Final
Northwestern shuts down Chicago State 72-49
Mar 4, 2010 - 3:07 AM EVANSTON, Ill.(AP) -- John Shurna scored 16 points and Alex Marcotullio added 15 points on five 3-pointers to lead Northwestern to a 72-49 non-conference win over Chicago State on Wednesday night.Northwestern, which had lost four of its previous six games, was slugglish for most of the first half.
Leading 27-25 with 3:19 left in the half, Northwestern (19-11) pulled away with a 10-0 run. Marcotullio and Jeremy Nash made back-to-back 3-pointers and Davide Curletti hit a pair of free throws to give the Wildcats a 37-25 lead. Christian Wall made a runner for Chicago State as time expired in the first half to cut the Northwestern lead to 37-27.
Antonio Lofton and Kabangu Tshinga Kasamba led Chicago State (8-22) with 12 points each.
- NCAA BB
CHICAGO ST 49
NORTHWESTERN 72 FINAL
Mar 3 10:01 PM - NCAA BB
CHICAGO ST 27
NORTHWESTERN 37 HALFTIME
Mar 3 8:58 PM
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