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UNI men's basketball takes second loss in conference play, falls to SIU on the road

Northern Iowa men's basketball suffered just its third loss of the season Wednesday, falling to Southern Illinois University on the road, 68-66.

The Salukis led for much of the game after taking the lead five minutes in. UNI (16-3, 5-2 Missouri Valley Conference) battled back after SIU (10-10, 4-3) was up by as much as 16 in the second half.

UNI sophomore AJ Green drilled a 3-pointer with 9 seconds left to make the score 67-66, but the talented guard could not connect on a potential game-winning long ball as time expired. He finished the game with 16 points on 15 shots.