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Rockford Regents at Northern Illinois Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rockford Regents
, Away
Final
54 - 93
Northern Illinois Huskies
1-0, 1-0 Home

Northern Illinois beats Division III Rockford 93-54

Key, who missed all of last season with an injury, made 7 of 9 shots and grabbed eight rebounds.

Noah McCarty chipped in with 14 points for Northern Illinois, which outrebounded Rockford 39-23. Levi Bradley had nine points and nine rebounds, moving within 17 points of 1,000 for his career. The Huskies host defending Horizon League champion Northern Kentucky on Friday night.

NIU shot 60 percent in the first half, led 41-25, and finished at 61.7 percent.

Tony Diemer, who averaged 18 points a game last year, led Rockford with 12 points. The Regents turned it over 24 times, leading to 25 points, and shot 35 percent. Rockford's bench was outscored 48-29.

Last season, the Huskies defeated the Regents 105-53.

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Matchup Prediction

Northern Illinois: 92.3%
Rockford: 7.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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21-60 FG 37-60
35.0 Field Goal % 61.7
5-16 3PT 5-20
31.3 Three Point % 25.0
7-12 FT 14-21
58.3 Free Throw % 66.7
20 Rebounds 39
6 Offensive Rebounds 10
14 Defensive Rebounds 29
9 Assists 20
6 Steals 12
0 Blocks 4
22 Turnovers 17
0 Team Turnovers 0
22 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
20 Fouls 16

Game Information

Venue: NIU Convocation Center

Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 843 | Capacity:

2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings

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Toledo 0-0 - 2-1
Buffalo 0-0 - 2-2
Central Michigan 0-0 - 2-2
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Ball State 0-0 - 1-2
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