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| Northwestern | 36 | 33 | 69 |
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Northwestern Passes First Road Test, Rolls Brown 69-56
11/17/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- JerShon Cobb scored 16 points and Sanjay Lumpkin had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds as Northwestern cruised past Brown 69-56 Monday evening at Pizzitola Sports Center.
Lumpkin's point total surpassed his previous career high of 13 achieved vs. Mississippi Valley State on Dec. 16, 2013.
After struggling in Friday night's season-opener, Tre Demps provided Northwestern with some instant offense off the bench. The redshirt junior tallied five quick points and had another basket taken away by a questionable charge call. A slam dunk by Vic Law off an inbounds play gave the Wildcats a 15-6 lead with 13:40 to go.
Fellow freshman Scottie Lindsey entered the game and drilled a top-of-the-key triple to extend the advantage to 19-9. Five straight points by Brown cut the hosts' deficit in half but six straight by NU, capped by two free throws by Lumpkin, pushed the lead up to 25-14.
Nine first-half turnovers by the Wildcats prevented them from extending their lead. A layup by Demps just before the first-half buzzer gave Northwestern a 36-26 advantage at the intermission.
Lumpkin finished the first half with 9 points and 6 rebounds to help the NU offense with Law and Alex Olah limited due to foul trouble.
Northwestern wasted little time in extending its lead to open the second half. The Wildcats scored 12 of the first 16 points of the half in the opening 3:30, capped by a 3-pointer by Cobb that made it 48-30.
The advantage grew over 20 with 13:42 when Lindsey drilled his second trey of the game as the 'Cats extended the advantage to 53-32.
Brown scored five straight to get with 16, but Cobb scored five points during a 7-2 run that pushed the advantage back to 21 and the Bears never threatened again.
The Wildcats held Brown to 36.4 percent shooting in the contest while NU converted on 44 percent of its attempts while knocking down 17 of 21 free throw attempts. The 'Cats dominated on the glass, holding a 39-25 advantage.
Northwestern returns to action at Welsh-Ryan Arena at 7 p.m. Thursday as it hosts North Florida. Tickets are available at NUsports.com or by calling 888-GO-PURPLE.
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