Scores

Final

Chicago St 49

(8-22, 3-8 Great West)

Northwestern 72

(19-11, 7-10 Big Ten)

8:00 PM ET, March 3, 2010

Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, IL

1 2 T
CHS 27 2249
NW 37 3572

Top Performers

Chicago State: K. Kasamba 12 Pts, 1 Reb, 3 Ast, 4 Stl

Northwestern: J. Shurna 16 Pts, 9 Reb, 6 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk

Northwestern 72, Chicago St. 49

Associated Press

EVANSTON, Ill. -- John Shurna scored 16 points and Alex Marcotullio added 15 points on five 3-pointers to lead Northwestern to a 72-49 non-conference win over Chicago State on Wednesday night.

Northwestern, which had lost four of its previous six games, was slugglish for most of the first half.

Leading 27-25 with 3:19 left in the half, Northwestern (19-11) pulled away with a 10-0 run. Marcotullio and Jeremy Nash made back-to-back 3-pointers and Davide Curletti hit a pair of free throws to give the Wildcats a 37-25 lead. Christian Wall made a runner for Chicago State as time expired in the first half to cut the Northwestern lead to 37-27.

Antonio Lofton and Kabangu Tshinga Kasamba led Chicago State (8-22) with 12 points each.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
CHS
NW
Points 49 72
FG Made-Attempted 15-53 (.283) 26-53 (.491)
3P Made-Attempted 3-12 (.250) 13-31 (.419)
FT Made-Attempted 16-22 (.727) 7-14 (.500)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 14 (0/0) 18 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 26

Game Leaders

 
CHS
NW
PointsK. Kasamba 12J. Shurna 16
ReboundsC. Montgomery 10J. Shurna 9
AssistsK. Kasamba 3J. Shurna 6
StealsK. Kasamba 4J. Nash 4
BlocksC. Montgomery 2L. Mirkovic 2
Team Stats: Chicago State | Northwestern

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

CHS
NW
03/06 NJIT 3:00pm
03/10 @HBU 7:00pm
11/12 CCD 8:00pm
11/14 @DEP 6:00pm
11/17 @ND 7:30pm
 03/06 @IND 12:00pm
03/11 IND 4:56pm
03/12 @PUR 6:30pm
03/17 @URI 7:00pm
11/12 @NIU 9:00pm
Complete Schedule: Chicago State | Northwestern