ncaab Game Recap
Northern Illinois Huskies vs Monmouth Hawks Wrap - Monmouth Wins 74-71
Monmouth got 16 points from Nikita Konstantynovskyi en route to a 74-71 victory over Northern Illinois on Saturday at OceanFirst Bank Center.
Monmouth was an underdog by +1.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.
Xander Rice had 14 points for Monmouth and Jakari Spence chipped in with 9 points. Jakari Spence had 3 assists for them, while Nikita Konstantynovskyi was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
Northern Illinois got 21 points from Zarique Nutter in a losing cause and another 21 points from Xavier Amos. David Coit contributed 4 assists for them, while Xavier Amos had 11 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Northern Illinois were victorious, as the score was 41-30 at the break.
Northern Illinois had a 34-33 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Monmouth heads into a battle against Seton Hall. Northern Illinois, meanwhile, will have their next action against Calumet.