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...

While men’s basketball’s offense powered it to a 65-54 victory over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), its defensive play may have been the deciding factor. The Huskies (2-5) gave the Cougars (2-4) a number of different looks throughout...

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...

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...

Two teams trending in opposite directions will meet up Saturday as NIU men’s basketball heads to Dayton, Ohio. The Huskies (1-4) will square off against a Dayton (4-2) squad that is coming off a 62-61 loss to Weber State from Wednesday. NIU will come...

Despite a team-high 15-point performance from freshman forward Sam Mader off the bench, NIU men’s basketball fell to the University of Illinois at Chicago at the Convocation Center on Tuesday. Mader helped lead the Huskies (1-4) bench to an impressive...

Coming off a defeat at the hands of Loyola in its home opener, NIU men’s basketball looks to earn its first home victory against the University of Illinois at Chicago tonight. The Huskies (1-3) will also look to bounce back against the Flames (4-1),...

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...

In men’s basketball’s home opener, it earned its first win of the season as it took down Judson University 72-54 at the NIU Convocation Center Sunday. The Huskies (1-2) were led offensively by freshmen forward Sam Mader and guard Akeem Springs, who...

Sunday afternoon, men’s basketball will face a squad that represents an athletic governing body that caters to specifically small schools. The Huskies (0-2) will play host to the NAIA school Judson University (1-5). The NAIA is like the NCAA, except...

In front of a national television audience, NIU men’s basketball showcased a lot of effort, but also its inexperience against a senior-laden Valparaiso squad. The Huskies (0-2) fell to the Crusaders (2-0) by a final score of 69-46. Valparaiso was led...

When nearly every average NIU student will still be in bed sleeping, NIU men’s basketball will be tipping off. At 7 a.m. today, the Huskies (0-1) will be squaring off against the Valparaiso Crusaders (1-0) as part of the ESPN College Hoops Tip-off Marathon,...