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A graphic shows NIU men's basketball senior guard James Dent Jr. (14) as Huskie of the Week. Dent had 18 points in each of NIU's two games this week, helping the Huskies break a seven-game losing streak Saturday against Ball State University. (Edison Miller | Northern Star)

Huskie of the Week: Dent fuels Huskies’ first MAC win

By Northern Star Sports Staff | January 27, 2025

DeKALB – After dropping double-digit points in back-to-back games, senior guard James Dent Jr. from the NIU men’s basketball team has been named the Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week. Dent scored a team-high 18 points in the Huskies’ loss...

With six points, Xavier Silas (right) watched from the bench for most of the second half, clocking just five minutes in the half.

NIU men’s basketball starters sat after only 12 points in the first half

By Jimmy Johnson | February 20, 2011

DeKALB | Things continued to unravel for the NIU men’s basketball team. The Huskies (7-18 overall, 3-9 MAC) latest undoing came in a 60-48 loss to Seattle (10-16, 3-11) at the Convocation Center Saturday afternoon. The double-digit defeat extended NIU’s...