FILE- Northern Illinois guard David Coit (11) drives past Iowa guard Tony Perkins (11) during the first half of an NCAA ...

In the second OT, the Huskies led 81-77 with 90 seconds left, but Anthony Pritchard’s bucket with 17 seconds to go knotted it ...

James Dent Jr. led Northern Illinois with 36 points, including the game-winning jump shot with one second remaining in double overtime, and the Huskies took down Central Michigan 83-81 in the season ...

Eastern Michigan takes on Northern Illinois after Da’Sean Nelson scored 25 points in Eastern Michigan’s 76-66 victory over the Miami (OH) RedHawks. The Huskies have gone 5-7 in home games.

Northern Illinois Huskies (12-12 ... LAST 10 GAMES: Bobcats: 1-9, averaging 56.2 points, 25.1 rebounds, 9.7 assists, 9.7 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 36.0% from the field.

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois visits Miami (OH) after Chelby Koker scored 24 points in Northern Illinois’ 79-70 loss to the Toledo Rockets. The RedHawks are 8-5 on their home court. Miami (OH) is ...

Kyler Vanderjagt also had 17 points. Northern Illinois entered halftime up 30-25. Steven Tipton paced the team in scoring in the first half with nine points. Dent led Northern Illinois with 26 ...

DEKALB, Ill. — Northern Illinois accepted an invitation to join the Horizon League in basketball and most other sports except football on Thursday. The Huskies are set to become the league's ...