DEKALB, Ill. – Coming off a victory over Central Michigan in its conference home opener on Tuesday, the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 14, when the Huskies host Toledo in the second game of a Huskie basketball doubleheader at the NIU Convocation Center. Tipoff between the Huskies and Rockets is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and tickets are available now at NIUHuskies.com/tickets or by calling the NIU Ticket Office at (815) 753-PACK (7225).
Saturday’s contest will also be available on ESPN3, 94-9 WDKB and The Varsity Network app. The doubleheader will begin at 1 p.m., when the NIU women’s basketball team hosts Ohio.
David Coit (Columbus, N.J.) scored a game-high 23 points in Tuesday’s 73-54 victory over Central Michigan. Over the last five games, Coit is averaging 17.6 points per game shooting 50 percent (31-of-62) from the field, 38.7 percent (12-of-31) from three and 93.3 percent (14-of-15) from the free-throw line.
Coit is currently ranked 17th in the MAC in scoring at 14.4 points per game, fifth in steals with 1.6 per contest and sixth in three-point field goals, making 2.5 trifectas per game.
Zarique Nutter (Newark, N.J.) netted a career-best 22 against the Chippewas and is averaging 13.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game during league play.
The Huskies shot 49 percent (25-of-51) from the field in the victory over Central Michigan, while holding the Chippewas to just 36.7 percent (18-of-49), including 26.9 percent (7-of-26) in the second half.
The Rockets come to DeKalb with a 10-6 overall record, including a 1-2 mark in league play. Toledo is coming off a 75-63 setback at Kent State on Tuesday (Jan. 10). Toledo leads the MAC in scoring as they average 84.6 points per game, eighth-best nationally, as well as field goal percentage at 48.5 percent, which also ranks 25th nationally.
Following Saturday’s contest, the Huskies will head back on the road for the next two as they travel to Miami on Tuesday, Jan. 17 and Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 21.
