Three-point barrage helps Northwestern rout Hawkeyes, 90-71

After a putrid start in a 23-point loss at Purdue last Sunday, Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery emphasized the need for his team to immediately get into a groove against Northwestern.

Well, that didn't work out so good.

Northwestern built a 27-point first-half lead with help from a 3-point barrage in a 90-71 win over Iowa last night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It was Northwestern's highest-scoring game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

“From our standpoint the disappointing thing is we had a very poor performance Sunday and obviously we came in here to try to rectify some of the mistakes that we made,” McCaffery said. “Early on, we weren't able to do that. We fell behind, and I thought our defense in the first 10 to 15 minutes was not good at all.

“Overall, I'm very disappointed in our effort, concentration and execution.”

The Wildcats (11-4, 2-3 Big Ten) drilled 10 of their first 16 3-point attempts in the first half. After Iowa (7-9, 0-4) took a quick 4-0 lead, Northwestern outscored the Hawkeyes 33-7 over the next 8:16. Northwestern's first seven baskets were 3-pointers.

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