MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — James Dent Jr. led Northern Illinois with 36 points, including the game-winning jump shot with one second remaining in double overtime, and the Huskies took down Central Michigan 83-81 in the season finale on Friday.
Dent added nine rebounds for the Huskies (6-25, 2-16 Mid-American Conference). Joe Munden Jr. shot 5 for 14, including 2 for 7 from beyond the arc to add 13 points. Kailon Nicholls went 4 of 12 from the field (2 for 7 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points. The Huskies stopped an 11-game skid with the win.