By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 29, 2023
DeKALB — Ball State University took down NIU Saturday afternoon 87-69 in dominant fashion, snapping the Huskies’ three-game win streak.
The Cardinals used the deep ball to their advantage, knocking down 13 of their 28 three-point attempts. Ball...
DeKALB – NIU sophomore guard David Coit scored 21 or more points in back-to-back games on his way to receiving the Northern Star’s first Huskie of the Week honor of Spring 2023.
Coit led the Huskies in scoring during their recent matchups with...
Six NIU sports teams will be tested on the home front this week as NIU settles in for its second week of classes. All competitions on NIU's slate will be played within Illinois state boundaries.
Men's and women's basketball will each host a pair Mid-American...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| January 23, 2023
Hot shooting nights from sophomore guards David Coit and Zarique Nutter propelled the NIU men’s basketball team to a dominant 88-67 victory over Eastern Michigan University. The Huskies extended their win streak to two games after Saturday’s win.
Coit...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| January 15, 2023
DeKALB – Career-best scoring performances by NIU senior guards Darweshi Hunter and Kaleb Thornton were not enough to defend home court in Tuesday’s MAC battle against the University of Toledo.
Both players led the box score as the Rockets handed...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 10, 2023
DeKALB – Less than a week after the Harlem Globetrotters left the Convocation Center, NIU men’s basketball senior guard Kaleb Thornton did his best on-court Globetrotter impersonation as he scored his final points of Tuesday’s game in unusual fashion.
The...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| January 7, 2023
The NIU men’s basketball team was defeated by the University of Akron 76-51 in their first conference matchup of the year.
Akron junior forward Enrique Freeman scored 27 points and recorded 15 rebounds for the Zips. Junior guard Greg Tribble contributed...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| December 23, 2022
NIU junior guard Keshawn Williams tied his career-high 32 points in a 67-57 upset victory over Indiana State University in Thursday’s afternoon matchup.
The Huskies went into Thursday’s game with a record of 3-9, the worst record in the Mid-American...
DeKALB – NIU men’s basketball (3-8) fell to the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams (8-4) on Saturday in a 90-63 rout in the Huskies’ final game of an eight-game road trip.
Junior guard Keshawn Williams and sophomore guard Zarique Nutter were...
