Final/2OT
Northern IllinoisHuskiesNIU · 6-258381
Central MichiganChippewasCMU · 14-17Fri, Mar 7 · 7:00 PM EST
0:01James Dent Jr. made Jumper.
NIUTeam stats
This gameCMU
40.9%FG%42.9%
12-323PT4-9
39Rebounds37
21Turnovers16
12Assists12
Scoring summary
- 2OT 0:01 · NIU 83, CMU 81James Dent Jr. made Jumper.
2OT 0:17 · CMU 81, NIU 81Anthony Pritchard made Jumper. Assisted by Jakobi Heady.- 2OT 1:13 · CMU 79, NIU 81Jakobi Heady made Two Point Tip Shot.
- 2OT 1:30 · NIU 81, CMU 77David Mack made Layup.
- 2OT 2:18 · NIU 79, CMU 77David Mack made Three Point Jumper.
- 2OT 2:53 · CMU 77, NIU 76Kyler Vanderjagt made Jumper.
- 2OT 3:27 · CMU 75, NIU 76Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.
- 2OT 4:02 · NIU 76, CMU 74Mo Sall made Two Point Tip Shot.
- OT 1:16 · CMU 74, NIU 74Decorion Temple made Layup. Assisted by Kyler Vanderjagt.
- OT 1:47 · NIU 74, CMU 72Kailon Nicholls made Layup.
- OT 2:24 · CMU 72, NIU 72Kyler Vanderjagt made Free Throw.
- OT 2:24 · CMU 71, NIU 72Kyler Vanderjagt made Free Throw.
- OT 2:38 · NIU 72, CMU 70James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- OT 2:38 · NIU 71, CMU 70James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- OT 3:06 · NIU 70, CMU 70David Mack made Layup.
- OT 4:21 · CMU 70, NIU 68Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.
- OT 4:21 · CMU 69, NIU 68Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.
- 2H 0:11 · NIU 68, CMU 68James Dent Jr. made Jumper.
- 2H 0:20 · CMU 68, NIU 66Kyler Vanderjagt made Free Throw.
- 2H 0:33 · NIU 66, CMU 67James Dent Jr. made Dunk.
- 2H 0:41 · CMU 67, NIU 64Ugnius Jarusevicius made Free Throw.
- 2H 1:00 · NIU 64, CMU 66James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 1:00 · NIU 63, CMU 66James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 1:12 · CMU 66, NIU 62Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.
- 2H 1:12 · CMU 65, NIU 62Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.
- 2H 1:53 · NIU 62, CMU 64James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 2:02 · CMU 64, NIU 61Ugnius Jarusevicius made Free Throw.
- 2H 2:17 · NIU 61, CMU 63James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 2:38 · CMU 63, NIU 60Kyler Vanderjagt made Layup.
- 2H 3:28 · CMU 61, NIU 60Quentin Heady made Two Point Tip Shot.
- 2H 4:10 · CMU 59, NIU 60Ugnius Jarusevicius made Free Throw.
- 2H 4:10 · CMU 58, NIU 60Ugnius Jarusevicius made Free Throw.
- 2H 4:28 · NIU 60, CMU 57Joe Munden Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Mott.
- 2H 4:46 · CMU 57, NIU 57Ugnius Jarusevicius made Layup. Assisted by Jakobi Heady.
- 2H 5:11 · CMU 55, NIU 57Ugnius Jarusevicius made Layup. Assisted by Cayden Vasko.
- 2H 5:25 · NIU 57, CMU 53James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 5:25 · NIU 56, CMU 53James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 6:19 · CMU 53, NIU 55Jakobi Heady made Jumper.
- 2H 6:40 · CMU 51, NIU 55Ugnius Jarusevicius made Free Throw.
- 2H 6:49 · NIU 55, CMU 50Jayden Mott made Free Throw.
- 2H 6:49 · NIU 54, CMU 50Jayden Mott made Free Throw.
- 2H 7:15 · CMU 50, NIU 53Kyler Vanderjagt made Free Throw.
- 2H 7:15 · CMU 49, NIU 53Kyler Vanderjagt made Free Throw.
- 2H 8:04 · CMU 48, NIU 53Kyler Vanderjagt made Layup.
- 2H 8:26 · NIU 53, CMU 46Joe Munden Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Jayden Mott.
- 2H 9:04 · NIU 51, CMU 46James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 9:04 · NIU 50, CMU 46James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 9:21 · CMU 46, NIU 49Cayden Vasko made Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
- 2H 9:35 · NIU 49, CMU 44Kailon Nicholls made Layup.
- 2H 10:21 · NIU 47, CMU 44James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
- 2H 10:45 · CMU 44, NIU 44Cayden Vasko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Heady.
- 2H 11:45 · NIU 44, CMU 41James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 11:58 · NIU 43, CMU 41James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
- 2H 13:16 · NIU 40, CMU 41James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 14:06 · CMU 41, NIU 39Cayden Vasko made Two Point Tip Shot.
- 2H 14:50 · CMU 39, NIU 39Ugnius Jarusevicius made Layup. Assisted by Jakobi Heady.
- 2H 15:30 · CMU 37, NIU 39Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.
- 2H 15:54 · NIU 39, CMU 36James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
- 2H 16:11 · CMU 36, NIU 36Jakobi Heady made Jumper. Assisted by Ugnius Jarusevicius.
- 2H 17:04 · NIU 36, CMU 34Joe Munden Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steven Tipton.
- 2H 17:19 · CMU 34, NIU 33Cayden Vasko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
- 2H 18:09 · NIU 33, CMU 31James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steven Tipton.
- 2H 18:45 · CMU 31, NIU 30Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.
- 2H 18:45 · CMU 30, NIU 30Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.
- 2H 19:09 · CMU 29, NIU 30Anthony Pritchard made Free Throw.
- 2H 19:10 · CMU 28, NIU 30Anthony Pritchard made Layup. Assisted by Cayden Vasko.
- 2H 19:52 · CMU 26, NIU 30Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.
- 1H 0:03 · CMU 25, NIU 30Anthony Pritchard made Dunk. Assisted by Quentin Heady.
- 1H 0:37 · CMU 23, NIU 30Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.
- 1H 1:13 · NIU 30, CMU 22Steven Tipton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
- 1H 2:01 · CMU 22, NIU 27Ugnius Jarusevicius made Layup.
- 1H 3:43 · NIU 27, CMU 20Steven Tipton made Jumper.
- 1H 4:54 · CMU 20, NIU 25Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.
- 1H 4:54 · CMU 19, NIU 25Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.
- 1H 6:52 · CMU 18, NIU 25Kyler Vanderjagt made Free Throw.
- 1H 6:52 · CMU 17, NIU 25Kyler Vanderjagt made Free Throw.
- 1H 7:20 · NIU 25, CMU 16Jayden Mott made Free Throw.
- 1H 7:36 · CMU 16, NIU 24Kyler Vanderjagt made Free Throw.
- 1H 7:36 · CMU 15, NIU 24Kyler Vanderjagt made Free Throw.
- 1H 8:03 · NIU 24, CMU 14Mo Sall made Layup. Assisted by Steven Tipton.
- 1H 9:04 · NIU 22, CMU 14Steven Tipton made Jumper. Assisted by Kailon Nicholls.
- 1H 10:23 · CMU 14, NIU 20Ugnius Jarusevicius made Jumper.
- 1H 11:03 · CMU 12, NIU 20Kyler Vanderjagt made Jumper.
- 1H 12:02 · NIU 20, CMU 10Joe Munden Jr. made Jumper.
- 1H 12:57 · NIU 18, CMU 10Kailon Nicholls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Mott.
- 1H 14:46 · CMU 10, NIU 15Cayden Vasko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ugnius Jarusevicius.
- 1H 15:04 · NIU 15, CMU 7Steven Tipton made Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
- 1H 15:30 · CMU 7, NIU 13Anthony Pritchard made Three Point Jumper.
- 1H 16:05 · NIU 13, CMU 4James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
- 1H 17:02 · NIU 10, CMU 4Joe Munden Jr. made Layup.
- 1H 17:27 · CMU 4, NIU 8Ugnius Jarusevicius made Two Point Tip Shot.
- 1H 17:42 · NIU 8, CMU 2Joe Munden Jr. made Free Throw.
- 1H 18:04 · NIU 7, CMU 2James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kailon Nicholls.
- 1H 18:44 · NIU 4, CMU 2Kailon Nicholls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
- 1H 19:02 · CMU 2, NIU 1Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.
- 1H 19:02 · CMU 1, NIU 1Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.
- 1H 19:13 · NIU 1, CMU 0Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
Box score
Team
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NIU30
38
6
9
83
CMU25
43
6
7
81
NIUTeam stats
This gameCMU27-66Field goals24-56
40.9%Field goal %42.9%
12-323-pointers4-9
17-25Free throws29-45
39Rebounds37
12Assists12
8Steals9
1Blocks6
21Turnovers16
28Fouls19
Top performers
This game
NIUJames Dent Jr.36 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 9-20 FG
CMUJakobi Heady20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3-17 FG- CMUUgnius Jarusevicius17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 6-7 FG
Northern Illinois HuskiesPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Tsvet SotirovF | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 14James Dent Jr.G | 50 | 36 | 9-20 | 6-15 | 12-17 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 1Quentin JonesG | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5Kailon NichollsG | 48 | 10 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3Joe Munden Jr.NA | 30 | 13 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11Jayden MottF | 32 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 21David MackG | 11 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22Steven TiptonG | 48 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 23Mo SallG | 23 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 25Terry Copeland Jr.F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15Ethan ButlerF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4Oluwasegun DurosinmiF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7Nasir MuhammadPG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 0Dominic GoodenG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20Leo Amari IVG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12Peyton AckermanG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24Quaran McPhersonG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 83 | 27-66 | 12-32 | 17-25 | 39 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 28 |
NIUOffense
CMUSeason stats
70.9 (278th)Points per Game(138th) 75.5
41.0% (354th)Field Goal %(98th) 46.2%
33.4% (232nd)3-Point %(280th) 32.5%
70.5% (256th)Free Throw %(189th) 72.2%
12.5 (285th)Assists per Game(199th) 13.5
7.4 (379th)Off. Rebounds per Game(182nd) 10.7
11.5 (168th)Turnovers per Game(254th) 12.3
NIUDefense
CMUSeason stats
32.8 (318th)Rebounds per Game(133rd) 36.1
25.5 (103rd)Def. Rebounds per Game(103rd) 25.5
6.1 (281st)Steals per Game(135th) 7.4
3.5 (146th)Blocks per Game(253rd) 2.9
NIUTeam record
CMU6-25Record14-17
Venue and TV
- 7:00 PM, March 7, 2025
- McGuirk Arena, Mount Pleasant
- Watch: ESPN+