NIU men’s basketball made history Saturday, but not in a way that it would have liked to. In their regular season finale, the Huskies (4-25, 3-13 MAC) lost at Ball State, 62-51, making it the worst team in NIU history. With the end of the regular season,...
Barring any success in the MAC tournament, the NIU men’s basketball season is coming to a close. With that in mind, it’s time to grade coach Mark Montgomery’s first recruiting class of seven freshmen. Stian Berg, Guard Berg became the team’s starting...
Unable to sweep the season series, NIU fell to Central Michigan on the road Sunday, 74-64. The Chippewas (9-19, 4-10 MAC) were paced by sophomore guard Derek Jackson’s 19 points as they were able to control the lead from halftime to the finish. “We...
NIU forward Tim Toler was nowhere to be found at the Convocation Center during NIU's 75-65 loss to Ball State Saturday.During the post-game press conference, NIU coach Mark Montgomery announced Toler had been suspended indefinitely for breaking team policy."He...
After earning its first MAC victory over Central Michigan Saturday, NIU men's basketball travels to Ohio to take on another MAC opponent, Toledo. With their first MAC win, the Huskies (2-13, 1-2 MAC) gained some confidence and look to continue this level...
Despite scoring a season-high in points, NIU men's basketball fell to Nebraska Omaha at home Saturday, 77-72. The Huskies (0-7) lost their seventh game in a row. NIU once again started the game playing from behind and got off to a slow start, a reoccurring...
Despite its winless status, NIU's men basketball will take the floor Saturday night to try for its first win of the season against the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks."Our heads aren't down," said NIU senior forward Tim Toler. "Everyone still has that hungry...
A long road trip and jet lag might have helped factor into another loss for NIU men's basketball Monday night 58-47.Coming off a loss to Boise State, the Huskies (0-6) traveled to Utah and dropped their second straight road game out west to the Utah Valley...
Still looking for its first win of the season, NIU men's basketball journeyed west to Idaho to take on Boise State Saturday. To the Huskies' (0-5) dismay, they fell to the Broncos 71-57, dropping their fifth game in a row.Boise State red shirt junior...
Sometimes, a change of scenery is all it takes to reverse bad fortunes. Perhaps a glimpse of the rocky mountains will help NIU men's basketball turn things around. The Huskies (0-4) are winless after dropping their fourth loss in a row at home to Eastern...
College basketball games are played for 40 minutes barring overtime, no more and no less. Oddly enough, NIU men's basketball (0-4) seemed to get complacent when it was most crucial in its match-up against Eastern Illinois (2-1), falling 67-55 Sunday....
Another game, another quality Big Ten opponent.Tonight, NIU men's basketball (0-2) will continue its trend of playing Big Ten teams when it travels to Iowa City to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes.Both players and coaches agree the Huskies have to play the best...
