Jackson leads Toledo past N. Illinois 69-55 in MAC West

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Marreon Jackson scored 16 points, opened the game with the first of his four 3-pointers and Toledo led all the way Saturday, defeating Northern Illinois 69-55 in the battle for first place in the Western Division of the Mid-American Conference.
Nate Navigato scored 14 with a trio of 3s and Chris Darrington scored 11, also making three from distance as the Rockets (18-5, 6-3) shot 13 of 30 from behind the 3-point arc.
Dante Thorpe scored 19 to lead Northern Illinois (12-