Northern Illinois-DePaul
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:11 am
The DePaul Blue Demons opened up a close game early in the second half and went on to beat the winless Northern Illinois Huskies 75-52. DePaul was up at the half 28-25, but Northern Illinois had a 33-32 lead with 16:34 left in the game. DePaul called timeout and then went on a 17-0 run to take a 49-33 lead with 13:49 left in the second half.
Cleveland Melvin led the Blue Demons with 19 points and Jeremiah Kelley added 15 for DePaul. For the game, DePaul shot 47.4% from the field while holding Northern Illinois to 29.1% shooting. DePaul's full-court press was quite effective as the Blue Demons outscored the Huskies 25-6 on points off turnovers. NIU's Tim Toler achieved a double-double by scoring 18 points and securing 13 rebounds.
Cleveland Melvin led the Blue Demons with 19 points and Jeremiah Kelley added 15 for DePaul. For the game, DePaul shot 47.4% from the field while holding Northern Illinois to 29.1% shooting. DePaul's full-court press was quite effective as the Blue Demons outscored the Huskies 25-6 on points off turnovers. NIU's Tim Toler achieved a double-double by scoring 18 points and securing 13 rebounds.