Men’s basketball (7-2, 0-0 MAC) put up a good effort, but fell short to Ohio State (5-5) 67-54 Wednesday in Columbus.The Huskies were even with the Buckeyes for most of the game despite early foul trouble. Ohio State led 33-31, at the half. Sophomore...
Men’s basketball (7-1, 0-0 MAC) suffered its first defeat of the season, losing to Missouri (4-3) 78-71 on Friday.It was an unusual start for NIU as Missouri stormed out to an early 12-0 lead just four minutes into the game. The Huskies’ defense stepped...
Men’s basketball (7-0, 0-0 MAC) continued its perfect start to the season, defeating Chicago State (3-5) in a dominant 80-58 win Wednesday night.Defense continued to be a staple for the Huskies. The Cougars did not score until more than three minutes...
Men’s basketball (6-0, 0-0 MAC) continued its hot start last weekend, defeating Indiana University Northwest and Idaho (4-3) to push its winning streak to six games to start the season.Indiana University NorthwestThe Redhawks played a physical game...
Men’s basketball (5-0, 0-0 MAC) continued its hot start to the season with an 87-55 win over Indiana Northwest (3-4) on Wednesday night.The Redhawks played a physical game with NIU, attacking the Huskies whenever they attempted to attack the paint....
Men’s basketball (4-0. 0-0 MAC) extended its perfect start to the season in a 100-52 blowout win against Eureka Saturday.The Huskies’ defense pressured the ball from the start of the game and forced early turnovers to create 12 fast break opportunities...
Men’s basketball (3-0, 0-0 MAC) will look to extend its perfect start to the season to four games when it battles Eureka College (1-3) this week.NIUThe Huskies come in averaging 73 points-per-game and are outscoring their opponents by a margin of eight...
Men’s basketball (3-0, 0-0 MAC) won its first three games of the season last weekend and swept its way through the annual NIU Showcase.Cal State NorthridgeGame one of the weekend came on Friday against Cal State Northridge. Both teams shot over 45 percent...
Men’s basketball has not finished with a winning record since the 2005-06 season when it went 17-11, but Huskies fans have plenty of reasons to pick their heads up this year.The team won four-straight games to close out the regular season — including...
Men’s basketball announced the signing of 7-footer Andrew Zelis to a National Letter of Intent on Monday.Zelis will have three seasons of eligibility with the Huskies after leading Kaskaskia College to a 23-9 overall record in 2014-15. He redshirted...
Anthony Johnson, men’s basketball redshirt senior guard, was named to the Academic All-MAC Team, the conference announced Wednesday.Johson averaged 10.8 points (23rd in MAC) and 2.1 rebounds per game in his lone season with the Huskies after tranferring...
Voting is open online until April 22 for Play of the Year, an award that will be presented at the sixth Victors awards banquet on April 27 at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St.Nominees include Paris Logan’s interception at Northwestern, Lauren...
