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Sophomore Travon Baker (5) dribbles the ball down court durring Saturdays game against Buffalo. NIU lost, 75-67.

Men’s basketball looking for redemption

By Brian Earle | January 28, 2014

After losing a heartbreaker to Kent State in overtime earlier this season, men’s basketball is looking for a better result in a rematch with the Golden Flashes at 6 p.m. today.In the Huskies’ (7-11, 1-5 MAC) 73-64 loss at the Convocation Center, guard...

Sophomore Daveon Balls (11) hurries the ball down the court during Saturdays loss against Buffalo at the Convocation Center.

Men’s basketball falls to Bulls

By Brian Earle | January 26, 2014

Men’s basketball dropped its fourth straight conference game, 75-67, at the hands of the Buffalo Bulls Saturday at the Convocation Center in a chippy, hard-fought game.The contest featured 47 total fouls and five technical fouls, which resulted in the...

Men’s basketball can’t stop Ohio

By Brian Earle | January 20, 2014

A second-half surge from Ohio led to men’s basketballs’ demise on Saturday night at the Convocation Center as it fell 65-46.The Huskies (7-9, 1-3 MAC) went into halftime with a one-point lead, up 24-23, despite shooting 33 percent compared to the...

Men’s basketball holds off Bowling Green

By Brian Earle | January 12, 2014

After falling to Buffalo in its conference-opener last Wednesday, men’s basketball rebounded against Bowling Green as it earned its first MAC win of the season with a 45-36 victory in Ohio on Sunday.For the first 10 minutes of the game, the Huskies...

Freshman Daveon Balls dribbles the ball in the game against Eastern Illinois University in February.

Basketball switches up style in coming season

By Brian Earle | October 30, 2013

Men’s basketball will have a different look to it this season based on changes to its roster and style of play.The Huskies lost their leading scorer from the last two seasons, Abdel Nader, who transferred to Iowa State. For the Huskies, it’s not about...

Aksel Bolin reaches to make a basket while Purdue’s defense tries to tip the ball out of his hand in a 2011 game. As of July 8, Bolin had 12 points in two games for Norway in the World University Games and will look to lead the Huskies during his senior season in 2013-14.

Bolin playing international ball for Norway

By Brian Earle | July 8, 2013

On top of an already busy workout regimen this summer, men’s basketball senior forward Aksel Bolin has taken it upon himself to represent his native Norway in the World University Games.The games take place in Kazan, Russia, and started on Sunday.Norway...

Sophomore Abdel Nader (#23) dribbles the ball in the game against Kent State on Jan 30. Nader would go on to score 26 points and the winning basket.

Men’s basketball falls to Toledo, 69-65

By Brian Earle | February 2, 2013

Looking to win two consecutive games for the first time this season, men’s basketball took on Toledo on Saturday. Despite their strong play and resilient effort, the Huskies (5-15, 3-5 MAC) fell to the Rockets (9-10, 5-3 MAC), 69-65. The Huskies found...

Men’s basketball looks to rebound after OT loss to UW-Milwaukee

By Matt Hopkinson | December 9, 2012

Coming off a win against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, NIU men’s basketball went on the road for the first of its four-game roadtrip. On Friday, the Huskies (2-6) were defeated by UW-Milwaukee (3-5) in a game that took overtime to decide...

Men’s basketball feeds off crowd support, beats SIU-E

By Matt Hopkinson | December 5, 2012

With home crowd support rarely seen at the Convocation Center and coach Mark Montgomery’s lucky orange tie, NIU men’s basketball won its second game of the season. The Huskies (2-5) defeated the Cougars of Southern Illinois Edwardsville (2-6) by the...

Men’s basketball looks to take down SIU-E Cougars

By Brian Earle | December 4, 2012

Coming off a game in which the team only totaled five points going into halftime, NIU men’s basketball looks to get off to a stronger start when it hosts the SIU Edwardsville Cougars today. The Huskies (1-5) lost their last game to Dayton, 60-43, which...

Men’s basketball falls to Dayton on the road

By Matt Hopkinson | December 2, 2012

NIU men’s basketball dropped its third straight game of the season while in Ohio against the Dayton Flyers on Saturday. The Huskies (1-5) were defeated by the Flyers (5-2) by the score of 60-43, in a tale of two halves. In the first half, NIU managed...

Men’s basketball focuses on defense, falls to Loyola

By Matt Hopkinson | November 25, 2012

NIU men’s basketball played a low-scoring defense-oriented contest against Loyola University and came out on the wrong side of the ledger Saturday. The Huskies (1-3) did a lot of things right in order to win the game, but Loyola (4-2) rode its hot hands...