The NIU men's basketball team capturing the MAC West title is a great thing for the program and the school. But the title has also cast a shadow over its counterpart: the women's basketball team. A 12-16 overall record and 7-9 MAC record are not all that...

It all boils down to one game for the NIU men's basketball team. The Huskies are the co-champions of the MAC West no matter what happens in the last game of the season. If the Huskies win Saturday they'll be the out-right MAC West champions and earn a...

And then it was down to one. With one more win the NIU men's basketball team can clinch its second MAC West title in school history. A 78-73 victory at Ball State, combined with a Western Michigan loss to Toledo, has put NIU in position to win the MAC...

The NIU men's basketball team has sounded very Zen-like lately. "Coach Judson always tells us to stay in the moment," Anthony Maestranzi said. "Ball State played us tough here so we know they are a real good team." A potential trap game awaits NIU (15-10...

The 78th Annual Academy Awards takes place Sunday at the Kodak Theatre to honor Hollywood's finest film performances of the past year. Winners receive a gold statuette that weighs 8.5 pounds, stands 13.5 inch tall and is cast in 24-carat gold. To honor...

The chances of a run in the MAC tournament have gotten a little tougher for the NIU men's basketball team. Sophomore guard Ben Rand will miss the rest of the season after tearing his right ACL ligament in Sunday's game against Eastern Michigan. Rand was...

Nothing functions correctly if the batteries are dead. That's what an ‘unenergized' NIU men's basketball team experienced as it snuck out an 80-70 win against Central Michigan (4-20 Overall, 1-14 MAC) at the Convocation Center Wednesday night. "Throughout...

One would think a ‘streak buster' could be defined as a home game against a last-place team with a 1-13 conference record. Not so fast. Central Michigan (4-19, 1-13) will be a formidable opponent at 7 p.m. today at the Convocation Center, NIU men's...

The NIU women's basketball team is within striking distance of a .500 MAC record. With three games left, NIU (10-14, 6-7) must win two of three games to finish with an 8-8 conference record for the first time since the 2002-03 season. In the past two...

Not even a scripted TV show could match the drama that occurred in the ESPN Bracket Buster between the NIU men's basketball team and Winthrop. While the Huskies held the lead for the bulk of the game it's the score at the end that matters, and after double...

Four years ago, two mid-major schools, one from Washington, the other Oklahoma, rescheduled their game and helped to create the ESPN Bracket Buster Challenge. That was back in 2003 when a game between Gonzaga and Tulsa was the main attraction of an 18-team...

The NIU basketball teams' seasons are winding down, the MAC tournaments are around the corner and — at least for other schools — March Madness is on the horizon. What better time for a state of the basketball address? Well, maybe two weeks ago, but...