Nothern Illinois Falls To Southern Illinois
(WSCR) - The Huskies couldn't compete with Southern Illinois Wednesday night. Southern Illinois out-scored NIU in both halves of the game, but only by one point during the second half.
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Gene Teague had 16 points and 11 rebounds Wednesday night to lead Southern Illinois past Northern Illinois 61-49.
Mamadou Seck added 12 points for the Salukis (6-5), who made 51 percent of their outside shots but kept the game from being a runaway with their struggles at the free-throw line. Southern Illinois made just 4 of 11 from the foul line in the second half and 12 of 23 - 52 percent - for the game.
Xavier Silas had 11 points to lead Northern Illinois (3-6). Silas was 3 of 19 from the field, missing all four 3-point attempts, and the Huskies finished the night at 28 percent shooting. Jeremy Landers added 10 points for Northern Illinois.
Updated December 22, 2010
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