Northwestern 74-54 Central Connecticut (23 Dec, 2009) Play-by-Play

Central Connecticut Blue Devils

3-6, 1-5 away

	1	2	T
CCSU	22	32	54
NU	34	40	74

Northwestern Wildcats

10-1, 7-1 home

TIME		CCSU	NU
19:56	Drew Crawford missed Two Point Layup.	0	0
19:56	Robby Ptacek Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:39	Robby Ptacek made Two Point Jumper.	2	0
19:18	Michael Thompson made Two Point Layup.	2	2
19:18	Foul on Devan Bailey	2	2
19:18	Michael Thompson made Free Throw.	2	3
19:06	Joe Seymore missed Three Point Jumper.	2	3
19:06	Luka Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.	2	3
18:53	Michael Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luka Mirkovic.	2	6
18:23	Shemik Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
18:23	John Shurna Defensive Rebound.	2	6
18:12	Drew Crawford made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Luka Mirkovic.	2	8
18:08	Central Connecticut 30 Second Timeout.	2	8
17:59	Joe Seymore Turnover.	2	8
17:49	Luka Mirkovic Turnover.	2	8
17:48	David Simmons Steal.	2	8
17:38	Robby Ptacek made Two Point Layup.	4	8
17:13	Jeremy Nash missed Three Point Jumper.	4	8
17:13	Central Connecticut Defensive R.	4	8
17:10	Foul on John Shurna	4	8
16:57	Robby Ptacek made Two Point Layup.	6	8
16:35	Michael Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Crawford.	6	11
16:00	Shemik Thompson missed Two Point Jumper.	6	11
16:00	David Simmons Offensive Rebound.	6	11
15:56	David Simmons missed Two Point Layup.	6	11
15:56	Jeremy Nash Defensive Rebound.	6	11
15:42	Official TV Timeout.	6	11
15:23	Michael Thompson missed Two Point Jumper.	6	11
15:23	Markeys Deans Defensive Rebound.	6	11
15:11	Foul on Jeremy Nash	6	11
14:50	Markeys Deans missed Two Point Jumper.	6	11
14:50	Jeremy Nash Defensive Rebound.	6	11
14:44	Drew Crawford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Thompson.	6	14
14:12	Joe Seymore Turnover.	6	14
14:01	Foul on Vince Rosario	6	14
14:01	Michael Thompson missed Free Throw.	6	14
14:01		6	14
14:01	Michael Thompson made Free Throw.	6	15
13:33	Markeys Deans made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Shemik Thompson.	8	15
13:14	Luka Mirkovic missed Two Point Jumper.	8	15
13:14	Markeys Deans Defensive Rebound.	8	15
13:00	Robby Ptacek missed Two Point Layup.	8	15
13:00	Luka Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.	8	15
12:54	Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.	8	15
12:54	Central Connecticut Defensive R.	8	15
12:52	Foul on Luka Mirkovic	8	15
12:20	Joseph Efese Turnover.	8	15
12:07	Foul on Vince Rosario	8	15
12:06	Alex Marcotullio missed Three Point Jumper.	8	15
12:06	Kyle Rowley Offensive Rebound.	8	15
12:02	Foul on Joseph Efese	8	15
12:02	Kyle Rowley missed Free Throw.	8	15
12:02		8	15
12:02	Kyle Rowley missed Free Throw.	8	15
12:01	Markeys Deans Defensive Rebound.	8	15
11:54	Jonathan Tull Turnover.	8	15
11:54	Official TV Timeout.	8	15
11:41	Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.	8	15
11:41	Devan Bailey Defensive Rebound.	8	15
11:27	Markeys Deans made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Robby Ptacek.	10	15
11:13	Foul on Robby Ptacek	10	15
11:13	Kyle Rowley made Free Throw.	10	16
11:13	Kyle Rowley made Free Throw.	10	17
10:48	Devan Bailey missed Two Point Jumper.	10	17
10:48	Kyle Rowley Defensive Rebound.	10	17
10:40	Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.	10	17
10:40	David Simmons Defensive Rebound.	10	17
10:11	Devan Bailey made Three Point Jumper.	13	17
9:58	Foul on Robby Ptacek	13	17
9:52	Foul on Devan Bailey	13	17
9:52	Michael Thompson made Free Throw.	13	18
9:52	Michael Thompson made Free Throw.	13	19
9:37	Robby Ptacek missed Three Point Jumper.	13	19
9:37	Kyle Rowley Defensive Rebound.	13	19
9:24	Kyle Rowley missed Two Point Jumper.	13	19
9:24	Joe Seymore Defensive Rebound.	13	19
9:14	Foul on Alex Marcotullio	13	19
9:14	Robby Ptacek made Free Throw.	14	19
9:14	Robby Ptacek made Free Throw.	15	19
8:56	Drew Crawford made Two Point Layup.	15	21
8:43	Joe Seymore Turnover.	15	21
8:19	Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.	15	21
8:19	Vince Rosario Defensive Rebound.	15	21
8:04	Markeys Deans missed Two Point Layup.	15	21
8:04	Michael Thompson Block.	15	21
8:04	Central Connecticut Offensive R.	15	21
7:46	Vince Rosario missed Three Point Jumper.	15	21
7:46	John Shurna Defensive Rebound.	15	21
7:32	Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.	15	21
7:32	David Simmons Defensive Rebound.	15	21
7:13	Shemik Thompson missed Two Point Jumper.	15	21
7:13	Markeys Deans Offensive Rebound.	15	21
7:11	Markeys Deans missed Two Point Tip Shot.	15	21
7:11	Michael Thompson Defensive Rebound.	15	21
7:11	Foul on Markeys Deans	15	21
7:11	Official TV Timeout.	15	21
7:11	Luka Mirkovic missed Free Throw.	15	21
7:11	David Simmons Defensive Rebound.	15	21
6:49	Shemik Thompson missed Two Point Jumper.	15	21
6:49	Luka Mirkovic Block.	15	21
6:48	Central Connecticut Offensive R.	15	21
6:36	Ross Pentland missed Two Point Jumper.	15	21
6:36	John Shurna Defensive Rebound.	15	21
6:04	John Shurna made Two Point Jumper.	15	23
5:47	Ross Pentland missed Three Point Jumper.	15	23
5:47	Luka Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.	15	23
5:26	John Shurna made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremy Nash.	15	25
4:56	Vince Rosario made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ross Pentland.	18	25
4:38	John Shurna missed Two Point Layup.	18	25
4:38	David Simmons Block.	18	25
4:36	Luka Mirkovic Offensive Rebound.	18	25
4:29	Alex Marcotullio missed Three Point Jumper.	18	25
4:29	Central Connecticut Defensive R.	18	25
4:27	Foul on Luka Mirkovic	18	25
4:15	Foul on Drew Crawford	18	25
4:15	Jonathan Tull missed Free Throw.	18	25
4:15		18	25
4:15	Jonathan Tull made Free Throw.	19	25
3:53	Jeremy Nash Turnover.	19	25
3:49	Markeys Deans Steal.	19	25
3:44	Markeys Deans missed Two Point Jumper.	19	25
3:44	Jeremy Nash Defensive Rebound.	19	25
3:27	John Shurna made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Thompson.	19	28
3:10	Shemik Thompson missed Two Point Layup.	19	28
3:10	Kyle Rowley Block.	19	28
3:08	Shemik Thompson Offensive Rebound.	19	28
3:04	Vince Rosario made Two Point Layup.	21	28
3:04	Foul on Kyle Rowley	21	28
3:04	Official TV Timeout.	21	28
3:04	Vince Rosario made Free Throw.	22	28
2:47	Foul on David Simmons	22	28
2:47	John Shurna made Free Throw.	22	29
2:47	John Shurna made Free Throw.	22	30
2:23	Shemik Thompson missed Two Point Layup.	22	30
2:23	Ivan Peljusic Block.	22	30
2:23	Central Connecticut Offensive R.	22	30
2:20	Jonathan Tull Turnover.	22	30
2:08	John Shurna made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremy Nash.	22	32
1:55	Foul on Jeremy Nash	22	32
1:55	Jonathan Tull missed Free Throw.	22	32
1:55		22	32
1:55	Jonathan Tull missed Free Throw.	22	32
1:55	Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound.	22	32
1:38	Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.	22	32
1:38	Jonathan Tull Defensive Rebound.	22	32
1:30	Jonathan Tull Turnover.	22	32
1:20	Foul on Shemik Thompson	22	32
1:20	Drew Crawford made Free Throw.	22	33
1:20	Drew Crawford made Free Throw.	22	34
0:50	Shemik Thompson missed Two Point Layup.	22	34
0:50	Ivan Peljusic Defensive Rebound.	22	34
0:38	Michael Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.	22	34
0:38	Ross Pentland Defensive Rebound.	22	34
0:33	Ross Pentland Turnover.	22	34
0:32	Michael Thompson Steal.	22	34
0:05	Alex Marcotullio missed Three Point Jumper.	22	34
0:05	Vince Rosario Defensive Rebound.	22	34
0:00	End of the 1st Half.	22	34

Welsh-Ryan Arena

1:00 AM, 23 December 2009

Evanston, IL

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Central Connecticut	13-3	-	20-11
Merrimack	13-3	-	21-12
Sacred Heart	10-6	3	16-16
Fairleigh Dickinson	9-7	4	15-17
Le Moyne	9-7	4	15-17
Wagner	7-9	6	17-16
Long Island University	6-10	7	7-22
St. Francis (PA)	3-13	10	8-22
Stonehill	2-14	11	4-27

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Purdue	17-3	-	34-5
Illinois	14-6	3	29-9
Nebraska	12-8	5	23-11
Northwestern	12-8	5	22-12
Wisconsin	11-9	6	22-14
Indiana	10-10	7	19-14
Michigan State	10-10	7	20-15
Iowa	10-10	7	19-15
Ohio State	9-11	8	22-14
Minnesota	9-11	8	19-15
Penn State	9-11	8	16-17
Maryland	7-13	10	16-17
Rutgers	7-13	10	15-17
Michigan	3-17	14	8-24

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