Parks, Dawson help Northridge hold off N. Illinois 84-82
Aaron Parks scored 22 points, on 10-of-13 shooting, with eight rebounds and four assists, Tavrion Dawson tied a career best with 21 points and Cal State Northridge escaped with an 84-82 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday night.
Key's career best 17 lead N. Illinois in rout of Roosevelt
Jaylen Key finished a perfect 7 of 7 from the field and 3 of 3 at the line for a career-high 17 points and Northern Illinois faced little trouble in a 99-55 win over NAIA Roosevelt on Monday night.
Northern Illinois beats Indiana State 80-78 in OT
Laytwan Porter made the game-winning free throw with 4 seconds left in overtime and Northern Illinois beat Indiana State 80-78 in Friday night's season opener.
Maddie's 5 TDs lead No. Illinois in drubbing of Buffalo
Anthony Maddie threw for 199 yards, ran for 125 more, and had five total touchdowns to help lead Northern Illinois to a 44-7 win over Buffalo on Saturday.
Terrell helps lead W. Michigan past N. Illinois 45-30
Zach Terrell guided Western Michigan to four scores after halftime, including the dagger touchdown from the 2, to defeat six-time defending Mid-American West champion Northern Illinois 45-30 on Saturday night.
Northern Illinois with first win, beats Ball State 31-24
Anthony Maddie threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Northern Illinois picked up its first win with a 31-24 victory over Ball State on Saturday.
Western Illinois holds off Northern Illinois for 28-23 win
Sean McGuire threw for 315 yards and a touchdown, the Western Illinois defense came up with two late stops, and the FCS Leathernecks upset Northern Illinois 28-23 on Saturday.
San Diego State beats Northern Illinois 42-28
Donnel Pumphrey ran for three touchdowns and Christian Chapman threw for three more as San Diego State won its 13th consecutive game, beating Northern Illinois 42-28 on Saturday.
Flowers shines, South Florida routs Northern Illinois
Quinton Flowers threw for 350 yards and four touchdowns to lead South Florida to a 48-17 rout of Northern Illinois on Saturday night.
Allen's 7-yard TD run lifts Wyoming over N. Illinois in 3OT
Josh Allen eluded three would-be tacklers on a wild touchdown scramble from 7 yards out in the third overtime to lift Wyoming to a 40-34 win over Northern Illinois in a game that began nearly two hours late Saturday night due to thunderstorms and ended early Sunday morning.
Northern Illinois eliminates Western Michigan in MAC 56-50
Travon Baker scored 18 points, including eight in a row in a key stretch late, and seventh-seeded Northern Illinois beat No. 10 seed Western Michigan 56-50 in a Mid-American Conference tournament first round matchup on Monday night.
Hot-shooting Northern Illinois beats Ball St. 80-69
Aaric Armstead hit four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points, and Levi Bradley scored 13 on 5-of-7 shooting to help Northern Illinois beat Ball State 80-69 Friday night.
Bond's late 3 gives E. Michigan 75-71 win over N. Illinois
Tim Bond drilled a 3-point jumper with three seconds left as Eastern Michigan rallied to knock off Northern Illinois 75-71 on Tuesday night.
Northern Illinois easily dispatches Western Michigan 76-67
Aaric Armstead scored 18 points, Marin Maric added 16, and Northern Illinois dominated Western Michigan 76-67 on Saturday.
Simons, Fowler lead Central Michigan past N. Illinois 76-64
John Simons scored 17, including three 3-pointers, with eight rebounds, and Chris Fowler had 16 points, six rebounds and seven assists to lead Central Michigan past Northern Illinois 76-64 Tuesday night.
Calhoun, Ball State beat Northern Illinois 63-59
Bo Calhoun had 10 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as four other Ball State players scored in double figures and the Cardinals beat Northern Illinois 63-59 Friday night.
Northern Illinois to play at US Cellular Field next season
Northern Illinois and Toledo will play next fall at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago in what will be the first football game ever played at the home of Major League Baseball's White Sox. The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1OgvRBR ) reports that the teams will play at U.S. Cellular on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
N Illinois tops Bowling Green, 71-60, keeps pace in MAC West
Aaric Armstead scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half as Northern Illinois beat Bowling Green, 71-60 Tuesday night to remain a game back in the Mid-American Conference West Division.
Armstead gives Northern Illinois 80-79 over Akron
Aaric Armstead scored 21 points, including the game-winning free throws with 1.7 seconds left, and Northern Illinois edged Akron 80-79 on Saturday.
Cancer gives Kent State a 75-74 win over Northern Illinois
Khaliq Spicer scored 17 points and Galal Cancer hit two free throws with 7 seconds left to lift Kent State to a 75-74 win over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night.