National Basketball Association
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
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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 |