{
  "id": 18936439,
  "title": "Northern Illinois holds off Dayton for first win of the season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/northern-illinois-holds-off-dayton-for-first-win-of-the-season",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-08T12:37:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/northern-illinois-holds-off-dayton-123700105.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Northern Illinois secured their first victory of the season with an overtime win against Dayton, breaking their 0-2 start. Led by Max Weisbrod and David Douglas Jr., the Huskies took an early lead and maintained it for much of the game. Weisbrod, who had a game-high 27 points, delivered a crucial 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining to force overtime. Bennett Basich, making his debut in overtime, provided the decisive shot, scoring seven points and two free throws to seal the 81-76 victory for Northern Illinois.",
  "summary": "The Huskies started fast but needed late-game heroics to complete the upset of the Flyers",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}