Games this week:
-- 2/6 Weds v. Bowling Green @ convo, 6 p.m., sked says espn+
"Game Show Wednesday - Wheel of Fortune"
-- 2/9 Sat v. Ball State @ Muncie, 3:30 p.m., sked says espn3
Last Week Recap:
-- v. WMU @ convo, postponed for weather to Feb. 18 @ convo, 6 p.m. (Gives NIU a two-game homestand with Toledo on 2/16)
-- NIU 68-65 for the OT W, 2/2 Sat, @ EMU
Notes: Huskies were down 29-22 at the half, outscored EMU 34-27 in the 2nd, went into OT.
With LESS THAN A MINUTE LEFT, Mikayla Voigt hit a 3 at 47 secs., then EMU shot miss, Riley Blackwell rebound at 17 secs., Voigt hits for 2 at 8 secs., then Blackwell steal, EMU foul, Myia Starks hits 2 ft, NIU wins.
Some stats from EMU game:
--- top rebounds Ally May (10), Riley Blackwell (8)
--- top scoring Voigt (20), Starks (14), Gabby Nikitinaite (11)
--- overall shot 42.4 %, 35.7 % from 3, but only 53.8 % freethrows (but EMU was worse at 40 %)
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NIU is 12-8 overall, 4-4 MAC
10 games to go before MAC tournament, including homes against BGSU (2/6), Toledo (2/16), WMU (2/18), EMU (2/27), Ball State (3/6).
Also (possibly) important last week ... CMU over Buffalo, Toledo over BGSU, Ohio over BallSt.