Northern Illinois 76-66 Eastern Michigan (3 Feb, 2024) Play-by-Play

Eastern Michigan Eagles

9-13, 2-8 Conference

	1	2	T
EMU	32	34	66
NIU	28	48	76

Northern Illinois Huskies

7-14, 1-8 Conference

TIME		EMU	NIU
19:47	Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Dunk. Assisted by Zarique Nutter.	0	2
19:26	Orlando Lovejoy Turnover.	0	2
19:26	David Coit Steal.	0	2
19:21	Zion Russell made Layup. Assisted by Zarique Nutter.	0	4
18:53	Jalin Billingsley missed Layup.	0	4
18:53	Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.	0	4
18:49	Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.	0	4
18:45	David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.	0	4
18:45	Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.	0	4
18:45	Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser.	0	4
18:22	Foul on Zion Russell.	0	4
18:16	Tyson Acuff missed Jumper.	0	4
18:13	Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.	0	4
18:08	Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.	0	4
18:04	Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.	0	4
17:47	Xavier Amos missed Jumper.	0	4
17:44	Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.	0	4
17:30	Legend Geeter missed Jumper.	0	4
17:30	Legend Geeter Offensive Rebound.	0	4
17:30	Foul on Xavier Amos.	0	4
17:25	Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.	0	4
17:21	Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.	0	4
17:14	Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Layup. Assisted by Zarique Nutter.	0	6
16:57	Jalin Billingsley made Three Point Jumper.	3	6
16:26	Xavier Amos made Layup.	3	8
16:12	Tyson Acuff missed Jumper.	3	8
16:09	Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.	3	8
16:04	Zion Russell missed Three Point Jumper.	3	8
16:00	Jalin Billingsley Defensive Rebound.	3	8
15:45	Foul on Zion Russell.	3	8
15:45	Official TV Timeout	3	8
15:45	Tyson Acuff made Free Throw.	4	8
15:45	Tyson Acuff made Free Throw.	5	8
15:17	Will Lovings-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.	5	8
15:14	Yusuf Jihad Defensive Rebound.	5	8
14:54	Tyson Acuff missed Jumper.	5	8
14:54	Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.	5	8
14:48	Tyson Acuff Offensive Rebound.	5	8
14:42	Orlando Lovejoy made Layup.	7	8
14:35	David Coit Turnover.	7	8
14:35	Orlando Lovejoy Steal.	7	8
14:31	Tyson Acuff made Layup. Assisted by Orlando Lovejoy.	9	8
14:11	Xavier Amos missed Jumper.	9	8
14:08	Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.	9	8
14:06	Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.	9	8
14:03	Orlando Lovejoy Offensive Rebound.	9	8
14:01	Orlando Lovejoy missed Layup.	9	8
13:58	Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.	9	8
13:54	Zarique Nutter made Layup.	9	10
13:39	Yusuf Jihad made Jumper.	11	10
13:12	Zarique Nutter missed Three Point Jumper.	11	10
13:09	Cyril Martynov Defensive Rebound.	11	10
12:50	Yusuf Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Orlando Lovejoy.	14	10
12:24	Foul on Cyril Martynov.	14	10
12:24	Zarique Nutter made Free Throw.	14	11
12:24	Zarique Nutter missed Free Throw.	14	11
12:21	Yusuf Jihad Defensive Rebound.	14	11
11:58	Cyril Martynov Turnover.	14	11
11:58	Will Lovings-Watts Steal.	14	11
11:46	Foul on Connor Serven.	14	11
11:46	Official TV Timeout	14	11
11:40	Foul on Connor Serven.	14	11
11:29	Ethan Butler made Dunk. Assisted by Will Lovings-Watts.	14	13
11:08	Foul on Javantae Randle.	14	13
11:08	Javantae Randle Turnover.	14	13
10:48	David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.	14	13
10:45	Oluwasegun Durosinmi Offensive Rebound.	14	13
10:42	Ethan Butler missed Layup.	14	13
10:38	Tyson Acuff Defensive Rebound.	14	13
10:33	Tyson Acuff Turnover.	14	13
10:33	Will Lovings-Watts Steal.	14	13
10:29	Will Lovings-Watts made Layup.	14	15
10:13	Tyson Acuff made Jumper.	16	15
9:58	David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.	16	15
9:55	Oluwasegun Durosinmi Offensive Rebound.	16	15
9:46	Ethan Butler Turnover.	16	15
9:30	Tyson Acuff missed Layup.	16	15
9:28	David Coit Defensive Rebound.	16	15
9:12	Will Lovings-Watts made Layup. Assisted by Zarique Nutter.	16	17
8:36	Legend Geeter made Jumper. Assisted by Orlando Lovejoy.	18	17
8:03	Will Lovings-Watts missed Layup.	18	17
8:00	Will Lovings-Watts Offensive Rebound.	18	17
7:57	David Coit missed Layup.	18	17
7:56	Legend Geeter Defensive Rebound.	18	17
7:56	Foul on Oluwasegun Durosinmi.	18	17
7:56	Official TV Timeout	18	17
7:37	Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.	18	17
7:33	Tyson Acuff Offensive Rebound.	18	17
7:29	Arne Osojnik missed Layup.	18	17
7:27	Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.	18	17
7:20	Xavier Amos made Jumper.	18	19
7:11	Arne Osojnik made Three Point Jumper.	21	19
6:37	Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Layup.	21	19
6:34	Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.	21	19
6:29	Legend Geeter Turnover.	21	19
6:29	Zarique Nutter Steal.	21	19
6:25	Zarique Nutter Turnover.	21	19
6:25	Legend Geeter Steal.	21	19
6:06	Foul on David Coit.	21	19
6:06	Orlando Lovejoy made Free Throw.	22	19
6:06	Orlando Lovejoy made Free Throw.	23	19
5:43	Zion Russell missed Three Point Jumper.	23	19
5:37	Zarique Nutter Offensive Rebound.	23	19
5:37	Zarique Nutter missed Layup.	23	19
5:35	Oluwasegun Durosinmi Offensive Rebound.	23	19
5:33	Oluwasegun Durosinmi made Layup.	23	21
5:11	Orlando Lovejoy missed Jumper.	23	21
5:10	Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.	23	21
5:10	Foul on Legend Geeter.	23	21
4:51	Foul on Legend Geeter.	23	21
4:51	Xavier Amos missed Free Throw.	23	21
4:51	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	23	21
4:51	Xavier Amos made Free Throw.	23	22
4:38	Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.	23	22
4:35	Jalin Billingsley Offensive Rebound.	23	22
4:32	Arne Osojnik missed Three Point Jumper.	23	22
4:28	Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.	23	22
4:27	Zion Russell Turnover.	23	22
4:27	Orlando Lovejoy Steal.	23	22
4:27	Foul on Zion Russell.	23	22
4:27	Orlando Lovejoy made Free Throw.	24	22
4:27	Orlando Lovejoy made Free Throw.	25	22
4:02	David Coit missed Layup.	25	22
3:58	Jalin Billingsley Defensive Rebound.	25	22
3:54	Tyson Acuff missed Layup.	25	22
3:54	Xavier Amos Block.	25	22
3:54	Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.	25	22
3:53	Official TV Timeout	25	22
3:49	Jalin Billingsley made Layup. Assisted by Tyson Acuff.	27	22
3:39	Foul on Arne Osojnik.	27	22
3:39	Xavier Amos missed Free Throw.	27	22
3:37	Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.	27	22
3:21	Tyson Acuff Turnover.	27	22
3:21	Will Lovings-Watts Steal.	27	22
3:16	Foul on Arne Osojnik.	27	22
3:16	Will Lovings-Watts made Free Throw.	27	23
3:16	Will Lovings-Watts made Free Throw.	27	24
3:01	Jalin Billingsley Turnover.	27	24
2:43	Yanic Konan Niederhauser Turnover.	27	24
2:43	Orlando Lovejoy Steal.	27	24
2:39	Yusuf Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Orlando Lovejoy.	30	24
2:39	Foul on Javantae Randle.	30	24
2:39	Xavier Amos made Free Throw.	30	25
2:39	Xavier Amos made Free Throw.	30	26
2:15	Jalin Billingsley Turnover.	30	26
1:52	Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.	30	26
1:50	Will Lovings-Watts Offensive Rebound.	30	26
1:50	Foul on Yusuf Jihad.	30	26
1:50	Will Lovings-Watts made Free Throw.	30	27
1:50	Will Lovings-Watts made Free Throw.	30	28
1:32	Tyson Acuff Turnover.	30	28
1:32	Will Lovings-Watts Steal.	30	28
1:21	David Coit missed Jumper.	30	28
1:19	Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.	30	28
1:19	Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser.	30	28
1:19	Jalin Billingsley made Free Throw.	31	28
1:19	Jalin Billingsley made Free Throw.	32	28
0:58	Xavier Amos Turnover.	32	28
0:58	Tyson Acuff Steal.	32	28
0:55	Foul on Xavier Amos.	32	28
0:55	Cyril Martynov missed Free Throw.	32	28
0:55	Eastern Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.	32	28
0:55	Cyril Martynov missed Free Throw.	32	28
0:53	Oluwasegun Durosinmi Defensive Rebound.	32	28
0:47	David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.	32	28
0:43	Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.	32	28
0:29	David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.	32	28
0:25	Ethan Butler Offensive Rebound.	32	28
0:25	Ethan Butler missed Layup.	32	28
0:22	Jalin Billingsley Defensive Rebound.	32	28
0:15	Eastern Michigan Timeout	32	28
0:01	Tyson Acuff missed Layup.	32	28
0:01	Oluwasegun Durosinmi Defensive Rebound.	32	28
0:00	End of 1st half	32	28

NIU Convocation Center

9:00 PM, 3 February 2024

Dekalb, IL

Attendance: 1,537

Referees:
Chris Beaver
Dan Dorian
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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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