DEKALB, Ill. – Following its season-opening victory at Washington, the Northern Illinois University men's basketball team is on the road again on Friday night, Nov. 12, when the Huskies travel to Indiana to meet the Hoosiers in Bloomington. Game time against Indiana is set for 6 p.m. CT and will be available via Big Ten Network Plus.
Trendon Hankerson (Novi, Mich./Novi) scored a game-high 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting, including a career-best 6-of-11 from three-point range, in NIU's 71-64 victory over Washington.
Anthony Crump (Novi, Mich./Novi) posted his first career double-double with 11 points and a career-best 11 rebounds. He also had a career-best, and game-high, six assists.
NIU's victory in Seattle was its first all-time against a Pac-12 opponent and its first over a "high-major" foe since knocking off Kansas State, 75-70, in overtime on Dec. 20, 2005, in DeKalb. With the win, first-year Huskie head coach became the first NIU head coach to win his debut since Tom Jorgensen defeated Wisconsin-Whitewater, 109-83, on Dec. 1, 1966.
The Huskies recorded a school record 14 blocks in the win over Washington, bettering the previous high of 12 set on Feb. 4, 1991, against Western Illinois.
Chinedu Kingsley Okanu (Lynwood, Ill./Vincennes University) led the way with a career-high four blocks.
Friday's matchup is just the fifth all-time between the Huskies and Hoosiers, with the last being one of the most famous games in NIU history as the Huskies topped fifth-ranked Indiana, 85-71, on Jan. 4, 1972, at Chick Evans Field House. The win was NIU's first over a ranked opponent in program history, as Jim Bradley led the way with 24 points with 20 rebounds. Billy Harris added 18 points for the Huskies and Larry Jackson scored 17 with 10 rebounds.
This season's Hoosiers will be playing their second consecutive Mid-American Conference opponent as Indiana opened with a 68-62 victory over Eastern Michigan on Tuesday (Nov. 9). Trayce Jackson-Davis scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to pace the Hoosiers against EMU, Xavier Johnson added 14 points.
Following Friday's contest, NIU will be back in action on Thursday, Nov. 18, as the Huskies travel to Missouri. Tip time against the Tigers is slated for 7 p.m. on SEC Network Plus.
Season tickets for the 2021-22 basketball season are on sale now beginning at just $80 for Huskieland general admission tickets in sections 115-118 (minimum of four tickets required to purchase). Reserved season tickets for Huskie men's basketball are available for $120. Season tickets can be purchased online at NIUHuskies.com/MyHuskies or by calling the NIU Athletics Ticket Office at 815-753-PACK (7225). Courtside and Nelson Club premium ticket options are also available through the Huskie Athletic Fund or by calling, 815-753-1923. NIU will host Eastern Illinois in its regular season home opener on Wednesday, Dec. 1.
