Northern Illinois 69-63 UIC (22 Dec, 2017) Play-by-Play

UIC Flames

4-8, 0-5 away

	1	2	T
UIC	29	34	63
NIU	33	36	69

Northern Illinois Huskies

7-5, 5-1 home

TIME		UIC	NIU
19:50	Dante Thorpe made Layup. Assisted by Lacey James.	0	2
19:50	Foul on Dikembe Dixson.	0	2
19:50	Dante Thorpe missed Free Throw.	0	2
19:50	Dikembe Dixson Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:30	Dikembe Dixson made Jumper.	2	2
19:22	Eugene German missed Layup.	2	2
19:22	Tai Odiase Block.	2	2
19:21	Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.	2	2
19:03	Levi Bradley made Jumper.	2	4
18:39	Dikembe Dixson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
18:29	Levi Bradley Defensive Rebound.	2	4
18:19	Eugene German missed Layup.	2	4
18:19	Marcus Ottey Block.	2	4
18:16	Jordan Blount Defensive Rebound.	2	4
18:09	Dominique Matthews made Jumper.	4	4
17:54	Gairges Daow missed Jumper.	4	4
17:54	Dikembe Dixson Defensive Rebound.	4	4
17:47	Dikembe Dixson Turnover.	4	4
17:26	Levi Bradley missed Jumper.	4	4
17:26	Tai Odiase Defensive Rebound.	4	4
17:03	Jordan Blount missed Layup.	4	4
17:03	Gairges Daow Defensive Rebound.	4	4
16:56	Dante Thorpe Turnover.	4	4
16:42	Foul on Eugene German.	4	4
16:42	Dikembe Dixson made Free Throw.	5	4
16:42	Dikembe Dixson missed Free Throw.	5	4
16:42	Noah McCarty Defensive Rebound.	5	4
16:27	Noah McCarty made Layup. Assisted by Eugene German.	5	6
16:10	Jordan Blount missed Three Point Jumper.	5	6
16:10	Dante Thorpe Defensive Rebound.	5	6
16:00	Justin Thomas Turnover.	5	6
15:41	Marcus Ottey missed Layup.	5	6
15:41	Tai Odiase Offensive Rebound.	5	6
15:38	Tai Odiase made Layup.	7	6
15:24	Justin Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dante Thorpe.	7	9
15:09	Dominique Matthews missed Three Point Jumper.	7	9
15:09	Levi Bradley Defensive Rebound.	7	9
15:00	Official TV Timeout	7	9
14:58	Official TV Timeout	7	9
14:49	Anastasios Demogerontas missed Layup.	7	9
14:49	Dominique Matthews Defensive Rebound.	7	9
14:23	Marcus Ottey made Layup.	9	9
14:02	Foul on Clint Robinson.	9	9
13:56	Gairges Daow missed Three Point Jumper.	9	9
13:56	Marcus Ottey Defensive Rebound.	9	9
13:46	Jordan Blount made Layup.	11	9
13:38	Lacey James Turnover.	11	9
13:18	Dikembe Dixson made Layup.	13	9
13:05	Lacey James made Jumper. Assisted by Anastasios Demogerontas.	13	11
12:51	Dominique Matthews missed Layup.	13	11
12:51	Clint Robinson Offensive Rebound.	13	11
12:37	Dikembe Dixson missed Three Point Jumper.	13	11
12:37	Clint Robinson Offensive Rebound.	13	11
12:28	Foul on Clint Robinson.	13	11
12:28	Clint Robinson Turnover.	13	11
12:17	Levi Bradley missed Jumper.	13	11
12:17	Jordan Blount Defensive Rebound.	13	11
12:10	Foul on Justin Thomas.	13	11
11:52	Michael Diggins missed Three Point Jumper.	13	11
11:52	Levi Bradley Defensive Rebound.	13	11
11:33	Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.	13	11
11:33	Michael Diggins Defensive Rebound.	13	11
11:13	Tai Odiase missed Layup.	13	11
11:13	Jordan Blount Offensive Rebound.	13	11
11:07	Foul on Rod Henry-Hayes.	13	11
11:07	Official TV Timeout	13	11
10:57	Marcus Ottey missed Three Point Jumper.	13	11
10:57	Dante Thorpe Defensive Rebound.	13	11
10:55	Foul on Jordan Blount.	13	11
10:31	Levi Bradley missed Layup.	13	11
10:31	Andrew Zelis Offensive Rebound.	13	11
10:26	Andrew Zelis made Layup.	13	13
10:13	Marcus Ottey made Layup.	15	13
10:13	Foul on Dante Thorpe.	15	13
10:13	Marcus Ottey missed Free Throw.	15	13
10:13	Rod Henry-Hayes Defensive Rebound.	15	13
9:51	Rod Henry-Hayes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dante Thorpe.	15	16
9:22	Michael Diggins Turnover.	15	16
9:00	Levi Bradley missed Jumper.	15	16
9:00	Michael Diggins Defensive Rebound.	15	16
8:51	Marcus Ottey made Layup.	17	16
8:41	Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.	17	16
8:41	UIC Defensive Rebound.	17	16
8:38	Foul on Andrew Zelis.	17	16
8:22	Foul on Jacob Wiley.	17	16
8:22	Jacob Wiley Turnover.	17	16
8:00	Eugene German Turnover.	17	16
7:59	Tai Odiase Steal.	17	16
7:54	Dikembe Dixson missed Jumper.	17	16
7:54	Noah McCarty Defensive Rebound.	17	16
7:43	Eugene German missed Layup.	17	16
7:43	Dante Thorpe Offensive Rebound.	17	16
7:41	Dante Thorpe made Layup.	17	18
7:41	Foul on Dominique Matthews.	17	18
7:41	Official TV Timeout	17	18
7:41	Dante Thorpe made Free Throw.	17	19
7:18	Dominique Matthews missed Three Point Jumper.	17	19
7:18	Jacob Wiley Offensive Rebound.	17	19
7:15	Foul on Gairges Daow.	17	19
7:11	Dikembe Dixson missed Three Point Jumper.	17	19
7:11	Lacey James Defensive Rebound.	17	19
7:00	Noah McCarty missed Three Point Jumper.	17	19
7:00	Jacob Wiley Defensive Rebound.	17	19
6:52	Dominique Matthews missed Layup.	17	19
6:52	UIC Offensive Rebound.	17	19
6:49	Marcus Ottey Turnover.	17	19
6:48	Lacey James Steal.	17	19
6:26	Lacey James Turnover.	17	19
6:16	Jordan Blount made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Ottey.	20	19
5:58	Lacey James missed Jumper.	20	19
5:58	Marcus Ottey Defensive Rebound.	20	19
5:50	Marcus Ottey Turnover.	20	19
5:49	Levi Bradley Steal.	20	19
5:44	Dante Thorpe missed Layup.	20	19
5:44	Dante Thorpe Offensive Rebound.	20	19
5:41	Dante Thorpe missed Layup.	20	19
5:41	Dominique Matthews Defensive Rebound.	20	19
5:41	Foul on Lacey James.	20	19
5:41	Dominique Matthews made Free Throw.	21	19
5:41	Dominique Matthews missed Free Throw.	21	19
5:41	Levi Bradley Defensive Rebound.	21	19
5:30	Levi Bradley made Jumper. Assisted by Gairges Daow.	21	21
5:09	Dominique Matthews made Layup.	23	21
5:09	Foul on Andrew Zelis.	23	21
5:09	Dominique Matthews missed Free Throw.	23	21
5:09	Levi Bradley Defensive Rebound.	23	21
4:50	Foul on Eugene German.	23	21
4:50	Eugene German Turnover.	23	21
4:36	Dikembe Dixson missed Jumper.	23	21
4:36	Justin Thomas Defensive Rebound.	23	21
4:29	Foul on Dikembe Dixson.	23	21
4:29	Justin Thomas missed Free Throw.	23	21
4:29	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	23	21
4:29	Justin Thomas missed Free Throw.	23	21
4:29	Jordan Blount Defensive Rebound.	23	21
4:18	Jordan Blount missed Three Point Jumper.	23	21
4:18	Levi Bradley Defensive Rebound.	23	21
3:47	Noah McCarty missed Jumper.	23	21
3:47	Clint Robinson Defensive Rebound.	23	21
3:19	Jordan Blount missed Three Point Jumper.	23	21
3:19	Levi Bradley Defensive Rebound.	23	21
2:48	Foul on Dominique Matthews.	23	21
2:48	Technical Foul on Rod Henry-Hayes.	23	21
2:48	Official TV Timeout	23	21
2:48	Foul on Rod Henry-Hayes.	23	21
2:48	Marcus Ottey made Free Throw.	24	21
2:48	Marcus Ottey made Free Throw.	25	21
2:48	Rod Henry-Hayes missed Free Throw.	25	21
2:48	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	25	21
2:48	Rod Henry-Hayes made Free Throw.	25	22
2:37	Marcus Ottey Turnover.	25	22
2:10	Justin Thomas missed Jumper.	25	22
2:10	Lacey James Offensive Rebound.	25	22
2:05	Anastasios Demogerontas made Layup.	25	24
1:45	Dominique Matthews made Layup.	27	24
1:30	Levi Bradley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Thomas.	27	27
1:29	Foul on Jordan Blount.	27	27
1:29	Levi Bradley made Free Throw.	27	28
1:05	Marcus Ottey missed Three Point Jumper.	27	28
1:05	Anastasios Demogerontas Defensive Rebound.	27	28
0:58	Dante Thorpe made Layup. Assisted by Anastasios Demogerontas.	27	30
0:56	UIC Timeout	27	30
0:42	Marcus Ottey made Layup.	29	30
0:20	Levi Bradley made Three Point Jumper.	29	33
0:02	Foul on Dominique Matthews.	29	33
0:02	Dominique Matthews Turnover.	29	33
0:02	Northern Illinois Timeout	29	33
0:01	Lacey James missed Three Point Jumper.	29	33
0:01	UIC Defensive Rebound.	29	33
0:00	End of 1st half	29	33

NIU Convocation Center

1:00 AM, 22 December 2017

Dekalb, IL

Attendance: 889

Referees:
David Cronin
Larry Scirotto
Edwin Young

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Indiana State	2-0	-	8-4
Drake	1-0	0.5	11-0
Bradley	1-0	0.5	10-2
Belmont	1-0	0.5	9-3
Northern Iowa	1-0	0.5	7-5
Murray State	1-1	1	6-5
Illinois State	0-1	1.5	8-4
UIC	0-1	1.5	7-4
Missouri State	0-1	1.5	7-5
Valparaiso	0-1	1.5	7-5
Southern Illinois	0-1	1.5	5-7
Evansville	0-1	1.5	3-9

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

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