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Men’s basketball can’t solve DePaul

By Steve Shonder | December 3, 2014

Men’s basketball couldn’t handle the DePaul Blue Demons’ full-court pressure as it turned the ball over 21 times.The Huskies (3-2) fell to the Blue Demons (4-1), 78-67, Tuesday at Allstate Arena in Rosemont. DePaul scored 30 points off turnovers...

Men’s basketball caps ‘impressive’ comeback

By Steve Shonder | November 30, 2014

Men’s basketball could have given up when it faced a 21-point deficit days after a 21-point road loss. Instead, it fought back and pulled off an unlikely comeback win.The Huskies (3-1) fell to the Iowa Hawkeyes (5-2), 70-49, Wednesday in Iowa City,...

Men’s basketball takes on Big Ten’s Hawkeyes

Men’s basketball takes on Big Ten’s Hawkeyes

By Steve Shonder | November 25, 2014

Thanksgiving won’t provide much of a break for men’s basketball as it hits the road for the first time this season.The Huskies (2-0) will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Iowa City, Iowa. Their road trip will be short lived as they’ll...

Balanced effort guides men’s hoops past Idaho

By Frank Gogola | November 23, 2014

A quartet of Huskies scored in double figures as men’s basketball held off the Idaho Vandals to remain undefeated.The Huskies (2-0) beat the Vandals (2-1), 78-67, Thursday at the Convocation Center to improve to 2-0 for the first time since the 2006-07...

Face Off: Better basketball season

By Steve Shonder | November 12, 2014

Men’s basketball comes into this season having completed the biggest turnaround in program history. It went 15-17 and 8-11 in the MAC last season, which was a 10-win improvement from the previous campaign. Now, the Huskies are returning four of their...

Sophomore Travon Baker drops in a layup against Kent State Jan. 15 at the Convocation Center. Men’s basketball will play Ball State in its last regular season home game at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

High expectations set for men’s basketball

By Steve Shonder | October 28, 2014

Men’s basketball will lean on a veteran lineup as it gears up for another season it hopes ends with a trip to the MAC Tournament in Cleveland.The Huskies are returning their top six scorers and four of their five starters. On top of that, redshirt senior...

Junior Aaron Armstead throws down a dunk during NIU’s 111-61 win over St. Joseph Nov. 24 at the Convocation Center. Men’s basketball is returning four starters and is hoping to improve next season.

Men’s hoops on right path

By Brian Earle | March 17, 2014

DeKalb | In year three of the Mark Montgomery era, men’s basketball took a giant step in the right direction in the biggest turnaround in school history.After winning just five games total in each of the last two seasons, the Huskies tripled that by...

Men’s basketball clinches home MAC tourney game with Senior Day win

By Brian Earle | March 10, 2014

In its regular season finale on Senior Day, men’s basketball took down Ball State, 70-56, led by a strong defensive performance Saturday at the Convocation Center.The Huskies (14-16, 8-10 MAC) and Cardinals (5-24, 2-16 MAC) played a tightly contested...

Sophomore Travon Baker drives past a Toledo defender during NIU’s 74-66 win Wednesday at the Convocation Center. The Huskies couldn’t win two in a row as they fell at Eastern Michigan Saturday, 56-52.

Men’s basketball blows late lead

By Brian Earle | March 2, 2014

Men’s basketball saw a huge game slip through its fingers Saturday, as Eastern Michigan overcame a 13-point second-half deficit to earn a 56-52 victory in Ypsilanti, Mich.With the Huskies leading 32-30 with 15:07 remaining in the game, they went on...

Men’s basketball to face MAC West’s best

By Brian Earle | February 26, 2014

Men’s basketball will look to rebound from its Sunday loss when it hosts the MAC West Division-leading Toledo Rockets at 7 p.m. today at the Convocation Center.The Huskies (12-14, 6-8 MAC) lost their Jan. 22 game against the Rockets, 77-68, in Toledo,...

Men’s basketball splits weekend games

By Brian Earle | February 23, 2014

Men’s basketball played in two games that each went down to the wire, coming up with mixed results.The Huskies (12-14, 6-8 MAC) took down Eastern Michigan, 61-59, in a double-overtime thriller at the Convocation Center Thursday before falling to Central...

Men’s basketball’s offense clicking

By Brian Earle | February 17, 2014

On the offensive side of the ball, basketball head coach Mark Montgomery’s message all season long has been that the team has no discernible stars.The Huskies may not have a go-to scorer per se, but on any given night anyone can be the high scorer....