US EditionUMass visits Wingate and Northern Illinois
UMass holds an 8-2 conference record and faces Northern Illinois, who recently won 71-69 with Nevaeh Wingate scoring 21 points.
- On Tuesday, the UMass Minutewomen visit Northern Illinois in DeKalb, Illinois at 7 p.m. EST for their first MAC matchup this season.
- With conference positioning at stake, UMass Minutewomen face Northern Illinois Huskies on Tuesday at 7 p.m. EST.
- Key contributors include Yahmani McKayle, UMass guard, shooting 40.0% and averaging 16.4 points, and Nevaeh Wingate, Northern Illinois guard, with 11.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and a 21-point game.
- Data from Sportradar shows UMass averages 5.7 made 3-pointers per game, 1.2 fewer than Northern Illinois allows, and NIU shoots 38.4%, 0.1 percentage points higher than UMass allows.
- For MAC momentum, Northern Illinois' home record shows 3-6 at home and 1-0 in games decided by less than 4 points, while UMass is 2-2 in one-possession games.
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Game winning shot brings Northern Illinois victory over Texas State
Junior forward Nevaeh Wingate made a layup just in time to take the Northern Illinois Huskies (5-18, 2-9 MAC) to a 71-69 victory over the Texas State Bobcats (10-13, 6-6 SBC) Saturday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center for the MAC-SBC Challenge. The Bobcats and Huskies kept scoring tight in the opening minutes of the game. Wingate made a three-pointer to take the Huskies to a one-point lead with less than four minutes remaining in the first…
Women’s basketball posts season-high scoring in win over Texas State
DeKALB — NIU women’s basketball scored a season-high 71 points as it narrowly defeated Texas State University by a score of 71-69 in the second round of the Mid-American Conference-Sun Belt Conference Challenge. Junior forward Nevaeh Wingate scored the game-winning shot, making a layup to put the Huskies up for good with 0.6 seconds remaining in the game. “It’s nerve wracking because it’s the last shot,” Wingate said. “So, when coach drew up t…
Huskies Survive for Road Win at Georgia State - NIU Athletics
ATLANTA, Ga. – Makhai Valentine (Munhall, Pa./Steel Valley) scored 23 points, including 5-of-6 from three, as the Northern Illinois University men's basketball team outlasted Georgia State, 75-74, on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 7) at the GSU Convocation Center. Dylan Ducommun (Geneva, Switzerland) added 13 points and Taj Walters (Bronx, N.Y./Moravian Prep) added 12 as the Huskies earned a victory in the MAC/Sun Belt Challenge.
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