Northern Illinois 79-74 Central Michigan (5 Mar, 2021) Play-by-Play

Northern Illinois Huskies

3-16, 2-12 conf

	1	2	T
NIU	37	42	79
CMU	30	44	74

Central Michigan Chippewas

7-16, 3-13 conf

TIME		NIU	CMU
19:44	Caleb Huffman made Three Point Jumper.	0	3
19:18	Kaleb Thornton Turnover.	0	3
18:55	Malik Muhammad made Layup. Assisted by Caleb Huffman.	0	5
18:42	Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.	0	5
18:37	Matt Beachler Defensive Rebound.	0	5
18:21	Meikkel Murray made Jumper.	0	7
18:03	Kaleb Thornton made Three Point Jumper.	3	7
17:46	Caleb Huffman Turnover.	3	7
17:46	Nathan Scott Steal.	3	7
17:40	Foul on Caleb Huffman.	3	7
17:21	Chinedu Okanu made Jumper.	5	7
17:02	Malik Muhammad missed Layup.	5	7
17:02	Chinedu Okanu Block.	5	7
17:02	Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.	5	7
17:00	Ralph Bissainthe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by PJ Mitchell.	5	10
16:48	Trendon Hankerson Turnover.	5	10
16:48	Ralph Bissainthe Steal.	5	10
16:41	Ralph Bissainthe missed Jumper.	5	10
16:41	Chinedu Okanu Block.	5	10
16:35	Ralph Bissainthe Offensive Rebound.	5	10
16:34	Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.	5	10
16:32	Ralph Bissainthe Defensive Rebound.	5	10
16:25	Foul on Tyler Cochran.	5	10
16:18	PJ Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.	5	10
16:14	Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.	5	10
16:12	Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.	5	10
16:05	Ralph Bissainthe Defensive Rebound.	5	10
16:00	Nathan Scott made Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Cochran.	7	10
15:46	Ralph Bissainthe missed Three Point Jumper.	7	10
15:42	Official TV Timeout	7	10
15:41	Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.	7	10
15:37	Nathan Scott made Dunk.	9	10
15:22	Meikkel Murray Turnover.	9	10
15:22	Tyler Cochran Steal.	9	10
15:07	Kaleb Thornton Turnover.	9	10
15:07	PJ Mitchell Steal.	9	10
15:01	Ralph Bissainthe missed Jumper.	9	10
14:57	Adong Makuoi Defensive Rebound.	9	10
14:55	Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.	9	10
14:51	Meikkel Murray Defensive Rebound.	9	10
14:25	Matt Beachler missed Three Point Jumper.	9	10
14:16	Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.	9	10
14:16	Central Michigan Turnover.	9	10
14:10	Foul on Adong Makuoi.	9	10
13:44	Foul on Adong Makuoi.	9	10
13:31	Foul on Chinedu Okanu.	9	10
13:29	Meikkel Murray made Free Throw.	9	11
13:29	Meikkel Murray missed Free Throw.	9	11
13:29	Zool Kueth Defensive Rebound.	9	11
13:15	Chinedu Okanu missed Layup.	9	11
13:11	Caleb Huffman Defensive Rebound.	9	11
13:09	Meikkel Murray missed Jumper.	9	11
13:00	Meikkel Murray Offensive Rebound.	9	11
13:00	Meikkel Murray made Layup.	9	13
12:53	Zool Kueth missed Three Point Jumper.	9	13
12:48	Caleb Huffman Defensive Rebound.	9	13
12:44	Meikkel Murray missed Jumper.	9	13
12:41	Chinedu Okanu Defensive Rebound.	9	13
12:37	Tyler Cochran made Jumper.	11	13
12:15	Meikkel Murray missed Jumper.	11	13
12:12	Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.	11	13
11:55	Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.	11	13
11:50	PJ Mitchell Defensive Rebound.	11	13
11:47	PJ Mitchell made Jumper.	11	15
11:28	Chinedu Okanu Turnover.	11	15
11:28	Caleb Huffman Steal.	11	15
11:22	Caleb Huffman made Layup.	11	17
10:56	Kaleb Thornton Turnover.	11	17
10:56	Caleb Huffman Steal.	11	17
10:46	Malik Muhammad missed Layup.	11	17
10:46	Chinedu Okanu Block.	11	17
10:46	Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.	11	17
10:46	Official TV Timeout	11	17
10:46	Trendon Hankerson made Jumper.	13	17
10:44	Caleb Huffman missed Jumper.	13	17
10:38	Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.	13	17
10:03	Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.	13	17
10:03	Ralph Bissainthe Block.	13	17
10:03	Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.	13	17
9:59	Nathan Scott missed Three Point Jumper.	13	17
9:59	Ralph Bissainthe Defensive Rebound.	13	17
9:49	PJ Mitchell missed Jumper.	13	17
9:49	Caleb Hodgson Offensive Rebound.	13	17
9:49	Foul on Zool Kueth.	13	17
9:49	Caleb Hodgson made Free Throw.	13	18
9:49	Caleb Hodgson made Free Throw.	13	19
9:39	Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zool Kueth.	16	19
9:11	Matt Beachler missed Three Point Jumper.	16	19
9:07	Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.	16	19
9:04	Trendon Hankerson made Jumper.	18	19
9:04	Foul on Ra'Shad Weekly-McDaniels.	18	19
9:04	Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.	19	19
8:38	Meikkel Murray missed Three Point Jumper.	19	19
8:34	Zool Kueth Defensive Rebound.	19	19
8:27	Darius Beane missed Jumper.	19	19
8:22	PJ Mitchell Defensive Rebound.	19	19
8:20	Ralph Bissainthe missed Jumper.	19	19
8:16	Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.	19	19
8:13	Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.	19	19
8:06	Darius Beane Offensive Rebound.	19	19
8:06	Darius Beane made Layup.	21	19
7:41	Foul on Nathan Scott.	21	19
7:40	Official TV Timeout	21	19
7:40	Malik Muhammad missed Free Throw.	21	19
7:40	Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.	21	19
7:40	Malik Muhammad made Free Throw.	21	20
7:10	Nathan Scott Turnover.	21	20
7:10	PJ Mitchell Steal.	21	20
7:03	Foul on PJ Mitchell.	21	20
6:51	Nathan Scott missed Jumper.	21	20
6:45	Tyler Cochran Offensive Rebound.	21	20
6:36	Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.	21	20
6:31	Meikkel Murray Defensive Rebound.	21	20
6:28	Foul on Kaleb Thornton.	21	20
6:28	Caleb Huffman made Free Throw.	21	21
6:28	Caleb Huffman made Free Throw.	21	22
6:06	Darius Beane made Jumper.	23	22
5:37	Matt Beachler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Huffman.	23	25
5:29	Tyler Cochran missed Three Point Jumper.	23	25
5:24	Zool Kueth Offensive Rebound.	23	25
5:23	Zool Kueth missed Layup.	23	25
5:22	Meikkel Murray Defensive Rebound.	23	25
5:22	Foul on Darius Beane.	23	25
5:22	Meikkel Murray made Free Throw.	23	26
5:22	Meikkel Murray made Free Throw.	23	27
5:17	Nathan Scott made Jumper.	25	27
5:05	Caleb Huffman missed Three Point Jumper.	25	27
5:00	Darius Beane Defensive Rebound.	25	27
4:39	Darius Beane made Jumper.	27	27
4:32	Meikkel Murray missed Jumper.	27	27
4:27	Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.	27	27
4:25	Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.	27	27
4:20	Nathan Scott Offensive Rebound.	27	27
4:18	Zool Kueth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nathan Scott.	30	27
4:00	Matt Beachler missed Three Point Jumper.	30	27
3:55	Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.	30	27
3:53	Foul on PJ Mitchell.	30	27
3:53	Official TV Timeout	30	27
3:51	Zool Kueth missed Jumper.	30	27
3:47	Meikkel Murray Defensive Rebound.	30	27
3:44	Ralph Bissainthe missed Jumper.	30	27
3:44	Zool Kueth Block.	30	27
3:38	Darius Beane Defensive Rebound.	30	27
3:33	Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.	30	27
3:29	Caleb Huffman Defensive Rebound.	30	27
3:28	Caleb Huffman missed Jumper.	30	27
3:24	Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.	30	27
3:22	Nathan Scott made Jumper.	32	27
3:05	Caleb Huffman missed Jumper.	32	27
3:00	Nathan Scott Defensive Rebound.	32	27
2:56	Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper.	35	27
2:24	Meikkel Murray missed Layup.	35	27
2:18	Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.	35	27
2:11	Darius Beane made Jumper.	37	27
1:52	Caleb Huffman Turnover.	37	27
1:33	Kaleb Thornton missed Jumper.	37	27
1:29	PJ Mitchell Defensive Rebound.	37	27
1:11	Matt Beachler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by PJ Mitchell.	37	30
0:38	Darius Beane missed Jumper.	37	30
0:32	Matt Beachler Defensive Rebound.	37	30
0:06	Matt Beachler missed Jumper.	37	30
0:01	Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.	37	30
0:00	End of 1st half	37	30

McGuirk Arena

10:00 PM, 5 March 2021

Mount Pleasant, MI

Referees:
Peter Juzenas
Greg Langsdorf
Jeff Spedoske

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Toledo	14-4	-	20-12
Akron	13-5	1	24-11
Ohio	13-5	1	20-13
Central Michigan	12-6	2	18-14
Bowling Green	10-8	4	20-14
Miami (OH)	9-9	5	15-17
Western Michigan	9-9	5	12-20
Kent State	8-10	6	17-17
Ball State	7-11	7	15-16
Eastern Michigan	6-12	8	13-18
Northern Illinois	5-13	9	11-20
Buffalo	2-16	12	4-27

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