The Northern Illinois Huskies showed the MAC what they’re made of Saturday night as they picked up a huge road win over a very tough Toledo Rockets squad in a 74-72 victory. Five players scored in double-figures for Northern Illinois (13-8, 5-3 MAC), led by Marin Maric’s near double-double of 15 points and nine rebounds. Jaelan Sanford and Jonathan Williams carried Toledo (11-10, 4-4 MAC) for much of the game with 29 and 21 points respectively.
The Rockets were able to jump ahead early in the first half with a 12-3 run as they took a 22-11 lead with 11:44 left in the half.