DEKALB, Ill. -- Aaric Armstead scored 18 points, Marin Maric added 16, and Northern Illinois dominated Western Michigan 76-67 on Saturday.
Armstead made four 3-pointers and Maric totaled six blocks for Northern Illinois (19-10, 8-8 Mid-American Conference). Each player collected nine rebounds.
The Huskies raced to a 38-19 halftime lead, and they continued to pile on early in the second half, with Levi Bradley's 3-pointer pushing the advantage to 27 with 11:47 remaining.
Western Michigan cut the lead to nine with 1:15 left, and Tucker Haymond's layup made it an eight-point game with 21 seconds left, but the Broncos never mounted a series challenge.