Jan. 11, 2006
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• The loss to Penn State snapped a five-game win streak by Northwestern.
• With 21 points, Vedran Vukusic hit the 20-point plateau for the 10th time this season. He played the entire 40 minutes for the fourth time this year.
• Vukusic also moved up another spot on NU's all-time scoring list to ninth with 1,358 points, surpassing Rod Roberson (1977-81) who is now 10th with 1,347 points.
• Mohamed Hachad saw his first action for the Wildcats since undergoing an appendectomy Dec. 28. He recorded nine points and five boards while playing 22 minutes in his return.
• Freshman Craig Moore tallied six assists in a game for the third time this season. He also connected on three three-pointers and now has 17 treys in his last five games, an average of 3.4 per game.
• Tim Doyle tied a career-high with three steals.
• Penn State outrebounded Northwestern 36-25 and outscored NU 14-6 on second chance points.
• Penn State now leads 17-11 in the all-time series.
• Attendance: 4,283