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

Central Michigan Chippewas (8-11, 4-4 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (8-11, 2-6 MAC) DeKalb, Illinois; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Central Michigan faces Northern Illinois after Madi Morson scored 25 points in Central Michigan's 81-70 victory over the Western Michigan Broncos.

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

DEKALB, Ill. — 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, Illinois; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Zips -16; over/under is 154.5 BOTTOM LINE: Akron will try to keep its three-game road win streak intact when the Zips play Northern Illinois.

Northern Illinois University recently announced its graduates' list for the fall 2024 semester. The university awarded over 1,150 students bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in December. Sauk Valley-area graduating students include: * Ashton: Austin Bogle,

BOTTOM LINE: Akron will try to keep its seven-game win streak alive when the Zips take on Northern Illinois. The Huskies have gone 5-4 at home. Northern Illinois is 3-10 against opponents with a winning record.

Northern Illinois heads into a matchup with Ball State as losers of three straight home games. The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

Northern Illinois hosts the Ball State Cardinals after Chelby Koker scored 23 points in Northern Illinois' 78-70 win over the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

Northern Illinois makes 43.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.5 percentage points higher than Central Michigan has allowed to its opponents (40.5%). Central Michigan's 37.4% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.6 percentage points lower than Northern Illinois has allowed to its opponents (40.0%).

Ethan Hampton has something to brag about to his new Illinois teammates after the former Northern Illinois quarterback led the Huskies to one of the most impressive wins of the 2024 season with NIU stunning eventual national runner-up Notre Dame with a 16-14 victory against the Irish last September in South Bend,

Nardjay Johnson, 23, was arrested after police officers were called to a Rockford hospital on June 20th, 2024, to meet with the 9-year-old victim of a sexual assault.