Northern Illinois officials have moved up the start times by one hour for a basketball doubleheader Jan. 30th in DeKalb.

The NIU men's game with Buffalo, originally scheduled for a 1 p.m. tip-off, will start at noon and will be followed by the women's game with Kent State at about 2:30 (30 minutes after the men's game concludes).

The change is being made to accommodate a request from Buffalo officials, who informed Northern that their original flight home that Saturday night had been cancelled. It required the school to book an earlier flight for the team.