Tag: men's basketball
With Friday night’s Kent State loss at Akron, the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team has guaranteed itself a first-round home game in the 2014 Mid-American Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Huskies will play Bowling Green at 7 p.m. Monday, March 10, at the NIU Convocation Center. Monday’s first round game will mark the first...
Playing without its leading scorer, sophomore Darrell Bowie (Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep) due to illness, the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team led Western Michigan most of the way before falling late, 61-56, on Tuesday night at University Arena. Freshman Aaric Armstead (Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep) led NIU with 15 points, redshirt junior Jordan Threloff...
The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team was held scoreless for the final three minutes and Eastern Michigan scored the final 10 points of the contest to slip past the Huskies, 56-52, on Saturday afternoon at the EMU Convocation Center. Freshman Aaric Armstead (Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep) scored 11 points and also finished with five...
Four players scored in double figures, led by 17 points from sophomore Travon Baker (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium) as the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team knocked off Toledo, 74-66, on Wednesday night at the NIU Convocation Center. The Huskies held the Rockets to just 34.4 percent (11-of-32) shooting in the second half to overcome a...
Despite trailing by six with 32 seconds left, the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team had a chance to tie at the buzzer, but a three-pointer fell short and Central Michigan escaped with a 70-67 win Sunday afternoon at McGuirk Arena. Freshman Aaric Armstead (Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep) led NIU with a new career-high 19...
Redshirt junior Jordan Threloff’s (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb/Illinois State) tip-in with 0.8 seconds left lifted the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team to a 61-59 double overtime victory over Eastern Michigan on Thursday night at the NIU Convocation Center. The tip-in capped a career night for Threloff who finishes with 27 points and 18 rebounds, his first...
Three Huskies scored in double figures, led by 14 points from redshirt junior Jordan Threloff (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb/Illinois State) but the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team dropped a 62-54 decision Saturday night at Rhodes Arena. Freshman Aaric Armstead (Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep) scored 13 points and sophomore Travon Baker (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium) added 10 points....
The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team shot 57.7 percent (30-of-52), including 66.7 percent (16-of-24) in the second half, as it cruised to an 88-63 victory over Central Michigan on Wednesday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Sophomore Darrell Bowie (Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep) scored a game-high 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out...
Trailing by as much as 16 in the second half Sunday afternoon, the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team had a chance to tie the game in the final minute. A pair of three-point attempts came up short, however, as the Huskies fell to Western Michigan, 74-71, at the NIU Convocation Center. Redshirt junior Jordan Threloff...
The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team outscored Miami (Ohio) 25-4 in the final 14 minutes Tuesday night to claim its third consecutive victory, 53-41, at the NIU Convocation Center. Senior Aksel Bolin (Asker, Norway/Asker), sophomore Travon Baker (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium) and junior Aaron Armstead (Chicago, Ill./Hales Franciscan/San Jose City College) each scored 10 points for...
NIU Athletics will debut a new way for fans to enjoy their experience at Huskie men’s and women’s basketball games by opening “The Nelson Club at NIU.” The Nelson Club features enhanced food and beverage options throughout the game, different menus for each game and the opportunity to interact with athletic department, university and community...
The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team rallied from a 14-point second half deficit to defeat Kent State, 50-49, on Wednesday night at the M.A.C. Center. Senior Aksel Bolin (Asker, Norway/Asker) scored a game-high 14 points and sophomore Travon Baker (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium) scored 11, including two free throws with five seconds to play to...
