Final
Shurna, Northwestern top Texas-Pan American 53-44
Jan 8, 2010 - 2:03 AM EVANSTON, Ill.(AP) -- John Shurna had 21 points and 13 rebounds Thursday night as Northwestern overcame its own poor play for a 53-44 victory over Texas-Pan American, which lost its 11th consecutive game.Northwestern (11-3) had won nine straight games to move into the rankings, at No. 25, for the first time since 1969 before opening the Big Ten season with losses to Illinois and Michigan State.
The Wildcats figured to fix their problems against Texas-Pan American (1-16), which lost at Texas by 62 points and at Missouri by 56 and is No. 282 nationally in RPI. But Northwestern committed 19 turnovers and shot 32 percent and didn't take the lead for good until Luka Mirkovic made two free throws with 11:07 to play.
- NCAA BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 23 21 44
NORTHWESTERN 21 32 53 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN - NICK WEIERMILLER 14, JULIUS HEARN 10,
TWO PLAYERS WITH 7
NORTHWESTERN - JOHN SHURNA 21, LUKA MIRKOVIC 12,
MICHAEL THOMPSON 6
Jan 7 8:52 PM - 15
rootsRUWTbot Added 10 roots (Close Finish)
Texas-Rio Grande Valley 38, Northwestern 41 2nd - 5:49Jan 7 8:37 PM - NCAA BB
TX PAN AMERICAN 23
NORTHWESTERN 21 HALFTIME
Jan 7 7:44 PM
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