NIU men roll past Roosevelt

Northern Illinois guard Michael Orris puts up a shot while defended by Roosevelt's Kevin Priebe in the first half Tuesday December 22, 2015 in DeKalb. Mary Beth Nolan for Shaw Media (Mary Beth Nolan)DeKALB – The Huskies got excellent play from their bench and an outstanding performance from center Marin Maric and defeated the Roosevelt Lakers 85-52 to remain unbeaten at home this season and hold on the first place in the MAC West.

The Lakers were shooting well, hitting their first three 3-pointers, and were able to hang with the Huskies for a good part of the first half. But twelve first half points by Marin Maric and some late help off the bench by Andrew Zelis padded the Huskie lead to…