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Northern Illinois hands men's basketball worst loss of season, 89-66

Senior Guard Braylon Rayson waits for a play to develop on Feb. 21 in McGuirk Arena.

Northern Illinois proved Tuesday night why it is known as one of the top defensive teams in the Mid-American Conference.

Coming in on a three-game losing streak, the Central Michigan men’s basketball team had a chance to rebound against the visiting Huskies.

CMU, however, was out-hustled, out-manned and out-played from the start and lost, 89-66 to NIU in front of 2,531 fans at McGuirk Arena.

The Chippewas fell to 16-12 on the season and 6-9 in MAC play.