Nasir Muhammad had 19 points, James Dent Jr. and Quaran McPherson added double-doubles and Northern Illinois defeated Ball State 76-66 on Saturday night to end a six-game losing streak DEKALB, Ill. -- ...

BOTTOM LINE: Buffalo visits Northern Illinois in MAC action Tuesday. The Huskies are 5-6 on their home court. Northern Illinois allows 76.3 points and has been outscored by 5.0 points per game.

Tavari Johnson scored 21 points and Akron defeated Northern Illinois 80-70 on Tuesday night for its eighth win in a row.

Students from Franklin and Rushville are among those named to the fall semester dean's list at Northern Illinois University.

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (7-17, 5-7 Sun Belt) at Northern Illinois Huskies (5-17, 1-9 MAC) DeKalb, Illinois; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana visits Northern Illinois after Mostapha El ...

Northern Illinois will try to end its four-game skid when the Huskies take on Buffalo. The teams play Tuesday for the first time this season.

Akron Zips (14-5, 7-0 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (5-14, 1-6 MAC) DeKalb, Illinois; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Zips -16; over/under is 154.5 BOTTOM LINE: Akron will try to keep ...

Northern Illinois averages 70.5 points per game, 2.9 fewer points than the 73.4 Ball State allows. Ball State has shot at a 46.5% clip from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points higher than ...

Miami (OH) RedHawks (11-4, 3-0 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (4-11, 0-3 MAC) DeKalb, Illinois; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: RedHawks -13; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE ...

Louisiana visits the Northern Illinois Huskies after Mostapha El Moutaouakkil scored 24 points in the Ragin' Cajuns' 83-82 loss to the Georgia Southern Eagles.