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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 67, Northern Illinois 57
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 22, 2012
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials: # Verne Harris, # Glenn Mayberry, # Deron White
Attendance: 7805

Washington 67, Northern Illinois 57:
C.J. Wilcox scored 22 points and Aziz N'Diaye added 13 points and 12 rebounds as the Huskies extended their winning streak to four games.

Washington (8-4) held on for the victory behind another strong effort by Wilcox, who hit four 3-pointers and reached 20 points for the seventh time in his last eight games.

Abdel Nader paced Northern Illinois (2-9) with 18 points and Kevin Gray added 10. Northern Illinois trailed by six with 1:43 remaining, but Washington hit four straight free throws to secure the win.

Washington was outscored in the paint 24-12 despite outrebounding Northern Illinois 41-23. Abdul Gaddy had 12 points and six assists for Washington, which shot just 31.6 percent, including 36 percent (9-of-25) from 3-point range.

Washington led by 11 at halftime and extended its lead to 52-37 when Wilcox drained a 3-pointer with 11:40 to play. Northern Illinois refused to go away and trailed by eight after Aksel Bolin's 3-pointer with 4:07 remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Washington and Northern Illinois are two of the four Division I schools that have Huskies as their mascot. The others are Connecticut and Northeastern. ...Northern Illinois has won just one road game in the past two seasons. … Washington improved to 82-9 in non-conference home games under coach Lorenzo Romar.
Top Game Performances
 
Northern Illinois   Washington
Abdel Nader 18 Scoring C.J. Wilcox 22
Travon Baker 4 Assists Abdul Gaddy 6
Keith Gray 5 Rebounds Aziz N'Diaye 12
Darrell Bowie 3 Free Throws Made C.J. Wilcox 8
Abdel Nader 2 Steals C.J. Wilcox 2
Abdel Nader 1 Blocks Andrew Andrews 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Northern Illinois 57 39.3 5-12 8-11 11 23 1 5 13
Washington 67 31.6 9-25 22-24 14 41 4 4 14