Northern Illinois 46, at Saint Thomas (Minn.) 64

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (Interstat) — The Saint Thomas Tommies used a dominant defensive performance and a decisive second-quarter surge to pull away from the Northern Illinois Huskies for a 64-46 victory in a nonconference women’s basketball game Monday afternoon at Schoenecker Arena. The Tommies, who evened their season record at 7-7, held the Huskies to a season-low offensive output, capitalizing on a stifling interior presence that produced 11 blocked shots and forced 21 turnovers. Northern Illinois, which fell to 2-10, managed just 18 points through the first three quarters before a 20-point fourth-quarter output against the Saint Thomas reserves made… Read more...