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NIU men's basketball junior guard Quaran McPherson drives toward the hoop, battling a Kent State University defender amid the Huskies' 68-50 loss to Kent State on Jan. 7. The Huskies lost to Miami University by a score of 87-58 on Tuesday. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

Men’s basketball suffers ninth-straight loss on the road against Miami

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | February 25, 2025

NIU men’s basketball (5-23, 1-14 MAC) suffered a blowout loss to Miami University (OH) (21-7, 12-3 MAC), dropping to the Redhawks by a score of 87-58 on Tuesday.  “I didn’t think we had the energy that we needed to compete in a game, especially...

NIU men's basketball senior guard James Dent Jr. attempts a jump shot against Miami University on Jan. 14 at the Convocation Center. The Huskies took on the Ball State University Cardinals on Saturday, taking the Cardinals to overtime before losing 89-83. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

Men’s basketball suffers sixth-straight loss to Ball State in overtime

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | February 16, 2025

NIU men’s basketball (5-20, 1-11 MAC) dropped its sixth-straight game on Saturday, losing an overtime thriller to the Ball State University Cardinals (13-12, 6-6 MAC) by a score of 89-83. The Huskies trailed by as many as 20 points in the second...

Sophomore guard Quentin Jones (1) drives past University at Buffalo sophomore Ryan Sabol (2) during NIU’s 73-67 loss to Buffalo on Saturday night inside the Convocation Center in DeKalb. Jones was one of four Huskies to score in double-digits against the Bulls. (Marco Alvarez | Northern Star)

Sluggish start hampers Huskies in setback against Buffalo

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | February 12, 2025

DeKALB – Three days earlier, NIU men’s basketball allowed an 11-point halftime lead to slip away. On Tuesday, it battled back from an identical deficit against the University at Buffalo. But upon the blare of the final buzzer, the result was the same...

Members of NIU men’s basketball team look on from their bench during Saturday’s loss to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette inside the Convocation Center in DeKalb. The Huskies were defeated by the Ragin’ Cajuns 66-64 on home court to suffer their fourth-consecutive loss and their ninth in the past 10 games. (Erin Marie Barker | Northern Star)

Huskies fumble first-half lead in loss to Ragin’ Cajuns

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | February 9, 2025

DeKALB – When NIU men’s basketball led by double-digits at home against an 8-17 Sun Belt Conference team, it seemed the Huskies were on track to achieve an exceedingly rare feat: being successful in a season that’s been anything but. For 20 minutes,...

NIU men's basketball sophomore guard Kailon Nichols approaches a Kent State university defender while approaching the top of the key during NIU's 68-50 loss against Kent State on Jan. 7. The Huskies suffered an 89-85 loss against the University of Toledo on Saturday. (Tim Dodge | NIU Northern Star)

Huskies’ rally falls short in loss to Toledo

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | February 2, 2025

NIU men’s basketball’s (5-16, 1-8 MAC) late rally came up short as the Huskies fell to the University of Toledo Rockets (13-8, 7-2 MAC) by a score of 89-85 on Saturday.  NIU trailed by 13 points with 2:24 left in the game before rallying to within...

NIU senior guard James Dent Jr. (14) attempts a 3-pointer against Ball State University sophomore guard Joey Hart (20) during a Mid-American Conference men’s basketball game between the Huskies and Cardinals on Saturday inside the Convocation Center in DeKalb. Dent finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds to achieve the first double-double of his NIU career. (Erin Marie Barker | Northern Star)

‘It’s about time:’ Men’s basketball ends 6-game slide with win over Ball State

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | January 25, 2025

DeKALB – In the early hours of Saturday morning, NIU men’s basketball head coach Rashon Burno got the news that junior forward Ethan Butler would be unavailable for the team’s game against Ball State University later that day. The University...

NIU men's basketball sophomore gaurd Kailon Nicholls drives toward the hoop while fending off a Central Michigan University defender. The Huskies fell to Central Michigan by a score of 71-66, sparking a five-game losing streak. (Erin Barker | Northern Star)

Shorthanded Huskies lose fifth straight conference game

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | January 19, 2025

DeKALB – Injury riddled NIU basketball (4-13, 0-5 MAC) dropped a close home matchup to Central Michigan University (8-9, 2-3 MAC) 71-66.  “Next play mentality,” said sophomore guard Quentin Jones. “We just let this one go, we gotta learn from...

Sophomore guard Kailon Nicholls (5) cuts around Benedictine University junior guard Brandon McCoy (1) and charges towards the basket on Tuesday at the Convocation Center. Nicholls finished with a career-high 14 points as NIU men's basketball defeated Benedictine 89-70 on Tuesday. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

Men’s basketball cruises past Benedictine, ends losing streak

By Lucas Didier, Former Sports Editor | December 3, 2024

DeKALB – NIU men’s basketball (3-6) soundly defeated the Benedictine University Eagles (1-6) by a score of 89-70 as multiple Huskies reached career highs in points. The win snaps a five-game losing streak. “Good opportunity to get back on the...