If Northern Illinois is to get back to .500 in conference play, it will have to beat Western Michigan, something it failed to do back on January 16th. There's a bit of a catch to that, however.
The first meeting between the two MAC West rivals saw a total of four Huskie players ejected early - one for each minute of play, basically - and the Broncos capitalized on the opportunity to beat up on a short handed opponent 83-69. Tucker Haymond was fouled by Travon Baker which was called a flagrant and led to the subsequent ejection of the senior guard.