Morning Box Score

NIU Falls To Navy
Northern Illinois fell to Navy last night, 16-0, and likely fell out of a bowl. At 6-6, the Huskies are bowl eligible but are also in the middle of the MAC, which doesn't have enough bowl bids to go around. It was a defensive struggle with neither team topping 300 total yards and Huskie quarterback Chandler Harnish throwing two interceptions which both led to Navy scores. Coach Jerry Kill, finishing off his first season with the team, said, "The game comes down to little mistakes and you can't make those against the Naval Academy. We moved the ball but we couldn't finish and that was the difference."

College Basketball
In a battle of Top 10 teams in Maui, Notre Dame edged Texas 81-80. Luke Harangody was the star for the Irish, leading all scorers with 29 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Kyle McAlarney added 19. Tonight the Irish face North Carolina in the Maui Championship Game.

And, quickly, other area scores: UIC topped Howard 68-54...St. John's had no problems dispatching Loyola-Chicago, 73-54...Northern Iowa defeated Chicago St., 81-70.

AP Photo/Daily Chronicle, Beck Diefenbach