DeKALB – Coach Mark Montgomery calls it winning time, and it hasn’t been kind to his Northern Illinois men’s basketball team the past two games.
The Huskies lost a lead in the final six minutes for the second straight game, losing 68-64 to Cal Poly in the opener of the NIU Thanksgiving Classic on Wednesday night at the Convocation Center.
“There comes a time where it’s winning time, the last five minutes of the game,” Montgomery said. “And we’ve been outplayed. Credit Cal Poly, they made some tough shots at the end of the shot clock. .