Northern Illinois Huskies (7-10, 1-5 MAC) at Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-15, 0-6 MAC) Ypsilanti, Michigan; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois faces Eastern Michigan in MAC action Wednesday.

Chansey Willis Jr. had 18 points in Western Michigan's 72-70 win over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night. Western Michigan took the lead for good with 2:28 remaining on a layup from Max Burton to make it a 67-66 game.

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois looks to stop its five-game skid with a win against Eastern Michigan. The Eagles are 1-7 on their home court. Eastern Michigan has a 1-10 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

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Percentages: FG .483, FT .636. 3-Point Goals: 6-14, .429 (Vasko 3-3, VanderJagt 2-4, Pritchard 1-1, Bonds 0-1, Simpson 0-2, J.Heady 0-3).

Western Michigan scores 72.6 points per game, 3.8 fewer points than the 76.4 Northern Illinois allows. Northern Illinois’ 40.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is

Turnovers: 13 (Lobsinger 4, Williams 2, Willis 2, Burton, Hannah, Muntu, Ryans, Strickland). Steals: 7 (Strickland 4, Lobsinger, Ryans, Willis). Technical Fouls: None.