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.
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 | 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 |