Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at Northern Illinois Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
62 - 77
62 - 77
Northern Illinois tops Div. II-Illinois-Springfield, 77-62
The Huskies shot 29 of 61 from the field (47.5 percent) for the game and forced 14 turnovers. Marshawn Wilson scored 11 points off the NIU bench and Jaylen Key added 10 points.
The Prairie Stars trailed by just three at intermission and remained within striking distance on the strength of 8-for-22 shooting from deep. Overall, Illinois-Springfield was 24 of 64 from the field.
Eddie Longmeyer came off the bench to score 16 points for the Prairie Stars, who got another 11 points from Paxton Harmon.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Aaric Armstead Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Kaj Days missed Jumper. | 62 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Eugene German made Layup. | 62 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:56 | Austin Pauga Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 75 |
Statistics
 NIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-64 | FG | 29-61 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 6-15 | FT | 13-19 |
| 40 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 13 | Assists | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: NIU Convocation Center
Location: Dekalb, IL
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Location: Dekalb, IL
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