Eastern Michigan Eagles at Northern Illinois Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 81
69 - 81
Armstead scores 21, N. Illinois bumps off E. Michigan 81-69
Marin Maric and Levi Bradley each chipped in 14 points for Northern Illinois (14-9, 6-4), which entered the game in a divisional tie with Eastern Michigan.
In an otherwise evenly matched contest, Northern Illinois doubled Eastern Michigan at the free-throw line, converting 24 of 29 while the Eagles were 12 of 20. The Huskies made 11 steals, four by Laytwan Porter, while Eastern Michigan was forced into 14 turnovers.
The Huskies led 40-33 at halftime and never trailed in the final period. Eastern Michigan came as close as 46-40 on a Willie Mangum IV 3-pointer, but Armstead stole the ball from Mangum and Bradley scored as the lead grew to as many as 19 points.
Mangum led Eastern Michigan (13-10, 5-5) with 17 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jordan Nobles made Jumper. Assisted by Ray Lee. | 69 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Sean Damaska Turnover. | 67 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Ray Lee made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Brown. | 67 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Lamar Wofford-Humphrey Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 81 |
Statistics
 EMU |
 NIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-55 | FG | 25-55 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 12-20 | FT | 24-29 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| 2 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 24 | Fouls | 19 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: NIU Convocation Center
Location: Dekalb, IL
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Location: Dekalb, IL
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| 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 |
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