NCAAB

Ohio Bobcats at Northern Illinois Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ohio Bobcats
10-11, 3-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 61
Northern Illinois Huskies
12-9, 7-3 Home

McCarty's jumper lifts N. Illinois over Ohio 61-59

Ohio led 57-56 with 2:20 left to play on a layup by Ben Vander Plas before McCarty hit a go-ahead 3-pointer. Vander Plas tied it at 59 with two free throws, then McCarty hit a jumper with 18 seconds left for the final score. The Bobcats' Ben Roderick missed a shot at the buzzer.

Tyler Cochran got his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies (12-9, 5-3 Mid-American Conference), who trailed 32-27 at halftime.

Vander Plas scored 18 points with eight rebounds and two assists for Ohio (10-11, 2-6), which scored a season-low 27 second-half points in losing its third straight. Lunden McDay scored 13 points and Jason Preston added 10, grabbed seven rebounds and made seven assists.

Northern Illinois plays Miami (Ohio) at home on Saturday. Ohio faces Ball St. on the road on Saturday.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 59 - 61
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 59 - 61
2nd 0:01 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound. 59 - 61
2nd 0:01 Ben Roderick missed Jumper. 59 - 61
2nd 0:18 Northern Illinois Timeout 59 - 61

Statistics

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21-53 FG 23-53
40 Field Goal % 43
7-24 3PT 7-16
29 Three Point % 44
10-18 FT 8-13
56 Free Throw % 62
33 Rebounds 38
10 Offensive Rebounds 11
23 Defensive Rebounds 27
10 Assists 9
6 Steals 3
2 Blocks 2
9 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 1
9 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 13
2 Fast Break Points 6
26 Points in Paint 26
16 Fouls 20
5 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Venue: NIU Convocation Center

Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 783 | 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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