Last night, @NIUNorthernStar obtained a heavily redacted copy of NIU's membership agreement with Mountain West Conference. Though financials are hidden, the agreement offers some new insights into the move. The full contract can be found in our story:

FINAL: Louisiana 66, NIU 64 The Ragin' Cajuns escape the Convo with a narrow, come-from-behind victory while NIU falls to 5-18 on the season, suffering its fourth-straight loss. The Huskies will have another chance to end their skid when they host Buffalo on Tuesday night.

H2 | 0:10 | ULL 65, NIU 62 Louisiana hits a layup to extend its lead back to 3. NIU trying to scheme something up for these final seconds.

H2 | 0:33 | ULL 63, NIU 62 It's getting down to the wire. The Huskies are down one with 33 ticks on the clock. Buckle up.

H2 | 1:21 | ULL 63, NIU 57 There's a Huskie timeout on the floor with just over a minute to go. NIU needs to manifest something special to avoid dropping its fourth-straight. Whadda ya got, Huskies?

We've got "Welcome to the Jungle" playing inside the Convo during the media timeout. Great song, but perhaps not the best time.

H2 | 3:13 | ULL 60, NIU 55 As we draw closer to the final buzzer, the Huskies still find themselves trailing by 5. NIU is 1-for-5 on its last five FGs and 1-for-7 on its last seven triples.

H2 | 5:42 | ULL 58, NIU 51 The Huskies have to burn a timeout with Louisiana on a 9-0 run that puts NIU down by 7. If it wasn't obviously already, the momentum has shifted to the visiting Ragin' Cajuns.

H2 | 7:03 | ULL 54, NIU 51 Louisiana's Kyran Ratliff hits a jumper to put NIU's deficit at 3 points, but it's still a one-possession game with 7:03 left to play. The Huskies have two double-digit scorers today – Quaran McPherson with 15 and Quentin Jones with an even 10.

H2 | 9:01 | ULL 52, NIU 51 Quentin Jones just drained a 3 to put NIU back in front, only for Louisiana to immediately respond with their own triple. The Huskies have now regressed to 39% shooting from the field and 35% from 3-point land.

Louisiana has taken its first lead of the game as Mostpha El Moutaouakkil's layup puts the visitors ahead 49-48.

H2 | 11:11 | NIU 48, ULL 47 We've got a nail-biter on our hands. It's a 1-point affair here inside the Convo. Both teams have near identical shooting from the field – 40.5% to 40%. McPherson still leads the game with 15 points, while 10 Ragin' Cajuns have scored today.

The Huskies have regained control, leading 46-41 after 3-point play by Ethan Butler on the layup.

H2 | 16:22 | NIU 39, ULL 39 Well, this has been a disastrous start to a half for NIU. We're about just under 4 minutes into second-half action, and Louisiana is on an 13-0 run to kick off the back 20 of this one. Tied ball game.

HALFTIME: NIU 39, ULL 28 The Huskies have the upper hand at the halfway mark of today's clash with Sun Belt foe Louisiana. NIU has out-shot and out-rebounded the visiting Ragin' Cajuns, giving them an 11-point lead as the Huskies look to nix a three-game skid.

H1 | 0:56 | NIU 39, ULL 26 The Ragin' Cajuns call for a 30-second timeout after Quentin Jones gets fouled on a layup for a 3-point play. Huskies up by 13 as we await the halftime buzzer.

H1 | 3:09 | NIU 34, ULL 22 We've reached the final media timeout of the first half. The Huskies are on a 12-2 run and have held the visitors scoreless for more than 3 minutes. NIU is shooting 11-for-23 on field goals, or 47.8%.

Jayden Mott's latest layup puts the Huskies up by 10, 32-22, with just over four minutes left until halftime.