DeKALB, Ill. – Northern Illinois held a decisive 26-7 advantage at the charity stripe en route to handing Toledo an 89-79 setback on Wednesday in the Convocation Center. With the loss, UT falls to 17-12 overall, 8-9 in the Mid-American Conference.
The Huskies (15-13, 7-10 MAC) shot 26-of-31 (83.9 percent) from the free throw line, while the Rockets connected on 7-of-14 (50.0 percent) to snap their three-game winning streak in the series.
In a back-and-forth game through the first three periods, NIU broke the game open early in the final quarter with a strong effort at the stripe.