Heading into its last game of the season, NIU men’s basketball had nothing to play for while the Central Michigan University Chippewas had everything to lose.
Sitting at eighth place in the Mid-American Conference coming into the matchup, Central...
DeKALB – NIU men’s basketball (5-25, 1-16 MAC) dropped its 11th straight game, losing by a score of 71-58 to Bowling Green State University (14-16, 8-9 MAC).
This season has been a forgettable one for the Huskies, as they currently boast the worst...
Shortly after NIU’s first-round exit from the 2023 Mid-American Conference Tournament at the hands of second-seeded Kent State University, head coach Rashon Burno vowed that he and the Huskies would return to the postseason.
“We’re determined...
DeKALB – Before Saturday’s Mid-American Conference clash between NIU and Western Michigan University got underway, plenty of excitement had already taken place inside the Convocation Center.
Minutes before NIU men’s basketball began pregame warm-ups,...
NIU men’s basketball (5-23, 1-14 MAC) suffered a blowout loss to Miami University (OH) (21-7, 12-3 MAC), dropping to the Redhawks by a score of 87-58 on Tuesday.
“I didn’t think we had the energy that we needed to compete in a game, especially...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 23, 2025
DeKALB – At the beginning of January, NIU men’s basketball’s Mid-American Conference slate got off to a sour start as the team lost its first six conference games of the season.
After getting a much-needed win at home against Ball State University...
NIU men’s basketball (5-21, 1-12 MAC) dropped its seventh straight game, losing to the University of Akron (21-5, 13-0 MAC) by a score of 73-63 as the Huskies’ road woes continued.
The Akron Zips extended their win streak to 14 games while staying...
NIU men’s basketball (5-20, 1-11 MAC) dropped its sixth-straight game on Saturday, losing an overtime thriller to the Ball State University Cardinals (13-12, 6-6 MAC) by a score of 89-83.
The Huskies trailed by as many as 20 points in the second...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 12, 2025
DeKALB – Three days earlier, NIU men’s basketball allowed an 11-point halftime lead to slip away. On Tuesday, it battled back from an identical deficit against the University at Buffalo. But upon the blare of the final buzzer, the result was the same...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 9, 2025
DeKALB – When NIU men’s basketball led by double-digits at home against an 8-17 Sun Belt Conference team, it seemed the Huskies were on track to achieve an exceedingly rare feat: being successful in a season that’s been anything but.
For 20 minutes,...
NIU men’s basketball (5-17, 1-9 MAC) dropped its third straight game by a final score of 84-77 to Bowling Green State University (8-14, 3-7 MAC).
“You have to concentrate,” said men’s basketball head coach Rashon Burno. “You have to be...
NIU men’s basketball’s (5-16, 1-8 MAC) late rally came up short as the Huskies fell to the University of Toledo Rockets (13-8, 7-2 MAC) by a score of 89-85 on Saturday.
NIU trailed by 13 points with 2:24 left in the game before rallying to within...
