Bethune-Cookman Wildcats at Northern Illinois Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
51 - 65
51 - 65
Northern Illinois over Bethune-Cookman 65-51
Aaric Armstead had 11 points with five rebounds for the Huskies and Aaron Armstead came off the bench to add 10.
The Huskies (6-6) started the game with an 8-0 run and went into the break leading 33-22. A Pete Rakocevic layup at 5:04 in the second gave the team a 19-point advantage, 60-41. Northern Illinois went 46.3 from the field overall.
The Wildcats sent their opponents to the line 25 times during the contest where the Huskies hit 78 percent.
Down by 18 with just over a minute to play, Clemmye Owens sank a pair of 3-pointers for the Wildcats (2-15), who posted their thirteenth-straight loss. Owens led the Wildcats with 19 points and five rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 51 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Clemmye Owens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mikel Trapp. | 51 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Darrell Bowie made Free Throw. | 48 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Darrell Bowie made Free Throw. | 48 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Foul on Mikel Trapp. | 48 - 63 |
Statistics
 BCU |
 NIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 16-54 | FG | 19-41 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 8-26 | 3PT | 2-9 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 11-15 | FT | 25-32 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Assists | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 25 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: NIU Convocation Center
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 657 | Capacity:
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 657 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
2025-26 Horizon League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Green Bay | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Youngstown State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Milwaukee | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Cleveland State | 6-14 | 9 | 11-22 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-17 | 12 | 7-25 |