2015 – 16 Northern Illinois Huskies men 's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Huskies , led by fifth year head coach Mark Montgomery , played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 21 – 13 , 9 – 9 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division . They defeated Western Michigan in the first round of the MAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Ohio . They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16 , which only had eight teams , where they lost in the quarterfinals to UC Santa Barbara
MAC Tournament
2016 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team