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Men's hoops: Road woes get worse for Huskies

The struggles on the road for the Northern Illinois men's basketball team just a got a lot worse.

The Huskies lost 72-59 at Miami (Ohio) on Saturday, handing the RedHawks their first Mid-American Conference win.

It's the third straight road loss for the Huskies (16-5 overall, 5-3 MAC) and second in a row overall for a team that started 14-2.

The Huskies led the game for 19 seconds, the last time coming at 31-29 with 2:35 left in the first half.

“We were very disappointed with the start of the game,” said NIU head coach Mark Montgomery.