Northwestern Beats Sacred Heart 103-67 For 8th Straight Win
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) -- Alex Olah scored 21 points, Tre Demps added 17, and Northwestern pulled away from Sacred Heart, 103-67, on Monday night for its eighth straight win.
Scottie Lindsey and Nathan Taphorn each added 11 points as the Wildcats (11-1) set a season high for scoring by shooting 61 percent (36-for-59) from the floor.
Olah became the 33rd player in Northwestern history to record more than 1,000 points in his career. He entered with 996.
Cane Broome had a game-high 26 points and Quincy McKnight added 15 for Sacred Heart (1-9), which dropped its ninth straight following a season-opening win over Quinnipiac. The Pioneers shot 40 percent (22 of 55).
Northwestern suffered its lone loss to North Carolina on Nov. 23. Coming off a 78-70 overtime win over crosstown rival DePaul on Saturday, the Wildcats took charge of this one late in the first half, then blew it open with a 23-5 run in the second.
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