Final/OT
Northern IllinoisHuskiesNIU · 5-208389
Ball StateCardinalsBALL · 13-12Sat, Feb 15 · 2:00 PM EST
0:03Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
NIUTeam stats
This gameBALL
41.3%FG%42.6%
13-363PT9-23
36Rebounds40
12Turnovers9
13Assists10
Scoring summary
- OT 0:03 · BALL 89, NIU 83Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
- OT 0:03 · BALL 88, NIU 83Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
- OT 0:03 · BALL 87, NIU 83Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
OT 0:39 · NIU 83, BALL 86Quentin Jones made Dunk.- OT 0:47 · BALL 86, NIU 81Ethan Brittain-Watts made Layup.
- OT 1:26 · BALL 84, NIU 81Jermahri Hill made Jumper.
- OT 1:50 · NIU 81, BALL 82Joe Munden Jr. made Jumper.
- OT 2:40 · BALL 82, NIU 79Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
- OT 2:40 · BALL 81, NIU 79Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
- OT 3:55 · BALL 80, NIU 79Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
- OT 4:11 · NIU 79, BALL 78Steven Tipton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tsvet Sotirov.
- OT 4:31 · BALL 78, NIU 76Juanse Gorosito made Jumper.
- 2H 0:01 · NIU 76, BALL 76Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
- 2H 0:01 · NIU 75, BALL 76Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
- 2H 0:06 · NIU 74, BALL 76James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 0:06 · NIU 73, BALL 76James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 0:07 · BALL 76, NIU 72Juanse Gorosito made Free Throw.
- 2H 0:20 · BALL 75, NIU 72Juanse Gorosito made Free Throw.
- 2H 0:26 · NIU 72, BALL 74James Dent Jr. made Layup.
- 2H 0:34 · BALL 74, NIU 70Juanse Gorosito made Free Throw.
- 2H 0:34 · BALL 73, NIU 70Juanse Gorosito made Free Throw.
- 2H 1:12 · NIU 70, BALL 72James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 1:12 · NIU 69, BALL 72James Dent Jr. made Jumper.
- 2H 1:36 · BALL 72, NIU 67Jermahri Hill made Layup.
- 2H 2:47 · BALL 70, NIU 67Ethan Brittain-Watts made Jumper.
- 2H 3:13 · NIU 67, BALL 68Steven Tipton made Free Throw.
- 2H 3:13 · NIU 66, BALL 68Steven Tipton made Free Throw.
- 2H 3:28 · BALL 68, NIU 65Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.
- 2H 3:28 · BALL 67, NIU 65Jeremiah Hernandez made Free Throw.
- 2H 4:12 · NIU 65, BALL 66Steven Tipton made Free Throw.
- 2H 4:12 · NIU 64, BALL 66Steven Tipton made Free Throw.
- 2H 4:28 · NIU 63, BALL 66Tsvet Sotirov made Layup. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
- 2H 4:51 · BALL 66, NIU 61Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 4:52 · BALL 65, NIU 61Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 5:13 · NIU 61, BALL 64Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
- 2H 5:46 · NIU 58, BALL 64James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
- 2H 6:03 · BALL 64, NIU 55Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
- 2H 6:18 · NIU 55, BALL 63Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
- 2H 6:18 · NIU 54, BALL 63Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
- 2H 6:26 · BALL 63, NIU 53Jeremiah Hernandez made Dunk.
- 2H 6:41 · NIU 53, BALL 61Joe Munden Jr. made Dunk.
- 2H 7:09 · NIU 51, BALL 61Joe Munden Jr. made Jumper.
- 2H 7:33 · BALL 61, NIU 49Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
- 2H 7:33 · BALL 60, NIU 49Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
- 2H 7:49 · NIU 49, BALL 59Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
- 2H 8:31 · NIU 46, BALL 59Steven Tipton made Jumper.
- 2H 8:52 · BALL 59, NIU 44Ethan Brittain-Watts made Layup.
- 2H 9:16 · NIU 44, BALL 57James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 9:16 · NIU 43, BALL 57James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 9:29 · BALL 57, NIU 42Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
- 2H 9:29 · BALL 56, NIU 42Payton Sparks made Layup.
- 2H 9:46 · NIU 42, BALL 54James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 9:46 · NIU 41, BALL 54James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 10:47 · BALL 54, NIU 40Ben Hendriks made Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
- 2H 11:12 · NIU 40, BALL 52Quentin Jones made Layup.
- 2H 12:08 · BALL 52, NIU 38Juanse Gorosito made Jumper.
- 2H 13:40 · BALL 50, NIU 38Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
- 2H 13:57 · NIU 38, BALL 47Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad.
- 2H 14:06 · BALL 47, NIU 35Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
- 2H 14:06 · BALL 46, NIU 35Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
- 2H 14:16 · NIU 35, BALL 45Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
- 2H 14:29 · BALL 45, NIU 34Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
- 2H 14:58 · NIU 34, BALL 44James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
- 2H 16:26 · NIU 31, BALL 44Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad.
- 2H 16:44 · BALL 44, NIU 28Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
- 2H 17:02 · NIU 28, BALL 43Quentin Jones made Layup.
- 2H 18:10 · NIU 26, BALL 43Joe Munden Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
- 2H 18:23 · BALL 43, NIU 23Jermahri Hill made Jumper.
- 2H 19:21 · BALL 41, NIU 23Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
- 2H 19:48 · NIU 23, BALL 38Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
- 1H 0:29 · BALL 38, NIU 20Ethan Brittain-Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
- 1H 1:14 · BALL 35, NIU 20Jeremiah Hernandez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito.
- 1H 1:37 · BALL 32, NIU 20Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
- 1H 2:56 · NIU 20, BALL 29Nasir Muhammad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
- 1H 2:56 · BALL 29, NIU 17Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
- 1H 3:35 · BALL 26, NIU 17Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
- 1H 3:35 · BALL 25, NIU 17Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
- 1H 4:45 · NIU 17, BALL 24Nasir Muhammad made Free Throw.
- 1H 4:56 · BALL 24, NIU 16Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
- 1H 4:56 · BALL 23, NIU 16Ethan Brittain-Watts made Free Throw.
- 1H 5:15 · NIU 16, BALL 22Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
- 1H 5:29 · BALL 22, NIU 15Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
- 1H 5:29 · BALL 21, NIU 15Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
- 1H 5:52 · BALL 20, NIU 15Juanse Gorosito made Free Throw.
- 1H 7:14 · NIU 15, BALL 19Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
- 1H 7:59 · NIU 13, BALL 19Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
- 1H 8:59 · NIU 11, BALL 19Quaran McPherson made Layup.
- 1H 10:01 · BALL 19, NIU 9Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
- 1H 10:27 · BALL 16, NIU 9Jeremiah Hernandez made Jumper.
- 1H 10:58 · NIU 9, BALL 14Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper.
- 1H 11:54 · BALL 14, NIU 6Jeremiah Hernandez made Layup.
- 1H 12:37 · BALL 12, NIU 6Mason Jones made Free Throw.
- 1H 13:05 · BALL 11, NIU 6Jeremiah Hernandez made Three Point Jumper.
- 1H 16:00 · BALL 8, NIU 6Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
- 1H 16:36 · BALL 5, NIU 6Jermahri Hill made Free Throw.
- 1H 17:32 · NIU 6, BALL 4James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quaran McPherson.
- 1H 18:50 · BALL 4, NIU 3Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
- 1H 19:08 · NIU 3, BALL 3Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper.
- 1H 19:31 · BALL 3, NIU 0Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
- 1H 19:31 · BALL 2, NIU 0Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
- 1H 19:31 · BALL 1, NIU 0Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
Box score
Team
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NIU20
56
7
83
BALL38
38
13
89
NIUTeam stats
This gameBALL26-63Field goals23-54
41.3%Field goal %42.6%
13-363-pointers9-23
18-21Free throws34-50
36Rebounds40
13Assists10
2Steals6
3Blocks3
12Turnovers9
31Fouls19
Top performers
This game
BALLJuanse Gorosito24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 7-10 FG
NIUQuentin Jones21 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 6-15 FG- NIUJames Dent Jr.20 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 5-12 FG
Northern Illinois HuskiesPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15Ethan ButlerF | 10 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7Nasir MuhammadPG | 24 | 4 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 14James Dent Jr.G | 42 | 20 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 7-7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1Quentin JonesG | 44 | 21 | 6-15 | 3-7 | 6-8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 24Quaran McPhersonG | 13 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 11Jayden MottF | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2Tsvet SotirovF | 34 | 14 | 5-10 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 5Kailon NichollsG | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22Steven TiptonG | 16 | 9 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3Joe Munden Jr.NA | 24 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 25Terry Copeland Jr.F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4Oluwasegun DurosinmiF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21David MackG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 0Dominic GoodenG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20Leo Amari IVG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12Peyton AckermanG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23Mo SallG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 83 | 26-63 | 13-36 | 18-21 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 31 |
NIUOffense
BALLSeason stats
70.9 (278th)Points per Game(141st) 75.4
41.0% (354th)Field Goal %(132nd) 45.5%
33.4% (232nd)3-Point %(168th) 34.5%
70.5% (256th)Free Throw %(260th) 70.4%
12.5 (285th)Assists per Game(233rd) 13.1
7.4 (379th)Off. Rebounds per Game(288th) 9.4
11.5 (168th)Turnovers per Game(188th) 11.7
NIUDefense
BALLSeason stats
32.8 (318th)Rebounds per Game(170th) 35.5
25.5 (103rd)Def. Rebounds per Game(68th) 26.1
6.1 (281st)Steals per Game(370th) 5.0
3.5 (146th)Blocks per Game(343rd) 2.2
NIUTeam record
BALL5-20Record13-12
Venue and TV
- 2:00 PM, February 15, 2025
- Worthen Arena, Muncie
- Watch: ESPN+