Southern Illinois pulls off upset over Northwestern

Nic Baker threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth Saturday as visiting Southern Illinois notched its first win of the year, upsetting Northwestern 31-24 in Evanston, Ill.

Baker, who completed 23 of 34 passes for 241 yards with an interception, snapped a 17-17 tie with a 9-yard scoring strike to Jacob Garrett with 12:28 left in the game. Baker then snuck a yard with 5:09 remaining for the clinching score, two play