N Illinois (70) vs W Michigan (72) · Jan 21, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Jan 21, 2025

Game Recap

Western Michigan wins 72-70 against Northern Illinois. Chansey Willis Jr. had 18 points in Western Michigan's 72-70 win over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night.

Box Score

	1	2	T
NIU	27	43	70
WMU	39	33	72

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Tsvet Sotirov	33	2-7	2-7	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	3	6
15Ethan Butler	27	4-5	0-0	5-5	2	0	0	3	3	4	13
14James Dent Jr.	33	7-13	2-6	2-2	4	3	2	2	1	4	18
1Quentin Jones	39	7-10	2-3	1-1	5	7	2	2	4	4	17
24Quaran McPherson	30	3-10	1-3	4-4	9	0	0	0	1	2	11
11Jayden Mott	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
7Nasir Muhammad	14	1-6	0-3	2-2	3	0	1	0	0	1	4
5Kailon Nicholls	18	0-3	0-3	1-2	1	2	0	0	1	2	1
TOTAL		24-5444.4%	7-2528.0%	15-1693.8%	26	12	6	8	10	21	70

WESTERN MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
20Owen Lobsinger	21	1-6	0-3	0-0	5	1	1	0	4	3	2
2Chansey Willis Jr.	33	5-16	2-5	6-8	3	7	1	1	2	2	18
4JaVaughn Hannah	23	6-12	3-6	2-2	6	5	0	0	1	4	17
22Markhi Strickland	33	3-6	0-1	4-7	6	0	4	0	1	3	10
0Donovan Williams	32	4-8	2-3	5-7	5	1	0	0	2	3	15
10Max Burton	25	4-6	0-0	2-3	9	1	0	1	1	0	10
3EJ Ryans	16	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0
7Brandon Muntu	17	0-5	0-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
TOTAL		23-6038.3%	7-2330.4%	19-2770.4%	35	17	7	2	13	17	72

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfniuwmu

+2 (19:49) James Dent Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
20
+3 (19:17) JaVaughn Hannah made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
23
+3 (19:05) Quaran McPherson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
53
(18:32) Donovan Williams missed Layup.
(18:32) Ethan Butler Block.
(18:27) Donovan Williams Offensive Rebound.
(18:26) Owen Lobsinger missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:26) Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(18:09) Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.
(18:09) Donovan Williams missed Free Throw.
(18:09) Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.
+1 (18:09) Donovan Williams made Free Throw.
54
(18:01) Ethan Butler Turnover.
+3 (17:33) Donovan Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaVaughn Hannah.
57
(17:10) Ethan Butler missed Layup.
(17:07) Owen Lobsinger Defensive Rebound.
(17:02) Owen Lobsinger missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:58) Jayden Mott Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:46) James Dent Jr. made Layup.
77
(16:29) Donovan Williams Turnover.
(16:29) James Dent Jr. Steal.
(16:22) Foul on Owen Lobsinger.
+1 (16:22) Quaran McPherson made Free Throw.
87
+1 (16:22) Quaran McPherson made Free Throw.
97
(16:07) JaVaughn Hannah Turnover.
(16:07) Jayden Mott Steal.
+2 (16:00) James Dent Jr. made Jumper.
117
(15:39) Owen Lobsinger missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:36) JaVaughn Hannah Offensive Rebound.
(15:35) JaVaughn Hannah missed Layup.
(15:35) James Dent Jr. Block.
(15:35) Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(15:35) Official TV Timeout
(15:35) Western Michigan Timeout
(15:20) Owen Lobsinger Turnover.
(15:05) Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:01) Max Burton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:47) Max Burton made Dunk. Assisted by Owen Lobsinger.
119
(14:21) Foul on Chansey Willis Jr..
(14:11) Ethan Butler Turnover.
(13:56) Owen Lobsinger missed Layup.
(13:53) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(13:50) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:46) Jayden Mott Offensive Rebound.
(13:29) James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.
(13:27) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(13:27) Northern Illinois Turnover.
(13:23) Foul on Jayden Mott.
(13:23) Donovan Williams missed Free Throw.
(13:23) Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.
+1 (13:23) Donovan Williams made Free Throw.
1110
(13:08) Foul on EJ Ryans.
(13:01) Kailon Nicholls missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:58) Max Burton Defensive Rebound.
(12:33) Markhi Strickland missed Jumper.
(12:30) Kailon Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
(12:18) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:14) Max Burton Defensive Rebound.
(11:49) Brandon Muntu missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:46) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
(11:41) Quentin Jones Turnover.
(11:41) EJ Ryans Steal.
(11:41) Official TV Timeout
+2 (11:17) JaVaughn Hannah made Layup.
1112
+3 (10:59) James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
1412
(10:44) Owen Lobsinger missed Layup.
(10:44) Ethan Butler Block.
(10:44) Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:30) Chansey Willis Jr. made Layup.
1414
(10:30) Foul on Kailon Nicholls.
+1 (10:30) Chansey Willis Jr. made Free Throw.
1415
+3 (10:19) Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kailon Nicholls.
1715
(10:09) Markhi Strickland missed Layup.
(10:06) Markhi Strickland Offensive Rebound.
(9:57) Markhi Strickland Turnover.
(9:57) Quentin Jones Steal.
(9:54) Kailon Nicholls Turnover.
(9:54) Owen Lobsinger Steal.
+2 (9:34) Donovan Williams made Layup. Assisted by JaVaughn Hannah.
1717
(9:22) Quaran McPherson missed Layup.
(9:19) Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:16) Markhi Strickland made Dunk. Assisted by JaVaughn Hannah.
1719
(8:49) Foul on JaVaughn Hannah.
(8:49) Northern Illinois Timeout
(8:42) Nasir Muhammad missed Jumper.
(8:39) Markhi Strickland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:19) Chansey Willis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Williams.
1722
(7:49) Nasir Muhammad missed Layup.
(7:47) Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.
(7:44) Official TV Timeout
(7:27) JaVaughn Hannah missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:24) Markhi Strickland Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:18) Donovan Williams made Layup.
1724
(7:18) Foul on Ethan Butler.
+1 (7:18) Donovan Williams made Free Throw.
1725
+2 (7:06) James Dent Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Kailon Nicholls.
1925
+3 (6:52) JaVaughn Hannah made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by EJ Ryans.
1928
(6:28) Quaran McPherson missed Jumper.
(6:24) JaVaughn Hannah Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:13) Markhi Strickland made Layup. Assisted by Max Burton.
1930
(6:13) Foul on James Dent Jr..
+1 (6:13) Markhi Strickland made Free Throw.
1931
(5:49) James Dent Jr. Turnover.
(5:49) Markhi Strickland Steal.
(5:49) Foul on James Dent Jr..
(5:34) Donovan Williams Turnover.
(5:34) Quentin Jones Steal.
+2 (5:19) Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
2131
(5:19) Foul on JaVaughn Hannah.
+1 (5:19) Ethan Butler made Free Throw.
2231
+3 (4:51) Donovan Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by EJ Ryans.
2234
(4:31) Foul on Markhi Strickland.
+1 (4:31) Ethan Butler made Free Throw.
2334
+1 (4:31) Ethan Butler made Free Throw.
2434
(4:02) Max Burton missed Jumper.
(3:59) Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
(3:52) Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:49) Owen Lobsinger Defensive Rebound.
(3:44) EJ Ryans Turnover.
(3:44) Official TV Timeout
(3:27) Quaran McPherson missed Layup.
(3:25) Western Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(3:01) Max Burton Turnover.
(2:48) Quentin Jones Turnover.
(2:48) Chansey Willis Jr. Steal.
(2:45) Foul on Quentin Jones.
(2:45) Chansey Willis Jr. missed Free Throw.
(2:44) Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
(2:38) Quaran McPherson missed Layup.
(2:38) Max Burton Block.
(2:35) Chansey Willis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(2:32) Brandon Muntu missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:30) Markhi Strickland Offensive Rebound.
(2:30) Foul on Ethan Butler.
+1 (2:30) Markhi Strickland made Free Throw.
2435
(2:30) Markhi Strickland missed Free Throw.
(2:29) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
(2:20) Ethan Butler Turnover.
+2 (2:05) Max Burton made Layup. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
2437
(2:05) Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.
(2:05) Owen Lobsinger Turnover.
(1:52) Foul on Markhi Strickland.
+1 (1:52) Kailon Nicholls made Free Throw.
2537
(1:52) Kailon Nicholls missed Free Throw.
(1:51) Max Burton Defensive Rebound.
(1:23) Brandon Muntu Turnover.
(1:11) Quentin Jones missed Jumper.
(1:08) Chansey Willis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:55) Chansey Willis Jr. made Layup.
2539
(0:38) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:35) James Dent Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(0:35) Foul on Brandon Muntu.
+1 (0:35) Ethan Butler made Free Throw.
2639
+1 (0:35) Ethan Butler made Free Throw.
2739
(0:06) Chansey Willis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:02) Max Burton Offensive Rebound.
(0:01) Brandon Muntu missed Jumper.
(0:01) Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

NIU

WMU

70Points72

24-54(44.4%)Field Goal(%)23-60(38.3%)

7-25(28%)3-Point(%)7-23(30.4%)

15-16(93.8%)Free Throw(%)19-27(70.4%)

27(6)Rebounds(Offensive)42(19)

12Assists17

6Steals7

8Blocks2

12Turnovers14

21(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

4Largest Lead15

Game Details

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 · 7:00 PM

University Arena (MI) · Kalamazoo, MI

attendance: 1,232 (22.7%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WMU -10.5

over/under: 150.5