Oct 17, 2009 - 9:59 PM
0 shoutsCEDAR FALLS, Iowa(AP) -- Deji Karim rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown and Brandon Williams returned an interception for a TD as Southern Illinois held off Northern Iowa 27-20 Saturday.
Williams' 21-yard return came with 2:48 remaining in the game and put the Salukis (5-1, 4-0 Missouri Valley) ahead 27-13.
Pat Grace, who threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns, pulled the Panthers (5-2, 3-1) to within 27-20 with 1:50 left when he connected with D.J. Hord on a 3-yard pass, but Southern Illinois then ran out the clock.
The Salukis, who ended an 11-game losing streak in Cedar Falls, took their first second-half lead with 5:06 remaining on Karim's 1-yard run which broke a 13-13 tie. Steven Morse set up the touchdown, which came on a fourth-down play, when he recovered a fumbled punt at the Northern Iowa 7-yard line.
Derrick Law ran for 123 yards for Northern Iowa.
From the Bleachers
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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: 27
NORTHERN IOWA: 20
Final
Oct 17 8:16 PM -
NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SOUTHN ILLINOIS 3 3 7 14 27
NORTHERN IOWA 0 10 0 10 20 FINAL
Oct 17 8:16 PM -
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: 13
NORTHERN IOWA: 10
End of 3rd
Oct 17 7:31 PM -
NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SOUTHN ILLINOIS 3 3 7 13
NORTHERN IOWA 0 10 0 10 END, 3RD QTR
Oct 17 7:31 PM -
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: 6
NORTHERN IOWA: 10
Halftime
Oct 17 6:31 PM -
NCAAF HALFTIME
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SOUTHN ILLINOIS 3 3 6
NORTHERN IOWA 0 10 10 HALFTIME
Oct 17 6:31 PM -
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: 3
NORTHERN IOWA: 0
End of 1st
Oct 17 5:40 PM -
NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SOUTHN ILLINOIS 3 3
NORTHERN IOWA 0 0 END, 1ST QTR
Oct 17 5:40 PM
