W Michigan (74) vs N Illinois (70) · Mar 1, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Mar 1, 2025

Game Recap

Willis scores 17, Western Michigan takes down Northern Illinois 74-70. Chansey Willis Jr. scored 17 points as Western Michigan beat Northern Illinois 74-70 on Saturday.

Box Score

	1	2	T
WMU	43	31	74
NIU	34	36	70

WESTERN MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Max Burton	25	2-2	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	2	4
2Chansey Willis Jr.	36	6-16	1-6	4-5	5	7	2	0	3	1	17
4JaVaughn Hannah	36	3-11	0-6	1-1	5	1	2	1	1	0	7
22Markhi Strickland	33	5-13	1-1	3-6	4	0	2	0	2	2	14
0Donovan Williams	36	4-9	2-3	0-2	11	2	3	0	1	1	10
15Seryee Lewis	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
20Owen Lobsinger	17	3-6	3-5	3-4	7	0	0	0	1	4	12
3EJ Ryans	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
7Brandon Muntu	10	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6
TOTAL	-	27-6243.5%	9-2437.5%	11-1861.1%	38	11	9	1	8	13	74

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Jayden Mott	14	2-2	0-0	0-2	3	1	0	0	1	4	4
2Tsvet Sotirov	39	3-7	3-7	1-2	8	1	1	0	0	3	10
14James Dent Jr.	39	3-13	1-8	2-5	2	6	1	1	3	1	9
7Nasir Muhammad	25	2-6	1-4	1-1	2	1	0	0	1	0	6
1Quentin Jones	40	10-17	5-7	0-1	8	5	2	1	6	2	25
5Kailon Nicholls	14	3-3	2-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	3	2	8
22Steven Tipton	13	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
3Joe Munden Jr.	16	2-3	1-1	0-0	3	2	1	1	0	3	5

TOTAL	-	26-5349.1%	14-3046.7%	4-1136.4%	28	17	5	3	14	15	70

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfwmuniu

(20:00) Start game
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Western Michigan
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Northern Illinois
+3 (19:37) Donovan Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaVaughn Hannah.
30
(19:19) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:16) Max Burton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:53) Markhi Strickland made Layup.
50
+3 (18:33) Nasir Muhammad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
53
(18:33) Foul on Chansey Willis Jr..
+1 (18:33) Nasir Muhammad made Free Throw.
54
+2 (18:15) Markhi Strickland made Layup.
74
(17:45) Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:42) Chansey Willis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:39) Markhi Strickland missed Layup.
(17:36) Markhi Strickland Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:35) Markhi Strickland made Layup.
94
(17:05) Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:03) Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.
(16:57) Donovan Williams missed Layup.
(16:55) Jayden Mott Defensive Rebound.
(16:35) Quentin Jones Turnover.
(16:35) Markhi Strickland Steal.
(16:24) Chansey Willis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:21) Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound.
(16:13) Jayden Mott Turnover.
(16:13) Chansey Willis Jr. Steal.
(16:09) Donovan Williams missed Layup.
(16:09) James Dent Jr. Block.
(16:09) Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(16:09) Max Burton subbing out for Western Michigan
(16:09) Owen Lobsinger subbing in for Western Michigan
(16:08) JaVaughn Hannah subbing out for Western Michigan
(16:08) Brandon Muntu subbing in for Western Michigan
+3 (15:53) Owen Lobsinger made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Williams.
124
(15:36) James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.
(15:33) Owen Lobsinger Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:31) Markhi Strickland made Dunk. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
144
(15:31) Northern Illinois Timeout
(15:31) Official TV Timeout
(15:31) Jayden Mott subbing out for Northern Illinois
(15:31) James Dent Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois
(15:31) Kailon Nicholls subbing in for Northern Illinois
(15:31) Steven Tipton subbing in for Northern Illinois
(15:31) Markhi Strickland subbing out for Western Michigan
(15:31) JaVaughn Hannah subbing in for Western Michigan
(15:11) Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:08) JaVaughn Hannah Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:04) Brandon Muntu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
174
+3 (14:39) Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
177
(14:31) JaVaughn Hannah missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:28) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
(14:22) Kailon Nicholls Turnover.
(14:22) Nasir Muhammad subbing out for Northern Illinois
(14:22) Joe Munden Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois
(14:22) Steven Tipton subbing out for Northern Illinois
(14:22) James Dent Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois
+2 (14:01) JaVaughn Hannah made Jumper.
197
(13:29) Joe Munden Jr. missed Jumper.
(13:26) Owen Lobsinger Defensive Rebound.
(13:16) Donovan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:14) Donovan Williams Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:11) Owen Lobsinger made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Williams.
227
+3 (12:48) Kailon Nicholls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Munden Jr..
2210
(12:29) JaVaughn Hannah missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:29) Kailon Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
(12:29) Foul on Brandon Muntu.
(12:29) Tsvet Sotirov subbing out for Northern Illinois
(12:29) Joe Munden Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois
(12:29) Nasir Muhammad subbing in for Northern Illinois
(12:29) Jayden Mott subbing in for Northern Illinois
(12:29) Donovan Williams subbing out for Western Michigan
(12:29) Chansey Willis Jr. subbing out for Western Michigan
(12:29) Brandon Muntu subbing out for Western Michigan
(12:29) EJ Ryans subbing in for Western Michigan
(12:29) Max Burton subbing in for Western Michigan
(12:29) Markhi Strickland subbing in for Western Michigan
(12:10) Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:07) Max Burton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:55) Owen Lobsinger made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by EJ Ryans.
2510
+2 (11:41) Quentin Jones made Layup.
2512
(11:34) JaVaughn Hannah Turnover.
(11:34) Official TV Timeout
(11:34) Jayden Mott subbing out for Northern Illinois
(11:34) Tsvet Sotirov subbing in for Northern Illinois
(11:22) Kailon Nicholls Turnover.
(11:05) Markhi Strickland Turnover.
(11:05) Tsvet Sotirov Steal.
(10:58) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:55) Max Burton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:32) EJ Ryans made Jumper.
2712
+2 (10:14) James Dent Jr. made Layup.
2714
(9:55) Markhi Strickland missed Jumper.
(9:52) Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound.
(9:39) Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:36) Owen Lobsinger Defensive Rebound.
(9:27) Markhi Strickland missed Jumper.
(9:25) Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound.
(9:10) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:06) Max Burton Defensive Rebound.
(8:47) JaVaughn Hannah missed Jumper.
(8:47) Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound.
(8:47) Foul on Max Burton.
(8:47) Kailon Nicholls subbing out for Northern Illinois
(8:47) Steven Tipton subbing in for Northern Illinois
(8:47) EJ Ryans subbing out for Western Michigan
(8:47) Owen Lobsinger subbing out for Western Michigan
(8:47) Donovan Williams subbing in for Western Michigan
(8:47) Seryee Lewis subbing in for Western Michigan
+2 (8:39) Quentin Jones made Layup.
2716
(8:36) Markhi Strickland subbing out for Western Michigan
(8:36) Brandon Muntu subbing in for Western Michigan
(8:17) JaVaughn Hannah subbing out for Western Michigan
(8:17) Chansey Willis Jr. subbing in for Western Michigan
+2 (8:13) Chansey Willis Jr. made Layup.
2916
(8:00) Max Burton subbing out for Western Michigan
(8:00) JaVaughn Hannah subbing in for Western Michigan
(7:55) Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:53) Western Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(7:47) Official TV Timeout
(7:34) Chansey Willis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:33) Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:19) Seryee Lewis made Dunk. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
3116
(7:05) Foul on Brandon Muntu.
(7:05) Brandon Muntu subbing out for Western Michigan
(7:05) Markhi Strickland subbing in for Western Michigan
+3 (6:55) Steven Tipton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
3119
(6:28) Markhi Strickland missed Layup.
(6:26) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:08) Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
3122
(5:51) Chansey Willis Jr. Turnover.
(5:51) Quentin Jones Steal.
+2 (5:46) Nasir Muhammad made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Jones.
3124
(5:46) Western Michigan Timeout
(5:46) Seryee Lewis subbing out for Western Michigan
(5:46) Owen Lobsinger subbing in for Western Michigan
+2 (5:37) Donovan Williams made Layup. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..
3324
(5:12) Nasir Muhammad missed Layup.
(5:09) Steven Tipton Offensive Rebound.
(5:08) Steven Tipton missed Jumper.
(5:05) Owen Lobsinger Defensive Rebound.
(5:01) Chansey Willis Jr. missed Layup.
(5:01) Quentin Jones Block.
(4:57) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
(4:56) Quentin Jones Turnover.
(4:56) Donovan Williams Steal.
+2 (4:53) Chansey Willis Jr. made Layup.
3524
(4:53) Foul on Quentin Jones.
(4:53) Nasir Muhammad subbing out for Northern Illinois
(4:53) Kailon Nicholls subbing in for Northern Illinois
+1 (4:53) Chansey Willis Jr. made Free Throw.
3624
(4:32) Quentin Jones Turnover.
(4:11) Chansey Willis Jr. Turnover.
(3:59) Foul on Owen Lobsinger.
(3:59) Official TV Timeout
(3:59) James Dent Jr. missed Free Throw.
(3:59) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:58) James Dent Jr. missed Free Throw.
(3:57) Owen Lobsinger Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:40) JaVaughn Hannah made Layup.
3824
+2 (3:22) Kailon Nicholls made Jumper.
3826
(3:14) JaVaughn Hannah missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:13) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(3:13) Steven Tipton subbing out for Northern Illinois
(3:13) Joe Munden Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois
+3 (2:56) Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper.
3829
(2:28) Owen Lobsinger missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:25) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
(2:06) Foul on Donovan Williams.
(2:06) Owen Lobsinger subbing out for Western Michigan
(2:06) Max Burton subbing in for Western Michigan
+3 (1:56) Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
3832
+3 (1:42) Chansey Willis Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
4132
+2 (1:24) Quentin Jones made Jumper.
4134
(1:13) Markhi Strickland Turnover.
(1:13) James Dent Jr. Steal.
(1:00) Kailon Nicholls subbing out for Northern Illinois
(1:00) Nasir Muhammad subbing in for Northern Illinois
(0:55) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:51) Max Burton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:30) Chansey Willis Jr. made Layup.
4334
(0:01) Quentin Jones missed Jumper.
(0:01) Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

WMU

NIU

74Points70

27-62(43.5%)Field Goal(%)26-53(49.1%)

9-24(37.5%)3-Point(%)14-30(46.7%)

11-18(61.1%)Free Throw(%)4-11(36.4%)

41(13)Rebounds(Offensive)30(4)

11Assists17

9Steals5

1Blocks3

8Turnovers14

13(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

15Largest Lead1

Game Details

Saturday, March 1, 2025 · 5:00 PM

NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL

attendance: 2,484 (24.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WMU -4.5

over/under: 148.5