Recap - Northwestern Defeats Eastern Illinois 87-72
Recap - Northwestern Defeats Eastern Illinois 87-72
John Shurna went off for 32 points and added 4 rebounds leading Northwestern to an 87-72 win over Eastern Illinois on Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Northwestern earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the 17.5-point spread.
Northwestern got 18 points from Luka Mirkovic and another 14 points from Drew Crawford. Luka Mirkovic contributed 7 assists, while Luka Mirkovic cleaned the glass with 10 rebounds.
Eastern Illinois got 22 points from Jeremy Granger in a losing cause and another 14 points from Alfonzo McKinnie. Jeremy Granger contributed 6 assists for them, while Alfonzo McKinnie had 8 rebounds.
Northwestern led at halftime, 41-36.
Northwestern had a 32-31 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
