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Northern Illinois Huskies at Eastern Michigan Eagles

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Illinois Huskies
4-9, 0-8 Away
Final
71 - 75
Eastern Michigan Eagles
7-6, 3-2 Home

Nelson's 32 lead Eastern Michigan over Northern Illinois 75-71

Nelson also added nine rebounds for the Eagles (7-6, 1-0 Mid-American Conference). Jalin Billingsley added 15 points while shooting 5 of 7 from the field and 4 for 8 from the line while they also had five rebounds. Christian Henry had 13 points and shot 5 for 10, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc.

James Dent Jr. led the way for the Huskies (4-9, 0-1) with 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Northern Illinois also got 14 points and six rebounds from Ethan Butler. Quaran McPherson also put up 12 points.

Nelson's 16-point second half helped Eastern Michigan close out the four-point victory.

Both teams play on Tuesday. Eastern Michigan visits Toledo and Northern Illinois hosts Kent State.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 75
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 71 - 75
2nd 0:01 Da'Sean Nelson made Free Throw. 71 - 75
2nd 0:01 Da'Sean Nelson made Free Throw. 71 - 74
2nd 0:01 Foul on James Dent Jr.. 71 - 73

Statistics

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21-53 FG 27-60
40 Field Goal % 45
10-23 3PT 5-23
43 Three Point % 22
19-21 FT 16-22
90 Free Throw % 73
30 Rebounds 39
4 Offensive Rebounds 10
26 Defensive Rebounds 29
12 Assists 14
4 Steals 5
2 Blocks 1
13 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 20
3 Fast Break Points 16
20 Points in Paint 38
20 Fouls 15
7 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Gervin GameAbove Center

Location: Ypsilanti, MI
Attendance: 1,535 | Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Miami (OH) 0-0 - 10-0
Buffalo 0-0 - 9-1
Kent State 0-0 - 9-1
Akron 0-0 - 8-3
Massachusetts 0-0 - 8-3
Bowling Green 0-0 - 7-3
Eastern Michigan 0-0 - 6-5
Toledo 0-0 - 5-5
Western Michigan 0-0 - 5-5
Ohio 0-0 - 4-6
Ball State 0-0 - 3-7
Central Michigan 0-0 - 3-7
Northern Illinois 0-0 - 3-7
Full Standings