The Broncos host the Northern Illinois Huskies in Wednesday’s game

WHERE TO LOOK

Wednesday’s game between the Broncos and the Huskies can be streamed via ESPN+/ The link to the stream is listed above and can also be found HERE.

ALL TIME vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS

The Broncos lead the all-time series against Northern Illinois 41-30. The Huskies won both meetings last season by double digits, 61-47 in Kalamazoo and 73-55 at the Convocation Center. NIU has won six of the last nine meetings with WMU.

INTELLIGENCE OF THE HUSKIES

The Northern Illinois Huskies scored 31 points in the final period, and A’Jah Davis made the game-winning free throw with 1.4 seconds left to beat Toledo, the Mid-American Conference preseason favorite, 67-66. Davis led the scorers with 22 points and 11 rebounds, his eighth double-double of the season. He ranks second in the MAC in both field goal percentage (56.1 percent) and rebounds per game (11.1). Chelby Koker posted double figures for the seventh time, posting 21 points and a game-high six assists.

As a unit, Northern Illinois is averaging 70.2 PPG on 40.7 percent shooting from the field. The Huskies are averaging 37.7 rebounds per game, a -0.2 rebound margin over their opponents. NIU averages 11.2 free throws per game and knocks down 75.6 percent of its attempts from the line. Northern Illinois has 13.4 assists per game and is averaging 8.8 assists per game.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM WEST MICHIGAN

Western Michigan (5-8.02 MAC) hosts Northern Illinois after falling to Ball State 76-70 on Saturday at University Arena. Three players scored in double figures for Western Michigan, while several added a spark off the bench. Taylor Williams scored a season-high 25 points Hannah Spitzley had a season-high 12 points and 10 rebounds. Lauren Ross added 10 points in the contest.

In the back-and-forth battle between the Broncos and Cardinals, the teams combined for eight ties and eight lead changes. The Broncos proved themselves defensively as both teams never led by seven on the afternoon.

Western Michigan is averaging 66.1 PPG and shooting 38.9 percent from the field. The Broncos are averaging 31.5 rebounds per game for a -4.6 rebounding margin over their opponents. WMU averages 11.7 free throws per game and knocks down 66.7 percent of their attempts from the line. Western Michigan has 12.2 assists per game while averaging 10.2 steals and 2.6 blocks per game.

LEADING MAC (*national ranking)
Lauren Ross
Field goal attempts – 3. (192), *149
Field Goal Percentage – 6. (45.8), *131
Field goals – 2. (88), *112
Free throw attempts – 3. (84), *49
Free Throw Percentage –5. (84.5), *77
Free throws – 1. (71), *28
Points per game – 1. (21.0), *14
Three Point Percentage – 7. (35,1), *133
Three pointers per game – 6. (2.00), *164

Taylor Williams
Blocks – 2. (23), *61
Blocks per game – 2. (1.92), *33
Field Goal Percentage – 4. (47.6), *102
Points per game – 11. (14.1), *223
rebounds per game – 5. (7,7), *138

Hannah Spitzley
Stocks per game – 5. (2.00), *148

MARK THIS

Few teams shoot as many 3-pointers as WMU; its 28 three-point field goal attempts per game lead the MAC and are ninth in the nation. The Broncos are led in three-pointers by Ross 26 of 74, followed by Maddie Wattersmade 19/65, and then Maggie Stutelberg18/69 attempts.

ON THE HORIZON

After Wednesday’s game against NIU, the Broncos head north to face the Chippewas of Central Michigan. Tip-off at Mount Pleasant on Saturday, Jan. 14 is set for 1:00 p.m. and will be streamed via ESPN+.

Students can redeem their tickets to enter all WMU home games for free, and tickets to all Bronco home games can be found at wmubroncos.com/tickets or by calling 1-888-4-WMU-Tix.