Northern Illinois 83-81 Central Michigan (Mar 7, 2025) Play-by-Play

Northern Illinois Huskies

6-25, 2-16 MAC

	1	2	OT	T
NIU	30	38	15	83
CMU	25	43	13	81

TIME	NIU	CMU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:57	Jump Ball won by Central Michigan	0	0
19:57	Jump Ball lost by Northern Illinois	0	0
19:45	Jakobi Heady missed Dunk.	0	0
19:42	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:40	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:35	Joe Munden Jr. Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:35	Joe Munden Jr. missed Jumper.	0	0
19:35	Central Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.	0	0
19:35	Foul on James Dent Jr..	0	0
19:15	Anthony Pritchard Turnover.	0	0
19:13	Foul on Quentin Heady.	0	0
19:13	Quentin Jones missed Free Throw.	0	0
19:13	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	0	0
19:13	Quentin Jones made Free Throw.	1	0
19:03	Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.	1	0
19:02	Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.	1	1
19:02	Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.	1	2
18:44	Kailon Nicholls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..	4	2
18:13	Jakobi Heady missed Jumper.	4	2
18:09	Kailon Nicholls Defensive Rebound.	4	2
18:04	James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kailon Nicholls.	7	2
18:03	Quentin Jones subbing out for Northern Illinois	7	2
18:03	Steven Tipton subbing in for Northern Illinois	7	2
17:51	Quentin Heady missed Jumper.	7	2
17:49	Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.	7	2
17:48	Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.	7	2
17:48	Tsvet Sotirov subbing out for Northern Illinois	7	2
17:48	Jayden Mott subbing in for Northern Illinois	7	2
17:45	Jakobi Heady Turnover.	7	2
17:45	James Dent Jr. Steal.	7	2
17:42	Foul on Quentin Heady.	7	2
17:42	Joe Munden Jr. missed Free Throw.	7	2
17:42	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	7	2
17:42	Quentin Heady subbing out for Central Michigan	7	2
17:42	Kyler Vanderjagt subbing in for Central Michigan	7	2
17:42	Joe Munden Jr. made Free Throw.	8	2
17:31	Anthony Pritchard missed Layup.	8	2
17:27	Ugnius Jarusevicius Offensive Rebound.	8	2
17:27	Ugnius Jarusevicius made Two Point Tip Shot.	8	4
17:02	Joe Munden Jr. made Layup.	10	4
16:43	Anthony Pritchard Turnover.	10	4
16:38	Joe Munden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	10	4
16:34	Kyler Vanderjagt Defensive Rebound.	10	4
16:21	Kyler Vanderjagt Turnover.	10	4
16:05	James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper.	13	4
15:47	Official TV Timeout	13	4
15:30	Anthony Pritchard made Three Point Jumper.	13	7
15:04	Steven Tipton made Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..	15	7
14:46	Cayden Vasko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ugnius Jarusevicius.	15	10
14:32	Jayden Mott missed Layup.	15	10
14:29	Ugnius Jarusevicius Defensive Rebound.	15	10
14:25	Jakobi Heady Turnover.	15	10
14:25	Joe Munden Jr. Steal.	15	10
14:19	Joe Munden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	15	10
14:15	Jakobi Heady Defensive Rebound.	15	10
14:05	Foul on Ugnius Jarusevicius.	15	10
14:05	Ugnius Jarusevicius Turnover.	15	10
14:05	Jakobi Heady subbing out for Central Michigan	15	10
14:05	Decorion Temple subbing in for Central Michigan	15	10
13:39	Jayden Mott Turnover.	15	10
13:32	Anthony Pritchard Turnover.	15	10
13:32	Steven Tipton Steal.	15	10
13:27	Steven Tipton missed Layup.	15	10
13:27	Decorion Temple Block.	15	10
13:22	Kyler Vanderjagt Defensive Rebound.	15	10
13:14	Anthony Pritchard missed Three Point Jumper.	15	10
13:10	Steven Tipton Defensive Rebound.	15	10
12:57	Kailon Nicholls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Mott.	18	10
12:38	Ugnius Jarusevicius missed Jumper.	18	10
12:34	Decorion Temple Offensive Rebound.	18	10
12:34	Decorion Temple missed Two Point Tip Shot.	18	10
12:33	Kailon Nicholls Defensive Rebound.	18	10
12:28	James Dent Jr. Turnover.	18	10
12:28	Anthony Pritchard Steal.	18	10
12:22	Anthony Pritchard missed Layup.	18	10
12:14	Joe Munden Jr. Defensive Rebound.	18	10
12:02	Joe Munden Jr. made Jumper.	20	10
11:43	Kyler Vanderjagt missed Jumper.	20	10
11:39	Steven Tipton Defensive Rebound.	20	10
11:24	Joe Munden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	20	10
11:20	Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.	20	10
11:03	Kyler Vanderjagt made Jumper.	20	12
10:42	Kailon Nicholls missed Three Point Jumper.	20	12
10:39	Ugnius Jarusevicius Defensive Rebound.	20	12
10:23	Ugnius Jarusevicius made Jumper.	20	14
10:05	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	20	14
10:02	Anthony Pritchard Defensive Rebound.	20	14
9:44	Anthony Pritchard Turnover.	20	14
9:44	Jayden Mott Steal.	20	14
9:44	Official TV Timeout	20	14
9:42	Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing out for Central Michigan	20	14
9:42	Jakobi Heady subbing in for Central Michigan	20	14
9:42	Joe Munden Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois	20	14
9:42	Mo Sall subbing in for Northern Illinois	20	14
9:14	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	20	14
9:09	Mo Sall Offensive Rebound.	20	14
9:09	Mo Sall missed Two Point Tip Shot.	20	14
9:09	Decorion Temple Block.	20	14
9:09	Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.	20	14
9:09	Cayden Vasko subbing out for Central Michigan	20	14
9:09	Quentin Heady subbing in for Central Michigan	20	14
9:04	Steven Tipton made Jumper. Assisted by Kailon Nicholls.	22	14
8:34	Anthony Pritchard missed Three Point Jumper.	22	14
8:32	Kailon Nicholls Defensive Rebound.	22	14
8:03	Mo Sall made Layup. Assisted by Steven Tipton.	24	14
7:36	Foul on Mo Sall.	24	14
7:36	Official TV Timeout	24	14
7:36	Decorion Temple subbing out for Central Michigan	24	14
7:36	Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing in for Central Michigan	24	14
7:36	Mo Sall subbing out for Northern Illinois	24	14
7:36	Joe Munden Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois	24	14
7:36	Kyler Vanderjagt made Free Throw.	24	15
7:36	Kyler Vanderjagt made Free Throw.	24	16
7:36	Kyler Vanderjagt subbing out for Central Michigan	24	16
7:36	Cayden Vasko subbing in for Central Michigan	24	16
7:21	Foul on Ugnius Jarusevicius.	24	16
7:20	Jayden Mott missed Free Throw.	24	16
7:20	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	24	16
7:20	Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing out for Central Michigan	24	16
7:20	Kyler Vanderjagt subbing in for Central Michigan	24	16
7:20	Jayden Mott made Free Throw.	25	16
6:52	Foul on Steven Tipton.	25	16
6:52	Kyler Vanderjagt made Free Throw.	25	17
6:52	Kyler Vanderjagt made Free Throw.	25	18
6:21	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	25	18
6:17	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	25	18
6:17	Northern Illinois Turnover.	25	18
6:02	Jakobi Heady missed Layup.	25	18
5:59	Jakobi Heady Offensive Rebound.	25	18
5:56	Jakobi Heady missed Jumper.	25	18
5:53	Jayden Mott Defensive Rebound.	25	18
5:40	Foul on Cayden Vasko.	25	18
5:33	Kailon Nicholls Turnover.	25	18
5:10	Jakobi Heady missed Layup.	25	18
5:08	Jayden Mott Defensive Rebound.	25	18
4:58	Joe Munden Jr. Turnover.	25	18
4:58	Jakobi Heady Steal.	25	18
4:54	Foul on Joe Munden Jr..	25	18
4:54	Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.	25	19
4:54	Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.	25	20
4:35	James Dent Jr. missed Layup.	25	20
4:31	Joe Munden Jr. Offensive Rebound.	25	20
4:31	Joe Munden Jr. missed Two Point Tip Shot.	25	20
4:31	Jakobi Heady Block.	25	20
4:29	James Dent Jr. Offensive Rebound.	25	20
4:26	Joe Munden Jr. missed Layup.	25	20
4:24	Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.	25	20
4:21	Foul on Jakobi Heady.	25	20
4:21	Jakobi Heady Turnover.	25	20
4:21	Kailon Nicholls subbing out for Northern Illinois	25	20
4:21	Mo Sall subbing in for Northern Illinois	25	20
3:52	Mo Sall missed Layup.	25	20
3:45	Steven Tipton Offensive Rebound.	25	20
3:43	Steven Tipton made Jumper.	27	20
3:24	Kyler Vanderjagt missed Jumper.	27	20
3:21	Jakobi Heady Offensive Rebound.	27	20
3:18	Jakobi Heady Turnover.	27	20
3:18	Mo Sall Steal.	27	20
2:50	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	27	20
2:47	Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.	27	20
2:34	Kyler Vanderjagt missed Three Point Jumper.	27	20
2:31	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	27	20
2:18	Joe Munden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	27	20
2:14	Kyler Vanderjagt Defensive Rebound.	27	20
2:11	Central Michigan Timeout	27	20
2:11	Official TV Timeout	27	20
2:11	Cayden Vasko subbing out for Central Michigan	27	20
2:11	Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing in for Central Michigan	27	20
2:11	Joe Munden Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois	27	20
2:11	Kailon Nicholls subbing in for Northern Illinois	27	20
2:01	Ugnius Jarusevicius made Layup.	27	22
1:45	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	27	22
1:42	Quentin Heady Defensive Rebound.	27	22
1:23	Kyler Vanderjagt missed Three Point Jumper.	27	22
1:21	Steven Tipton Defensive Rebound.	27	22
1:13	Steven Tipton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..	30	22
0:41	Quentin Heady missed Jumper.	30	22
0:37	Jakobi Heady Offensive Rebound.	30	22
0:37	Jakobi Heady missed Two Point Tip Shot.	30	22
0:37	Jakobi Heady Offensive Rebound.	30	22
0:37	Foul on James Dent Jr..	30	22
0:37	Jakobi Heady missed Free Throw.	30	22
0:37	Central Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.	30	22
0:37	Kyler Vanderjagt subbing out for Central Michigan	30	22
0:37	Ugnius Jarusevicius subbing out for Central Michigan	30	22
0:37	Drew Barbee subbing in for Central Michigan	30	22
0:37	Decorion Temple subbing in for Central Michigan	30	22
0:37	Jakobi Heady made Free Throw.	30	23
0:09	James Dent Jr. Turnover.	30	23
0:09	Quentin Heady Steal.	30	23
0:03	Anthony Pritchard made Dunk. Assisted by Quentin Heady.	30	25
0:00	End of 1st half	30	25

James Dent Jr. hits winner late in double OT for Northern Illinois

0:20

James Dent Jr. throws down big flush vs. Central Michigan Chippewas

0:19

Anthony Pritchard with the and-1 bucket

0:16

McGuirk Arena

7:00 PM, March 7, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Mount Pleasant, MI

Line: CMU -14.5

Over/Under: 144.5

Attendance: 1,432

Referees:
Steve McJunkins
Scott Arbogast
Kevin Raher

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