Northern Star · Dec 18, 2019
Huskies drop third-straight game as the team struggles in the second half
NIU Head Coach Mark Montgomery coaches from the sidelines during NIU's game against Coppin State University Nov. 15, 2019.PITTSBURGH — After dropping games to Saint Mary’s College-California and the University of California-Davis on a west coast trip earlier this month, the men’s basketball team headed east to face the University of Pittsburgh in hopes of snapping its two-game losing streak.
The Huskies looked good late in the second half as they held a 50-44 lead with just under seven minutes remaining. They didn’t score from that point on, and the Panthers closed the game on a 15-0 run to finish off a 59-50 win at the Petersen Events Center.