# 2019–20 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represent Northern Illinois University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 9th-year head coach Mark Montgomery, play their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2018–19 season 17–17 overall, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. As the No. 7 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Ohio in the first round, upset Toledo in the quarterfinals, before falling to Bowling Green in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Roosevelt | W 85–50 | | Convocation Center (422) DeKalb, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Iowa | L 54–64 | 0–1 | Convocation Center (1,003) DeKalb, IL |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.TV | | at Iowa State | L 52–70 | 0–2 | Hilton Coliseum (13,762) Ames, IA |
| November 15, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Coppin State Collegiate Hoops Roadshow | W 81–69 | 1–2 | Convocation Center (695) DeKalb, IL |
| November 16, 2019* 3:00 pm | | Rockford Collegiate Hoops Roadshow | W 96–48 | 2–2 | Convocation Center (729) DeKalb, IL |
| November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood Collegiate Hoops Roadshow | W 65–48 | 3–2 | Convocation Center (601) DeKalb, IL |
| November 20, 2019* 7:30 pm | | at Western Illinois | W 86–81 | 4–2 | Western Hall (684) Macomb, IL |
| November 23, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville Collegiate Hoops Roadshow | W 68–64 | 5–2 | Vadalabene Center (627) Edwardsville, IL |
| November 25, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 74–50 | 6–2 | Convocation Center (730) DeKalb, IL |
| December 5, 2019* 9:00 pm, WCC Network | | at Saint Mary's | L 49–61 | 6–3 | University Credit Union Pavilion (2,816) Moraga, CA |
| December 7, 2019* 7:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | at UC Davis | L 57–66 | 6–4 | The Pavilion (949) Davis, CA |
| December 16, 2019* 6:00 pm, ACCN | | at Pittsburgh | L 50–59 | 6–5 | Petersen Events Center (7,015) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 19, 2019* 7:30 pm, WAC DN | | at Chicago State | W 75–60 | 7–5 | Jones Convocation Center (255) Chicago, IL |
| December 21, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Green Bay | L 84–85 | 7–6 | Convocation Center (1,123) DeKalb, IL |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Buffalo | W 73–72 | 8–6 (1–0) | Alumni Arena (3,069) Buffalo, NY |
| January 7, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan | L 67–68 | 8–7 (1–1) | McGuirk Arena (1,519) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 11, 2020 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | W 71–68 | 9–7 (2–1) | Convocation Center (1,074) DeKalb, IL |
| January 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Akron | L 49–72 | 9–8 (2–2) | Convocation Center (884) DeKalb, IL |
| January 18, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bowling Green | L 64–66 | 9–9 (2–3) | Stroh Center (1,925) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 21, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kent State | W 76–69 | 10–9 (3–3) | MAC Center (2,211) Kent, OH |
| January 25, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | W 58–52 | 11–9 (4–3) | Convocation Center (1,030) DeKalb, IL |
| January 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Ohio | W 61–59 | 12–9 (5–3) | Convocation Center (783) DeKalb, IL |
| February 1, 2020 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | Miami (OH) | W 70–55 | 13–9 (6–3) | Convocation Center (1,492) DeKalb, IL |
| February 4, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Toledo | W 66–61 | 14–9 (7–3) | Savage Arena (3,877) Toledo, OH |
| February 7, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Kent State | W 57–54 | 15–9 (8–3) | Convocation Center (1,385) DeKalb, IL |
| February 11, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ball State | L 59–63 | 15–10 (8–4) | Worthen Arena (4,288) Muncie, IN |
| February 15, 2020 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | L 60–65 | 15–11 (8–5) | Millett Hall (3,831) Oxford, OH |
| February 22, 2020 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | W 82–81 $^{OT}$ | 16–11 (9–5) | Convocation Center (3,016) DeKalb, IL |
| February 25, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan | W 73–71 | 17–11 (10–5) | Convocation Center (1,378) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 29, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | L 69–72 | 17–12 (10–6) | University Arena (2,488) Kalamazoo, MI |
| March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Toledo | W 71–50 | 18–12 (11–6) | Convocation Center (1,019) DeKalb, IL |
| March 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ball State | L 54–75 | 18–13 (11–7) | Convocation Center (1,749) DeKalb, IL |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (12) Miami (OH) Quarterfinals | MAC Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | MAC Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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