By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| January 7, 2023
The NIU men’s basketball team was defeated by the University of Akron 76-51 in their first conference matchup of the year.
Akron junior forward Enrique Freeman scored 27 points and recorded 15 rebounds for the Zips. Junior guard Greg Tribble contributed...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| December 23, 2022
NIU junior guard Keshawn Williams tied his career-high 32 points in a 67-57 upset victory over Indiana State University in Thursday’s afternoon matchup.
The Huskies went into Thursday’s game with a record of 3-9, the worst record in the Mid-American...
DeKALB – NIU men’s basketball (3-8) fell to the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams (8-4) on Saturday in a 90-63 rout in the Huskies’ final game of an eight-game road trip.
Junior guard Keshawn Williams and sophomore guard Zarique Nutter were...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| December 13, 2022
The NIU men’s basketball team was defeated by No. 15 Gonzaga University 88-67 on Monday in its first ever meeting with the Bulldogs. Gonzaga extended its home winning streak to 71 games, the longest active home winning streak in the NCAA.
A backdoor...
DeKALB – NIU men’s basketball entered the win column for the first time this season after pulling out a 99-73 victory in its first ever meeting with the Purdue University Northwest Pride on Monday evening.
Fresh off a pair of losses to in-state opponents,...
