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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northwestern 92, St. Francis (NY) 61
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 20, 2010
Where: Peter Aquilone Court, Brooklyn, New York
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Jim Burr, # John Gaffney
Attendance: 16031

John Shurna and Drew Crawford got hot from 3-point land, propelling Northwestern into the championship game of the Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival.

Shurna hit five 3-pointers and finished with 26 points, while Crawford had four 3-pointers and 25 points, as Northwestern topped St. Francis (N.Y.), 92-61, in the first game of the Holiday Festival in New York.

Northwestern (8-0) is off to its best start since 1993-94 and will face either St. John’s or Davidson in Tuesday’s final.

As a team, the Wildcats were 10-of-22 (45.5 percent) from beyond the 3-point arc and 34-of-66 (51.5 percent) from the field. Michael Thompson finished with 14 points, and JerShon Cobb added 11 points.

Northwestern held a 45-31 halftime lead, but the Terriers (6-4) opened the second half with a 7-0 run to cut the Wildcat lead to 45-38. Northwestern went on a 14-2 run between the 17:20 and 12:34 mark of the second half and put the game out of reach.

Dre Calloway led St. Francis with 14 points, and Akeem Bennett scored 11 points.
Top Game Performances
 
Northwestern   St. Francis (NY)
John Shurna 26 Scoring Travis Nichols 19
Drew Crawford 8 Assists Dre Calloway 5
Drew Crawford 9 Rebounds Akeem Bennett 7
John Shurna 5 Free Throws Made Dre Calloway 4
John Shurna 4 Steals Akeem Bennett 2
Drew Crawford 3 Blocks Akeem Bennett 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Northwestern 92 50.7 10-22 14-18 26 35 6 10
St. Francis (NY) 61 40.7 4-16 13-22 11 30 5 6