Final: Shout it out — Cats chomp Seminoles
Northwestern used an outpouring of emotion in the middle of the second half to spark a 20-2 run to transform a 42-36 deficit into a 53-44 lead. Florida State could not handle the pressure applied by the team’s defense as the Wildcats earned the victory 73-59 Wednesday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Senior guard Craig Moore sparked the run with a series of three hustle plays. He first drew an offensive foul on defense. Then he hit a 3-pointer to pull NU (5-2) (5-1) within one. As Florida State attempted to bring the ball up the court, Moore drew a second charge, pounding his chest and issuing a scream to punctuate the series.
The energy was infectious. As junior forward Kevin Coble would block a shot and find sophomore forward Ivan Peljusic for a dunk a minute later. Peljusic gave the Cats a four point lead when he drew a foul on a two-handed lay up. He made the free throw to further extend the lead.
The Seminoles (7-1) could not recover as they committed more than 10 turnovers in the second half and could not match their 56 percent shooting performance from the first half.
The Cats found their shooting tough after struggling in the first half both from the field and the line and easily put the game away.
Moore scored 20 points and Coble added 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the win.
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Thanks for the blogging, but unless i am mistaken, you are cutting northwestern a little short. I believe they are 5-1 not 5-2. Again, love the blogging, i just want to make sure the cats get all the credit they deserve for a great start to the season.
LAG
December 3, 2008 at 11:45 pm