CEDAR FALLS — Tristan Smith scored 18 points as Northern Iowa beat Northern Illinois 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.

UNI returns to action Saturday at UC-Irvine.

UNI 70, Northern Illinois 57

NORTHERN ILLINOIS (2-3) — H.Washington 1-4 1-2 4, Winther 4-4 0-0 8, Ducommun 4-11 1-3 12, Kelly 2-7 6-6 10, Valentine 2-2 2-2 8, Ituka 3-9 0-1 7, Kante 1-4 0-0 3, Cobb 1-5 1-2 3, Wharton 1-1 0-0 2. TOTALS 19-47 11-16 57.

NORTHERN IOWA (4-0) — Hornseth 6-9 0-1 12, Smith 6-9 6-8 18, Campbell 4-7 4-6 15, Weisbrod 0-1 2-2 2, Bond 4-9 2-2 12, Schwieger 1-2 2-5 4, Pock 0-1 0-0 0, R.Taylor 3-5 0-0 7, Diouf 0-1 0-0 0, Hutchins 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 24-44 16-24 70.

Halftime–UNI 32-29. 3-Point Goals–Northern Illinois 8-20 (Ducommun 3-6, Valentine 2-2, Kante 1-2, H.Washington 1-3, Ituka 1-4, Kelly 0-1, Cobb 0-2), UNI 6-17 (Campbell 3-5, Bond 2-5, R.Taylor 1-3, Diouf 0-1, Hornseth 0-1, Pock 0-1, Schwieger 0-1). Rebounds–Northern Illinois 22 (Winther, Valentine 5), UNI 25 (Bond 9). Assists–Northern Illinois 11 (Ducommun 7), UNI 15 (Weisbrod 5). Total Fouls–Northern Illinois 23, UNI 15.