Northern Illinois 97, Southeast Missouri State 73

1 2 T
NIU (8-17) 51 46 97
SEMO (3-25) 31 42 73

Final

8:45 PM ET, February 21, 2009
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Cape Girardeau, MO

N. Illinois 97, SE Missouri 73

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Team Stat Comparison
NORTHERN ILLINOIS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
Points 97 73
FG Made-Attempted 35-77 (.455) 23-59 (.390)
3P Made-Attempted 13-31 (.419) 6-18 (.333)
FT Made-Attempted 14-22 (.636) 21-27 (.778)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 21 (0/0) 17 (0/0)
Largest Lead 33 0
Game Leaders
 NORTHERN ILLINOISSOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
PointsS. Kowal 21K. Moore 36
ReboundsS. Kowal 13L. Russell 7
AssistsB. Hall 6J. Herring 4
StealsM. DiNunno 6J. Herring 2
BlocksS. Smith 1J. Maxwell 4
 · Team Stats: Northern Illinois | SE Missouri State
2008-09 Season
DATEGAMELINKS
· Feb 21, 2009 NIU 97, @SEMO 73Recap | Box Score
Next 5 Games
NORTHERN ILLINOIS (ET) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE (ET)
02/25 WMU 8:00pm
02/28 BALL 3:00pm
03/04 @EMU 7:00pm
03/08 @TOL 2:00pm
03/10 @KENT 2:30pm
02/26 @TNST 8:30pm
02/28 @PEAY 8:30pm
11/14 @SLU 8:00pm
11/18 ARST 8:00pm
11/22 @NIU 4:30pm
 · Complete Schedule: Northern Illinois | SE Missouri State
Associated Press

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Sean Kowal had 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead Northern Illinois to a 97-73 win over Southeast Missouri in an ESPNU BracketBuster game on Saturday.

Darion Anderson had 18 points, Mike Dinunno had 16 and Sean Smith added 11 for Northern Illinois (8-17, 3-9 Mid-American).

Kenard Moore scored 36 points for Southeast Missouri (3-25, 0-16 Ohio Valley), and Jaycen Herring added 22 for the Redhawks.

The Huskies outscored Southeast Missouri 44-26 in the paint, 31-13 off turnovers, 23-7 on second-chance points, and 30-7 off the bench.

Southeast Missouri scored the first bucket of the game, but Northern Illinois outscored the Redhawks 19-0 over the next four minutes and ended the first half ahead 51-31.

The Redhawks strung together a 20-5 run over a 7-minute span in the second half to pull within 82-63, but that was the closest they got.


Men's Basketball Scores

Other Scores:

Saturday, February 21st
Tennessee Tech 55 Final
Ball State 59
Eastern Illinois 59 Final
Western Michigan 57
Louisiana Tech 69 Final
Murray State 60
Ohio 51 Final
Eastern Kentucky 73
Morehead State 76 Final
Kent State 79
Missouri State 79 Final
Tennessee-Martin 77
Jacksonville State 63 Final
Georgia Southern 66
Detroit 75 Final
Tennessee State 78
Austin Peay 54 Final
Drake 71
Northern Illinois 97 Final
SE Missouri State 73