# 2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by fourth year head coach Mark Montgomery, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Akron.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/08/2014* 5:00 pm | Roosevelt | W 71–44 | | Convocation Center (1,242) DeKalb, IL |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/15/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Aurora | W 86-56 | 1-0 | Convocation Center (981) DeKalb, IL |
| 11/20/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Idaho | W 78–67 | 2–0 | Convocation Center (1,003) DeKalb, IL |
| 11/26/2014* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Iowa | L 49–70 | 2–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,357) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/30/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Maine | W 61–56 | 3–1 | Convocation Center (716) DeKalb, IL |
| 12/02/2014* 8:00 pm, FS1 | at DePaul | L 67–78 | 3–2 | Allstate Arena (5,457) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/13/2014* 7:00 pm | at Eastern Illinois | L 55–59 | 3–3 | Lantz Arena (2,044) Charleston, IL |
| 12/16/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Mississippi Valley State | W 71–64 | 4–3 | Convocation Center (680) DeKalb, IL |
| 12/19/2014* 6:00 pm | at Dartmouth | L 55–58 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | Leede Arena (701) Hanover, NH |
| 12/22/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 16 Notre Dame | L 66–91 | 4–5 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,471) South Bend, IN |
| 12/29/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Hampton | W 83–51 | 5–5 | Convocation Center (802) DeKalb, IL |
| 1/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UC Riverside | W 72–67 $^{OT}$ | 6–5 | Convocation Center (873) DeKalb, IL |
| 1/07/2015 6:00 pm | at Ohio | W 70–60 | 7–5 (1–0) | Convocation Center (5,743) Athens, OH |
| 1/10/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Kent State | L 65–67 | 7–6 (1–1) | Convocation Center (1,058) DeKalb, IL |
| 1/14/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Buffalo | L 63–82 | 7–7 (1–2) | Alumni Arena (2,258) Amherst, NY |
| 1/17/2015 11:00 am | at Eastern Michigan | L 46–54 | 7–8 (1–3) | Convocation Center (786) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 1/21/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Akron | W 64–61 | 8–8 (2–3) | Convocation Center (957) DeKalb, IL |
| 1/24/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Miami (OH) | L 55–60 | 8–9 (2–4) | Convocation Center (1,774) DeKalb, IL |
| 1/27/2015 6:00 pm | Bowling Green | L 46–56 | 8–10 (2–5) | Stroh Center (1,560) Bowling Green, OH |
| 1/31/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Toledo | L 69–80 | 8–11 (2–6) | Convocation Center (1,635) DeKalb, IL |
| 2/04/2015 6:00 pm | at Miami (OH) | W 69–67 | 9–11 (3–6) | Millett Hall (1,147) Oxford, OH |
| 2/07/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bowling Green | L 65–69 | 9–12 (3–7) | Convocation Center (2,475) DeKalb, IL |
| 2/10/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Ball State | W 75–63 | 10–12 (4–7) | Convocation Center (975) DeKalb, IL |
| 2/14/2015 3:30 pm | at Western Michigan | L 65–69 | 10–13 (4–8) | University Arena (2,712) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 2/18/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Central Michigan | L 66–68 | 10–14 (4–9) | McGuirk Arena (2,524) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 2/21/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Eastern Michigan | L 65–73 | 10–15 (4–10) | Convocation Center (2,302) DeKalb, IL |
| 2/24/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Toledo | | | Savage Arena Toledo, OH |
| 2/25/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Toledo | W 84–82 | 11–15 (5–10) | Savage Arena (4,317) Toledo, OH |
| 2/28/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Central Michigan | W 73–55 | 12–15 (6–10) | Convocation Center (1,548) DeKalb, IL |
| 3/03/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Western Michigan | W 65–63 | 13–15 (7–10) | Convocation Center (992) DeKalb, IL |
| 3/06/2015 6:00 pm | at Ball State | W 71–67 $^{OT}$ | 14–15 (8–10) | John E. Worthen Arena (2,585) Muncie, IN |
| MAC tournament |||||
| 3/09/2015 7:00 pm | at Akron First round | L 52–76 | 14–16 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,631) Akron, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||