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In a contest that featured 13 ties and 14 lead changes, a pair of late free throws led Kent State to a 67-65 victory over Northern Illinois University on Saturday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Senior center Jordan Threloff (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb/Illinois State) scored a season-high 21 points and added nine rebounds but the Huskies...

Despite playing without leading scorer Darrell Bowie, the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team earned a 70-60 victory over Ohio University on Wednesday night at Ohio’s Convocation Center in the Mid-American Conference opener. Sophomore Aaric Armstead (Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep) scored a game-high 17 points and junior Travon Baker (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium) added 15 off...

The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team had two possessions to tie or take the lead in the final minute Saturday night, but Eastern Illinois made a pair of stops and held on for a 59-55 victory over the Huskies at Lantz Arena. Junior Darrell Bowie (Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep) scored a team-high 14 points...

DePaul made 11 three-pointers and shot 53.8 percent from the field Tuesday night to claim a 78-67 victory over the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team at Allstate Arena. Sophomore Aaric Armstead (Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep) scored a game-high 16 points to lead the Huskies, junior Darrell Bowie (Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep) added 15 points...

The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team trailed by 21 with 10:43 to play before closing on a 28-2 run to earn a 61-56 victory over Maine on Sunday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center. Sophomore guard Michael Orris (Crete, Ill./Crete-Monee/Kansas State) scored a career-high 18 points and junior wing Darrell Bowie (Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep)...

The NIU men’s basketball team shot 51 percent from the field, including 57.1 percent in the second half, to earn a 78-67 victory over Idaho Thursday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Sophomore Aaric Armstead (Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep) and junior Darrell Bowie (Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep) each scored 16 as the Huskies moved to...

Redshirt senior center Jordan Threloff (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb/Illinois State) scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds Saturday as the NIU men’s basketball team claimed an 86-56 victory over Aurora in the regular season opener at the NIU Convocation Center. Sophomore guard Aaric Armstead (Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep) also added 17 points as the Huskies won their...

Redshirt senior center Jordan Threloff (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb/Illinois State) scored a game-high 15 points with a game-best 10 rebounds as the NIU men’s basketball team cruised to a 71-44 exhibition victory over Roosevelt University on Saturday evening at the NIU Convocation Center. Four Huskies scored in double figures as NIU raced out to a 17-0 lead...

The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team led by 11 at halftime Wednesday night. However, the team saw its lead slip away in the second half as they fell 53-48 to Eastern Michigan in the second round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament at Quicken Loans Arena. Redshirt junior Jordan Threloff (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb/Illinois State) and freshman...

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...