Northern Illinois Huskies

Northern Illinois Huskies

6-25 - 12th in MAC

2025 Schedule

GASO
L 80-65
NIU
NIU
W 105-37
HCC
NIU
W 79-66
MONM
BRAD
L 76-60
NIU
NIU
L 75-48
ELON
DEP
L 98-52
NIU
VAL
L 87-82
NIU
EIU
L 72-59
NIU
NIU
W 89-70
BENILL
UNI
L 101-57
NIU
ILST
L 81-60
NIU
NIU
W 117-50
EAS
EMU
L 75-71
NIU
NIU
L 68-50
KENT
OHIO
L 108-70
NIU
NIU
L 84-69
M-OH
NIU
L 71-66
CMU
WMU
L 72-70
NIU
NIU
W 76-66
BALL
NIU
L 80-70
AKR
TOL
L 89-85
NIU
BGSU
L 84-77
NIU
NIU
L 66-64
UL
NIU
L 73-67
BUF
BALL
L 89-83
NIU
AKR
L 73-63
NIU
NIU
L 79-76
EMU
M-OH
L 87-58
NIU
NIU
L 74-70
WMU
NIU
L 71-58
BGSU
CMU
W 83-81
NIU
Dent, Northern Illinois beat Central Michigan 83-81 in double OT Dent, Northern Illinois beat Central Michigan 83-81 in double OT

— 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 finale on Friday.

James Dent Jr. hits winner late in double OT for Northern Illinois James Dent Jr. hits winner late in double OT for Northern Illinois

James Dent Jr. hits winner late in double OT for Northern Illinois

Bowling Green defeats Northern Illinois 71-58 Bowling Green defeats Northern Illinois 71-58

— Javontae Campbell had 19 points in Bowling Green's 71-58 win against Northern Illinois on Tuesday.

Willis scores 17, Western Michigan takes down Northern Illinois 74-70 Willis scores 17, Western Michigan takes down Northern Illinois 74-70

— Chansey Willis Jr. scored 17 points as Western Michigan beat Northern Illinois 74-70 on Saturday.

Byers and Elmer score 22 points apiece to help Miami (Ohio) knock off Northern Illinois 87-58 Byers and Elmer score 22 points apiece to help Miami (Ohio) knock off Northern Illinois 87-58

— Brant Byers and Eian Elmer scored 22 points apiece to lead Miami (Ohio) to an 87-58 victory over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night.

Brant Byers gets up for the beautiful flush Brant Byers gets up for the beautiful flush

Brant Byers gets up for the beautiful flush

Terry and Eastern Michigan knock off Northern Illinois 79-76 Terry and Eastern Michigan knock off Northern Illinois 79-76

— Jalen Terry scored the game-winning 3-pointer with one second left and racked up 28 total points to lead Eastern Michigan past Northern Illinois 79-76 on Saturday.

Johnson and Scott each score 15, and Akron beats Northern Illinois 73-63 for 14th straight victory Johnson and Scott each score 15, and Akron beats Northern Illinois 73-63 for 14th straight victory

— Tavari Johnson and Shammah Scott each had 15 points, and Akron beat Northern Illinois 73-63 on Tuesday night to extend its winning streak to 14.

Shammah Scott gets the and-1 to fall Shammah Scott gets the and-1 to fall

Shammah Scott gets the and-1 to fall to pad Akron's lead late in the second half.

MAC Standings

TEAM W L GB OVR
Akron 84.0 - 7 28
Miami (OH) 80.6 2.5 9 25
Kent State 73.5 4.5 12 24
Toledo 78.9 9 15 18
Ohio 79.8 10.5 16 16
Eastern Michigan 73.6 10.5 16 16
Western Michigan 72.1 14.5 20 12
Bowling Green 73.5 12.5 18 14
Ball State 75.4 12 17 14
Central Michigan 75.5 12 17 14
Buffalo 71.8 17 22 9
Northern Illinois 70.9 20 25 6
Full Standings

2021 Team Leaders

Offense

  • Points Per Game

    Quentin Jones

    Quentin Jones, G

    16.6

  • Assists Per Game

    Quentin Jones

    Quentin Jones, G

    3.5

  • Field Goal Percentage

    Quentin Jones

    Quentin Jones, G

    45.5

Defense

  • Rebounds Per Game

    James Dent Jr.

    James Dent Jr., G

    5.4

  • Steals Per Game

    Quentin Jones

    Quentin Jones, G

    1.3

  • Blocks Per Game

    Quentin Jones

    Quentin Jones, G

    0.9