Huskies remain unbeaten in MAC

Marcus Childers ran for two touchdowns and threw another to Corey Lersch to lead Northern Illinois to a 38-15 victory over Toledo on Wednesday night in DeKalb for its sixth consecutive win. Tre Harbison ran for 139 yards, and Marcus Jones added 101 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Huskies (7-3, 6-0 Mid-American), who snapped a two-game skid against the Rockets (5-5, 3-3). Sutton Smith returned a blocked punt 27 yards late in the second quarter to give NIU a 17-9 halftime lead.

♦ Max Strus and Paul Reed threw down back-toback dunks late in the second half as DePaul emphatically slammed the door in a 80-58 victory against Bethune-Cookman in its season opener at Wintrust Arena. Strus finished with 25 points, including five three-pointers, and Reed scored 11 with eight rebounds for the Blue Demons, who shot 44 percent from the floor (25-for-57) and converted 22 of 30 at the foul line. Eli Cain added eight points and eight assists.