Northern Illinois Huskies @ Eastern Illinois Panthers
| TIME | PLAY | NIU | EIU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Joe Munden Jr. Turnover. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:45 | Nakyel Shelton Steal. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:22 | Rodolfo Bolis missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:18 | Joe Munden Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:09 | Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:06 | Malik Olafioye Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:00 | Nakyel Shelton missed Layup. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:56 | Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:29 | Tsvet Sotirov Turnover. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:29 | Malik Olafioye Steal. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:10 | Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:07 | Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 17:58 | James Dent Jr. missed Layup. | 0 | 0 | |
| 17:54 | Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 17:49 | Rodolfo Bolis made Dunk. Assisted by Malik Olafioye. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:34 | James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:29 | Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:25 | Foul on Rodolfo Bolis. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:25 | Rodolfo Bolis Turnover. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:02 | Joe Munden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:59 | Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:42 | Zion Fruster missed Layup. | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:40 | Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:40 | Foul on Kooper Jacobi. | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:23 | Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:20 | Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:13 | Nakyel Shelton missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:13 | Tsvet Sotirov Block. | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:11 | Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 15:48 | Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad. | 3 | 2 | |
| 15:26 | Sekou Kalle missed Layup. | 3 | 2 | |
| 15:23 | Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 | |
| 14:58 | James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 3 | 2 | |
| 14:55 | Zion Fruster Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 | |
| 14:30 | Kooper Jacobi made Jumper. Assisted by Zion Fruster. | 3 | 4 | |
| 14:10 | Official TV Timeout | 3 | 4 | |
| 14:00 | Foul on Lazar Grbovic. | 3 | 4 | |
| 14:00 | Quentin Jones made Free Throw. | 4 | 4 | |
| 14:00 | Quentin Jones missed Free Throw. | 4 | 4 | |
| 13:57 | Carson Prost Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 4 | |
| 13:37 | Carson Prost missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 4 | |
| 13:33 | Joe Munden Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 4 | |
| 13:11 | Nasir Muhammad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Munden Jr.. | 7 | 4 | |
| 12:43 | Foul on Joe Munden Jr.. | 7 | 4 | |
| 12:43 | Kooper Jacobi made Free Throw. | 7 | 5 | |
| 12:43 | Kooper Jacobi made Free Throw. | 7 | 6 | |
| 12:23 | James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 6 | |
| 12:17 | Carson Prost Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 6 | |
| 12:08 | Foul on Jayden Mott. | 7 | 6 | |
| 12:06 | Foul on Joe Munden Jr.. | 7 | 6 | |
| 12:06 | Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw. | 7 | 7 | |
| 12:06 | Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw. | 7 | 8 | |
| 11:53 | Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 8 | |
| 11:49 | Zion Fruster Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 8 | |
| 11:48 | Zion Fruster made Layup. | 7 | 10 | |
| 11:41 | Quentin Jones made Jumper. | 9 | 10 | |
| 11:22 | Rodolfo Bolis missed Layup. | 9 | 10 | |
| 11:21 | Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 10 | |
| 11:21 | Official TV Timeout | 9 | 10 | |
| 11:11 | James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 9 | 10 | |
| 11:06 | Rodolfo Bolis Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 10 | |
| 11:01 | Malik Olafioye missed Layup. | 9 | 10 | |
| 10:58 | Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 10 | |
| 10:55 | Quaran McPherson missed Jumper. | 9 | 10 | |
| 10:55 | Rodolfo Bolis Block. | 9 | 10 | |
| 10:55 | Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 10 | |
| 10:52 | Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper. | 9 | 10 | |
| 10:45 | Quentin Jones Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 10 | |
| 10:44 | Quentin Jones Turnover. | 9 | 10 | |
| 10:44 | Blake Goodman Steal. | 9 | 10 | |
| 10:38 | Zion Fruster missed Three Point Jumper. | 9 | 10 | |
| 10:35 | James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 10 | |
| 10:15 | Foul on Malik Olafioye. | 9 | 10 | |
| 9:55 | Northern Illinois Turnover. | 9 | 10 | |
| 9:40 | Malik Olafioye missed Jumper. | 9 | 10 | |
| 9:37 | Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 10 | |
| 9:19 | Nasir Muhammad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones. | 12 | 10 | |
| 8:59 | Zion Fruster missed Jumper. | 12 | 10 | |
| 8:56 | James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 10 | |
| 8:44 | Kailon Nicholls missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 10 | |
| 8:41 | Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 10 | |
| 8:38 | Foul on Tsvet Sotirov. | 12 | 10 | |
| 8:38 | Kooper Jacobi made Free Throw. | 12 | 11 | |
| 8:38 | Kooper Jacobi made Free Throw. | 12 | 12 | |
| 8:25 | Kailon Nicholls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones. | 15 | 12 | |
| 7:57 | Blake Goodman made Jumper. Assisted by Kooper Jacobi. | 15 | 14 | |
| 7:42 | Tsvet Sotirov Turnover. | 15 | 14 | |
| 7:42 | Official TV Timeout | 15 | 14 | |
| 7:27 | Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper. | 15 | 14 | |
| 7:24 | James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 14 | |
| 7:14 | James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kailon Nicholls. | 18 | 14 | |
| 6:42 | Nakyel Shelton made Jumper. | 18 | 16 | |
| 6:23 | Nasir Muhammad Turnover. | 18 | 16 | |
| 6:23 | Nakyel Shelton Steal. | 18 | 16 | |
| 6:17 | Malik Olafioye missed Layup. | 18 | 16 | |
| 6:12 | Kooper Jacobi Offensive Rebound. | 18 | 16 | |
| 6:12 | Kooper Jacobi made Jumper. | 18 | 18 | |
| 5:59 | Kailon Nicholls missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 18 | |
| 5:55 | Carson Prost Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 18 | |
| 5:51 | Kooper Jacobi missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 18 | |
| 5:47 | James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 18 | |
| 5:33 | Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 18 | |
| 5:31 | Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 18 | |
| 5:27 | Blake Goodman missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 18 | |
| 5:24 | Nakyel Shelton Offensive Rebound. | 18 | 18 | |
| 5:24 | Foul on Quentin Jones. | 18 | 18 | |
| 5:24 | Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw. | 18 | 19 | |
| 5:24 | Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw. | 18 | 20 | |
| 5:09 | Quentin Jones Turnover. | 18 | 20 | |
| 5:09 | Carson Prost Steal. | 18 | 20 | |
| 5:05 | Zion Fruster made Layup. Assisted by Carson Prost. | 18 | 22 | |
| 4:38 | Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 22 | |
| 4:32 | Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 22 | |
| 4:28 | Zion Fruster Turnover. | 18 | 22 | |
| 4:15 | James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 22 | |
| 4:11 | Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 22 | |
| 3:58 | Sekou Kalle Turnover. | 18 | 22 | |
| 3:58 | James Dent Jr. Steal. | 18 | 22 | |
| 3:40 | Foul on Sekou Kalle. | 18 | 22 | |
| 3:40 | Quaran McPherson made Free Throw. | 19 | 22 | |
| 3:40 | Quaran McPherson made Free Throw. | 20 | 22 | |
| 3:35 | Foul on Quentin Jones. | 20 | 22 | |
| 3:21 | Carson Prost made Jumper. Assisted by Zion Fruster. | 20 | 24 | |
| 2:54 | Tsvet Sotirov missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 24 | |
| 2:51 | Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 24 | |
| 2:32 | Zion Fruster missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 24 | |
| 2:29 | James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 24 | |
| 2:25 | Foul on Carson Prost. | 20 | 24 | |
| 2:25 | Quaran McPherson made Free Throw. | 21 | 24 | |
| 2:25 | Quaran McPherson made Free Throw. | 22 | 24 | |
| 2:08 | Kooper Jacobi missed Layup. | 22 | 24 | |
| 2:06 | Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 24 | |
| 1:49 | Quaran McPherson missed Jumper. | 22 | 24 | |
| 1:49 | Kooper Jacobi Block. | 22 | 24 | |
| 1:49 | Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 24 | |
| 1:49 | Foul on Quaran McPherson. | 22 | 24 | |
| 1:49 | Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw. | 22 | 25 | |
| 1:49 | Nakyel Shelton missed Free Throw. | 22 | 25 | |
| 1:49 | Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound. | 22 | 25 | |
| 1:34 | Zion Fruster made Layup. | 22 | 27 | |
| 1:09 | James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 27 | |
| 1:06 | Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 27 | |
| 1:03 | Rodolfo Bolis missed Jumper. | 22 | 27 | |
| 0:59 | Kooper Jacobi Offensive Rebound. | 22 | 27 | |
| 0:58 | Kooper Jacobi made Layup. | 22 | 29 | |
| 0:57 | Northern Illinois Timeout | 22 | 29 | |
| 0:44 | Dominic Gooden Turnover. | 22 | 29 | |
| 0:44 | Malik Olafioye Steal. | 22 | 29 | |
| 0:39 | Foul on James Dent Jr.. | 22 | 29 | |
| 0:39 | Zion Fruster missed Free Throw. | 22 | 29 | |
| 0:39 | Zion Fruster Offensive Rebound. | 22 | 29 | |
| 0:36 | Zion Fruster missed Layup. | 22 | 29 | |
| 0:29 | Rodolfo Bolis Offensive Rebound. | 22 | 29 | |
| 0:29 | Rodolfo Bolis made Jumper. | 22 | 31 | |
| 0:18 | Quaran McPherson made Jumper. | 24 | 31 | |
| 0:02 | Nakyel Shelton missed Layup. | 24 | 31 | |
| 0:02 | James Dent Jr. Block. | 24 | 31 | |
| 0:02 | Dominic Gooden Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 31 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 24 | 31 | |
NIU @ EIU Videos
Lazar Grbovic finishes in the paint
- 0:16
James Dent Jr. sinks a triple
- 0:16
Game Information
Charleston, IL
Referee:Chris Hudson
Referee:Steve Honacki
Referee:Shane Staggs
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Mid-American ConferenceMid-American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 12-0 | - | 25-0 |
| Akron | 11-1 | 1 | 20-5 |
| Kent State | 10-3 | 2.5 | 19-7 |
| Bowling Green | 7-6 | 5.5 | 16-10 |
| Toledo | 7-6 | 5.5 | 13-13 |
| Ohio | 7-6 | 5.5 | 13-13 |
| Massachusetts | 6-7 | 6.5 | 15-11 |
| Buffalo | 5-7 | 7 | 15-10 |
| Central Michigan | 4-8 | 8 | 8-17 |
| Western Michigan | 3-9 | 9 | 9-16 |
| Northern Illinois | 3-9 | 9 | 8-16 |
| Ball State | 3-9 | 9 | 8-17 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3-10 | 9.5 | 9-17 |
| Ohio Valley ConferenceOhio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Martin | 12-4 | - | 20-7 |
| Tennessee State | 11-5 | 1 | 17-9 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 11-5 | 1 | 16-11 |
| Morehead State | 11-5 | 1 | 15-12 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 10-6 | 2 | 17-10 |
| Lindenwood | 10-6 | 2 | 16-11 |
| Eastern Illinois | 7-9 | 5 | 11-16 |
| Little Rock | 7-9 | 5 | 10-17 |
| Tennessee Tech | 6-10 | 6 | 11-16 |
| Southern Indiana | 2-14 | 10 | 5-21 |
| Western Illinois | 1-15 | 11 | 5-22 |
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