Northern Illinois Huskies at Central Michigan Chippewas
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Dent, Northern Illinois beat Central Michigan 83-81 in double OT
Dent added nine rebounds for the Huskies (6-25, 2-16 Mid-American Conference). Joe Munden Jr. shot 5 for 14, including 2 for 7 from beyond the arc to add 13 points. Kailon Nicholls went 4 of 12 from the field (2 for 7 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points. The Huskies stopped an 11-game skid with the win.
Jakobi Heady led the Chippewas (14-17, 7-11) in scoring, finishing with 20 points, nine rebounds and three steals. Ugnius Jarusevicius added 17 points and six rebounds for Central Michigan. Kyler Vanderjagt also had 17 points.
Northern Illinois entered halftime up 30-25. Steven Tipton paced the team in scoring in the first half with nine points. Dent led Northern Illinois with 26 second-half points and also hit the game-tying jump shot with 11 seconds remaining in the second half to send the game to overtime. David Mack paced Northern Illinois with five points in double.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 81 |
| 4th 0:00 | End of 2nd OT | 83 - 81 |
| 4th 0:01 | Central Michigan Timeout | 83 - 81 |
| 4th 0:01 | James Dent Jr. made Jumper. | 83 - 81 |
| 4th 0:15 | Central Michigan Timeout | 81 - 81 |
Statistics
 NIU |
 CMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-66 | FG | 24-56 |
| 40.9 | Field Goal % | 42.9 |
| 12-32 | 3PT | 4-9 |
| 37.5 | Three Point % | 44.4 |
| 17-25 | FT | 29-45 |
| 68.0 | Free Throw % | 64.4 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 28 | Fouls | 19 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Mount Pleasant, MI
Attendance: 1,432 | Capacity:
2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 17-1 | - | 28-7 |
| Miami (OH) | 14-4 | 3 | 25-9 |
| Kent State | 11-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Toledo | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Ohio | 10-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Eastern Michigan | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Western Michigan | 9-9 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Bowling Green | 8-10 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 10 | 14-17 |
| Central Michigan | 7-11 | 10 | 14-17 |
| Buffalo | 4-14 | 13 | 9-22 |
| Northern Illinois | 2-16 | 15 | 6-25 |