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UNI Gets Home Court Win

  CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP)

  Deon Mitchell scored 17 points and
keyed a go-ahead rally late in the game as Northern Iowa defeated
Southern Illinois 58-49 on Tuesday night.
  Chip Rank added 13 points, including two 3-pointers, as the
Panthers (15-9, 5-7 Missouri Valley) snapped a two-game losing
streak.
  Jeff Early's 13 points led the Salukis (7-16, 4-8), who have
lost five of their last six. Mamadou Seck had 10 points and a
game-high eight rebounds.
  Mitchell's 3-pointer put Northern Iowa ahead 41-39 with 6:44
left, giving the Panthers their first lead of the second half. That
started a spurt in which Mitchell and Johnny Moran combined for the
Panthers' next 14 points, creating a 52-47 edge with 3:38 to go.
  Northern Iowa endured a scoreless streak of 6:56 in the first
half and trailed 22-19 at the break.
  The Panthers have won seven of the teams' last eight meetings.

   
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