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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northwestern 101, Mississippi Valley State 49
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 14, 2014
Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois
Officials: # Evan Burroughs, # Terry Oglesby, # Paul Szelc
Attendance: 6277

Northwestern 101, Mississippi Valley State 49: Alex Olah led five players in double figures with 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the host Wildcats reached triple digits for the first time since 1993.

Nathan Taphorn scored a career-high 16 points off the bench and Tre Demps added 15 as Northwestern (6-3) snapped its three-game losing streak. Bryant McIntosh chipped in with 15 points and six assists, Vic Law recorded 11 points and Sanjay Lumpkin collected 11 rebounds for the Wildcats, who shot a season-high 57.4 percent.

Latrell Love led the way with 15 points for Mississippi Valley State (1-8), which shot a dismal 29 percent. Jordan Washington and DeAngelo Priar each added nine points for the Delta Devils.

Olah scored eight points to help get it started and Law capped a 15-4 burst with a breakaway dunk as Northwestern pushed its lead to 14 with a little under eight minutes left in the first half. The Wildcats shot 60 percent in the opening 20 minutes, and McIntosh’s 3-pointer in the final seconds gave them a 47-26 advantage at intermission.

Demps had a dunk and capped the spurt with a 3-pointer as Northwestern scored the first 11 points of the second half to increase its lead to 58-26. The Wildcats passed their previous season high (69) on Gavin Skelly’s dunk with 12:48 remaining for a 71-34 lead and cruised the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Northwestern has held 15 straight opponents to under 70 points – tying Virginia for the longest streak in the nation. … The Delta Devils were 2-for-13 from 3-point range. … Northwestern was without senior G JerShon Cobb due to multiple injuries. ... The Wildcats have won five of six all-time meetings with Mississippi Valley State. ...


Top Game Performances
 
Mississippi Valley State   Northwestern
Latrell Love 15 Scoring Alex Olah 17
DeAngelo Priar 3 Assists Bryant McIntosh 6
DeAngelo Priar 6 Rebounds Sanjay Lumpkin 11
Jordan Washington 4 Free Throws Made Alex Olah 4
Rakwan Kelly 2 Steals Gavin Skelly 3
N/A Blocks Alex Olah 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Mississippi Valley State 49 29.0 2-13 11-21 9 26 0 6 15
Northwestern 101 57.4 11-24 12-22 25 48 4 10 11