Eastern Michigan 79-76 Northern Illinois (Feb 22, 2025) Play-by-Play

Eastern Michigan Eagles

14-13, 7-7 Conference

	1	2	T
EMU	38	41	79
NIU	48	28	76

TIME	EMU	NIU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:56	Jump Ball won by Eastern Michigan	0	0
19:56	Jump Ball lost by Northern Illinois	0	0
19:36	Da'Sean Nelson missed Jumper.	0	0
19:32	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:09	Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.	0	3
18:50	Da'Sean Nelson Turnover.	0	3
18:20	Northern Illinois Turnover.	0	3
18:00	Da'Sean Nelson made Layup.	2	3
17:44	Quentin Jones missed Layup.	2	3
17:41	Joe Munden Jr. Offensive Rebound.	2	3
17:39	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	2	3
17:36	Jalen Terry Defensive Rebound.	2	3
17:30	Jalen Terry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Arne Osojnik.	5	3
17:13	Tsvet Sotirov made Layup. Assisted by James Dent Jr..	5	5
16:49	Christian Henry made Jumper.	7	5
16:42	Foul on Arne Osojnik.	7	5
16:30	Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper.	7	8
16:16	Arne Osojnik made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Shanu II.	10	8
16:03	Joe Munden Jr. missed Jumper.	10	8
15:59	Christian Henry Defensive Rebound.	10	8
15:53	Foul on James Dent Jr..	10	8
15:53	Official TV Timeout	10	8
15:53	Nasir Muhammad subbing out for Northern Illinois	10	8
15:53	Kailon Nicholls subbing in for Northern Illinois	10	8
15:53	John Shanu II subbing out for Eastern Michigan	10	8
15:53	Jalin Billingsley subbing in for Eastern Michigan	10	8
15:53	Da'Sean Nelson made Free Throw.	11	8
15:53	Da'Sean Nelson made Free Throw.	12	8
15:35	Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..	12	11
15:05	Da'Sean Nelson made Layup.	14	11
14:33	James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper.	14	14
14:12	Christian Henry Turnover.	14	14
14:12	Quentin Jones Steal.	14	14
14:06	Quentin Jones made Layup.	14	16
13:42	Arne Osojnik Turnover.	14	16
13:42	James Dent Jr. Steal.	14	16
13:31	Arne Osojnik subbing out for Eastern Michigan	14	16
13:31	Dillon Tingler subbing in for Eastern Michigan	14	16
13:17	James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper.	14	19
12:55	Da'Sean Nelson missed Layup.	14	19
12:55	Tsvet Sotirov Block.	14	19
12:55	Jalin Billingsley Offensive Rebound.	14	19
12:55	Foul on James Dent Jr..	14	19
12:55	Jalin Billingsley missed Free Throw.	14	19
12:55	Eastern Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.	14	19
12:55	James Dent Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois	14	19
12:55	Nasir Muhammad subbing in for Northern Illinois	14	19
12:55	Jalin Billingsley made Free Throw.	15	19
12:40	Foul on Jalen Terry.	15	19
12:40	Kailon Nicholls missed Free Throw.	15	19
12:40	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	15	19
12:40	Kailon Nicholls made Free Throw.	15	20
12:40	Joe Munden Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois	15	20
12:40	Jayden Mott subbing in for Northern Illinois	15	20
12:30	Dillon Tingler made Dunk. Assisted by Christian Henry.	17	20
12:23	Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper.	17	23
12:09	Da'Sean Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.	17	23
12:08	Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.	17	23
11:53	Nasir Muhammad missed Layup.	17	23
11:51	Jalin Billingsley Defensive Rebound.	17	23
11:39	Jalen Terry missed Three Point Jumper.	17	23
11:36	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	17	23
11:26	Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	17	23
11:23	Jalin Billingsley Defensive Rebound.	17	23
11:15	Jalen Terry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Henry.	20	23
10:57	Jayden Mott missed Layup.	20	23
10:54	Jayden Mott Offensive Rebound.	20	23
10:49	Jayden Mott Turnover.	20	23
10:49	Dillon Tingler Steal.	20	23
10:49	Official TV Timeout	20	23
10:49	Nasir Muhammad subbing out for Northern Illinois	20	23
10:49	Joe Munden Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois	20	23
10:26	Jalen Terry made Jumper.	22	23
10:02	Joe Munden Jr. made Layup.	22	25
9:47	Foul on Quentin Jones.	22	25
9:47	Dillon Tingler made Free Throw.	23	25
9:47	Dillon Tingler made Free Throw.	24	25
9:47	Da'Sean Nelson subbing out for Eastern Michigan	24	25
9:47	Yusuf Jihad subbing in for Eastern Michigan	24	25
9:47	Dillon Tingler made Free Throw.	25	25
9:29	Kailon Nicholls Turnover.	25	25
9:29	Dillon Tingler Steal.	25	25
9:17	Jalen Terry missed Three Point Jumper.	25	25
9:17	Quentin Jones Block.	25	25
9:13	Jalin Billingsley Offensive Rebound.	25	25
9:12	Yusuf Jihad missed Jumper.	25	25
9:11	Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.	25	25
9:11	Jayden Mott subbing out for Northern Illinois	25	25
9:11	Steven Tipton subbing in for Northern Illinois	25	25
9:00	Quentin Jones missed Layup.	25	25
8:58	Quentin Jones Offensive Rebound.	25	25
8:57	Quentin Jones missed Layup.	25	25
8:55	Jalin Billingsley Defensive Rebound.	25	25
8:44	Christian Henry missed Three Point Jumper.	25	25
8:42	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	25	25
8:37	Foul on Jalen Terry.	25	25
8:37	Quentin Jones missed Free Throw.	25	25
8:37	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	25	25
8:37	Jalen Terry subbing out for Eastern Michigan	25	25
8:37	Julian Lewis subbing in for Eastern Michigan	25	25
8:37	Quentin Jones made Free Throw.	25	26
8:12	Jalin Billingsley missed Three Point Jumper.	25	26
8:10	Julian Lewis Offensive Rebound.	25	26
7:56	Foul on Jalin Billingsley.	25	26
7:56	Official TV Timeout	25	26
7:56	Kailon Nicholls subbing out for Northern Illinois	25	26
7:56	James Dent Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois	25	26
7:56	Jalin Billingsley subbing out for Eastern Michigan	25	26
7:56	Dillon Tingler subbing out for Eastern Michigan	25	26
7:56	Yusuf Jihad subbing out for Eastern Michigan	25	26
7:56	Da'Sean Nelson subbing in for Eastern Michigan	25	26
7:56	John Shanu II subbing in for Eastern Michigan	25	26
7:56	Arne Osojnik subbing in for Eastern Michigan	25	26
7:27	Steven Tipton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..	25	29
6:59	Da'Sean Nelson Turnover.	25	29
6:59	James Dent Jr. Steal.	25	29
6:42	Steven Tipton made Layup.	25	31
6:42	Eastern Michigan Timeout	25	31
6:42	James Dent Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois	25	31
6:42	Nasir Muhammad subbing in for Northern Illinois	25	31
6:42	Julian Lewis subbing out for Eastern Michigan	25	31
6:42	John Shanu II subbing out for Eastern Michigan	25	31
6:42	Arne Osojnik subbing out for Eastern Michigan	25	31
6:42	Jalin Billingsley subbing in for Eastern Michigan	25	31
6:42	Jalen Terry subbing in for Eastern Michigan	25	31
6:42	Dillon Tingler subbing in for Eastern Michigan	25	31
6:15	Jalen Terry missed Three Point Jumper.	25	31
6:15	Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.	25	31
6:15	Foul on Da'Sean Nelson.	25	31
5:47	Nasir Muhammad made Three Point Jumper.	25	34
5:23	Christian Henry missed Jumper.	25	34
5:20	Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound.	25	34
5:15	Steven Tipton missed Three Point Jumper.	25	34
5:12	Jalin Billingsley Defensive Rebound.	25	34
5:00	Jalin Billingsley made Layup. Assisted by Christian Henry.	27	34
5:00	Foul on Joe Munden Jr..	27	34
5:00	Steven Tipton subbing out for Northern Illinois	27	34
5:00	James Dent Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois	27	34
5:00	Jalin Billingsley made Free Throw.	28	34
4:37	Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.	28	34
4:34	Jalen Terry Defensive Rebound.	28	34
4:30	Jalen Terry missed Layup.	28	34
4:28	Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound.	28	34
4:27	Joe Munden Jr. Turnover.	28	34
4:11	Da'Sean Nelson missed Jumper.	28	34
4:08	Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound.	28	34
4:00	James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.	28	34
4:00	Jalin Billingsley Block.	28	34
4:00	Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.	28	34
4:00	Official TV Timeout	28	34
4:00	Joe Munden Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois	28	34
4:00	Steven Tipton subbing in for Northern Illinois	28	34
3:56	Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad.	28	37
3:42	Christian Henry missed Jumper.	28	37
3:40	Da'Sean Nelson Offensive Rebound.	28	37
3:39	Foul on Steven Tipton.	28	37
3:39	Da'Sean Nelson missed Free Throw.	28	37
3:39	Eastern Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.	28	37
3:39	Dillon Tingler subbing out for Eastern Michigan	28	37
3:39	Arne Osojnik subbing in for Eastern Michigan	28	37
3:39	Da'Sean Nelson made Free Throw.	29	37
3:19	Nasir Muhammad missed Jumper.	29	37
3:19	Da'Sean Nelson Block.	29	37
3:15	Da'Sean Nelson Defensive Rebound.	29	37
3:13	Jalen Terry missed Jumper.	29	37
3:12	Da'Sean Nelson Offensive Rebound.	29	37
3:12	Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.	29	37
3:12	Da'Sean Nelson made Free Throw.	30	37
3:12	Da'Sean Nelson made Free Throw.	31	37
2:58	James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.	31	40
2:58	Foul on Da'Sean Nelson.	31	40
2:58	Da'Sean Nelson subbing out for Eastern Michigan	31	40
2:58	Yusuf Jihad subbing in for Eastern Michigan	31	40
2:58	James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.	31	41
2:58	James Dent Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois	31	41
2:58	Kailon Nicholls subbing in for Northern Illinois	31	41
2:44	Foul on Steven Tipton.	31	41
2:44	Jalin Billingsley made Free Throw.	32	41
2:44	Jalin Billingsley made Free Throw.	33	41
2:26	Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.	33	41
2:24	Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.	33	41
2:13	Jalen Terry made Layup.	35	41
2:07	Northern Illinois Timeout	35	41
2:07	Kailon Nicholls subbing out for Northern Illinois	35	41
2:07	James Dent Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois	35	41
2:07	Arne Osojnik subbing out for Eastern Michigan	35	41
2:07	Julian Lewis subbing in for Eastern Michigan	35	41
2:00	Quentin Jones made Layup.	35	43
1:34	Christian Henry subbing out for Eastern Michigan	35	43
1:34	Arne Osojnik subbing in for Eastern Michigan	35	43
1:29	Arne Osojnik made Jumper.	37	43
1:25	Steven Tipton made Layup. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad.	37	45
1:08	Julian Lewis Turnover.	37	45
1:08	James Dent Jr. Steal.	37	45
0:42	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	37	45
0:39	Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.	37	45
0:30	Jalen Terry subbing out for Eastern Michigan	37	45
0:30	Christian Henry subbing in for Eastern Michigan	37	45
0:30	Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.	37	45
0:30	Christian Henry made Free Throw.	38	45
0:30	Yusuf Jihad subbing out for Eastern Michigan	38	45
0:30	Arne Osojnik subbing out for Eastern Michigan	38	45
0:30	Dillon Tingler subbing in for Eastern Michigan	38	45
0:30	John Shanu II subbing in for Eastern Michigan	38	45
0:29	Christian Henry missed Free Throw.	38	45
0:27	Steven Tipton Defensive Rebound.	38	45
0:02	James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.	38	48
0:00	End of 1st half	38	48

Eastern Michigan wins at the buzzer with rainbow 3

0:37

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4:30 PM, February 22, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Dekalb, IL

Line: EMU -5.5

Over/Under: 144.5

Attendance: 2,983

Referees:
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King Whetstone
Michael Griffith

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