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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northwestern 69, Delaware State 50
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois
Officials: # Terry Oglesby, # Gene Steratore, # Gerald Williams
Attendance: 5012


Northwestern 69, Delaware State 50: Drew Crawford scored 13 of his 18 points during the first half as the host Wildcats won their second South Padre Island Invitational contest.

Dave Sobolewski matched Crawford with four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points as Northwestern (4-0) won its fourth straight at home.

The Wildcats were sluggish out of the blocks, but Crawford ignited a 22-4 run to give his team a 35-22 lead at the half.

Tahj Tate scored a game-high 23 points for Delaware State (3-2), which has dropped back-to-back contests.

Reggie Hearn drilled a trio of 3-pointers to finish with 12 points for Northwestern, which connected on 12-of-21 (57.1 percent) shots from beyond the arc.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Northwestern forward Nikola Cerina sat out Tuesday's contest with an ankle injury. The Texas Christian transfer was originally injured in his debut versus Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday. ... Tate went 4-for-6 from 3-point range for Delaware State, which collectively went 2-for-15 in its 87-48 loss to Illinois State on Sunday. ... Northwestern held a 31-17 edge in rebounds.

Top Game Performances
 
Delaware State   Northwestern
Tahj Tate 23 Scoring Drew Crawford 18
Tahj Tate 3 Assists Reggie Hearn 4
Miles Bowman, Jr. 4 Rebounds Drew Crawford 7
Tahj Tate 3 Free Throws Made Jared Swopshire 3
Tyshawn Bell 3 Steals Alex Olah 3
Casey Walker 2 Blocks Jared Swopshire 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Delaware State 50 39.1 8-19 6-11 8 19 5 7 8
Northwestern 69 50.0 12-22 5-9 21 32 4 4 9