El-Amin leads Ball State past Northern Illinois 79-70 in OT

Ishmael El-Amin had 18 points as Ball State defeated Northern Illinois 79-70 in overtime on Tuesday night.

Wilson leads SIU Edwardsville past Northern Illinois 73-53

Sidney Wilson had a career-high 22 points as SIU Edwardsville easily defeated Northern Illinois 73-53 on Wednesday night.

Western Michigan rallies for 30-27 victory over Northern Illinois

D’Wayne Eskridge ran a kickoff back for a touchdown and capped a big day with a reverse that set up the winning field goal as unbeaten Western Michigan edged Northern Illinois 30-27 on Saturday.

UIC roars from 22 down to tip N. Illinois in Yaklich debut

RayQuawndis Mitchell drained three late 3-pointers and Illinois-Chicago fought from 22 points down in the second half to defeat Northern Illinois 65-61 on Wednesday to give coach Luke Yaklich his first win in Division I.

Plitt, Huntley lead Ball State over Northern Illinois 31-25

Drew Plitt threw a pair of touchdown passes, Caleb Huntley ran for 103 yards and Ball State beat Northern Illinois 31-25 on Wednesday night.

Central Michigan beats Northern Illinois 40-10

Lew Nichols III had 12 carries for 91 yards and a touchdowns and added a 58-yard TD reception to help Central Michigan beat Northern Illinois 40-10 on Wednesday night.

Tahjai Teague leads Ball St. over N. Illinois 75-54

Tahjai Teague tallied 18 points and 11 rebounds to carry Ball St. to a 75-54 win over Northern Illinois on Friday night.

German scores 22 to lift N. Illinois past Toledo 71-50

Eugene German had 22 points as Northern Illinois easily defeated Toledo 71-50 on Tuesday night to clinch a first-round bye in the upcoming Mid-American Conference tournament.

Eugene German's 3-pointer helps N. Illinois beat E. Michigan 73-71

Eugene German hit a career-high seven 3-pointers, including the go-ahead 3 with 8.9 seconds left, and tied his season best with 27 points to help Northern Illinois beat Eastern Michigan 73-71 on Tuesday night.

NIU 82, Central Michigan 81

The NIU Huskies beat Central Michigan 82-81.

Miami 65, Northern Illinois 60

Miami (Ohio) beat Northern Illinois 65-60 Saturday.

German scores 25 to lead N. Illinois over Toledo 66-61

Eugene German had 25 points as Northern Illinois narrowly defeated Toledo 66-61 on Tuesday night for its fifth straight win.

German scores 25 to lead N. Illinois over Toledo 66-61

Eugene German had 25 points as Northern Illinois narrowly defeated Toledo 66-61 on Tuesday night for its fifth straight win.

NIU Huskies sail past Miami 70-55

Northern Illinois sailed past Miami (Ohio) 70-55 Saturday.

McCarty's jumper lifts N. Illinois over Ohio 61-59

Eugene German scored 18 points, Noah McCarty added a career-high 16, including the game-winning shot, and Northern Illinois beat Ohio 61-59 on Tuesday night to win its third straight.

Eugene German scores 17 to lead N. Illinois over Kent St. 76-69

Eugene German scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Northern Illinois held off Kent State 76-69 on Tuesday night, handing the Golden Flashes their first home loss of the season.