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Penn (3-2) shot 56.5 percent (35-of-62) from the field in the contest, including 54.2 percent (13-of-24) from behind the three-point line. The Quakers also outrebounded the NIU, 40-32.
Penn jumped out to a 17-3 lead early in the contest as the Quakers made eight of their first 11 shots. Freshman Gairges Daow slowed the Quaker momentum with a triple from the corner, but Penn answered with the next eight as the Quakers took a 25-6 lead with 13:41 to play in the half.
NIU (2-1) scored six of the next eight, capped by an old-fashioned three-point play from Bradley with 12 minutes to play in the half, trimming the Penn lead to 27-12.
The Quakers lead grew to as many as 22 with three minutes to play before the intermission but the Huskies finished the half with an 8-3 burst as Penn took a 49-32 lead into the break.
A.J. Brodeur led all scorers with 16 points in the opening half, Caleb Wood added 13 for the Quakers who shot 54.5 percent (18-of-33) in the half. German led NIU with eight points, Bradley added seven.
NIU and Penn traded the first 14 points of the second half, but a six-point burst from the Huskies, the last four of which came from Thorpe, trimmed the Penn lead to 58-45 and forced a Quaker timeout with 15:42 to play.
A bucket by junior Lacey James and an old-fashioned three-point play from German brought the Huskies within 11, 70-59, but Penn answered right back with a triple from Antonio Woods as the Quaker lead grew back to 14 with 8:31 left.
Brodeur led all scorers with 25 points for Penn, Max Rothschild added 22 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Caleb Wood chipped in 16 points and Antonio Woods had 14, including 4-of-5 from three-point range.
NIU will return to action on Tuesday, Nov. 21, in the consolation round of the Gulf Coast Showcase. Game time is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. CT.