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Northern Illinois Huskies at UC Riverside Highlanders

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Illinois Huskies
5-5, 2-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 64
UC Riverside Highlanders
4-7, 3-3 Home

Northern Illinois puts away UC Riverside 71-64

Highsmith, a freshman, was 9 of 11 from the field, including three 3-pointers. He also made all six of his free throws and did not have a turnover.

The Huskies (5-5) had fallen behind when UC Riverside's (4-7) Nick Gruninger opened the game with a five-point flurry. Gruninger wasn't heard from again until well after halftime and the cold-shooting Highlanders, 35.7 percent, trailed by 10 at halftime.

Gruninger scored 12 of his season-high 18 points in the second half. Chris Harriel also scored a season-high 18 and his 3-pointer brought the Highlanders to within 62-59 with 1:25 to play. Highsmith hit a 3 on the other end, and Northern Illinois made 17 of 18 free throws in the final 10 minutes.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 64
2nd 0:04 UC Riverside Timeout 71 - 64
2nd 0:05 Austin Quick made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Gruninger. 71 - 64
2nd 0:08 Travon Baker made Free Throw. 71 - 61
2nd 0:08 Travon Baker made Free Throw. 70 - 61

Statistics

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19-42 FG 20-56
45 Field Goal % 36
6-17 3PT 6-23
35 Three Point % 26
27-35 FT 18-29
77 Free Throw % 62
29 Rebounds 38
5 Offensive Rebounds 16
24 Defensive Rebounds 22
8 Assists 6
7 Steals 3
7 Blocks 1
9 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 14
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
23 Fouls 25

Game Information

Venue: SRC Arena

Location: Riverside, CA
Attendance: 236 | Capacity:

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