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Inconsistent play leads to men's basketball loss

BUFFALO, NEW YORK | Men’s basketball (14-10, 6-5 Mid-American Conference) and the University at Buffalo Bulls (13-11, 6-5 MAC) were tied at 25 going into halftime, but the Bulls outscored the Huskies 40-20 in the second half to win the game, 65-45.

The last time the Huskies scored less than 45 points in a game was March 11 against Eastern Michigan University and was Head Coach Mark Montgomery’s second season at NIU.

“I thought we started both halves slow, but we recovered in the first half to keep it tied,” Montgomery said. “The first five minutes in the second half, we had five turnovers in the first eight possessions, and that ignited them a little bit.