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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northwestern 90, Iowa 71
When: 8:35 PM ET, Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials: # Eric Curry, # Michael Stephens, # Terry Wymer
Attendance: 9548

Northwestern roared out to a huge early lead and coasted to a 90-71 road victory over Iowa Wednesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak.

The Wildcats (11-4, 2-3 Big Ten) hit 8 of their first 12 shots from 3-point range while building a 33-11 cushion in the first 10 minutes of play. Both teams shot better than 50 percent from the floor, but Northwestern made twice as many 3-pointers and attempted 12 more shots overall.

Drew Crawford scored 19 points to pace Northwestern, hitting 5 of 9 shots from long range. Michael Thompson and John Shurna contributed 17 and 16 points, respectively. Bryce Cartwright led all scorers with 25 points for Iowa (7-9, 0-4), while Matt Gatens added 20 points in defeat.

Northwestern travels to face No. 24 Michigan State Saturday, while Iowa travels to No. 25 Minnesota Sunday.
Top Game Performances
 
Northwestern   Iowa
Drew Crawford 19 Scoring Bryce Cartwright 25
John Shurna 5 Assists Bryce Cartwright 5
Drew Crawford 6 Rebounds Melsahn Basabe 12
JerShon Cobb 3 Free Throws Made Bryce Cartwright 7
John Shurna 3 Steals Devon Archie 2
Davide Curletti 1 Blocks Melsahn Basabe 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Northwestern 90 53.2 14-28 10-13 23 30 2 9
Iowa 71 52.0 7-17 12-22 11 25 6 10