Scouting: NIU at Eastern Michigan
N. Illinois (9-18, 5-9) at Eastern Michigan (15-13, 7-7)When: 1 p.m. Saturday at EMU's Convo CenterRadio: WSCR 670-AMSkinny: After snapping their 10-game losing streak with Jake Anderson's last-second layup on Wednesday, the Huskies head east to go for a sweep against the Eagles. Speaking of Anderson, he just passed George Bork and needs just 7 points to pass Jim Bradley and claim 18th place on NIU's all-time scoring list. Eastern Michigan trails Ball State by 1 game in the MAC West standings and owns the tiebreaker over the Cardinals, so EMU remains in the running for a MAC tournament first-round bye. Brandon Bowdry leads the Eagles with 16.6 points and a MAC-best 9.8 rebounds per game.
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