Miami (OH) 87-58 Northern Illinois (Feb 25, 2025) Play-by-Play

Northern Illinois Huskies

5-23, 1-14 Conference

	1	2	T
NIU	28	30	58
M-OH	46	41	87

TIME	NIU	M-OH
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Miami (OH)	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Northern Illinois	0	0
19:45	Kam Craft missed Layup.	0	0
19:45	Joe Munden Jr. Block.	0	0
19:41	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:24	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:20	Mekhi Cooper Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:15	Eian Elmer missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:13	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:56	Joe Munden Jr. missed Layup.	0	0
18:52	Antwone Woolfolk Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:48	Peter Suder Turnover.	0	0
18:30	Quentin Jones missed Layup.	0	0
18:30	Antwone Woolfolk Block.	0	0
18:27	Peter Suder Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:12	Eian Elmer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mekhi Cooper.	0	3
17:56	James Dent Jr. Turnover.	0	3
17:56	Mekhi Cooper Steal.	0	3
17:48	Eian Elmer made Layup. Assisted by Kam Craft.	0	5
17:32	Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
17:30	Kam Craft Defensive Rebound.	0	5
17:20	Peter Suder made Layup. Assisted by Antwone Woolfolk.	0	7
17:01	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	0	7
16:58	Kam Craft Defensive Rebound.	0	7
16:48	Antwone Woolfolk missed Three Point Jumper.	0	7
16:44	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	0	7
16:19	Foul on Mekhi Cooper.	0	7
16:19	Antwone Woolfolk subbing out for Miami (OH)	0	7
16:19	Reece Potter subbing in for Miami (OH)	0	7
16:19	Joe Munden Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois	0	7
16:19	Kailon Nicholls subbing in for Northern Illinois	0	7
16:11	Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	0	7
16:09	Kam Craft Defensive Rebound.	0	7
15:46	Kam Craft missed Jumper.	0	7
15:43	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	0	7
15:33	Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.	0	7
15:29	Mekhi Cooper Defensive Rebound.	0	7
15:24	Reece Potter made Layup. Assisted by Mekhi Cooper.	0	9
15:24	Northern Illinois Timeout	0	9
15:24	Official TV Timeout	0	9
15:24	Eian Elmer subbing out for Miami (OH)	0	9
15:24	Kam Craft subbing out for Miami (OH)	0	9
15:24	Mekhi Cooper subbing out for Miami (OH)	0	9
15:24	Evan Ipsaro subbing in for Miami (OH)	0	9
15:24	Luke Skaljac subbing in for Miami (OH)	0	9
15:24	Brant Byers subbing in for Miami (OH)	0	9
15:24	Nasir Muhammad subbing out for Northern Illinois	0	9
15:24	Steven Tipton subbing in for Northern Illinois	0	9
15:10	Quentin Jones missed Jumper.	0	9
15:09	Reece Potter Defensive Rebound.	0	9
15:09	Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.	0	9
14:53	Brant Byers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Peter Suder.	0	12
14:21	Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	0	12
14:19	Peter Suder Defensive Rebound.	0	12
14:07	Peter Suder made Layup. Assisted by Reece Potter.	0	14
13:36	Tsvet Sotirov made Jumper.	2	14
13:28	Reece Potter made Layup. Assisted by Evan Ipsaro.	2	16
13:28	Foul on Kailon Nicholls.	2	16
13:28	Peter Suder subbing out for Miami (OH)	2	16
13:28	Eian Elmer subbing in for Miami (OH)	2	16
13:28	Quentin Jones subbing out for Northern Illinois	2	16
13:28	Tsvet Sotirov subbing out for Northern Illinois	2	16
13:28	Nasir Muhammad subbing in for Northern Illinois	2	16
13:28	Jayden Mott subbing in for Northern Illinois	2	16
13:28	Reece Potter missed Free Throw.	2	16
13:28	Jayden Mott Defensive Rebound.	2	16
13:09	Steven Tipton made Layup.	4	16
12:54	Luke Skaljac made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Evan Ipsaro.	4	19
12:29	Steven Tipton made Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..	6	19
12:12	Brant Byers made Layup. Assisted by Evan Ipsaro.	6	21
11:53	James Dent Jr. made Jumper.	8	21
11:53	Foul on Evan Ipsaro.	8	21
11:53	Official TV Timeout	8	21
11:53	James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.	9	21
11:40	Evan Ipsaro made Layup.	9	23
11:16	James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.	9	23
11:13	Reece Potter Defensive Rebound.	9	23
11:09	Brant Byers made Dunk. Assisted by Luke Skaljac.	9	25
10:40	Jayden Mott missed Jumper.	9	25
10:30	Brant Byers Defensive Rebound.	9	25
10:21	Luke Skaljac missed Layup.	9	25
10:21	Miami (OH) Offensive Rebound.	9	25
10:21	Evan Ipsaro subbing out for Miami (OH)	9	25
10:21	Luke Skaljac subbing out for Miami (OH)	9	25
10:21	Reece Potter subbing out for Miami (OH)	9	25
10:21	Kam Craft subbing in for Miami (OH)	9	25
10:21	Mekhi Cooper subbing in for Miami (OH)	9	25
10:21	Antwone Woolfolk subbing in for Miami (OH)	9	25
10:21	Nasir Muhammad subbing out for Northern Illinois	9	25
10:21	Quentin Jones subbing in for Northern Illinois	9	25
10:21	Foul on Reece Potter.	9	25
10:01	Foul on Eian Elmer.	9	25
10:00	James Dent Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Kailon Nicholls.	11	25
9:46	Antwone Woolfolk missed Layup.	11	25
9:46	Antwone Woolfolk Offensive Rebound.	11	25
9:46	Foul on Jayden Mott.	11	25
9:46	Antwone Woolfolk missed Free Throw.	11	25
9:46	Miami (OH) Deadball Team Rebound.	11	25
9:46	Brant Byers subbing out for Miami (OH)	11	25
9:46	Peter Suder subbing in for Miami (OH)	11	25
9:46	Jayden Mott subbing out for Northern Illinois	11	25
9:46	James Dent Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois	11	25
9:46	Tsvet Sotirov subbing in for Northern Illinois	11	25
9:46	Nasir Muhammad subbing in for Northern Illinois	11	25
9:46	Antwone Woolfolk made Free Throw.	11	26
9:31	Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.	11	26
9:31	Eian Elmer Block.	11	26
9:28	Antwone Woolfolk Defensive Rebound.	11	26
9:20	Antwone Woolfolk Turnover.	11	26
9:20	Quentin Jones Steal.	11	26
9:09	Quentin Jones made Layup.	13	26
9:02	Peter Suder made Layup.	13	28
8:33	Kailon Nicholls missed Three Point Jumper.	13	28
8:30	Tsvet Sotirov Offensive Rebound.	13	28
8:26	Quentin Jones subbing out for Northern Illinois	13	28
8:26	James Dent Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois	13	28
8:24	Nasir Muhammad Turnover.	13	28
8:24	Mekhi Cooper Steal.	13	28
8:02	Antwone Woolfolk made Layup.	13	30
7:44	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	13	30
7:42	Antwone Woolfolk Defensive Rebound.	13	30
7:31	Peter Suder missed Jumper.	13	30
7:27	Peter Suder Offensive Rebound.	13	30
7:26	Eian Elmer missed Three Point Jumper.	13	30
7:21	Peter Suder Offensive Rebound.	13	30
7:20	Peter Suder missed Layup.	13	30
7:18	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	13	30
7:16	Nasir Muhammad made Layup. Assisted by James Dent Jr..	15	30
7:16	Foul on Antwone Woolfolk.	15	30
7:16	Official TV Timeout	15	30
7:16	Eian Elmer subbing out for Miami (OH)	15	30
7:16	Antwone Woolfolk subbing out for Miami (OH)	15	30
7:16	Brant Byers subbing in for Miami (OH)	15	30
7:16	Reece Potter subbing in for Miami (OH)	15	30
7:16	Kailon Nicholls subbing out for Northern Illinois	15	30
7:16	Quentin Jones subbing in for Northern Illinois	15	30
7:16	Nasir Muhammad made Free Throw.	16	30
7:03	Foul on Steven Tipton.	16	30
7:03	Steven Tipton subbing out for Northern Illinois	16	30
7:03	Joe Munden Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois	16	30
7:01	Reece Potter missed Three Point Jumper.	16	30
6:57	Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound.	16	30
6:34	Quentin Jones Turnover.	16	30
6:34	Kam Craft subbing out for Miami (OH)	16	30
6:34	Mekhi Cooper subbing out for Miami (OH)	16	30
6:34	Evan Ipsaro subbing in for Miami (OH)	16	30
6:34	Luke Skaljac subbing in for Miami (OH)	16	30
6:28	Brant Byers missed Three Point Jumper.	16	30
6:25	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	16	30
5:57	James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tsvet Sotirov.	19	30
5:42	Foul on Reece Potter.	19	30
5:42	Reece Potter Turnover.	19	30
5:42	Reece Potter subbing out for Miami (OH)	19	30
5:42	Antwone Woolfolk subbing in for Miami (OH)	19	30
5:28	Quentin Jones Turnover.	19	30
5:28	Brant Byers Steal.	19	30
5:24	Evan Ipsaro made Layup. Assisted by Brant Byers.	19	32
5:03	Joe Munden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	19	32
5:03	Miami (OH) Defensive Rebound.	19	32
5:03	Joe Munden Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois	19	32
5:03	Kailon Nicholls subbing in for Northern Illinois	19	32
4:50	Foul on James Dent Jr..	19	32
4:45	Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.	19	32
4:40	Foul on Antwone Woolfolk.	19	32
4:40	Antwone Woolfolk Turnover.	19	32
4:40	Technical Foul on Northern Illinois.	19	32
4:40	Northern Illinois Turnover.	19	32
4:40	Brant Byers made Free Throw.	19	33
4:40	Brant Byers made Free Throw.	19	34
4:40	Peter Suder subbing out for Miami (OH)	19	34
4:40	Antwone Woolfolk subbing out for Miami (OH)	19	34
4:40	Eian Elmer subbing in for Miami (OH)	19	34
4:40	Reece Potter subbing in for Miami (OH)	19	34
4:20	Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.	19	34
4:16	Eian Elmer Defensive Rebound.	19	34
3:58	Luke Skaljac made Layup. Assisted by Reece Potter.	19	36
3:42	Kailon Nicholls missed Jumper.	19	36
3:40	Brant Byers Defensive Rebound.	19	36
3:26	Foul on Kailon Nicholls.	19	36
3:26	Official TV Timeout	19	36
3:26	Kailon Nicholls subbing out for Northern Illinois	19	36
3:26	Steven Tipton subbing in for Northern Illinois	19	36
3:26	Eian Elmer missed Free Throw.	19	36
3:26	Miami (OH) Deadball Team Rebound.	19	36
3:26	Eian Elmer made Free Throw.	19	37
3:09	Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.	19	37
3:06	Reece Potter Defensive Rebound.	19	37
2:49	Eian Elmer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Skaljac.	19	40
2:30	Tsvet Sotirov made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Jones.	21	40
2:16	Reece Potter made Jumper. Assisted by Luke Skaljac.	21	42
2:03	Nasir Muhammad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..	24	42
1:50	Brant Byers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Skaljac.	24	45
1:35	Foul on Brant Byers.	24	45
1:35	James Dent Jr. missed Free Throw.	24	45
1:35	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	24	45
1:35	James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.	25	45
1:35	Evan Ipsaro subbing out for Miami (OH)	25	45
1:35	Luke Skaljac subbing out for Miami (OH)	25	45
1:35	Brant Byers subbing out for Miami (OH)	25	45
1:35	Kam Craft subbing in for Miami (OH)	25	45
1:35	Peter Suder subbing in for Miami (OH)	25	45
1:35	Mekhi Cooper subbing in for Miami (OH)	25	45
1:35	James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.	26	45
1:20	Peter Suder missed Three Point Jumper.	26	45
1:18	Mekhi Cooper Offensive Rebound.	26	45
1:18	Foul on James Dent Jr..	26	45
1:18	Reece Potter missed Free Throw.	26	45
1:18	Miami (OH) Deadball Team Rebound.	26	45
1:18	Reece Potter made Free Throw.	26	46
1:02	Foul on Reece Potter.	26	46
1:02	Quentin Jones made Free Throw.	27	46
1:02	Reece Potter subbing out for Miami (OH)	27	46
1:02	Antwone Woolfolk subbing in for Miami (OH)	27	46
1:02	Quentin Jones made Free Throw.	28	46
1:02	Tsvet Sotirov subbing out for Northern Illinois	28	46
1:02	Jayden Mott subbing in for Northern Illinois	28	46
0:39	Mekhi Cooper Turnover.	28	46
0:39	Nasir Muhammad Steal.	28	46
0:08	Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.	28	46
0:04	Eian Elmer Defensive Rebound.	28	46
0:00	Eian Elmer missed Jumper.	28	46
0:00	Peter Suder Offensive Rebound.	28	46
0:00	End of 1st half	28	46

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7:00 PM, February 25, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

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Line: M-OH -13.5

Over/Under: 151.5

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