Tip-off: 7 p.m. Tuesday, NIU Convocation Center
Media: Video: ESPN3; Radio: 98.9 FM/1360AM
Records: Huskies 13-8 overall, 5-3 in MAC West; Zips 18-3, 8-0
Last game: The Huskies picked up a 74-72 road win at Toledo. The Zips beat Buffalo 91-90 in Akron.
Leading scorer: (NIU) Marin Maric, 13.1 ppg; (Akron) Isaiah Johnson, 16.2 ppg
Leading rebounder: (NIU) Marin Maric, 7.2 rpg; (Akron) Kwan Cheatham 7.5
Also: (NIU) Jaylen Key, 9.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg; (Akron) Antonio Jackson 11.1 ppg, 41.