Northwestern Cruises Past SIU-Edwardsville, 81-56
Alex Olah scored 21 points to lead Northwestern.
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Alex Olah scored 21 points to lead Northwestern.
Eli Cain scored 20 points, and DePaul piled up its largest point total of the season.
Milton Doyle scored 17 points with eight assists and grabbed eight rebounds.
The Giants had lost out in the Zack Greinke sweepstakes a day prior.
Northern Illinois (8-5) was making its sixth straight appearance in the title game, but the Huskies fell behind 28-0 early in the third quarter.
Kevin Puryear scored 17 points, including 13 in the second half.
The move buys Chicago some time for its minor league system to develop young pitching.
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On Saturday night, you'll see just how good Iowa is at being, well, Iowa.
Lackey will receive a reported $32 million to $34 million.