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Freshman guard Akeem Springs (Waukegan, Ill./Waukegan Township) led Northern Illinois with 15 points but it wasn’t enough as Loyola Chicago escaped with a 53-46 victory on Saturday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center. The Ramblers led by one at the half and used 56.3 percent shooting in the second half to claim the seven-point victory....

Northern Illinois trailed Horizon League preseason favorite Valparaiso by just six at the half, but the Crusaders shot 68 percent from the field in the second half to take a 69-46 victory on Tuesday morning in the ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon at the Athletics-Recreation Center. Junior forward Aksel Bolin (Asker, Norway/Asker) paced NIU with...

Northern Illinois trailed by just one with 13 minutes remaining, but a 13-3 burst helped propel Nebraska Omaha to a 77-64 victory on Friday night at Ralston Arena. Junior forward Aksel Bolin (Asker, Norway/Asker) scored a team-high 11 points while freshman guard Daveon Balls (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) added 10 for the Huskies. “Omaha’s experience definitely...

Six players scored in double figures, led by 12 each from sophomore forward Kevin Gray (Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy) and freshman guard Mike Davis (Garfield Heights, Ohio/Garfield Heights) as the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team defeated Aurora University, 89-56, in an exhibition contest Saturday night at the NIU Convocation Center. “I thought that we shared the...

The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team kicks off the second year of the Mark Montgomery era tonight when the Huskies hold their first official practice of the 2012-13 season. “It’s a new group, we want to build on the momentum from the end of last year but it’s a new team with new faces,” said...

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 forward Keith Gray (Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy) and freshman wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) each scored 13 points, but the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team fell, 75-51, to MAC-leading Akron on Saturday night at Rhodes Arena. The Huskies trailed by single-digits early in the second half but a 14-0 run by the Zips helped...

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,...

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...

Freshman wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) scored a career-high 26 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team saw its second half rally come up short, 75-65, against Ball State on Saturday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Trailing by as much as 15, the Huskies trimmed the Cardinal lead...

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...