National Basketball Association
Northwestern 74, Baylor 70
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Where: The Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Officials:
# JB Caldwell, # Gary Maxwell, # Bert Smith
Attendance:
6532
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Northwestern 74, Baylor 70: Drew Crawford scored 19 points and all five starters reached double digits in scoring to lead the Wildcats to a road win over the Bears.
Reggie Hearn added 17 points for Northwestern, which snapped a two-game road skid. The Wildcats (7-2) got all but three of their points from the starting five.
Baylor pulled to within two with a late rally before Crawford iced the game at the free throw line with 1.8 seconds remaining. The Bears (5-3) fell for the second consecutive time to a non-conference opponent at home after going unbeaten outside of conference play on their home court for nearly four years before a loss to the College of Charleston last weekend.
After a 35-32 halftime lead, Northwestern charged out of the locker room with an 11-1 run to start the second half. Crawford led the Wildcats with 11 points in the second half and Hearn's 10 rebounds for the game completed his second career double-double.
Despite starting the second half 1-for-12 from the field, Baylor rallied, led by Pierre Jackson's 18 points, only to fall short in the waning seconds. A.J. Walton pitched in 11 points and six rebounds for the Bears.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Wildcats notched their first win against Baylor after a 69-41 decision for the Bears in the first meeting last season. ... Crawford is 10th all-time on Northwestern's career scoring list with 1,402 points. ... Baylor fell to 72-18 at home since the 2007-08 season.
Top Game Performances
| Northwestern |
|
Baylor |
|
Drew Crawford 19 |
Scoring |
Pierre Jackson 18 |
|
Alex Olah 6 |
Assists |
Pierre Jackson 6 |
|
Reggie Hearn 10 |
Rebounds |
Cory Jefferson 7 |
|
Drew Crawford 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Pierre Jackson 7 |
|
Drew Crawford 1 |
Steals |
Deuce Bello 3 |
|
Alex Olah 1 |
Blocks |
Cory Jefferson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Northwestern
|
74 |
51.0 |
6-16 |
18-29 |
18 |
36 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
| Baylor
|
70 |
44.2 |
5-20 |
19-29 |
12 |
23 |
3 |
5 |
8 |