# 2012–13 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by second year head coach Mark Montgomery, played their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 5–25, 3–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Eastern Michigan.

## Class of 2012 Signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Sam Mader PF | Appleton, Wisconsin | Appleton East | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Darrell Bowie SF | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | La Jolla Prep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Mike Davis SG | Garfield Heights, Ohio | Garfield Heights | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Akeem Springs SG | Waukegan, Illinois | Waukegan | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/03/2012* 7:00 pm | Aurora | W 89–56 | | Convocation Center (1,005) DeKalb, IL |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 8:00 pm | at Nebraska-Omaha | L 64–77 | 0–1 | Ralston Arena (2,224) Ralston, NE |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 am, ESPN | at Valparaiso ESPN College Hoops Tip-off Marathon | L 46–69 | 0–2 | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,445) Valparaiso, IN |
| 11/18/2012* 4:00 pm | Judson | W 72–54 | 1–2 | Convocation Center (626) DeKalb, IL |
| 11/24/2012* 3:00 pm | Loyola–Chicago | L 46–53 | 1–3 | Convocation Center (995) DeKalb, IL |
| 11/27/2012* 7:00 pm | UIC | L 46–58 | 1–4 | Convocation Center (947) DeKalb, IL |
| 12/01/2012* 8:00 pm | at Dayton | L 43–60 | 1–5 | University of Dayton Arena (12,637) Dayton, OH |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm | SIU Edwardsville | W 65–54 | 2–5 | Convocation Center (2,750) DeKalb, IL |
| 12/07/2012* 7:00 pm | at Milwaukee | L 73–80 $^{OT}$ | 2–6 | Klotsche Center (2,034) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/16/2012* 4:00 pm | at DePaul | L 64–69 | 2–7 | Allstate Arena (7,155) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/19/2012* 9:00 pm | at Seattle | L 48–75 | 2–8 | KeyArena (2,362) Seattle, WA |
| 12/22/2012* 6:00 pm, Pac-12 Network | at Washington | L 57–67 | 2–9 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,805) Seattle, WA |
| 12/29/2012* 3:00 pm | at Massachusetts | L 59–64 | 2–10 | William D. Mullins Memorial Center (1,100) Amherst, MA |
| 01/09/2013 6:00 pm | at Miami (OH) | W 72–61 | 3–10 (1–0) | Millett Hall (907) Oxford, OH |
| 01/12/2013 3:00 pm | Akron | L 53–68 | 3–11 (1–1) | Convocation Center (977) DeKalb, IL |
| 01/16/2013 6:00 pm | at Ohio | L 63–81 | 3–12 (1–2) | Convocation Center (7,648) Athens, OH |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | Western Michigan | L 34–71 | 3–13 (1–3) | Convocation Center (997) DeKalb, IL |
| 01/23/2013 6:00 pm | at Central Michigan | W 74–61 | 4–13 (2–3) | McGuirk Arena (1,347) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/26/2013 1:00 pm | at Eastern Michigan | L 25–42 | 4–14 (2–4) | Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center (888) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | Kent State | W 67–65 | 5–14 (3–4) | Convocation Center (719) DeKalb, IL |
| 02/02/2013 3:00 pm | Toledo | L 64–69 | 5–15 (3–5) | Convocation Center (1,382) DeKalb, IL |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm | Bowling Green | L 41–57 | 5–16 (3–6) | Convocation Center (708) DeKalb, IL |
| 02/09/2013 12:00 pm | at Buffalo | L 54–59 | 5–17 (3–7) | Alumni Arena (4,136) Amherst, NY |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm | Ball State | L 52–56 | 5–18 (3–8) | Convocation Center (864) DeKalb, IL |
| 02/16/2013 5:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | at Western Michigan | L 58–66 | 5–19 (3–9) | University Arena (3,569) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 02/23/2013* 3:00 pm | Eastern Illinois BracketBusters | L 47–59 | 5–20 | Convocation Center (1,009) DeKalb, IL |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | Eastern Michigan | L 41–53 | 5–21 (3–10) | Convocation Center (826) DeKalb, IL |
| 03/02/2013 7:00 pm | Central Michigan | L 50–69 | 5–22 (3–11) | Convocation Center (1,324) DeKalb, IL |
| 03/05/2013 6:00 pm | at Toledo | L 46–70 | 5–23 (3–12) | Savage Arena (3,603) Toledo, OH |
| 03/09/2013 1:00 pm | at Ball State | L 51–53 | 5–24 (3–13) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,237) Muncie, IN |
| 2013 MAC men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/11/2013 6:00 pm | Eastern Michigan First Round | L 44–45 | 5–25 | Convocation Center (302) Ypsilanti, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||

## NCAA Record

The Huskies set an NCAA Division I record during the shot-clock era on December 1, 2012 against the Dayton Flyers scoring five points in the first half.
This record was broken against the Eastern Michigan Eagles on January 26. 2013, where the Huskies scored four points in the first half. The Huskies had a 3.2% field goal shooting in the first half which also set a record, breaking Savannah State's 4.3% shooting percentage against Kansas State in 2008.