Western Michigan jumped out to an early lead, 15-4, at the first timeout with 12:40 left in the first half. Thomas Wilder had 6, and Brandon Johnson 4 during the run.
Eugene German and Levi Bradley came off the bench for Northern Illinois, and rallied the Huskies. At the 7:06 TV timeout, the Huskies had the ball and were only down 4, 20-16.
By the next timeout, WMU had stretched the lead a bit to 27-20. The Broncos were balanced on offense, while NIU had 16 from German and Bradley.