Northern Illinois Huskies at Idaho Vandals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 59
66 - 59
Northern Illinois holds off Idaho for 66-59 win
Marin Maric added 14 points and 11 boards for the Huskies (6-0), which shot just 35 percent from the field but controlled the glass 41-33. Armstead hit nine of his 11 from the free-throw line.
Northern Illinois took the lead for good during a 12-2 run stretching across both sides of the break that was capped by Marshawn Wilson's 3-pointer, making it 41-34 with 14:41 to play. The gap widened to 12 with Levi Bradley's layup midway through the second half before Idaho battled back, cutting it to 63-59 on Victor Sanders' 3-pointer with a minute to play.
Maric and Jaylen Key then sealed the win at the free throw line.
Sanders finished with 17 points for Idaho (4-3), Perrion Callandret had 14 and Nahshon George 12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Travon Baker Steal. | 66 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Perrion Callandret Turnover. | 66 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jaylen Key made Free Throw. | 66 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jaylen Key made Free Throw. | 65 - 59 |
Statistics
 NIU |
 IDHO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-54 | FG | 18-53 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 20-29 | FT | 16-27 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 14 | Assists | 8 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 14 |
| 23 | Fouls | 24 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Memorial Gymnasium (ID)
Location: Moscow, ID
Attendance: 571 | Capacity:
Location: Moscow, ID
Attendance: 571 | Capacity:
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