San José State Spartans at Northern Illinois Huskies
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<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 60
59 - 60
Northern Illinois edges San Jose State 60-59
Threloff scored 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting and Daveon Balls 15 on a 5-of-9 effort. The rest of the Huskies (1-2) were 4 of 37, a frigid 10.8 percent.
The Huskies' 34.5 percent night was matched by the Spartans' 34.8. The Huskies had a 47-37 rebounding edge, including 19 offensive boards as NIU outscored SJSU 30-10 in the paint.
SJSU closed to 55-54 with 1:55 left. Neither team scored again until NIU's Travon Baker made two free throws with 16 seconds left. After another NIU free throw SJSU got within two, but Aaron Armstead's two free throws gave NIU the cushion to weather a last-second SJSU 3-pointer.
Jaleel Williams led four Spartans in double figures with 13 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Isaac Thornton made Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Foul on Aksel Bolin. | 56 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Foul on Rashad Muhammad. | 56 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Aaron Armstead made Free Throw. | 56 - 60 |
Statistics
 SJSU |
 NIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-46 | FG | 19-55 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 10-31 | 3PT | 3-15 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 17-27 | FT | 19-27 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Assists | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 10 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fouls | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: NIU Convocation Center
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 753 | Capacity:
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 753 | Capacity:
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