Toledo Rockets at Northern Illinois Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
49 - 58
49 - 58
Baker's 21 leads Northern Illinois past Toledo 58-49
Aaric Armstead and Levi Bradley added 12 points for the Huskies (16-3, 5-1 Mid-American), who have their best start to a season since the 1990-91 team went 17-2.
Nathan Boothe had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets (12-7, 3-3).
Baker had four 3s and 12 points in the first half when the Huskies erased a nine-point deficit to take a 29-27 lead.
Toledo never caught the Huskies in the second half. A 3-pointer by Bradley put NIU up by nine with 12:52 to play but Jaelan Sanford and Boothe had 3s as the Rockets quickly got it back to two. Back-to-back 3s by Baker pushed the lead to 49-38 with 4:37 left and the Huskies hit 7 of 8 free throws to secure the win.
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Statistics
 TOL |
 NIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-61 | FG | 19-61 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 5-30 | 3PT | 8-24 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 6-11 | FT | 12-16 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Assists | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: NIU Convocation Center
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 3,166 | Capacity:
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 3,166 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |
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 |