northwestern
|
90 |
53.2 |
14-28 |
10-13 |
23 |
30 |
2 |
9 |
|
| Iowa
|
71 |
52.0 |
7-17 |
12-22 |
11 |
25 |
6 |
10 |
|