Northern Illinois Huskies @ DePaul Blue Demons
2-7, 0-5 Away
64
2-7, 0-5 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
NIU | 31 | 33 | 64 |
DEP | 33 | 36 | 69 |
8-3, 5-1 Home
69
8-3, 5-1 Home
DePaul 69, N. Illinois 64
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Brandon Young scored 15 points, including critical free throws in the final two minutes, as DePaul ran its winning streak to six with a 69-64 victory over Northern Illinois on Sunday.
Young hit a pair of free throws with 15 seconds to play to open a 67-64 lead after Akeem Springs put the Huskies back in contention with back-to-back 3 pointers in a 14-second span.
The last came with 16 seconds to play and trimmed DePaul's lead to 65-64.
Jamee Crockett scored 14 points and Cleveland Melvin added 12 for the Blue Demons (8-3). Abdel Nader scored a game-high 20 and Akeem Springs added 11 for the Huskies (2-7), who have dropped two straight and five of their last six.
