Northern Illinois Huskies @ Central Michigan Chippewas
6-25, 2-16 MAC
83
6-25, 2-16 MAC
Final/2OT
| 1 | 2 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NIU | 30 | 38 | 15 | 83 |
CMU | 25 | 43 | 13 | 81 |
14-17, 7-11 MAC
81
14-17, 7-11 MAC
Northern Illinois Huskies
starters |
Kailon NichollsK. Nicholls #5 |
Joe Munden Jr.J. Munden Jr. #3 |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 | 36 | 9-20 | 6-15 | 12-17 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | 10 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | 13 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 32 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
83 | 27-66 | 12-32 | 17-25 | 39 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 28 | |
41% | 38% | 68% |
Central Michigan Chippewas
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 16 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 26 | 17 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 46 | 20 | 3-17 | 0-0 | 14-18 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 46 | 13 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 50 | 10 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 18 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | 17 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 9-10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
81 | 24-56 | 4-9 | 29-45 | 37 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 19 | |
43% | 44% | 64% |
NIU @ CMU Videos
James Dent Jr. hits winner late in double OT for Northern Illinois
James Dent Jr. throws down big flush vs. Central Michigan Chippewas
Anthony Pritchard with the and-1 bucket
Game Information
Mount Pleasant, MI
Referee:Steve McJunkins
Referee:Scott Arbogast
Referee:Kevin Raher
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Mid-American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 11-0 | - | 24-0 |
| Akron | 10-1 | 1 | 19-5 |
| Kent State | 8-3 | 3 | 17-7 |
| Ohio | 7-5 | 4.5 | 13-12 |
| Toledo | 6-5 | 5 | 12-12 |
| Massachusetts | 6-6 | 5.5 | 15-10 |
| Bowling Green | 5-6 | 6 | 14-10 |
| Buffalo | 4-7 | 7 | 14-10 |
| Northern Illinois | 3-7 | 7.5 | 8-14 |
| Ball State | 3-7 | 7.5 | 8-15 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3-8 | 8 | 9-15 |
| Central Michigan | 3-8 | 8 | 7-17 |
| Western Michigan | 2-8 | 8.5 | 8-15 |
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