Men’s basketball set the tone early and never looked back in a lopsided win over Roosevelt.The Huskies flattened the Roosevelt Lakers, 71-44, Saturday at the Convocation Center. NIU opened the game with a 17-0 run in the first nine minutes, forcing...
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...
Redshirt junior center Jordan Threloff proved to be one of the most important additions to men’s basketball this season, earning him Sports’ No. 5 athlete of 2013-2014.When Threloff transferred from Illinois State, he immediately bolstered the Huskies’...
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 officially punched its ticket to Cleveland with a 54-51 overtime victory over Bowling Green in the first round of the MAC Tournament at the Convocation Center March 10.With 25 seconds left at the end of regulation, guard Aaric Armstead...
Men’s basketball will look to earn a win in its regular season finale at home on Senior Day against Ball State at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.The Huskies’ (13-16, 7-10 MAC) matchup with the Cardinals (5-23, 2-15 MAC) has huge implications as to whether NIU...
Men’s basketball (13-16, 7-10 MAC) was unable to take down another powerhouse MAC team as it lost, 61-56, Tuesday in Kalamazoo, Mich.With the Huskies’ trailing Western Michigan (20-9, 13-4 MAC) by three points in the final seconds, guard Aaron Armstead...
Men’s basketball is set for its final road game of the regular season as it will take on Western Michigan at 6 p.m. today in Kalamazoo, Mich.The Broncos (19-9, 12-4 MAC) are coming off a heartbreaking 96-85 overtime loss to Toledo. The Broncos led by...
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’s upset bid of the MAC’s best in the West ended with a court rush.The Huskies (13-14, 7-8 MAC) knocked off the Toledo Rockets (23-5, 11-4 MAC), 74-66, Wednesday at the Convocation Center. Coming into the game, Toledo was on a two-game...
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 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...
