CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) Tristan Smith scored 18 points as Northern Iowa Panthers beat Northern Illinois Huskies 70-57 on Tuesday.

Smith had five rebounds and three blocks for the Panthers (4-0). Trey Campbell scored 15 points and added six steals. Leon Bond III shot 4 for 9 to finish with 12 points.

Dylan Ducommun led the way for the Huskies (2-3) with 12 points and seven assists. Daemar Kelly added 10 points for Northern Illinois. Gustav Winther finished with eight points.

Northern Iowa carried a slim three-point lead into halftime, as RJ Taylor led the way with seven points. Northern Iowa pulled away with a 12-1 run in the second half to extend a one-point lead to 12 points. They outscored Northern Illinois by 10 points in the final half, as Campbell led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points.

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