SDST (3-2) 31 24 — 55
NIU (1-4) 18 24 — 42
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE — *C. Stevens 4-7 4-5 13; *K. Young 4-5 2-2 12; M. Clarin 2-6 3-4 7; R. Walters 2-5 0-0 6; M. Miller 3-7 0-0 6; M. Waytashek 2-6 0-0 4; C. Ober 1-6 2-2 4; C. Cornemann 1-3 0-0 2; A. Alexander 0-3 1-2 1; M. Stuart 0-0 0-0 0; E. Thompson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-49 12-15 55.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS — K. Smith 5-14 2-2 12; A. Corral 3-9 2-2 8; J. Thorp 3-6 0-0 6; D. Pulliam 2-3 1-2 5; *A. Lehman 2-10 0-1 4; R. Sladek 2-5 0-0 4; L. Gorman 1-2 0-0 3; C. Glenn 0-4 0-0 0; A. Gray 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 18-56 5-7 42.
Three-point goals: SDST 5-20 (C. Stevens 1-3; K. Young 2-2; R. Walters 2-5; M. Miller 0-3; M. Waytashek 0-2; C. Ober 0-2; C. Cornemann 0-2; A. Alexander 0-1), NIU 1-11 (K. Smith 0-1; A. Corral 0-2; J. Thorp 0-1; D. Pulliam 0-1; A. Lehman 0-2; L. Gorman 1-1; C. Glenn 0-3). Rebounds: SDST 32, NIU 28. Assists: SDST 11 (K. Young 6), NIU 10 (A. Lehman 5). Total Fouls: SDST 12. NIU 13. Fouled Out: SDST—None. NIU—None. Possessions: 62. Halftime: South Dakota State 55, Northern Illinois 42.
Attendance: 903.
Officials: Kent Johnson, Infini Robinson, Kenneth Nash.
