DeKalb | Men’s basketball (16-5, 5-3 MAC) lost its second straight game Saturday on a cold shooting night, falling to MAC-rival Miami University, Ohio (7-14, 1-7 MAC).Miami shot 50 percent from the field more than halfway through the first half, including...

Senior guard Travon Baker was named MAC West Player of the Week for the second time this season, averaging 20 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals in victories against Central Michigan University on Jan. 19 and Toledo on Friday.Baker scored...

Men’s basketball (14-3, 3-1 MAC) will look to remain perfect at home as it takes on Central Michigan (9-7, 2-1 MAC) in a conference matchup.The Huskies are currently the No. 1 scoring defense in the MAC and the Chippewas are the No. 3 scoring offense...

Men’s basketball (14-3, 3-1 MAC) fell to Western Michigan (7-10, 1-3 MAC) 83-66 on Saturday, breaking the team’s seven-game winning streak.Four Huskies were ejected early in the game during a timeout. Senior guard Travon Baker drew a flagrant 2 foul...

Men’s basketball (14-2, 3-0 MAC) defeated Toledo (10-6, 1-2 MAC) 71-66 in a nail-biter on Tuesday to remain undefeated in conference play.NIU ran out to a 12-5 lead in the first, causing an early Toledo timeout. The game went on to remain close despite...

Men’s basketball (13-2, 2-0 MAC) defeated Eastern Michigan (9-6, 1-1 MAC) 80-63 for its second consecutive win in conference play on Saturday.Both teams were getting up and down the floor early and the bigs for both teams were the beneficiaries. EMU’s...

Men’s basketball (12-2, 1-0 MAC) defeated Ohio (9-4, 0-1 MAC) 80-69 on Wednesday in its first conference game of the season.Junior guard Aaric Armstead got the Huskies off to a quick start with nine early points, including two three pointers.The game...

Men’s basketball (11-2, 0-0 MAC) defeated Judson 91-48 win on Saturday in its final non-conference game of the season.Freshman forward Jaylen Key got the Huskies off to a good start with an early six points. Judson had hit four threes with 11:50 in...

Men’s basketball (7-2, 0-0 MAC) put up a good effort, but fell short to Ohio State (5-5) 67-54 Wednesday in Columbus.The Huskies were even with the Buckeyes for most of the game despite early foul trouble. Ohio State led 33-31, at the half. Sophomore...

Men’s basketball (7-1, 0-0 MAC) suffered its first defeat of the season, losing to Missouri (4-3) 78-71 on Friday.It was an unusual start for NIU as Missouri stormed out to an early 12-0 lead just four minutes into the game. The Huskies’ defense stepped...