The men’s basketball team will face-off against the University of Toledo Rockets 2 p.m. Saturday in the Convocation Center in a battle for the No. 1 spot in the Mid-American Conference West Division standings.
The Huskies, with a 12-9 overall and 5-3 MAC record, come into the match-up 2nd in the MAC West standings after defeating the Ohio Bobcats 71-60 Tuesday for Head Coach Mark Montgomery’s 100th career victory. He became the fourth head coach in NIU history to reach 100 wins.
Senior guard Dante Thorpe finished the game with 20 points on 5-6 shooting from the field, 4-4 on 3-pointers and 6-6 on free-throws and junior guard Eugene German tallied 15 points, four rebounds and a season-high six assists in the victory.