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Western Michigan Broncos at Northern Illinois Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Michigan Broncos
14-15, 3-10 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 56
Northern Illinois Huskies
15-15, 9-8 Home

W. Michigan beats N. Illinois for 7th straight win

The win keeps the Broncos in a first place tie atop the Mid-American Conference West Division with Ball State with one game remaining.

Thomas Wilder finished with 13 points and Reggie Jones added 12 for Western Michigan (14-15, 10-7), which hit nine 3-pointers and dished out 19 assists on its 26 total field goals.

Marin Maric scored 18 points and grabbed 12 boards for Northern Illinois (15-14, 7-9), which was held to just 39 percent shooting and 22.2 percent from 3-point range.

The Huskies cut a 10-point halftime deficit to 41-39 after a Justin Thomas layup with 15:35 left. But the Broncos immediately answered with an 8-0 run to push their lead back to double figures.

Western Michigan kept the Huskies at arm's length the rest of the night, and a Wilder 3 with 1:01 left put them away.

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  • TV Channel: Western Michigan at Northern Illinois 2021 College Basketball, week 17, is broadcasted on ESPN3.
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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 70 - 56
2nd 0:24 Thomas Wilder Defensive Rebound. 70 - 56
2nd 0:24 Levi Bradley missed Three Point Jumper. 70 - 56
2nd 0:32 Tucker Haymond made Free Throw. 70 - 56
2nd 0:32 Tucker Haymond made Free Throw. 69 - 56

Statistics

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26-56 FG 23-59
46 Field Goal % 39
9-20 3PT 4-18
45 Three Point % 22
9-10 FT 6-12
90 Free Throw % 50
38 Rebounds 31
9 Offensive Rebounds 9
29 Defensive Rebounds 22
19 Assists 10
4 Steals 6
3 Blocks 1
17 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 12
13 Fast Break Points 12
37 Points in Paint 32
11 Fouls 13
14 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Venue: NIU Convocation Center

Location: Dekalb, IL
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
Full Standings