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FINAL
Mar 5, 2024

Game Recap

Central Michigan defeats Northern Illinois 69-63. Derrick Butler scored 24 points to help Central Michigan defeat Northern Illinois 69-63 on Tuesday night.

Box Score

12T
CMU323769
NIU283563
Central Michigan Chippewas logoCENTRAL MICHIGANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
12Hunter Harding194-60-02-330000210
3Derrick Butler388-145-93-440000324
2Cayden Vasko304-82-50-041310310
30Anthony Pritchard381-70-20-091011402
0Brian Taylor334-100-11-43221149
4Jemal Davis70-30-00-02000110
11KJ Oduor70-00-02-54001052
34Paul McMillan IV283-110-46-920000112
TOTAL24-5940.7%7-2133.3%14-2556.0%31136461969
Northern Illinois Huskies logoNORTHERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
14Yanic Konan Niederhauser299-111-18-1480031327
15Ethan Butler150-40-10-05000210
1Will Lovings-Watts305-120-41-251011311
11David Coit374-183-111-234103112
10Zion Russell232-40-10-02000154
23Harvin Ibarguen311-20-02-24211114
4Oluwasegun Durosinmi80-00-00-01012000
22Steven Tipton272-71-40-05310245
TOTAL23-5839.7%5-2222.7%12-2060.0%331047111863

Play-by-Play

1st halfcmuniu
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (19:48) Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Layup. Assisted by Will Lovings-Watts.
    02
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (19:22) Hunter Harding missed Layup.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (19:19) Hunter Harding Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (19:09) Derrick Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (19:05) Anthony Pritchard Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +3 (18:58) Cayden Vasko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
    32
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:34) Ethan Butler missed Layup.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (18:34) Brian Taylor Block.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (18:33) Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:33) Foul on Ethan Butler.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +3 (18:22) Derrick Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
    62
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:22) Foul on Will Lovings-Watts.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (18:22) Derrick Butler made Free Throw.
    72
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:11) Zion Russell Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:00) Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:54) Derrick Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:50) David Coit Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:41) Will Lovings-Watts missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:38) Harvin Ibarguen Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:29) Ethan Butler missed Layup.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (17:26) Brian Taylor Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +3 (17:23) Cayden Vasko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
    102
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:02) David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (16:59) Anthony Pritchard Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (16:45) Hunter Harding missed Layup.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (16:43) Brian Taylor Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (16:41) Cayden Vasko missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:38) Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (16:31) Zion Russell made Layup.
    104
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:08) Foul on Will Lovings-Watts.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (16:08) Hunter Harding made Free Throw.
    114
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +1 (16:08) Hunter Harding made Free Throw.
    124
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:57) Steven Tipton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (15:55) Anthony Pritchard Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (15:45) Brian Taylor made Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
    144
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:32) Zion Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (15:29) Anthony Pritchard Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +3 (15:17) Derrick Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Taylor.
    174
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:17) Northern Illinois Timeout
  • (15:17) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:00) Steven Tipton Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (15:00) Cayden Vasko Steal.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (14:38) Anthony Pritchard missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:35) Will Lovings-Watts Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (14:29) Will Lovings-Watts made Layup.
    176
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:56) Jemal Davis missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:56) Harvin Ibarguen Block.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:52) Jemal Davis Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:52) Jemal Davis Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:37) Zion Russell missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:34) Steven Tipton Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:33) Steven Tipton missed Layup.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:30) Jemal Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:17) Derrick Butler missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:14) Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:03) Will Lovings-Watts Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (13:03) Anthony Pritchard Steal.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (12:58) Brian Taylor missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:58) Will Lovings-Watts Block.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (12:54) Anthony Pritchard Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (12:54) Anthony Pritchard made Layup.
    196
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:38) Ethan Butler missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:36) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (12:18) Zion Russell made Jumper.
    198
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (11:49) Anthony Pritchard Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:49) Oluwasegun Durosinmi Steal.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (11:46) Foul on Jemal Davis.
  • (11:46) Official TV Timeout
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (11:33) Foul on Hunter Harding.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (11:33) Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw.
    199
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (11:33) Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw.
    1910
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (11:14) Paul McMillan IV made Jumper.
    2110
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (10:51) Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Three Point Jumper.
    2113
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (10:32) Anthony Pritchard missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:27) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:19) Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Layup.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (10:16) Hunter Harding Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (10:11) Jemal Davis missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:11) Oluwasegun Durosinmi Block.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (10:11) Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (10:03) Paul McMillan IV missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:01) Will Lovings-Watts Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (9:51) Foul on Derrick Butler.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:41) David Coit Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (9:41) Brian Taylor Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:30) Foul on Zion Russell.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (9:24) Jemal Davis missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:24) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:20) Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:17) David Coit missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:13) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (9:13) Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Dunk.
    2115
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (8:51) Brian Taylor Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:51) David Coit Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:46) David Coit missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:44) Zion Russell Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (8:29) Foul on KJ Oduor.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (8:29) Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw.
    2116
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (8:29) Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw.
    2117
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (8:08) Cayden Vasko missed Layup.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (8:08) KJ Oduor Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:08) Foul on Will Lovings-Watts.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (8:08) KJ Oduor missed Free Throw.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (8:08) Central Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (8:08) KJ Oduor missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:05) Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:56) David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:53) Brian Taylor Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:30) Anthony Pritchard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:29) Cayden Vasko Offensive Rebound.
  • (7:29) Official TV Timeout
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:23) Paul McMillan IV missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:21) Cayden Vasko Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (7:07) Cayden Vasko missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:04) Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (6:38) Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Jumper. Assisted by David Coit.
    2119
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (6:15) Brian Taylor made Jumper.
    2319
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:48) Ethan Butler Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:48) Brian Taylor Steal.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:37) Brian Taylor missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:37) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:34) Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:29) Foul on Hunter Harding.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:23) Steven Tipton Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (5:23) Cayden Vasko Steal.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (5:19) Cayden Vasko made Layup.
    2519
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (4:59) Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Layup. Assisted by Harvin Ibarguen.
    2521
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:39) Brian Taylor missed Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:36) Derrick Butler Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:34) Brian Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:31) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:31) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (4:07) Anthony Pritchard missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:04) Steven Tipton Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (3:54) David Coit made Three Point Jumper.
    2524
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:18) Brian Taylor missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:18) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:18) Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:17) Technical Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
  • (3:17) Official TV Timeout
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:17) Brian Taylor missed Free Throw.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:17) Central Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:17) Brian Taylor missed Free Throw.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:17) Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (3:01) Brian Taylor missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:01) Oluwasegun Durosinmi Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:00) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:32) David Coit missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:29) Oluwasegun Durosinmi Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:29) Northern Illinois Turnover.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +3 (2:10) Derrick Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
    2824
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:41) Foul on Derrick Butler.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:34) David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:34) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (1:34) Foul on Brian Taylor.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (1:34) Harvin Ibarguen made Free Throw.
    2825
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (1:34) Harvin Ibarguen made Free Throw.
    2826
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (1:18) Hunter Harding made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
    3026
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:00) Steven Tipton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (0:59) Foul on Brian Taylor.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:59) Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:59) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:58) Yanic Konan Niederhauser Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:58) Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Free Throw.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (0:56) Hunter Harding Defensive Rebound.
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    +2 (0:35) Hunter Harding made Layup.
    3226
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (0:09) Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Dunk. Assisted by Steven Tipton.
    3228
  • Central Michigan Chippewas logo
    (0:02) Anthony Pritchard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:02) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

69Points63
24-59(40.7%)Field Goal(%)23-58(39.7%)
7-21(33.3%)3-Point(%)5-22(22.7%)
14-25(56%)Free Throw(%)12-20(60%)
37(15)Rebounds(Offensive)43(18)
13Assists10
6Steals4
4Blocks7
8Turnovers12
19(0)Fouls(Technical)18(2)
13Largest Lead0

Game Details

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 · 8:00 PM
NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL
attendance: 1,399 (14.0%)