Season-high 17 turnovers plagued the UNI men’s basketball team.

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Rolyns Aligbe scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Southern Illinois beat Northern Iowa 65-50 on Wednesday night.

Quel’Ron House scored 17 points and added five assists for the Salukis (9-12, 3-7 Missouri Valley Conference). Drew Steffe finished with nine points.

The Panthers (13-9, 5-6) were led by Will Hornseth, who finished with 14 points and two steals. Northern Iowa also got 10 points and seven rebounds from Ben Schwieger. Trey Campbell had seven points and three steals.

Aligbe led the Salukis with 10 points in the first half to help put them up 27-19 at the break. Southern Illinois extended its lead to 59-44 during the second half, fueled by an 8-0 scoring run.

UNI ADDITIONAL NOTES

• UNI falls to 39-41 all-time against Southern Illinois in the 80th all-time meeting between the Panthers and Salukis.
• Northern Iowa’s defense held SIU under 70 points for a third consecutive game. 
• The Panthers have also made at least one three-pointer in 169 consecutive games.
• Trey Campbell started his 118th career game on Wednesday, breaking a tie with Brooks McKowen (2003-07) for the fourth-most starts in program history. Campbell’s 118 career starts are most among active players in the MVC.
• Campbell also surpassed 1,200 career points in the loss with his 1,205th point, passing both Craig Kneppe (1963-66) and Deon Mitchell (2011-15) for 23rd on the program’s all-time scoring list.
• Leon Bond III sits 28 points shy of scoring his 500th point as a Panther after Wednesday’s game.

Up Next

The Panthers return to action on Saturday, Jan. 31 when they host the Evansville Purple Aces in their annual Hope Always Game in support of cancer awareness with fans encouraged to wear lavender. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT at the McLeod Center with live coverage available on ESPN+ and the Panther Sports Radio Network (93.5 The Mix).

Single-game tickets for the 2025-26 men’s basketball regular season can be purchased online through the UNI Ticket Office, by calling 319-273-4849 or through email at tickets@uni.edu.