Morning Box Score: Northwestern Tops Minnesota

By Matt Motyka in News on Jan 19, 2009 3:55PM

Three days after almost upsetting 19th ranked Purdue, Northwestern recorded its first win of the Big Ten season with a 74-65 victory over the no. 17 Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Gophers led by three at the break but came out ice cold to start the second half, scoring only three points in the next nine minutes. Meanwhile, Craig Moore led a 16-point Wildcat rally with three three-pointers in the same stretch. That was all Northwestern needed, as they managed to trade baskets the rest of the way. Moore finished with 22 points, and Kevin Coble contributed an additional 20 for the Wildcats.