None of the fans at the NIU men's basketball game this Saturday, hopefully, were first timers. If they were, chances are they're not coming back anytime soon. With alumni in attendance, the Huskies found themselves on the losing end of a 58-45 physical...

Gatorade coolers are typically associated with college football games, when coaches and players get drenched after big wins. Gatorade, however, was flying at the NIU men's basketball game this Saturday, and it had nothing to do with a victory. During...

Former Huskies will attend the men's basketball game against Central Michigan, Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Convocation Center. After the annual alumni red/black game, the NIU men's basketball team will face the Chippewas in its third consecutive showdown...

Former NIU basketball players will be in attendance for the men's contest against Central Michigan Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Convocation Center. After the annual alumni Red/Black game, the NIU men's basketball team will take the court to match-up with...

I admit I haven't been the best about getting to games I'm not covering this year, so I had mixed expectations going into my first men's basketball game. With what I've seen at the women's games, I basically expected there to be roughly 50 to 100 seats...

On a historical Inauguration Day, President Barack Obama promised the people of America that change was on its way. And that change arrived early for the NIU men's basketball team as they broke their two game conference losing streak with a 72-52 win...

Fourteen three-pointers sunk the NIU men's basketball team Saturday in Kalamazoo, Mich. In their fourth consecutive road loss, the Huskies dropped a 52-71 decision to this year's MAC favorite Western Michigan and fell below the .500 mark in conference...

In five road games this season, the NIU men's basketball team has only come home with one victory. For the second time this week, the Huskies will look to change their road woes as they head into Saturday's match-up against MAC West opponent Western Michigan....

Ben Gross: Steve, it's cold outside. Really, really cold outside. Steve Nitz: Yes, they should cancel class. BG: Well, since we know that won't happen, we might as well stay inside. And where's a better place to stay warm than the Convocation Center....

After last weekend's win against Toledo, NIU men's basketball coach Ricardo Patton said the next lesson for his young team was to learn how to grind out a win. Unfortunately for Patton, his team has yet to learn that lesson as the Huskies dropped a 60-54...

Najul Ervin spends most of his time patrolling the paint in the Convocation Center for the NIU men's basketball team. The forward is averaging 4.7 points and 4.8 rebounds a game in his second season with the Huskies. Ervin also ranks second on the team...

The good times are rolling as the NIU men's basketball team heads to Muncie, Ind. for its MAC West matchup against Ball State. The Huskies square off with the Cardinals (6-7 overall, 1-0 MAC) tonight at 7 p.m. NIU (5-8, 1-0) is coming off a defensive...