National Basketball Association
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
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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 |