DeKALB — After two losses to start the season, the Huskies went into Friday night’s matchup against Coppin State University looking for their first victory.
With 20 minutes in the books, NIU is halfway there, owning a 37-29 lead over the Eagles at the break.
The Huskies jumped out to an early nine-point lead at 16-7 just over five minutes into the game. Junior forward Nathan Scott had five points in the early going, and redshirt senior forward Lacey James added two baskets for four points.
Coppin State came back to tie the game at 18-all with 9:38 to go before halftime, but the Huskies responded with a 10-2 run to push the lead back to 28-20 when sophomore guard Darius Beane canned a jumper with 5:46 to go.