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Northern Illinois Huskies @ Ohio Bobcats 70–108

2025-01-11 13:00 · NCAA · Convocation Center (OH), Athens OH · Att. 4,011 · ESPN+

Northern Illinois Huskies 2024-25 · Ohio Bobcats 2024-25 · 2024-25 season

Score by period

	1st	2nd	T
NIU	39	31	70
OHIO	57	51	108

Team stats

	Northern Illinois	Ohio
Field goals	26-67 .388	37-60 .617
Three-pointers	10-30 .333	17-31 .548
Free throws	8-18 .444	17-25 .680
At the rim	14-26 .538	16-21 .762
Offensive rebounds	6	7
Defensive rebounds	22	39
Total rebounds	28	46
Assists	13	25
Steals	7	3
Blocks	1	2
Turnovers	9	15
Personal fouls	22	18
Technical fouls	1	1
Points in the paint	28	36
Fast-break points	18	25
Points off turnovers	15	15
Largest lead	0	38
Possessions	81	79

Northern Illinois Huskies

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Quentin Jones G	37	25	9-17	1-3	6-9	1	7	8	5	2	0	2	3
James Dent Jr. G	29	12	4-12	2-7	2-3	0	1	1	3	1	0	2	5
Tsvet Sotirov F	27	3	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	3	3	1	0	0	2	1
Ethan Butler F	24	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
Quaran McPherson G	17	14	6-13	2-7	0-4	0	3	3	1	1	0	1	4
Nasir Muhammad G	20	12	4-10	4-4	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	1
Kailon Nicholls G	15	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2
Joe Munden Jr. NA	14	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	2
Jayden Mott F	10	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
Steven Tipton G	6	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total	39	70	26-67	10-30	8-18	6	22	28	13	7	1	9	22

FG .388 · 3P .333 · FT .444

Did not play: David Mack, Mo Sall, Terry Copeland Jr., Oluwasegun Durosinmi, Dominic Gooden, Leo Amari IV, Peyton Ackerman

Ohio Bobcats

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Aidan Hadaway F	26	10	5-6	0-1	0-0	2	9	11	4	0	0	0	1
Jackson Paveletzke G	23	19	9-10	1-1	0-2	0	3	3	5	0	0	4	0
AJ Brown G	20	7	2-3	1-1	2-3	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	4
AJ Clayton F	18	31	10-12	9-10	2-4	0	4	4	2	1	2	1	3
Elmore James G	18	3	1-5	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2
Shereef Mitchell G	25	15	3-7	3-5	6-6	1	5	6	5	0	0	5	2
Victor Searls F	15	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	2
Ajay Sheldon G	15	7	2-5	1-4	2-3	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	3
Ayden Evans F	14	4	0-1	0-1	4-6	1	4	5	1	0	0	2	0
Elijah Elliott G	14	10	4-8	1-2	1-1	0	6	6	1	0	0	0	1
Ben Nicol F	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Ben Estis G	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Total	39	108	37-60	17-31	17-25	7	39	46	25	3	2	15	18

FG .617 · 3P .548 · FT .680

Did not play: Chase Boals, Kiir Kuany, Jesse Burris

Officials: Rob Kueneman, Mike Pearson, King Whetstone

Play-by-play

Show every play (504)

First half

19:59 NIU Ethan Butler, jumpball won
19:59 OHIO AJ Clayton, jumpball lost
19:47 OHIO AJ Clayton, foul personal
19:47 NIU Ethan Butler, foulon
19:38 NIU James Dent Jr., turnover travel
19:21 OHIO Aidan Hadaway, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - Jackson Paveletzke, assist 0–2
18:59 NIU Ethan Butler, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 2–2
18:31 OHIO Jackson Paveletzke, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 2–4
18:10 NIU James Dent Jr., 2pt jumpshot missed
18:07 OHIO AJ Brown, rebound defensive
18:05 OHIO AJ Clayton, 3pt jumpshot fastbreak; made - AJ Brown, assist 2–7
17:45 OHIO Elmore James, foul personal
17:45 NIU Quaran McPherson, foulon
17:37 NIU Quentin Jones, 2pt jumpshot made - Quaran McPherson, assist 4–7
17:15 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, foul personal
17:15 OHIO Aidan Hadaway, foulon
17:15 OHIO AJ Clayton, 3pt jumpshot made - Jackson Paveletzke, assist 4–10
17:14 NIU Ethan Butler, turnover outofbounds
17:09 NIU Joe Munden Jr., substitution in
17:09 NIU Quaran McPherson, substitution out
17:01 OHIO AJ Clayton, 2pt alleyoop fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - Jackson Paveletzke, assist 4–12
17:01 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, 3pt jumpshot made - James Dent Jr., assist 7–12
16:59 OHIO Jackson Paveletzke, turnover badpass
15:56 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
15:52 OHIO AJ Clayton, rebound defensive
15:41 OHIO Jackson Paveletzke, 3pt jumpshot made - AJ Clayton, assist 7–15
15:26 NIU Team, rebound offensive team;
15:26 NIU Ethan Butler, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
15:26 OHIO AJ Clayton, block
15:26 OHIO Shereef Mitchell, substitution in
15:26 OHIO Vic Searls, substitution in
15:26 OHIO Elmore James, substitution out
15:26 OHIO AJ Clayton, substitution out
15:21 NIU James Dent Jr., 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; made - Quentin Jones, assist 10–15
14:57 OHIO Jackson Paveletzke, turnover badpass
14:57 NIU Joe Munden Jr., steal
14:51 NIU Quentin Jones, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made 12–15
14:41 OHIO Shereef Mitchell, turnover badpass
14:41 NIU Joe Munden Jr., steal
14:36 NIU James Dent Jr., 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Joe Munden Jr., assist 14–15
14:25 OHIO AJ Brown, 3pt jumpshot made - Aidan Hadaway, assist 14–18
13:59 NIU Team, rebound offensive team;
13:59 NIU Ethan Butler, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
13:59 OHIO Ajay Sheldon, substitution in
13:59 OHIO AJ Brown, substitution out
13:59 NIU Jayden Mott, substitution in
13:59 NIU Ethan Butler, substitution out
13:51 NIU James Dent Jr., 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
13:46 OHIO Aidan Hadaway, rebound defensive
13:44 OHIO Shereef Mitchell, turnover badpass
13:24 NIU Quentin Jones, 2pt jumpshot fromturnover; made 16–18
13:19 NIU Joe Munden Jr., foul personal
13:19 OHIO Jackson Paveletzke, foulon
13:19 NIU Quaran McPherson, substitution in
13:19 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, substitution out
13:10 OHIO Team, rebound offensive team;
13:10 OHIO Ajay Sheldon, 3pt jumpshot missed
13:10 NIU Jayden Mott, foul personal
13:10 OHIO Shereef Mitchell, foulon
13:10 OHIO Aidan Hadaway, substitution out
13:10 OHIO AJ Clayton, substitution in
13:10 OHIO Elmore James, substitution in
13:10 OHIO Jackson Paveletzke, substitution out
13:07 OHIO Ajay Sheldon, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
13:03 NIU Quaran McPherson, rebound defensive
13:00 NIU Quaran McPherson, turnover lostball
13:00 OHIO AJ Clayton, steal
12:53 OHIO AJ Clayton, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover;fastbreak; made - Shereef Mitchell, assist 16–21
12:53 NIU Quaran McPherson, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
12:53 OHIO AJ Clayton, foulon
12:53 NIU Quaran McPherson, substitution out
12:53 NIU Nasir Muhammad, substitution in
12:53 OHIO AJ Clayton, freethrow 1of1 fastbreak;fromturnover; made 16–22
12:43 NIU Nasir Muhammad, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
12:43 OHIO AJ Clayton, block
12:43 OHIO Team, rebound defensive team;
12:32 OHIO Elmore James, 3pt jumpshot missed
12:28 NIU Quentin Jones, rebound defensive
12:23 NIU Nasir Muhammad, 3pt jumpshot made - James Dent Jr., assist 19–22
12:12 OHIO AJ Clayton, 3pt jumpshot made - Shereef Mitchell, assist 19–25
11:45 NIU Jayden Mott, turnover lostball
11:45 OHIO Elmore James, steal
11:40 OHIO Ajay Sheldon, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Elmore James, assist 19–27
11:23 NIU Jayden Mott, foulon
11:23 OHIO Ajay Sheldon, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
11:23 NIU Team, rebound offensivedeadball
11:23 NIU Jayden Mott, freethrow 1of2 missed
11:23 NIU Jayden Mott, freethrow 2of2 missed
11:23 NIU Joe Munden Jr., substitution out
11:23 NIU Quaran McPherson, substitution in
11:22 OHIO Shereef Mitchell, rebound defensive
11:08 OHIO Vic Searls, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - AJ Clayton, assist 19–29
10:56 NIU Quaran McPherson, 3pt jumpshot made - Quentin Jones, assist 22–29
10:40 OHIO Shereef Mitchell, turnover badpass
10:40 NIU Quentin Jones, steal
10:33 NIU Quaran McPherson, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made 24–29
10:26 OHIO AJ Clayton, 3pt jumpshot fastbreak; made - Shereef Mitchell, assist 24–32
10:08 NIU Quentin Jones, 3pt jumpshot missed
10:05 OHIO Shereef Mitchell, rebound defensive
10:01 OHIO Shereef Mitchell, foulon
10:01 NIU Jayden Mott, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
10:01 OHIO Shereef Mitchell, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak; made 24–33
10:01 NIU Jayden Mott, substitution out
10:01 OHIO Jackson Paveletzke, substitution in
10:01 OHIO Aidan Hadaway, substitution in
10:01 NIU Ethan Butler, substitution in
10:01 OHIO Ajay Sheldon, substitution out
10:01 OHIO Vic Searls, substitution out
10:01 OHIO Shereef Mitchell, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak; made 24–34
10:01 OHIO Shereef Mitchell, substitution out
10:01 OHIO AJ Brown, substitution in
9:34 NIU Nasir Muhammad, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
9:31 OHIO Aidan Hadaway, rebound defensive
9:22 OHIO AJ Clayton, 2pt jumpshot missed
9:19 NIU Nasir Muhammad, rebound defensive
9:16 NIU Quentin Jones, foulon
9:16 OHIO AJ Clayton, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
9:16 NIU Quentin Jones, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak; made 25–34
9:16 OHIO Ayden Evans, substitution in
9:16 OHIO AJ Clayton, substitution out
9:16 NIU Quentin Jones, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak; made 26–34
8:59 OHIO Ayden Evans, foulon
8:59 OHIO Ayden Evans, freethrow 2of2 missed
8:59 OHIO Team, rebound offensivedeadball
8:59 NIU Ethan Butler, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
8:59 OHIO Ayden Evans, freethrow 1of2 missed
8:56 NIU Nasir Muhammad, rebound defensive
8:34 NIU Quaran McPherson, 3pt jumpshot missed
8:30 NIU Quentin Jones, rebound offensive
8:26 NIU Quaran McPherson, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 28–34
8:06 OHIO Aidan Hadaway, 3pt jumpshot missed
8:00 OHIO Ayden Evans, rebound offensive
7:51 OHIO Jackson Paveletzke, 2pt jumpshot 2ndchance; made - Aidan Hadaway, assist 28–36
7:34 NIU Quaran McPherson, 3pt jumpshot missed
7:34 NIU Ethan Butler, foul personal oneandone;
7:34 OHIO Team, rebound defensivedeadball
7:34 OHIO Ayden Evans, foulon
7:34 OHIO Ayden Evans, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak; made 28–37
7:34 OHIO Ayden Evans, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak; made 28–38
7:34 OHIO Vic Searls, substitution in
7:34 OHIO Ayden Evans, substitution out
7:16 NIU Quentin Jones, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
7:13 OHIO Jackson Paveletzke, rebound defensive
7:01 OHIO Elmore James, 3pt jumpshot missed
6:57 OHIO Aidan Hadaway, rebound offensive
6:52 OHIO Jackson Paveletzke, 2pt turnaroundjumpshot 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 28–40
6:30 NIU James Dent Jr., 3pt jumpshot missed
6:26 OHIO Aidan Hadaway, rebound defensive
6:17 OHIO Elmore James, 3pt jumpshot made - AJ Brown, assist 28–43
6:16 NIU Team, timeout short
6:16 OHIO Shereef Mitchell, substitution in
6:16 NIU Joe Munden Jr., substitution in
6:16 NIU Quaran McPherson, substitution out
6:16 OHIO AJ Brown, substitution out
5:55 NIU Quentin Jones, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
5:53 NIU Team, rebound offensive team;
5:53 NIU Ethan Butler, substitution out
5:53 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, substitution in
5:47 OHIO Vic Searls, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
5:47 NIU James Dent Jr., foulon
5:47 NIU James Dent Jr., freethrow 1of2 2ndchance; made 29–43
5:47 NIU Nasir Muhammad, substitution out
5:47 NIU Kailon Nicholls, substitution in
5:47 NIU James Dent Jr., freethrow 2of2 2ndchance; made 30–43
5:32 OHIO Jackson Paveletzke, foulon
5:32 NIU Kailon Nicholls, foul personal oneandone;
5:32 OHIO Jackson Paveletzke, freethrow 1of1 missed
5:31 NIU Team, rebound defensive team;
5:31 NIU Quaran McPherson, substitution in
5:31 NIU Joe Munden Jr., substitution out
5:18 NIU James Dent Jr., 3pt jumpshot missed
5:15 OHIO Jackson Paveletzke, rebound defensive
5:01 OHIO AJ Brown, substitution in
5:01 OHIO Elmore James, substitution out
5:00 OHIO AJ Brown, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 30–45
5:00 NIU Quaran McPherson, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
5:00 OHIO AJ Brown, foulon
5:00 OHIO AJ Brown, freethrow 1of1 missed
4:58 NIU James Dent Jr., rebound defensive
4:45 OHIO AJ Brown, foul personal
4:45 NIU Quaran McPherson, foulon
4:36 NIU James Dent Jr., 3pt jumpshot made - Quentin Jones, assist 33–45
4:14 OHIO Jackson Paveletzke, turnover lostball
4:14 NIU Quentin Jones, steal
4:00 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
3:58 OHIO Team, rebound defensivedeadball
3:58 OHIO Shereef Mitchell, foulon
3:58 NIU Quentin Jones, foul personal 2freethrow;
3:58 OHIO Shereef Mitchell, freethrow 1of2 made 33–46
3:58 OHIO Shereef Mitchell, freethrow 2of2 made 33–47
3:49 NIU James Dent Jr., freethrow 1of1 missed
3:49 NIU James Dent Jr., foulon
3:49 OHIO AJ Brown, foul personal oneandone;
3:49 OHIO Aidan Hadaway, rebound defensive
3:49 NIU Joe Munden Jr., substitution in
3:49 OHIO Ajay Sheldon, substitution in
3:49 OHIO AJ Brown, substitution out
3:49 NIU Quaran McPherson, substitution out
3:26 OHIO Ajay Sheldon, turnover badpass
3:13 NIU Quentin Jones, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made 35–47
3:04 OHIO Jackson Paveletzke, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Vic Searls, assist 35–49
2:47 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, turnover badpass
2:26 OHIO Ajay Sheldon, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
2:25 NIU Team, rebound defensive team;
2:11 NIU Quentin Jones, foul offensive
2:11 OHIO Ajay Sheldon, foulon
2:11 NIU Quentin Jones, turnover offensive
2:11 NIU James Dent Jr., substitution out
2:11 NIU Nasir Muhammad, substitution in
2:00 OHIO Jackson Paveletzke, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - Aidan Hadaway, assist 35–51
1:43 NIU Nasir Muhammad, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
1:39 OHIO Aidan Hadaway, rebound defensive
1:16 OHIO Jackson Paveletzke, 2pt jumpshot missed
1:10 OHIO Aidan Hadaway, rebound offensive
1:10 OHIO Aidan Hadaway, 2pt tipinlayup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 35–53
0:57 NIU Nasir Muhammad, 3pt jumpshot made - Kailon Nicholls, assist 38–53
0:47 OHIO Aidan Hadaway, 2pt dunk pointsinthepaint; made 38–55
0:40 NIU Quentin Jones, foulon
0:40 OHIO Vic Searls, foul personal oneandone;
0:40 OHIO Aidan Hadaway, substitution in
0:40 OHIO Aidan Hadaway, substitution out
0:40 OHIO Ayden Evans, substitution in
0:40 OHIO Vic Searls, substitution out
0:40 NIU Jayden Mott, substitution in
0:40 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, substitution out
0:40 NIU Quentin Jones, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak; made 39–55
0:39 NIU Quentin Jones, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak; missed
0:38 OHIO Shereef Mitchell, rebound defensive
0:35 OHIO Team, timeout short
0:23 OHIO Ayden Evans, turnover offensivegoaltending
0:23 NIU Jayden Mott, substitution out
0:23 NIU Tsvet Sotirov, substitution in
0:05 NIU Quentin Jones, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
0:03 OHIO Ajay Sheldon, rebound defensive
0:03 NIU Joe Munden Jr., foul personal 2freethrow;
0:03 OHIO Ajay Sheldon, foulon
0:03 OHIO Ajay Sheldon, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak; made 39–56
0:03 OHIO Aidan Hadaway, substitution out
0:03 OHIO Elmore James, substitution in
0:03 OHIO Ajay Sheldon, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak; made 39–57
0:00 NIU Quentin Jones, 3pt jumpshot missed
0:00 OHIO Team, rebound defensive team;

Second half