Northern Illinois Huskies at Butler Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 95
68 - 95
McDermott leads Butler past Northern Illinois 95-68
Butler shot the lights out in the first half, connecting on 19 of 28 attempts from the floor (68 percent) and 11 of 17 from 3-point range, to take a 51-28 lead into intermission.
Eugene German paced the Huskies (5-4) with 20 points and eight rebounds, while Levi Bradley scored 14.
The two schools played each other for the first time since 1997 when both were members of the defunct Midwestern Collegiate Conference. Butler improved to 6-0 at home this season and notched its 48th straight win on its homecourt against nonconference opponents. Only Duke and Arizona have longer streaks.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Rod Henry-Hayes made Jumper. | 68 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Henry Baddley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerald Gillens-Butler. | 66 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:46 | Henry Baddley Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 92 |
Statistics
 NIU |
 BTLR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-46 | FG | 34-56 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 61 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 17-32 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 17-26 | FT | 10-10 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 8 | Assists | 27 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 17 | Fouls | 23 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 34 |
Game Information
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 8,247 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-17 | 12 | 7-25 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |