Eastern Michigan 75-71 Northern Illinois (Jan 4, 2025) Play-by-Play

Northern Illinois Huskies

4-9, 0-1 Conference

	1	2	T
NIU	37	34	71
EMU	33	42	75

Eastern Michigan Eagles

7-6, 1-0 Conference

TIME		NIU	EMU
19:43	Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:41	Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:26	Foul on Jalin Billingsley.	0	0
19:13	Jayden Mott missed Layup.	0	0
19:10	Christian Henry Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:05	Da'Sean Nelson Turnover.	0	0
18:44	Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:39	Christian Henry Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:28	Arne Osojnik Turnover.	0	0
18:19	Jayden Mott missed Layup.	0	0
18:19	Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:19	Da'Sean Nelson Block.	0	0
17:59	Jalin Billingsley missed Jumper.	0	0
17:56	Jayden Mott Defensive Rebound.	0	0
17:40	Kailon Nicholls missed	0	0
17:37	Da'Sean Nelson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
17:33	Jalen Terry missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
17:29	Arne Osojnik Offensive Rebound.	0	0
17:28	Da'Sean Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
17:23	Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.	0	0
17:12	Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by James Dent Jr..	2	0
16:50	Foul on Ethan Butler.	2	0
16:45	Foul on Kailon Nicholls.	2	0
16:45	Jalin Billingsley made Free Throw.	2	1
16:44	Jalin Billingsley made Free Throw.	2	2
16:30	Ethan Butler made Layup.	4	2
16:07	Foul on James Dent Jr..	4	2
15:58	Jalen Terry missed Jumper.	4	2
15:55	Kailon Nicholls Defensive Rebound.	4	2
15:50	Kailon Nicholls Turnover.	4	2
15:50	Jalen Terry Steal.	4	2
15:46	Foul on Ethan Butler.	4	2
15:46	Official TV Timeout	4	2
15:46	Da'Sean Nelson made Free Throw.	4	3
15:46	Da'Sean Nelson made Free Throw.	4	4
15:22	Foul on Christian Henry.	4	4
15:22	James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.	5	4
15:22	James Dent Jr. missed Free Throw.	5	4
15:22	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	5	4
15:22	James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.	6	4
15:21	Foul on Quentin Jones.	6	4
15:03	Da'Sean Nelson made Layup. Assisted by Christian Henry.	6	6
14:44	Quentin Jones missed Jumper.	6	6
14:40	Godslove Nwabude Defensive Rebound.	6	6
14:27	Christian Henry missed Jumper.	6	6
14:22	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	6	6
14:14	Joe Munden Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.	9	6
13:52	Dillon Tingler missed Three Point Jumper.	9	6
13:51	Godslove Nwabude Offensive Rebound.	9	6
13:51	Foul on James Dent Jr..	9	6
13:45	Da'Sean Nelson made Jumper.	9	8
13:19	Quaran McPherson Turnover.	9	8
13:09	Christian Henry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Sean Nelson.	9	11
12:58	Quentin Jones made Jumper.	11	11
12:36	Jalen Terry missed Three Point Jumper.	11	11
12:33	Jalen Terry Offensive Rebound.	11	11
12:32	Jalen Terry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Godslove Nwabude.	11	14
12:16	Foul on Dillon Tingler.	11	14
12:04	Quentin Jones missed Jumper.	11	14
12:01	Quaran McPherson Offensive Rebound.	11	14
12:01	Foul on Dillon Tingler.	11	14
12:01	Quaran McPherson made Free Throw.	12	14
12:01	Quaran McPherson made Free Throw.	13	14
11:32	Jalen Terry Turnover.	13	14
11:32	Quentin Jones Steal.	13	14
11:26	Quentin Jones missed Layup.	13	14
11:22	Trey Pettigrew Defensive Rebound.	13	14
11:18	Jalin Billingsley made Dunk. Assisted by Trey Pettigrew.	13	16
10:51	Quaran McPherson Turnover.	13	16
10:51	Official TV Timeout	13	16
10:25	Christian Henry made Jumper.	13	18
10:10	Joe Munden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	13	18
10:06	Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.	13	18
9:53	Yusuf Jihad missed Three Point Jumper.	13	18
9:51	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	13	18
9:44	Kailon Nicholls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..	16	18
9:18	Christian Henry missed Layup.	16	18
9:14	Joe Munden Jr. Defensive Rebound.	16	18
9:09	Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Jones.	18	18
8:50	Yusuf Jihad Turnover.	18	18
8:37	James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Butler.	21	18
8:24	Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.	21	18
8:19	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	21	18
8:10	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	21	18
8:08	Da'Sean Nelson Defensive Rebound.	21	18
8:03	Jalen Terry made Layup.	21	20
7:33	Quentin Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Munden Jr..	24	20
7:17	Jalen Terry missed Jumper.	24	20
7:16	Jalin Billingsley Offensive Rebound.	24	20
7:16	Foul on Quentin Jones.	24	20
7:16	Jalin Billingsley missed Free Throw.	24	20
7:16	Eastern Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.	24	20
7:16	Jalin Billingsley missed Free Throw.	24	20
7:15	Arne Osojnik Offensive Rebound.	24	20
7:15	Foul on Joe Munden Jr..	24	20
7:15	Arne Osojnik made Free Throw.	24	21
7:15	Arne Osojnik made Free Throw.	24	22
6:56	Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Jones.	26	22
6:42	Da'Sean Nelson made Layup.	26	24
6:22	Kailon Nicholls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..	29	24
6:07	Jalen Terry missed Three Point Jumper.	29	24
6:03	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	29	24
5:48	Kailon Nicholls made Jumper.	31	24
5:46	Eastern Michigan Timeout	31	24
5:21	Da'Sean Nelson missed Layup.	31	24
5:18	Foul on Joe Munden Jr..	31	24
5:18	Jalin Billingsley made Free Throw.	31	25
5:18	Jalin Billingsley missed Free Throw.	31	25
5:18	Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.	31	25
5:17	Christian Henry Offensive Rebound.	31	25
5:03	Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.	31	25
5:00	Jalen Terry Defensive Rebound.	31	25
4:57	Jalen Terry missed Layup.	31	25
4:57	Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.	31	25
4:57	Kailon Nicholls Block.	31	25
4:52	Da'Sean Nelson made Layup. Assisted by Christian Henry.	31	27
4:35	Quaran McPherson Turnover.	31	27
4:15	Da'Sean Nelson Turnover.	31	27
4:15	James Dent Jr. Steal.	31	27
4:05	Joe Munden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	31	27
4:03	Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.	31	27
3:47	Foul on Quentin Jones.	31	27
3:47	Official TV Timeout	31	27
3:47	Da'Sean Nelson made Free Throw.	31	28
3:47	Da'Sean Nelson made Free Throw.	31	29
3:24	James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.	31	29
3:19	Da'Sean Nelson Defensive Rebound.	31	29
3:12	Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.	31	29
3:07	Jalen Terry Offensive Rebound.	31	29
3:04	Jalin Billingsley Turnover.	31	29
2:56	Ethan Butler Turnover.	31	29
2:39	Da'Sean Nelson made Layup.	31	31
2:22	Quaran McPherson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..	34	31
2:14	Christian Henry Turnover.	34	31
2:14	Quaran McPherson Steal.	34	31
2:09	Quaran McPherson missed Layup.	34	31
2:04	Da'Sean Nelson Defensive Rebound.	34	31
1:54	Da'Sean Nelson made Layup.	34	33
1:28	Joe Munden Jr. missed Layup.	34	33
1:26	Godslove Nwabude Defensive Rebound.	34	33
1:20	Da'Sean Nelson missed Jumper.	34	33
1:18	Foul on Da'Sean Nelson.	34	33
1:18	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	34	33
1:08	Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Butler.	37	33
0:52	Jalen Terry missed Three Point Jumper.	37	33
0:49	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	37	33
0:34	Kailon Nicholls missed Jumper.	37	33
0:30	Jalen Terry Defensive Rebound.	37	33
0:00	End of 1st half	37	33

Gervin GameAbove Center

2:00 PM, January 4, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Ypsilanti, MI

Line: EMU -6.5

Over/Under: 146.5

Attendance: 1,535

Referees:
Todd Von Sossan
Tony Meeks
Kenneth Moreland

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Miami (OH)	2-0	-	10-4
Akron	2-0	-	9-5
Ohio	2-0	-	8-6
Toledo	2-0	-	8-6
Kent State	1-1	1	10-4
Ball State	1-1	1	7-7
Eastern Michigan	1-1	1	7-7
Bowling Green	1-1	1	6-8
Central Michigan	0-2	2	6-8
Buffalo	0-2	2	5-9
Northern Illinois	0-2	2	4-10
Western Michigan	0-2	2	3-11

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