Northern Illinois 73-72 Buffalo (4 Jan, 2020) Play-by-Play

Northern Illinois Huskies

8-6, 1-0 Conference

	1	2	T
NIU	41	32	73
BUF	32	40	72

Buffalo Bulls

9-5, 0-1 Conference

TIME		NIU	BUF
19:48	Eugene German missed Layup.	0	0
19:48	Jeenathan Williams Block.	0	0
19:45	Davonta Jordan Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:42	Antwain Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:40	Jeenathan Williams Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:35	Davonta Jordan missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:30	Jeenathan Williams Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:30	Jeenathan Williams made Dunk.	0	2
19:12	Lacey James made Jumper.	2	2
18:54	Josh Mballa made Layup. Assisted by Jayvon Graves.	2	4
18:41	Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
18:38	Josh Mballa Defensive Rebound.	2	4
18:33	Foul on Noah McCarty.	2	4
18:33	Josh Mballa missed Free Throw.	2	4
18:33	Buffalo Offensive Rebound.	2	4
18:33	Josh Mballa made Free Throw.	2	5
18:15	Eugene German made Three Point Jumper.	5	5
17:58	Jayvon Graves missed Three Point Jumper.	5	5
17:56	Josh Mballa Offensive Rebound.	5	5
17:38	Jeenathan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	5	5
17:38	Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.	5	5
17:22	Gairges Daow missed Layup.	5	5
17:20	Josh Mballa Defensive Rebound.	5	5
17:05	Davonta Jordan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antwain Johnson.	5	8
16:45	Noah McCarty made Layup. Assisted by Gairges Daow.	7	8
16:33	Jeenathan Williams made Layup.	7	10
16:25	Eugene German made Three Point Jumper.	10	10
15:54	Jeenathan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	10	10
15:51	Lacey James Defensive Rebound.	10	10
15:32	Eugene German made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah McCarty.	13	10
15:19	Jeenathan Williams Turnover.	13	10
15:19	Eugene German Steal.	13	10
15:15	Eugene German made Layup.	15	10
14:52	Josh Mballa missed Layup.	15	10
14:50	Lacey James Defensive Rebound.	15	10
14:43	Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.	15	10
14:43	Jayvon Graves Defensive Rebound.	15	10
14:43	Foul on Lacey James.	15	10
14:43	Official TV Timeout	15	10
14:22	Jeenathan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	15	10
14:20	Lacey James Defensive Rebound.	15	10
14:02	Justin Lee missed Jumper.	15	10
14:00	Antwain Johnson Defensive Rebound.	15	10
13:55	Jayvon Graves missed Three Point Jumper.	15	10
13:53	Lacey James Defensive Rebound.	15	10
13:24	Darius Beane missed Jumper.	15	10
13:21	Brock Bertram Defensive Rebound.	15	10
13:13	Jeenathan Williams made Layup. Assisted by Jayvon Graves.	15	12
12:52	Justin Lee made Jumper.	17	12
12:37	Antwain Johnson made Layup.	17	14
12:20	Foul on Jayvon Graves.	17	14
12:01	Tyler Cochran made Layup.	19	14
11:46	LaQuill Hardnett missed Three Point Jumper.	19	14
11:44	Josh Mballa Offensive Rebound.	19	14
11:43	Josh Mballa made Layup.	19	16
11:19	Gairges Daow missed Three Point Jumper.	19	16
11:19	Buffalo Defensive Rebound.	19	16
11:19	Official TV Timeout	19	16
11:06	Davonta Jordan missed Three Point Jumper.	19	16
11:03	LaQuill Hardnett Offensive Rebound.	19	16
11:02	LaQuill Hardnett made Layup.	19	18
10:45	Zaire Mateen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah McCarty.	22	18
10:12	Josh Mballa Turnover.	22	18
10:12	Eugene German Steal.	22	18
10:07	Eugene German Turnover.	22	18
10:07	Antwain Johnson Steal.	22	18
10:06	Foul on Zaire Mateen.	22	18
10:01	Davonta Jordan Turnover.	22	18
10:01	Trendon Hankerson Steal.	22	18
9:57	Foul on LaQuill Hardnett.	22	18
9:57	Eugene German made Free Throw.	23	18
9:57	Eugene German missed Free Throw.	23	18
9:56	Josh Mballa Defensive Rebound.	23	18
9:41	Jayvon Graves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeenathan Williams.	23	21
9:12	Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.	23	21
9:10	Josh Mballa Defensive Rebound.	23	21
9:05	Jeenathan Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davonta Jordan.	23	24
8:42	Eugene German made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Cochran.	26	24
8:23	Foul on Eugene German.	26	24
8:05	Ronaldo Segu missed Jumper.	26	24
8:02	Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.	26	24
7:46	Tyler Cochran missed Three Point Jumper.	26	24
7:46	Jayvon Graves Block.	26	24
7:42	Ronaldo Segu Defensive Rebound.	26	24
7:37	Ronaldo Segu missed Layup.	26	24
7:34	Jeenathan Williams Offensive Rebound.	26	24
7:20	Jeenathan Williams Turnover.	26	24
7:20	Official TV Timeout	26	24
7:13	Lacey James missed Jumper.	26	24
7:11	Justin Lee Offensive Rebound.	26	24
7:09	Justin Lee made Jumper.	28	24
6:45	Jayvon Graves made Jumper.	28	26
6:20	Justin Lee missed Three Point Jumper.	28	26
6:18	Davonta Jordan Defensive Rebound.	28	26
6:13	Jayvon Graves missed Three Point Jumper.	28	26
6:11	LaQuill Hardnett Offensive Rebound.	28	26
6:02	Foul on Trendon Hankerson.	28	26
6:02	Ronaldo Segu made Free Throw.	28	27
6:02	Ronaldo Segu made Free Throw.	28	28
5:46	Lacey James Turnover.	28	28
5:46	Jeenathan Williams Steal.	28	28
5:45	Jeenathan Williams Turnover.	28	28
5:35	Foul on LaQuill Hardnett.	28	28
5:32	Eugene German made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gairges Daow.	31	28
5:24	Jayvon Graves missed Layup.	31	28
5:24	Justin Lee Block.	31	28
5:21	Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.	31	28
5:10	Trendon Hankerson missed Layup.	31	28
5:10	Jayvon Graves Block.	31	28
5:10	Gairges Daow Offensive Rebound.	31	28
5:10	Gairges Daow made Layup.	33	28
5:10	Foul on Davonta Jordan.	33	28
5:10	Gairges Daow missed Free Throw.	33	28
5:10	Josh Mballa Defensive Rebound.	33	28
4:58	Foul on Trendon Hankerson.	33	28
4:58	Davonta Jordan missed Free Throw.	33	28
4:58	Buffalo Offensive Rebound.	33	28
4:57	Davonta Jordan missed Free Throw.	33	28
4:56	Justin Lee Defensive Rebound.	33	28
4:35	Darius Beane missed Layup.	33	28
4:31	Noah McCarty Offensive Rebound.	33	28
4:30	Gairges Daow made Layup. Assisted by Noah McCarty.	35	28
4:30	Official TV Timeout	35	28
4:30	Buffalo Timeout	35	28
4:04	Davonta Jordan missed Layup.	35	28
4:01	Gairges Daow Defensive Rebound.	35	28
3:42	Gairges Daow made Jumper.	37	28
3:30	Jeenathan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	37	28
3:28	Noah McCarty Defensive Rebound.	37	28
2:57	Gairges Daow Turnover.	37	28
2:57	Jayvon Graves Steal.	37	28
2:56	Foul on Gairges Daow.	37	28
2:55	Jayvon Graves missed Free Throw.	37	28
2:54	Noah McCarty Defensive Rebound.	37	28
2:36	Foul on Jeenathan Williams.	37	28
2:27	Darius Beane missed Layup.	37	28
2:25	Josh Mballa Defensive Rebound.	37	28
2:18	Foul on Justin Lee.	37	28
2:18	Josh Mballa missed Free Throw.	37	28
2:18	Buffalo Offensive Rebound.	37	28
2:17	Josh Mballa missed Free Throw.	37	28
2:16	Noah McCarty Defensive Rebound.	37	28
1:59	Noah McCarty Turnover.	37	28
1:59	Davonta Jordan Steal.	37	28
1:52	Antwain Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	37	28
1:50	Josh Mballa Offensive Rebound.	37	28
1:47	Jayvon Graves missed Three Point Jumper.	37	28
1:44	Gabe Grant Offensive Rebound.	37	28
1:44	Gabe Grant made Layup.	37	30
1:29	Zaire Mateen missed Three Point Jumper.	37	30
1:27	Lacey James Offensive Rebound.	37	30
1:23	Tyler Cochran made Jumper. Assisted by Lacey James.	39	30
1:05	Davonta Jordan missed Layup.	39	30
1:05	Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.	39	30
0:59	Foul on Davonta Jordan.	39	30
0:40	Eugene German missed Layup.	39	30
0:38	Zaire Mateen Offensive Rebound.	39	30
0:38	Northern Illinois Timeout	39	30
0:29	Zaire Mateen made Layup.	41	30
0:03	Josh Mballa made Layup. Assisted by Ronaldo Segu.	41	32
0:00	End of 1st half	41	32

Alumni Arena

7:00 PM, 4 January 2020

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 3,069

Referees:
Mike Kitts
Dan Dorian
Ed Phillips

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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