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Central Michigan Chippewas at Northern Illinois Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Central Michigan Chippewas
14-3, 4-1 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
78 - 69
Northern Illinois Huskies
10-7, 6-2 Home

Central Michigan downs Northern Illinois 78-69

A DiLeo 3-pointer capped a 13-2 run for an 11-point lead early in the second half as the Chippewas were 7 of 9 from distance. Levi Bradley's jumper tied it at 63 with 5:53 left, but the Huskies got no closer from there. Rob Montgomery and Roundtree combined for eight in a 10-0 run for a 76-65 lead with 48 seconds left.

Montgomery scored 16 points and Kevin McKay added 10 for Central Michigan (14-2, 3-1 Mid-American Conference), which made 13 of 29 3s but was outscored 40-26 in the paint.

Bradley scored 27 points, Dante Thorpe added 18 and German had 13 for the Huskies (10-7, 3-1), who saw their three-game win streak end.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 78 - 69
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 78 - 69
2nd 0:17 Lacey James made Dunk. Assisted by Dante Thorpe. 78 - 69
2nd 0:26 Shawn Roundtree made Free Throw. 78 - 67
2nd 0:26 Central Michigan Deadball Team Rebound. 77 - 67

Statistics

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26-54 FG 29-64
48 Field Goal % 45
13-29 3PT 6-18
45 Three Point % 33
13-19 FT 5-8
68 Free Throw % 63
31 Rebounds 36
7 Offensive Rebounds 12
24 Defensive Rebounds 24
18 Assists 13
9 Steals 7
3 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 11
25 Fast Break Points 12
26 Points in Paint 40
12 Fouls 16
12 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Venue: NIU Convocation Center

Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 1,001 | Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

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

2025-26 Horizon League Standings

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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