Scores

Final

Milwaukee 59

(2-0, 1-0 away)

N Illinois 57

(0-2, 0-1 home)

8:00 PM ET, November 14, 2011

Convocation Center, DeKalb, IL

1 2 T
MILW 35 2459
NIU 23 3457

Top Performers

Milwaukee: J. Haarsma 15 Pts, 12 Reb, 1 Stl

Northern Illinois: A. Bolin 9 Pts, 9 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Milwaukee 59, N. Illinois 57

Associated Press

DE KALB, Ill. -- James Haarsma had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds as Wisconsin-Milwaukee repelled Northern Illinois 59-57 on Monday night.

Ja'Rob McCallum scored 12 points and Kyle Kelm and Ryan Allen had 10 apiece for the Panthers (2-0). Kaylon Williams added eight points and six assists.

Tim Toler led the Huskies (0-2) with 11 points. Ten players scored for Northern Illinois, which played its home opener.

Ryan Haggerty's 3-pointer with 9 seconds left in the half gave the Panthers their largest lead at 35-21.

But the Huskies clawed back, and Toler put Northern Illinois ahead 40-39 with a jumper with 11:01 to go.

But seven straight points by Kelm made it 46-42 with 9:22 to play.

Neither team shot well. Northern Illinois was 20 of 54 (37 percent) and Wisconsin-Milwaukee 20 of 55 (36.4). The Huskies committed 23 turnovers and the Panthers 15.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MILW
NIU
Points 59 57
FG Made-Attempted 20-55 (.364) 20-54 (.370)
3P Made-Attempted 6-20 (.300) 2-12 (.167)
FT Made-Attempted 13-25 (.520) 15-18 (.833)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (0/0) 25 (0/0)
Largest Lead 12 0

Game Leaders

 
MILW
NIU
PointsJ. Haarsma 15T. Toler 11
ReboundsJ. Haarsma 12A. Bolin 9
AssistsK. Williams 6A. Bolin 4
StealsJ. McCallum 2A. Nader 3
Team Stats: Milwaukee | Northern Illinois

2011-12 Season

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Next 5 Games

MILW
NIU
11/18 IUPU 8:00pm
11/20 TXSO 5:00pm
11/23 @MSU 7:00pm
11/26 @UALR 8:00pm
12/01 L-IL 8:00pm
 11/17 @IOWA 8:00pm
11/20 EIU 2:00pm
11/26 @BSU 9:00pm
11/28 @UVU 9:05pm
12/03 NEOM 4:00pm
Complete Schedule: Milwaukee | Northern Illinois