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FINAL
Feb 25, 2023

Game Recap

Northern Illinois defeats Central Michigan 84-80. Zarigue Nutter and Kaleb Thornton both scored 21 points as Northern Illinois beat Central Michigan 84-80 on Saturday.

Box Score

12T
NIU473784
CMU295180
Northern Illinois Huskies logoNORTHERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
23Harvin Ibarguen275-70-01-150011411
50Anthony Crump242-30-17-1241205411
2Zarique Nutter357-150-17-1071104421
3Kaleb Thornton395-113-48-1045005521
24Darweshi Hunter375-83-31-253002514
14Yanic Konan Niederhauser60-10-10-03000010
4Oluwasegun Durosinmi71-10-00-01000042
41Armandas Plintauskas221-31-21-40100004
1Taku Youngblood30-10-10-01000000
TOTAL26-5052.0%7-1353.8%25-3964.1%301131172784
Central Michigan Chippewas logoCENTRAL MICHIGANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
22Nicolas Pavrette274-80-00-06010148
15Markus Harding314-152-72-291105412
44Max Majerle221-11-10-01100013
1Reggie Bass348-203-1021-2462014440
0Brian Taylor405-100-34-572212314
11Ola Ajiboye180-10-03-65000053
32Marc Garland150-30-10-01021230
10Amani Drummond130-20-00-02100250
TOTAL22-6036.7%6-2227.3%30-3781.1%37763162980

Play-by-Play

1st halfniucmu
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (19:32) Nicolas Pavrette missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:28) Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (19:04) Zarique Nutter made Jumper.
    20
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:41) Foul on Zarique Nutter.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (18:23) Nicolas Pavrette made Jumper. Assisted by Max Majerle.
    22
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (18:06) Anthony Crump made Layup.
    42
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:49) Markus Harding missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:46) Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:40) Anthony Crump Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:36) Foul on Harvin Ibarguen.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (17:36) Reggie Bass made Free Throw.
    43
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (17:36) Reggie Bass made Free Throw.
    44
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (17:20) Anthony Crump made Layup.
    64
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:04) Brian Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:01) Markus Harding Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (16:52) Nicolas Pavrette made Jumper. Assisted by Reggie Bass.
    66
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:39) Kaleb Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:34) Darweshi Hunter Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (16:25) Foul on Markus Harding.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (16:25) Anthony Crump made Free Throw.
    76
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (16:25) Anthony Crump made Free Throw.
    86
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (16:06) Nicolas Pavrette made Jumper. Assisted by Brian Taylor.
    88
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:49) Darweshi Hunter missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (15:45) Brian Taylor Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (15:31) Brian Taylor made Jumper.
    810
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:24) Darweshi Hunter Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (15:24) Brian Taylor Steal.
  • (15:24) Official TV Timeout
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (14:55) Nicolas Pavrette missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:53) Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:37) Zarique Nutter missed Layup.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (14:33) Ola Ajiboye Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (14:30) Amani Drummond Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (14:20) Armandas Plintauskas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darweshi Hunter.
    1110
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:55) Foul on Darweshi Hunter.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:54) Ola Ajiboye missed Free Throw.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:54) Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:54) Ola Ajiboye missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:54) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (13:40) Kaleb Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darweshi Hunter.
    1410
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:18) Markus Harding missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:15) Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:12) Foul on Reggie Bass.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:01) Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:01) Markus Harding Steal.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (12:55) Brian Taylor made Jumper.
    1412
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (12:33) Kaleb Thornton made Three Point Jumper.
    1712
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (12:05) Markus Harding missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:02) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (11:48) Kaleb Thornton made Jumper.
    1912
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (11:31) Reggie Bass missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (11:28) Markus Harding Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (11:27) Markus Harding missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:24) Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:16) Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (11:13) Brian Taylor Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (11:08) Markus Harding missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:05) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:05) Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
  • (11:05) Official TV Timeout
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (10:59) Reggie Bass missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:55) Darweshi Hunter Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (10:47) Darweshi Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
    2212
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:21) Foul on Oluwasegun Durosinmi.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (10:04) Markus Harding made Layup.
    2214
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (9:45) Foul on Marc Garland.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:45) Kaleb Thornton missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:45) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (9:45) Kaleb Thornton made Free Throw.
    2314
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (9:34) Marc Garland missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (9:31) Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (9:29) Marc Garland Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:18) Foul on Anthony Crump.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:18) Anthony Crump Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +3 (8:56) Markus Harding made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amani Drummond.
    2317
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (8:35) Harvin Ibarguen made Layup.
    2517
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +3 (8:09) Max Majerle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markus Harding.
    2520
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:47) Anthony Crump Turnover.
  • (7:47) Official TV Timeout
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:25) Nicolas Pavrette Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:09) Anthony Crump missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:06) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (6:38) Harvin Ibarguen made Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
    2720
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (6:15) Brian Taylor missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:12) Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:06) Zarique Nutter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (6:02) Brian Taylor Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:58) Markus Harding missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:55) Max Majerle Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:44) Foul on Anthony Crump.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:44) Brian Taylor missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:44) Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:34) Foul on Amani Drummond.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (5:34) Kaleb Thornton made Free Throw.
    2820
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (5:34) Kaleb Thornton made Free Throw.
    2920
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:17) Markus Harding Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:02) Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:44) Reggie Bass missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:41) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (4:25) Darweshi Hunter made Jumper. Assisted by Zarique Nutter.
    3120
  • (4:22) Official TV Timeout
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:06) Amani Drummond Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:54) Foul on Amani Drummond.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (3:48) Kaleb Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darweshi Hunter.
    3420
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:17) Brian Taylor Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:11) Harvin Ibarguen missed Dunk.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:06) Zarique Nutter Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (3:05) Zarique Nutter made Jumper.
    3620
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:04) Foul on Markus Harding.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (3:04) Zarique Nutter made Free Throw.
    3720
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:53) Foul on Darweshi Hunter.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (2:53) Ola Ajiboye made Free Throw.
    3721
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:53) Ola Ajiboye missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:53) Darweshi Hunter Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:48) Foul on Max Majerle.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (2:48) Zarique Nutter made Free Throw.
    3821
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:48) Zarique Nutter missed Free Throw.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:48) Reggie Bass Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +3 (2:32) Markus Harding made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Reggie Bass.
    3824
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (2:16) Zarique Nutter made Jumper.
    4024
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (2:16) Foul on Ola Ajiboye.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (2:16) Zarique Nutter made Free Throw.
    4124
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:52) Ola Ajiboye missed Layup.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:49) Ola Ajiboye Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:46) Markus Harding missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:42) Ola Ajiboye Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (1:31) Reggie Bass made Layup.
    4126
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (1:13) Darweshi Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
    4426
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:09) Foul on Brian Taylor.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (1:09) Armandas Plintauskas made Free Throw.
    4526
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:09) Armandas Plintauskas missed Free Throw.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:09) Markus Harding Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (0:56) Foul on Markus Harding.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (0:56) Markus Harding Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:48) Zarique Nutter Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (0:35) Reggie Bass made Jumper.
    4528
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:35) Foul on Oluwasegun Durosinmi.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (0:35) Reggie Bass made Free Throw.
    4529
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (0:13) Oluwasegun Durosinmi made Dunk. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
    4729
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (0:01) Reggie Bass missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (0:00) Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

84Points80
26-50(52%)Field Goal(%)22-60(36.7%)
7-13(53.8%)3-Point(%)6-22(27.3%)
25-39(64.1%)Free Throw(%)30-37(81.1%)
33(8)Rebounds(Offensive)41(18)
11Assists7
3Steals6
1Blocks3
17Turnovers17
27(2)Fouls(Technical)29(2)
18Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, February 25, 2023 · 2:00 PM
McGuirk Arena · Mount Pleasant, MI
attendance: 1,682 (31.7%)
spread: NIU -2.5
over/under: 134.5