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Central Michigan Chippewas at Northern Illinois Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Central Michigan Chippewas
8-15, 2-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 88
Northern Illinois Huskies
11-12, 6-7 Home

Northern Illinois tops Central Michigan 88-63

Northern Illinois (11-12, 5-6 Mid-American) struggled with the Chippewas (8-15, 11-10) through much of the first half until Armstead and Daveon Balls combined for nine points in a little under 3 minutes, staking Northern Illinois to an 11-point lead just before intermission.

Central Michigan went scoreless for more than 4 minutes to open the second half, but Chris Fowler (19 points) got hot with a personal 9-2 run and then dished to Rayshawn Simmons as Central Michigan closed to 56-50. The Huskies sank 12-for-12 from the line in a 22-9 run that put the game away. They outrebounded Central Michigan 39-19.

The Chippewas fell to 2-9 on the road.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 63 - 88
2nd 0:19 Aaron Armstead Defensive Rebound. 63 - 88
2nd 0:19 Zach Saylor missed Layup. 63 - 88
2nd 0:32 Aaron Armstead made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.J. Cravatta. 63 - 88
2nd 0:48 Braylon Rayson made Layup. 63 - 85

Statistics

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22-52 FG 30-52
42 Field Goal % 58
8-25 3PT 4-13
32 Three Point % 31
11-19 FT 24-28
58 Free Throw % 86
19 Rebounds 39
6 Offensive Rebounds 12
13 Defensive Rebounds 27
10 Assists 9
8 Steals 6
0 Blocks 2
11 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 13
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 15
2 Fast Break Points 8
22 Points in Paint 38
19 Fouls 17

Game Information

Venue: NIU Convocation Center

Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 773 | Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Miami (OH) 18-0 - 32-2
Akron 17-1 1 29-6
Kent State 14-4 4 24-10
Toledo 11-7 7 19-15
Bowling Green 9-9 9 18-14
Ohio 9-9 9 15-17
Buffalo 7-11 11 17-15
Massachusetts 7-11 11 17-16
Ball State 7-11 11 12-19
Central Michigan 6-12 12 10-21
Western Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Eastern Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Northern Illinois 4-14 10 9-21

2025-26 Horizon League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Wright State 15-5 - 23-12
Robert Morris 13-7 2 22-11
Green Bay 12-8 3 18-15
Detroit Mercy 12-8 3 17-15
Oakland 12-8 3 16-16
Purdue Fort Wayne 11-9 4 17-15
Northern Kentucky 10-10 5 20-14
Youngstown State 8-12 7 15-17
Milwaukee 8-12 7 12-20
Cleveland State 6-14 9 11-22
IU Indianapolis 3-17 12 7-25
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