Northern Illinois Huskies at Eastern Michigan Eagles
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69 - 72
E. Michigan eliminates N. Illinois with a 72-69 win
Ty Toney blocked Eugene German's 3-point attempt at the buzzer to preserve the win. Eastern Michigan (16-16) will play top-seed Akron (24-7) in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Lee's 3-point play off a layup made it 71-63 with 3:26 to go and Eastern Michigan held on. The Eagles missed their lone shot attempt after Lee's bucket and went 1 for 6 from the foul line down the stretch. Toney added 13 points for the Eagles but missed four free throws in the final 38 seconds to give the Huskies hope.
Baylee Steele made a layup with 11:05 left to play and neither team scored in a 2 1/2-minute span until Aaric Armstead buried a jumper. German added a layup and Northern Illinois (15-17) was within 58-55 with eight minutes left.
Marin Maric led Northern Illinois with 24 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. Levi Bradley added 17 points and German 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. | 69 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ty Toney Block. | 69 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Jaylen Key Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 72 |
Statistics
 NIU |
 EMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-51 | FG | 27-54 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 4-9 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 23-38 | FT | 12-24 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 27 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Ypsilanti, MI
Attendance: 981 | Capacity:
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| 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 |
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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 |