National Basketball Association
Washington 76, Northwestern 55
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, March 16, 2012
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials:
# Rick Batsell, # Eric Curry, # Glenn Mayberry
Attendance:
5761
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Washington 76, Northwestern 55: Terrence Ross scored a career-high 32 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Huskies dominated the second half to roll in the second round of the NIT.
Ross was 10-of-21 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds as top-seeded Washington (23-10) advanced to face either third-seeded Oregon or seventh-seeded Iowa in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.
The fourth-seeded Wildcats (19-14) trailed by seven at halftime despite shooting 57.9 percent from the field as Washington scored 18 points off 11 Northwestern first-half turnovers.
Washington broke the game open by starting the second half with a 19-6 run, capped by C.J. Wilcox’s 3-pointer with 12 minutes left. The Huskies made 11 of their season-high 32 3-point attempts and improved to 17-2 at home.
Senior John Shurna, the Wildcats all-time leading scorer, had 24 points and six rebounds in his final game. Alex Marcotullio added 11 points for the Wildcats, who were outrebounded 43-24.
Wilcox scored 20 points and Aziz N'Diaye added 11 points and seven boards for the Huskies, who outscored the Wildcats 37-23 in the second half.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Tony Wroten Jr. had seven assists to set Washington’s freshman record with 128 this season. He also had eight rebounds. … Northwestern lost an NIT game in the state of Washington for the second straight year. The Wildcats were eliminated by Washington State in overtime last season. … After averaging 18.7 points over his last three games, Wildcats guard JerShon Cobb had only eight against Washington. … The Huskies haven't lost at home to a non-Pac-12 opponent since March 14, 2008 against Valparaiso.
Top Game Performances
| Northwestern |
|
Washington |
|
John Shurna 24 |
Scoring |
Terrence Ross 32 |
|
Dave Sobolewski 4 |
Assists |
Abdul Gaddy 7 |
|
John Shurna 6 |
Rebounds |
Terrence Ross 8 |
|
John Shurna 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Terrence Ross 6 |
|
John Shurna 4 |
Steals |
Aziz N'Diaye 2 |
|
Reggie Hearn 4 |
Blocks |
Tony Wroten 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Northwestern
|
55 |
35.3 |
9-24 |
10-17 |
12 |
24 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
| Washington
|
76 |
42.9 |
11-32 |
11-14 |
18 |
42 |
4 |
7 |
17 |