Western Michigan 72-70 Northern Illinois (Jan 21, 2025) Play-by-Play

Northern Illinois Huskies

4-14, 0-6 Conference

	1	2	T
NIU	27	43	70
WMU	39	33	72

TIME	NIU	WMU
19:49	James Dent Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.	2	0
19:17	JaVaughn Hannah made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..	2	3
19:05	Quaran McPherson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.	5	3
18:32	Donovan Williams missed Layup.	5	3
18:32	Ethan Butler Block.	5	3
18:27	Donovan Williams Offensive Rebound.	5	3
18:26	Owen Lobsinger missed Three Point Jumper.	5	3
18:26	Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.	5	3
18:09	Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.	5	3
18:09	Donovan Williams missed Free Throw.	5	3
18:09	Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.	5	3
18:09	Donovan Williams made Free Throw.	5	4
18:01	Ethan Butler Turnover.	5	4
17:33	Donovan Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaVaughn Hannah.	5	7
17:10	Ethan Butler missed Layup.	5	7
17:07	Owen Lobsinger Defensive Rebound.	5	7
17:02	Owen Lobsinger missed Three Point Jumper.	5	7
16:58	Jayden Mott Defensive Rebound.	5	7
16:46	James Dent Jr. made Layup.	7	7
16:29	Donovan Williams Turnover.	7	7
16:29	James Dent Jr. Steal.	7	7
16:22	Foul on Owen Lobsinger.	7	7
16:22	Quaran McPherson made Free Throw.	8	7
16:22	Quaran McPherson made Free Throw.	9	7
16:07	JaVaughn Hannah Turnover.	9	7
16:07	Jayden Mott Steal.	9	7
16:00	James Dent Jr. made Jumper.	11	7
15:39	Owen Lobsinger missed Three Point Jumper.	11	7
15:36	JaVaughn Hannah Offensive Rebound.	11	7
15:35	JaVaughn Hannah missed Layup.	11	7
15:35	James Dent Jr. Block.	11	7
15:35	Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.	11	7
15:35	Official TV Timeout	11	7
15:35	Western Michigan Timeout	11	7
15:20	Owen Lobsinger Turnover.	11	7
15:05	Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.	11	7
15:01	Max Burton Defensive Rebound.	11	7
14:47	Max Burton made Dunk. Assisted by Owen Lobsinger.	11	9
14:21	Foul on Chansey Willis Jr..	11	9
14:11	Ethan Butler Turnover.	11	9
13:56	Owen Lobsinger missed Layup.	11	9
13:53	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	11	9
13:50	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	11	9
13:46	Jayden Mott Offensive Rebound.	11	9
13:29	James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.	11	9
13:27	Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.	11	9
13:27	Northern Illinois Turnover.	11	9
13:23	Foul on Jayden Mott.	11	9
13:23	Donovan Williams missed Free Throw.	11	9
13:23	Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.	11	9
13:23	Donovan Williams made Free Throw.	11	10
13:08	Foul on EJ Ryans.	11	10
13:01	Kailon Nicholls missed Three Point Jumper.	11	10
12:58	Max Burton Defensive Rebound.	11	10
12:33	Markhi Strickland missed Jumper.	11	10
12:30	Kailon Nicholls Defensive Rebound.	11	10
12:18	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	11	10
12:14	Max Burton Defensive Rebound.	11	10
11:49	Brandon Muntu missed Three Point Jumper.	11	10
11:46	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	11	10
11:41	Quentin Jones Turnover.	11	10
11:41	EJ Ryans Steal.	11	10
11:41	Official TV Timeout	11	10
11:17	JaVaughn Hannah made Layup.	11	12
10:59	James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper.	14	12
10:44	Owen Lobsinger missed Layup.	14	12
10:44	Ethan Butler Block.	14	12
10:44	Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.	14	12
10:30	Chansey Willis Jr. made Layup.	14	14
10:30	Foul on Kailon Nicholls.	14	14
10:30	Chansey Willis Jr. made Free Throw.	14	15
10:19	Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kailon Nicholls.	17	15
10:09	Markhi Strickland missed Layup.	17	15
10:06	Markhi Strickland Offensive Rebound.	17	15
9:57	Markhi Strickland Turnover.	17	15
9:57	Quentin Jones Steal.	17	15
9:54	Kailon Nicholls Turnover.	17	15
9:54	Owen Lobsinger Steal.	17	15
9:34	Donovan Williams made Layup. Assisted by JaVaughn Hannah.	17	17
9:22	Quaran McPherson missed Layup.	17	17
9:19	Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.	17	17
9:16	Markhi Strickland made Dunk. Assisted by JaVaughn Hannah.	17	19
8:49	Foul on JaVaughn Hannah.	17	19
8:49	Northern Illinois Timeout	17	19
8:42	Nasir Muhammad missed Jumper.	17	19
8:39	Markhi Strickland Defensive Rebound.	17	19
8:19	Chansey Willis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Williams.	17	22
7:49	Nasir Muhammad missed Layup.	17	22
7:47	Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.	17	22
7:44	Official TV Timeout	17	22
7:27	JaVaughn Hannah missed Three Point Jumper.	17	22
7:24	Markhi Strickland Offensive Rebound.	17	22
7:18	Donovan Williams made Layup.	17	24
7:18	Foul on Ethan Butler.	17	24
7:18	Donovan Williams made Free Throw.	17	25
7:06	James Dent Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Kailon Nicholls.	19	25
6:52	JaVaughn Hannah made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by EJ Ryans.	19	28
6:28	Quaran McPherson missed Jumper.	19	28
6:24	JaVaughn Hannah Defensive Rebound.	19	28
6:13	Markhi Strickland made Layup. Assisted by Max Burton.	19	30
6:13	Foul on James Dent Jr..	19	30
6:13	Markhi Strickland made Free Throw.	19	31
5:49	James Dent Jr. Turnover.	19	31
5:49	Markhi Strickland Steal.	19	31
5:49	Foul on James Dent Jr..	19	31
5:34	Donovan Williams Turnover.	19	31
5:34	Quentin Jones Steal.	19	31
5:19	Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Jones.	21	31
5:19	Foul on JaVaughn Hannah.	21	31
5:19	Ethan Butler made Free Throw.	22	31
4:51	Donovan Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by EJ Ryans.	22	34
4:31	Foul on Markhi Strickland.	22	34
4:31	Ethan Butler made Free Throw.	23	34
4:31	Ethan Butler made Free Throw.	24	34
4:02	Max Burton missed Jumper.	24	34
3:59	Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.	24	34
3:52	Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.	24	34
3:49	Owen Lobsinger Defensive Rebound.	24	34
3:44	EJ Ryans Turnover.	24	34
3:44	Official TV Timeout	24	34
3:27	Quaran McPherson missed Layup.	24	34
3:25	Western Michigan Defensive Rebound.	24	34
3:01	Max Burton Turnover.	24	34
2:48	Quentin Jones Turnover.	24	34
2:48	Chansey Willis Jr. Steal.	24	34
2:45	Foul on Quentin Jones.	24	34
2:45	Chansey Willis Jr. missed Free Throw.	24	34
2:44	Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.	24	34
2:38	Quaran McPherson missed Layup.	24	34
2:38	Max Burton Block.	24	34
2:35	Chansey Willis Jr. Defensive Rebound.	24	34
2:32	Brandon Muntu missed Three Point Jumper.	24	34
2:30	Markhi Strickland Offensive Rebound.	24	34
2:30	Foul on Ethan Butler.	24	34
2:30	Markhi Strickland made Free Throw.	24	35
2:30	Markhi Strickland missed Free Throw.	24	35
2:29	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	24	35
2:20	Ethan Butler Turnover.	24	35
2:05	Max Burton made Layup. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..	24	37
2:05	Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.	24	37
2:05	Owen Lobsinger Turnover.	24	37
1:52	Foul on Markhi Strickland.	24	37
1:52	Kailon Nicholls made Free Throw.	25	37
1:52	Kailon Nicholls missed Free Throw.	25	37
1:51	Max Burton Defensive Rebound.	25	37
1:23	Brandon Muntu Turnover.	25	37
1:11	Quentin Jones missed Jumper.	25	37
1:08	Chansey Willis Jr. Defensive Rebound.	25	37
0:55	Chansey Willis Jr. made Layup.	25	39
0:38	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	25	39
0:35	James Dent Jr. Offensive Rebound.	25	39
0:35	Foul on Brandon Muntu.	25	39
0:35	Ethan Butler made Free Throw.	26	39
0:35	Ethan Butler made Free Throw.	27	39
0:06	Chansey Willis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	27	39
0:02	Max Burton Offensive Rebound.	27	39
0:01	Brandon Muntu missed Jumper.	27	39
0:01	Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.	27	39
0:00	End of 1st half	27	39

Max Burton gets the hoop and the harm

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Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Western Michigan Broncos: Game Highlights

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Markhi Strickland throws down big slam vs. Northern Illinois Huskies

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University Arena (MI)

7:00 PM, January 21, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Kalamazoo, MI

Line: WMU -10.5

Over/Under: 150.5

Attendance: 1,232

Referees:
Lamont Simpson
Brian McNutt
Jourdan Love

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