Northwestern 67, Iowa St. 65

Published Nov. 29, 2009 3:47 a.m. ET

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John Shurna scored 23 points and Michael Thompson added 16 as Northwestern defeated Iowa State 67-65 Saturday night in the championship game of Chicago Invitational Tournament. Shurna, a sophomore, outperformed preseason All-American candidate Craig Brackins and Notre Dame's Luke Harangody to win the invitational's MVP award. Craig Brackins and Lucca Staiger each had 18 points for Iowa State (6-1). Northwestern (5-1) went on an 11-3 run early in the second half to erase a 48-40 deficit. Shurna had back-to-back baskets in the span and Thompson made a 3 to tie the score at 51 with 10:53 left. The Wildcats built a 63-56 lead with 3:09 left before the Cyclones scored five straight points to close within 63-61 with 1:34 left. Jeremy Nash made a pair of free throws to extend the Northwestern lead to 65-61 with 21.3 left, and the Wildcats held on to close out the win.