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Neither team led by more than five points in the second half, but Ball State connected on 78.9 percent (15-of-19) of its second half free throws to edge past Northern Illinois, 56-52, on Wednesday night at the NIU Convocation Center. The Cardinals came into the contest shooting 62.7 percent from the charity stripe on the...

Sophomore wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) recorded his second consecutive double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds but Northern Illinois was unable to hang on to a late 3-point lead, falling to Toledo, 69-64, at the NIU Convocation Center. Junior forward Aksel Bolin (Asker, Norway/Asker) added a career-best 18 points with six rebounds and...

Sophomore wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) scored a game-high 23 points as Northern Illinois claimed a 74-61 victory over Central Michigan on Wednesday night at McGuirk Arena. The Huskies shot 60 percent (12-of-20) from the field in the second half while holding the Chippewas to just 29.2 percent (7-of-24) shooting in the second stanza....

Western Michigan shot 54.3 percent (19-of-35) from the field while holding Northern Illinois to just 20 percent shooting (11-of-55) as the Broncos earned a 71-34 victory on Saturday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Sophomore forward Kevin Gray (Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy) tied a career-high with 13 points and grabbed a team-best five rebounds for the...

Four Huskies scored in double figures but Northern Illinois was unable to recover from a 20-0 first half run by Ohio, falling 81-63 on Wednesday night. Sophomore wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) scored a team-high 16 points and grabbed a game-best seven rebounds. Sophomore forward Keith Gray (Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy) scored 14 points while...

Northern Illinois and Miami were tied at 28 at the half, but the Huskies shot 63.2 percent (12-of-19) after the intermission to run away with a 72-61 conference-opening victory Wednesday night at Millett Hall. NIU shot 69.2 percent (9-of-13) from behind the 3-point line and 80.8 percent (21-of-26) from the free-throw line in the contest....

Sophomore wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed six rebounds as Northern Illinois gave DePaul all it could handle before falling, 69-64, on Sunday afternoon at Allstate Arena. In a contest that featured 10 ties and 14 lead changes, a five-point deficit with a minute to play ultimately proved...

Three Huskies scored in double figures as Northern Illinois used the energy of an Orange Bowl Pep Rally crowd to earn a 65-54 victory over Southern Illinois Edwardsville on Wednesday night at the NIU Convocation Center. Junior forward Aksel Bolin (Asker, Norway/Asker) led the Huskies with 15 points. Northern Illinois (2-5) led nearly the entire...

Freshman forward Sam Mader (Appleton, Wis./Appleton East) and freshman guard Akeem Springs (Waukegan, Ill./Waukegan Township) each scored 16 points Sunday as Northern Illinois earned a 72-54 victory over Judson University at the NIU Convocation Center. Northern Illinois (1-2) shot 50 percent (30-of-60) from the field and out-rebounded Judson, 38-19, but the Eagles hung around in...

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...

Akeem Springs (Waukegan, Ill. / Waukegan Township) has signed a letter of intent to join the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team, NIU head coach Mark Montgomery announced Thursday. “In high school Akeem was a do-it-all player and at the college level we see him as a combo guard,” Montgomery said. “I think he can play...