Northwestern rode hot 3-point shooting and an early surge to its first Big Ten victory of the season, beating Indiana 93-81 on Sunday at Evanston, Ill.

The Wildcats (10-4, 1-3) shot 50 percent (10 of 20) on 3-pointers, ending a three-game losing streak. Northwestern hit five 3-pointers in the first half, and used an early 9-2 run to build a lead it would not relinquish. John Shurna scored five points as the Wildcats built a 16-9 advantage.

Indiana (9-8, 0-4) would come no closer than six points the rest of the way. Leading 40-28 at halftime, and after the Hoosiers pulled within 52-41 with 15:26 left on Christian Watford’s layup, Northwestern broke the game open with a 16-3 surge. The Wildcats hit four 3-pointers during the run, Mike Capocci’s dunk with 11:14 to go making it 68-44.

Shurna, who led the nation in 3-point shooting at 56.3 percent entering the game, finished 4 of 5 from beyond the arc for a game-high 24 points. Luka Mirkovic added 20 points and 12 rebounds.Watford led Indiana with 17 points.

Northwestern plays Wednesday at Iowa. Indiana plays host to Michigan on Saturday.