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.