Northern Illinois vs DePaul Wrap - DePaul Wins 86-84
Northern Illinois vs DePaul Wrap - DePaul Wins 86-84
Northern Illinois was burned for 25 points by Tony Freeland on Thursday as DePaul picked up an 86-84 win at Allstate Arena.
DePaul won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the 9.5-point spread.
DePaul got 17 points from Brandon Young and another 16 points from Mike Stovall. Jeremiah Kelly contributed 6 assists, while Tony Freeland cleaned the glass with 9 rebounds.
Northern Illinois got 34 points from Xavier Silas in a losing cause and another 14 points from Jeremy Landers. Bryan Hall contributed 5 assists for them, while Nate Rucker had 8 rebounds.
DePaul hit the break leading 38-28 before taking care of business in the second half.
The rebound battle favored DePaul as they grabbed 39 boards, while Northern Illinois only had 34.
