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Ohio Bobctas vs. Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball preview: Is NIU the real deal?

The story here is that the Huskies are off to one of their best starts in years. Can an effective Ohio offense get NIU out of rhythm and bring them back down to earth in DeKalb?

Where: NIU Convocation Center - DeKaleb, Illinois

When: Wednesday 7:00 p.m. (CT)

Ohio Bobcats

Winners of five straight, the Bobcats come in confident. At 9-3 and riding a five-game win streak, Saul Phillips and crew are looking to start conference play on a much better note than last year.

Ohio is scoring 80.2 points per game and is playing at a high level offensively.