National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
DePaul 75, Northern Illinois 52
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Where: Convocation Center, DeKalb, Illinois
Officials: # Jeff Anderson, # Chris Beaver, # Pat Driscoll
Attendance: 811

Moses Morgan and Jeremiah Kelly scored five points apiece in a 17-0 DePaul run early in the second half to lead the Blue Demons to 75-52 victory at winless Northern Illinois on Wednesday.

Cleveland Melvin led four DePaul players in double figures with 19 points while Brandon Young had 16 and Kelly finished with 15.

Northern Illinois (0-9) was led by Tim Toler with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Toler was 7-for-14 from the floor but the rest of the Huskies shot 9-for-41.

DePaul (7-3) led 28-25 at the break but the Huskies quickly took a 33-32 lead early in the second half. Morgan then started the big run with a jumper and he and Kelley both hit 3-pointers in the decisive surge.

Northern Illinois never got closer than a dozen points the rest of the way.

DePaul, which won its third straight game, improved to 24-6 all-time in the series.
Top Game Performances
 
DePaul   Northern Illinois
Cleveland Melvin 19 Scoring Tim Toler 18
Brandon Young 5 Assists Zach Miller 2
Brandon Young 5 Rebounds Tim Toler 13
Krys Faber 4 Free Throws Made Kevin Gray 3
Brandon Young 4 Steals Antone Christian 2
Donnavan Kirk 1 Blocks Abdel Nader 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
DePaul 75 47.4 7-20 14-17 12 32 3 13 10
Northern Illinois 52 29.1 7-24 13-20 6 39 1 4 18