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All-Conference
November 30, 2013
12:05pm CT - Big Ten Digital Network/Husker Sports Network
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,147) - Lincoln, NE
Northern Illinois Huskies 2-3 (Last: W 111-61 vs St. Joseph's (IND))
vs
Nebraska Cornhuskers 4-2 (Last: W 73-65 vs Georgia)
Head Coaches
Northern Illinois Mark Montgomery (12-54 at NIU)
Nebraska Tim Miles (301-240, 18-20 at Nebraska)
Injury Report
Northern Illinois
No injuries to report
Nebraska
G - Nathan Hawkins - Stress fracture - Questionable
Scouting Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois hits the road for the first time in 2013-14, as the Huskies visit Lincoln on Saturday. NIU is 2-3 on the season following a 111-61 victory over St. Joseph’s Sunday afternoon. In that game, Daniel Bowie’s 23 points and 12 rebounds led four Huskies in double figures, while NIU out-rebounded St. Joseph’s 67-22.
Head Coach Mike Montgomery is in his third season at Northern Illinois after spending the previous 10 seasons on Tom Izzo’s staff at Michigan State, including the last four as associate head coach. He returns four starters from a team that won only five games last year. The roster also features six newcomers who have all played significant roles early on. The NIU roster is mostly homegrown, as 10 of the 17 players are from the state of Illinois.
NIU features a balanced roster with five players averaging between 7.8 and 12.2 points per game. Sophomore Darrell Bowie leads NIU in both scoring (12.5 ppg) and rebounding (7.0 rpg). The Huskies rely on their bench, as Daveon Balls (8.2 ppg) and Jordan Threloff (8.0) are two of NIU’s top four scorers.
