N Illinois (71) vs E Michigan (75) · Jan 4, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Jan 4, 2025

Game Recap

Nelson's 32 lead Eastern Michigan over Northern Illinois 75-71. Da'Sean Nelson scored 32 points as Eastern Michigan beat Northern Illinois 75-71 on Saturday.

Box Score

	1	2	T
NIU	37	34	71
EMU	33	42	75

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Jayden Mott	8	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0
15Ethan Butler	35	6-8	0-1	2-2	6	3	0	0	4	3	14
14James Dent Jr.	36	3-8	2-5	7-8	8	4	1	0	1	3	15
1Quentin Jones	33	4-11	1-3	1-2	3	3	1	0	3	4	10
5Kailon Nicholls	36	3-10	2-6	0-0	2	1	0	2	1	2	8
2Tsvet Sotirov	13	2-2	2-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	6
3Joe Munden Jr.	25	2-6	2-4	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	3	6
24Quaran McPherson	14	1-5	1-2	9-9	2	0	1	0	3	2	12

TOTAL		21-5339.6%	10-2343.5%	19-2190.5%	28	12	4	2	13	20	71

EASTERN MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Da'Sean Nelson	34	12-20	0-1	8-9	9	2	0	1	2	3	32
1Jalin Billingsley	32	5-7	1-1	4-8	5	0	0	0	1	2	15
30Christian Henry	39	5-10	1-4	2-2	5	9	0	0	2	1	13
44Arne Osojnik	20	0-3	0-3	2-2	3	0	0	0	2	1	2
3Jalen Terry	38	3-13	2-9	0-0	5	1	2	0	2	3	8
13Godslove Nwabude	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
22Yusuf Jihad	7	0-2	0-1	0-1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
10Dillon Tingler	18	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	3	0	0	5	5
9Trey Pettigrew	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL		27-6045.0%	5-2321.7%	16-2272.7%	34	14	5	1	10	15	75

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfniuemu

(19:43) Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:41) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(19:26) Foul on Jalin Billingsley.
(19:13) Jayden Mott missed Layup.
(19:10) Christian Henry Defensive Rebound.
(19:05) Da'Sean Nelson Turnover.
(18:44) Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:39) Christian Henry Defensive Rebound.
(18:28) Arne Osojnik Turnover.
(18:19) Jayden Mott missed Layup.
(18:19) Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Da'Sean Nelson Block.
(17:59) Jalin Billingsley missed Jumper.
(17:56) Jayden Mott Defensive Rebound.
(17:40) Kailon Nicholls missed
(17:37) Da'Sean Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(17:33) Jalen Terry missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:29) Arne Osojnik Offensive Rebound.
(17:28) Da'Sean Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:23) Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:12) Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
20
(16:50) Foul on Ethan Butler.
(16:45) Foul on Kailon Nicholls.
+1 (16:45) Jalin Billingsley made Free Throw.
21
+1 (16:44) Jalin Billingsley made Free Throw.
22
+2 (16:30) Ethan Butler made Layup.
42
(16:07) Foul on James Dent Jr..
(15:58) Jalen Terry missed Jumper.
(15:55) Kailon Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
(15:50) Kailon Nicholls Turnover.
(15:50) Jalen Terry Steal.
(15:46) Foul on Ethan Butler.
(15:46) Official TV Timeout
+1 (15:46) Da'Sean Nelson made Free Throw.
43
+1 (15:46) Da'Sean Nelson made Free Throw.
44
(15:22) Foul on Christian Henry.
+1 (15:22) James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
54
(15:22) James Dent Jr. missed Free Throw.
(15:22) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:22) James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
64
(15:21) Foul on Quentin Jones.
+2 (15:03) Da'Sean Nelson made Layup. Assisted by Christian Henry.
66
(14:44) Quentin Jones missed Jumper.
(14:40) Godslove Nwabude Defensive Rebound.
(14:27) Christian Henry missed Jumper.
(14:22) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:14) Joe Munden Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
96
(13:52) Dillon Tingler missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:51) Godslove Nwabude Offensive Rebound.
(13:51) Foul on James Dent Jr..
+2 (13:45) Da'Sean Nelson made Jumper.
98
(13:19) Quaran McPherson Turnover.
+3 (13:09) Christian Henry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Sean Nelson.
911
+2 (12:58) Quentin Jones made Jumper.
1111
(12:36) Jalen Terry missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:33) Jalen Terry Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:32) Jalen Terry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Godslove Nwabude.
1114
(12:16) Foul on Dillon Tingler.
(12:04) Quentin Jones missed Jumper.
(12:01) Quaran McPherson Offensive Rebound.
(12:01) Foul on Dillon Tingler.
+1 (12:01) Quaran McPherson made Free Throw.
1214
+1 (12:01) Quaran McPherson made Free Throw.
1314
(11:32) Jalen Terry Turnover.
(11:32) Quentin Jones Steal.
(11:26) Quentin Jones missed Layup.
(11:22) Trey Pettigrew Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:18) Jalin Billingsley made Dunk. Assisted by Trey Pettigrew.
1316
(10:51) Quaran McPherson Turnover.
(10:51) Official TV Timeout
+2 (10:25) Christian Henry made Jumper.
1318
(10:10) Joe Munden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:06) Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.
(9:53) Yusuf Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:51) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:44) Kailon Nicholls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
1618
(9:18) Christian Henry missed Layup.
(9:14) Joe Munden Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:09) Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
1818
(8:50) Yusuf Jihad Turnover.
+3 (8:37) James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Butler.
2118
(8:24) Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:19) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:10) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:08) Da'Sean Nelson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:03) Jalen Terry made Layup.
2120
+3 (7:33) Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Munden Jr..
2420
(7:17) Jalen Terry missed Jumper.
(7:16) Jalin Billingsley Offensive Rebound.
(7:16) Foul on Quentin Jones.
(7:16) Jalin Billingsley missed Free Throw.
(7:16) Eastern Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:16) Jalin Billingsley missed Free Throw.
(7:15) Arne Osojnik Offensive Rebound.
(7:15) Foul on Joe Munden Jr..
+1 (7:15) Arne Osojnik made Free Throw.
2421
+1 (7:15) Arne Osojnik made Free Throw.
2422
+2 (6:56) Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
2622
+2 (6:42) Da'Sean Nelson made Layup.
2624
+3 (6:22) Kailon Nicholls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
2924
(6:07) Jalen Terry missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:03) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:48) Kailon Nicholls made Jumper.
3124
(5:46) Eastern Michigan Timeout
(5:21) Da'Sean Nelson missed Layup.
(5:18) Foul on Joe Munden Jr..
+1 (5:18) Jalin Billingsley made Free Throw.
3125
(5:18) Jalin Billingsley missed Free Throw.
(5:18) Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
(5:17) Christian Henry Offensive Rebound.
(5:03) Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:00) Jalen Terry Defensive Rebound.
(4:57) Jalen Terry missed Layup.
(4:57) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(4:57) Kailon Nicholls Block.
+2 (4:52) Da'Sean Nelson made Layup. Assisted by Christian Henry.
3127
(4:35) Quaran McPherson Turnover.
(4:15) Da'Sean Nelson Turnover.
(4:15) James Dent Jr. Steal.
(4:05) Joe Munden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:03) Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(3:47) Foul on Quentin Jones.
(3:47) Official TV Timeout
+1 (3:47) Da'Sean Nelson made Free Throw.
3128
+1 (3:47) Da'Sean Nelson made Free Throw.
3129
(3:24) James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.
(3:19) Da'Sean Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(3:12) Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:07) Jalen Terry Offensive Rebound.
(3:04) Jalin Billingsley Turnover.
(2:56) Ethan Butler Turnover.
+2 (2:39) Da'Sean Nelson made Layup.
3131
+3 (2:22) Quaran McPherson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
3431
(2:14) Christian Henry Turnover.
(2:14) Quaran McPherson Steal.
(2:09) Quaran McPherson missed Layup.
(2:04) Da'Sean Nelson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:54) Da'Sean Nelson made Layup.
3433
(1:28) Joe Munden Jr. missed Layup.
(1:26) Godslove Nwabude Defensive Rebound.
(1:20) Da'Sean Nelson missed Jumper.
(1:18) Foul on Da'Sean Nelson.
(1:18) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+3 (1:08) Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Butler.
3733
(0:52) Jalen Terry missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:49) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:34) Kailon Nicholls missed Jumper.
(0:30) Jalen Terry Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

NIU

EMU

71Points75

21-53(39.6%)Field Goal(%)27-60(45%)

10-23(43.5%)3-Point(%)5-23(21.7%)

19-21(90.5%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)

30(4)Rebounds(Offensive)39(10)

12Assists14

4Steals5

2Blocks1

13Turnovers11

20(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

7Largest Lead8

Game Details

Saturday, January 4, 2025 · 2:00 PM

Convocation Center (MI) · Ypsilanti, MI

attendance: 1,535 (17.5%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: EMU -6.5

over/under: 146.5