Maine Black Bears at Northern Illinois Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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56 - 61
56 - 61
Northern Illinois gets by Maine 61-56
Aaric Armstead and Orris hit back-to-back 3-pointers at the 10:15 mark, sparking a 28-2 run to seal it for Northern Illinois (3-1).
Marko Pirovic hit a 3 to give Maine a 54-33 lead with 10:43 to play. The Black Bears then made 1 of 12 from the field, and committed 11 turnovers in the final 10:20.
Jordan Threloff grabbed 12 rebounds and chipped in seven points for the Huskies, who shot just 30.8 percent from the field.
Till Gloger scored to give Maine a 31-18 lead with 2:42 to play in the first half, and the Black Bears led 31-21 at the break.
Pirovic and Shaun Lawton scored 10 points to lead Maine (0-5).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Maine Deadball Team Rebound. | 56 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Darrell Bowie Block. | 56 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Ethan Mackey missed Layup. | 56 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Aaric Armstead made Free Throw. | 56 - 61 |
Statistics
 ME |
 NIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-57 | FG | 16-52 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 3-7 | FT | 26-36 |
| 43 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Assists | 5 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 29 | Fouls | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: NIU Convocation Center
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 716 | Capacity:
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 716 | Capacity:
2025-26 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-12 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
| UAlbany | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9 | 9-21 |
| Bryant | 5-11 | 9 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10 | 8-23 |
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 |