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FINAL
Dec 5, 2019

Game Recap

Fitts leads Saint Mary's (Cal) past N. Illinois 61-49. lik Fitts had 13 points and 12 rebounds to lead Saint Mary's to a 61-49 win over Northern Illinois on Thursday night, the Gaels' eighth straight victory.

Box Score

12T
NIU222749
SMC303161
Northern Illinois Huskies logoNORTHERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
11Noah McCarty291-31-31-24100224
4Lacey James302-61-14-67000219
1Trendon Hankerson321-40-20-03110122
2Gairges Daow153-51-20-01110017
10Eugene German327-190-42-332205116
25Nate Scott121-21-20-02001013
23Tyler Cochran161-40-21-23110023
24Darius Beane220-40-20-02100240
22Rod Henry-Hayes122-31-20-00000105
TOTAL18-5036.0%5-2025.0%8-1361.5%25751131449
Saint Marys Gaels logoSAINT MARY'SMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
11Matthias Tass313-80-00-03604136
24Malik Fitts372-81-68-10121011213
3Jordan Ford394-142-92-234201112
12Tommy Kuhse160-10-00-02000320
00Tanner Krebs335-114-60-060311014
14Kyle Bowen30-00-00-01000000
42Dan Fotu72-20-00-03000014
41Aaron Menzies21-10-00-00000002
10Elijah Thomas30-20-20-00000000
44Alex Ducas50-00-00-00000120
23Kristers Zoriks243-42-32-211101210
TOTAL20-5139.2%9-2634.6%12-1485.7%31126691361

Play-by-Play

1st halfniusmc
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:40) Lacey James Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:16) Foul on Lacey James.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    +1 (19:16) Malik Fitts made Free Throw.
    01
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    +1 (19:16) Malik Fitts made Free Throw.
    02
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:53) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (18:48) Tanner Krebs Defensive Rebound.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (18:44) Tanner Krebs missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:38) Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:34) Noah McCarty missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (18:29) Matthias Tass Defensive Rebound.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (18:23) Jordan Ford missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:19) Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:59) Gairges Daow missed Jumper.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (17:55) Malik Fitts Defensive Rebound.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (17:41) Tommy Kuhse missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:36) Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:30) Lacey James Turnover.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (17:30) Tanner Krebs Steal.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    +2 (17:07) Matthias Tass made Jumper.
    04
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (16:57) Foul on Jordan Ford.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:53) Darius Beane Turnover.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (16:35) Jordan Ford missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (16:31) Tommy Kuhse Offensive Rebound.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    +2 (16:14) Jordan Ford made Jumper.
    06
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:01) Eugene German missed Layup.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (16:00) Malik Fitts Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:00) Foul on Eugene German.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (15:38) Malik Fitts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:35) Nathan Scott Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:31) Eugene German missed Layup.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (15:31) Matthias Tass Block.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (15:25) Malik Fitts Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:25) Foul on Darius Beane.
  • (15:25) Official TV Timeout
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (15:22) Tanner Krebs missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:19) Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (15:07) Foul on Tommy Kuhse.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:59) Darius Beane Turnover.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    +2 (14:36) Kristers Zoriks made Layup. Assisted by Matthias Tass.
    08
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (14:24) Foul on Kristers Zoriks.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (14:24) Eugene German made Free Throw.
    18
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (14:24) Eugene German made Free Throw.
    28
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:24) Eugene German missed Free Throw.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (14:23) Jordan Ford Defensive Rebound.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    +3 (14:03) Tanner Krebs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthias Tass.
    211
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:52) Eugene German Turnover.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (13:52) Tanner Krebs Steal.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (13:45) Tanner Krebs missed Layup.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (13:45) Saint Mary's Offensive Rebound.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (13:28) Kristers Zoriks missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:24) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:02) Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (13:00) Tanner Krebs Defensive Rebound.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (12:54) Jordan Ford missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:46) Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:42) Darius Beane missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:37) Noah McCarty Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:37) Noah McCarty Turnover.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (12:14) Matthias Tass Turnover.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (12:00) Foul on Malik Fitts.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (12:00) Noah McCarty made Free Throw.
    311
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:00) Noah McCarty missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:00) Tyler Cochran Offensive Rebound.
  • (11:58) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:51) Lacey James missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:42) Tyler Cochran Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:42) Tyler Cochran missed Layup.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (11:40) Malik Fitts Defensive Rebound.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (11:17) Malik Fitts Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:17) Tyler Cochran Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:08) Tyler Cochran missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (11:03) Kristers Zoriks Defensive Rebound.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    +3 (10:53) Jordan Ford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthias Tass.
    314
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (10:11) Rod Henry-Hayes made Jumper.
    514
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (9:57) Tanner Krebs missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:55) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:40) Nathan Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (9:37) Matthias Tass Defensive Rebound.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    +2 (9:14) Malik Fitts made Jumper.
    516
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:08) Rod Henry-Hayes Turnover.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    +3 (8:47) Malik Fitts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Ford.
    519
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:19) Eugene German missed Layup.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (8:19) Matthias Tass Block.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (8:15) Malik Fitts Defensive Rebound.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (8:08) Jordan Ford missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:03) Nathan Scott Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:59) Eugene German missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:57) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • (7:57) Official TV Timeout
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (7:41) Foul on Alex Ducas.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:41) Lacey James missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:41) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (7:41) Lacey James made Free Throw.
    619
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (7:15) Alex Ducas Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:15) Trendon Hankerson Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (7:07) Trendon Hankerson made Layup.
    819
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    +2 (6:37) Aaron Menzies made Layup.
    821
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (6:30) Gairges Daow made Jumper.
    1021
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (6:16) Tommy Kuhse Turnover.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (6:03) Foul on Tommy Kuhse.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (5:58) Eugene German made Layup.
    1221
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (5:36) Jordan Ford missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (5:32) Matthias Tass Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:28) Foul on Tyler Cochran.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (5:15) Matthias Tass missed Dunk.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:12) Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (5:09) Tyler Cochran made Layup.
    1421
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (4:39) Matthias Tass missed Layup.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (4:36) Tanner Krebs Offensive Rebound.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (4:30) Matthias Tass missed Layup.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (4:28) Saint Mary's Offensive Rebound.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (4:07) Tanner Krebs Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (3:46) Eugene German made Layup.
    1621
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    +3 (3:20) Tanner Krebs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Ford.
    1624
  • (3:17) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (3:17) Tyler Cochran made Free Throw.
    1724
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:17) Tyler Cochran missed Free Throw.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (3:16) Malik Fitts Defensive Rebound.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (3:14) Foul on Malik Fitts.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (2:47) Malik Fitts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (2:39) Tanner Krebs Offensive Rebound.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    +2 (2:23) Tanner Krebs made Jumper.
    1726
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (2:15) Eugene German made Layup.
    1926
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    +2 (1:55) Dan Fotu made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Ford.
    1928
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:28) Eugene German missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:26) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:17) Tyler Cochran missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (1:13) Dan Fotu Defensive Rebound.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    +2 (0:56) Jordan Ford made Jumper.
    1930
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (0:38) Lacey James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Beane.
    2230
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:08) Foul on Gairges Daow.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (0:00) Malik Fitts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Saint Marys Gaels logo
    (0:00) Saint Mary's Offensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

49Points61
18-50(36%)Field Goal(%)20-51(39.2%)
5-20(25%)3-Point(%)9-26(34.6%)
8-13(61.5%)Free Throw(%)12-14(85.7%)
32(10)Rebounds(Offensive)34(9)
7Assists12
5Steals6
1Blocks6
13Turnovers9
14(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
0Largest Lead14

Game Details

Thursday, December 5, 2019 · 9:00 PM
University Credit Union Pavilion · Moraga, CA
attendance: 2,816 (80.5%)
spread: SMC -14
over/under: 132.5