DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team returns home on Wednesday night, Nov. 11, as the Huskies host Clarke University at 6 p.m.
NIU comes home for the first time during the regular season after a thrilling, 81-76 overtime victory at Dayton on Saturday (Nov. 7). David Douglas Jr. scored a career-high 27 points while Max Weisbrod added 19 points and eight assists in the victory over the Flyers.
The Huskies outrebounded the Flyers 43-29 in the contest as NIU picked up its first all-time victory against Dayton. The contest featured 56 total fouls as Dayton went 30-of-41 (73.2 percent) from the free-throw line while NIU went 25-of-31 (80.6 percent).
NIU’s win over Dayton marks the second consecutive season in which the Huskies have recorded a victory over an Atlantic 10 opponent. Last season, NIU won 76-59 at Loyola Chicago (Nov. 21, 2025).
Weisbrod is averaging 8.0 assists per game, which ranks 14th in the nation, and also has a 6:1 assist/turnover ratio.
NIU is shooting 41.1 percent (37-of-90) from three-point range, which ranks 48th nationally. Weisbrod is 12-of-22 (54.5 percent), Douglas is 9-of-9 (47.4 percent), Nino Carter-Smith is 6-of-8 and Trevor Polite is 3-of-5. Eight different Huskies have made at least one three this year. NIU is making 12.3 triples per game, which ranks 28th in the country.
The Pride have a 5-0 record this season after topping Saint Xavier (Ill.), 77-66, last time out (Nov. 77), and will host Olivet Nazarene today before coming to DeKalb. Jonovan Howard leads four players scoring in double figures for Clarke at 15.6 points per game. As a team, Clarke is averaging 92.8 points per game while shooting 48.8 percent from the field.
Following Wednesday’s contest, the Huskies will return to the road for the next six, beginning on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Bellarmine.
November 10, 2026