Junior Guard Marcus Keene passes around NIU defenders on Feb. 21 in McGuirk Arena.
In the rematch against Northern Illinois, Central Michigan fell to the Huskies 89-66.
This was the fourth-straight loss for the Chippewas. The loss brings their to 16-12 overall and 6-9 in Mid-American Conference play.
CMU trailed by 16 points at halftime, and were unable to overcome the deficit in the second half.
Braylon Rayson became CMU's all-time leader in made 3-pointers in the loss, a record previously held by John Simons. The senior had 10 points including two 2-pointers.
Junior forward Cecil Williams scored 15 points shooting 4-of-6 from the field.