DeKALB — As halftime of Tuesday night’s men’s basketball game against the University of Akron came to a close, the power chords of the AC/DC song “Thunderstruck” rattled through the rafters of the Convocation Center.The song choice was fitting,...
DeKALB — The men’s basketball team will host the University of Akron Zips 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Convocation Center. The Huskies are coming off of a 71-68 victory over the University of Eastern Michigan Eagles on Saturday. The team sits at 9-7 overall...
DeKALB — Close finishes are starting to become a trend for the men’s basketball team.The Huskies’ past three games were all decided by a single point, with NIU going 1-2 in those contests, and Saturday’s game with Eastern Michigan University went...
DeKALB — Men’s basketball came away with a narrow 73-72 win over the defending Mid-American Conference champions, the University at Buffalo Bulls, coming down to the final seconds of the game. "What a finish, wow," NIU Head Coach Mark Montgomery...
DeKALB — To bring in the New Year, men’s basketball will travel 1 p.m. Saturday to New York to take on the University of Buffalo Bulls. NIU was defeated in their final non-conference game of the season against the University of Green Bay Phoenix...
DeKALB — Sophomore guard Trendon Hankerson has played in 34 career games for the men’s basketball team, and with 2 ½ seasons of eligibility left, will play in plenty more before his Huskie career is over.None will compare to Saturday’s game with...
DeKALB — For the second game in a row, the men’s basketball team fell into an early-game hole and had to play from behind the entire game.After trailing 19-5 Thursday night in the first half against Saint Mary’s College – California, the Huskies...
DeKALB — The men’s basketball team headed to the west coast for the first time since 1997 for a two-game California swing, but they won’t be bringing back an extension of their six-game winning streak with them.The Huskies first game on the trip...
DeKALB — Forgive the men’s basketball team for being a little defensive about its efforts Monday against Oakland University.Actually, that is a good thing, as it was the Huskie defense in the second half that paved the way for a 74-50 win. The victory...
DeKALB — Wins keep rolling in for men’s basketball as it defeated Southern Illinois University — Edwardsville in a close game on Saturday. Senior guard Eugene German’s four-point play in the final 10 seconds lifted the Huskies over the Cougars...
