Northern Illinois Huskies at Ohio Bobcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 60
70 - 60
Northern Illinois beats Ohio 70-60
Travon Baker added 15 points off the bench for the Eagles (7-5, 1-0). Pete Rakocevic had 12 points and led the team with seven boards. Jordan Threloff chipped in 11 points. The team sank 43.4 percent from the field overall, 86.4 percent from the line and went 5 of 11 (45.5 percent) from distance.
Ohio jumped to an 11-2 lead early in the first period but the Huskies clawed back to tie it, 32-32, on an Armstead 3-pointer to end the half.
Leading 53-48 late in the second half, the Huskies went on a 7-2 run for a 60-50 advantage with four minutes remaining and held on for the win.
Maurice Daly Ndour had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Bobcats (5-7, 0-1).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Jordan Threloff Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Mike Laster missed Layup. | 70 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Aaric Armstead made Free Throw. | 70 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Aaric Armstead made Free Throw. | 69 - 60 |
Statistics
 NIU |
 OHIO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-53 | FG | 22-54 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 5-11 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 19-22 | FT | 10-16 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 7 | Assists | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Convocation Center (OH)
Location: Athens, OH
Attendance: 5,743 | Capacity:
Location: Athens, OH
Attendance: 5,743 | Capacity:
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| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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