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Ohio Bobcats @ 
Northern Illinois Huskies 73–55
2008-02-02 · NCAA · NIU Convocation Center, Dekalb IL · Att. 2,324
Ohio Bobcats 2007-08 · Northern Illinois Huskies 2007-08 · 2007-08 season
Team stats
| Ohio | Northern Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 25-52 .481 | 20-51 .392 |
| Three-pointers | 8-20 .400 | 6-22 .273 |
| Free throws | 15-20 .750 | 9-14 .643 |
| Offensive rebounds | 11 | 10 |
| Defensive rebounds | 25 | 17 |
| Total rebounds | 41 | 28 |
| Assists | 18 | 13 |
| Steals | 5 | 7 |
| Blocks | 2 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 17 |
| Personal fouls | 13 | 18 |
| Technical fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Largest lead | 27 | 4 |
Ohio Bobcats
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Leon Williams F | 29 | 20 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jerome Tillman F | 27 | 17 | 7-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Michael Allen G | 16 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Justin Orr F | 14 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bubba Walther G | 34 | 15 | 4-11 | 3-7 | 4-6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tommy Freeman F | 26 | 9 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Allen Hester G | 16 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DeVaughn Washington F | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kenneth van Kempen C | 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bert Whittington G | 11 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Asown Sayles F | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 73 | 25-52 | 8-20 | 15-20 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 |
FG .481 · 3P .400 · FT .750
Did not play: Bert Whittington IV, Andrew Vroman
Northern Illinois Huskies
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Darion 'Jake' Anderson G | 37 | 16 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 4-7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Sean Smith F | 34 | 19 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Egan Grafel F | 25 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Najul Ervin F | 21 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Shaun Logan F | 19 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Michael Hart F | 23 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Patton G | 19 | 2 | 1-10 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremy Landers G | 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bristan Kelley F | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 55 | 20-51 | 6-22 | 9-14 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
FG .392 · 3P .273 · FT .643
Did not play: Jarvis Nichols, Ben Rand, Lee Fisher, Cody Yelder, Ryan Paradise
Officials: Mike Foote, D.J. Carstensen, Bill Kaminski
Play-by-play
Show every play (262)
First half
- 18:53 OHIO Bert Whittington IV missed Three Point Jumper.
- 18:53 NIU D Anderson Defensive Rebound.
- 18:38 NIU Sean Smith made Two Point Jumper. 0–2
- 18:00 NIU Sean Smith missed Two Point Jumper.
- 18:00 NIU Egan Grafel Offensive Rebound.
- 17:56 NIU Egan Grafel missed Two Point Layup.
- 17:56 OHIO Ohio Defensive Rebound.
- 17:44 OHIO Justin Orr missed Three Point Jumper.
- 17:44 NIU Northern Illinois Defensive Rebo.
- 17:21 NIU Sean Smith made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Shaun Logan. 0–4
- 17:02 OHIO Allen Hester made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerome Tillman. 3–4
- 16:28 OHIO Foul on Bubba Walther
- 16:28 NIU D Anderson made Free Throw. 3–5
- 16:28 NIU D Anderson missed Free Throw.
- 16:28 OHIO Leon Williams Defensive Rebound.
- 16:17 OHIO Bubba Walther missed Three Point Jumper.
- 16:17 NIU Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
- 16:10 NIU Shaun Logan missed Two Point Layup.
- 16:10 OHIO Leon Williams Defensive Rebound.
- 15:58 OHIO Bert Whittington IV missed Two Point Jumper.
- 15:58 OHIO Jerome Tillman Offensive Rebound.
- 15:53 OHIO Jerome Tillman made Two Point Layup. 5–5
- 15:40 NIU Foul on Egan Grafel
- 15:39 NIU Official TV Timeout.
- 15:25 OHIO Allen Hester missed Three Point Jumper.
- 15:25 OHIO Bubba Walther Offensive Rebound.
- 15:14 OHIO Bert Whittington IV missed Three Point Jumper.
- 15:14 NIU D Anderson Defensive Rebound.
- 14:42 NIU Egan Grafel made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Najul Ervin. 5–7
- 14:12 OHIO Leon Williams made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Bubba Walther. 7–7
- 13:47 NIU Foul on Najul Ervin
- 13:26 OHIO Jerome Tillman made Two Point Jumper. 9–7
- 13:12 NIU D Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
- 13:12 NIU Sean Smith Offensive Rebound.
- 12:54 NIU Shaun Logan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by D Anderson. 9–10
- 12:26 OHIO Tommy Freeman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerome Tillman. 12–10
- 12:13 OHIO Foul on Leon Williams
- 12:13 NIU D Anderson made Free Throw. 12–11
- 12:13 NIU D Anderson missed Free Throw.
- 12:13 OHIO Tommy Freeman Defensive Rebound.
- 11:55 OHIO Bubba Walther made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bert Whittington IV. 15–11
- 11:41 NIU Official TV Timeout.
- 11:21 NIU Sean Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- 11:21 OHIO DeVaughn Washington Defensive Rebound.
- 10:55 OHIO Bert Whittington IV missed Two Point Jumper.
- 10:55 NIU Bristan Kelley Defensive Rebound.
- 10:46 NIU Najul Ervin missed Two Point Jumper.
- 10:46 OHIO DeVaughn Washington Defensive Rebound.
- 10:37 OHIO Bubba Walther made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bert Whittington IV. 18–11
- 10:12 NIU D Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
- 10:12 OHIO Kenneth van Kempen Defensive Rebound.
- 10:01 NIU Bristan Kelley Steal.
- 9:55 NIU Sean Smith missed Two Point Jumper.
- 9:55 OHIO Ohio Defensive Rebound.
- 9:53 NIU Foul on Michael Hart
- 9:37 OHIO Bert Whittington IV missed Three Point Jumper.
- 9:37 OHIO Ohio Offensive Rebound.
- 9:18 OHIO Jerome Tillman missed Two Point Jumper.
- 9:18 NIU Bristan Kelley Defensive Rebound.
- 8:44 NIU Michael Patton missed Three Point Jumper.
- 8:44 OHIO Ohio Defensive Rebound.
- 8:15 NIU Foul on Shaun Logan
- 8:15 OHIO Justin Orr missed Free Throw.
- 8:15 OHIO nan
- 8:15 OHIO Justin Orr made Free Throw. 19–11
- 7:58 NIU Michael Patton missed Three Point Jumper.
- 7:58 NIU Jeremy Landers Offensive Rebound.
- 7:51 NIU Jeremy Landers missed Two Point Jumper.
- 7:51 NIU Michael Patton Offensive Rebound.
- 7:37 NIU Official TV Timeout.
- 7:16 NIU Shaun Logan missed Three Point Jumper.
- 7:14 OHIO Kenneth van Kempen Defensive Rebound.
- 6:59 OHIO Leon Williams missed Two Point Layup.
- 6:59 OHIO Justin Orr Offensive Rebound.
- 6:50 OHIO Justin Orr made Two Point Layup. 21–11
- 6:23 NIU Michael Hart made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Sean Smith. 21–13
- 6:08 OHIO Bubba Walther made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leon Williams. 24–13
- 5:54 NIU Shaun Logan missed Three Point Jumper.
- 5:54 OHIO Jerome Tillman Defensive Rebound.
- 5:45 NIU Foul on Shaun Logan
- 5:45 OHIO Leon Williams missed Free Throw.
- 5:45 OHIO nan
- 5:45 OHIO Leon Williams made Free Throw. 25–13
- 5:26 OHIO Foul on Allen Hester
- 5:09 NIU Najul Ervin missed Two Point Layup.
- 5:09 OHIO Leon Williams Defensive Rebound.
- 4:52 NIU Sean Smith made Two Point Jumper. 25–15
- 4:26 OHIO Allen Hester missed Three Point Jumper.
- 4:26 OHIO Bert Whittington IV Offensive Rebound.
- 4:17 OHIO Leon Williams made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Bert Whittington IV. 27–15
- 4:13 NIU Northern Illinois 30 Second Timeout.
- 3:51 NIU D Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Smith. 27–18
- 3:32 OHIO Bert Whittington IV missed Two Point Layup.
- 3:28 NIU Najul Ervin Defensive Rebound.
- 3:21 OHIO Tommy Freeman Steal.
- 3:17 OHIO Tommy Freeman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allen Hester. 30–18
- 3:16 NIU Official TV Timeout.
- 2:51 OHIO DeVaughn Washington Steal.
- 2:30 OHIO Tommy Freeman made Three Point Jumper. 33–18
- 2:04 NIU D Anderson made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Michael Patton. 33–20
- 1:54 OHIO Tommy Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.
- 1:54 NIU Michael Hart Defensive Rebound.
- 1:31 NIU Sean Smith missed Two Point Jumper.
- 1:31 OHIO Leon Williams Defensive Rebound.
- 1:21 OHIO Leon Williams made Two Point Jumper. 35–20
- 1:09 NIU Michael Patton missed Three Point Jumper.
- 1:09 OHIO Bubba Walther Defensive Rebound.
- 0:58 OHIO Jerome Tillman made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Bubba Walther. 37–20
- 0:49 NIU Foul on Egan Grafel
- 0:49 OHIO Jerome Tillman made Free Throw. 38–20
- 0:27 NIU D Anderson missed Two Point Jumper.
- 0:27 NIU D Anderson Offensive Rebound.
- 0:05 OHIO Ohio 30 Second Timeout.
- 0:03 OHIO Leon Williams made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Tommy Freeman. 40–20
- 0:00 End of the 1st Half.
Second half
- 19:42 OHIO Jerome Tillman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bubba Walther. 43–20
- 19:07 NIU Foul on Egan Grafel
- 19:07 OHIO Leon Williams made Free Throw. 44–20
- 19:07 OHIO Leon Williams made Free Throw. 45–20
- 18:56 NIU Najul Ervin made Two Point Layup. 45–22
- 18:41 OHIO Bubba Walther missed Three Point Jumper.
- 18:41 NIU Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
- 18:33 NIU D Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
- 18:33 NIU Najul Ervin Offensive Rebound.
- 18:21 NIU Najul Ervin missed Two Point Layup.
- 18:19 OHIO Tommy Freeman Defensive Rebound.
- 18:19 NIU Shaun Logan Steal.
- 18:13 OHIO Leon Williams Steal.
- 17:58 NIU D Anderson Steal.
- 17:53 NIU D Anderson made Two Point Dunk Shot. 45–24
- 17:35 NIU Foul on Egan Grafel
- 17:35 OHIO Leon Williams made Free Throw. 46–24
- 17:35 OHIO Leon Williams made Free Throw. 47–24
- 17:04 OHIO Kenneth van Kempen made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerome Tillman. 49–24
- 16:52 NIU Shaun Logan missed Three Point Jumper.
- 16:52 OHIO Allen Hester Defensive Rebound.
- 16:32 OHIO Bubba Walther missed Two Point Layup.
- 16:32 NIU D Anderson Defensive Rebound.
- 16:27 OHIO Foul on Kenneth van Kempen
- 16:10 OHIO Foul on Allen Hester
- 15:56 NIU Michael Hart missed Two Point Jumper.
- 15:56 OHIO Kenneth van Kempen Defensive Rebound.
- 15:46 NIU Foul on D Anderson
- 15:46 OHIO Official TV Timeout.
- 15:28 OHIO Foul on Kenneth van Kempen
- 15:16 NIU Sean Smith made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Jeremy Landers. 49–26
- 14:34 OHIO Allen Hester Steal.
- 14:30 OHIO Justin Orr missed Two Point Layup.
- 14:30 NIU Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
- 14:02 NIU D Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
- 14:02 OHIO Ohio Defensive Rebound.
- 13:32 OHIO Leon Williams missed Two Point Jumper.
- 13:32 NIU D Anderson Defensive Rebound.
- 13:26 NIU D Anderson made Two Point Layup. 49–28
- 13:26 OHIO Foul on Bubba Walther
- 13:26 NIU D Anderson made Free Throw. 49–29
- 13:03 NIU Michael Patton missed Two Point Jumper.
- 13:03 OHIO Leon Williams Defensive Rebound.
- 12:53 OHIO Jerome Tillman made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Bubba Walther. 51–29
- 12:38 NIU D Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Smith. 51–32
- 12:04 OHIO Jerome Tillman missed Two Point Jumper.
- 12:04 NIU D Anderson Defensive Rebound.
- 11:55 OHIO Foul on Jerome Tillman
- 11:55 NIU Official TV Timeout.
- 11:55 NIU D Anderson made Free Throw. 51–33
- 11:55 NIU D Anderson missed Free Throw.
- 11:55 NIU D Anderson Offensive Rebound.
- 11:43 NIU D Anderson missed Two Point Layup.
- 11:43 OHIO Bubba Walther Defensive Rebound.
- 11:12 NIU Michael Patton Steal.
- 11:07 NIU Michael Patton missed Three Point Jumper.
- 11:07 NIU Bristan Kelley Offensive Rebound.
- 10:49 OHIO Bubba Walther missed Three Point Jumper.
- 10:49 OHIO Leon Williams Offensive Rebound.
- 10:41 OHIO Jerome Tillman missed Two Point Jumper.
- 10:41 NIU Bristan Kelley Defensive Rebound.
- 10:28 NIU Foul on Najul Ervin
- 10:06 OHIO Bubba Walther missed Two Point Jumper.
- 10:06 OHIO Leon Williams Offensive Rebound.
- 10:05 NIU Foul on Bristan Kelley
- 10:05 OHIO Leon Williams made Free Throw. 52–33
- 10:05 OHIO Leon Williams made Free Throw. 53–33
- 9:56 NIU Foul on Sean Smith
- 9:27 OHIO Bubba Walther made Two Point Jumper. 55–33
- 9:12 OHIO Leon Williams Steal.
- 8:49 NIU Foul on Shaun Logan
- 8:49 OHIO Bubba Walther made Free Throw. 56–33
- 8:49 OHIO Bubba Walther made Free Throw. 57–33
- 8:45 OHIO Foul on DeVaughn Washington
- 8:36 NIU Michael Patton missed Three Point Jumper.
- 8:36 OHIO Kenneth van Kempen Defensive Rebound.
- 8:02 NIU Sean Smith Steal.
- 7:59 NIU Foul on Shaun Logan
- 7:59 OHIO Official TV Timeout.
- 7:42 OHIO Jerome Tillman made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Bubba Walther. 59–33
- 7:42 NIU Foul on Shaun Logan
- 7:42 OHIO Jerome Tillman made Free Throw. 60–33
- 7:21 OHIO Foul on Kenneth van Kempen
- 7:21 NIU Egan Grafel made Free Throw. 60–34
- 7:21 NIU Egan Grafel made Free Throw. 60–35
- 7:15 OHIO Jerome Tillman made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Tommy Freeman. 62–35
- 6:54 NIU Jeremy Landers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Patton. 62–38
- 6:36 OHIO Leon Williams made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Tommy Freeman. 64–38
- 6:23 NIU Sean Smith made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Egan Grafel. 64–40
- 6:23 OHIO Foul on Jerome Tillman
- 6:23 NIU Sean Smith made Free Throw. 64–41
- 6:10 OHIO Leon Williams made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Bubba Walther. 66–41
- 5:52 NIU D Anderson missed Two Point Jumper.
- 5:52 NIU Michael Hart Offensive Rebound.
- 5:49 NIU Michael Hart made Two Point Layup. 66–43
- 5:49 NIU Northern Illinois 30 Second Timeout.
- 5:19 NIU Foul on Sean Smith
- 5:19 OHIO Bubba Walther missed Free Throw.
- 5:19 OHIO nan
- 5:19 OHIO Bubba Walther missed Free Throw.
- 5:19 NIU D Anderson Defensive Rebound.
- 5:12 OHIO Foul on Michael Allen
- 5:12 NIU Sean Smith made Free Throw. 66–44
- 5:12 NIU Sean Smith made Free Throw. 66–45
- 4:46 OHIO Michael Allen made Two Point Jumper. 68–45
- 4:34 NIU Michael Patton made Two Point Layup. 68–47
- 4:12 OHIO Asown Sayles missed Two Point Jumper.
- 4:12 NIU Egan Grafel Defensive Rebound.
- 4:11 OHIO Foul on Jerome Tillman
- 4:11 NIU Egan Grafel missed Free Throw.
- 4:11 NIU nan
- 4:11 NIU Egan Grafel missed Free Throw.
- 4:11 OHIO Bubba Walther Defensive Rebound.
- 4:01 OHIO Kenneth van Kempen missed Two Point Jumper.
- 4:01 NIU Egan Grafel Defensive Rebound.
- 3:53 NIU Michael Patton missed Three Point Jumper.
- 3:53 NIU Michael Hart Offensive Rebound.
- 3:44 NIU Sean Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Hart. 68–50
- 3:24 OHIO Ohio 30 Second Timeout.
- 3:07 NIU Sean Smith Steal.
- 3:01 NIU Michael Patton missed Two Point Layup.
- 3:01 OHIO Leon Williams Defensive Rebound.
- 2:55 NIU Michael Hart Steal.
- 2:55 NIU Michael Hart made Two Point Dunk Shot. 68–52
- 2:55 OHIO Official TV Timeout.
- 2:26 OHIO Bubba Walther missed Three Point Jumper.
- 2:26 OHIO Tommy Freeman Offensive Rebound.
- 1:58 OHIO Leon Williams missed Two Point Layup.
- 1:58 OHIO Jerome Tillman Offensive Rebound.
- 1:50 NIU Foul on D Anderson
- 1:50 OHIO Bubba Walther made Free Throw. 69–52
- 1:50 OHIO Bubba Walther made Free Throw. 70–52
- 1:35 NIU Michael Patton missed Three Point Jumper.
- 1:35 OHIO Leon Williams Defensive Rebound.
- 1:21 OHIO Bubba Walther missed Two Point Layup.
- 1:21 OHIO Leon Williams Offensive Rebound.
- 1:15 NIU Foul on Sean Smith
- 1:15 OHIO Leon Williams missed Free Throw.
- 1:15 OHIO nan
- 1:15 OHIO Leon Williams made Free Throw. 71–52
- 1:00 NIU Sean Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by D Anderson. 71–55
- 0:47 OHIO Asown Sayles made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Tommy Freeman. 73–55
- 0:40 NIU D Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
- 0:40 OHIO DeVaughn Washington Defensive Rebound.
- 0:10 OHIO Kenneth van Kempen missed Three Point Jumper.
- 0:10 OHIO Allen Hester Offensive Rebound.
- 0:00 End Game