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Huskies win on Senior Night

By Jerry Burnes | February 29, 2012

Add Marquavese Ford to Toledo’s wanted list. With 7.8 seconds left on the clock and the Huskies up three, the freshman guard stole an inbound pass and a 65-61 victory from the Rockets Wednesday night at the NIU Convocation Center. “He was jogging...

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Grading our men’s basketball freshmen

By Brian Belford | February 27, 2012

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...

NIU Guard Tony Nixon soars for a tip in during the second half
during the game against Miami(OH) at the NIU Convocation Center on
Wednesday night.

Men’s basketball defeats Miami (Ohio)

By Brian Belford | February 9, 2012

Thanks to a perfect Storm, a replay and a Norwegian who can make free throws, NIU beat Miami (Ohio) 62-59 in dramatic fashion.Huskies' forward Tyler Storm scored a career-high 17 points, and two clutch free throws by Stian Berg and a last second buzzer...

Huskies still searching for starting point guard

Huskies still searching for starting point guard

By Brian Belford | January 24, 2012

The importance of the point guard in basketball is paramount to the success any team has while playing the sport. The athlete who plays this position will, for the most part, touch the ball on every possession, set up a play and control the flow of the...