The Northern Illinois Huskies were able to hold off the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Saturday evening after a rain delay between the first and second quarters suspended the game for nearly three hours. With the win, NIU moves to 3-2 on the season and 1-0 in the MAC while the Eagles drop to 3-2 and start conference play 0-1.
Here’s what we learned about both teams in their MAC openers.
Kenneth’s Take on EMU
Northern Illinois jumped out to a 17 point lead and never really looked back. Eastern Michigan would make the game 17 to 3 in the waning seconds of the first half but it was hard to overcome spotting the other team 17 points.