N. Illinois meets Ohio in MAC tourney

No. 10 seed Ohio (14-16, 6-12) vs. No. 7 seed Northern Illinois (15-16, 8-10)
Mid-American Conference Tourney First Round, Convocation Center, DeKalb, Illinois; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Ohio and Northern Illinois are set to do battle in the opening round of the MAC tourney. Northern Illinois swept the two-game regular season series. The teams last went at it on Jan. 29, when the Huskies shot 43.4 percent from the field while limiting Ohio to just 35.7 percent en route to a 71-60 victory.