Central Michigan Chippewas (8-11, 4-4 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (8-11, 2-6 MAC) DeKalb, Illinois; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Central Michigan faces Northern Illinois after Madi Morson scored 25 points in Central Michigan's 81-70 victory over the Western Michigan Broncos.

Nasir Muhammad had 19 points, James Dent Jr. and Quaran McPherson added double-doubles and Northern Illinois defeated Ball State 76-66 on Saturday night to end a six-game losing streak

Central Michigan Chippewas (8-11, 4-4 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (8-11, 2-6 MAC) DeKalb, Illinois; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Central Michigan visits Northern Illinois after Madi Morson scored 25 points in Central Michigan's 81-70 victory over the Western Michigan Broncos.

Northern Illinois gives up 75.6 points and has been outscored by 4.8 points per game. The Zips are 7-0 in conference games. Akron is third in the MAC with 10.6 offensive rebounds per game led by James Okonkwo averaging 2.

Tavari Johnson scored 21 points and Akron defeated Northern Illinois 80-70 on Tuesday night for its eighth win in a row.

BOTTOM LINE: Akron will try to keep its seven-game win streak alive when the Zips take on Northern Illinois. The Huskies have gone 5-4 at home. Northern Illinois is 3-10 against opponents with a winning record.

Akron led Northern Illinois at the half, 37-33, with Gray (nine points) its high scorer before the break. Akron used a 7-0 second-half run to take the lead at 47-40 with 16:42 left in the half. Tavari Johnson scored 15 second-half points.

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DEKALB, Ill. — Nasir Muhammad had 19 points, James Dent Jr. and Quaran McPherson added double-doubles and Northern Illinois defeated Ball State 76-66 on Saturday night to end a six-game losing streak.

Ball State Cardinals (9-9, 3-3 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (4-14, 0-6 MAC) DeKalb, Illinois; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -6.5; over/under is 148 BOTTOM LINE ...

Northern Illinois University recently announced its graduates' list for the fall 2024 semester. The university awarded over 1,150 students bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in December. Sauk Valley-area graduating students include: * Ashton: Austin Bogle,