Men’s and women’s basketball are in action this week! The men return home for a Tuesday matinee date with UAlbany before they face Indiana State on the road Thursday. The women will take on IUPUI in Indy Wednesday at noon.

Women’s Basketball
Wednesday, Dec. 21: at IUPUI, 12 p.m. – ESPN+ | Live Stats | Live Audio

The NIU women’s basketball team wraps up its non-conference slate Wednesday at IUPUI. The Huskies look to get back in the win column after seeing their eight-game winning streak snapped last Saturday by SIUE, 62-60, at the Convocation Center. A’Jah Davis had her sixth consecutive double-double with 14 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Chelby Koker led NIU with 18 points. NIU has won each of its last five games away from the home floor, holding its opponent under 65 points in four of those wins. A full preview will be available on NIUHuskies.com later this week.

Men’s Basketball
Tuesday, Dec. 20: vs. UAlbany, 1 p.m. – ESPN+ | Live Stats | Live Audio

Thursday, Dec. 22: at Indiana State, 6 p.m. – ESPN+ | Live Stats | Live Audio

After eight games away from home, the NIU men’s basketball team returns home to host UAlbany on Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. Tuesday’s contest is Pup Club Christmas Day, with a pregame kids zone with Santa. Fans can receive a free kids ticket (under 13) with the purchase of each adult ticket at the box office on the day of the game. NIU will then finish non-conference play on Thursday, Dec. 22, as the Huskies travel to Indiana State. Keshawn Williams leads the way for the Huskies averaging 18.0 points per game, sixth-best in the MAC Williams averaged 20.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game last week in a pair of games against Gonzaga and VCU.