National Basketball Association
Northwestern 92, St. Francis (NY) 61
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 20, 2010
Where: Peter Aquilone Court, Brooklyn, New York
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Jim Burr, # John Gaffney
Attendance:
16031
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John Shurna and Drew Crawford got hot from 3-point land, propelling Northwestern into the championship game of the Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival.
Shurna hit five 3-pointers and finished with 26 points, while Crawford had four 3-pointers and 25 points, as Northwestern topped St. Francis (N.Y.), 92-61, in the first game of the Holiday Festival in New York.
Northwestern (8-0) is off to its best start since 1993-94 and will face either St. John’s or Davidson in Tuesday’s final.
As a team, the Wildcats were 10-of-22 (45.5 percent) from beyond the 3-point arc and 34-of-66 (51.5 percent) from the field. Michael Thompson finished with 14 points, and JerShon Cobb added 11 points.
Northwestern held a 45-31 halftime lead, but the Terriers (6-4) opened the second half with a 7-0 run to cut the Wildcat lead to 45-38. Northwestern went on a 14-2 run between the 17:20 and 12:34 mark of the second half and put the game out of reach.
Dre Calloway led St. Francis with 14 points, and Akeem Bennett scored 11 points.
Top Game Performances
| Northwestern |
|
St. Francis (NY) |
|
John Shurna 26 |
Scoring |
Travis Nichols 19 |
|
Drew Crawford 8 |
Assists |
Dre Calloway 5 |
|
Drew Crawford 9 |
Rebounds |
Akeem Bennett 7 |
|
John Shurna 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Dre Calloway 4 |
|
John Shurna 4 |
Steals |
Akeem Bennett 2 |
|
Drew Crawford 3 |
Blocks |
Akeem Bennett 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Northwestern
|
92 |
50.7 |
10-22 |
14-18 |
26 |
35 |
6 |
10 |
|
| St. Francis (NY)
|
61 |
40.7 |
4-16 |
13-22 |
11 |
30 |
5 |
6 |
|
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