Northwestern
Indiana
Men's Basketball Falls at Indiana, 78-54
2/14/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 14, 2001
By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Kirk Haston scored 19 points, and Jeffrey Newton matched his career-high 17 points as Indiana coasted to a 78-54 victory against Nothwestern on Wednesday night.
The Hoosiers won their fourth straight Big Ten game, a feat they had not achieved since the 1997-98 season.
But this victory took on a different storyline.
Indiana, which has relied on the inside scoring of Haston and Jared Jeffries much of the season, found another scoring threat Wednesday night in Newton. He matched his previous season-high of 13 points just in the first half when the Hoosiers (16-9, 7-4 Big Ten) dominated play.
And Indiana didn't need long to take control.
Haston scored the first four points, and after Tavaras Hardy put in a layup for Northwestern, the Hoosiers responded with a 10-0 spurt in which Newton accounted for six points.
Then Indiana went on a 14-3 run, jumping to a 31-10 lead just 10:34 into the game.
Northwestern (9-16, 1-11) closed to within 38-24 early in the second half, but never seriously challenged Indiana.
The Wildcats were led by Ben Johnson and Hardy, who each had 13 points. Hardy also added 10 points for his second double-double of the season. Jason Burke scored 10 points coming off the bench.
Northwestern is back in action Sunday, meeting Wisconsin in Madison in a game slated for noon. It will be the only regular-season meeting between the Wildcats and the Badgers.
