Hemphill with 25, Green Bay edges Northern Illinois 85-83
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. -- Shanquan Hemphill scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Green Bay held on late to edge Northern Illinois 85-83 on Wednesday night.
Hemphill was 12 of 15 from the field for the Phoenix (4-3). Sandy Cohen III added 15 points, seven rebounds, seven assists. JayQuan McCloud had 15 points with three assists.
Hemphill's dunk to close the first half gave Green Bay a 47-44 edge but the Huskies (4-3) went ahead 58-56 early in the second half on a Dante Thorpe layup. Northern Illinois' shooting fell off after that, allowing Manny Patterson's jumper to put the Phoenix back on top 60-58 and a Hemphill layup stretched it to 76-61 with just under six minutes to play. Green Bay led 82-74 with 37 seconds left when a late rally by the Huskies cut it to the final score.
Eugene German scored a career-high 33 points for Northern Illinois. Thorpe and Levi Bradley each finished with 13.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jon Campbell
- Bobby Daw
- Ed Phillips
2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 6-0 | - | 14-4 |
| Akron | 6-0 | - | 13-5 |
| Ohio | 4-2 | 2 | 10-8 |
| Toledo | 4-2 | 2 | 10-8 |
| Kent State | 3-3 | 3 | 12-6 |
| Ball State | 3-3 | 3 | 9-9 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3-3 | 3 | 9-9 |
| Central Michigan | 2-4 | 4 | 8-10 |
| Bowling Green | 2-4 | 4 | 7-11 |
| Western Michigan | 2-4 | 4 | 5-13 |
| Buffalo | 1-5 | 5 | 6-12 |
| Northern Illinois | 0-6 | 6 | 4-14 |
2024-25 Horizon League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland State | 9-1 | - | 15-6 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 7-3 | 2 | 14-7 |
| Milwaukee | 7-3 | 2 | 14-7 |
| Youngstown State | 7-4 | 2.5 | 12-9 |
| Robert Morris | 6-4 | 3 | 14-7 |
| Oakland | 6-4 | 3 | 9-12 |
| Northern Kentucky | 4-5 | 4.5 | 9-11 |
| Wright State | 4-6 | 5 | 10-11 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-7 | 6 | 7-14 |
| Detroit Mercy | 2-8 | 7 | 6-15 |
| Green Bay | 0-10 | 9 | 2-19 |
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