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Thursday, Feb. 10 8:30pm ET
Big first half sparks Illinois | |||||
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BOX SCORE
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois (Ticker) -- Susan Blauser and Shavonna Hunter scored eight points apiece during a decisive first-half run as 25th-ranked Illinois notched its fourth win in five games, 87-58 over Big Ten Conference foe over Northwestern. Hunter drilled a pair of 3-pointers and Blauser had four field goals during the spurt for Illinois (18-8, 8-4), which shot 55 percent (18-of-33) from the floor in the first half and gained a 40-26 lead. Blauser and Allison Curtin finished the half with 12 points apiece. Blauser scored 22 points on 11-of-14 shooting and Curtin added 19 as the Fighting Illini handed the Wildcats (6-16, 3-9) their season-high sixth-straight loss. Tauja Catchings poured in 17 points and Hunter added 12. Dana Leonard scored 13 points with Leslie Schock and Tami Sears added 12 apiece for Northwestern, which shot 38 percent (21-of-55) overall and 7-of-16 from 3-point range. | ALSO SEE Womens College Basketball Scoreboard
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