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Bowling Green Falcons @ Northern Illinois Huskies 71–58

2025-03-04 19:00 · NCAA · NIU Convocation Center, Dekalb IL · Att. 1,223 · ESPN+

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Score by period

	1st	2nd	T
BGSU	36	35	71
NIU	31	27	58

Team stats

	Bowling Green	Northern Illinois
Field goals	23-49 .469	17-57 .298
Three-pointers	8-16 .500	11-39 .282
Free throws	17-26 .654	13-17 .765
At the rim	14-24 .583	6-12 .500
Offensive rebounds	5	4
Defensive rebounds	40	26
Total rebounds	45	30
Assists	13	14
Steals	4	5
Blocks	4	6
Turnovers	12	7
Personal fouls	15	18
Technical fouls	1	1
Points in the paint	30	12
Fast-break points	10	13
Points off turnovers	5	9
Largest lead	15	2
Possessions	69	71

Bowling Green Falcons

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
DaJion Humphrey G	38	11	2-7	2-4	5-5	0	5	5	2	0	0	2	1
Derrick Butler G	37	14	5-10	4-7	0-0	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	3
Javontae Campbell G	33	19	7-12	0-0	5-9	1	7	8	4	1	2	3	2
Marcus Johnson F	30	17	5-13	2-3	5-7	2	5	7	4	1	0	3	4
Jamai Felt F	21	6	3-3	0-0	0-1	0	5	5	1	1	2	0	2
Wilguens Exacte Jr. F	26	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	6	6	0	1	0	0	2
Braelon Green G	13	2	0-0	0-0	2-4	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	1
Total	39	71	23-49	8-16	17-26	5	40	45	13	4	4	12	15

FG .469 · 3P .500 · FT .654

Did not play: Preston Squire, Jaxon Pardon, Mohamed Maxamud, Youssef Khayat, Greg Spurgin, Sam Towns, Alijah Adem, Trey Thomas

Northern Illinois Huskies

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
James Dent Jr. G	39	13	4-12	3-9	2-3	0	7	7	6	0	1	1	1
Quentin Jones G	39	18	4-13	3-8	7-8	0	4	4	3	3	0	1	4
Tsvet Sotirov F	37	11	4-12	3-10	0-0	0	4	4	0	1	3	1	3
Kailon Nicholls G	32	6	2-6	2-4	0-0	0	5	5	3	0	0	2	3
Joe Munden Jr. NA	29	10	3-11	0-5	4-6	1	2	3	2	0	1	2	3
Steven Tipton G	20	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4
Jayden Mott F	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	39	58	17-57	11-39	13-17	4	26	30	14	5	6	7	18

FG .298 · 3P .282 · FT .765

Did not play: David Mack, Mo Sall, Terry Copeland Jr., Ethan Butler, Oluwasegun Durosinmi, Dominic Gooden, Leo Amari IV, Nasir Muhammad, Peyton Ackerman, Quaran McPherson

Officials: Greg Gerritsen, Josh White, King Whetstone

Play-by-play

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First half

19:58 BGSU Jamai Felt, jumpball won
19:58 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, jumpball lost
19:33 BGSU Team, rebound offensive team;
19:33 BGSU Marcus Johnson, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
19:33 NIU James Dent Jr., block
19:30 BGSU Marcus Johnson, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made - Javontae Campbell, assist 2–0
19:11 NIU Joe Munden Jr., 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
19:09 BGSU DaJion Humphrey, rebound defensive
19:04 BGSU Derrick Butler, 3pt jumpshot missed
19:02 NIU Kailon Nicholls, rebound defensive
18:40 NIU Joe Munden Jr., 3pt jumpshot missed
18:40 BGSU Team, rebound defensive team;
18:24 BGSU Javontae Campbell, turnover badpass
18:24 NIU Quentin Jones, steal
18:18 NIU James Dent Jr., 3pt jumpshot fromturnover;fastbreak; made - Quentin Jones, assist 2–3
17:51 BGSU Javontae Campbell, turnover badpass
17:51 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, steal
17:41 NIU Joe Munden Jr., turnover lostball
17:41 BGSU Marcus Johnson, steal
17:32 BGSU Marcus Johnson, 2pt jumpshot fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made 4–3
17:11 NIU Kailon Nicholls, 3pt jumpshot made - Joe Munden Jr., assist 4–6
16:46 BGSU Javontae Campbell, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 6–6
16:23 NIU James Dent Jr., 3pt jumpshot missed
16:20 BGSU Derrick Butler, rebound defensive
16:01 BGSU Derrick Butler, 3pt jumpshot made - Marcus Johnson, assist 9–6
15:37 NIU Kailon Nicholls, 3pt jumpshot made - Quentin Jones, assist 9–9
15:19 BGSU Derrick Butler, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Marcus Johnson, assist 11–9
15:01 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, 3pt jumpshot made - Joe Munden Jr., assist 11–12
14:32 BGSU DaJion Humphrey, 3pt jumpshot missed
14:30 BGSU Marcus Johnson, rebound offensive
14:29 NIU Joe Munden Jr., foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
14:29 BGSU Marcus Johnson, foulon
14:29 BGSU Wilguens Jr. Exacte, substitution in
14:29 NIU Joe Munden Jr., substitution out
14:29 BGSU Braelon Green, substitution in
14:29 NIU Steven Tipton, substitution in
14:29 BGSU Jamai Felt, substitution out
14:29 BGSU Javontae Campbell, substitution out
14:29 BGSU Marcus Johnson, freethrow 1of2 2ndchance; made 12–12
14:29 BGSU Marcus Johnson, freethrow 2of2 2ndchance; made 13–12
14:11 NIU Quentin Jones, 3pt jumpshot missed
14:08 BGSU Derrick Butler, rebound defensive
13:48 BGSU Derrick Butler, 3pt jumpshot made - Braelon Green, assist 16–12
13:22 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, 3pt jumpshot missed
13:19 BGSU Derrick Butler, rebound defensive
13:15 BGSU Derrick Butler, 3pt jumpshot fastbreak; made 19–12
13:00 NIU Quentin Jones, 3pt jumpshot made - James Dent Jr., assist 19–15
12:36 BGSU DaJion Humphrey, turnover badpass
12:36 NIU Steven Tipton, steal
12:15 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
12:11 BGSU DaJion Humphrey, rebound defensive
11:58 BGSU Marcus Johnson, 2pt jumpshot missed
11:55 NIU Kailon Nicholls, rebound defensive
11:44 NIU James Dent Jr., 3pt jumpshot made - Quentin Jones, assist 19–18
11:24 BGSU Marcus Johnson, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
11:22 NIU James Dent Jr., rebound defensive
10:54 NIU James Dent Jr., 3pt jumpshot missed
10:51 BGSU Marcus Johnson, rebound defensive
10:42 BGSU Derrick Butler, 3pt jumpshot missed
10:39 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, rebound defensive
10:35 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, foulon
10:35 BGSU Braelon Green, foul personal
10:35 BGSU Marcus Johnson, substitution out
10:35 NIU Kailon Nicholls, substitution out
10:35 NIU Joe Munden Jr., substitution in
10:35 BGSU Jamai Felt, substitution in
10:17 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, 3pt jumpshot made - James Dent Jr., assist 19–21
9:52 BGSU DaJion Humphrey, 2pt jumpshot missed
9:49 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, rebound defensive
9:35 NIU Steven Tipton, 3pt jumpshot missed
9:31 BGSU Wilguens Jr. Exacte, rebound defensive
9:11 BGSU Derrick Butler, 3pt jumpshot made - Braelon Green, assist 22–21
8:51 NIU Quentin Jones, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
8:48 BGSU Jamai Felt, rebound defensive
8:42 BGSU Derrick Butler, 3pt jumpshot missed
8:40 NIU Quentin Jones, rebound defensive
8:20 NIU Quentin Jones, 3pt jumpshot made - James Dent Jr., assist 22–24
7:56 BGSU Braelon Green, turnover travel
7:56 BGSU Braelon Green, substitution out
7:56 BGSU Javontae Campbell, substitution in
7:56 NIU Steven Tipton, substitution out
7:56 NIU Kailon Nicholls, substitution in
7:46 NIU Team, rebound offensive team;
7:46 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, 2pt jumpshot fromturnover;blocked; missed
7:46 BGSU Javontae Campbell, block
7:44 NIU James Dent Jr., turnover badpass
7:44 BGSU Jamai Felt, steal
7:21 BGSU Javontae Campbell, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made 24–24
7:00 NIU Joe Munden Jr., 3pt jumpshot missed
6:57 BGSU Wilguens Jr. Exacte, rebound defensive
6:30 BGSU Javontae Campbell, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Jamai Felt, assist 26–24
6:09 NIU James Dent Jr., 3pt jumpshot missed
6:07 BGSU Derrick Butler, rebound defensive
5:39 BGSU Team, turnover shotclock team;
5:39 BGSU Marcus Johnson, substitution in
5:39 BGSU Jamai Felt, substitution out
5:23 NIU Kailon Nicholls, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
5:20 BGSU Wilguens Jr. Exacte, rebound defensive
5:13 BGSU Marcus Johnson, 3pt jumpshot made - DaJion Humphrey, assist 29–24
4:52 NIU Kailon Nicholls, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
4:51 NIU Team, rebound offensive team;
4:45 NIU Quentin Jones, foulon
4:45 BGSU Derrick Butler, foul personal
4:30 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
4:28 BGSU Javontae Campbell, rebound defensive
4:19 BGSU Marcus Johnson, foulon
4:19 BGSU Marcus Johnson, turnover offensive
4:19 BGSU Marcus Johnson, foul technical classa;
4:19 NIU Quentin Jones, foul technical classa;
4:19 NIU Quentin Jones, foul personal
4:19 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, substitution out
4:19 NIU Jayden Mott, substitution in
4:13 BGSU Marcus Johnson, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 31–24
3:48 NIU Quentin Jones, 3pt jumpshot made - Kailon Nicholls, assist 31–27
3:26 BGSU Wilguens Jr. Exacte, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 33–27
2:55 NIU James Dent Jr., substitution out
2:55 NIU Steven Tipton, substitution in
2:52 NIU Steven Tipton, 3pt jumpshot missed
2:48 BGSU Derrick Butler, rebound defensive
2:33 BGSU Marcus Johnson, 3pt jumpshot made - DaJion Humphrey, assist 36–27
2:28 NIU Steven Tipton, substitution out
2:28 NIU James Dent Jr., substitution in
2:16 NIU Kailon Nicholls, 3pt jumpshot missed
2:16 BGSU Marcus Johnson, rebound defensive
2:16 NIU Steven Tipton, substitution in
2:16 NIU Joe Munden Jr., substitution out
1:45 BGSU Team, turnover shotclock team;
1:45 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, substitution in
1:45 BGSU Wilguens Jr. Exacte, substitution out
1:45 BGSU Braelon Green, substitution in
1:45 NIU Jayden Mott, substitution out
1:45 BGSU Derrick Butler, substitution out
1:45 BGSU Jamai Felt, substitution in
1:34 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - James Dent Jr., assist 36–29
1:05 BGSU Braelon Green, foulon
1:05 BGSU Braelon Green, freethrow 1of2 missed
1:05 NIU Steven Tipton, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
1:05 BGSU Team, rebound offensivedeadball
1:05 NIU Steven Tipton, substitution out
1:05 BGSU Wilguens Jr. Exacte, substitution in
1:05 NIU Joe Munden Jr., substitution in
1:05 BGSU Marcus Johnson, substitution out
1:04 BGSU Braelon Green, freethrow 2of2 missed
1:02 NIU James Dent Jr., rebound defensive
0:51 NIU Team, rebound offensive team;
0:51 NIU James Dent Jr., 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
0:51 BGSU Jamai Felt, block
0:42 NIU Joe Munden Jr., 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made - Kailon Nicholls, assist 36–31
0:32 BGSU Team, timeout short
0:32 NIU Quentin Jones, substitution out
0:32 NIU Steven Tipton, substitution in
0:32 BGSU Braelon Green, substitution out
0:32 BGSU Derrick Butler, substitution in
0:32 BGSU Marcus Johnson, substitution in
0:32 BGSU Wilguens Jr. Exacte, substitution out
0:09 BGSU Javontae Campbell, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
0:09 NIU Steven Tipton, block
0:07 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, rebound defensive
0:03 NIU Joe Munden Jr., 3pt jumpshot missed
0:02 BGSU Team, rebound defensive team;

Second half