Cleveland, Ohio – A hot-shooting Northern Illinois team ended No. 2 seed Toledo's hopes of winning the MAC Tournament, as the Rockets fell to the No. 7 seeded Huskies, 80-76, in MAC Men's Basketball Tournament quarterfinal action at Quicken Loans Arena Thursday night.
Sophomore guard Marreon Jackson scored 11 of his team-high 17 points, including several clutch plays down the stretch, but it wasn't enough to overcome the performance of NIU junior guard Eugene German. German scored 27 points on 11-of-15 shooting, one of several Huskies who shot the ball well. For the game, Northern Illinois (17-16) connected on 31-of-55 shots from the field (56.