DeKALB, Ill. – The Western Michigan men's basketball team fell at Northern Illinois, 85-65, on Tuesday evening.
Three players scored in double-figures for Western Michigan (8-13, 2-7 MAC), led by , who tallied 16 points and collected a team-leading six rebounds. and chipped in 10 points apiece.
NIU (7-13, 3-6) got out to a quick start, tallying the first 10 points of the evening. The Huskies extended their advantage to 21-8, before Western Michigan notched seven straight points to close the gap to 21-15. Northern Illinois came right back with the next six to push the margin back into double-digits, 27-15.