National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northwestern 90, Iowa 71
When: 8:35 PM ET, Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials: # Eric Curry, # Michael Stephens, # Terry Wymer
Attendance: 9548
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials: # Eric Curry, # Michael Stephens, # Terry Wymer
Attendance: 9548
Northwestern roared out to a huge early lead and coasted to a 90-71 road victory over Iowa Wednesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak.
The Wildcats (11-4, 2-3 Big Ten) hit 8 of their first 12 shots from 3-point range while building a 33-11 cushion in the first 10 minutes of play. Both teams shot better than 50 percent from the floor, but Northwestern made twice as many 3-pointers and attempted 12 more shots overall.
Drew Crawford scored 19 points to pace Northwestern, hitting 5 of 9 shots from long range. Michael Thompson and John Shurna contributed 17 and 16 points, respectively. Bryce Cartwright led all scorers with 25 points for Iowa (7-9, 0-4), while Matt Gatens added 20 points in defeat.
Northwestern travels to face No. 24 Michigan State Saturday, while Iowa travels to No. 25 Minnesota Sunday.
Top Game Performances
| Northwestern | Iowa | |
| Drew Crawford 19 | Scoring | Bryce Cartwright 25 |
| John Shurna 5 | Assists | Bryce Cartwright 5 |
| Drew Crawford 6 | Rebounds | Melsahn Basabe 12 |
| JerShon Cobb 3 | Free Throws Made | Bryce Cartwright 7 |
| John Shurna 3 | Steals | Devon Archie 2 |
| Davide Curletti 1 | Blocks | Melsahn Basabe 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Northwestern | 90 | 53.2 | 14-28 | 10-13 | 23 | 30 | 2 | 9 | |
| Iowa | 71 | 52.0 | 7-17 | 12-22 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 10 |