Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Buffalo Bulls

Jan 4, 2020

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NIU	41	32	73
BUFF	32	40	72

Game Recap

German scores 26, N. Illinois holds off Buffalo 73-72. gene German matched his season high with 26 points as Northern Illinois held off a late rally by Buffalo to defeat the defending Mid-American Conference champs 73-72 on Saturday.

Player Stats

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Noah McCarty	32	3-5	1-2	0-2	9	3	0	0	1	4	7
4Lacey James	33	7-9	2-2	2-5	13	1	0	0	3	3	18
1Trendon Hankerson	31	0-4	0-3	2-2	3	2	2	1	3	4	2
2Gairges Daow	26	3-5	0-1	0-1	4	3	0	0	3	2	6
10Eugene German	36	10-17	5-8	1-2	2	2	2	0	4	3	26
3Justin Lee	14	2-4	0-1	1-2	4	0	0	1	1	2	5
23Tyler Cochran	12	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3	4
5Zaire Mateen	11	2-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5
24Darius Beane	5	0-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	29-5453.7%	9-2045.0%	6-1442.9%	37	12	4	2	15	22	73

BUFFALO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Nate Williams	33	6-13	2-8	3-5	8	3	3	1	3	2	17
34Josh Mballa	33	4-7	0-0	3-6	11	0	0	0	1	2	11
3Jayvon Graves	36	5-19	2-10	4-5	6	2	4	2	1	4	16
4Davonta Jordan	33	4-15	3-8	0-2	3	5	1	0	1	3	11
2Antwain Johnson	22	1-4	0-3	1-2	1	2	1	0	0	0	3
22LaQuill Hardnett	6	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
1Gabe Grant	10	1-2	0-1	2-2	1	1	1	0	0	2	4
41Brock Bertram	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Ronaldo Segu	22	2-7	2-2	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	1	8
TOTAL	-	24-6934.8%	9-3327.3%	15-2462.5%	36	15	10	3	6	16	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNIUBUFF

(19:48) Eugene German missed Layup.
(19:48) Jeenathan Williams Block.
(19:45) Davonta Jordan Defensive Rebound.
(19:42) Antwain Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:40) Jeenathan Williams Offensive Rebound.
(19:35) Davonta Jordan missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:30) Jeenathan Williams Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:30) Jeenathan Williams made Dunk.
02
+2 (19:12) Lacey James made Jumper.
22
+2 (18:54) Josh Mballa made Layup. Assisted by Jayvon Graves.
24
(18:41) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:38) Josh Mballa Defensive Rebound.
(18:33) Foul on Noah McCarty.
(18:33) Josh Mballa missed Free Throw.
(18:33) Buffalo Offensive Rebound.
+1 (18:33) Josh Mballa made Free Throw.
25
+3 (18:15) Eugene German made Three Point Jumper.
55
(17:58) Jayvon Graves missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:56) Josh Mballa Offensive Rebound.
(17:38) Jeenathan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:38) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(17:22) Gairges Daow missed Layup.
(17:20) Josh Mballa Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:05) Davonta Jordan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antwain Johnson.
58
+2 (16:45) Noah McCarty made Layup. Assisted by Gairges Daow.
78
+2 (16:33) Jeenathan Williams made Layup.
710
+3 (16:25) Eugene German made Three Point Jumper.
1010
(15:54) Jeenathan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:51) Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:32) Eugene German made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah McCarty.
1310
(15:19) Jeenathan Williams Turnover.
(15:19) Eugene German Steal.
+2 (15:15) Eugene German made Layup.
1510
(14:52) Josh Mballa missed Layup.
(14:50) Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
(14:43) Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:43) Jayvon Graves Defensive Rebound.
(14:43) Foul on Lacey James.
(14:22) Jeenathan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:20) Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
(14:02) Justin Lee missed Jumper.
(14:00) Antwain Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(13:55) Jayvon Graves missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:53) Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
(13:24) Darius Beane missed Jumper.
(13:21) Brock Bertram Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:13) Jeenathan Williams made Layup. Assisted by Jayvon Graves.
1512
+2 (12:52) Justin Lee made Jumper.
1712
+2 (12:37) Antwain Johnson made Layup.
1714
(12:20) Foul on Jayvon Graves.
+2 (12:01) Tyler Cochran made Layup.
1914
(11:46) LaQuill Hardnett missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:44) Josh Mballa Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:43) Josh Mballa made Layup.
1916
(11:19) Gairges Daow missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:19) Buffalo Defensive Rebound.
(11:06) Davonta Jordan missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:03) LaQuill Hardnett Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:02) LaQuill Hardnett made Layup.
1918
+3 (10:45) Zaire Mateen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah McCarty.
2218
(10:12) Josh Mballa Turnover.
(10:12) Eugene German Steal.
(10:07) Eugene German Turnover.
(10:07) Antwain Johnson Steal.
(10:06) Foul on Zaire Mateen.
(10:01) Davonta Jordan Turnover.
(10:01) Trendon Hankerson Steal.
(9:57) Foul on LaQuill Hardnett.
+1 (9:57) Eugene German made Free Throw.
2318
(9:57) Eugene German missed Free Throw.
(9:56) Josh Mballa Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:41) Jayvon Graves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeenathan Williams.
2321
(9:12) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:10) Josh Mballa Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:05) Jeenathan Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davonta Jordan.
2324
+3 (8:42) Eugene German made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Cochran.
2624
(8:23) Foul on Eugene German.
(8:05) Ronaldo Segu missed Jumper.
(8:02) Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.
(7:46) Tyler Cochran missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:46) Jayvon Graves Block.
(7:42) Ronaldo Segu Defensive Rebound.
(7:37) Ronaldo Segu missed Layup.
(7:34) Jeenathan Williams Offensive Rebound.
(7:20) Jeenathan Williams Turnover.
(7:13) Lacey James missed Jumper.
(7:11) Justin Lee Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:09) Justin Lee made Jumper.
2824
+2 (6:45) Jayvon Graves made Jumper.
2826
(6:20) Justin Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:18) Davonta Jordan Defensive Rebound.
(6:13) Jayvon Graves missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:11) LaQuill Hardnett Offensive Rebound.
(6:02) Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
+1 (6:02) Ronaldo Segu made Free Throw.
2827
+1 (6:02) Ronaldo Segu made Free Throw.
2828
(5:46) Lacey James Turnover.
(5:46) Jeenathan Williams Steal.
(5:45) Jeenathan Williams Turnover.
(5:35) Foul on LaQuill Hardnett.
+3 (5:32) Eugene German made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gairges Daow.
3128
(5:24) Jayvon Graves missed Layup.
(5:24) Justin Lee Block.
(5:21) Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
(5:10) Trendon Hankerson missed Layup.
(5:10) Jayvon Graves Block.
(5:10) Gairges Daow Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:10) Gairges Daow made Layup.
3328
(5:10) Foul on Davonta Jordan.
(5:10) Gairges Daow missed Free Throw.
(5:10) Josh Mballa Defensive Rebound.
(4:58) Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
(4:58) Davonta Jordan missed Free Throw.
(4:58) Buffalo Offensive Rebound.
(4:57) Davonta Jordan missed Free Throw.
(4:56) Justin Lee Defensive Rebound.
(4:35) Darius Beane missed Layup.
(4:31) Noah McCarty Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:30) Gairges Daow made Layup. Assisted by Noah McCarty.
3528
(4:04) Davonta Jordan missed Layup.
(4:01) Gairges Daow Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:42) Gairges Daow made Jumper.
3728
(3:30) Jeenathan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:28) Noah McCarty Defensive Rebound.
(2:57) Gairges Daow Turnover.
(2:57) Jayvon Graves Steal.
(2:56) Foul on Gairges Daow.
(2:55) Jayvon Graves missed Free Throw.
(2:54) Noah McCarty Defensive Rebound.
(2:36) Foul on Jeenathan Williams.
(2:27) Darius Beane missed Layup.
(2:25) Josh Mballa Defensive Rebound.
(2:18) Foul on Justin Lee.
(2:18) Josh Mballa missed Free Throw.
(2:18) Buffalo Offensive Rebound.
(2:17) Josh Mballa missed Free Throw.
(2:16) Noah McCarty Defensive Rebound.
(1:59) Noah McCarty Turnover.
(1:59) Davonta Jordan Steal.
(1:52) Antwain Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:50) Josh Mballa Offensive Rebound.
(1:47) Jayvon Graves missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:44) Gabe Grant Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:44) Gabe Grant made Layup.
3730
(1:29) Zaire Mateen missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:27) Lacey James Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:23) Tyler Cochran made Jumper. Assisted by Lacey James.
3930
(1:05) Davonta Jordan missed Layup.
(1:05) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(0:59) Foul on Davonta Jordan.
(0:40) Eugene German missed Layup.
(0:38) Zaire Mateen Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:29) Zaire Mateen made Layup.
4130
+2 (0:03) Josh Mballa made Layup. Assisted by Ronaldo Segu.
4132

2nd half

Team Stats

NIU

BUFF

73Points72

29-54(53.7%)Field Goal(%)24-69(34.8%)

9-20(45.0%)3-Point(%)9-33(27.3%)

6-14(42.9%)Free Throw(%)15-24(62.5%)

40(10)Rebounds(Offensive)39(19)

12Assists15

4Steals10

2Blocks3

17Turnovers6

22(1)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

14Largest Lead3

Game Details

Saturday, January 4, 2020 · 2:00 PM

Alumni Arena · Buffalo, NY

attendance: 3,069 (45.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: BUFF -8

over/under: 147.5