Tag: Travon Baker
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...
Trailing by as much as 15 in the first half, the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team rallied for a 67-65 overtime victory over Ball State on Saturday afternoon at Worthen Arena. Sophomore Travon Baker (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium) hit a game-tying three with six seconds left in regulation and freshman Aaric Armstead (Chicago, Ill./La Jolla...
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...
The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team trailed Buffalo by just two with eight minutes to play, but the Bulls scored seven of the next eight points in the contest and went on to a 75-67 victory on Saturday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center. Senior Aksel Bolin (Asker, Norway/Asker) scored a season-high 17 points...
Four Huskies scored in double figures Wednesday night, led by a career-high tying 17 points from sophomore Travon Baker (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium), but the NIU men’s basketball team fell to Toledo, 77-68, at Savage Arena. The Rockets shot 50 percent (25-of-50) from the field. Sophomore Darrell Bowie (Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep) added 16 points, redshirt...
Kent State hit a 30-foot triple in the final minute of regulation and went on to earn a 73-64 over the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team on Wednesday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Junior Aaron Armstead (Chicago, Ill./Hales Franciscan/San Jose City College) recorded his first career double-double with a team-high 15 points and...
Trailing by one with three minutes to play, the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team outscored Bowling Green 11-1 down the stretch to earn a 45-36 victory on Sunday afternoon at the Stroh Center. Sophomore guard Travon Baker (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium) scored a game-high 13 points, including six in the final two minutes of the...
No. 13-ranked Iowa State shot 58.7 percent (37-of-63) from the field and made 11 three-pointers en route to a 99-63 victory over the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team on Tuesday night at Hilton Coliseum. Freshman guard Dontel Highsmith (Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac) scored a game-high 19 points and also grabbed six rebounds. Sophomore guard Travon Baker...
Freshman guard Dontel Highsmith (Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac) scored a career-high 27 points Sunday afternoon as the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team defeated UC Riverside, 71-64, at the SRC Arena. Highsmith went 9-of-11 from the field, including 3-of-5 from behind the three-point arc, and 6-of-6 from the line. Sophomore guard Travon Baker (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium) added...
