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Wildcats Edged By DePaul, 65-53
11/25/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov 25, 2003
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Delonte Holland scored a career-high 27 points and Quemont Greer added 15 more and nine rebounds as DePaul defeated Northwestern 65-53 Tuesday night at Allstate Arena.
In the first regular-season meeting between these two city rivals since 1997, Jitim Young led Northwestern (1-2) with 23 points, 17 of which came in the second half. Vedran Vukusic added 16 and was the only other 'Cat in double figures.
Holland was simply outstanding in the game, going 10-of-13 from the field including 3-for-3 from 3-point range. He scored 13 points in the first four minutes of the game en route to winning the Waldo Fisher-Frank McGrath Award as the game's MVP. The award is presented each time the two schools play by a vote of attending media.
DePaul (2-0) went on a 13-4 run early in the first half, turning an 8-7 deficit into a 20-12 lead, and Northwestern never recovered. The lead bulged to as much as 17, before Northwestern used a 7-0 run to end the half down just 10, 35-25. A quick bucket by Vukusic started the second half, and suddenly the 'Cats were down just eight.
However, DePaul broke the game open by outscoring Northwestern 12-2 over a four-minute span. Greer hit a jumper to make it 58-38 with 5:36 left, DePaul's largest lead of the game. Greer had six points during the span.
Young complemented his scoring performance with a team-high six rebounds -- four of them on the offensive glass -- four assists and five steals. As a team, NU had assists on 15 of its 17 baskets in the game.
Andre Brown had a double-double for DePaul, with 12 points and 12 boards. Sammy Mejia had eight assists without a turnover for the Blue Demons.
Northwestern is off until Saturday, when the Wildcats host Northwestern State (La.). Tipoff is slated for noon at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
