COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Rockets defeat Northern Illinois, 77-68, at home

1/22/2014

Junior guard Justin Drummond posted his first career double-double tonight, leading the University of Toledo to its fourth straight win, a 77-68 home decision over Northern Illinois.

Drummond had a season-high 24 points to go with a career-high 11 rebounds. He also recorded three assists.

Julius Brown added 15 points for the Rockets, who improved to 16-2 overall and 4-1 in the Mid-American Conference. Nathan Boothe and Rian Pearson contributed 10 points a piece.

NIU fell to 7-10 (1-4).