We saw tons of lead changes in the first half, but Travon Baker caught fire behind the arc while EMU caught themselves in serious foul trouble.
What a game. A tale of two halves: first being where there where hardly any fouls were called with plenty of lead changes to Northern Illinois (13-2, 2-0 Mid-American Conference) maintaining a distancing lead during a chess match in the second. The Huskies came out on top 80-63 where Travon Baker stole the show to keep NIU undefeated at home.
Five minutes in, we saw six lead changes. James Thompson, noted as top-5 in the nation in field goal percentage before the game, put up a quick nine points, going 3-for-3 with a trio of free throws early on, including an alley-oop layup fed by Brandon Nazione from the top of the arc.