DEKALB, Ill. -- The Northern Illinois University men's basketball team goes on the road for the final time in the regular season on Saturday afternoon, February 29, as the Huskies travel to Kalamazoo, Mich., to meet Western Michigan. Game time against the Broncos is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. CT and will be available on ESPN3. 

NIU (17-11, 10-5 MAC) returns to the Great Lakes State just four days after a dramatic, 73-71 victory over Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti. The Huskies trailed the Eagles by as much as 17 points before rallying back to earn the two-point victory as senior Eugene German (Gary, Ind./21st Century Charter) hit a three-pointer with 8.9 seconds left, giving the Huskies their first lead of the contest. 

German finished with a season-high tying 27 points against Eastern Michigan and now has 2,141 career points, sixth best in Mid-American Conference history and eighth among active players in NCAA Division I. The senior guard is averaging a league-best 20.4 points per game, which also ranks 19th nationally. 

Junior Zaire Mateen (Queens, N.Y./Laramie County CC) tied a career-high and freshman Tyler Cochran (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook) set a career-high as each scored 15 points off the bench for NIU against Eastern Michigan. As a team, the Huskies tied a school record with 14 made three-point field goals against the Eagles. 

The win over Eastern Michigan was the 17th of the season for NIU, tied for the sixth-most in a single-season in school history. Head coach Mark Montgomery now has three 17-plus win seasons during his tenure, the most by any coach in program history. 

Entering play this weekend, the Huskies have a one-game lead in the MAC West Division standings over Ball State with three games to play. 

Western Michigan enters Saturday's game with an 11-17 overall record, 4-11 in conference play. The Broncos are 8-5 at home this season. Two players score in double figures for Western Michigan, led by 16.4 points per game from Michael Flowers. Brandon Johnson adds 14.9 points and a team-best 8.0 rebounds per contest.

NIU will return home for a pair of games to close the regular season next week, beginning on Tuesday, March 3, when the Huskies host Toledo. Tickets for both of NIU's remaining home games are available now at NIUHuskies.com/tickets or by calling 815-753-PACK (7225).