N. Illinois handles D-III Rockford 105-53 behind German's 16
DEKALB, Ill. -- Eugene German and Anastasios Demogerontas each were 7-for-13 shooting from the field and Northern Illinois beat Division III member Rockford 105-53 on Sunday.
German scored 16 points and Demogerontas had 15. Levi Bradly and Justin Thomas each scored 11 and Rod Henry-Hayes had 10. Northern Illinois (4-2) shot 39 for 70 (55.7 percent) and had a 51-33 rebounding edge.
The Huskies opened with a 17-0 run, until Rockford's Taylor Krocker scored the Regents' first points with a jumper 13:44 before halftime. Northern Illinois led 48-21 at intermission, and extended the lead to 62-31 on Henry-Hayes' layup with 15:09 left to play.
Krocker led Rockford with 13 points as the Regents played 20 players in the game.
Game Information
NIU Convocation Center
9:30 PM, 26 November 2017
Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 649
- Referees:
- David Cronin
- Brian McAnally
- Kyle Smith
2023-24 Mid-American Conference Standings
| 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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