Huskies host black and red scrimmage

The men’s basketball team hosted its annual Red and Black scrimmage Wednesday ahead of its 2018-19 campaign opener against the Rockford University Regents 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Convocation Center. The scrimmages served as the Huskies first public competition of the new season.

NIU competed in three, 12-minute practice games with referees officiating the contests and two to six players switching teams after the games.

“All in all, I thought the guys played with great energy and effort,” Head Coach Mark Montgomery said. “We shared the ball, we got out in the fast break and we defended. It’s always tough when you play yourself because you know what the other guy is doing, but for the first public…