Arkansas Little-Rock 53, Northwestern 43

11/18/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK (1-0)

Willis 2-4 0-0 4, Smith 5-10 3-4 13, Eason 1-1 0-0 2, Finger 0-0 0-1 0, Green 0-2 1-2 1, Crislip 0-1 2-2 2, Blackmon 4-7 7-9 15, Barksdale 2-3 2-2 8, Ninkovic 2-7 3-5 8. Totals 16-35 18-25 53.

NORTHWESTERN (0-1)

Blake 4-12 1-2 12, Hardy 0-6 2-5 2, Jennings 0-2 0-0 0, Johnson 7-18 0-0 16, Young 3-7 2-4 8, Burke 0-2 0-0 0, Drayton 1-3 0-2 2, McCants 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 16-55 5-13 43.

Halftime - Arkansas-Little Rock 22, Northwestern 16. 3-pointers - Ark. Little-Rock 3-8 (Barksdale 2-2, Ninkovic 1-1, Crislip 0-1, Green 0-2, Smith 0-2), Northwestern 6-30 (Blake 3-10, Johnson 2-7, McCants 1-4, Drayton 0-1, Jennings 0-1, Young 0-2, Burke 0-2, Hardy 0-3). Fouled out - Hardy. Rebounds - Ark. Litle-Rock 34 (Blackmon 8), Northwestern 33 (Young 7). Assists - Ark. Little-Rock 15 (Finger 4), Northwestern 10 (Drayton 4). Total fouls - Ark. Little-Rock 22, Northwestern 21. A - NA.