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Final from Rock Hill, S.C.

Just 3.1 seconds left, Grambling leads 89-87. NIU has the basketball and will inbound from midcourt following the timeout.

Grambling leads 87-85 with nine seconds to play. The Tigers will have the ball following the timeout.

Grambling leads by three, 85-82, with 1:31 remaining. Tigers have the basketball out of the timeout.

Down to the wire in Rock Hill! NIU is within one, 78-77, with 2:54 to play. Polite still leads with 13, three Huskies with 11 points (Gross, Carter-Smith and Weisbrod).

The Huskies are within five, 67-62, with 7:31 left. Trevor Polite with a team-high 13, Brayden Gross with 11 points.

Grambling has the last six and the Tigers lead, 60-50, with 12:45 to play.

Trevor Polite has 11 points, that's a new career-high, bettering his 10 against Wisconsin-Parkside on Dec. 4, 2025 while at Northern Michigan.

First media timeout of the second half, Grambling leads 54-50 with 14:57 to go.

At the break in Rock Hill.

Final media timeout of the opening half, Grambling leads 37-31 with 2:29 to play before the half.

Massive 3 for Nino Carter-Smith!! @GoHuskiesMBB

We’ve got a new set of NIU fans here at 3:20am too😂

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The Huskies have made six triples, shooting 46 percent from beyond the arc as Grambling leads by a pair, 26-24, with 7:59 to play before the break.

Grambling is in front by a pair, 20-18, with 11:38 to play in the half. Max Weisbrod has five assists on NIU's six field goals.

First media timeout, Grambling leads 12-9. 15:26 to play in the opening half.

Here we go!

Our starting lineup this morning in Rock Hill. Tip off is less than 10 minutes away!

Rodney Davis and I have @GoHuskiesMBB taking on Grambling from Rock Hill, SC at 1:30am on @949WDKBDeKalb Huskie Mobile App @tunein @SiriusXMSports @NIUAthletics @MattMajkrzak

Midnight hoops just the appetizer for 3 am hoops (2 am back home in DeKalb!)