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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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