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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northwestern 81, LIU Brooklyn 65
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, December 13, 2010
Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois
Officials: # Ed Corbett, # Eric Curry, # Gerald Williams
Attendance: 3610

John Shurna was almost perfect from the field and Northwestern remained perfect this season with an 81-65 victory over Long Island on Monday in a non-conference matchup.

Shurna was 10-of-11 from the field, including 2-of-2 from the arc, but struggled at the line, going 4-of-10. He finished with 26 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

Northwestern (6-0) continued its best start since the 1993-94 squad started 9-0.

Michael Thompson scored 16 points and JerShon Cobb added 12 for the Wildcats, who shot almost as well from the field (29-58), 50 percent, as they did from the free throw line (13-of-25), 52 percent.

Northwestern valued and shared the ball against Long Island and it paid off with yet another easy win. The Wildcats had 24 assists on their 29 field goals and they committed nine turnovers to 16 for the Blackbirds.

Michael Culpo scored 22 points and Kenny Onyechi added 11 for the Blackbirds (6-4),who have lost four of their last six games following a 4-0 start.
Top Game Performances
 
LIU Brooklyn   Northwestern
Michael Culpo 22 Scoring John Shurna 26
Julian Boyd 3 Assists John Shurna 7
Julian Boyd 9 Rebounds John Shurna 7
Julian Boyd 4 Free Throws Made John Shurna 4
Kyle Johnson 3 Steals Michael Thompson 3
Julian Boyd 2 Blocks John Shurna 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
LIU Brooklyn 65 38.6 5-20 16-30 9 40 3 6
Northwestern 81 50.0 10-26 13-25 24 30 1 9