Whitaker scores 19 as Central Michigan knocks off Northern Illinois 88-46
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Jaxson Whitaker scored 19 points as Central Michigan Chippewas beat Northern Illinois Huskies 88-46 on Saturday.
Whitaker went 6 of 9 from the field (5 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Chippewas (8-17, 4-8 Mid-American Conference). Nathan Claerbaut scored 16 points while shooting 7 of 12 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line. Keenan Garner shot 6 of 10 from the field and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points, while adding 11 rebounds and four steals.
Makhai Valentine finished with 13 points and six rebounds for the Huskies (8-16, 3-9). Gianni Cobb added 10 points for Northern Illinois. Taj Walters also had 10 points.
Central Michigan took the lead for good with 19:30 left in the first half.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | (Chippewas gains possession) | |||
| 19:30 | +3 | Jaxson Whitaker makes three point jump shot | 0-3 | |
| 19:14 | Hassan Washington turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 19:14 | Hassan Washington turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 19:02 | +3 | Jaxson Whitaker makes three point jump shot (Keenan Garner assists) | 0-6 | |
| 19:14 | +2 | Gustav Winther makes two point layup (Daemar Kelly assists) | 2-3 | |
| 18:50 | +2 | Gustav Winther makes two point layup (Gianni Cobb assists) | 2-6 | |
| 18:46 | +2 | Phat Phat Brooks makes two point layup | 2-8 | |
| 18:46 | Taj Walters misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:44 | Phat Phat Brooks defensive rebound | |||
| 18:35 | +2 | Phat Phat Brooks makes two point layup | 2-10 | |
| 18:09 | Huskies 30 second timeout | |||
| 18:09 | Gianni Cobb turnover | |||
| 18:09 | +2 | Keenan Garner makes two point jump shot (Tamario Adley assists) | 2-12 | |
| 17:57 | Dylan Ducommun turnover (lost ball) (Keenan Garner steals) | |||
| 17:30 | +2 | Phat Phat Brooks makes two point jump shot (Keenan Garner assists) | 2-14 | |
| 17:25 | Phat Phat Brooks personal foul | |||
| 17:00 | Dylan Ducommun misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:58 | Keenan Garner defensive rebound | |||
| 16:30 | Phat Phat Brooks misses two point jump shot | |||
| 16:28 | Huskies defensive rebound | |||
| 16:00 | Carlos Coronado misses two point layup | |||
| 15:58 | Hassan Washington offensive rebound | |||
| 15:50 | +2 | Hassan Washington makes two point layup | 4-14 | |
| 15:25 | Jaxson Whitaker misses two point layup | |||
| 15:23 | Hassan Washington defensive rebound | |||
| 15:02 | +3 | Makhai Valentine makes three point jump shot (Dylan Ducommun assists) | 7-14 | |
| 14:59 | Dylan Ducommun personal foul | |||
| 14:59 | TV timeout | |||
| 14:50 | +3 | Jaxson Whitaker makes three point jump shot (Tamario Adley assists) | 7-17 | |
| 14:38 | Dylan Ducommun turnover (lost ball) (Keenan Garner steals) | |||
| 14:36 | Dylan Ducommun personal foul | |||
| 14:33 | +2 | Nick Mullen makes two point layup (Tamario Adley assists) | 7-19 | |
| 14:14 | Gianni Cobb misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:12 | Nick Mullen defensive rebound | |||
| 13:39 | Makhai Valentine blocks Tamario Adley's two point jump shot | |||
| 13:37 | Makhai Valentine defensive rebound | |||
| 13:33 | Tamario Adley blocks Hassan Washington's two point jump shot | |||
| 13:31 | Hassan Washington offensive rebound | |||
| 13:13 | Tamario Adley blocks Hassan Washington's two point jump shot | |||
| 13:11 | Tamario Adley defensive rebound | |||
| 13:02 | +2 | Nick Mullen makes two point layup | 7-21 | |
| 12:54 | Daemar Kelly misses two point jump shot | |||
| 12:52 | Hassan Washington offensive rebound | |||
| 12:45 | Carlos Coronado misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:43 | Keenan Garner defensive rebound | |||
| 12:42 | Tamario Adley turnover (lost ball) (Gianni Cobb steals) | |||
| 12:36 | Jaxson Whitaker shooting foul (Makhai Valentine draws the foul) | |||
| 12:36 | +1 | Makhai Valentine makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 8-21 | |
| 12:36 | Makhai Valentine misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | |||
| 12:36 | +1 | Makhai Valentine makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 9-21 | |
| 12:25 | Nathan Claerbaut offensive foul | |||
| 12:25 | Nathan Claerbaut turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 11:55 | Gianni Cobb misses two point jump shot | |||
| 11:53 | Nick Mullen defensive rebound | |||
| 11:46 | Nathan Claerbaut misses two point jump shot | |||
| 11:44 | Gianni Cobb defensive rebound | |||
| 11:17 | +3 | Makhai Valentine makes three point jump shot (Gianni Cobb assists) | 12-21 | |
| 10:57 | +2 | Nathan Claerbaut makes two point layup (Phat Phat Brooks assists) | 12-23 | |
| 10:29 | Gianni Cobb turnover | |||
| 10:29 | Gianni Cobb shooting foul (Jaxson Whitaker draws the foul) | |||
| 10:29 | TV timeout | |||
| 10:29 | +1 | Jaxson Whitaker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-24 | |
| 10:29 | +1 | Jaxson Whitaker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-25 | |
| 10:14 | Makhai Valentine misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:12 | Keenan Garner defensive rebound | |||
| 9:57 | Keenan Garner misses two point layup | |||
| 9:55 | Taj Walters defensive rebound | |||
| 9:36 | Dylan Ducommun turnover (lost ball) (Phat Phat Brooks steals) | |||
| 9:24 | +2 | Keenan Garner makes two point layup (Jalen Kampen assists) | 12-27 | |
| 9:10 | Makhai Valentine turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 8:52 | +2 | Tamario Adley makes two point dunk (Nathan Claerbaut assists) | 12-29 | |
| 8:39 | Tamario Adley blocks Dylan Ducommun's three point jump shot | |||
| 8:37 | Dylan Ducommun offensive rebound | |||
| 8:37 | Tamario Adley personal foul | |||
| 8:36 | Jalen Kampen personal foul | |||
| 8:26 | Gustav Winther turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 8:06 | +2 | Nathan Claerbaut makes two point jump shot (Tamario Adley assists) | 12-31 | |
| 7:48 | Dylan Ducommun misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:46 | Huskies offensive rebound | |||
| 7:44 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:23 | Huskies turnover | |||
| 7:01 | +2 | Tamario Adley makes two point jump shot (Phat Phat Brooks assists) | 12-33 | |
| 6:40 | +3 | Taj Walters makes three point jump shot (Carlos Coronado assists) | 15-33 | |
| 6:25 | Taj Walters personal foul | |||
| 6:13 | Keenan Garner turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 6:00 | Daemar Kelly misses two point layup | |||
| 5:58 | Nick Mullen defensive rebound | |||
| 5:48 | +2 | Tamario Adley makes two point layup | 15-35 | |
| 5:48 | Gianni Cobb shooting foul (Tamario Adley draws the foul) | |||
| 5:48 | +1 | Tamario Adley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-36 | |
| 5:40 | Makhai Valentine misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:38 | Nathan Claerbaut defensive rebound | |||
| 5:17 | Jaylen Wharton personal foul | |||
| 5:03 | Nathan Claerbaut turnover (lost ball) (Daemar Kelly steals) | |||
| 4:54 | Nick Mullen blocks Makhai Valentine's two point jump shot | |||
| 4:52 | Huskies offensive rebound | |||
| 4:52 | Daemar Kelly misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:50 | Chippewas defensive rebound | |||
| 4:36 | +2 | Nathan Claerbaut makes two point layup | 15-38 | |
| 4:08 | +3 | Makhai Valentine makes three point jump shot (Gianni Cobb assists) | 18-38 | |
| 3:54 | Keenan Garner misses two point jump shot | |||
| 3:52 | Tamario Adley offensive rebound | |||
| 3:40 | +3 | Jaxson Whitaker makes three point jump shot (Tamario Adley assists) | 18-41 | |
| 3:30 | Nathan Claerbaut blocks Taj Walters's two point layup | |||
| 3:28 | Chippewas defensive rebound | |||
| 3:20 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:01 | +2 | Phat Phat Brooks makes two point jump shot | 18-43 | |
| 2:45 | Daemar Kelly misses two point jump shot | |||
| 2:43 | Chippewas defensive rebound | |||
| 2:36 | Gustav Winther blocks Nathan Claerbaut's two point jump shot | |||
| 2:34 | Nathan Claerbaut offensive rebound | |||
| 2:19 | +2 | Nathan Claerbaut makes two point layup | 18-45 | |
| 2:08 | Dylan Ducommun misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:06 | Daemar Kelly offensive rebound | |||
| 2:00 | Jaxson Whitaker personal foul | |||
| 1:58 | Gustav Winther turnover (bad pass) (Keenan Garner steals) | |||
| 1:50 | +2 | Keenan Garner makes two point layup (Phat Phat Brooks assists) | 18-47 | |
| 1:50 | Taj Walters shooting foul (Keenan Garner draws the foul) | |||
| 1:50 | Keenan Garner misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 1:50 | Jaylen Wharton defensive rebound | |||
| 1:44 | Daemar Kelly misses two point layup | |||
| 1:42 | Keenan Garner defensive rebound | |||
| 1:27 | +2 | Keenan Garner makes two point layup (Phat Phat Brooks assists) | 18-49 | |
| 1:16 | +2 | Gianni Cobb makes two point layup | 20-49 | |
| 1:16 | Phat Phat Brooks shooting foul (Gianni Cobb draws the foul) | |||
| 1:16 | Gianni Cobb misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 1:16 | Jalen Kampen defensive rebound | |||
| 1:03 | +2 | Keenan Garner makes two point layup (Nathan Claerbaut assists) | 20-51 | |
| 0:45 | Taj Walters turnover (lost ball) (Nick Mullen steals) | |||
| 0:24 | Chippewas 30 second timeout | |||
| 0:08 | Keenan Garner misses two point layup | |||
| 0:06 | Jaylen Wharton defensive rebound | |||
| 0:02 | +2 | Taj Walters makes two point layup (Carlos Coronado assists) | 22-51 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:48 | Taj Walters turnover (lost ball) (Keenan Garner steals) | |||
| 19:35 | Jaxson Whitaker misses three point jump shot | |||
| 19:33 | Makhai Valentine defensive rebound | |||
| 19:24 | Taj Walters misses three point jump shot | |||
| 19:22 | Chippewas defensive rebound | |||
| 19:08 | Jaylen Wharton blocks Nathan Claerbaut's two point layup | |||
| 19:06 | Keenan Garner offensive rebound | |||
| 19:05 | Dylan Ducommun personal foul | |||
| 18:56 | +1 | Keenan Garner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-52 | |
| 18:56 | +1 | Keenan Garner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-53 | |
| 18:39 | +2 | Taj Walters makes two point jump shot | 24-53 | |
| 18:24 | Phat Phat Brooks misses two point layup | |||
| 18:22 | Phat Phat Brooks offensive rebound | |||
| 18:07 | +2 | Nathan Claerbaut makes two point layup | 24-55 | |
| 17:53 | Taj Walters turnover (lost ball) (Phat Phat Brooks steals) | |||
| 17:34 | Phat Phat Brooks turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 17:34 | +2 | Jaylen Wharton makes two point layup | 26-55 | |
| 17:34 | Nathan Claerbaut shooting foul (Jaylen Wharton draws the foul) | |||
| 17:34 | Jaylen Wharton misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 17:34 | Jaxson Whitaker defensive rebound | |||
| 17:21 | +2 | Nathan Claerbaut makes two point layup | 26-57 | |
| 17:07 | Makhai Valentine misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:05 | Jaylen Wharton offensive rebound | |||
| 16:59 | Jaxson Whitaker personal foul | |||
| 16:54 | Makhai Valentine misses two point layup | |||
| 16:52 | Chippewas defensive rebound | |||
| 16:40 | Keenan Garner turnover | |||
| 16:26 | Daemar Kelly misses two point layup | |||
| 16:24 | Jaylen Wharton offensive rebound | |||
| 16:15 | Jalen Kampen blocks Jaylen Wharton's two point layup | |||
| 16:13 | Makhai Valentine offensive rebound | |||
| 16:00 | Jaylen Wharton misses two point jump shot | |||
| 15:58 | Tamario Adley defensive rebound | |||
| 15:58 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:52 | Daemar Kelly personal foul | |||
| 15:49 | Jalen Kampen misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:47 | Phat Phat Brooks offensive rebound | |||
| 15:36 | Tamario Adley turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Ducommun steals) | |||
| 15:25 | Daemar Kelly misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:23 | Gianni Cobb offensive rebound | |||
| 15:14 | Jaylen Wharton misses two point jump shot | |||
| 15:12 | Jalen Kampen defensive rebound | |||
| 14:55 | Keenan Garner misses two point layup | |||
| 14:53 | Keenan Garner offensive rebound | |||
| 14:44 | +2 | Keenan Garner makes two point layup | 26-59 | |
| 14:38 | Dylan Ducommun misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:36 | Keenan Garner defensive rebound | |||
| 14:26 | Dylan Ducommun blocks Jalen Kampen's two point layup | |||
| 14:24 | Dylan Ducommun defensive rebound | |||
| 14:13 | +2 | Makhai Valentine makes two point layup | 28-59 | |
| 14:02 | +2 | Jalen Kampen makes two point jump shot | 28-61 | |
| 13:49 | Gustav Winther misses two point layup | |||
| 13:47 | Tamario Adley defensive rebound | |||
| 13:25 | Tamario Adley misses two point layup | |||
| 13:23 | Dylan Ducommun defensive rebound | |||
| 13:11 | Dylan Ducommun misses two point layup | |||
| 13:09 | Keenan Garner defensive rebound | |||
| 12:39 | +2 | Jaxson Whitaker makes two point jump shot | 28-63 | |
| 12:16 | Jalen Kampen personal foul | |||
| 12:10 | +2 | Dylan Ducommun makes two point jump shot | 30-63 | |
| 12:05 | +2 | Jalen Kampen makes two point jump shot | 30-65 | |
| 11:41 | Phat Phat Brooks personal foul | |||
| 11:41 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:41 | Phat Phat Brooks technical foul | |||
| 11:41 | Gustav Winther misses technical free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 11:41 | +1 | Gustav Winther makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 31-65 | |
| 11:41 | Taj Walters misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 11:41 | +1 | Taj Walters makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-65 | |
| 11:34 | Tamario Adley blocks Carlos Coronado's two point layup | |||
| 11:32 | Nathan Claerbaut defensive rebound | |||
| 11:07 | Nathan Claerbaut misses two point layup | |||
| 11:05 | Gianni Cobb defensive rebound | |||
| 10:59 | +2 | Gianni Cobb makes two point layup | 34-65 | |
| 10:53 | Gianni Cobb personal foul | |||
| 10:47 | +3 | Jaxson Whitaker makes three point jump shot (Tamario Adley assists) | 34-68 | |
| 10:27 | Dylan Ducommun misses two point jump shot | |||
| 10:25 | Gustav Winther offensive rebound | |||
| 10:25 | Nick Mullen shooting foul (Gustav Winther draws the foul) | |||
| 10:25 | Gustav Winther misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 10:25 | Gustav Winther misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 10:25 | Keenan Garner defensive rebound | |||
| 10:18 | Nick Mullen misses two point layup | |||
| 10:16 | Gustav Winther defensive rebound | |||
| 9:57 | Jaxson Whitaker shooting foul (Gustav Winther draws the foul) | |||
| 9:57 | +1 | Gustav Winther makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-68 | |
| 9:57 | Gustav Winther misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 9:57 | Chippewas defensive rebound | |||
| 9:35 | Jaylen Wharton shooting foul (Nathan Claerbaut draws the foul) | |||
| 9:35 | +1 | Nathan Claerbaut makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-69 | |
| 9:35 | Nathan Claerbaut misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 9:35 | Jaylen Wharton defensive rebound | |||
| 9:30 | Dylan Ducommun turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 9:13 | Jalen Kampen misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:11 | Makhai Valentine defensive rebound | |||
| 8:39 | Jalen Kampen personal foul (Makhai Valentine draws the foul) | |||
| 8:39 | Makhai Valentine misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 8:39 | Keenan Garner defensive rebound | |||
| 8:17 | Nathan Claerbaut misses two point jump shot | |||
| 8:07 | Chippewas turnover | |||
| 7:43 | Gianni Cobb misses two point jump shot | |||
| 7:41 | Keenan Garner defensive rebound | |||
| 7:18 | Jaylen Wharton personal foul | |||
| 7:18 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:18 | +1 | Nathan Claerbaut makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-70 | |
| 7:18 | Nathan Claerbaut misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 7:18 | Jaylen Wharton defensive rebound | |||
| 7:04 | Nick Mullen personal foul (Taj Walters draws the foul) | |||
| 7:04 | +1 | Taj Walters makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-70 | |
| 7:04 | +1 | Taj Walters makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-70 | |
| 7:01 | +2 | Nathan Claerbaut makes two point dunk (Phat Phat Brooks assists) | 37-72 | |
| 6:32 | Taj Walters misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:30 | Makhai Valentine offensive rebound | |||
| 6:22 | Gianni Cobb misses two point layup | |||
| 6:20 | Phat Phat Brooks defensive rebound | |||
| 6:13 | Phat Phat Brooks turnover (lost ball) (Taj Walters steals) | |||
| 6:00 | Daemar Kelly turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 5:57 | Jaxson Whitaker misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:55 | Nick Mullen offensive rebound | |||
| 5:44 | Daemar Kelly blocks Nick Mullen's two point layup | |||
| 5:42 | Makhai Valentine defensive rebound | |||
| 5:34 | Daemar Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Nathan Claerbaut steals) | |||
| 5:24 | +2 | Phat Phat Brooks makes two point layup (Nick Mullen assists) | 37-74 | |
| 5:16 | Gianni Cobb misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:07 | Daemar Kelly offensive foul | |||
| 4:47 | TV timeout | |||
| 4:44 | +2 | Kayden Nation makes two point layup | 37-76 | |
| 4:38 | +2 | Gianni Cobb makes two point layup | 39-76 | |
| 4:29 | Jalen Kampen turnover (lost ball) (Carlos Coronado steals) | |||
| 3:57 | Gianni Cobb misses two point layup | |||
| 3:55 | Jalen Kampen defensive rebound | |||
| 3:32 | +2 | Jalen Kampen makes two point jump shot | 39-78 | |
| 3:05 | Kayden Nation personal foul | |||
| 3:05 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:05 | +1 | Hassan Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-78 | |
| 3:05 | +1 | Hassan Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-78 | |
| 2:37 | Jalen Kampen misses two point jump shot | |||
| 2:35 | Gianni Cobb defensive rebound | |||
| 2:30 | +2 | Gianni Cobb makes two point layup | 43-78 | |
| 2:30 | Jalen Kampen shooting foul (Gianni Cobb draws the foul) | |||
| 2:30 | +1 | Gianni Cobb makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 44-78 | |
| 2:30 | +3 | Kayden Nation makes three point jump shot | 44-81 | |
| 2:18 | Jorden Brooks personal foul (Gianni Cobb draws the foul) | |||
| 2:18 | Gianni Cobb misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 2:18 | Gianni Cobb misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 2:18 | Hassan Washington offensive rebound | |||
| 2:11 | Hassan Washington turnover (lost ball) (Will Ashford steals) | |||
| 1:52 | +3 | Jorden Brooks makes three point jump shot (Jaxson Whitaker assists) | 44-84 | |
| 1:27 | Kayden Nation shooting foul (Gianni Cobb draws the foul) | |||
| 1:27 | Gianni Cobb misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 1:27 | +1 | Gianni Cobb makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-84 | |
| 0:59 | +2 | Will Ashford makes two point jump shot | 45-86 | |
| 0:51 | Ladji Kante misses two point layup | |||
| 0:44 | Jorden Brooks personal foul (Jaylen Wharton draws the foul) | |||
| 0:44 | Jaylen Wharton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:44 | Jaylen Wharton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:44 | Ladji Kante offensive rebound | |||
| 0:37 | Jaylen Wharton misses two point jump shot | |||
| 0:35 | Nick Mullen defensive rebound | |||
| 0:12 | +2 | Kayden Nation makes two point jump shot | 45-88 | |
| 0:04 | Nick Mullen shooting foul (Jaylen Wharton draws the foul) | |||
| 0:04 | +1 | Jaylen Wharton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-88 | |
| 0:04 | Jaylen Wharton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:04 | Kayden Nation defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Kayden Nation defensive rebound | 0:04 |
| Jaylen Wharton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:04 |
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+ 1 | Jaylen Wharton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:04 |
| Nick Mullen shooting foul (Jaylen Wharton draws the foul) | 0:04 |
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+ 2 | Kayden Nation makes two point jump shot | 0:12 |
| Nick Mullen defensive rebound | 0:35 |
| Jaylen Wharton misses two point jump shot | 0:37 |
| Ladji Kante offensive rebound | 0:44 |
| Jaylen Wharton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:44 |
| Jaylen Wharton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:44 |
| Jorden Brooks personal foul (Jaylen Wharton draws the foul) | 0:44 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 46 | 88 |
| Field Goals | 15-55 (27.3%) | 37-59 (62.7%) |
| 3-Pointers | 4-20 (20.0%) | 7-11 (63.6%) |
| Free Throws | 12-27 (44.4%) | 7-10 (70.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 32 | 38 |
| Offensive | 13 | 7 |
| Defensive | 16 | 25 |
| Team | 3 | 6 |
| Assists | 6 | 18 |
| Steals | 5 | 9 |
| Blocks | 5 | 7 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 9 |
| Fouls | 13 | 22 |
| Technicals | 0 | 1 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| N. Illinois 8-16 | 71.0 PPG | 39.9 RPG | 12.8 APG |
| C. Michigan 8-17 | 74.0 PPG | 36.0 RPG | 15.4 APG |
| Key Players | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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. Valentine G | 14.0 PPG | 5.3 RPG | 1.0 APG | 41.2 FG% |
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. Whitaker G | 5.6 PPG | 1.1 RPG | 1.0 APG | 39.5 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Valentine G | 13 PTS | 6 REB | 0 AST | ||
| J. Whitaker G | 19 PTS | 1 REB | 1 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. Valentine | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4/9 | 3/6 | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| G. Cobb | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4/10 | 0/2 | 2/6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| T. Walters | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3/7 | 1/4 | 3/4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| H. Washington | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| D. Ducommun | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/8 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. Valentine | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4/9 | 3/6 | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| G. Cobb | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4/10 | 0/2 | 2/6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| T. Walters | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3/7 | 1/4 | 3/4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| H. Washington | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| D. Ducommun | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/8 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| G. Winther | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2/6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Wharton | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 1/5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| D. Kelly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/7 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| I. Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Kante | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Coronado | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Ituka | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Taylor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Taylor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Washington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Laskey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 46 | 29 | 6 | 15/55 | 4/20 | 12/27 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 16 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Whitaker | 19 | 1 | 1 | 6/9 | 5/7 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Claerbaut | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7/12 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| K. Garner | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6/10 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| P. Brooks | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| T. Adley | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Whitaker | 19 | 1 | 1 | 6/9 | 5/7 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Claerbaut | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7/12 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| K. Garner | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6/10 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| P. Brooks | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| T. Adley | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| K. Nation | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Kampen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3/7 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| N. Mullen | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| J. Brooks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Ashford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Usen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Aburashed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U. Amene | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. McIntire | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 88 | 32 | 18 | 37/59 | 7/11 | 7/10 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 |