Northern Iowa 50, at Southern Illinois 65

CARBONDALE, Ill. (Interstat) — A dominant second-half performance by Rolyns Aligbe and a stifling defensive effort propelled the Southern Illinois Salukis to a 65-50 victory over the Northern Iowa Panthers in a Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at SIU Arena. The Salukis, improving to 9-12 overall, used a 19-2 run spanning the halftime break to seize control of a game that was a defensive struggle for the first 15 minutes. The Panthers, who fell to 13-9, were undone by a season-worst offensive performance, managing just 50 points on 40.4% shooting from the field and committing 16 turnovers.… Read more...