DeKALB |Men’s basketball (12-7, 4-2 Mid-American Conference) fell to the Ohio University Bobcats (12-5, 4-2 MAC), 78-69, Saturday at the Convocation Center.
Ohio trails Akron University (16-3, 6-0 MAC), winners of nine consecutive game, in the MAC East. NIU is tied with Eastern Michigan University (12-7, 4-2 MAC) atop the MAC West with two-thirds of the season still remaining.
The Huskies have their second meeting of the season with the Kent State University Golden Flashes 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Convocation Center.
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Senior center Marin Maric scored a team-high 16 points, but the Bobcats’ shooting was too much for the Huskies to overcome.