The 2012–13 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Huskies, led by second year head coach Mark Montgomery, played their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Eastern Michigan.

[1] Sources: Roster Last update: March 31, 2013 The Huskies set an NCAA Division I record during the shot-clock era on December 1, 2012 against the Dayton Flyers scoring five points in the first half.

This record was broken against the Eastern Michigan Eagles on January 26.