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>
49 - 63
49 - 63
Porter's 12 points lead Northern Illinois past Idaho, 63-49
The Huskies now are 3-0 to start the season, with all three wins coming at home.
Levi Bradley's jumper with 20 seconds left got Northern Illinois even, 21-21 going into intermission and Porter's trey with 17:18 left in the game gave the Huskies the lead for good, 30-27. Bradley gave the Huskies their largest lead, 56-44, on a layup with 2:59 left.
After shooting better than 60 percent from the field in their win over Roosevelt Monday, the Huskies managed to shoot just 39.5 percent (17 of 43) against the Vandals.
Brayon Blake scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Idaho (1-1) and Victor Sanders added 14 points. The Vandals were 18 of 57 from the field (31.6 percent) and 4 of 26 from beyond the arc.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 49 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Jaylen Key Defensive Rebound. | 49 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Perrion Callandret missed Three Point Jumper. | 49 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Dontel Highsmith made Jumper. | 49 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:51 | Dontel Highsmith Defensive Rebound. | 49 - 61 |
Statistics
 IDHO |
 NIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-57 | FG | 17-43 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 4-26 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 15 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 9-22 | FT | 25-35 |
| 41 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 7 | Assists | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 31 | Fouls | 24 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: NIU Convocation Center
Location: Dekalb, IL
Capacity:
Location: Dekalb, IL
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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 |
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| 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 |