Junior guard Mike Rodriguez attempts a basket during SIU’s 75-73 victory against Northern Iowa on Jan. 2 at SIU Arena. Rodriguez scored 10 points and had five rebounds in the game.
The loss is SIU's (18-5, 7-3 Missouri Valley Conference) first road loss on the season, snapping what was the longest road winning streak in the country. The Dawgs are now 8-1 on the road.
Northern Iowa (12-11, 3-6 MVC) has now won 13 straight games against the Salukis in Cedar Falls, and is still undefeated against SIU in the McLeod Center at 12-0.
Koch had career highs in both points and rebounds, scoring 22 points and grabbing 11 boards.