The Northern Illinois women's basketball team is now in first place in the Mid-American Conference.
The high-scoring Huskies shot incredibly well in the fourth quarter and came away with an 101-96 victory at Ball State on Saturday to take sole possession of the top spot in the conference.
"I thought that was a hard-fought game by both teams," said Northern Illinois coach Lisa Carlsen, who has the Huskies off to their best start ever in the MAC in just her second year. "As a fan, I think that's a great game to watch because you had a little bit of everything.