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.
Rick Armstrong: The dean of The Beacon-News sports staff.
Jim Owczarski: The Beacon-News' main sports features/enterprise writer, Owczarski has won several national awards.
Jon Kerr: Social Media reporter, covering local hoops in real time.
