Story courtesy of NIU Sports Information
Ohio State 67, Northern Illinois 54 Freshman Marshawn Wilson (Oakdale, Minn./Hill-Murray) added 16 points but the Huskies shot just 26.8 percent (15-of-56) from the field in the contest.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Northern Illinois University men's basketball team was even with Ohio State with 12 minutes to play, but a late run gave the Buckeyes a 67-54 victory over the Huskies on Wednesday night at Value City Arena. Sophomore Marin Maric (Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School) scored a career-best 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds to pace NIU.