National Basketball Association
Northwestern 91, Georgia Tech 71
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois
Officials:
# Pat Driscoll, # Paul Janssen, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
4455
By SportsDirect Inc.
John Shurna scored 21 points to lead six Northwestern players in double figures, as the host Wildcats pounded Georgia Tech 91-71, Tuesday in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge.
Northwestern is off to its first 5-0 start since the 1993-94 season, and the Wildcats went undefeated in November for the first time when playing at least three games in the month.
The Wildcats shot a blistering 62 percent from the field, including 12-of-19 from 3-point range, and Shurna led the way. He was 7-of-9 from the field and 4-of-4 on 3-pointers.
Drew Crawford added 19, Michael Thompson had 14, Alex Marcotullio scored 13, Luka Mirkovic had 11 and JerShon Cobb chipped in 10 for Northwestern.
Georgia Tech (4-3) got 16 points and six rebounds from Glen Rice Jr., and Iman Shumpert and Maurice Miller added 11 points apiece.
The Yellow Jackets have lost two straight after a three-game winning streak.
The Wildcats don't face another team from a major conference until their Big Ten opener at Purdue on Dec. 31.
Top Game Performances
Georgia Tech |
|
Northwestern |
Glen Rice Jr. 16 |
Scoring |
John Shurna 21 |
Glen Rice Jr. 4 |
Assists |
Luka Mirkovic 7 |
Glen Rice Jr. 6 |
Rebounds |
Luka Mirkovic 8 |
Maurice Miller 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Thompson 5 |
Kammeron Holsey 2 |
Steals |
Drew Crawford 3 |
Nate Hicks 2 |
Blocks |
John Shurna 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Georgia Tech
|
71 |
44.1 |
6-22 |
13-19 |
14 |
28 |
3 |
7 |
|
Northwestern
|
91 |
64.6 |
12-19 |
17-30 |
20 |
28 |
3 |
6 |
|