National Basketball Association
Northwestern 68, Chicago St. 64
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois
Officials:
# DJ Cartensen, # John Gaffney, # Rob Kueneman
Attendance:
5723
By The Sports Xchange
Northwestern ran its all-time record against Chicago State to 11-0 while holding off a second-half surge from the Cougars to secure a 68-64 victory on Wednesday at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill.
Vic Law scored 18 points, Bryant McIntosh had 14 and Scottie Lindsey added 13 as the Wildcats (8-2) won their 19th consecutive non-conference home game.
Fred Sims Jr. scored 22 points -- including seven 3 pointers -- while Travyon Palmer had 18 and Anthony Eaves added 12 as Chicago State (3-7) dropped its third straight.
The Wildcats opened a 29-21 lead by halftime behind Law's 10 points and led 39-25 in the second half before Chicago State battled back into contention.
The Cougars hit five 3 pointers -- including two by Sims --in an 22-7 surge for a 47-46 lead on a Sims free throw with 9:43 showing. They maintained a 52-50 edge after Palmer's dunk with 8:06 remaining.
Northwestern bounced back to tie the game on two Lindsey free throws and reclaimed the lead at 54-52 with Bryant's jumper with 6:07 remaining.
Chicago State remained within striking distance and cut the Northwestern lead to 68-64 on a Sims' 3-pointer with 14 seconds left. Sims missed another 3-point try with six seconds showing.
Northwestern shot 42.6 percent from the field and hit eight 3-pointers. Chicago State shot 40.4 percent, including 13 for 26 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
| Chicago St. |
|
Northwestern |
|
Fred Sims Jr. 22 |
Scoring |
Vic Law 18 |
|
Brian Greene Jr. 3 |
Assists |
Bryant McIntosh 7 |
|
Trayvon Palmer 11 |
Rebounds |
Sanjay Lumpkin 11 |
|
Trayvon Palmer 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Bryant McIntosh 4 |
|
Trayvon Palmer 2 |
Steals |
Isiah Brown 1 |
|
Anthony Eaves 2 |
Blocks |
Gavin Skelly 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Chicago St.
|
64 |
40.4 |
13-26 |
5-8 |
9 |
36 |
5 |
6 |
16 |
| Northwestern
|
68 |
42.6 |
8-27 |
8-11 |
20 |
30 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
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