Nick Perkins hit a pair of free throws to put the Bulls up 14-4. At that point, it seemed like an almost insurmountable lead because we were 12 minutes into the game.
The Huskies woke after that, and scored 21 points in 8 minutes, to tie the score at the half, 25-25.
Northern Illinois’ offensive struggles returned at the start of the second half, and they found themselves down, 39-30, with 12:23 to go.
Back to back Aaric Armstead scores woke the Northern Illinois offense up, but by then it was too late.