Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Miami (OH) Redhawks

Feb 25, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NIU	28	30	58
M-OH	46	41	87

Game Recap

Byers and Elmer score 22 points apiece to help Miami (Ohio) knock off Northern Illinois 87-58. Brant Byers and Eian Elmer scored 22 points apiece to lead Miami (Ohio) to an 87-58 victory over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Tsvet Sotirov	33	4-10	0-5	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2	8
14James Dent Jr.	34	4-10	1-5	3-4	6	4	1	0	3	4	12
7Nas Muhammad	33	6-14	3-9	2-2	4	0	1	0	3	1	17
1Quentin Jones	29	3-10	1-6	3-3	4	3	1	0	4	0	10
3Joe Munden Jr.	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
11Jayden Mott	12	1-2	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	3
5Kailon Nicholls	18	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	5	2
22Steven Tipton	32	3-7	0-2	0-0	3	1	2	1	0	2	6
23Mo Sall	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0






TOTAL	-	22-5937.3%	5-2917.2%	9-1181.8%	24	10	5	2	11	16	58

MIAMI (OH)	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Antwone Woolfolk	20	2-5	0-1	1-2	5	2	0	1	4	3	5
4Kam Craft	19	0-5	0-3	0-0	4	1	1	0	1	1	0
0Eian Elmer	25	8-14	5-9	1-2	4	1	0	1	0	1	22
11Mekhi Cooper	19	1-1	1-1	2-3	5	5	6	0	1	2	5
5Peter Suder	23	3-6	0-1	0-0	7	1	0	0	1	0	6
35Reece Potter	15	5-6	0-1	1-3	5	2	0	0	1	4	11
24Jackson Kotecki	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
29Ethan Wright	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
22Brant Byers	20	7-8	4-5	4-4	5	3	1	0	0	1	22
6Jack Sauer	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33Blake Anderson	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Evan Ipsaro	17	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	4	0	0	1	2	4
8Eli Yofan	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
3Luke Skaljac	19	3-5	2-3	0-0	0	6	2	0	0	2	8
25Dan Luers	9	1-4	0-3	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
TOTAL	-	32-6053.3%	12-2941.4%	11-1668.8%	42	25	10	2	11	16	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNIUM-OH

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Miami (OH).
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Northern Illinois.
(19:45) Kam Craft missed Layup.
(19:45) Joe Munden Jr. Block.
(19:41) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(19:24) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:20) Mekhi Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(19:15) Eian Elmer missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:13) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
(18:56) Joe Munden Jr. missed Layup.
(18:52) Antwone Woolfolk Defensive Rebound.
(18:48) Peter Suder Turnover.
(18:30) Quentin Jones missed Layup.
(18:30) Antwone Woolfolk Block.
(18:27) Peter Suder Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:12) Eian Elmer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mekhi Cooper.
03
(17:56) James Dent Jr. Turnover.
(17:56) Mekhi Cooper Steal.
+2 (17:48) Eian Elmer made Layup. Assisted by Kam Craft.
05
(17:32) Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:30) Kam Craft Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:20) Peter Suder made Layup. Assisted by Antwone Woolfolk.
07
(17:01) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:58) Kam Craft Defensive Rebound.
(16:48) Antwone Woolfolk missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:44) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:19) Foul on Mekhi Cooper.
(16:11) Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:09) Kam Craft Defensive Rebound.
(15:46) Kam Craft missed Jumper.
(15:43) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
(15:33) Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:29) Mekhi Cooper Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:24) Reece Potter made Layup. Assisted by Mekhi Cooper.
09
(15:10) Quentin Jones missed Jumper.
(15:09) Reece Potter Defensive Rebound.
(15:09) Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.
+3 (14:53) Brant Byers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Peter Suder.
012
(14:21) Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:19) Peter Suder Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:07) Peter Suder made Layup. Assisted by Reece Potter.
014
+2 (13:36) Tsvet Sotirov made Jumper.
214
+2 (13:28) Reece Potter made Layup. Assisted by Evan Ipsaro.
216
(13:28) Foul on Kailon Nicholls.
(13:28) Reece Potter missed Free Throw.
(13:28) Jayden Mott Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:09) Steven Tipton made Layup.
416
+3 (12:54) Luke Skaljac made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Evan Ipsaro.
419
+2 (12:29) Steven Tipton made Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
619
+2 (12:12) Brant Byers made Layup. Assisted by Evan Ipsaro.
621
+2 (11:53) James Dent Jr. made Jumper.
821
(11:53) Foul on Evan Ipsaro.
+1 (11:53) James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
921
+2 (11:40) Evan Ipsaro made Layup.
923
(11:16) James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.
(11:13) Reece Potter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:09) Brant Byers made Dunk. Assisted by Luke Skaljac.
925
(10:40) Jayden Mott missed Jumper.
(10:30) Brant Byers Defensive Rebound.
(10:21) Luke Skaljac missed Layup.
(10:21) Miami (OH) Offensive Rebound.
(10:21) Foul on Reece Potter.
(10:01) Foul on Eian Elmer.
+2 (10:00) James Dent Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Kailon Nicholls.
1125
(9:46) Antwone Woolfolk missed Layup.
(9:46) Antwone Woolfolk Offensive Rebound.
(9:46) Foul on Jayden Mott.
(9:46) Antwone Woolfolk missed Free Throw.
(9:46) Miami (OH) Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:46) Antwone Woolfolk made Free Throw.
1126
(9:31) Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:31) Eian Elmer Block.
(9:28) Antwone Woolfolk Defensive Rebound.
(9:20) Antwone Woolfolk Turnover.
(9:20) Quentin Jones Steal.
+2 (9:09) Quentin Jones made Layup.
1326
+2 (9:02) Peter Suder made Layup.
1328
(8:33) Kailon Nicholls missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:30) Tsvet Sotirov Offensive Rebound.
(8:24) Nasir Muhammad Turnover.
(8:24) Mekhi Cooper Steal.
+2 (8:02) Antwone Woolfolk made Layup.
1330
(7:44) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:42) Antwone Woolfolk Defensive Rebound.
(7:31) Peter Suder missed Jumper.
(7:27) Peter Suder Offensive Rebound.
(7:26) Eian Elmer missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:21) Peter Suder Offensive Rebound.
(7:20) Peter Suder missed Layup.
(7:18) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:16) Nasir Muhammad made Layup. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
1530
(7:16) Foul on Antwone Woolfolk.
+1 (7:16) Nasir Muhammad made Free Throw.
1630
(7:03) Foul on Steven Tipton.
(7:01) Reece Potter missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:57) Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound.
(6:34) Quentin Jones Turnover.
(6:28) Brant Byers missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:25) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:57) James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tsvet Sotirov.
1930
(5:42) Foul on Reece Potter.
(5:42) Reece Potter Turnover.
(5:28) Quentin Jones Turnover.
(5:28) Brant Byers Steal.
+2 (5:24) Evan Ipsaro made Layup. Assisted by Brant Byers.
1932
(5:03) Joe Munden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:03) Miami (OH) Defensive Rebound.
(4:50) Foul on James Dent Jr..
(4:45) Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.
(4:40) Foul on Antwone Woolfolk.
(4:40) Antwone Woolfolk Turnover.
(4:40) Technical Foul on Northern Illinois.
(4:40) Northern Illinois Turnover.
+1 (4:40) Brant Byers made Free Throw.
1933
+1 (4:40) Brant Byers made Free Throw.
1934
(4:20) Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:16) Eian Elmer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:58) Luke Skaljac made Layup. Assisted by Reece Potter.
1936
(3:42) Kailon Nicholls missed Jumper.
(3:40) Brant Byers Defensive Rebound.
(3:26) Foul on Kailon Nicholls.
(3:26) Eian Elmer missed Free Throw.
(3:26) Miami (OH) Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:26) Eian Elmer made Free Throw.
1937
(3:09) Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:06) Reece Potter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:49) Eian Elmer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Skaljac.
1940
+2 (2:30) Tsvet Sotirov made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
2140
+2 (2:16) Reece Potter made Jumper. Assisted by Luke Skaljac.
2142
+3 (2:03) Nasir Muhammad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
2442
+3 (1:50) Brant Byers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Skaljac.
2445
(1:35) Foul on Brant Byers.
(1:35) James Dent Jr. missed Free Throw.
(1:35) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:35) James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
2545
+1 (1:35) James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
2645
(1:20) Peter Suder missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:18) Mekhi Cooper Offensive Rebound.
(1:18) Foul on James Dent Jr..
(1:18) Reece Potter missed Free Throw.
(1:18) Miami (OH) Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:18) Reece Potter made Free Throw.
2646
(1:02) Foul on Reece Potter.
+1 (1:02) Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
2746
+1 (1:02) Quentin Jones made Free Throw.
2846
(0:39) Mekhi Cooper Turnover.
(0:39) Nasir Muhammad Steal.
(0:08) Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:04) Eian Elmer Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Eian Elmer missed Jumper.
(0:00) Peter Suder Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NIU

M-OH

58Points87

22-59(37.3%)Field Goal(%)32-60(53.3%)

5-29(17.2%)3-Point(%)12-29(41.4%)

9-11(81.8%)Free Throw(%)11-16(68.8%)

24(3)Rebounds(Offensive)44(9)

10Assists25

5Steals10

2Blocks2

13Turnovers11

17(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

0Largest Lead33

Game Details

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Millett Hall · Oxford, OH

attendance: 2,197 (34.3%)

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