By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 6, 2024
DeKALB – Clutch shot-making and a dominant defensive effort helped NIU men’s basketball (8-14, 2-8 MAC) hold on for a nail-biting 62-59 victory over the Miami University RedHawks (11-12, 5-6 MAC) Tuesday.
The Huskies racked up 8 steals and 3 blocks,...
DeKALB – A 19-point, 6-rebound performance from sophomore forward Xavier Amos propelled NIU men’s basketball to its first conference win and Amos’ second Huskie of the Week honor.
The 6-foot-8-inch forward led the Huskies in scoring in their...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| February 3, 2024
DeKALB – The streak is finally over!
After 47 days of winless conference play and 10 straight losses, NIU men’s basketball (7-14, 1-8 MAC) has found the win column after a 76-66 victory over Eastern Michigan University (9-13, 2-8 MAC) on Saturday.
The...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 30, 2024
DeKALB – A career-high 23 points from junior guard Zarique Nutter was not enough for NIU men’s basketball (6-14, 0-8 MAC) to pull out its first conference victory of the season, as the Huskies fell 84-77 to the Central Michigan University Chippewas...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 28, 2024
DeKALB – A dominant performance from Ball State junior forward Basheer Jihad lifted the Ball State University Cardinals (11-9, 3-5 MAC) to an 81-71 victory over NIU men’s basketball (6-13, 0-7 MAC).
The Huskies had their hands full trying to stop...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 24, 2024
DeKALB – A successful season seemed to be on the horizon when NIU men’s basketball (6-12, 0-6 MAC) jumped out to its best start through six games since 2015 with a 5-1 record.
After a road win over the DePaul University Blue Demons on Nov. 25...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| January 24, 2024
DeKALB – The “second-half Huskies” strike again!
Despite a night of putback dunks and streaky shooting from the Huskies, NIU men’s basketball (6-12, 0-6 MAC) was outscored in the second half for the 11th time this season in an 89-73 loss to...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 17, 2024
DeKALB – A hyper-efficient 60.4% shooting night from the Kent State University Golden Flashes (9-8, 2-3 MAC) was enough to defeat NIU men’s basketball (6-11, 0-5) 83-76 and keep the Huskies winless to start conference play.
Despite knocking down...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| January 1, 2024
The Achilles’ heel of the 2023-2024 NIU men’s basketball squad: the final 20-minutes of a game.
Another second half collapse by the Huskies proved to be the deciding factor in a 103-74 trouncing at the hands of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes.
The...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| December 9, 2023
DeKALB – A buzzer-beater three from senior guard Jakari Spence lifted Monmouth University (5-4) to a 74-71 victory over NIU men’s basketball (5-4).
After holding a 41-29 halftime lead, the Huskies once again collapsed in the second half. NIU was...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| December 6, 2023
DeKALB – After losing three seniors to the transfer portal after the 2022-23 season, the NIU men’s basketball team (5-3) has raced out to its best record through eight games since 2019.
Senior guard Philmon Gebrewhit, sophomore forward Ethan Butler...
DeKALB – NIU men’s basketball (5-3) suffered another second half collapse as the Huskies lost to Indiana State University (8-1) 90-67 for their second consecutive loss.
The Huskies started strong with a 6-0 run to open the contest, and they entered...
