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Northern Illinois Huskies @ South Alabama Jaguars 66–75

2024-02-10 · NCAA · Mitchell Center, Mobile AL · Att. 1,539 · ESPN+

Northern Illinois Huskies 2023-24 · South Alabama Jaguars 2023-24 · 2023-24 season

Score by period

	1st	2nd	T
NIU	31	35	66
USA	36	39	75

Team stats

	Northern Illinois	South Alabama
Field goals	24-54 .444	28-62 .452
Three-pointers	7-26 .269	13-27 .481
Free throws	11-16 .688	6-11 .545
At the rim	11-18 .611	11-24 .458
Offensive rebounds	12	11
Defensive rebounds	26	20
Total rebounds	38	31
Assists	12	17
Steals	2	10
Blocks	6	2
Turnovers	15	7
Personal fouls	10	14
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	32	28
Fast-break points	1	10
Points off turnovers	9	9
Largest lead	2	14
Possessions	65	65

Northern Illinois Huskies

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Zarique Nutter G	40	15	6-14	1-4	2-2	1	9	10	4	0	0	3	3
Will Lovings-Watts G	40	8	3-9	1-7	1-2	0	1	1	4	0	1	1	1
Zion Russell G	39	13	4-9	3-6	2-2	1	7	8	2	1	0	1	2
Xavier Amos F	36	16	7-18	1-8	1-2	1	4	5	2	1	0	6	3
Yanic Konan Niederhauser F	29	12	4-4	1-1	3-6	3	4	7	0	0	5	3	0
Oluwasegun Durosinmi F	9	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ethan Butler F	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Harvin Ibarguen F	1	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	38	66	24-54	7-26	11-16	12	26	38	12	2	6	15	10

FG .444 · 3P .269 · FT .688

Did not play: David Coit, Leo Amari IV, Steven Tipton, Luka Gogic, Nasir Muhammad, Keshawn Williams, Quaran McPherson, Philmon Gebrewhit

South Alabama Jaguars

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Marcus Millender G	37	5	1-6	1-2	2-2	0	6	6	8	2	0	1	0
Tyrell Jones G	37	23	8-13	5-7	2-2	1	0	1	2	3	0	1	0
Julian Margrave F	31	12	4-9	4-8	0-0	0	6	6	0	2	0	2	2
Elijah Ormiston F	22	10	4-7	1-2	1-2	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	5
Samuel Tabe G	18	6	3-6	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0
Judah Brown F	18	6	2-6	1-3	1-2	1	3	4	2	0	0	0	2
Marshall Kearing F	13	8	4-9	0-1	0-1	4	2	6	1	0	0	0	2
Isiah Gaiter G	12	3	1-3	1-3	0-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Thomas Howell F	10	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	3
Total	38	75	28-62	13-27	6-11	11	20	31	17	10	2	7	14

FG .452 · 3P .481 · FT .545

Did not play: Ethan Kizer, John Broom, Maxwell Land

Officials: Glenn Tuitt, Luke Chittum, John Johnson

Play-by-play

Show every play (409)

First half

19:59 USA Elijah Ormiston, jumpball won
19:59 NIU Yanic Konan Niederhauser, jumpball lost
19:41 USA Samuel Tabe , 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
19:38 NIU Xavier Amos, rebound defensive
19:18 NIU Yanic Konan Niederhauser, 2pt dunk pointsinthepaint; made - Zarique Nutter, assist 2–0
19:13 NIU Zion Russell, foul personal
19:13 USA Tyrell Jones, foulon
18:58 USA Tyrell Jones, 3pt jumpshot made - Marcus Millender , assist 2–3
18:34 NIU Will Lovings-Watts, 3pt jumpshot missed
18:31 USA Julian Margrave, rebound defensive
18:23 USA Tyrell Jones, 3pt jumpshot made - Marcus Millender , assist 2–6
18:07 NIU Xavier Amos, 3pt jumpshot made 5–6
17:53 USA Samuel Tabe , turnover badpass
17:46 NIU Zarique Nutter, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - Xavier Amos, assist 7–6
17:22 USA Elijah Ormiston, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
17:19 NIU Zion Russell, rebound defensive
17:02 NIU Zarique Nutter, 2pt turnaroundjumpshot missed
16:59 USA Marcus Millender , rebound defensive
16:57 USA Marcus Millender , turnover badpass
16:57 NIU Zion Russell, steal
16:52 NIU Xavier Amos, turnover lostball
16:52 USA Marcus Millender , substitution out
16:52 USA Isiah Gaiter , substitution in
16:39 USA Julian Margrave, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
16:36 NIU Zion Russell, rebound defensive
16:33 NIU Xavier Amos, 3pt jumpshot missed
16:30 USA Julian Margrave, rebound defensive
16:20 USA Tyrell Jones, 2pt pullupjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 7–8
16:00 NIU Zarique Nutter, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
15:57 NIU Zarique Nutter, rebound offensive
15:56 NIU Zarique Nutter, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
15:56 USA Elijah Ormiston, block
15:49 USA Julian Margrave, rebound defensive
15:48 USA Elijah Ormiston, 3pt jumpshot fastbreak; made - Tyrell Jones, assist 7–11
15:32 NIU Xavier Amos, foul offensive
15:32 NIU Xavier Amos, turnover offensive
15:32 USA Elijah Ormiston, foulon
15:32 USA Marcus Millender , substitution in
15:32 NIU Harvin Ibarguen, substitution in
15:32 USA Tyrell Jones, substitution out
15:32 NIU Yanic Konan Niederhauser, substitution out
15:04 USA Julian Margrave, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
15:01 USA Samuel Tabe , rebound offensive
14:59 USA Julian Margrave, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance;fromturnover; made - Samuel Tabe , assist 7–14
14:47 NIU Will Lovings-Watts, turnover badpass
14:47 NIU Harvin Ibarguen, substitution out
14:47 NIU Oluwasegun Durosinmi, substitution in
14:31 USA Isiah Gaiter , 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
14:31 NIU Zion Russell, rebound defensive
14:31 NIU Zion Russell, foulon
14:31 USA Elijah Ormiston, foul personal
14:19 NIU Xavier Amos, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; missed
14:13 USA Julian Margrave, rebound defensive
14:05 USA Elijah Ormiston, 2pt jumpshot made 7–16
13:43 NIU Zarique Nutter, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
13:43 USA Elijah Ormiston, block
13:37 USA Marcus Millender , rebound defensive
13:35 USA Julian Margrave, 3pt jumpshot missed
13:34 NIU Team, rebound defensive team;
13:34 NIU Xavier Amos, substitution out
13:34 USA Thomas Howell , substitution in
13:34 NIU Ethan Butler, substitution in
13:34 USA Julian Margrave, substitution out
13:17 USA Samuel Tabe , substitution out
13:17 USA Tyrell Jones, substitution in
13:06 NIU Zarique Nutter, 2pt jumpshot made 9–16
12:53 USA Tyrell Jones, 3pt jumpshot made - Isiah Gaiter , assist 9–19
12:51 NIU Team, timeout short
12:38 NIU Xavier Amos, substitution in
12:38 NIU Ethan Butler, substitution out
12:37 NIU Xavier Amos, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 11–19
12:15 USA Isiah Gaiter , 3pt jumpshot made - Thomas Howell , assist 11–22
12:00 NIU Zarique Nutter, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 13–22
11:42 USA Elijah Ormiston, 3pt jumpshot missed
11:40 NIU Will Lovings-Watts, rebound defensive
11:12 NIU Xavier Amos, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 15–22
10:55 USA Marcus Millender , 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
10:52 NIU Zion Russell, rebound defensive
10:42 NIU Zarique Nutter, turnover badpass
10:42 USA Tyrell Jones, steal
10:36 USA Elijah Ormiston, substitution out
10:36 USA Samuel Tabe , substitution in
10:36 USA Julian Margrave, substitution in
10:36 USA Isiah Gaiter , substitution out
10:21 USA Julian Margrave, 2pt drivinglayup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
10:18 NIU Zarique Nutter, rebound defensive
10:04 NIU Xavier Amos, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 17–22
9:52 USA Thomas Howell , 3pt jumpshot missed
9:49 NIU Zarique Nutter, rebound defensive
9:35 NIU Xavier Amos, 3pt jumpshot missed
9:34 USA Team, rebound defensive team;
9:34 NIU Oluwasegun Durosinmi, substitution out
9:34 NIU Yanic Konan Niederhauser, substitution in
9:23 USA Thomas Howell , 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Marcus Millender , assist 17–24
9:07 NIU Yanic Konan Niederhauser, foulon
9:07 NIU Zarique Nutter, turnover outofbounds
9:07 USA Thomas Howell , foul personal
8:52 USA Tyrell Jones, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover;blocked; missed
8:52 NIU Will Lovings-Watts, block
8:42 NIU Zion Russell, rebound defensive
8:38 NIU Team, rebound offensive team;
8:38 NIU Zion Russell, 3pt jumpshot missed
8:38 USA Samuel Tabe , substitution out
8:38 USA Isiah Gaiter , substitution in
8:23 USA Julian Margrave, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
8:23 NIU Will Lovings-Watts, foulon
8:23 NIU Will Lovings-Watts, freethrow 2of2 2ndchance; missed
8:23 NIU Will Lovings-Watts, freethrow 1of2 2ndchance; made 18–24
8:23 USA Julian Margrave, substitution out
8:23 USA Elijah Ormiston, substitution in
8:18 USA Elijah Ormiston, rebound defensive
8:12 USA Elijah Ormiston, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Marcus Millender , assist 18–26
7:58 NIU Xavier Amos, 2pt alleyoop pointsinthepaint; made - Zarique Nutter, assist 20–26
7:28 USA Marcus Millender , 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
7:24 USA Thomas Howell , rebound offensive
7:24 USA Thomas Howell , 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
7:23 NIU Zarique Nutter, rebound defensive
7:18 NIU Yanic Konan Niederhauser, 3pt jumpshot made - Zarique Nutter, assist 23–26
6:57 USA Isiah Gaiter , 3pt jumpshot missed
6:54 NIU Yanic Konan Niederhauser, rebound defensive
6:35 NIU Team, rebound offensive team;
6:35 NIU Xavier Amos, 3pt jumpshot missed
6:35 USA Thomas Howell , substitution out
6:35 USA Judah Brown, substitution in
6:17 NIU Zarique Nutter, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made - Will Lovings-Watts, assist 25–26
5:56 USA Team, rebound offensive team;
5:56 USA Judah Brown, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
5:56 NIU Yanic Konan Niederhauser, block
5:47 USA Team, turnover shotclock team;
5:26 USA Elijah Ormiston, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
5:26 NIU Yanic Konan Niederhauser, foulon
5:26 NIU Yanic Konan Niederhauser, freethrow 1of2 fromturnover; missed
5:26 NIU Team, rebound offensivedeadball
5:26 USA Isiah Gaiter , substitution out
5:26 USA Samuel Tabe , substitution in
5:26 NIU Yanic Konan Niederhauser, freethrow 2of2 fromturnover; made 26–26
5:01 USA Tyrell Jones, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 26–28
4:39 NIU Zarique Nutter, 2pt pullupjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 28–28
4:30 USA Tyrell Jones, foulon
4:30 NIU Zion Russell, foul personal
4:20 USA Thomas Howell , substitution in
4:20 USA Elijah Ormiston, substitution out
4:17 USA Judah Brown, 3pt jumpshot made - Thomas Howell , assist 28–31
3:51 NIU Ethan Butler, substitution in
3:51 NIU Xavier Amos, substitution out
3:45 NIU Will Lovings-Watts, 3pt jumpshot missed
3:43 USA Marcus Millender , rebound defensive
3:17 USA Marshall Kearing, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
3:17 USA Thomas Howell , turnover lostball
3:17 NIU Xavier Amos, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak;fromturnover; missed
3:17 NIU Xavier Amos, foulon
3:17 NIU Team, rebound offensivedeadball
3:17 USA Thomas Howell , substitution out
3:17 USA Marshall Kearing, substitution in
3:17 USA Julian Margrave, substitution in
3:17 NIU Ethan Butler, substitution out
3:17 NIU Xavier Amos, substitution in
3:17 USA Samuel Tabe , substitution out
3:17 NIU Xavier Amos, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak;fromturnover; made 29–31
3:03 USA Marshall Kearing, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
3:01 USA Tyrell Jones, rebound offensive
2:49 USA Tyrell Jones, 2pt turnaroundjumpshot 2ndchance;blocked; missed
2:49 NIU Yanic Konan Niederhauser, block
2:43 NIU Xavier Amos, rebound defensive
2:32 NIU Zion Russell, 3pt jumpshot missed
2:29 USA Marcus Millender , rebound defensive
2:08 USA Marshall Kearing, 3pt jumpshot missed
2:06 NIU Zarique Nutter, rebound defensive
1:46 NIU Xavier Amos, turnover badpass
1:46 USA Marcus Millender , steal
1:40 USA Marcus Millender , 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
1:36 USA Judah Brown, rebound offensive
1:36 USA Judah Brown, 2pt layup 2ndchance;fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made 29–33
1:25 NIU Zarique Nutter, turnover lostball
1:25 USA Marcus Millender , steal
1:19 USA Marshall Kearing, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
1:16 USA Marshall Kearing, rebound offensive
1:14 USA Judah Brown, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance;fromturnover; missed
1:09 NIU Yanic Konan Niederhauser, rebound defensive
0:56 NIU Zarique Nutter, 3pt jumpshot missed
0:53 USA Marshall Kearing, rebound defensive
0:49 USA Team, timeout short
0:49 USA Thomas Howell , substitution in
0:49 NIU Zion Russell, substitution out
0:49 NIU Ethan Butler, substitution in
0:49 USA Marshall Kearing, substitution out
0:29 USA Marcus Millender , 3pt jumpshot made 29–36
0:21 NIU Xavier Amos, 3pt jumpshot missed
0:19 NIU Yanic Konan Niederhauser, rebound offensive
0:19 NIU Yanic Konan Niederhauser, 2pt dunk 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 31–36

Second half