DePaul vs Northern Illinois Final: 69-64 - Recap
DePaul vs Northern Illinois Final: 69-64 - Recap
Brandon Young scored 15 points leading DePaul to a 69-64 victory over Northern Illinois at Allstate Arena on Sunday.
DePaul earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the 17-point spread.
Jamee Crockett had 14 points for DePaul and Cleveland Melvin chipped in with 12 points. Brandon Young had 5 assists for them, while Worrel Clahar was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 6 boards.
Northern Illinois got 20 points from Abdel Nader in a losing cause and another 11 points from Akeem Springs. Aksel Bolin contributed 5 assists for them, while Abdel Nader had 6 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed DePaul were victorious, as the score was 33-31 at the break.
The rebound battle favored Northern Illinois as they grabbed 39 boards, while DePaul only had 29.

