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Shelton has 26 in Eastern Illinois' 72-59 win over Northern Illinois at DePaul Classic

AP
Nov 29, 2024

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) Nakyel Shelton scored 26 points as Eastern Illinois beat Northern Illinois 72-59 on Friday night at the DePaul Classic.

Shelton also had six rebounds for the Panthers (2-5). Kooper Jacobi added 19 points while shooting 7 for 12 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line while they also had 16 rebounds. Zion Fruster had 11 points and went 5 of 10 from the field (1 for 3 from 3-point range).

James Dent Jr. led the way for the Huskies (2-6) with 20 points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Quentin Jones added 11 points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks for Northern Illinois. Tsvet Sotirov had nine points.

Eastern Illinois took the lead with 5:24 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Jacobi led their team in scoring with 10 points in the first half to help put them up 31-24 at the break. Eastern Illinois outscored Northern Illinois by six points in the second half, and Shelton scored a team-high 19 points in the second half to help their team secure the victory.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
NIU
Huskies
24
EIU
Panthers
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tsvet Sotirov vs. Rodolfo Bolis (Huskies gains possession)
19:45		Joe Munden Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Nakyel Shelton steals)
19:22		Rodolfo Bolis misses two point jump shot
19:20		Joe Munden Jr. defensive rebound
19:09		Quaran McPherson misses three point jump shot
19:07		Malik Olafioye defensive rebound
19:00		Nakyel Shelton misses two point jump shot
18:58		Tsvet Sotirov defensive rebound
18:29		Tsvet Sotirov turnover (Malik Olafioye steals)
18:10		Nakyel Shelton misses two point layup
18:08		Quaran McPherson defensive rebound
17:58		James Dent Jr. misses two point layup
17:56		Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound
17:49	+2	Rodolfo Bolis makes two point dunk (Malik Olafioye assists)	0-2
17:34		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:32		Nakyel Shelton defensive rebound
17:25		Rodolfo Bolis offensive foul
17:25		Rodolfo Bolis turnover (offensive foul)
17:02		Joe Munden Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:00		Panthers defensive rebound
16:42		Zion Fruster misses two point layup
16:40		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
16:40		Kooper Jacobi personal foul (Huskies draws the foul)
16:23		Nasir Muhammad misses three point jump shot
16:21		Nakyel Shelton defensive rebound
16:13		Tsvet Sotirov blocks Nakyel Shelton's three point jump shot
16:11		Huskies defensive rebound
15:49	+3	Tsvet Sotirov makes three point jump shot (Nasir Muhammad assists)	3-2
15:26		Sekou Kalle misses two point layup
15:24		Nasir Muhammad defensive rebound
14:58		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:56		Zion Fruster defensive rebound
14:56	+2	Kooper Jacobi makes two point jump shot (Zion Fruster assists)	3-4
14:30		TV timeout
14:00		Lazar Grbovic shooting foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul)
14:00	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-4
14:00		Quentin Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:00		Carson Prost defensive rebound
13:37		Carson Prost misses three point jump shot
13:35		Joe Munden Jr. defensive rebound
13:11	+3	Nasir Muhammad makes three point jump shot (Joe Munden Jr. assists)	7-4
12:43		Joe Munden Jr. shooting foul (Kooper Jacobi draws the foul)
12:43	+1	Kooper Jacobi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-5
12:43	+1	Kooper Jacobi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-6
12:23		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:21		Carson Prost defensive rebound
12:08		Jayden Mott personal foul
12:06		Joe Munden Jr. shooting foul (Nakyel Shelton draws the foul)
12:06	+1	Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-7
12:06	+1	Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-8
11:53		Nasir Muhammad misses three point jump shot
11:51		Zion Fruster defensive rebound
11:48	+2	Zion Fruster makes two point layup	7-10
11:41	+2	Quentin Jones makes two point jump shot	9-10
11:22		Rodolfo Bolis misses two point layup
11:20		Huskies defensive rebound
11:20		TV timeout
11:11		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:09		Rodolfo Bolis defensive rebound
10:59		Malik Olafioye misses two point layup
10:57		Tsvet Sotirov defensive rebound
10:55		Rodolfo Bolis blocks Quaran McPherson's two point jump shot
10:53		Huskies offensive rebound
10:45		Tsvet Sotirov misses three point jump shot
10:43		Quentin Jones offensive rebound
10:42		Quentin Jones turnover (lost ball) (Blake Goodman steals)
10:38		Zion Fruster misses three point jump shot
10:36		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
10:11		Malik Olafioye personal foul
9:55		Huskies turnover (back court violation)
9:40		Malik Olafioye misses two point jump shot
9:38		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
9:19	+3	Nasir Muhammad makes three point jump shot (Quentin Jones assists)	12-10
8:59		Zion Fruster misses two point jump shot
8:57		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
8:44		Kailon Nicholls misses three point jump shot
8:42		Nakyel Shelton defensive rebound
8:38		Tsvet Sotirov shooting foul (Kooper Jacobi draws the foul)
8:38	+1	Kooper Jacobi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-11
8:38	+1	Kooper Jacobi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-12
8:25	+3	Kailon Nicholls makes three point jump shot (Quentin Jones assists)	15-12
7:57	+2	Blake Goodman makes two point jump shot (Kooper Jacobi assists)	15-14
7:42		Tsvet Sotirov turnover (lost ball)
7:42		TV timeout
7:27		Nakyel Shelton misses two point jump shot
7:25		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
7:14	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kailon Nicholls assists)	18-14
6:42	+2	Nakyel Shelton makes two point jump shot	18-16
6:23		Nasir Muhammad turnover (Nakyel Shelton steals)
6:17		Malik Olafioye misses two point layup
6:14		Kooper Jacobi offensive rebound
6:14	+2	Kooper Jacobi makes two point tip layup	18-18
5:59		Kailon Nicholls misses three point jump shot
5:57		Carson Prost defensive rebound
5:51		Kooper Jacobi misses three point jump shot
5:49		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
5:33		Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot
5:31		Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound
5:27		Blake Goodman misses three point jump shot
5:25		Nakyel Shelton offensive rebound
5:24		Quentin Jones shooting foul (Nakyel Shelton draws the foul)
5:24	+1	Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-19
5:24	+1	Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-20
5:09		Quentin Jones turnover (Carson Prost steals)
5:05	+2	Zion Fruster makes two point layup (Carson Prost assists)	18-22
4:38		Tsvet Sotirov misses three point jump shot
4:36		Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound
4:28		Zion Fruster turnover
4:15		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:13		Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound
3:58		Sekou Kalle turnover (James Dent Jr. steals)
3:40		Sekou Kalle shooting foul (Quaran McPherson draws the foul)
3:40		TV timeout
3:40	+1	Quaran McPherson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-22
3:40	+1	Quaran McPherson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-22
3:35		Quentin Jones personal foul
3:21	+2	Carson Prost makes two point jump shot (Zion Fruster assists)	20-24
2:54		Tsvet Sotirov misses three point jump shot
2:52		Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound
2:32		Zion Fruster misses three point jump shot
2:30		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
2:25		Carson Prost shooting foul (Quaran McPherson draws the foul)
2:25	+1	Quaran McPherson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-24
2:25	+1	Quaran McPherson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-24
2:08		Kooper Jacobi misses two point layup
2:06		Huskies defensive rebound
1:49		Kooper Jacobi blocks Quaran McPherson's two point jump shot
1:49		Panthers defensive rebound
1:49		Quaran McPherson technical foul
1:49	+1	Nakyel Shelton makes technical free throw 1 of 2	22-25
1:49		Nakyel Shelton misses technical free throw 2 of 2
1:49		Panthers offensive rebound
1:34	+2	Zion Fruster makes two point layup	22-27
1:09		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:07		Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound
1:03		Rodolfo Bolis misses two point jump shot
1:01		Kooper Jacobi offensive rebound
0:44		Dominic Gooden turnover (Malik Olafioye steals)
0:39		Zion Fruster misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:36		Zion Fruster misses two point layup
0:02		James Dent Jr. blocks Nakyel Shelton's two point layup
0:01		Dominic Gooden defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NIU
Huskies
35
EIU
Panthers
41

Time		Play	Score
19:35		Tsvet Sotirov misses two point layup
19:33		Zion Fruster defensive rebound
19:13		Quentin Jones blocks Kooper Jacobi's two point layup
19:11		Kooper Jacobi offensive rebound
19:10	+2	Kooper Jacobi makes two point layup	24-33
18:41		James Dent Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:39		Rodolfo Bolis defensive rebound
18:22		Zion Fruster turnover (lost ball) (James Dent Jr. steals)
18:09		Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot
18:07		Malik Olafioye defensive rebound
18:00	+2	Nakyel Shelton makes two point layup (Zion Fruster assists)	24-35
17:54	+3	Tsvet Sotirov makes three point jump shot (James Dent Jr. assists)	27-35
17:38		Tsvet Sotirov shooting foul (Rodolfo Bolis draws the foul)
17:38	+1	Rodolfo Bolis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-36
17:38	+1	Rodolfo Bolis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-37
17:23		Quaran McPherson misses two point jump shot
17:21		Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound
17:12		James Dent Jr. blocks Kooper Jacobi's two point jump shot
17:10		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
17:01	+3	Tsvet Sotirov makes three point jump shot (Quaran McPherson assists)	30-37
16:39	+2	Lazar Grbovic makes two point layup	30-39
16:19		Carson Prost personal foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
16:06		Carson Prost personal foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
15:46	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tsvet Sotirov assists)	33-39
15:18		Kooper Jacobi misses three point jump shot
15:16		Joe Munden Jr. defensive rebound
15:04		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:02		Carson Prost defensive rebound
14:54		Carson Prost misses three point jump shot
14:52		Zion Fruster offensive rebound
14:38	+3	Kooper Jacobi makes three point jump shot (Zion Fruster assists)	33-42
14:35		Nasir Muhammad turnover (lost ball)
14:35		TV timeout
14:19		Quentin Jones blocks Lazar Grbovic's two point layup
14:17		Panthers offensive rebound
14:10	+2	Lazar Grbovic makes two point layup	33-44
13:54		Kailon Nicholls misses two point jump shot
13:53		Panthers defensive rebound
13:53		Joe Munden Jr. personal foul
13:35		Malik Olafioye misses three point jump shot
13:33		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
13:23		Nakyel Shelton shooting foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul)
13:23	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-44
13:23	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-44
13:06	+3	Zion Fruster makes three point jump shot (Nakyel Shelton assists)	35-47
12:43	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kailon Nicholls assists)	38-47
12:42		Huskies 30 second timeout
12:42		TV timeout
12:16		Lazar Grbovic misses two point layup
12:14		Quaran McPherson defensive rebound
12:04		Tsvet Sotirov misses three point jump shot
12:02		Nakyel Shelton defensive rebound
11:39	+2	Zion Fruster makes two point jump shot	38-49
11:16		Quaran McPherson misses three point jump shot
11:14		Lazar Grbovic defensive rebound
11:06		Zion Fruster turnover (lost ball) (Quentin Jones steals)
10:55	+2	Quaran McPherson makes two point layup (Tsvet Sotirov assists)	40-49
10:36	+2	Nakyel Shelton makes two point jump shot	40-51
10:19		Quaran McPherson turnover (bad pass) (Zion Fruster steals)
10:16		Kailon Nicholls personal foul (Zion Fruster draws the foul)
10:16		TV timeout
10:07		Nakyel Shelton misses two point layup
10:05		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
9:59		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:57		Nakyel Shelton defensive rebound
9:42		Blake Goodman misses three point jump shot
9:40		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
9:28		Nasir Muhammad misses three point jump shot
9:26		Carson Prost defensive rebound
8:59	+2	Kooper Jacobi makes two point jump shot	40-53
8:42		Malik Olafioye personal foul (Huskies draws the foul)
8:32		Carson Prost shooting foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul)
8:32	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-53
8:32	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-53
8:14	+3	Nakyel Shelton makes three point jump shot (Kooper Jacobi assists)	42-56
7:50		Kooper Jacobi blocks Kailon Nicholls's two point layup
7:50		Huskies offensive rebound
7:50		TV timeout
7:39		Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
7:28		Kooper Jacobi turnover (lost ball) (Quentin Jones steals)
7:22		Blake Goodman shooting foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul)
7:22	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-56
7:22	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-56
7:12		Blake Goodman turnover (bad pass) (Quaran McPherson steals)
7:04		Quaran McPherson misses two point jump shot
7:02		Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound
6:43	+2	Nakyel Shelton makes two point layup	44-58
6:17	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Quentin Jones assists)	47-58
6:10		Kailon Nicholls personal foul (Malik Olafioye draws the foul)
6:10		Joe Munden Jr. personal foul (Malik Olafioye draws the foul)
5:50	+2	Nakyel Shelton makes two point layup (Blake Goodman assists)	47-60
5:35	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Quaran McPherson assists)	50-60
5:10	+2	Malik Olafioye makes two point layup	50-62
4:55	+2	James Dent Jr. makes two point layup	52-62
4:55		Kooper Jacobi shooting foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
4:55	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-62
4:50		Malik Olafioye turnover (lost ball)
4:36		James Dent Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Blake Goodman steals)
4:27		Blake Goodman turnover (lost ball)
4:21	+2	Nasir Muhammad makes two point layup (Quentin Jones assists)	55-62
4:06		Panthers 30 second timeout
4:06		TV timeout
3:55		Nakyel Shelton misses two point layup
3:53		Kooper Jacobi offensive rebound
3:45	+2	Kooper Jacobi makes two point dunk	55-64
3:38		Quentin Jones misses two point jump shot
3:36		Malik Olafioye defensive rebound
3:15		Nakyel Shelton misses two point jump shot
3:13		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
3:09		Nasir Muhammad misses three point jump shot
3:07		Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound
3:07		Joe Munden Jr. personal foul (Panthers draws the foul)
2:37		Malik Olafioye turnover (bad pass) (Quaran McPherson steals)
2:17		James Dent Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:15		Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound
1:48	+2	Nakyel Shelton makes two point jump shot (Kooper Jacobi assists)	55-66
1:48		Quentin Jones shooting foul (Nakyel Shelton draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-67
1:42		Kooper Jacobi shooting foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul)
1:42	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-67
1:42	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-67
1:42		Kailon Nicholls personal foul (Malik Olafioye draws the foul)
1:42		Malik Olafioye misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:42		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
1:36		Kailon Nicholls misses three point jump shot
1:34		Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound
1:22		James Dent Jr. personal foul (Nakyel Shelton draws the foul)
1:22		Nakyel Shelton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:22		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
1:22		Nakyel Shelton blocks Quaran McPherson's two point jump shot
1:20		Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound
1:00		James Dent Jr. personal foul (Nakyel Shelton draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-68
1:00	+1	Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-69
0:50		Carson Prost personal foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
0:50	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-69
0:50	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-69
0:47		Kailon Nicholls personal foul (Nakyel Shelton draws the foul)
0:47		Nakyel Shelton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:47	+1	Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-70
0:43		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:41		Zion Fruster defensive rebound
0:35		Dominic Gooden personal foul (Nakyel Shelton draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-71
0:35	+1	Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-72
0:30		Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot
0:28		Malik Olafioye defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Malik Olafioye defensive rebound