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Junior guard Tony Nixon (South Holland, Ill./Seton Academy) scored a game-high 14 points as the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team defeated Eastern Michigan 55-52 on Monday night at the EMU Convocation Center to advance to the Second Round of the FirstEnergy Mid-American Conference Tournament. The victory snapped a nine-game conference tournament losing streak for the...

Ball State erased an eight-point halftime deficit, defeating the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team, 62-51, on Saturday afternoon at Worthen Arena in the regular season finale for both team. Freshman wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) paced the Huskies with 16 points and a team-best six rebounds. The MAC Freshman of the Year candidate also...

The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team held Toledo scoreless for the final 4:27 of the contest, helping the Huskies earn a 65-61 comeback victory Wednesday night on Senior Night at the NIU Convocation Center. The Huskies finished the game on an 8-0 run to erase a four-point deficit and earn the victory. Freshman wing Abdel...

Freshman wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) scored a game-high 24 points and pulled down a game-best eight rebounds but it wasn’t enough as the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team dropped a 74-64 decision to Central Michigan at McGuirk Arena on Sunday afternoon. Freshman forward Kevin Gray (Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy) added a career-high 13 points....

Trailing by as many as 10 points in the second half, the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team used a 21-8 run to close the game to earn a 62-59 victory over Miami University on Wednesday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Senior forward Tyler Storm (Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo) scored a career-best 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting,...

The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team played Bowling Green even in the second half, but were unable to overcome a slow first half start, falling 65-40 on Saturday evening at the Stroh Center. Freshman wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) just missed a double-double with eight points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Freshman guard Stian...

Redshirt sophomore guard Antone Christian (Nashville, Tenn./Martin Luther King Magnet) scored a season-high 15 points Wednesday night as the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team fell, 67-58, to Ohio University at the NIU Convocation Center. Leading by one at the intermission, Ohio used a 12-1 run to open a gap early in the second half. NIU...

Freshman forward Keith Gray (Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy) scored a career-best 15 points and tied a career-high with seven rebounds, but the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team fell, 90-56, on Wednesday night at the M.A.C. Center. Freshman guard Stian Berg (Baerum, Norway/Norges Toppidretts Gymnas) added nine points and freshman guard Marquavese Ford (Saginaw, Mich./Saginaw) chipped in...

With a 19-3 run to close the first half, Toledo bettered Northern Illinois, 71-41, on Wednesday night at Savage Arena. Freshman guard Stian Berg (Baerum, Norway/Norges Toppidretts Gymnas) and freshman forward Keith Gray (Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy) each led the Huskies with eight points. “It’s unfortunate, we just weren’t sharp today,” said NIU head coach Mark...

Behind 55 percent shooting from the field, including 63.2 percent behind the three-point arc, the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team defeated Central Michigan, 74-66, on Saturday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center. Freshman wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) led the Huskies with a career-high 22 points, including 5-of-5 from behind the arc. Freshman guard...

The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team allowed just eight second half points en route to a 72-46 victory over Roosevelt University on Monday night at the NIU Convocation Center. The Huskies held the Lakers to just 7.4 percent (2-of-27) second half shooting to erase a five-point halftime deficit and give head coach Mark Montgomery his...

The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team played even with DePaul for nearly 25 minutes on Wednesday night at the NIU Convocation Center before the Blue Demons pulled away for a 75-52 victory. Senior forward Tim Toler (Indianapolis, Ind./Avon/Danville Area CC) paced the Huskies with 18 points and 13 rebounds, the third double-double of his career....