Louisiana 66-64 Northern Illinois (Feb 8, 2025) Play-by-Play

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

8-17, 4-4 away

	1	2	T
UL	28	38	66
NIU	39	25	64

Northern Illinois Huskies

5-18, 5-6 home

TIME		UL	NIU
19:41	Mostapha El Moutaouakkil missed Jumper.	0	0
19:41	Ethan Butler Block.	0	0
19:38	Mostapha El Moutaouakkil Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:30	Mostapha El Moutaouakkil missed Layup.	0	0
19:26	Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:23	Foul on Kentrell Garnett.	0	0
19:18	Ethan Butler missed Layup.	0	0
19:18	Mostapha El Moutaouakkil Block.	0	0
19:17	Louisiana Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:03	Brandon Hardy missed Jumper.	0	0
19:01	Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:51	James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.	0	3
18:34	Kentrell Garnett made Jumper. Assisted by Mostapha El Moutaouakkil.	2	3
18:08	Foul on Mostapha El Moutaouakkil.	2	3
18:01	Quaran McPherson missed Jumper.	2	3
17:57	Ethan Butler Offensive Rebound.	2	3
17:57	Ethan Butler made Two Point Tip Shot.	2	5
17:41	Christian Wright missed Jumper.	2	5
17:38	Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.	2	5
17:31	Foul on Brandon Hardy.	2	5
17:31	Quaran McPherson made Free Throw.	2	6
17:31	Quaran McPherson made Free Throw.	2	7
17:31	Quaran McPherson missed Free Throw.	2	7
17:30	Quentin Jones Offensive Rebound.	2	7
17:24	Quaran McPherson made Layup.	2	9
16:59	Kentrell Garnett missed Three Point Jumper.	2	9
16:59	Quentin Jones Block.	2	9
16:54	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	2	9
16:54	James Dent Jr. Turnover.	2	9
16:54	Christian Wright Steal.	2	9
16:46	Brandon Hardy made Jumper.	4	9
16:31	Quaran McPherson Turnover.	4	9
16:22	Kentrell Garnett missed Three Point Jumper.	4	9
16:21	Louisiana Offensive Rebound.	4	9
16:08	Foul on Quentin Jones.	4	9
16:08	Zeke Cook made Free Throw.	5	9
16:08	Zeke Cook made Free Throw.	6	9
15:47	Quaran McPherson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.	6	12
15:25	Zeke Cook missed Jumper.	6	12
15:22	Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.	6	12
15:17	Official TV Timeout	6	12
15:14	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	6	12
15:11	Zeke Cook Defensive Rebound.	6	12
15:00	Kyran Ratliff missed Layup.	6	12
15:00	Ethan Butler Block.	6	12
14:57	Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound.	6	12
14:50	James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quaran McPherson.	6	15
14:32	Foul on Zeke Cook.	6	15
14:32	Zeke Cook Turnover.	6	15
14:16	Quentin Jones made Layup.	6	17
14:02	London Fields made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyran Ratliff.	9	17
13:47	James Dent Jr. Turnover.	9	17
13:47	Michael Thomas Steal.	9	17
13:38	London Fields missed Three Point Jumper.	9	17
13:35	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	9	17
13:27	Quaran McPherson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.	9	20
13:27	Foul on Michael Thomas.	9	20
13:27	Quaran McPherson made Free Throw.	9	21
13:03	Kentrell Garnett missed Three Point Jumper.	9	21
13:00	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	9	21
12:46	Quentin Jones Turnover.	9	21
12:46	London Fields Steal.	9	21
12:41	London Fields made Layup.	11	21
12:21	Quentin Jones Turnover.	11	21
12:21	Christian Wright Steal.	11	21
12:15	Kentrell Garnett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Thomas.	14	21
12:15	Northern Illinois Timeout	14	21
12:15	Official TV Timeout	14	21
11:58	James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.	14	21
11:55	Chancellor White Defensive Rebound.	14	21
11:45	London Fields missed Jumper.	14	21
11:41	Kyran Ratliff Offensive Rebound.	14	21
11:26	London Fields missed Three Point Jumper.	14	21
11:23	Kyran Ratliff Offensive Rebound.	14	21
11:23	Kyran Ratliff Turnover.	14	21
11:23	Nasir Muhammad Steal.	14	21
11:05	Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.	14	21
11:01	London Fields Defensive Rebound.	14	21
10:46	Chancellor White missed Three Point Jumper.	14	21
10:46	Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.	14	21
10:33	Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.	14	21
10:29	London Fields Defensive Rebound.	14	21
10:19	Michael Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kentrell Garnett.	17	21
10:05	Foul on Kyran Ratliff.	17	21
10:05	Ethan Butler missed Free Throw.	17	21
10:05	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	17	21
10:05	Ethan Butler made Free Throw.	17	22
9:43	Jeremiah Evans missed	17	22
9:40	Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.	17	22
9:35	Kailon Nicholls Turnover.	17	22
9:12	Foul on Ethan Butler.	17	22
9:12	Jeremiah Evans missed Free Throw.	17	22
9:12	Louisiana Deadball Team Rebound.	17	22
9:10	Jeremiah Evans missed Free Throw.	17	22
9:09	Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound.	17	22
8:42	Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	17	22
8:42	Louisiana Defensive Rebound.	17	22
8:42	Foul on Ethan Butler.	17	22
8:15	Michael Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Wright.	20	22
8:00	Kailon Nicholls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad.	20	25
7:51	Chancellor White missed Three Point Jumper.	20	25
7:51	Official TV Timeout	20	25
7:50	Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.	20	25
7:46	Quentin Jones missed Jumper.	20	25
7:46	Jeremiah Evans Block.	20	25
7:43	Brandon Hardy Defensive Rebound.	20	25
7:34	Foul on Ethan Butler.	20	25
7:12	Brandon Hardy missed Three Point Jumper.	20	25
7:09	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	20	25
6:56	Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	20	25
6:53	Zeke Cook Defensive Rebound.	20	25
6:45	Brandon Hardy Turnover.	20	25
6:45	Kailon Nicholls Steal.	20	25
6:40	Kailon Nicholls missed Layup.	20	25
6:40	Louisiana Defensive Rebound.	20	25
6:18	Mostapha El Moutaouakkil made Layup.	22	25
6:06	James Dent Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.	22	27
6:06	Foul on London Fields.	22	27
6:06	James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.	22	28
5:46	Foul on Jayden Mott.	22	28
5:46	Zeke Cook missed Free Throw.	22	28
5:46	Louisiana Deadball Team Rebound.	22	28
5:45	Zeke Cook missed Free Throw.	22	28
5:44	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	22	28
5:18	Nasir Muhammad made Layup.	22	30
4:55	Mostapha El Moutaouakkil missed Layup.	22	30
4:52	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	22	30
4:36	Jayden Mott made Layup. Assisted by James Dent Jr..	22	32
4:17	Foul on Nasir Muhammad.	22	32
4:15	Christian Wright Turnover.	22	32
4:15	Jayden Mott Steal.	22	32
4:12	Foul on Kyran Ratliff.	22	32
4:12	Quaran McPherson made Free Throw.	22	33
4:12	Quaran McPherson made Free Throw.	22	34
3:47	Michael Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	22	34
3:45	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	22	34
3:28	Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.	22	34
3:25	Zeke Cook Defensive Rebound.	22	34
3:18	Michael Thomas Turnover.	22	34
3:18	Quentin Jones Steal.	22	34
3:12	Quentin Jones missed Layup.	22	34
3:10	Christian Wright Defensive Rebound.	22	34
3:09	Foul on Jayden Mott.	22	34
3:09	Official TV Timeout	22	34
3:09	Christian Wright made Free Throw.	23	34
3:09	Christian Wright made Free Throw.	24	34
2:39	Nasir Muhammad missed Layup.	24	34
2:36	Jeremiah Evans Defensive Rebound.	24	34
2:32	Kentrell Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Jeremiah Evans.	26	34
2:23	Foul on London Fields.	26	34
2:23	Quentin Jones made Free Throw.	26	35
2:23	Quentin Jones made Free Throw.	26	36
2:06	Michael Thomas Turnover.	26	36
2:06	Quentin Jones Steal.	26	36
1:57	Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.	26	36
1:54	London Fields Defensive Rebound.	26	36
1:52	Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.	26	36
1:52	Jeremiah Evans missed Free Throw.	26	36
1:50	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	26	36
1:27	James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.	26	36
1:27	Jeremiah Evans Block.	26	36
1:27	Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.	26	36
1:23	Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.	26	36
1:20	Kentrell Garnett Defensive Rebound.	26	36
1:11	Kentrell Garnett missed Layup.	26	36
1:08	Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.	26	36
0:56	Quentin Jones made Layup.	26	38
0:56	Foul on Jeremiah Evans.	26	38
0:56	Quentin Jones made Free Throw.	26	39
0:56	Louisiana Timeout	26	39
0:37	Christian Wright missed Layup.	26	39
0:36	Jayden Mott Defensive Rebound.	26	39
0:36	Foul on Michael Thomas.	26	39
0:36	Jayden Mott missed Free Throw.	26	39
0:36	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	26	39
0:36	Jayden Mott missed Free Throw.	26	39
0:31	Jeremiah Evans Defensive Rebound.	26	39
0:11	Jeremiah Evans made Layup. Assisted by Christian Wright.	28	39
0:00	End of 1st half	28	39

NIU Convocation Center

2:00 PM, February 8, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Dekalb, IL

Line: UL -1.5

Over/Under: 143.5

Attendance: 1,278

Referees:
David Cronin
Tariq Lucas
Jeff Lewis

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Arkansas State	9-3	-	18-7
South Alabama	8-4	1	16-9
Troy	8-4	1	15-9
App State	8-4	1	15-9
James Madison	8-4	1	15-10
Marshall	8-4	1	15-10
Old Dominion	7-5	2	11-14
Georgia Southern	5-7	4	13-12
Texas State	5-7	4	12-13
Georgia State	5-7	4	10-15
Southern Miss	5-7	4	10-15
Louisiana	5-7	4	8-17
UL Monroe	2-10	7	6-19
Coastal Carolina	1-11	8	8-17

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Akron	10-0	-	18-5
Miami (OH)	9-1	1	18-5
Toledo	8-2	2	15-8
Ohio	6-4	4	12-11
Kent State	5-5	5	15-8
Central Michigan	4-6	6	11-12
Ball State	4-6	6	11-12
Eastern Michigan	4-6	6	11-12
Western Michigan	4-6	6	7-16
Bowling Green	3-7	7	9-14
Buffalo	2-8	8	7-16
Northern Illinois	1-9	9	5-18

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