C Michigan (71) vs N Illinois (66) · Jan 18, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Jan 18, 2025

Game Recap

Heady's 16 help Central Michigan knock off Northern Illinois 71-66. Jakobi Heady's 16 points helped Central Michigan defeat Northern Illinois 71-66 on Saturday.

Box Score

	1	2	T
CMU	35	36	71
NIU	29	37	66

CENTRAL MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Quentin Heady	18	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	4	4
21Ugnius Jarusevicius	14	1-3	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	4
0Jakobi Heady	39	8-16	0-3	0-0	9	1	2	0	2	1	16
2Cayden Vasko	32	5-7	3-3	2-2	4	5	1	1	4	2	15
30Anthony Pritchard	38	5-14	1-1	2-4	6	9	3	0	6	2	13
13Bryan Ndjonga	15	3-3	0-0	0-1	3	0	0	1	1	1	6
1Shaedon Simpson	7	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
7Damarion Bonds	11	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
4Kyler Vanderjagt	26	5-9	2-4	1-2	1	2	0	0	1	1	13
TOTAL		29-6048.3%	6-1442.9%	7-1163.6%	35	18	7	2	14	16	71

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Tsvet Sotirov	23	0-4	0-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
15Ethan Butler	35	3-5	1-2	2-3	7	2	0	1	1	3	9
14James Dent Jr.	40	3-11	2-5	1-4	7	3	2	1	3	0	9
1Quentin Jones	38	4-12	2-5	2-2	2	4	1	0	3	3	12
5Kailon Nicholls	28	4-9	2-3	1-2	3	3	3	0	2	2	11
11Jayden Mott	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
24Quaran McPherson	32	8-12	5-7	1-4	4	0	0	0	0	2	22


TOTAL		23-5442.6%	13-2748.1%	7-1546.7%	23	13	6	2	9	12	66

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfcmuniu

+2 (19:35) Jakobi Heady made Jumper. Assisted by Cayden Vasko.
20
(19:26) Kailon Nicholls Turnover.
(19:26) Jakobi Heady Steal.
+2 (19:21) Jakobi Heady made Dunk.
40
+3 (18:53) Ethan Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kailon Nicholls.
43
(18:23) Ugnius Jarusevicius missed Layup.
(18:20) Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:06) Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Butler.
46
(17:40) Ugnius Jarusevicius missed Layup.
(17:38) Anthony Pritchard Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:29) Anthony Pritchard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cayden Vasko.
76
(17:11) Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:08) Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:00) Jakobi Heady made Jumper.
96
(16:48) Kailon Nicholls missed Jumper.
(16:46) Jakobi Heady Defensive Rebound.
(16:43) Jakobi Heady Turnover.
(16:43) Kailon Nicholls Steal.
(16:38) Quentin Jones missed Layup.
(16:35) Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.
(16:24) Jakobi Heady missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:21) Anthony Pritchard Offensive Rebound.
(16:21) Anthony Pritchard Turnover.
(15:53) James Dent Jr. Turnover.
(15:53) Official TV Timeout
(15:27) Cayden Vasko Turnover.
+3 (15:09) Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
99
(14:46) Anthony Pritchard Turnover.
+2 (14:31) Quentin Jones made Layup.
911
(14:01) Jakobi Heady missed Jumper.
(13:58) Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:44) Quaran McPherson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Butler.
914
(13:23) Anthony Pritchard missed Layup.
(13:20) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(13:13) James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.
(13:09) Ugnius Jarusevicius Defensive Rebound.
(12:54) Damarion Bonds missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:51) Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
(12:37) Ethan Butler Turnover.
(12:37) Anthony Pritchard Steal.
+2 (12:32) Anthony Pritchard made Layup.
1114
(12:15) Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:12) Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(11:55) Shaedon Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:52) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:48) James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
1117
(11:48) Foul on Shaedon Simpson.
(11:48) Official TV Timeout
+1 (11:48) James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
1118
(11:23) Kyler Vanderjagt missed Jumper.
(11:20) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:04) Quaran McPherson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
1121
(10:46) Cayden Vasko missed Layup.
(10:44) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:22) Quaran McPherson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tsvet Sotirov.
1124
(10:22) Central Michigan Timeout
(10:07) Anthony Pritchard missed Layup.
(10:04) Anthony Pritchard Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:01) Kyler Vanderjagt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
1424
(9:34) Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:32) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(9:22) Kyler Vanderjagt missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:19) Ugnius Jarusevicius Offensive Rebound.
(9:19) Kyler Vanderjagt Turnover.
(9:13) Foul on Ugnius Jarusevicius.
(9:13) Foul on Ugnius Jarusevicius.
+3 (8:58) Jayden Mott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
1427
+2 (8:44) Bryan Ndjonga made Jumper. Assisted by Cayden Vasko.
1627
(8:23) Quentin Jones Turnover.
+3 (8:13) Cayden Vasko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
1927
(7:52) Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:49) Cayden Vasko Defensive Rebound.
(7:48) Foul on Kailon Nicholls.
(7:48) Official TV Timeout
(7:41) Jakobi Heady missed Layup.
(7:37) Bryan Ndjonga Offensive Rebound.
(7:30) Anthony Pritchard missed Layup.
(7:28) Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
(7:22) James Dent Jr. missed Dunk.
(7:22) Bryan Ndjonga Block.
(7:17) James Dent Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(7:01) Quaran McPherson missed Jumper.
(6:59) Bryan Ndjonga Defensive Rebound.
(6:40) Shaedon Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:39) Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(6:39) Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.
+2 (6:23) Kyler Vanderjagt made Jumper.
2127
(6:14) Kailon Nicholls Turnover.
(6:14) Cayden Vasko Steal.
(6:10) Cayden Vasko missed Layup.
(6:05) Anthony Pritchard Offensive Rebound.
(6:05) Anthony Pritchard missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(6:04) Kailon Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
(5:43) Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:43) Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:21) Cayden Vasko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
2427
(4:59) Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:56) Jakobi Heady Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:34) Bryan Ndjonga made Layup.
2627
(4:21) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:18) Anthony Pritchard Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:10) Cayden Vasko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
2927
+2 (3:40) Quaran McPherson made Jumper.
2929
+2 (3:33) Anthony Pritchard made Layup.
3129
(3:24) Quentin Jones Turnover.
(3:24) Quentin Heady Steal.
(3:19) Jakobi Heady missed Layup.
(3:19) Ethan Butler Block.
(3:15) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:13) Quentin Jones missed Layup.
(3:13) Cayden Vasko Block.
(3:10) Jakobi Heady Defensive Rebound.
(2:56) Jakobi Heady missed Layup.
(2:53) Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
(2:38) James Dent Jr. Turnover.
(2:38) Anthony Pritchard Steal.
+2 (2:35) Anthony Pritchard made Layup.
3329
(2:35) Northern Illinois Timeout
(2:18) Foul on Shaedon Simpson.
(2:00) Ethan Butler missed Layup.
(1:57) Ethan Butler Offensive Rebound.
(1:55) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:51) Damarion Bonds Defensive Rebound.
(1:33) Cayden Vasko Turnover.
(1:33) James Dent Jr. Steal.
(1:27) James Dent Jr. missed Layup.
(1:25) Quentin Heady Defensive Rebound.
(1:20) Central Michigan Timeout
+2 (1:08) Quentin Heady made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Pritchard.
3529
(0:38) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:38) Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(0:09) Anthony Pritchard missed Jumper.
(0:09) Damarion Bonds Offensive Rebound.
(0:09) Damarion Bonds missed Layup.
(0:09) Quentin Heady Offensive Rebound.
(0:09) Quentin Heady missed Layup.
(0:08) Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(0:04) Jakobi Heady missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

CMU

NIU

71Points66

29-60(48.3%)Field Goal(%)23-54(42.6%)

6-14(42.9%)3-Point(%)13-27(48.1%)

7-11(63.6%)Free Throw(%)7-15(46.7%)

44(16)Rebounds(Offensive)26(8)

18Assists13

7Steals6

2Blocks2

14Turnovers10

16(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

8Largest Lead13

Game Details

Saturday, January 18, 2025 · 2:00 PM

NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL

attendance: 1,320 (13.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: CMU -9.5

over/under: 142.5