Central Michigan Chippewas at Northern Illinois Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Central Michigan defeats Northern Illinois 69-63
Butler shot 8 for 14 (5 for 9 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Chippewas (17-13, 11-6 Mid-American Conference). Paul McMillan IV scored 12 points while shooting 3 for 11 (0 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of 9 from the free-throw line. Cayden Vasko went 4 of 8 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points.
The Huskies (10-20, 4-13) were led in scoring by Yanic Konan Niederhauser, who finished with 27 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. Northern Illinois also got 12 points and four assists from David Coit. Will Lovings-Watts also had 11 points.
Central Michigan went into halftime leading Northern Illinois 32-28. Butler scored 10 points in the half. Butler scored 14 second-half points.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Derrick Butler Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:16 | David Coit missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Paul McMillan IV missed Free Throw. | 69 - 63 |
Statistics
 CMU |
 NIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-59 | FG | 23-58 |
| 40.7 | Field Goal % | 39.7 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 5-22 |
| 33.3 | Three Point % | 22.7 |
| 14-25 | FT | 12-20 |
| 56.0 | Free Throw % | 60.0 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 1,399 | Capacity:
2023-24 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 14-4 | - | 20-12 |
| Akron | 13-5 | 1 | 24-11 |
| Ohio | 13-5 | 1 | 20-13 |
| Central Michigan | 12-6 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Bowling Green | 10-8 | 4 | 20-14 |
| Miami (OH) | 9-9 | 5 | 15-17 |
| Western Michigan | 9-9 | 5 | 12-20 |
| Kent State | 8-10 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 7 | 15-16 |
| Eastern Michigan | 6-12 | 8 | 13-18 |
| Northern Illinois | 5-13 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Buffalo | 2-16 | 12 | 4-27 |