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1 SCHEDULE Day Date Opponent Time/Result Fri. Nov. 13 Cal State Northridge^ (ESPN3) W, Sat. Nov. 14 South Dakota^ W, Sun. Nov. 15 Wright State^ (ESPN3) W, Sat. Nov. 21 Eureka^ (ESPN3) W, Wed. Nov. 25 Indiana University Northwest W, Sat. Nov. 28 at Idaho W, Wed. Dec. 2 Chicago State (ESPN3) W, Fri. Dec. 4 at Missouri (SEC Network+) L, Wed. Dec. 16 at Ohio State (BTN) L, Sat. Dec. 19 Florida International W, (2ot) Tues. Dec. 22 Roosevelt W, Tues. Dec. 29 at UIC (ESPN3) W, Sat. Jan. 2 Judson (ESPN3) W, Wed. Jan. 6 Ohio* (ESPN3) W, Sat. Jan. 9 Eastern Michigan* (ESPN3) W, Tues. Jan. 12 at Toledo* (ESPN3) W, Sat. Jan. 16 at Western Michigan* (ESPN3) L, Tues. Jan. 19 Central Michigan* (ESPN3) W, Fri. Jan. 22 Toledo* (CBS Sports Network) W, Tues. Jan. 26 at Akron* L, Sat. Jan. 30 at Miami (Ohio)* (ESPN3) L, Tues. Feb. 2 Buffalo* (ASN) L, Sat. Feb. 6 at Ohio* L, Tues. Feb. 9 at Kent State* L, Sat. Feb. 13 Akron* (ESPN3) W, Tues. Feb. 16 Bowling Green* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Fri. Feb. 19 at Ball State* (CBS Sports Network) 5:30 p.m. Tues. Feb. 23 at Central Michigan* (ESPN3) 6 p.m. Sat. Feb. 27 Western Michigan* (ESPN3) 3:30 p.m. Tues. Mar. 1 at Eastern Michigan (ESPN3) 6 p.m. Fri. Mar. 4 Ball State* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Mid-American Conference Tournament Mon. Mar. 7 First Round campus sites Thurs. Mar. 10 Quarterfinals Cleveland, Ohio Fri. Mar. 11 Semifinals Cleveland, Ohio Sat. Mar. 12 Final Cleveland, Ohio Home games in bold, all times central * - denotes Mid-American Conference game ^ - denotes NIU Showcase game HUSKIE QUICK HITS Marin Maric has recorded double-doubles in each of the last four games, giving him 11 overall for the season, fourth-most in the MAC. Maric s four-game double-double streak is NIU s longest since Marcus Smallwood recorded double-doubles in six-straight games from Jan. 8, 2003 to Jan. 29, Over the last seven games, Aaric Armstead is averaging 14.7 points per game, shooting 44.6 percent (33-of-74) from the field, 43.8 percent (14-of-32) from three and 76.7 percent (23-of-30) from the free-throw line. Travon Baker has not missed a game in his NIU career, appearing in 117-straight, tied for the most games played in NIU history with Anthony Maestranzi and Todd Peterson ( ), which includes 92 career starts. With 170 career steals, Travon Baker has become the NIU career steals leader, passing Ronald Minter s ( ) old mark of 163 with his first steal at Miami (Jan. 30). Baker also has recorded 330 career assists to tie for fourth in NIU history with Donte Parker ( ). Chuks Iroegbu is one of 16 contestants in the 2016 State Farm Dark Horse Dunker competition for the chance to compete in the 28th Annual State Farm College Slam Dunk and Three-Point Championship held in Houston, Texas on Final Four Weekend. The NIU freshmen class of Marshawn Wilson, Jaylen Key, Austin Pauga, Laytwan Porter and Levi Bradley have combined to score 37.6 percent of NIU s total points this season. NIU is 29-6 at home since Feb. 12, 2014 when the Huskies beat Central Michigan, G 0 FR Marshawn Wilson PPG RPG FT% NIU (17-8, 6-6 MAC) vs. Bowling Green (13-12, 4-8 MAC) Date / Time: Tuesday, Feb. 16, p.m. CT Site: NIU Convocation Center DeKalb, Ill. TV: ESPN3 Radio: WLBK 1360-AM, 98.9-FM (DeKalb) AM 560 WIND (Chicago) TuneIn Live Stats: NIUHuskies.com Twitter All-time Series: Bowling Green leads Last Meeting: Feb. 7, 2015 Bowling Green POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP G 5 SR Travon Baker PPG RPG Ast/Gm F 15 FR Jaylen Key PPG RPG FG% G 23 JR Aaric Armstead PPG RPG Stl/Gm C 34 RS SO Marin Maric PPG RPG FG% Follow NIU Athletics and NIU Men s Basketball on @NIUscores Like NIU Huskies YouTube.com/NIUHuskiesdotcom Instagram.com/NIUHuskies Up Next: Fri., Feb. 19, 2016 at Ball State Muncie, Ind. 5:30 p.m. CT CBS Sports Network THE HUSKIE BENCH NO. NAME POS HT. CL. PPG RPG OTHER 2 Laytwan Porter G 6-2 Fr Ast/Gm 3 Dontel Highsmith G 6-2 RS So. n/a n/a n/a 10 Darrell Bowie W 6-7 Sr. n/a n/a n/a 11 Chuks Iroegbu W 6-4 RS Sr FG% 12 Jordan Thomas G 5-11 So GP 24 Michael Orris G 6-2 RS Jr Ast/TO 25 Jay DeHaan G 6-2 So GP 31 Austin Pauga G 6-6 Fr PT% 32 Andrew Zelis C 7-0 RS So FG% 33 Jon Siu G 6-5 Fr. n/a n/a n/a 42 Levi Bradley W 6-7 Fr FT%

2 NIU Huskies (17-8, 6-6 MAC) Head Coach: Mark Montgomery, Fifth Season (56-92) 0 Marshawn 2 Laytwan 3 Dontel 5 Travon 10 Darrell 11 Chuks 12 Jordan 15 Jaylen 23 Aaric 24 Michael 25 Jay 31 Austin 32 Andrew 33 Jon 34 Marin 42 Levi Wilson G Freshman Oakdale, Minn. Hill- Murray Porter G Freshman Rockford, Ill. Auburn Highsmith G RS Sophomore Dowagiac, Mich. Dowagiac Baker G Senior Detroit, Mich. Detroit Consortium Bowie W Senior Milwaukee, Wis. La Jolla Prep (Calif.) Iroegbu W RS Senior Sacramento, Calif. City College of San Francisco Thomas G Sophomore Northfield, Ill. New Trier Key F Freshman Milwaukee, Wis. Homestead Armstead G Junior Chicago, Ill. La Jolla Prep (Calif.) Orris G RS Junior Crete, Ill. Kansas State DeHaan G Sophomore Naperville, Ill. Waubonsie Valley Pauga G Freshman Naperville, Ill. IMG Academy Zelis C RS Sophomore Wheaton, Ill. Kaskaskia College Siu G Freshman Hong Kong Middlesex School Maric C RS Sophomore Split, Croatia La Lumiere School (Ind.) Bradley W Freshman Milwaukee, Wis. Pius XI PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Career Highs Pts: 25 (2/2/16) Reb: 7 (2/2/16) Ast: 3 (twice) PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Career Highs Pts: 13 (1/6/16) Reb: 8 (1/6/16) Ast: 10 (11/21/15) PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Career Highs Pts: 27 (12/22/13) Reb: 6 (twice) Ast: 3 (twice) PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Career Highs Pts: 25 (twice) Reb: 10 (11/25/15) Ast: 9 (12/2/15) PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Career Highs Pts: 23 (11/24/13) Reb: 13 (12/31/13) Ast: 4 (3x) PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Career Highs Pts: 16 (11/14/15) Reb: 8 (11/14/15) Ast: 2 (6x) PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Career Highs Pts: 3 (3x) Reb: 3 (11/21/15) Ast: 1 (11/21/15) PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Career Highs Pts: 15 (11/13/15) Reb: 10 (2/2/16) Ast: 4 (12/22/15) PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Career Highs Pts: 22 (twice) Reb: 10 (4x) Ast: 3 (9x) PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Career Highs Pts: 18 (11/30/14) Reb: 5 (11/25/15) Ast: 9 (12/29/15) PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Career Highs Pts: 2 (1/2/16) Reb: 4 (1/2/16) Ast: 1 (11/21/15) PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Career Highs Pts: 15 (11/13/15) Reb: 3 (11/14/15) Ast: 2 (twice) PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Career Highs Pts: 12 (12/22/15) Reb: 7 (12/22/15) Ast: 1 (1/2/16) PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Career Highs Pts: n/a Reb: n/a Ast: n/a PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Career Highs Pts: 22 (twice) Reb: 14 (twice) Ast: 4 (12/29/15) PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Career Highs Pts: 19 (1/2/16) Reb: 10 (1/2/16) Ast: 2 (twice) Notes: Ranks 2nd in the MAC in scoring among freshmen... Also 2nd overall in points per 40 min (25.4)... Ranks 10th in MAC in FT%, 14th in 3-PT%... Avg 26 pts, 10.1 reb, 2.2 ast and 1.5 stl last season at Hill-Murray. Notes: Became the first Huskie with 10 assists since 2010 with his 10 vs. Eureka (11/21)... Leads all MAC Freshmen in assists, 2nd in steals (1.1 pg)... Averaged 17.7 pts, 4.6 ast and 3.3 stl per game last season at Auburn HS. Notes: Tore the ACL in his left knee for the second time prior to the season, will miss the start of the campaign. Notes: NIU all-time steals leader (170)... Tied for 4th in NIU history in assists (330)... MAC ranks: T-5th Ast/Gm, T-4th Stls/Gm (1.4), 6th in Ast/TO (1.9)... In league play avg ppg (T-17th in MAC), 81.4% FTs (6th). Notes: Will redshirt the season... Has scored in double figures 26 times in his NIU career, also has 25 7-plus rebound games. Notes: Shooting 73% from the free-throw line in league play (27-of-37)... One of 16 contestants in the Dark Horse Dunker competition for a spot in the College Slam Dunk Contest... Brother, Ike, plays at Washington State. Notes: Walk-on... Saw his first career action against Eureka (11/21), scoring three points with three rebounds... Averaged 12 points, four assists and three rebounds per game as a senior at New Trier HS in Notes: Ranked 13th among MAC freshmen in scoring and 8th in rebounding... Recorded first doudble-double vs. Buffalo (12 pts/10 reb)... Averaged 18.8 pts and 10.2 reb per game last season at Mequon Homestead. Notes: Avg ppg over the last seven games (44.6% FG, 43.8% 3PT, 76.7% FT)... Ranked 15th in MAC in reb.... Has two dbl-dbl this season (at Idaho & at Ohio)... Has scored in double figures 16 times this season. Notes: Has a 2.3 assist/turnover ratio, second-best in the MAC... Ranks 11th in the MAC in assists... Had a career-best nine assists at UIC (12/29)... Began his career at Kansas State, playing 15 games in Notes: Walk-on... Saw his first career action against Eureka (11/21), recording an assist... Did not see action last season... Averaged 14.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a senior at Waubonsie Valley HS in Notes: Returned from injury Jan. 2 after missing 7 gms... Averaged 14 pts, 5 reb and 4 ast as postgrad last year at IMG Academy... Started his HS career at Naperville Central. Notes: Had a career-high 12 pts & career-best 7 reb v. Roosevelt (12/22)... Came to NIU from Kaskaskia College where he avg 4.0 pts and 2.8 reb per game last season... Began his career at Stetson, where he redshirted. Notes: Walk-on... Spent the season at Kimball Union Academy as a postgrad... Attended Middlesex School in Concord, Mass., prior to Kimball Union... Averaged 20 pts and 6 reb in his final season at Middlesex. Notes: Ranked 17th in MAC in scoring, 5th in rebounding, 14th in FG%, 7th in blocks... Has 11 dbl-dbls this season: at Idaho, v. Chi. St., v. FIU, at UIC, v. Ohio, v. EMU, at Toledo, v. Buffalo, at Ohio, at Kent & v. Akron. Notes: Averaging 8.1 points per game in the last nine games, shooting 54.9 percent... Ranks 12th among MAC freshmen in scoring, 10th in rebounding... Averaged 21.9 pts and 10.2 reb per game as a SR at Pius XI.

3 ABOUT BOWLING GREEN The Falcons come into Tuesday s contest with a overall record, 4-8 in Mid-American Conference play. Three of Bowling Green s four conference wins have come on the road. Bowling Green has two players scoring in double figures, led by 14.0 points per game from Spencer Parker. Zack Denny also scores in double figures at 12.0 points per game; Denny leads the Falcons in rebounding at 7.2 boards per contest. Michael Huger is in his first season as head coach of the Falcons after spending eight seasons as an assistant coach at Miami (Fla.). Huger starred as a player at Bowling Green from ALL-TIME AGAINST THE FALCONS Bowling Green leads the all-time series against NIU, 32-27, but the Huskies have a edge all-time in games played in DeKalb. The Series Against Bowling Green Overall: Home (in DeKalb): Road: Current Streak: 2, Bowling Green Montgomery v. the Falcons Date Result Site Feb. 4, 2012 L, Bowl. Green Feb. 6, 2013 L, DeKalb Jan. 12, 2014 W, Bowl. Green March 10, 2014 W, (ot) DeKalb Jan. 27, 2015 L, Bowl. Green Feb. 7, 2015 L, DeKalb The Huskies and Falcons met twice last season, with Bowling Green sweeping the season series. Bowling Green claimed a home victory on Jan. 27, 2015, and won in DeKalb on Feb. 7, Travon Baker scored 20 points to leads all scorers in the second meeting last season but the Falcons shot 49 percent from the floor to earn the road victory. NIU s last win in the series was a overtime victory on March 10, 2014 in DeKalb in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament. A LOOK BACK AT AKRON NIU ended the MAC s longest winning streak at seven games as the Huskies defeated Akron, 80-79, in the NIU Convocation Center. Aaric Armstead drained two free throws with 1.7 seconds left to lift the Huskies to the win. Armstead scored a team-high 21 points with eight rebounds while Marin Maric recorded his fourth consecutive double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Laytwan Porter also scored in double figures for the Huskies with 10 points, Porter also added four rebounds, three assists and three steals. The Huskies converted 13 Akron turnovers into 17 points while committing a season-low seven turnovers that became just five Akron points. Marshawn Wilson made his first career start in the contest; scoring nine points with three rebounds and three assists. Wilson is the second Huskie freshmen to start a game this season, along with Jaylen Key. The Zips were led by 22 points from Josh Williams. Isaiah Johnson added 16 and Noah Robotham chipped in 11 points. Akron went 15-of-34 from the three-point line; its 15 triples are the most by a Huskie opponent during Mark Montgomery s five seasons at NIU. COMING ON IN CONFERENCE PLAY In each of his first two seasons, Aaric Armstead has seen his production increase during conference play, a trend that has continued in league play this season. Armstead has scored in double figures in nine of 12 conference games this season, including tying his career-high with 22 points at Kent State (Feb. 9). Armstead followed up his 22 points at Kent State by scoring 21 points against Akron (Feb. 13), including making two free throws with 1.7 seconds left to lift the Huskies to a one-point win. Over the last seven games, Armstead is averaging 14.7 points per game, shooting 44.6 percent (33-of-74) from the field, 43.8 percent (14-of-32) from three and 76.7 percent (23-of- 30) from the free-throw line. As a freshman in , Armstead averaged 3.1 points and 2.3 rebounds during the nonleague slate before averaging 9.6 points (fourth among MAC freshmen) and 4.6 rebounds (second among MAC freshmen) per game in conference play. Armstead saw a significant increase in his minutes in league play after Dontel Highsmith tore his ACL in the next-to-last non-conference game at Iowa State (Dec. 31, 2013). As a sophomore in , Armstead averaged 10.1 points per game during the pre-conference schedule; that increased to 11.8 points per contest (fourth among MAC sophomores) in league play. In 46 career conference games, Armstead is averaging 11.2 points per game. Armstead has scored in double figures in 29 league games. In contrast, in 37 career non-conference contests, Armstead is averaging 8.5 points per game, including 15 games in double figures. During his NIU career, Armstead has led the Huskies in scoring a team-best 23 times and has scored in double figures 44 times. DARK HORSE DUNKER CANDIDATE Chuks Iroegbu is one of 16 contestants in the 2016 State Farm Dark Horse Dunker competition for the chance to compete in the 28th Annual State Farm College Slam Dunk NIU Quick Facts UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Name of School...Northern Illinois University Location...DeKalb, Ill. Founded Enrollment... 21,138 Nickname...Huskies Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference...Mid-American (West Division) Colors...Cardinal and Black Arena... NIU Convocation Center (9,100) President... Dr. Douglas Baker Assoc. VP/Athletic Director... Sean T. Frazier NIU BASKETBALL HISTORY First Year of Basketball All-time Record... 1,215-1,246 First Year of Division I Basketball All-time Division I Record NCAA Appearances... 3 (1982, 1991, 1996) NCAA Tournament Appearances... 3 (1982, 91, 96) Record in the NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament Games......March 12, 1982: L, v. Kansas State... March 8, 1991: L, v. St. John s... March 15, 1996: L, v. Texas Tech MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE HISTORY Seasons in the MAC ( , 1997-pres.) Record in the MAC Tournament MAC Tournament Titles...1 (1982) BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach...Mark Montgomery Alma Mater...Michigan State, 2003 Career Record/Years /5th NIU Record/Years... Same Best Time to Reach Coach...Contact SID Associate Head Coach...Jon Borovich Alma Mater... Central Michigan, 2001 Assistant Coach...Lou Dawkins Alma Mater... Tulsa, 1994 Assistant Coach...Jason Larson Alma Mater... Grand Valley State, 2004 Director of Player Development... Chad Pecka Graduate Assistant... Sean Sims Athletic Trainer...Kelsey Cannon Basketball Sport Performance Coach...Matt Jacobs TEAM INFORMATION Record (10-5 home, 4-11 road) MAC Record Starters Returning/Lost...3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...6/5 NIU MEDIA RELATIONS Director...Donna Turner Basketball Contact... Jeremy Reid Office Phone Cell Phone jreid1@niu.edu Mailing Address Convocation Center W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL Press Row Phone

4 CAREER TOTALS FOR CURRENT HUSKIES POINTS Travon Baker Aaric Armstead Darrell Bowie Marin Maric Chuks Iroegbu Marshawn Wilson Michael Orris (4 at Kansas State) Levi Bradley Jaylen Key Dontel Highsmith Laytwan Porter Austin Pauga...52 Andrew Zelis...37 Jordan Thomas... 9 Jay DeHaan... 3 Jon Siu... 0 REBOUNDS Darrell Bowie Aaric Armstead Marin Maric Travon Baker Chuks Iroegbu Jaylen Key...94 Michael Orris (2 at Kansas State)...86 Levi Bradley...86 Laytwan Porter...62 Marshawn Wilson...57 Andrew Zelis...42 Dontel Highsmith...39 Austin Pauga... 9 Jay DeHaan... 7 Jordan Thomas... 3 Jon Siu... 0 ASSISTS Travon Baker Michael Orris (7 at Kansas State) Darrell Bowie...69 Aaric Armstead...65 Laytwan Porter...58 Marin Maric...44 Chuks Iroegbu...28 Marshawn Wilson...19 Jaylen Key...17 Dontel Highsmith...12 Levi Bradley... 9 Austin Pauga... 7 Jay DeHaan... 1 Jordan Thomas... 1 Jon Siu... 0 Andrew Zelis... 0 STEALS Travon Baker Aaric Armstead...96 Darrell Bowie...87 Michael Orris (2 at Kansas State)...43 Chuks Iroegbu...32 Marin Maric...27 Laytwan Porter...27 Jaylen Key...13 Dontel Highsmith...11 Levi Bradley...11 Marshawn Wilson...11 Austin Pauga... 9 Andrew Zelis... 2 Jay DeHaan... 0 Jordan Thomas... 0 Jon Siu... 0 BLOCKS (TOP THREE ONLY) Marin Maric...38 Darrell Bowie...35 Aaric Armstead...33 and Three-Point Championship held in Houston, Texas on Final Four Weekend. The State Farm Dark Horse Dunker contest is a digital media contest that matches up 16 of the top college dunkers in a bracket-style competition to determine the final participant in the Slam Dunk Championship. Fans can vote for their favorite players using an interactive bracket by entering DarkHorse- Dunker.com. The athlete with the most votes in each matchup will move on to the next round. Iroegbu is currently matched up with Dom Williams of Indiana University East in the first round that began on Feb. 10 and will conclude on Feb. 17. The 16 Dark Horse Dunkers participating in the contest were selected by a committee representing the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships. NIU Career Steals Leaders Rank No. Player Years TRAVON BAKER 2012-PRES Ronald Minter Vaurice Patterson , P.J. Smith Donald Whiteside T.J. Lux Kenny Battle Mike Lipnisky Rodney Davis Darion Jake Anderson THE NIU STEALS KING With 170 career steals, Travon Baker has become the NIU career steals leader, passing Ronald Minter s ( ) old mark of 163 with his first steal at Miami (Jan. 30). Baker 28th nationally on the active career leaders list. Central Michigan s Chris Fowler (176) is the MAC s active career leader while Alex Caruso of Texas A&M (257) is the nation s active career leader. Other notables in the active top-25 include: Fred VanVleet (Wichita State; 209), Kris Dunn (Providence; 199), Marcus Paige (North Carolina; 189) and Angel Rodriguez (Miami, Fla.; 186). This season, Baker has a team-best 36 steals, including a career-high tying five against Toledo (Jan. 12). Baker is tied for fourth in the MAC with 1.4 steals per game. Last season, Baker ranked sixth in the MAC in steals, averaging 1.5 per contest. Baker set a career-high with five steals against Buffalo on Jan. 25, 2014, a number he matched on Jan. 12 at Toledo. At the time, Baker s five steals were the most for a Huskie since Darion Jake Anderson had five against Central Michigan on Feb. 24, As a freshman in , Baker recorded 41 steals, the third-most by a Huskie rookie. As a sophomore in , Baker had 48 steals, fourth-best by a NIU sophomore. CLIMBING THE ASSIST LIST TOO Travon Baker has recorded 330 career assists to tie for fourth in NIU history with Donte Parker ( ). Baker passed Anthony Maestranzi (323; ) for fifth with his seven assists at Kent State (Feb. 9). Baker is just two assists behind current NIU radio analyst Rodney Davis (332; ) for third. Jay Bryant ( ) is NIU s career leader in assists with 367. Baker has dished out a team-high 100 assists this season and is tied for fifth in the MAC in assists per game (4.0 pg). Baker s 100 assists is the most for a Huskie in a season since Darion Jake Anderson dished out 104 during the season. Baker also ranks sixth in the MAC in assist/turnover ratio (1.9). Baker has led NIU in assists in each of the last three seasons, dishing out 58 as a freshmen, 78 as a sophomore and 94 as a junior. Baker and Ronald Minter ( ) are the only players in NIU history to rank in the top-five in both career steals and assists. Minter is second behind Baker in steals (163) and also ranks second in assists (353). NIU Career Assist Leaders Rank No. Player Years Jay Bryant Ronald Minter Rodney Davis T. 330 Donte Parker T. 330 TRAVON BAKER 2012-PRES Anthony Maestranzi Jerry Williams Donald Whiteside Mike Lipnisky Carl Armato , Baker is following in the footsteps of NIU head coach Mark Montgomery who still ranks in the top-five in Michigan State history in assists (561; 5th) and steals (168; 4th). DID YOU KNOW? NIU s 17-8 start is the best 25-game start to a season since when the Huskies were 21-4 after 25 games. The Huskies went 25-6 overall and reached the NCAA Tournament, where they fell to St. John s in the first round in Dayton, Ohio (75-68; March 8, 1991). Travon Baker has not missed a game in his NIU career, appearing in 117-straight, tied for the most games played in NIU history with Anthony Maestranzi and Todd Peterson ( ), which includes 92 career starts. The Huskies currently rank 34th nationally in field goal percentage defense. NIU s opponents are shooting just 39.9 percent on the season. NIU ranks 34th in the country in rebounding margin at Through 25 games this season, the team that has led in rebounds has won the game 21 times.

5 NIU is 34-6 all-time when scoring 70-or-more points under head coach Mark Montgomery, including a 14-3 mark this season. With NIU s Jan. 2 win over Judson, Mark Montgomery became the ninth head coach in NIU history with 50 wins. Montgomery joins John McDougal (136), Chick Evans (125), Brian Hammel (117), William Healey (96), Tom Jorgensen (95), Ralph McKinzie (94), Rob Judson (74) and William Wirtz (57). The NIU bench has outscored its opponents by an average of 11.7 points per game. The Huskies reserves are averaging 3.7 points per game and have outscored their counterparts in 22-of-25 games this season, equaling the Wright State reserves, 12-12, on Nov. 15, while being outscored at Miami (Jan. 30) and against Akron (Feb. 13). NIU s 11 non-conference wins is the most for the program since when the Huskies won 17 while independent. The last time NIU won more than 11 non-conference games while in a conference was during the season when they won 14 en route to a 21-4 overall record. THE INTERIOR PRESENCE Marin Maric has recorded double-doubles in each of the last four games, giving him 11 overall for the season, fourth-most in the MAC. Maric is averaging 15.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per game over the last four games. Maric s four-game double-double streak is NIU s longest since Marcus Smallwood recorded double-doubles in six-straight games from Jan. 8, 2003 to Jan. 29, Maric is currently fifth in the MAC in rebounding (8.4 rpg), seventh in blocked shots (1.1 bpg) and 14th in field goal percentage (47.9 percent). He is also 17th in the league with 12.8 points per contest and is second in the MAC with 2.9 offensive rebounds per game. Maric recorded his first career doubledouble with a career-best 14 points and 11 rebounds at Idaho (Nov. 28). Maric also added two assists, two blocks and a steal in 25 minutes against the Vandals. Maric then recorded his second consecutive double-double with 12 points and a careerbest 14 rebounds against Chicago State (Dec. 2). Maric also recorded a career-high five blocks against the Cougars, along with two assists. Huskie Career Double-Doubles Marin Maric (11) Nov. 28, 2015, at Idaho pts, 11 reb Dec. 2, 2015, Chicago State pts, 14 reb Dec. 19, 2015, Florida International pts, 11 reb Dec. 29, 2015, UIC pts, 13 reb Jan. 6, 2016, Ohio pts, 14 reb Jan. 9, 2016, Eastern Michigan pts, 10 reb Jan. 12, 2016, at Toledo pts, 12 reb Feb. 2, 2016, Buffalo pts, 11 reb Feb. 6, 2016, at Ohio pts, 10 reb Feb. 9, 2016, at Kent State pts, 10 reb Feb. 13, 2016, Akron pts, 11 reb Aaric Armstead (3) Feb. 20, 2014, Eastern Michigan pts, 10 reb Nov. 28, 2015, at Idaho pts, 10 reb Feb. 6, 2016, at Ohio pts, 10 reb Levi Bradley (1) Jan. 2, 2016, Judson pts, 10 reb Jaylen Key (1) Feb. 2, 2016, Buffalo pts, 10 reb Maric claimed his third double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds in a double overtime win against Florida International (Dec. 19). Maric posted his fourth double-double of the season at UIC (Dec. 29) with 11 points and 13 rebounds. Maric also had a career-high four assists as well as three blocks and two steals against the Flames. Maric recorded his fifth double-double with a career-high tying 22 points and a career-best tying 14 rebounds against Ohio (Jan. 6). Maric recorded his sixth double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds against Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9). Maric posted his seventh double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds at Toledo (Jan. 12). Maric registered his eighth double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds against Buffalo (Feb. 2). Maric garnered his ninth double-double of the year with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Ohio (Feb. 6). Maric posted his 10th double-double of the year with 14 points and 10 rebounds at Kent State (Feb. 9). Maric collected his 11th double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds against Akron (Feb. 13). Maric also fell just one rebound shy of a double-double at Ohio State (Dec. 16) where he recorded 17 points and nine rebounds. Maric was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week on Dec. 21, after averaging 17.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in the pair of games against Ohio State (Dec. 16) and Florida International (Dec. 19). The weekly honor was the first for Maric in his career and he was the first Huskie to be named MAC Player of the Week since Aaron Armstead earned the honor on March 2, Maric scored in double figures in 14 consecutive games from Nov. 25 against Indiana Northwest through Jan. 19 against Central Michigan. Maric s 14 game steak is NIU s longest since Xavier Silas reached double figures in 14-straight during the final 10 games of the season and the first four of the campaign (Feb. 3, 2010 to Nov. 24, 2010). Maric s five blocks against Chicago State (Dec. 2) is the most for a Huskie since Michael Fakuade had five at Eastern Michigan on Feb. 27, Maric has led NIU in rebounding 18 times this season. He led the Huskies in rebounding just five times all of last season. Maric has also scored in double figures a team-high 20 times this season, he scored in double figures just four times prior to this year. AS GOES BAKER Travon Baker s play has been an indicator of success for the Huskies during conference play. In NIU s six league wins, Baker is averaging 20 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. He is shooting 43.2 percent COVERING THE HUSKIES PRACTICE AVAILABILITY NIU head coach Mark Montgomery and Huskie student-athletes are available for interviews prior to practice. Practices are typically held in the NIU Convocation Center, please contact Jeremy Reid in the NIU Athletic Media Relations office ( or jreid1@niu.edu) for exact times and locations. Practices are generally open to the media. HOME GAME COVERAGE For media wishing to cover a NIU home game please contact Jeremy Reid in the NIU Athletic Media Relations office ( or jreid1@niu.edu) to arrange credentials. POSTGAME AVAILABILITY The NIU locker room is closed to the media following games. For home games, Coach Montgomery and players will be available in the media room following post-game radio obligations. For remote coverage of road games, please make arrangements through Jeremy Reid prior to the game. INTERVIEWS For interviews outside of practice or postgame, please contact Jeremy Reid in the NIU Athletic Media Relations office ( or jreid1@ niu.edu). No interviews will be allowed the day of a game. Please submit your request at least 24 hours in advance. MID-MAJOR TOP 25 (FEB. 8) No. School Record Pts. Prev. 1. Valparaiso (18) Little Rock (4) Gonzaga (3) Wichita State (3) Saint Mary s (3) Chattanooga Monmouth Akron Evansville South Dakota State BYU Stony Brook Hawaii Stephen F. Austin Grand Canyon IPFW UC Irvine UNCW Southern Illinois Belmont Mercer Yale Oakland NR 24. North Florida New Mexico State NR OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: William & Mary 56, UT Arlington 49, Albany 40, Hofstra 34, James Madison 33, Tennessee Tech 28, Northern Iowa 22, Montana 19, Princeton 19, UL Lafayette 19, UNC Asheville 18, Pepperdine 17, Wright State 10, Buffalo 9, Ball State 7, Illinois State 7, NIU 7, Columbia 5, Iona 5, Omaha 4, Texas A&M Corpus Christi 4, ETSU 2, CSU Bakersfield 1, Jacksonville 1, Navy 1, Southern 1.

6 AP TOP 25 (FEB. 15) No. School Record Pts. 1 Villanova (44) ,601 2 Kansas (21) ,578 3 Oklahoma ,471 4 Iowa ,349 5 North Carolina ,343 6 Maryland ,248 7 Virginia ,188 8 Xavier ,174 8 Michigan State , West Virginia , Miami (FL) , Arizona Iowa State Kentucky Dayton Oregon Purdue Louisville Notre Dame Duke SMU Indiana Providence Texas Baylor OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Texas A&M 90, Utah 75, Saint Joseph s 57, Wisconsin 47, South Carolina 39, USC 38, Michigan 17, Syracuse 17, Wichita State 14, Stony Brook 13, Monmouth 10, California 8, Hawaii 5, UNC Wilmington 4, San Diego State 3, Yale 3, Cincinnati 2. USA TODAY COACHES TOP 25 (FEB. 15) No. School Record Pts. 1. Villanova (25) Kansas (7) Oklahoma North Carolina Maryland Iowa Xavier Virginia Michigan State Miami (FL) West Virginia Arizona Dayton Kentucky Iowa State Purdue Oregon Notre Dame Duke Providence Indiana Baylor South Carolina Texas A&M Texas OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Utah 60, Wisconsin 32, Wichita State 30, Michigan 29, USC 26, Gonzaga 26, Saint Joseph s 17, Pittsburgh 16, California 15, LSU 13, Saint Mary s 13, Seton Hall 11, Hawaii 7, Florida 5, Texas Tech 5, Syracuse 3, Valparaiso 1, Stony Brook 1, Monmouth 1. (35-of-81) from the field and 45.5 percent (25-of-55) from three. In NIU s six losses, Baker is averaging 5.7 points and 2.5 rebounds, shooting 27.8 percent (10-of-36) from the field and 19 percent (4-of-21) from three. Baker scored a career-high 25 points in each of NIU s first two conference games against Ohio (Jan. 6) and Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9) on his way to earning MAC West Player of the Week honors on Jan. 11. In the conference opener against Ohio, Baker scored 13 of his 25 in the final 2:13, going 2-of-2 from the field and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line to close out the Bobcats. Baker went 14-of-15 overall from the line against Ohio and also recorded four rebounds and four assists in the contest. Against Eastern Michigan, Baker netted another 25 points, going 8-of-15 from the floor, including 7-of-11 from three-point range. NIU IN THE RANKINGS (AS OF FEB. 15) ALL MAC NAT L MAC MAC GMS RANK RANK GMS RANK Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Offensive Points Per Poss Defensive Points Per Poss Free Throw Percentage Field Goal Percentage Field Goal Defense Point Field Goal Percentage Point Field Goal Defense Rebounding Offense Rebounding Defense n/a Rebounding Margin Blocks Per Game T-9 Assists Per Game Steals Per Game T-2 Turnovers Per Game n/a n/a Turnovers Forced Per Game n/a n/a Turnover Margin T-6 Assist/Turnover Ratio Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Defensive Rebound Percentage n/a Offensive Rebound Percentage n.a Point Field Goals Made Baker s seven triples ties Al Sewasciuk (Dec. 4, 2002 vs. Drake) for the second-best single-game in NIU history. Donald Whiteside holds the NIU record for triples in a game with eight against Wright State on March 5, Baker finished the week averaging 25.0 points, 3.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 52.2 (12-of-23) percent from the field, including 55.6 percent (10-of-18) from three, and 94.1 percent (16-of-17) from the free-throw line. After earning Player of the Week honors, Baker continued his strong start to conference play at Toledo (Jan. 12) as he netted a team-high 23 points, along with a career-high tying five steals and three assists. Baker s three consecutive 20-plus point games is the longest streak of 20-plus point games by a Huskie since Xavier Silas scored 20-plus in eight consecutive games from Jan. 11, 2011 to Feb. 5, Baker then played just five minutes at Western Michigan (Jan. 16) before being ejected due to a flagrant two foul. Travon Baker was named MAC West Division Player of the Week for the second time in three weeks on Jan. 25, after averaging 20 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals in a pair of wins over Central Michigan (Jan. 19) and Toledo (Jan. 22). The weekly honor was the second of Baker s career and the third this season for the Huskies; Marin Maric was named MAC West Player of the Week on Dec. 21. Against Central Michigan (Jan. 19), Baker netted a game-high 19 points and also recorded a team-best four assists and two steals. In the rematch with Toledo (Jan. 22), Baker scored a game-high 21 points, including six three-pointers, while also pulling down a team-high nine rebounds with two assists and two steals. Baker s second steal was the 163rd of his career, tying the all-time NIU record. In league play, Travon Baker is tied for 17th in the MAC in scoring (12.8 ppg), sixth in free throw percentage (81.4 percent), sixth in assists (3.4 per game) and tied for seventh in steals (1.3 per game). A GOOD START NIU s 17-8 start is the best 25-game start to a season since when the Huskies were 21-4 after 25 games. The Huskies went 25-6 overall and reached the NCAA Tournament, where they fell to St. John s in the first round in Dayton, Ohio (75-68; March 8, 1991). NIU s 7-0 start to the season was its best unbeaten start since the season when the Huskies won their first nine games to start the season. The 7-0 start was tied for the third-best unbeaten start to a season in school history. NIU started 10-0 in , 9-0 in and 7-0 in , and this season. In addition to tying the third-best win streak to start a season in school history, NIU s seven-game win streak to start the year was also its longest overall win streak since the season when the Huskies won eight-straight between Dec. 4, 1995 and Jan. 11, That streak included the following wins: at Wichita State, at Chicago State, Akron, at Air Force, Niagara, at Maine, Loyola-Chicago, Detroit and Milwaukee. The Huskies went on to win the Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament and play in the NCAA Tournament, falling to Texas Tech in the first round in Richmond, Va. (74-73; March 15, 1996). The Huskies recorded a second seven-game win streak that began with a double overtime win against Florida International (Dec. 19) and lasted until a road loss at Western Michigan (Jan. 16). The last time NIU had two win streaks of seven-or-more games in the same season was in when the Huskies had an 11-game win streak and an 8-game win streak. NIU s 11 non-conference wins is the most for the program since when the Huskies won 17 while independent. The last time NIU won more than 11 non-conference games while in a conference

7 was during the season when they won 14 en route to a 21-4 overall record. MARK MONTGOMERY EARNS HUGH DURHAM AWARD MID-SEASON HONORS NIU head coach Mark Montgomery was named the recipient of the Hugh Durham Award mid-season honors on Jan. 8. The fifth-year head coach of the Huskies has guided NIU to a 17-8 start after being picked to finish fifth in the MAC West Division. The Hugh Durham Award is presented annually to the nation s top mid-major coach. The award is named in honor of Hugh Durham who had retired at the end of the season. Durham is one of just twelve coaches to have led two different programs to the NCAA Final Four (Florida State in 1972 and Georgia in 1983). He is the only coach among that group to have led both schools to their lone Final Four appearance. The end of season Hugh Durham Award winner will be announced at the CollegeInsider.com Award Presentation on April 1 in Houston, site of the men s division I national championship. THE TEAM, THE TEAM, THE TEAM NIU has had very good balance this season, with nearly every player on the roster capable of leading the way in scoring or rebounding. The Huskies have had 11 different players score in double figures, led by 20 double-figure scoring games from Marin Maric. Travon Baker and Aaric Armstead have each reached double figures 16 times and Marshawn Wilson has scored in double figures 11 times. Nine different players have recorded seven-plus rebound games for NIU, including 18 from Marin Maric. Six different players have led the Huskies in scoring this season and six different players have led the Huskies in rebounding. THE THREE-HEADED FOUR-MAN The Huskies have gotten tremendous production from their three-man rotation at power forward of Jaylen Key, Levi Bradley and Chuks Iroegbu. The trio has combined to average 18.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game while shooting a combined 53.3 percent (168-of-315) from the field. Bradley in particular has seen his production increase in league play; he is averaging 6.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in the league. Over the last nine games, Bradley is averaging 8.1 points per game. Iroegbu is one of the most efficient offensive players in the MAC, shooting 64.3 percent (18-of-28) from the field and 73 percent (27-of-37) from the free-throw line in conference play. THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT The NIU freshmen class of Marshawn Wilson, Jaylen Key, Austin Pauga, Laytwan Porter and Levi Bradley have combined to score 37.6 percent of NIU s total points this season. NIU currently ranks 282nd by KenPom in experience, with 1.37 years of experience per minute played. By that measure, the Huskies are the third-youngest team in the MAC, behind Toledo (1.30) and Ohio (1.36). Marshawn Wilson has scored in double figures in 11 games this season and second among conference rookies in scoring at 11.1 points per game. Wilson is currently averaging 25.4 points per 40 minutes, tied for the second-best mark in the MAC. Wilson scored a career-best 25 points against Buffalo (Feb. 2) and is averaging 14.2 points per game over the last five contests, shooting 46.4 percent from the field (26-of-56) and 42.9 percent from three (12-of-28). Wilson ranks 10th in the MAC in free throw percentage (78.1 percent) and 14th in three-point percentage (39.2 percent). In league play, Wilson is 12th in the league in field goal percentage (46.8 percent) and tied for 11th in three-point percentage (40 percent). Wilson netted 24 points at Missouri (Dec. 4) and has reached the 20-point plateau on two other occasions, becoming the first Huskie freshman to score 20-plus points since Dontel Highsmith scored 27 at UC Riverside on Dec. 22, Wilson is averaging 13.0 points per game on the road. Jaylen Key is averaging 5.7 points, 13th-best among MAC freshmen, and 3.8 rebounds per game, eighth-best among MAC rookies, while shooting 48.7 percent from the field. Key has scored in double THE LAST MEETING NIU: 65 Bowling Green: 69 February 7, 2015 NIU Convocation Center DeKalb, Ill. 10 Bowie, D Threloff, J Baker, T Armstead, Aaric Johnson, A Armstead, Aaron Iroegbu, C Gray, Keith Maric, M Orris, M TEAM TOTALS TOTAL FG%: 1st: nd: Game: PT FG%: 1st: nd: Game: FT%: 1st: nd: Game: No. Bowling Green FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 5 Dickerson, D Holmes, R Henderson, A Denny, Z Joseph, D Gomez, J Parker, S Austin, J Clarke, J TEAM TOTALS TOTAL FG%: 1st: nd: Game: PT FG%: 1st: nd: Game: FT%: 1st: nd: Game: Technical Fouls: none Officials: Frank Spencer, Todd Von Sossan, Bart Wegenke Attendance: 2,475 Bowling Green NIU NIU Career Games Played Rank No. Player Years Anthony Maestranzi Todd Peterson TRAVON BAKER 2012-PRES T.J. Lux Allen Rayhorn Donnell Thomas Aksel Bolin Tim Dillon Randy Fens Ronald Minter Marcus Smallwood figures four times and recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Buffalo (Feb. 2). Key has also started 18 games. Levi Bradley is averaging 5.9 points, 12th-most among MAC freshmen, and 3.4 rebounds per game, 10th-best among MAC rookies. Bradley posted his first career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds against Judson (Jan. 2). Bradley is shooting 50 percent from the field, including 36.7 percent from three, and is also shooting 80 percent from the free-throw line. Bradley is averaging 8.1 points per game over the last nine contests, shooting 54.9 percent (28-of-51) from the field. Laytwan Porter is averaging 4.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest. Porter became the first Huskie since 2010 to record 10-plus assists in a game when he dished out 10 against Eureka (Nov. 21). Porter s 2.3 assists per game are the most among freshmen in the MAC. Porter is also averaging 1.1 steals per game, second-most among conference rookies, just behind Buffalo s C.J. Massinburg (1.2). Austin Pauga is averaging 3.5 points per game and is shooting 51.4 percent from the field (19-of-37), including 44.8 percent (13-of-29) from behind the threepoint line. Pauga missed seven games after suffering an injury against Indiana Northwest (Nov. 21), returning to the lineup against Judson (Jan. 2). HOME SWEET HOME NIU is 14-1 at home this season. The Huskies suffered their first home loss of the year on Feb. 2 against Buffalo, 90-78, a loss that snapped NIU s school-record 15-game home winning streak. The streak began with a win over eventual MAC regular season champion Central Michigan last season on Feb. 28, NIU s 15-game school-record winning streak snapped the previous best of 11 consecutive home wins, set on four different occasions, including most recently in the final five games of the season and the first six games of the campaign. NIU is 29-6 at home since Feb. 12, 2014 when the Huskies beat Central Michigan, The Huskies will make 18 appearances at home in the NIU Convocation Center this season, a school record, beginning with a five-game homestand to open the season. NIU s previous high for home games in a season was 17, set two seasons ago in That total included one postseason home game as the Huskies hosted

8 Bowling Green in the MAC Tournament First Round. NIU s previous high for regular season home games was 16, set two seasons ago in as well as during the campaign. DROPPING DIMES NIU recorded a school-record 32 assists on Nov. 21 in a victory over Eureka. NIU s 32 assists came on 39 made field goals; 10 different Huskies recorded assists in the contest. The previous NIU assist record was 31, set on Dec. 7, 1995 against Chicago State. For the season, NIU is averaging 14.8 assists per game, third-best in the MAC, led by Travon Baker (4.0 pg), who is tied for fifth individually in the MAC, and Michael Orris (3.3 apg), who is 11th. NIU s is averaging 5.0 more assists this season than they did a season ago when they averaged 9.8 per game, which ranked 12th in the MAC, and 324th in the nation. Baker and Orris are also second and sixth in assist/turnover ratio in the MAC. Orris is second at 2.3 and Baker is fifth at 1.9. As a team, the Huskies rank fourth in the MAC at 1.1. Last season, NIU had a 0.69 assist/turnover ratio, 12th in the MAC and 326th in the nation. Freshman Laytwan Porter became the first Huskie with 10 assists in a game since 2010 with his 10 against Eurkea (Nov. 21). Mike DiNunno was the last Huskie with 10 assists in a game, a mark he recorded on Jan. 13, 2010 against Western Michigan. The NIU single-game assist record is 13, set by Ray Clark against Bowling Green on Dec. 9, Porter is currently averaging 2.3 assists per game, the most by a freshman in the MAC. CURRENT HUSKIES AGAINST THE FALCONS AARIC ARMSTEAD PTS REB AST Jan. 12, 2014 at BGSU March 10, 2014 at NIU Jan. 27, 2015 at BGSU DNP Feb. 7, 2015 at NIU TRAVON BAKER PTS REB AST Feb. 6, 2013 at NIU Jan. 12, 2014 at BGSU March 10, 2014 at NIU Jan. 27, 2015 at BGSU Feb. 7, 2015 at NIU DARRELL BOWIE PTS REB AST Feb. 6, 2013 at NIU Jan. 12, 2014 at BGSU March 10, 2014 at NIU Jan. 26, 2015 at BGSU Feb. 7, 2015 at NIU CHUKS IROEGBU PTS REB AST Jan. 27, 2015 at BGSU Feb. 7, 2015 at NIU FINISHING STRONG The Huskies have made a habit of closing games with a strong final five minutes to win games this season, consider MARIN MARIC PTS REB AST Against Central Michigan (Jan. 19), the game was tied, with 4:55 left before NIU closed on a 13-8 Jan. 27, 2015 at BGSU burst. The Huskies went 4-of-6 from the field in the final five minutes and forced four Central Michigan turnovers, all in the final 2:01 of the contest. At Toledo on Jan. 12, the Huskies and Rockets were tied, 57-57, with five minutes to play and NIU closed Feb. 7, 2015 at NIU MICHAEL ORRIS 4 PTS 9 REB 1 AST Jan. 27, 2015 at BGSU on a 14-9 spurt. The Huskies went 5-of-6 from the field and 4-of-4 from the line in the final five minutes Feb. 7, 2015 at NIU while forcing four Toledo turnovers, three in the final 33 seconds. Against Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9), NIU held a seven-point lead, 65-58, with 4:50 left and outscored the Eagles 15-5 in the closing minutes to ensure the victory. The Huskies went 3-of-4 from the field and 7-of-7 from the line inside the last five minutes. At Idaho (Nov. 28), the Vandals pulled within a pair, 55-53, with 4:39 left but the Huskies used a 7-1 spurt to take a lead with 1:56 to play to seal the win. Idaho was 1-of-6 from the field in the final 4:39. NIU trailed Wright State (Nov. 15) with five minutes left before closing with a 12-2 run to down the Raiders, NIU held Wright State to just 27.3 percent shooting in the second half (6-of-22), including 0-of-7 in the final five minutes. Against South Dakota (Nov. 14), Tre Burnette connected on a triple for the Coyotes with just under five minutes to play to tie the contest, 62-62, before the Huskies closed on a 10-3 burst to claim the win. Chuks Iroegbu scored NIU s first seven of the burst, part of his new career-high 16 points, as NIU went on to a win. MR. BIG SHOT In addition to climbing the career steals and assist charts, Travon Baker has made a number of late game shots to lead the Huskies to victories during his career. In the conference opener against Ohio (Jan. 6), Baker went 2-of-2 from the field and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line in the final 2:13, scoring 13 of his career-high 25 points in the final minutes to lift the Huskies to an victory. At UIC (Dec. 29), with the Huskies leading by three inside the final minute, Baker made 7-of-8 free throws to help NIU hold off the Flames, His only miss among the eight came with less than a second to play and the result no longer in doubt. Against Florida International (Dec. 19), NIU trailed by two with 6.9 seconds left in the first overtime when Baker raced the length of the floor for a layup with 0.7 seconds left to force a second overtime. NIU would go on to win in the second extra session, Baker finished with 12 points and just one turnover in 43 minutes of action. Against Wright State (Nov. 15) in the third game of the year, Baker connected on a triple from the top of the key with 14 seconds left to push the NIU lead to five and seal the win. Baker finished with 12 points, three assists and three steals against the Raiders. Last season at Toledo (Feb. 25, 2015), Baker scored a team-high 18 points, including five triples, and seven assists against the Rockets. Baker made a game-tying triple with 55 seconds to play as NIU went on to an win. Also last season at Miami (Feb. 4, 2015), Baker scored 16 points, going 6-of-7 from the field, with five assists and made the game-winning bucket on a banked runner with 2.4 seconds left at NIU beat the RedHawks, Two seasons ago at Ball State (Feb. 1, 2014), Baker made a game-tying triple with nine seconds left to force overtime. The Huskies went on to a overtime victory. Baker also lifted NIU to a win at Kent State two seasons ago (Jan. 29, 2014) as he made two free throws with 5.2 seconds left to lift NIU to a road win against the Golden Flashes. BONUS BASKETBALL NIU went to overtime for the first time this season against Florida International (Dec. 19), outlasting the Panthers in double overtime behind Marin Maric s 17 points and 11 rebounds. The win was NIU s first double overtime game since a win over Eastern Michigan on Feb. 20, The Huskies are 2-0 in double overtime contests under Mark Montgomery. In his five seasons at NIU, Mark Montgomery s Huskies are 6-3 in overtime games. The Huskies have won three consecutive overtime contests including Saturday s victory over FIU, a win at Ball State last season (March 6, 2015) and a victory over UC Riverside last season (Jan. 2, 2015). NIU s last loss in an overtime contest was a setback at Dartmouth last season (Dec. 19, 2015) when Alex Mitola hit an off-balance triple at the buzzer to give the Big Green the win. WHAT S BACK FOR NIU NIU returns three starters and six letterwinners from a season ago, while also adding seven newcomers to the roster. The Huskies return leading scorer Aaric Armstead (11.1 ppg) and 56.1 percent of their total scoring output from a season ago. NIU s leading returning rebounder is senior Darrell Bowie (5.4 rpg), the Huskies return 52 percent of their total rebounds from last season. The Huskies also return 76.2 percent of their assists, 63.3 percent of their steals and 50 percent of their blocked shots from last season.

9 NIU also welcomes back three players that were not letterwinners a season ago in Dontel Highsmith (redshirted due to injury), Jordan Thomas (did not see action) and Jay DeHaan (did not see action). Among NIU s seven newcomers, six are freshmen (Levi Bradley, Jaylen Key, Austin Pauga, Laytwan Porter, Join Siu and Marshawn Wilson) and Andrew Zelis is a junior college transfer with three years are eligibility remaining. HUSKIES PICKED TO FINISH 5TH IN MAC WEST NIU was picked to finish fifth in the Mid-American Conference West Division in the preseason MAC News Media Panel poll, released on Oct. 28. Central Michigan was picked to win the MAC West, followed by Toledo, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, NIU and Ball State. In the MAC East, Akron is the preseason favorite, followed by Kent State, Ohio, Buffalo, Miami and Bowling Green. The preseason All-MAC West team consists of Chris Fowler (Central Michigan), John Simons (Central Michigan), Raven Lee (Eastern Michigan), Nathan Boothe (Toledo) and Connar Tava (Western Michigan). The MAC East preseason team is Pat Forsythe (Akron), Lamonte Bearden (Buffalo), Jimmy Hall (Kent State), Eric Washington (Miami) and Antonio Campbell (Ohio). HUSKIES SIGN THREE FOR The NIU men s basketball program signed three players to National Letters of Intent to join the Huskie program for the season: Eugene German, Noah McCarty and Nick Wagner each signed to join the Huskies next season. A 6-foot guard from Gary, Ind., Eugene German led the State of Indiana in scoring last season as a junior at 21st Century Charter. German averaged 32 points per game while also adding six rebounds, three assists and three steals per contest, helping the Cougars to a section runner-up finish. German was named to the 2015 Indiana Basketball Coaches Association/Subway Underclass Small School All-State Team. A 6-foot-8 forward, Noah McCarty averaged 18.8 points and 10.1 rebounds per game last season at Sterling Newman Catholic Central in Sterling, Ill. Last season, McCarty McCarty was named to the All-Western Illinois First Team last season by the Quad City Times and also earned Illinois Basketball Coaches Association 2A All-State Third Team and AP 2A All-State honorable mention recognition. A 6-foot-3 guard, Nick Wagner averaged 20.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists last season at Gale-Ettrick-Trempea High School in Galesville, Wis. Wagner was named to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 3 All-State team and earned AP All-State honorable mention recognition. BOROVICH PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH On Aug. 4, Jon Borovich was promoted to associate head coach by NIU head coach Mark Montgomery. Borovich has been a member of the Huskie coaching staff since Montgomery s first season in He came to NIU following four seasons as an assistant at the University of Dayton. Borovich, who played at Central Michigan went Montgomery was an assistant with the Chippewas ( ), began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Michigan State ( ). He was then the Director of Basketball Operations at Dayton from and an assistant at Oakland University from before returning to Dayton as an assistant coach in IN REVIEW NIU s 29 wins of the last two seasons is the best two-year total for the Huskies since the and seasons when the Huskies combined for 29 victories, 12 in and 17 in The last time NIU won more than 29 games over two seasons was in and when the Huskies combined for 32 victories. NIU s finished with an RPI of 188, the highest for the Huskies since the season when NIU finished with an RPI of 127. NIU s 16 conference wins over the last two seasons is the most for the Huskies since winning 16 between and NIU finished the non-conference schedule with a 6-5 record, marking its first winning non-conference record since the season when the Huskies went 5-4 in non-conference play. NIU s six non-conference wins tied its six non-league wins from The last time NIU won more than six non-conference games was in when the Huskies won seven non-league contests. NIU made 500 free throws, the fourth-most in a single-season in school history. The Huskies also recorded 226 steals, the fifth-most in a single-season in school history. NIU shot 42.8 percent from the field, including 44.3 percent during MAC play, the highest percentages of Mark Montgomery s four-year tenure. NIU averaged 65.7 points per game, also the highest mark in the past four seasons. NIU had five comebacks from down double-digits since last season, including three in which the Huskies were down double figures in the second half.

10 NIU BASKETBALL ROSTER Marshawn Wilson Laytwan Porter Dontel Highsmith Travon Baker Darrell Bowie Chuks Iroegbu 0 Freshman Guard 2 Freshman Guard 3 RS Sophomore Guard 5 Senior Guard 10 Senior Wing 11 RS Senior Wing Jordan Thomas Jaylen Key Aaric Armstead Michael Orris Jay Dehaan Austin Pauga 12 Sophomore Guard 15 Freshman Forward 23 Junior Guard 24 RS Junior Guard 25 Sophomore Guard 31 Freshman Guard Andrew Zelis Jon Siu Marin maric Levi Bradley Mark Montgomery 32 RS Sophomore Center 33 Freshman Guard 34 RS Sophomore Center NIU HUSKIES No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School) First Name Last Name 0 Marshawn Wilson G Fr. Oakdale, Minn./Hill-Murray common common 2 Laytwan Porter G Fr. Rockford, Ill./Auburn lay - twan common 3 Dontel Highsmith G RS So. Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac don - tell common 5 Travon Baker G Sr. Detroit, Mich./Detroit Consortium trey - von common 10 Darrell Bowie W Sr. Milwaukee, Wis./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) common bo - EE 11 Chuks Iroegbu W RS Sr. Sacramento, Calif./Franklin/City Coll. of San Francisco chooks EE - reh - boo 12 Jordan Thomas G So. Northfield, Ill./New Trier common common 15 Jaylen Key F Fr. Milwaukee, Wis./Homestead common common 23 Aaric Armstead G Jr. Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) eric common 24 Michael Orris G RS Jr. Crete, Ill./Crete-Monee/Kansas State common OAR us 25 Jay DeHaan G So. Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley common common 31 Austin Pauga G Fr. Naperville, Ill./IMG Academy common paw ga 32 Andrew Zelis C RS So. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North/Kaskaskia College common zell iss 33 Jon Siu G Fr. Hong Kong/Middlesex School common sue 34 Marin Maric C RS So. Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School (Ind.) MAR in MAR - itch 42 Levi Bradley W Fr. Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI common common Head Coach: Mark Montgomery Assistant Coaches: Jon Borovich, Lou Dawkins and Jason Larson Director of Player Development/Operations: Chad Pecka Graduate Assistant: Sean Sims Freshman Wing Head Coach Fifth Season

11 SPECIALTY STATS Pts in Paint Pts off TO 2nd Chance Fast Break Bench Pts Largest Largest Lead Result (NIU/Opp) (NIU/Opp) (NIU/Opp) (NIU/Opp) (NIU/Opp) Lead Deficit Changes Ties N13 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE W, /40 19/15 10/12 9/6 57/ N14 SOUTH DAKOTA W, /26 14/11 17/7 4/0 26/ N15 WRIGHT STATE W, /15 10/13 13/5 4/5 12/ N21 EUREKA W, /24 30/6 17/8 26/6 62/30 48 none 0 0 N25 INDIANA UNIVERSITY NW W, /18 12/15 8/8 12/0 35/ N28 at Idaho W, /14 9/15 15/11 0/0 22/ D2 CHICAGO STATE W, /18 14/16 15/7 25/4 31/24 25 none 0 0 D4 at Missouri L, /32 16/10 19/14 0/6 32/ D16 at Ohio State L, /20 16/13 12/10 6/4 28/ D19 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL W, (2ot) 44/22 21/10 17/7 8/4 24/ D22 ROOSEVELT W, /10 27/8 14/8 14/4 43/ D29 at UIC W, /24 22/15 12/7 2/6 21/ J2 JUDSON W, /7 28/3 17/5 15/3 50/ J6 OHIO* W, /18 9/21 16/8 11/6 19/ J9 EASTERN MICHIGAN* W, /24 29/16 15/7 11/8 25/ J12 at Toledo* W, /22 17/8 8/7 0/0 24/ J16 at Western Michigan* L, /20 14/21 5/7 6/7 30/22 none J19 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* W, /26 18/15 14/4 20/10 28/ J22 TOLEDO* W, /20 14/14 12/12 4/0 17/ J26 at Akron* L, /12 11/16 15/5 0/0 31/ J30 at Miami* L, /12 15/14 6/4 0/0 28/ F2 BUFFALO* L, /26 20/16 11/13 8/10 50/37 none F6 at Ohio* L, /30 11/23 10/2 2/4 29/ F9 at Kent State* L, /38 20/17 8/12 6/9 19/ F13 AKRON* W, /29 17/5 19/13 9/11 24/ F16 BOWLING GREEN* F19 at Ball State* F23 at Central Michigan* F27 WESTERN MICHIGAN* M1 at Eastern Michigan* M4 BALL STATE* MISC. STATS Largest halftime lead... 33, Eureka (Nov. 21, 2015) Largest halftime deficit... 16, at Ohio (Feb. 6, 2016) Largest halftime lead surrendered to lose...2, at Kent State (Feb. 9, 2016) Largest halftime deficit overcome to win...8, Wright State (Nov. 15, 2015) Largest lead at any time... 48, Eureka (Nov. 21, 2015) Largest deficit at any time...22, at Western Michigan (Jan. 16, 2016) Largest lead surrendered to lose...5, at Kent State (Feb. 9, 2016) Largest deficit overcome to win...14, Central Michigan (Jan. 19, 2016) Largest margin of victory... 48, Eureka (Nov. 21, 2015) Largest margin of defeat...14, at Western Michigan (Jan. 16, 2016) Most points scored in a half... 58, Eureka -- first half (Nov. 21, 2015) Fewest points scored in a half...23, at Ohio State -- second half (Dec. 16, 2015) Most points allowed in a half...51, at Missouri -- second half (Dec. 4, 2015) Fewest points allowed in a half...18, Judson -- second half (Jan. 2, 2016) THE IZZO COACHING TREE Mark Montgomery became the eighth Tom Izzo assistant coach to become a Division I head coach, joining current head coaches: Tom Crean, Indiana University Brian Gregory, Georgia Tech In addition, five other Izzo assistants have been Division I head coaches: Jim Boylen, Utah Mike Garland, Cleveland State Stan Heath, Kent State/Arkansas/USF Stan Joplin, Toledo Doug Wojcik, Tulsa/Coll. of Charleston ABOUT THE STAFF Head Coach Mark Montgomery Fifth season at NIU. Fifth overall season as a head coach. Spent 10 seasons as an assistant coach at Michigan State. Also spent four years as an assistant at Central Michigan ( ). Four-year letterwinner at Michigan State ( ). Follow him on Associate Head Coach Jon Borovich Fifth season at NIU. Spent four seasons as an assistant at Dayton ( ). Helped the Flyers to the 2010 NIT Championship. Worked as an assistant at Oakland for two seasons ( ). Played at Central Michigan ( ) while Montgomery was an assistant with the Chippewas. Assistant Coach Lou Dawkins Fifth season at NIU. Spent seven seasons at head coach at Saginaw (Mich.) High School. Had a record of at Saginaw, winning Class A State Championships in 2007 and Played at Tulsa from under J.D. Barnett and Tubby Smith. Cousin of NIU fourth-leading scorer Paul Dawkins ( ). Assistant Coach Jason Larson Fifth season at NIU. Third season as an assistant coach with the Huskies, spent first two seasons as Director of Basketball Operations. Came to NIU after spending four seasons at Utah as Video Coordinator ( ) and Director of Player Development ( ).

12 INSIDE THE NUMBERS NIU BASKETBALL STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN TEAM GAMES FG-FGA PCT. 3F-3PA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. O-D TOT AVG. FOUL DQ AST AVG TO BLK STL PTS AVG OVERALL (17-8) HOME (14-1) AWAY (3-7) NEUTRAL NON-CONF (11-2) CONFERENCE (6-6) INSIDE THE NUMBERS Monty Last 3 Monty RECORD BY VENUE Overall MAC Overall Years MAC Overall Home (NIU Convocation Center) Away Neutral Monty Last 3 Monty RECORD BY HALFTIME Overall MAC Overall Years MAC When NIU leads at halftime When NIU trails at halftime When NIU is tied at halftime Monty Last 3 Monty RECORD BY SCORING OFFENSE Overall MAC Overall Years MAC When NIU scores 100+ points When NIU scores points When NIU scores points When NIU scores points When NIU scores points When NIU scores points When NIU scores points When NIU scores less than 40 points Monty Last 3 Monty RECORD BY SCORING DEFENSE Overall MAC Overall Years MAC When opponent scores 100+ points When opponent scores points When opponent scores points When opponent scores points When opponent scores points When opponent scores points When opponent scores points When opponent scores less than 40 points Monty Last 3 Monty MARGIN OF VICTORY Overall MAC Overall Years MAC Game decided by 1-5 points Game decided by 6-10 points Game decided by points Game decided by 21+ points Monty Last 3 Monty OVERTIME RECORD Overall MAC Overall Years MAC Overtime Double Overtime Monty Last 3 Monty RECORD BY MONTH Overall MAC Overall Years MAC November December January February March INSIDE THE NUMBERS FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Monty Last 3 Yrs When NIU leads in FG%, NIU is When opponent leads in FG%, NIU is When game ends tied in FG%, NIU is POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Monty Last 3 Yrs When NIU leads in 3FG%, NIU is When opponent leads in 3FG%, NIU is When game ends tied in 3FG%, NIU is FREE THROW SHOOTING Monty Last 3 Yrs When NIU attempts more FT, NIU is When opponent attempts more FT, NIU is When game ends tied in FT attempts, NIU is FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Monty Last 3 Yrs When NIU leads in FT%, NIU is When opponent leads in FT%, NIU is When game ends tied in FT%, NIU is REBOUNDING Monty Last 3 Yrs When NIU leads in rebounds, NIU is When opponent leads in rebounds, NIU is When game ends tied in rebounds, NIU is ASSISTS Monty Last 3 Yrs When NIU leads in assists, NIU is When opponent leads in assists, NIU is When game ends tied in assists, NIU is BLOCKS Monty Last 3 Yrs When NIU leads in blocks, NIU is When opponent leads in blocks, NIU is When game ends tied in blocks, NIU is STEALS Monty Last 3 Yrs When NIU leads in steals, NIU is When opponent leads in steals, NIU is When game ends tied in steals, NIU is TURNOVERS Monty Last 3 Yrs When NIU has more turnovers, NIU is When opponent has more turnovers, NIU is When game ends tied in turnovers, NIU is FOULS Monty Last 3 Yrs When NIU has more fouls, NIU is When opponent has more fouls, NIU is When game ends tied in fouls, NIU is

13 INSIDE THE NUMBERS TIME ON THE COURT CAREER CAREER CONSEC CONSEC PLAYER GAMES STARTS GAMES STARTS Travon Baker (Sr.) Aaric Armstead (Jr.) Darrell Bowie (Sr.) Michael Orris (RS Jr.) 69* Marin Maric (RS So.) Chuks Iroegbu (RS Sr.) Jaylen Key (Fr.) Levi Bradley (Fr.) Laytwan Porter (Fr.) Marshawn Wilson (Fr.) Andrew Zelis (RS So.) Austin Pauga (Fr.) Dontel Highsmith (RS So.) Jay DeHaan (So.) Jordan Thomas (So.) Jon Siu (Fr.) LED NIU IN... SCORING CAREER Aaric Armstead (Jr.) Travon Baker (JS.) Darrell Bowie (Sr.) Marshawn Wilson (Fr.) Dontel Highsmith (RS So.) Marin Maric (RS So.) Levi Bradley (Fr.) Michael Orris (RS Jr.) Chuks Iroegbu (RS Sr.) LED NIU IN... REBOUNDING CAREER Darrell Bowie (Sr.) Marin Maric (RS So.) Aaric Armstead (Jr.) Levi Bradley (Fr.) Travon Baker (Sr.) Dontel Highsmith (RS So.) Chuks Iroegbu (RS Sr.) Andrew Zelis (RS So.) LED NIU IN... ASSISTS CAREER Travon Baker (Sr.) Michael Orris (RS Jr.) Darrell Bowie (Sr.) Laytwan Porter (Fr.) Aaric Armstead (Jr.) Dontel Highsmith (RS So.) LED NIU IN... BLOCKS CAREER Darrell Bowie (Sr.) Marin Maric (RS So.) Aaric Armstead (Jr.) Travon Baker (Sr.) Chuks Iroegbu (RS Sr.) Levi Bradley (Fr.) Andrew Zelis (RS So.) Jaylen Key (Fr.) Laytwan Porter (Fr.) Austin Pauga (Fr.) Dontel Highsmith (RS So.) Michael Orris (RS Jr.) LED NIU IN... STEALS CAREER Travon Baker (Sr.) Aaric Armstead (Jr.) Darrell Bowie (Sr.) Laytwan Porter (Fr.) Marin Maric (RS So.) Michael Orris (RS Jr.) Chuks Iroegbu (RS Sr.) Dontel Highsmith (RS So.) Jaylen Key (Fr.) Austin Pauga (Fr.) Marshawn Wilson (Fr.) Levi Bradley (Fr.) Andrew Zelis (RS So.) INSIDE THE NUMBERS DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING CAREER Travon Baker (Sr.) Aaric Armstead (Jr.) Darrell Bowie (Sr.) Marin Maric (RS So.) Marshawn Wilson (Fr.) Chuks Iroegbu (RS Jr.) Levi Bradley (Fr.) Dontel Highsmith (RS So.) Laytwan Porter (Fr.) Jaylen Key (Fr.) Michael Orris (RS Jr.) Austin Pauga (Fr.) Andrew Zelis (RS So.) POINT GAMES CAREER Travon Baker (Sr.) Marshawn Wilson (Fr.) Aaric Armstead (Jr.) Marin Maric (RS So.) Darrell Bowie (Sr.) Dontel Highsmith (RS So.) POINT GAMES none CAREER 7+ REBOUND GAMES CAREER Darrell Bowie (Sr.) Marin Maric (RS So.) Aaric Armstead (Jr.) Levi Bradley (Fr.) Jaylen Key (Fr.) Travon Baker (Sr.) Chuks Iroegbu (RS Sr.) Andrew Zelis (RS So.) Laytwan Porter (Fr.) Marshawn Wilson (Fr.) REBOUND GAMES CAREER Marin Maric (RS So.) Darrell Bowie (Sr.) Aaric Armstead (Jr.) Travon Baker (Sr.) Levi Bradley (Fr.) Jaylen Key (Fr.) ASSIST GAMES CAREER Travon Baker (Sr.) Michael Orris (RS Jr.) Laytwan Porter (Fr.) ASSIST GAMES CAREER Laytwan Porter (Fr.) STEAL GAMES CAREER Travon Baker (Sr.) Aaric Armstead (Jr.) Darrell Bowie (Sr.) Michael Orris (RS Jr.) Laytwan Porter (Fr.) Austin Pauga (Fr.) Chuks Iroegbu (RS Sr.) Marin Maric (RS So.) Jaylen Key (Fr.) STEAL GAMES CAREER Travon Baker (Sr.) Darrell Bowie (Sr.) BLOCK GAMES CAREER Marin Maric (RS So.) Darrell Bowie (Sr.) Chuks Iroegbu (Sr.) BLOCK GAMES CAREER Marin Maric (RS So.)

14 GAME-BY-GAME PLAYER STATISTICS (PTS-REB-AST) 0 WILSON 2 PORTER 3 HIGHSMITH 5 BAKER 10 BOWIE 11 IROEGBU 12 THOMAS 15 KEY N13 CSUN DNP DNP DNP N14 SOUTH DAKOTA DNP DNP DNP N15 WRIGHT STATE DNP DNP DNP N21 EUREKA DNP DNP N25 INDIANA UNIV. NORTHWEST DNP DNP N28 at Idaho DNP DNP DNP D2 CHICAGO STATE DNP DNP D4 at Missouri DNP DNP DNP D16 at Ohio State DNP DNP DNP D19 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL DNP DNP DNP D22 ROOSEVELT DNP DNP D29 at UIC DNP DNP DNP J2 JUDSON DNP DNP DNP J6 OHIO* DNP DNP DNP DNP J9 EASTERN MICHIGAN* DNP DNP DNP J12 at Toledo* DNP DNP DNP J16 at Western Michigan* DNP DNP DNP DNP J19 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* DNP DNP DNP J22 TOLEDO* DNP DNP DNP J26 at Akron* DNP DNP DNP J30 at Miami* DNP DNP DNP F2 BUFFALO* DNP DNP DNP F6 at Ohio* DNP DNP DNP F9 at Kent State* DNP DNP DNP F13 AKRON* DNP DNP DNP F16 BOWLING GREEN* F19 at Ball State* F23 at Central Michigan* F27 WESTERN MICHIGAN* M1 at Eastern Michigan* M4 BALL STATE* 23 ARMSTEAD 24 ORRIS 25 DEHAAN 31 PAUGA 32 ZELIS 33 SIU 34 MARIC 42 BRADLEY N13 CSUN DNP DNP N14 SOUTH DAKOTA DNP DNP DNP N15 WRIGHT STATE DNP DNP N21 EUREKA DNP N25 INDIANA UNIV. NORTHWEST DNP N28 at Idaho DNP DNP DNP D2 CHICAGO STATE DNP DNP D4 at Missouri DNP DNP DNP DNP D16 at Ohio State DNP DNP DNP D19 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL DNP DNP DNP D22 ROOSEVELT DNP DNP D29 at UIC DNP DNP DNP J2 JUDSON DNP J6 OHIO* DNP DNP J9 EASTERN MICHIGAN* DNP DNP J12 at Toledo* DNP DNP J16 at Western Michigan* DNP DNP J19 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* DNP DNP DNP J22 TOLEDO* DNP DNP DNP J26 at Akron* DNP DNP J30 at Miami* DNP DNP DNP F2 BUFFALO* DNP DNP DNP F6 at Ohio* DNP DNP DNP F9 at Kent State* DNP DNP DNP F13 AKRON* DNP DNP DNP F16 BOWLING GREEN* F19 at Ball State* F23 at Central Michigan* F27 WESTERN MICHIGAN* M1 at Eastern Michigan* M4 BALL STATE*

15 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS Date Game W/L Score FG-FGA PCT. 3F-3PA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. O-D TOT F/EJ A TO BLK STL 1st 2nd ot ot TP N13 NIU W / Cal State Northridge / N14 NIU W / South Dakota / N15 NIU W / Wright State / N21 NIU W / Eureka / N25 NIU W / Indiana University NW / N28 NIU W / at Idaho / D2 NIU W / Chicago state / D4 NIU L / at Missouri / D16 NIU L / at Ohio State / D19 NIU W / Florida International / D22 NIU W / Roosevelt / D29 NIU W / at UIC / J2 NIU W / Judson / J6 NIU W / Ohio* / J9 NIU W / Eastern Michigan* / J12 NIU W / at Toledo* / J16 NIU L / at Western Michigan* / J19 NIU W / Central Michigan* / J22 NIU W / Toledo* / J26 NIU L / at Akron* / J30 NIU L / at Miami* / F2 NIU L / Buffalo* / F6 NIU L / at Ohio* / F9 NIU L / at Kent State* / F13 NIU W / Akron* / F16 NIU Bowling Green * F19 NIU at Ball State* F23 NIU at Central Micigan* F27 NIU Western Michigan* M1 NIU at Eastern Michigan* M4 NIU Ball State*

16 TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES TEAM SUPERLATIVES NIU HIGHS LOWS Points 100, Eureka (Nov. 21, 2015) 54, at Ohio State (Dec. 16, 2015) Field Goals 39, Eureka (Nov. 21, 2015) 15, at Ohio State (Dec. 16, 2015) Field Goal Attempts 73, Eureka (Nov. 21, 2015) 44, Wright State (Nov. 15, 2015) 44, Ohio (Jan. 6, 2016) Field Goal Percentage.534, Eureka (Nov. 21, 2015).268, at Ohio State (Dec. 16, 2015) Three-Point Field Goals 11, Cal State Northridge (Nov. 13, 2015) 2, at Ohio (Feb. 6, 2016) Three-Point Attempts 29, at Miami (Jan. 30, 2016) 13, at Western Michigan (Jan. 16, 2016) 13, Buffalo (Feb. 2, 2016) Three-Point Percentage.500, Roosevelt (Dec. 22, 2015).133, at Ohio (Feb. 6, 2016) Free Throws 30, Buffalo (Feb. 2, 2016) 7, Chicago State (Dec. 2, 2015) Free Throw Attempts 40, Buffalo (Feb. 2, 2016) 15, Roosevelt (Dec. 22, 2015) Free Throw Percentage.955, Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9, 2016).438, Chicago State (Dec. 2, 2015) Rebounds 57, Indiana Northwest (Nov. 25, 2015) 31, three times, last: at Kent State (Feb. 9, 2016) Offensive Rebounds 17, three times, last: Florida Int l (Dec. 19, 2015) 6, at Western Michigan (Jan. 16, 2016) Defensive Rebounds 46, Indiana Northwest (Nov. 25, 2015) 17, at Missouri (Dec. 4, 2015) Personal Fouls 30, Buffalo (Feb. 2, 2016) 12, Judson (Jan. 2, 2016) Assists 32, Eureka (Nov. 21, 2015) 7, Wright State (Nov. 15, 2015) Turnovers 21, at Western Michigan (Jan. 16, 2016) 7, Akron (Feb. 13, 2016) Blocked Shots 7, Chicago State (Dec. 2, 2015) 1, four times, last: Akron (Feb. 13, 2016) 7, Florida International (Dec. 19, 2015) Steals 13, Eureka (Nov. 21, 2015) 3, Ohio (Jan. 6, 2016) OPPONENTS HIGHS LOWS Points 90, Buffalo (Feb. 2, 2016) 48, Judson (Jan. 2, 2016) Field Goals 30, at Ohio (Feb. 6, 2016) 16, Roosevelt (Dec. 22, 2015) 16, Judson (Jan. 2, 2016) Field Goal Attempts 70, Indiana Northwest (Nov. 25, 2015) 42, Roosevelt (Dec. 22, 2015) Field Goal Percentage.538, at Missouri (Dec. 4, 2015).235, Judson (Jan. 2, 2016) Three-Point Field Goals 15, Akron (Feb. 13, 2016) 4, Cal State Northridge (Nov. 13, 2015) 4, at UIC (Dec. 29, 2015) Three-Point Attempts 38, Judson (Jan. 2, 2016) 12, Cal State Northridge (Nov. 13, 2015) Three-Point Percentage.526, South Dakota (Nov. 14, 2015).167, Toledo (Jan. 22, 2016) Free Throws 32, Buffalo (Feb. 2, 2016) 4, Judson (Jan. 2, 2016) Free Throw Attempts 44, Buffalo (Feb. 2, 2016) 6, Judson (Jan. 2, 2016) Free Throw Percentage.792, Ohio (Jan. 6, 2016).476, Indiana Northwest (Nov. 25, 2015) Rebounds 46, Florida International (Dec. 19, 2015) 21, Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9, 2016) Offensive Rebounds 16, at UIC (Dec. 29, 2015) 3, at Ohio (Feb. 6, 2016) Defensive Rebounds 38, at Missouri (Dec. 4, 2015) 17, Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9, 2016) Personal Fouls 31, Buffalo (Feb. 2, 2016) 17, five times, last: at Kent State (Feb. 9, 2016) Assists 18, at Missouri (Dec. 4, 2015) 8, at Idaho (Nov. 28, 2015) 18, at UIC (Dec. 29, 2015) 8, Ohio (Jan. 6, 2016) Turnovers 23, Judson (Jan. 2, 2016) 4, Ohio (Jan. 6, 2016) Blocked Shots 7, at Ohio State (Dec. 16, 2015) 1, four times, last: at Toledo (Jan. 12, 2016) 7, at Miami (Jan. 30, 2016) Steals 13, Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9, 2016) 1, at Idaho (Nov. 28, 2015) INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES INDIVIDUALS NIU OPPONENTS Points 25, three times, last: Wilson, Buffalo (Feb. 2, 2016) 30, Nathan Boothe, at Toledo (Jan. 12, 2016) Field Goals 9, Marin Maric, Roosevelt (Dec. 22, 2015) 10, Nathan Boothe, at Toledo (Jan. 12, 2016) Field Goal Attempts 17, Marin Maric, Akron (Feb. 13, 2016) 16, three times, last: Nathan Boothe, at Toledo (Jan. 12, 2016) Field Goal Percentage (Min. 5 Made).857, Jaylen Key, Cal State Northridge (Nov. 13, 2015) 1.000, Kwan Cheatham, at Akron (Jan. 26, 2016) Three-Point Field Goals 7, Travon Baker, Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9, 2016) 6, Josh Williams, Akron (Feb. 13, 2016) Three-Point Attempts 11, Travon Baker, Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9, 2016) 11, Devin Ellis, Indiana Northwest (Nov. 25, 2015) 11, Travon Baker, Toledo (Jan. 22, 2016) Three-Point Percentage (Min. 3 Made).714, Austin Pauga, Cal State Northridge (Nov. 13, 2015) 1.000, Kwan Cheatham, at Akron (Jan. 26, 2016) Free Throws 14, Travon Baker, Ohio (Jan. 6, 2016) 11, Dikembe Dixson, at UIC (Dec. 29, 2015) 11, C.J. Massinburg, Buffalo (Feb. 2, 2016) Free Throw Attempts 15, Travon Baker, Ohio (Jan. 6, 2016) 16, Dikembe Dixson, at UIC (Dec. 29, 2015) Free Throw Percentage (Min. 7 Made) 1.000, Marshawn Wilson, at Missouri (Dec. 4, 2015) 1.000, Tucker Haymond, at Western Michigan (Jan. 16, 2016) 1.000, Geovonie McKnight, at Miami (Jan. 30, 2016) Rebounds 14, Marin Maric, Chicago State (Dec. 2, 2015) 12, Jimmy Hall, at Kent State (Feb. 9, 2016) 14, Marin Maric, Ohio (Jan. 6, 2016) Assists 10, Laytwan Porter, Eureka (Nov. 21, 2015) 12, Jaaron Simmons, at Ohio (Feb. 6, 2016) Turnovers 5, four times, last: Maric, at Akron (Jan. 26, 2016) 7, Kyle Bumbalough, Roosevelt (Dec. 22, 2015) 7, Nathan Boothe, Toledo (Jan. 22, 2016) Blocked Shots 5, Marin Maric, Chicago State (Dec. 2, 2015) 5, Dion Wade, at Miami (Jan. 30, 2016) Steals 5, Travon Baker, at Toledo (Jan. 12, 2016) 5, Brandon Nazione, Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9, 2016) 5, Drake LaMont, at Western Michigan (Jan. 16, 2016)

17 TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES IN THE MARK MONTGOMERY ERA TEAM SUPERLATIVES NIU HIGHS LOWS Points 111, Saint Joseph s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) 25, at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) Field Goals 41, Saint Joseph s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) 8, at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) Field Goal Attempts 81, Saint Joseph s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) 39, at Eastern Michigan (March 5, 2012) 39, Eastern Michigan (Feb. 21, 2015) Field Goal Percentage.577, Central Michigan (Feb. 12, 2014).200, Western Michigan (Jan. 19, 2013) Three-Point Field Goals 12, Central Michigan (Jan. 14, 2012) 1, four times, last: Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20, 2014) Three-Point Attempts 33, at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) 6, Akron (Jan. 21, 2015) Three-Point Percentage.692, at Miami (Jan. 9, 2013).030, at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) Free Throws 30, Buffalo (Feb. 2, 2016) 3, three times, last: at Utah Valley (Nov. 28) Free Throw Attempts 43, Kent State (Jan. 15, 2014) 5, at Purdue (Nov. 11, 2011) 5, at Boise State (Nov. 26, 2011) Free Throw Percentage.955, Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9, 2016).250, at Utah Valley (Nov. 28, 2011) Rebounds 67, Saint Joseph s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) 26, three times, last: at Miami (Feb. 4, 2015) Offensive Rebounds 31, Saint Joseph s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) 3, at Eastern Michigan (March 5, 2012) Defensive Rebounds 46, Indiana Northwest (Nov. 25, 2015) 11, Western Michigan (Jan. 19, 2013) Personal Fouls 32, at UW Milwaukee (Dec. 7, 2012) 9, Judson (Nov. 18, 2012) Assists 32, Eureka (Nov. 21, 2015) 3, at Toledo (March 5, 2013) 3, at Western Michigan (Feb. 14, 2015) Turnovers 28, at Purdue (Nov. 11, 2011) 5, at Eastern Michigan (March 11, 2013) Blocked Shots 10, Miami (Feb. 4, 2014) 0, 12 times, last: at Ball State (March 6, 2015) Steals 17, Bowling Green (March 10, 2014) 2, three times, last: Toledo (Feb. 26, 2014) OPPONENTS HIGHS LOWS Points 99, at Iowa State (Dec. 31, 2013) 36, at Bowling Green (Jan. 12, 2014) Field Goals 37, at Iowa State (Dec. 31, 2013) 12, at Bowling Green (Jan. 12, 2014) Field Goal Attempts 70, Indiana Northwest (Nov. 25, 2015) 35, three times, last: at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) Field Goal Percentage.589, at Notre Dame (Dec. 22, 2014).235, Judson (Jan. 2, 2016) Three-Point Field Goals 15, Akron (Feb. 13, 2016) 1, Miami (Feb. 4, 2014) Three-Point Attempts 38, Judson (Jan. 2, 2016) 11, four times, last: Ball State (March 8, 2014) Three-Point Percentage.691, at Iowa (Nov. 17, 2011).067, Miami (Feb. 4, 2014) Free Throws 32, Buffalo (Feb. 2, 2016) 2, Saint Joseph s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) Free Throw Attempts 44, Buffalo (Feb. 2, 2016) 3, Saint Joseph s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) Free Throw Percentage.952, at Western Michigan (Jan. 11, 2012).429, three times, last: Maine, (Nov. 30, 2014) Rebounds 46, Florida International (Dec. 19, 2015) 19, Judson (Nov. 18, 2012) 19, Central Michigan (Feb. 12, 2014) Offensive Rebounds 22, at Washington (Dec. 22, 2012) 1, Judson (Nov. 18, 2012) Defensive Rebounds 35, at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) 13, Central Michigan (Feb. 12, 2014) 13, Central Michigan (Feb. 28, 2015) Personal Fouls 31, Buffalo (Feb. 2, 2016) 9, at Valparaiso (Nov. 13, 2012) Assists 28, at Iowa State (Dec. 31, 2013) 2, Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20, 2014) Turnovers 25, Hampton (Dec. 29, 2014) 4, Ohio (Jan. 6, 2016) Blocked Shots 12, at Iowa (Nov. 26, 2014) 0, 10 times, last: Central Michigan (Feb. 28, 2015) Steals 14, at Purdue (Nov. 11, 2011) 1, at Idaho (Nov. 28, 2015) 14, Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20, 2014) INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES INDIVIDUALS NIU OPPONENTS Points 27, Dontel Highsmith, at UC Riverside (Dec. 22, 2013) 30, Nathan Boothe, at Toledo (Jan. 12, 2016) 27, Jordan Threloff, Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20, 2014) Field Goals 10, Tim Toler, Nebraska Omaha (Dec. 3, 2011) 10, Rian Pearson, Toledo (Feb. 26, 2014) 10, Nathan Boothe, at Toledo (Jan. 12, 2016) Field Goal Attempts 22, Abdel Nader, Toledo (Feb. 2, 2013) 20, Mike Talley, Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20, 2014) Field Goal Percentage (Min. 5 Made).875, Jordan Threloff, Western Michigan (Feb. 9, 2014) 1.000, Reggie McAdams, Akron (Jan. 12, 2013) 1.000, Kwan Cheatham, at Akron (Jan. 26, 2016) Three-Point Field Goals 7, Travon Baker, Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9, 2016) 7, Braylon Rayson, at Central Michigan (Feb. 18, 2015) Three-Point Attempts 11, twice, last: Travon Baker, Toledo (Jan. 22, 2016) 12, Paris Gulley, at UW Milwaukee (Dec. 7, 2012) 12, Zarko Valjarevic, Maine (Nov. 30, 2014) Three-Point Percentage (Min. 3 Made) 1.000, three times, last: Aaric Armstead, at CMU (Feb. 18, 2015) 1.000, Reggie McAdams, Akron (Jan. 12, 2013) 1.000, Kwan Cheatham, Akron (Jan. 12, 2013) Free Throws 14, Travon Baker, Ohio (Jan. 6, 2016) 12, Justin Drummond, Toledo (Jan. 31, 2015) Free Throw Attempts 15, Travon Baker, Ohio (Jan. 6, 2016) 16, Dikembe Dixson, at UIC (Dec. 29, 2015) Free Throw Percentage (Min. 7 Made) 1.000, twice, last: Marshawn Wilson, at Missouri (Dec. 4, 2015) 1.000, 12 times, last: Geovonie McKnight, at Miami (Jan. 30, 2016) Rebounds 18, Jordan Threloff, Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20, 2014) 16, Dwight Meikle, Hampton (Dec. 29, 2014) Assists 10, Laytwan Porter, Eureka (Nov. 21, 2015) 12, DeAndre Kane, at Iowa State (Dec. 31, 2013) 12, Jaaron Simmons, at Ohio (Feb. 6, 2016) Turnovers 7, three times, last: Darrell Bowie, at Kent State (Jan. 29, 2014) 8, Rian Pearson, at Toledo (Jan. 18, 2012) 8, Chris Fowler, at Central Michigan (Feb. 18, 2015) Blocked Shots 5, Marin Maric, Chicago State (Dec. 2, 2015) 8, Javon McCrea, at Buffalo (Jan. 8, 2014) Steals 8, Aaron Armstead, Hampton (Dec. 29, 2014) 5, nine times, last: Drake LaMont, at Western Michigan (Jan. 16, 2016)

18 THE LAST TIME... IN THE FINAL SECONDS NIU won in the final seconds: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron: Aaric Armstead two free throws, 1.7 seconds NIU lost in the final seconds: Feb. 18, 2015, at Central Michigan: Austin Stewart tip-in, 3.7 seconds NIU played in overtime: Dec. 19, 2015, Florida International: NIU won (2ot) NIU played in double overtime: Dec. 19, 2015, Florida International: NIU won NIU won an overtime game: Dec. 19, 2015, Florida International: NIU won NIU lost an overtime game: Dec. 19, 2014, at Dartmouth: NIU lost TEAM SCORING NIU scored 80 or more points: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron: NIU won NIU scored 90 or more points: Jan. 2, 2016, Judson: NIU won NIU scored 100 or more points: Nov. 21, 2015, Eureka: NIU won NIU scored fewer than 50 points: Jan. 27, 2015, at Bowling Green: NIU lost An opponent scored 100 point or more points: Dec. 8, 2007, at Notre Dame: Notre Dame won An opponent scored fewer than 50 points: Jan. 22, 2016, Toledo: NIU won INDIVIDUAL SCORING A player had 20 or more points: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron: Aaric Armstead (21) A player had 30 or more points: Feb. 12, 2011, Kent State: Xavier Silas (34) A player had 40 or more points: Dec. 14, 2010, Illinois-Chicago: Xavier Silas (40) A player had 50 or more points: Feb. 15, 1958, at Eastern Michigan: Larry Wilke (52) An opponent had 20 or more points: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron: Josh Williams (22) An opponent had 30 or more points: Jan. 12, 2016, at Toledo: Nathan Boothe (30) MULTIPLE DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING NIU had three double-digit scorers: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron: Aaric Armstead (21), Marin Maric (17), Laytwan Porter (10) NIU had four double-digit scorers: Feb. 6, 2016, at Ohio: Aaric Armstead (15), Levi Bradley (15), Marin Maric (11), Travon Baker (10) NIU had five double-digit scorers: Dec. 22, 2015, Roosevelt: Marin Maric (22), Travon Baker (14), Laytwan Porter (12), Andrew Zelis (12), Chuks Iroegbu (12) NIU had two players with 20 or more points: Jan. 6, 2016, Ohio: Travon Baker (25), Marin Maric (22) REBOUNDING A player had 10 or more rebounds: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron: Marin Maric (11) A player had 15 or more rebounds: Feb. 14, 2015, at Western Mich.: Jordan Threloff (15) A player had 20 or more rebounds: Nov. 27, 2002, Loyola-Chicago: Marcus Smallwood (21) NIU had two players with 10 or more rebounds: Feb. 6, 2016, at Ohio: Aaric Armstead (10), Marin Maric (10) NIU had three players with 10 or more rebounds: Feb. 20, 2014, Eastern Michigan: Jordan Threloff (18), Darrell Bowie (12), Aaric Armstead (10) NIU had more than 30 rebounds: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron (41) NIU had more than 40 rebounds: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron (41) NIU had more than 50 rebounds: Jan. 2, 2016, Judson (56) NIU had fewer than 25 rebounds: Nov. 24, 2007, Stephen F. Austin (22) DOUBLE-DOUBLES A player had a double-double (points-rebounds): Feb. 13, 2016, Akron: Marin Maric (17 points, 11 rebounds) A player had a double-double (points-assists): Jan. 13, 2010, Western Michigan: Mike DiNunno (21 points, 10 assists) A player had a triple-double: Nov. 30, 1991, Aurora: Mike Hidden (18 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists) A player had consecutive double-doubles: Marin Maric: Feb. 2, 2016 v. Buffalo (19 points, 11 rebounds), Feb. 6, 2016 at Ohio (11 points, 10 rebounds), Feb. 9, 2016 at Kent State (14 points, 10 rebounds), Feb. 13, 2016 v. Akron (17 points, 11 rebounds) NIU had two players with double-doubles: Feb. 6, 2016, at Ohio: Aaric Armstead (15 points, 10 rebounds), Marin Maric (11 points, 10 rebounds) ASSISTS A player had five or more assists: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron: Travon Baker (5) A player had 10 or more assists: Nov. 21, 2015, Eureka: Laytwan Porter (10) NIU had two players with five or more assists: Dec. 2, 2015, Chicago State: Travon Baker (9), Michael Orris (7) NIU had more than 10 assists: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron (16) NIU had more than 20 assists: Dec. 22, 2015, Roosevelt (21) NIU had more than 30 assists: Nov. 21, 2015, Eureka (32) NIU had less than 10 assists: Feb. 6, 2016, at Ohio (9) BLOCKS A player had five or more blocks: Dec. 2, 2015, Chicago State: Marin Maric (5) A player had 10 or more blocks: yet to happen NIU had more than five blocks: Jan. 16, 2016, at Western Michigan (6) NIU had 10 or more blocks: Feb. 4, 2014, Miami (Ohio) (10) NIU had less than five blocks: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron (1) STEALS A player had five or more steals: Jan. 12, 2016, at Toledo: Travon Baker (5) A player had 10 or more steals: yet to happen NIU had more than five steals: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron (8) NIU had more than 10 steals: Jan. 22, 2016, Toledo (11) NIU had more than 15 steals: Mar. 10, 2014, Bowling Green (17) NIU had fewer than five steals: Feb. 6, 2016, at Ohio (4) FIELD GOALS NIU had more than 20 field goals made: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron (29) NIU had more than 30 field goals made: Jan. 2, 2016, Judson (35) NIU had more than 40 field goals made: Nov. 24, 2013, Saint Joseph s (Ind.) (41) NIU had fewer than 20 field goals made: Jan. 22, 2016, Toledo (19) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS NIU had more than 50 field goal attempts: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron (69) NIU had more than 60 field goal attempts: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron (69) NIU had more than 70 field goal attempts: Jan. 2, 2016, Judson (71) NIU had more than 80 field goal attempts: Nov. 24, 2013, Saint Joseph s (Ind.) (81) NIU had fewer than 40 field goal attempts: Feb. 21, 2015, Eastern Michigan (39) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE NIU shot over 50 percent from the field: Dec. 22, 2015, Roosevelt, 51.6 percent (33-of-64) NIU shot over 60 percent from the field: Jan. 11, 2011, at Eastern Michigan, 61.0 percent (25-of-41) NIU shot less than 40 percent from the field: Feb. 2, 2016, Buffalo, 38.6 percent (22-of-57) 3-POINT FIELD GOALS A player had five or more three-point field goals: Jan. 22, 2016, Toledo: Travon Baker (6) NIU had more than 10 three-point field goals: Nov. 13, 2015, Cal State Northridge (11) NIU had more than 15 three-point field goals: yet to happen NIU had fewer than 10 three-point field goals: Feb. 6, 2016, at Ohio (2) NIU did not make a three-point field goal: March 2, 2011, Eastern Michigan (0) 3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS NIU had more than 20 3-point field goal attempts: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron (23) NIU had more than 30 3-point field goal attempts: Jan. 26, 2013, at Eastern Michigan (33) NIU had fewer than 10 3-point field goal attempts: Jan. 21, 2015, Akron (6) 3-POINT PERCENTAGE NIU shot over 40 percent on 3-pointers: Feb. 9, 2016, at Kent State, 47.1 percent (8-of-17) NIU shot over 50 percent on 3-pointers: Feb. 10, 2015, Ball State, 57.1 percent (8-of-14) NIU shot less than 30 percent on 3-pointers: Feb. 6, 2016, at Ohio: 13.3 percent (2-of-15) FREE THROWS NIU had more than 20 free throws made: Feb. 2, 2016, Buffalo (30) NIU had more than 30 free throws made: Dec. 14, 2010, Illinois-Chicago (39) NIU had less than 10 free throws made: Jan. 12, 2016, at Toledo (9) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS NIU had more than 20 free throw attempts: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron (21) NIU had more than 30 free throw attempts: Feb. 2, 2016, Buffalo (40) NIU had more than 40 free throw attempts: March 6, 2015, at Ball State (42) NIU had fewer than 10 free throw attempts: Feb. 25, 2015, at Toledo (8) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE NIU shot over 70 percent on free throws: Feb. 6, 2016, at Ohio: 77.3 percent (17-of-22) NIU shot over 80 percent on free throws: Jan. 30, 2016, at Miami: 83.3 percent (15-of-18) NIU shot over 90 percent on free throws: Jan. 9, 2016, Eastern Michigan: 95.5 percent (21-of-22) NIU shot less than 50 percent on free throws: Dec. 2, 2015, Chicago State: 43.8 percent (7-of-16) FOULS NIU had more than 10 fouls: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron (16) NIU had more than 20 fouls: Feb. 6, 2016, at Ohio (21) NIU had less than 10 fouls: Nov. 18, 2012, Judson (9) TURNOVERS NIU had more than 10 turnovers: Feb. 9, 2016, at Kent State (12) NIU had more than 20 turnovers: Jan. 16, 2016, at Western Michigan (21) NIU had fewer than 10 turnovers: Feb. 13, 2016, Akron (7) IN THE RANKINGS NIU was ranked: Jan. 25, 1972 poll: NIU No. 19 NIU defeated a ranked opponent: Feb. 3, 1973, vs. No. 19 Oral Roberts: NIU won at Chicago Stadium NIU lost to a ranked opponent: Dec. 22, 2014, at No. 16 Notre Dame: NIU lost NIU defeated a ranked opponent at home: Jan. 4, 1972, No. 5 Indiana: NIU won NIU defeated a ranked opponent on the road: yet to happen NIU faced a No. 1 ranked team: Dec. 8, 1980, at No. 1 DePaul: DePaul won NIU defeated a No. 1 ranked team: yet to happen

19 On March 24, 2011, Mark Montgomery was introduced as the 27th head coach in the history of the Northern Illinois University men s basketball program. Montgomery comes to NIU following 10 seasons at his alma mater, Michigan State University, six as an assistant coach and the last four as associate head coach. Montgomery, a Michigan native who also has previous experience in the Mid-American Conference in four seasons as an assistant coach at Central Michigan, made 10 straight trips to the NCAA Tournament and three Final Four appearances with the Spartans as a member of Tom Izzo s staff. He helped coach 26 All-Big Ten players at Michigan State and six players that went on to be selected in the National Basketball Association Draft, while on the bench for 235 MSU wins - an average of 23.5 victories per season. During his first season as head coach at Northern Illinois, Montgomery guided one of the youngest teams in the nation to the program s first MAC Tournament victory since 2003, defeating MAC West Champion Eastern Michigan in the opening round of the conference tournament to advance to Cleveland. NIU saw 55.9 percent of its minutes played by freshmen during the season, the sixth-highest percentage in the country. In his first season at the helm in DeKalb, the Huskies laid the foundation for Montgomery s style of play, leading the MAC in offensive rebounds while ranking second in rebounding defense and third in rebounding margin. Under Montgomery s tutelage, Abdel Nader became the first NIU player since 2009 to be named to the MAC All-Freshman Team. Montgomery s second season at NIU saw the Huskies continue to build the foundation of the program with the fourth-least experienced team in the country. The Huskies achieved a number of milestone victories in , including the program s first win at Miami (Ohio) since 1981, its first win at Central Michigan since 2006 and its first victory over Kent State since NIU suffered a number of near-misses, losing seven games by five points or less, while finishing the season ranked second in the MAC in offensive rebounds and second in the conference in defensive rebounding percentage. During the season, his third at NIU, Montgomery engineered the largest single-season win improvement in school history, and the 10th-largest nationally for the season, as the Huskies recorded a 10-win improvement, going 15-17, NIU s most victories since the season. Montgomery finished second in the voting for MAC Coach of the Year. Despite having the second-least experienced team in the MAC, Montgomery led NIU to its most non-conference wins, six, since and its most home wins, 10, ; NIU closed the season with a five-game home winning streak. The Huskies also recorded their first top-50 RPI win, over Toledo on Feb. 26, since defeating Wisconsin on December 14, NIU earned the No. 7 seed in the Mid- American Conference Tournament, earning a first round home game for the first time since 2003, while advancing to Cleveland for the second time in three seasons. Under Montgomery s guidance, Jordan Threloff earned All-MAC honorable mention recognition and Aaric Armstead was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team. The Huskies continued to make strides during the season, Montgomery s fourth at NIU. The Huskies posted a record playing against a strength of schedule ranked 147th in the nation, NIU s Mark Montgomery Head Coach Fifth Season at NIU best since Playing in a much-improved MAC, NIU posted an RPI of 188, the school s best since The Huskies opened the season with six-straight home wins, tying a school-record with 11 consecutive home victories dating back to NIU posted its first winning non-conference record since and Montgomery s charges also finished the season strong, winning each of their last four regular season games, including a win at Toledo, NIU s first win over Western Michigan since 2010 and a victory over MAC regular season champion Central Michigan. Montgomery came to NIU from Michigan State, where he served as an assistant for 10 seasons. He made 10 straight trips to the NCAA Tournament and three Final Four appearances with the Spartans. Montgomery helped coach 26 All-Big Ten players at Michigan State and six players that went on to be selected in the NBA Draft, while on the bench for 235 MSU wins - an average of 23.5 victories per season. In May of 2007, Montgomery was elevated to associate head coach by Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo. Montgomery began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Central Michigan where he became a member of Jay Smith s first coaching staff in Following a 6-23 season in , the Chippewas made a worst-to-first turnaround the following season as they finished the campaign with a 20-8 record, winning the MAC with a conference mark of An outstanding player during his collegiate career, Montgomery was a four-year letterwinner at Michigan State from A 1992 All-Big Ten Third Team selection, Montgomery ended his career as the then-career leader in games played at MSU (126). He was part of the 1990 Big Ten Championship team, three NCAA Tournament teams and an NIT Final Four. Montgomery ranks fourth on the career assists chart (561) after leading the team in assists as a junior (169) and senior (190). He also ranks third on the MSU career steals list (168). Following his collegiate career, Montgomery played four years of professional basketball in Europe. He averaged more than 25 points a game during his time playing in Germany, Lithuania and Sweden. Montgomery received his bachelor s degree in food industry management from Michigan State. He and his wife, Alexandra, have a son, Nicholas. Mark Montgomery s Year-by-Year Coaching History Year School Overall Conference Postseason Position Central Michigan None Assistant Coach Central Michigan None Assistant Coach Central Michigan None Assistant Coach Central Michigan None Assistant Coach Central Michigan Totals Michigan State NCAA First Round Assistant Coach Michigan State NCAA Elite Eight Assistant Coach Michigan State NCAA First Round Assistant Coach Michigan State NCAA Final Four Assistant Coach Michigan State NCAA First Round Assistant Coach Michigan State NCAA Second Round Assistant Coach Michigan State NCAA Sweet 16 Associate Head Coach Michigan State NCAA Championship Game Associate Head Coach Michigan State NCAA Final Four Associate Head Coach Michigan State NCAA First Round Associate Head Coach Michigan State Totals NIU None Head Coach NIU None Head Coach NIU None Head Coach NIU None Head Coach NIU Head Coach NIU/Head Coaching Totals Career Coaching Totals NCAA Tournament Appearances, 3 Final Fours 2 Big Ten Regular Season Championships 1 MAC Regular Season Championship

20 #0 Marshawn Wilson Freshman Guard Oakdale, Minn. Hill-Murray THE WILSON FILE Averaging 14.2 points per game over the last six contests, shooting 46.4 percent (26-of-56) from the field, including 42.9 percent (12-of-28) from three. Made his first career start against Akron (Feb. 13). Averaging 13.0 points per game on the road, shooting 81.8 percent (27-of-33) from the free-throw line. Missed the Judson (Jan. 2) and Ohio (Jan. 6) games due to illness. Averaged 26 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.2. assists and 1.5 steals per game at Hill-Murray in Maplewood, Minn. One of five finalists for the 2015 Mr. Basketball award in the State of Minnesota. Named the 2015 St. Paul Pioneer Press Player of the Year and a 2015 Minnesota AP All-State First Team honoree. Earned a four-star rating from Scout.com, listed as the fourth-best player in the State of Minnesota, and a three-star rating from Rivals.com. Also played football at Hill-Murray, rushing for 1,056 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior. WILSON IN THE MAC RANKINGS ALL RANK CONF. RANK GAMES ONLY Scoring th th Field Goal Percentage n/a n/a th Free Throw Percentage th n/a n/a Three-Point Percentage th.400 T-11th SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 25 Buffalo (2/2/16) 25 Buffalo (2/2/16) Field Goals 8 at Miami (1/30/16) 8 at Miami (1/30/16) Field Goal Attempts 14 Buffalo (2/2/16) 14 Buffalo (2/2/16) 3-Point Field Goals 6 at Miami (1/30/16) 6 at Miami (1/30/16) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 9 twice, last: at Miami (1/30/16) 9 twice, last: at Miami (1/30/16) Free Throws 10 at Missouri (12/4/15) 10 at Missouri (12/4/15) Free Throw Attempts 12 Buffalo (2/2/16) 12 Buffalo (2/2/16) Rebounds 7 Buffalo (2/2/16) 7 Buffalo (2/2/16) Offensive Rebounds 2 four times, last: Buffalo (2/2/16) 2 four times, last: Buffalo (2/2/16) Defensive Rebounds 5 Buffalo (2/2/16) 5 Buffalo (2/2/16) Assists 3 twice, last: Akron (2/13/16) 3 twice, last: Akron (2/13/16) Turnovers 5 at Ohio State (12/16/15) 5 at Ohio State (12/16/15) Blocks Steals 2 twice, last: Buffalo (2/2/16) 2 twice, last: Buffalo (2/2/16) Minutes 30 Buffalo (2/2/16) 30 Buffalo (2/2/16) SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg CSUN NOV SOUTH DAKOTA NOV WRIGHT STATE NOV EUREKA NOV INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV at Idaho Nov CHICAGO STATE DEC at Missouri Dec at Ohio State Dec FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC ROOSEVELT DEC at UIC Dec JUDSON JAN. 2 Did not play OHIO* JAN. 6 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* JAN at Toledo* Jan at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* JAN TOLEDO* JAN at Akron* Jan at Miami* Jan BUFFALO* FEB at Ohio* Feb at Kent State* Feb AKRON* FEB. 13 * BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 at Ball State* Feb. 19 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Totals CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

21 THE PORTER FILE Leads all MAC freshmen with 2.3 assists per game and ranks second with 1.1 steals per game. Became the first Huskie since Mike DiNunno on Jan. 13, 2010 to record 10-plus assists when he dished out 10 assists against Eurkea (Nov. 21). Averaged 17.7 points, 4.6 assists, 3.3 steals and 2.8 rebounds per game as a senior at Rockford Auburn. Led the Knights to back-to-back NIC-10 conference championships Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) 3A/4A All-State First Team honoree Illinois AP and Chicago Sun-Times Class 4A Second Team Chicago Tribune All-State Special Mention. Nominated for 2015 Illinois Mr. Basketball, finished tied for 15th in the voting. Prepped at the same high school as Wichita State All-American Fred VanVleet. Plans to major in Industrial Engineering. #2 Laytwan Porter Freshman Guard Rockford, Ill. Auburn SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 13 Ohio (1/6/16) 13 Ohio (1/6/16) Field Goals 4 four times, last: Akron (2/13/16) 4 four times, last: Akron (2/13/16) Field Goal Attempts 9 Akron (2/13/16) 9 Akron (2/13/16) 3-Point Field Goals 3 twice, last: Ohio (1/6/16) 3 twice, last: Ohio (1/6/16) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5 Ohio (1/6/16) 5 Ohio (1/6/16) Free Throws 4 three times, last: Judson (1/2/16) 4 three times, last: Judson (1/2/16) Free Throw Attempts 7 Western Michigan (1/16/16) 7 Western Michigan (1/16/16) Rebounds 8 Ohio (1/6/16) 8 Ohio (1/6/16) Offensive Rebounds 2 Ohio (1/6/16) 2 Ohio (1/6/16) Defensive Rebounds 6 Ohio (1/6/16) 6 Ohio (1/6/16) Assists 10 Eureka (11/21/15) 10 Eureka (11/21/15) Turnovers 5 twice, last: Western Michigan (1/16/16) 5 twice, last: Western Michigan (1/16/16) Blocks 1 three times, last: at Toledo (1/12/16) 1 three times, last: at Toledo (1/12/16) Steals 3 twice, last: Akron (2/13/16) 3 twice, last: Akron (2/13/16) Minutes 26 Akron (2/13/16) 26 Akron (2/13/16) SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg CSUN NOV SOUTH DAKOTA NOV WRIGHT STATE NOV EUREKA NOV INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV at Idaho Nov CHICAGO STATE DEC at Missouri Dec at Ohio State Dec FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC ROOSEVELT DEC at UIC Dec JUDSON JAN OHIO* JAN EASTERN MICH.* JAN at Toledo* Jan at Western Michigan* Jan CENTRAL MICH.* JAN TOLEDO* JAN at Akron* Jan at Miami* Jan BUFFALO* FEB at Ohio* Feb at Kent State* Feb AKRON* FEB BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 at Ball State* Feb. 19 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Totals CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

22 THE HIGHSMITH FILE Tore the ACL in his left knee for the second time at the beginning of the season and will miss the start of the campaign. Played in 11 games, including eight starts, as a freshman before suffering a torn left ACL at Iowa State (Dec. 31, 2013). Ranked third in the MAC in scoring among freshmen (10.5 ppg) and fifth in rebounding (3.5 rpg) at the time of his injury. Scored 27 points at UC Riverside (Dec. 22, 2013) and was named MAC West Division Player of the Week (Dec. 23, 2013). His 27 points were the most by a NIU freshman since Mike DuNunno s 27 against Indiana State on Nov. 18, Averaged 29.1 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as a senior at Dowagiac High School in Named to the AP Class B All-State First Team. Finished his high school career with 1,969 points. A finalist for 2013 Mr. Basketball in the State of Michigan, finishing fifth in the voting. Majoring in Communications. #3 Dontel Highsmith RS Sophomore Guard Dowagiac, Mich. Dowagiac SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 27 at UC Riverside (12/22/13) Field Goals 9 at UC Riverside (12/22/13) Field Goal Attempts 13 at Iowa State (12/31/13) 3-Point Field Goals 3 at UC Riverside (12/22/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5 twice, last: at Iowa State (12/31/13) Free Throws 6 at UC Riverside (12/22/13) Free Throw Attempts 6 at UC Riverside (12/22/13) Rebounds 6 twice, last: at Iowa State (12/31/13) Offensive Rebounds 3 at Iowa State (12/31/13) Defensive Rebounds 5 Milwaukee (11/17/13) Assists 3 twice, last: Saint Joseph s (Ind.) (11/24/13) Turnovers 2 three times, last: at UMass (12/14/13) Blocks 1 twice, last: at Nebraska (11/30/13) Steals 2 three times, last: at UMass (12/14/13) Minutes 34 at Loyola-Chicago (12/18/13) SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg CSUN NOV. 13 Did not play SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 Did not play WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 Did not play EUREKA NOV. 21 Did not play INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 Did not play at Idaho Nov 28 Did not play CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 Did not play at Missouri Dec. 4 Did not play at Ohio State Dec. 16 Did not play FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 Did not play ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 Did not play at UIC Dec. 29 Did not play JUDSON JAN. 2 Did not play OHIO* JAN. 6 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 Did not play at Toledo* Jan. 12 Did not play at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 Did not play TOLEDO* JAN. 22 Did not play at Akron* Jan. 26 Did not play at Miami* Jan. 30 Did not play BUFFALO* FEB. 2 Did not play at Ohio* Feb. 6 Did not play at Kent State* Feb. 9 Did not play AKRON* FEB. 13 Did not play BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 at Ball State* Feb. 19 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Totals CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Redshirted -- Did not see game action Career

23 #5 Travon Baker Senior Guard Detroit, Mich. Detroit Consortium THE BAKER FILE Holds the NIU career steals record with 170, broke a tie with Ronald Minter ( ) for the record at Miami (Jan. 30). Has not missed a game in his NIU career, playing in 117 consecutive contests, tied for the most in NIU history, including 92 starts. Named MAC West Player of the Week on Jan. 11 and Jan. 25. Has 330 career assists, tied for fourth-best in NIU history. Made seven three-pointers against Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9), tied for the second-most in a game in school history. In the MAC rankings: assists (13th, 3.1 pg), steals (sixth, 1.5 pg), assist/turnover ratio (10th, 1.6). In the MAC rankings: assists (15th, 2.4 pg), free throw percentage (13th, 73.4%), steals (10th, 1.5 pg) Earned Class C All-State honors from the AP, Detroit News and Detroit Free Press as a senior at Detroit Consortium HS ( ). Led Consortium to the state semifinals as a junior in Majoring in Communications. BAKER IN THE MAC RANKINGS ALL RANK CONF. RANK GAMES ONLY Scoring n/a n/a 12.8 T-17th Assists Per Game 4.0 T-5th 3.4 6th Free Throw Percentage th.814 6th Steals Per Game 1.4 T-4th 1.3 T-7th Three-Point Field Goals Per Game th 2.4 5th Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.9 6th 1.2 9th SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 25 twice, last: Eastern Michigan (1/9/16) 25 twice, last: Eastern Michigan (1/9/16) Field Goals 8 twice, last: at Toledo (1/12/16) 8 twice, last: at Toledo (1/12/16) Field Goal Attempts 16 twice, last: Toledo (1/22/16) 16 twice, last: Toledo (1/22/16) 3-Point Field Goals 7 Eastern Michigan (1/9/16) 7 Eastern Michigan (1/9/16) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 11 twice, last: Toledo (1/22/16) 11 twice, last: Toledo (1/22/16) Free Throws 14 Ohio (1/6/16) 14 Ohio (1/6/16) Free Throw Attempts 15 Ohio (1/6/16) 15 Ohio (1/6/16) Rebounds 10 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) 10 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) Offensive Rebounds 2 three times, last: at Miami (1/30/16) 3 at UW Milwaukee (12/7/12) Defensive Rebounds 9 Toledo (1/22/16) 9 Toledo (1/22/16) Assists 9 Chicago State (12/2/15) 9 Chicago State (12/2/15) Turnovers 4 six times, last: Akron (2/13/16) 6 four times, last: Eastern Michigan (2/20/14) Blocks n/a 2 at Kent State (1/29/14) Steals 5 at Toledo (1/12/16) 5 twice, last: at Toledo (1/12/16) Minutes 43 Florida International (12/19/15) 43 Florida International (12/19/15) SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg CSUN NOV. 13 * SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 * WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 * EUREKA NOV. 21 * INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 * at Idaho Nov 28 * CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 * at Missouri Dec. 4 * at Ohio State Dec. 16 * FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 * ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 * at UIC Dec. 29 * JUDSON JAN. 2 * OHIO* JAN. 6 * EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 * at Toledo* Jan. 12 * at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 * CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 * TOLEDO* JAN. 22 * at Akron* Jan. 26 * at Miami* Jan. 30 * BUFFALO* FEB. 2 * at Ohio* Feb. 6 * at Kent State* Feb. 9 * AKRON* FEB. 13 * BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 at Ball State* Feb. 19 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Totals CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

24 THE BOWIE FILE Will redshirt the season. Did not appear in enough games to be including in MAC rankings, but his 5.4 rebounds per game would have been ranked 16th in the MAC. Missed nine games last season due to shoulder injuries. In the MAC rankings: rebounding (11th, 6.5 pg). Has 26 double figure scoring games and 25 7-plus rebound games during his NIU career. Left-handed. Attended Wauwatosa East High School in the Milwaukee area before transferring to La Jolla Prep in San Diego, Calif., for his final high school season. Earned WBCA Division 2 All-State honors at Wauwatosa East in Suffered a shoulder injury and did not play as a senior at La Jolla Prep in Majoring in Corporate Communications. #10 Darrell Bowie Senior Wing Milwaukee, Wis. La Jolla Prep SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 23 Saint Joseph s (Ind.) (11/24/13) Field Goals 7 twice, last: Toledo (1/31/15) Field Goal Attempts 14 four times, last: Western Michigan (2/9/14) 3-Point Field Goals 2 twice, last: at Dartmouth (12/19/14) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4 twice, last: Miami (1/24/15) Free Throws 11 Saint Joseph s (Ind.) (11/24/13) Free Throw Attempts 14 Saint Joseph s (Ind.) (11/24/13) Rebounds 13 at Iowa State (12/31/13) Offensive Rebounds 7 at Iowa State (12/31/13) Defensive Rebounds 9 Bethune-Cookman (1/3/14) Assists 4 three times, last: at Miami (2/4/15) Turnovers 7 twice, last: at Kent State (1/29/14) Blocks 3 Bowling Green (3/10/14) Steals 5 Toledo (1/31/15) Minutes 42 Eastern Michigan (2/20/14) SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg CSUN NOV. 13 Did not play SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 Did not play WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 Did not play EUREKA NOV. 21 Did not play INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 Did not play at Idaho Nov 28 Did not play CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 Did not play at Missouri Dec. 4 Did not play at Ohio State Dec. 16 Did not play FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 Did not play ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 Did not play at UIC Dec. 29 Did not play JUDSON JAN. 2 Did not play OHIO* JAN. 6 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 Did not play at Toledo* Jan. 12 Did not play at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 Did not play TOLEDO* JAN. 22 Did not play at Akron* Jan. 26 Did not play at Miami* Jan. 30 Did not play BUFFALO* FEB. 2 Did not play at Ohio* Feb. 6 Did not play at Kent State* Feb. 9 Did not play AKRON* FEB. 13 Did not play BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 at Ball State* Feb. 19 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Totals CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

25 THE IROEGBU FILE One of 16 contestants in the State Farm Dark Horse Dunker Competiton for a place in the College Slam Dunk Championship. Shooting 72.3 percent (34-of-47) from the field in the last 16 games. Shooting 73 percent (27-of-37) from the free-throw line in conference play. Played two seasons at City College of San Francisco, averaging 11.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assist per game last season. Shot 55.9 percent from the field in , 24th-best in the California Community College Athletic Association. Began in collegiate career at Washington State in where he redshirted. Averaged 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds as a senior at Franklin HS in Elk Grove, Calif., where he earned first team allconference and all-metro Sacramento honors. Brother, Ike, is a junior on the Washington State men s basketball team. Majoring in Economics. #11 Chuks Iroegbu RS Senior Wing Sacramento, Calif. City Coll. of San Francisco SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 16 South Dakota (11/14/15) 16 South Dakota (11/14/15) Field Goals 6 twice, last: Florida International (12/19/15) 6 twice, last: Florida International (12/19/15) Field Goal Attempts 9 South Dakota (11/14/15) 9 South Dakota (11/14/15) 3-Point Field Goals 1 twice, last: at Kent State (2/9/16) 1 four times, last: at Kent State (2/9/16) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2 at Idaho (11/28/15) 2 three times, last: at Idaho (11/28/15) Free Throws 6 Eastern Michigan (1/9/16) 7 at DePaul (12/2/14) Free Throw Attempts 7 twice, last: Eastern Michigan (1/9/16) 8 twice, last: Miss. Valley State (12/16/14) Rebounds 8 South Dakota (11/14/15) 8 South Dakota (11/14/15) Offensive Rebounds 8 South Dakota (11/14/15) 8 South Dakota (11/14/15) Defensive Rebounds 3 three times, last: Central Michigan (1/19/16) 3 five times, last: Central Michigan (1/19/16) Assists 2 four times, last: Western Michigan (1/16/16) 2 six times, last: Western Michigan (1/16/16) Turnovers 3 Western Michigan (1/16/16) 3 three times, last: Western Michigan (1/16/16) Blocks 3 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) 3 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) Steals 2 three times, last: Buffalo (2/2/16) 3 at DePaul (12/2/14) Minutes 25 Central Michigan (1/19/16) 25 Central Michigan (1/19/16) SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg CSUN NOV. 13 * SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 * WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 * EUREKA NOV. 21 * INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 * at Idaho Nov 28 * CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 * at Missouri Dec. 4 * at Ohio State Dec FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC ROOSEVELT DEC at UIC Dec JUDSON JAN OHIO* JAN EASTERN MICH.* JAN at Toledo* Jan at Western Michigan* Jan CENTRAL MICH.* JAN TOLEDO* JAN at Akron* Jan at Miami* Jan BUFFALO* FEB. 2 * at Ohio* Feb at Kent State* Feb AKRON* FEB BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 at Ball State* Feb. 19 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Totals CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

26 THE THOMAS FILE Saw his first career action against Eureka (Nov. 21), playing nine minutes, scoring three points with an assist. Did not see action last season. Four-year varsity letterwinner at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill. Averaged 12 points, four assists and three rebounds per game as a senior in Earned Class 3A/4A All-State honorable mention recognition from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. Walk-on. Majoring in Communications. #12 Jordan Thomas Sophomore Guard Northfield, Ill. New Trier SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 3 three times, last: Roosevelt (12/22/15) 3 three times, last: Roosevelt (12/22/15) Field Goals 1 three times, last: Roosevelt (12/22/15) 1 three times, last: Roosevelt (12/22/15) Field Goal Attempts 4 Eureka (11/21/15) 4 Eureka (11/21/15) 3-Point Field Goals 1 three times, last: Roosevelt (12/22/15) 1 three times, last: Roosevelt (12/22/15) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4 Eureka (11/21/15) 4 Eureka (11/21/15) Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Rebounds 3 Eureka (11/21/15) 3 Eureka (11/21/15) Offensive Rebounds 1 Eureka (11/21/15) 1 Eureka (11/21/15) Defensive Rebounds 2 Eureka (11/21/15) 2 Eureka (11/21/15) Assists 1 Eureka (11/21/15) 1 Eureka (11/21/15) Turnovers 1 twice, last: Roosevelt (12/22/15) 1 twice, last: Roosevelt (12/22/15) Blocks Steals Minutes 9 Eureka (11/21/15) 9 Eureka (11/21/15) SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg CSUN NOV. 13 Did not play SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 Did not play WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 Did not play EUREKA NOV INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV at Idaho Nov 28 Did not play CHICAGO STATE DEC at Missouri Dec. 4 Did not play at Ohio State Dec. 16 Did not play FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 Did not play ROOSEVELT DEC at UIC Dec. 29 Did not play JUDSON JAN OHIO* JAN. 6 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 Did not play at Toledo* Jan. 12 Did not play at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 Did not play TOLEDO* JAN. 22 Did not play at Akron* Jan. 26 Did not play at Miami* Jan. 30 Did not play BUFFALO* FEB. 2 Did not play at Ohio* Feb. 6 Did not play at Kent State* Feb. 9 Did not play AKRON* FEB. 13 Did not play BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 at Ball State* Feb. 19 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Totals CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Did not see game action Career

27 THE KEY FILE Posted his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Buffalo (Feb. 2). Became the first of NIU s freshmen to crack the starting lineup when he started the second game of the season against South Dakota (Nov. 14). Has started 18 games this season. Averaged 18.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per game as a senior at Mequon Homestead while also shooting 72 percent from the free-throw line 2015 Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 1 First Team All-State honoree 2015 Wisconsin AP All-State Third Team 2015 First Team All-Area from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Earned a three star rating from Rivals.com and Scout.com, ranked as the seventh-best player in the State of Wisconsin by Scout.com and 10th by 247 Sports. Left-handed. #15 Jaylen Key Freshman Forward Milwaukee, Wis. Homestead SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 15 Cal State Northridge (11/13/15) 15 Cal State Northridge (11/13/15) Field Goals 6 twice, last: Eureka (11/21/15) 6 twice, last: Eureka (11/21/15) Field Goal Attempts 9 Eureka (11/21/15) 9 Eureka (11/21/15) 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws 4 Buffalo (2/2/16) 4 Buffalo (2/2/16) Free Throw Attempts 7 Buffalo (2/2/16) 7 Buffalo (2/2/16) Rebounds 10 Buffalo (2/2/16) 10 Buffalo (2/2/16) Offensive Rebounds 4 Florida International (12/19/15) 4 Florida International (12/19/15) Defensive Rebounds 7 twice, last: Buffalo (2/2/16) 7 twice, last: Buffalo (2/2/16) Assists 4 Roosevelt (12/22/15) 4 Roosevelt (12/22/15) Turnovers 2 eight times, last: at Kent State (2/9/16) 2 eight times, last: at Kent State (2/9/16) Blocks 2 three times, last: Florida Int l (12/19/15) 2 three times, last: Florida Int l (12/19/15) Steals 3 at Toledo (1/12/16) 3 at Toledo (1/12/16) Minutes 26 three times, last: Buffalo (2/2/16) 26 three times, last: Buffalo (2/2/16) SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg CSUN NOV SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 * WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 * EUREKA NOV INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV at Idaho Nov CHICAGO STATE DEC at Missouri Dec at Ohio State Dec. 16 * FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 * ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 * at UIC Dec. 29 * JUDSON JAN. 2 * OHIO* JAN. 6 * EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 * at Toledo* Jan. 12 * at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 * CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 * TOLEDO* JAN. 22 * at Akron* Jan. 26 * at Miami* Jan. 30 * BUFFALO* FEB at Ohio* Feb. 6 * at Kent State* Feb. 9 * AKRON* FEB. 13 * BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 at Ball State* Feb. 19 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Totals CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

28 #23 Aaric Armstead Junior Guard Chicago, Ill La Jolla Prep (Calif.) THE ARMSTEAD FILE Averaging 19.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game over the last three contests, shooting 52.8 percent (19-of-36) from the field and 43.8 percent (7-of-16) from three. Has scored in double figures in 10 of the last 13 games. Recorded his second career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds at Idaho (Nov. 28) and his third with 15 points and 10 rebounds at Ohio (Feb. 6). In the MAC rankings: scoring (21st, 11.1 pg), rebounding (20th, 4.7 pg), steals (ninth, 1.4 pg) Earned MAC All-Freshman Team honors in , averaging 7.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Won the 2011 Illinois Class 2A State Championship at Hales Franciscan in Chicago, playing alongside his brother, and former Huskie, Aaron Armstead. Played his senior high school season at Bullard High School in Fresno, Calif., where he averaged 22.9 points per game, earning All-Fresno Bee honors ( ). Spent the season at La Jolla Prep in San Diego, Calif., the same prep school fellow Huskie Darrell Bowie attended, before joining NIU. Majoring in General Studies. ARMSTEAD IN THE MAC RANKINGS ALL RANK CONF. RANK GAMES ONLY Scoring th 12.8 T-17th Rebounds Per Game th 5.9 T-13th Defensive Rebounds th th SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 22 twice, last: at Kent State (2/9/16) 22 twice, last: at Kent State (2/9/16) Field Goals 7 twice, last: Akron (2/13/16) 8 at Central Michigan (2/23/14) Field Goal Attempts 14 at Kent State (2/9/16) 14 twice, last: at Kent State (2/9/16) 3-Point Field Goals 4 at Miami (1/30/16) 4 at Miami (1/30/16) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 8 at Miami (1/30/16) 8 at Miami (1/30/16) Free Throws 9 at Idaho (11/28/15) 9 at Idaho (11/28/15) Free Throw Attempts 11 at Idaho (11/28/15) 13 Kent State (1/15/14) Rebounds 10 twice, last: at Ohio (2/6/16) 10 four times, last: at Ohio (2/6/16) Offensive Rebounds 5 at Toledo (1/12/16) 6 Eastern Michigan (2/20/14) Defensive Rebounds 9 Ohio (1/6/16) 9 twice, last: Ohio (1/6/16) Assists 3 six times, last: Western Michigan (1/16/16) 3 nine times, last: Western Michigan (1/16/16) Turnovers 4 three times, last: Buffalo (2/2/16) 5 twice, last: vs. Eastern Mich. (3/12/14) Blocks 2 Roosevelt (12/22/15) 2 five times, last: Roosevelt (12/22/15) Steals 4 at Missouri (12/4/15) 4 four times, last: at Missouri (12/4/15) Minutes 44 Florida International (12/19/15) 44 twice, last: Florida International (12/19/15) SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg CSUN NOV. 13 * SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 * WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 * EUREKA NOV. 21 * INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 * at Idaho Nov 28 * CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 * at Missouri Dec. 4 * at Ohio State Dec. 16 * FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 * ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 * at UIC Dec. 29 * JUDSON JAN. 2 * OHIO* JAN. 6 * EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 * at Toledo* Jan. 12 * at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 * CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 * TOLEDO* JAN. 22 * at Akron* Jan. 26 * at Miami* Jan. 30 * BUFFALO* FEB. 2 * at Ohio* Feb. 6 * at Kent State* Feb. 9 * AKRON* FEB. 13 * BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 at Ball State* Feb. 19 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Totals CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

29 THE ORRIS FILE Recorded a season-high 10 points along with a career-best five rebounds, six assists and no turnovers against Indiana Northwest (Nov. 25). Missed the South Dakota game (Nov. 14) due to illness. Changed his number from 55 to 24 this season. Began his collegiate career at Kansas State ( ). Appeared in 15 games in one season for the Wildcats, scoring four points with seven assists in 49 minutes of action. Originally signed with Bruce Weber at Illinois. Averaged 11.0 points and 4.0 assists per game as a senior at Crete-Monee HS, earning Class 4A All-State Honorable Mention recognition ( ). Majoring in Communications. ORRIS IN THE MAC RANKINGS ALL RANK CONF. RANK GAMES ONLY Assists Per Game th th Assist/Turnover Ratio 2.3 2nd n/a n/a #24 Michael Orris RS Junior Guard Crete, Ill. Kansas State SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 10 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) 18 Maine (11/30/14) Field Goals 4 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) 5 Maine (11/30/14) Field Goal Attempts 11 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) 11 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) 3-Point Field Goals 3 at Idaho (11/28/15) 3 at Idaho (11/28/15) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4 at Idaho (11/28/15) 4 four times, last: at Idaho (11/28/15) Free Throws 2 twice, last: Western Michigan (1/16/16) 7 Maine (11/30/14) Free Throw Attempts 4 Western Michigan (1/16/16) 9 Maine (11/30/14) Rebounds 5 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) 5 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) Offensive Rebounds 2 at Akron (1/26/16) 2 twice, last: at Akron (1/26/16) Defensive Rebounds 5 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) 5 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) Assists 9 at UIC (12/29/15) 9 at UIC (12/29/15) Turnovers 4 at UIC (12/29/15) 5 at Akron (3/9/15) Blocks 1 Roosevelt (12/22/15) 1 Roosevelt (12/22/15) Steals 3 Judson (1/2/16) 3 three times, last: Judson (1/2/16) Minutes 36 Florida International (12/19/15) 37 at Central Michigan (2/18/15) SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg CSUN NOV. 13 * SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 Did not play WRIGHT STATE NOV EUREKA NOV. 21 * INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 * at Idaho Nov 28 * CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 * at Missouri Dec. 4 * at Ohio State Dec. 16 * FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 * ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 * at UIC Dec. 29 * JUDSON JAN. 2 * OHIO* JAN. 6 * EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 * at Toledo* Jan. 12 * at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 * CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 * TOLEDO* JAN. 22 * at Akron* Jan. 26 * at Miami* Jan. 30 * BUFFALO* FEB. 2 * at Ohio* Feb. 6 * at Kent State* Feb. 9 * AKRON* FEB BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 at Ball State* Feb. 19 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Totals CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg * Redshirted following transfer from Kansas State Career * denotes season at Kansas State

30 THE DEHAAN FILE Saw his first career action against Eureka (Nov. 21), playing nine minutes with one assist. Scored his first career points against Judson (Jan. 2). Did not see action last season. Played at Waubonsie Valley High School in Naperville, Ill. Averaged 14.5 points and 5.3 rebounds as a senior. Earned all-area recognition from the Aurora Beacon News and the Daily Herald. Walk-on. Plans to major in Business. #25 Jay DeHaan Sophomore Guard Naperville, Ill. Waubonsie Valley SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 2 Judson (1/2/16) 2 Judson (1/2/16) Field Goals 1 Judson (1/2/16) 1 Judson (1/2/16) Field Goal Attempts 3 twice, last: Judson (1/2/16) 3 twice, last: Judson (1/2/16) 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2 Eureka (11/21/15) 2 Eureka (11/21/15) Free Throws 1 Western Michigan (1/16/16) 1 Western Michigan (1/16/16) Free Throw Attempts 2 Western Michigan (1/16/16) 2 Western Michigan (1/16/16) Rebounds 4 Judson (1/2/16) 4 Judson (1/2/16) Offensive Rebounds 1 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) 1 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) Defensive Rebounds 4 Judson (1/2/16) 4 Judson (1/2/16) Assists 1 Eureka (11/21/15) 1 Eureka (11/21/15) Turnovers 1 Roosevelt (12/22/15) 1 Roosevelt (12/22/15) Blocks Steals Minutes 9 Eureka (11/21/15) 9 Eureka (11/21/15) SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg CSUN NOV. 13 Did not play SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 Did not play WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 Did not play EUREKA NOV INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV at Idaho Nov 28 Did not play CHICAGO STATE DEC at Missouri Dec. 4 Did not play at Ohio State Dec. 16 Did not play FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 Did not play ROOSEVELT DEC at UIC Dec. 29 Did not play JUDSON JAN OHIO* JAN. 6 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 Did not play at Toledo* Jan. 12 Did not play at Western Michigan* Jan CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 Did not play TOLEDO* JAN. 22 Did not play at Akron* Jan. 26 Did not play at Miami* Jan. 30 Did not play BUFFALO* FEB. 2 Did not play at Ohio* Feb. 6 Did not play at Kent State* Feb. 9 Did not play AKRON* FEB. 13 Did not play BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 at Ball State* Feb. 19 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Totals CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Did not see game action Career

31 THE PAUGA FILE Returned to action against Judson (Jan. 2), scoring five points, after missing seven games due to injury. Shooting 44.8 percent (13-of-29) from three-point range. Has missed too many game to qualify for the MAC rankings, but would rank fourth overall. Averaged 14 points, five rebounds and four assists per game in during his postgraduate season at IMG. Helped the IMG Postgraduate Team to a 23-4 overall record and a No. 2 national ranking. Started his high school career at Naperville Central before transferring to IMG Academy in Plans to major in Mechanical Engineering. #31 Austin Pauga Freshman Guard Naperville, Ill. IMG Academy SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 15 Cal State Northridge (11/13/15) 15 Cal State Northridge (11/13/15) Field Goals 5 Cal State Northridge (11/13/15) 5 Cal State Northridge (11/13/15) Field Goal Attempts 7 twice, last: Eureka (11/21/15) 7 twice, last: Eureka (11/21/15) 3-Point Field Goals 5 Cal State Northridge (11/13/15) 5 Cal State Northridge (11/13/15) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 7 Cal State Northridge (11/13/15) 7 Cal State Northridge (11/13/15) Free Throws 1 Buffalo (2/2/16) 1 Buffalo (2/2/16) Free Throw Attempts 2 Buffalo (2/2/16) 2 Buffalo (2/2/16) Rebounds 3 South Dakota (11/14/15) 3 South Dakota (11/14/15) Offensive Rebounds 1 three times, last: Western Michigan (1/16/16) 1 three times, last: Western Michigan (1/16/16) Defensive Rebounds 2 South Dakota (11/14/15) 2 South Dakota (11/14/15) Assists 2 twice, last: Eureka (11/21/15) 2 twice, last: Eureka (11/21/15) Turnovers 2 twice, last: Buffalo (2/2/16) 2 twice, last: Buffalo (2/2/16) Blocks 1 twice, last: Buffalo (2/2/16) 1 twice, last: Buffalo (2/2/16) Steals 4 Eureka (11/21/15) 4 Eureka (11/21/15) Minutes 24 Cal State Northridge (11/13/15) 24 Cal State Northridge (11/13/15) SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg CSUN NOV SOUTH DAKOTA NOV WRIGHT STATE NOV EUREKA NOV INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV at Idaho Nov 28 Did not play CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 Did not play at Missouri Dec. 4 Did not play at Ohio State Dec. 16 Did not play FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 Did not play ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 Did not play at UIC Dec. 29 Did not play JUDSON JAN OHIO* JAN EASTERN MICH.* JAN at Toledo* Jan at Western Michigan* Jan CENTRAL MICH.* JAN TOLEDO* JAN. 22 Did not play at Akron* Jan at Miami* Jan BUFFALO* FEB at Ohio* Feb at Kent State* Feb. 9 Did not play AKRON* FEB. 13 Did not play BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 at Ball State* Feb. 19 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Totals CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

32 THE ZELIS FILE Came to NIU after spending one season at Kaskaskia College in Centralia, Ill., where he averaged 4.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. Rated a three star prospect by 247 Sports, the No. 2 junior college player in the State of Illinois and the No. 2 junior college center nationally. Attended Stetson University in where he redshirted. Attended Wheaton North High School, leading his team to the Class 4A Regional Quarterfinals in 2012 and 2013 while twice earning all-conference honors One of 13 players in the State of Illinois nominated for the 2013 McDonald s All-American Game. Majoring in Economics. #32 Andrew Zelis RS Sophomore Center Wheaton, Ill. Kaskaskia College SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 12 Roosevelt (12/22/15) 12 Roosevelt (12/22/15) Field Goals 6 Roosevelt (12/22/15) 6 Roosevelt (12/22/15) Field Goal Attempts 7 Roosevelt (12/22/15) 7 Roosevelt (12/22/15) 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws 3 Eureka (11/21/15) 3 Eureka (11/21/15) Free Throw Attempts 4 Eureka (11/21/15) 4 Eureka (11/21/15) Rebounds 7 Roosevelt (12/22/15) 7 Roosevelt (12/22/15) Offensive Rebounds 3 Roosevelt (12/22/15) 3 Roosevelt (12/22/15) Defensive Rebounds 6 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) 6 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) Assists 1 Judson (1/2/16) 1 Judson (1/2/16) Turnovers 2 Judson (1/2/16) 2 Judson (1/2/16) Blocks 1 seven times, last: at Kent State (2/9/16) 1 seven times, last: at Kent State (2/9/16) Steals 1 twice, last: at Kent State (2/9/16) 1 twice, last: at Kent State (2/9/16) Minutes 20 Judson (1/2/16) 20 Judson (1/2/16) SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg CSUN NOV SOUTH DAKOTA NOV WRIGHT STATE NOV EUREKA NOV INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV at Idaho Nov CHICAGO STATE DEC at Missouri Dec. 4 Did not play at Ohio State Dec FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC ROOSEVELT DEC at UIC Dec JUDSON JAN OHIO* JAN EASTERN MICH.* JAN at Toledo* Jan at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 Did not play TOLEDO* JAN at Akron* Jan at Miami* Jan. 30 Did not play BUFFALO* FEB. 2 Did not play at Ohio* Feb. 6 Did not play at Kent State* Feb AKRON* FEB BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 at Ball State* Feb. 19 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Totals CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

33 THE SIU FILE Spent the season as a postgraduate at Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire. Attended Middlesex School in Concord, Mass., for four years prior to his year at Kimball Union. Averaged 20 points and six rebounds in his final season at Middlesex. Finished his career at Middlesex as the school record-holder for most three-point field goals made. Named to the 2013 New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class B All-League Second Team. Walk-on. Plans to major in Business. #33 Jon Siu Freshman Guard Hong Kong Middlesex School SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Points Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Rebounds Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Assists Turnovers Blocks Steals Minutes SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg CSUN NOV. 13 Did not play SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 Did not play WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 Did not play EUREKA NOV. 21 Did not play INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 Did not play at Idaho Nov 28 Did not play CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 Did not play at Missouri Dec. 4 Did not play at Ohio State Dec. 16 Did not play FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 Did not play ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 Did not play at UIC Dec. 29 Did not play JUDSON JAN. 2 Did not play OHIO* JAN. 6 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 Did not play at Toledo* Jan. 12 Did not play at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 Did not play TOLEDO* JAN. 22 Did not play at Akron* Jan. 26 Did not play at Miami* Jan. 30 Did not play BUFFALO* FEB. 2 Did not play at Ohio* Feb. 6 Did not play at Kent State* Feb. 9 Did not play AKRON* FEB. 13 Did not play BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 at Ball State* Feb. 19 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Totals CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

34 #34 Marin Maric RS Sophomore Center Split, Croatia La Lumiere School THE MARIC FILE Has recorded 11 double-doubles this season, fourth-most in the MAC, including four-straight. Named MAC West Division Player of the Week on Dec. 21, after averaging 17.0 points and 10.0 rebounds against Ohio State (Dec. 16) and Florida International. (Dec. 19). In the MAC rankings: offensive rebounding (14th, 1.7 pg). Spent the summer in DeKalb for the first time after spending the previous two summers with the Croatian U20 and U19 National Teams. Appeared in all 10 games for Croatia at the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championships in Greece in 2014, helping Croatia to a fourth-place finish while averaging 7.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Competed for Croatia at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championships in Prague, Czech Repbulic, averaging 6.1 points and 3.6 rebounds as Croatia finished eighth. Came to NIU from La Lumiere School in LaPorte, Ind., where he averaged 10.2 ppg and 6.3 rpg in Majoring in Kinesiology. MARIC IN THE MAC RANKINGS ALL RANK CONF. RANK GAMES ONLY Scoring th 12.8 T-20th Rebounding 8.4 5th 8.4 6th Field Goal Percentage th n/a n/a Blocks 1.1 7th 0.9 T-10th Offensive Rebounds 2.9 2nd 2.3 4th Defensive Rebounds 5.4 6th 6.1 5th SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 22 twice, last: Ohio (1/6/16) 22 twice, last: Ohio (1/6/16) Field Goals 9 Roosevelt (12/22/15) 9 Roosevelt (12/22/15) Field Goal Attempts 17 Akron (2/13/16) 17 Akron (2/13/16) 3-Point Field Goals 2 twice, last: Akron (2/13/16) 2 twice, last: Akron (2/13/16) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3 Akron (2/13/16) 3 Akron (2/13/16) Free Throws 11 Buffalo (2/2/16) 11 Buffalo (2/2/16) Free Throw Attempts 12 twice, last: Buffalo (2/2/16) 12 twice, last: Buffalo (2/2/16) Rebounds 14 twice, last: Ohio (1/6/16) 14 twice, last: Ohio (1/6/16) Offensive Rebounds 7 Florida International (12/19/15) 7 Florida International (12/19/15) Defensive Rebounds 11 at Toledo (1/12/16) 11 at Toledo (1/12/16) Assists 4 at UIC (12/29/15) 4 at UIC (12/29/15) Turnovers 5 at Akron (1/26/16) 5 at Akron (1/26/16) Blocks 5 Chicago State (12/2/15) 5 Chicago State (12/2/15) Steals 3 Cal State Northridge (11/13/15) 3 Cal State Northridge (11/13/15) Minutes 33 twice, last: at Toledo (1/12/16) 33 twice, last: at Toledo (1/12/16) SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg CSUN NOV. 13 * SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 * WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 * EUREKA NOV. 21 * INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 * at Idaho Nov 28 * CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 * at Missouri Dec. 4 * at Ohio State Dec. 16 * FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 * ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 * at UIC Dec. 29 * JUDSON JAN. 2 * OHIO* JAN. 6 * EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 * at Toledo* Jan. 12 * at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 * CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 * TOLEDO* JAN. 22 * at Akron* Jan. 26 * at Miami* Jan. 30 * BUFFALO* FEB. 2 * at Ohio* Feb. 6 * at Kent State* Feb. 9 * AKRON* FEB. 13 * BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 at Ball State* Feb. 19 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Totals CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career

35 THE BRADLEY FILE Averaging 8.1 points per game, shooting 54.9 percent (28-of-51) from the field, in the last nine games. Posted his first career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds against Judson (Jan. 2). Averaged 21.9 points and 10.2 rebounds per game as a senior at Pius XI while leading the Popes to the Woodland West Division title Wisconsin AP All-State Third Team honoree Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 2 First Team All-State First Team All-Area honoree from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Also played volleyball at Pius XI for three seasons, earning all-conference honors. Plans to major in Anthropology. Left-handed. #42 Levi Bradley Freshman Wing Milwaukee, Wis. Pius XI SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTS Points 19 Judson (1/2/16) 19 Judson (1/2/16) Field Goals 6 twice, last: Central Michigan (1/19/16) 6 twice, last: Central Michigan (1/19/16) Field Goal Attempts 10 Judson (1/2/16) 10 Judson (1/2/16) 3-Point Field Goals 2 twice, last: at Akron (1/26/16) 2 twice, last: at Akron (1/26/16) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5 Toledo (1/22/16) 5 Toledo (1/22/16) Free Throws 7 Judson (1/2/16) 7 Judson (1/2/16) Free Throw Attempts 8 Judson (1/2/16) 8 Judson (1/2/16) Rebounds 10 Judson (1/2/16) 10 Judson (1/2/16) Offensive Rebounds 5 Judson (1/2/16) 5 Judson (1/2/16) Defensive Rebounds 7 Eastern Michigan (1/9/16) 7 Eastern Michigan (1/9/16) Assists 2 twice, last: Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) 2 twice, last: Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) Turnovers 3 Eastern Michigan (1/9/16) 3 Eastern Michigan (1/9/16) Blocks 2 Roosevelt (12/22/15) 2 Roosevelt (12/22/15) Steals 2 at Miami (1/30/16) 2 at Miami (1/30/16) Minutes 26 at Akron (1/26/16) 26 at Akron (1/26/16) SEASON GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg CSUN NOV SOUTH DAKOTA NOV WRIGHT STATE NOV EUREKA NOV INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV at Idaho Nov CHICAGO STATE DEC at Missouri Dec at Ohio State Dec FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC ROOSEVELT DEC at UIC Dec JUDSON JAN OHIO* JAN EASTERN MICH.* JAN at Toledo* Jan at Western Michigan* Jan CENTRAL MICH.* JAN TOLEDO* JAN at Akron* Jan at Miami* Jan BUFFALO* FEB at Ohio* Feb at Kent State* Feb AKRON* FEB BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 at Ball State* Feb. 19 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Totals CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg Career