The Northern Illinois Huskies and Eastern Michigan Eagles had climbed near the top of our power rankings earlier in the season, before the rails came off. The Huskies have lost 7 of the last 8, while the Eagles have lost 8 of the last 10. The two divisional foes split the season series, with each home team winning by double digits.
The winner of the game takes on #1 seed Akron at noon on Thursday.
When: Monday, March 6th, 7 P.M.
Where: Convocations Center, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Watch: ESPN3, or via stream at the WatchESPN app
Listen: WEMU 89.