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(AP) -- John Shurna scored 18 of his 29 points in
the first half to lead Northwestern to an easy 74-57 victory over
Iowa .

 After suffering a 78-65 loss at Iowa on Feb. 10, Northwestern
(18-10, 7-9 Big Ten) took a big lead in the opening minutes with a
number of easy backdoor layups, then Shurna followed with a barrage
of 3-pointers.
 

Shurna, who entered the night fourth in scoring in the Big Ten,
gave the Wildcats a 23-9 lead with back-to-back 3s and Luka
Mirkovic extended the lead to 31-11 on a rebound basket.

 Northwestern made 11 of its first 14 field-goal attempts and
shot 63 percent in the first half, taking a 39-19 halftime lead.
 

Matt Gatens scored 15 points and Cully Payne added 10 for Iowa
(9-19, 3-12).

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