CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Quel’Ron House had 21 points in Southern Illinois’ 59-57 win against Northern Iowa on Saturday.

House added five assists for the Salukis (14-15, 8-10 Missouri Valley Conference). Drew Steffe went 5 of 7 from the field (4 for 5 from 3-point range) to add 14 points. Davion Sykes finished 3 of 4 from the floor to finish with six points.

Trey Campbell led the Panthers (18-11, 10-8) in scoring, finishing with 16 points. Northern Iowa also got 14 points and two steals from Will Hornseth. Tristan Smith also had eight points and four steals.

House scored 11 points in the first half for Southern Illinois, who led 33-30 at the break. Southern Illinois took the lead for good with 16:14 left in the second half on a layup from Rolyns Aligbe to make it a 39-38 game.

UNI ADDITIONAL NOTES

• UNI falls to 39-42 all-time against Southern Illinois in its third consecutive loss to the Salukis, its first at home to SIU since 2019.
• Northern Iowa falls to 13-4 this season when allowing 60 points or fewer to its opponent, maintaining the nation’s top scoring defense. The Panthers have only given up more than 60 pts to SIU at home once since 2008, the last time coming a year ago.
• The Panthers have made at least one three-pointer in 176 consecutive games, a streak dating back to the 2020-21 season.
• Trey Campbell started his 125th career game on Saturday, extending his streak to lead all active MVC players. Campbell has also started 92 consecutive contests.
• Campbell is also now four points from becoming the 15th player in team history to score 1,300 points as a Panther.
• Will Hornseth has now scored ten or more points in ten consecutive games, the longest streak of his career. He is also 24 points from his 500th career point.
• Max Weisbrod has hit multiple three-point field goals in four straight games, tied for the longest stretch of his UNI career.

Up Next

The Panthers return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 25 as they host the Illinois State Redbirds in their final home game of the 2025-26 regular season. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT at the McLeod Center with live coverage available on ESPNU and the Panther Sports Radio Network (93.5 The Mix).