CEDAR FALLS — Abdul Momoh came off the bench to score 21 and lead UIC over Northern Iowa 69-61 on Tuesday night.

Momoh shot 9 of 9 from the field and 3 for 7 from the free-throw line for the Flames (8-10, 3-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Mekhi Lowery added 14 points. Elijah Crawford totaled 14 points and nine assists.

The Panthers (12-6, 4-3) were led by Trey Campbell with 21 points. Ben Schwieger added 17 points and nine rebounds. Will Hornseth pitched in with nine points and six rebounds.

UIC used an 8-0 second-half run to erase a seven-point deficit and take the lead at 39-38 with 15:57 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Lowery scored 14 second-half points.

Illinois-Chicago 69, UNI 61

UIC (8-10) — Nathaniel 2-6 0-0 5, Henderson 2-6 0-0 4, Johnson 3-10 0-0 8, Lowery 6-9 2-4 14, Washington 1-2 0-0 2, Momoh 9-9 3-7 21, Silverstein 0-1 1-2 1, Crawford 5-8 4-5 14, Hammons 0-2 0-0 0, Beljan 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 28-53 10-18 69.

N. IOWA (12-6) — Hornseth 4-8 1-2 9, Campbell 8-15 4-4 21, Weisbrod 0-4 2-3 2, Bond 1-5 2-2 4, Schwieger 6-13 5-5 17, Diouf 2-6 0-0 6, Pock 1-3 0-0 2, Hutchins 0-2 0-0 0, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 22-56 14-16 61.

Halftime–N. Iowa 32-29. 3-Point Goals–UIC 3-14 (Johnson 2-7, Nathaniel 1-2, Crawford 0-1, Henderson 0-1, Washington 0-1, Hammons 0-2), N. Iowa 3-24 (Diouf 2-6, Campbell 1-5, Bond 0-1, Hutchins 0-2, Pock 0-2, Schwieger 0-4, Weisbrod 0-4). Rebounds–UIC 25 (Lowery, Washington 6), N. Iowa 32 (Schwieger 9). Assists–UIC 13 (Crawford 9), N. Iowa 11 (Campbell 3). Total Fouls–UIC 16, N. Iowa 19. A–3,344 (6,650).