Idaho Vandals at Northern Illinois Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
67 - 78
67 - 78
Northern Illinois downs Idaho 78-67
Travon Baker scored 14, Jordan Threloff 11, and the Huskies (2-0 Mid-American Conference) outshot the Vandals 51 percent to 42.9 percent.
It is the first 2-0 start for the Huskies since 2006-07.
Sekou Wiggs scored 18 for Idaho (2-1 Big Sky), Mike Scott 17, and Bira Seck grabbed 11 rebounds.
Idaho led 17-16 on a free throw by Ty Egbert, but Chuks Iroegbu's 3-pointer sparked a 10-2 NIU run and the Huskies led 39-27 at halftime.
Idaho drew to within five (41-36) after a 9-0 run in the second half, but Armstead hit three 3-pointers in building a 14-point NIU lead. The Vandals again closed to within five (61-56) at 8:43 on a jumper by Scott, but NIU rallied again with 10 free throws down the stretch.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Idaho Deadball Team Rebound. | 67 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Sekou Wiggs missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Paulin Mpawe Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Travon Baker missed Free Throw. | 67 - 78 |
Statistics
 IDHO |
 NIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-56 | FG | 26-51 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 5-23 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 14-16 | FT | 18-26 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 8 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 23 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: NIU Convocation Center
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 1,003 | Capacity:
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 1,003 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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 |