Expert recap and game analysis of the Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Northern Illinois Huskies NCAAM game from January 18, 2025 on ESPN.

The Horizon League got a massive boost when Butler made back-to-back NCAA championship game appearances in 2010 and 2011. Oakland was the most recent Horizon League team to make a tournament splash, upsetting Kentucky in the first round of last year’s tournament before falling to North Carolina State in overtime in the second round.

Thursday was the warmest day of 2025 so far as highs reached the upper 30s. A drastic change from how we started out the work week. However, that title reign will only last a day as Friday

Northern Illinois aims to end its four-game slide with a win against Bowling Green. The teams square off Saturday for the first time this season.

Central Michigan Chippewas (7-9, 1-3 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (4-12, 0-4 MAC) DeKalb, Illinois; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Chippewas -9.5; over/under is 140 BOTTOM LINE: Central Michigan faces Northern Illinois after Ugnius Jarusevicius scored 23 points in Central Michigan's 82-63 win against the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

Northern Illinois confirmed on Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member. The school hasn't made any decisions on where its other sports will play but remains in discussions with the Mid-American Conference. The ...

While we have seen a few hits of Arctic air so far this winter, Rockford’s coldest low of the season was 0° Wednesday morning. After a brief warm-up late in the week, even colder weather

“But it's true." Here's why: Notre Dame was coming off a stunner of a Week 2 loss, 16-14 to Northern Illinois. All week long, the Irish heard the whispers. Not good enough and not tough enough after a four-touchdown underdog came into Notre Dame ...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026. The Huskies will go from the Midwest-based Mid-American Conference to a ...

Percentages: FG .483, FT .636. 3-Point Goals: 6-14, .429 (Vasko 3-3, VanderJagt 2-4, Pritchard 1-1, Bonds 0-1, Simpson 0-2, J.Heady 0-3).

Led by Kennard Davis' 24 points, the Southern Illinois Salukis defeated the Northern Iowa Panthers 73-49 on Saturday night.

Team Rebounds: 1. Team Turnovers: 2. Blocked Shots: 3 (Campbell, Hutson, Pock). Turnovers: 7 (Anderson 2, Weisbrod 2, Campbell, Hutson, Pock). Steals: 7 (Anderson 2, Pock 2, Campbell, Hutson, Schwieger).