UC Riverside Highlanders @ Northern Illinois Huskies

67–72Final · Jan 2, 2015

UCR 67 NIU 72 Final

	1	2	3	T
UCR7-6	21	37	9	67
NIU6-5	30	28	14	72

· Line: NIU -5

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The scoring timeline.

Every scoring moment, when the official feed stamped it — and when FirstBuzzer's in-venue spotters buzzed it first. Times are ET.

Anthony Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Threloff.
0–3
Darrell Bowie made Free Throw.
0–4
Darrell Bowie made Free Throw.
0–5
Jordan Threloff made Layup.
0–7
Jaylen Bland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steven Jones.
3–7
Aaric Armstead made Jumper.
3–9
Jaylen Bland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steven Jones.
6–9
Darrell Bowie made Layup.
6–11
Steven Jones made Layup. Assisted by Austin Quick.
8–11
Marin Maric made Layup. Assisted by Pete Rakocevic.
8–13
Travon Baker made Three Point Jumper.
8–16
Pete Rakocevic made Jumper. Assisted by Chuks Iroegbu.
8–18
Chuks Iroegbu made Layup. Assisted by Travon Baker.
8–20
Steven Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alexander Larsson.
11–20
Austin Quick made Layup.
13–20
Jaylen Bland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Gruninger.
16–20
Anthony Johnson made Free Throw.
16–21
Anthony Johnson made Free Throw.
16–22
Jaylen Bland made Jumper.
18–22
Darrell Bowie made Free Throw.
18–23
Darrell Bowie made Free Throw.
18–24
Michael Orris made Layup.
18–26
Colin Gruber made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Gruninger.
21–26
Marin Maric made Layup.
21–28
Marin Maric made Layup.
21–30
Taylor Johns made Layup.
23–30
Anthony Johnson made Free Throw.
23–31
Anthony Johnson made Free Throw.
23–32
Steven Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steven Thornton.
26–32
Steven Jones made Free Throw.
27–32
Steven Jones made Free Throw.
28–32
Michael Orris made Layup.
28–34
Steven Thornton made Layup.
30–34
Jordan Threloff made Free Throw.
30–35
Jordan Threloff made Free Throw.
30–36
Robert Boezeman made Dunk. Assisted by Steven Thornton.
32–36
Steven Thornton made Layup.
34–36
Travon Baker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Armstead.
34–39
Marin Maric made Layup.
34–41
Taylor Johns made Jumper. Assisted by Steven Jones.
36–41
Aaron Armstead made Layup.
36–43
Taylor Johns made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steven Thornton.
39–43
Steven Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taylor Johns.
42–43
Anthony Johnson made Free Throw.
42–44
Anthony Johnson made Free Throw.
42–45
Taylor Johns made Layup. Assisted by Nick Gruninger.
44–45
Pete Rakocevic made Free Throw.
44–46
Nick Gruninger made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taylor Johns.
47–46
Jordan Threloff made Free Throw.
47–47
Jordan Threloff made Free Throw.
47–48
Alexander Larsson made Layup.
49–48
Jaylen Bland made Layup.
51–48
Chuks Iroegbu made Free Throw.
51–49
Taylor Johns made Layup.
53–49
Aaric Armstead made Free Throw.
53–50
Taylor Johns made Free Throw.
54–50
Travon Baker made Free Throw.
54–51
Travon Baker made Free Throw.
54–52
Steven Jones made Layup.
56–52
Anthony Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travon Baker.
56–55
Anthony Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travon Baker.
56–58
Taylor Johns made Layup.
58–58
Taylor Johns made Layup. Assisted by Nick Gruninger.
60–58
Travon Baker made Three Point Jumper.
60–61
Nick Gruninger made Free Throw.
61–61
Nick Gruninger made Free Throw.
62–61
Keith Gray made Free Throw.
62–62
Keith Gray made Free Throw.
62–63
Taylor Johns made Dunk. Assisted by Jaylen Bland.
64–63
Anthony Johnson made Jumper.
64–65
Taylor Johns made Free Throw.
65–65
Keith Gray made Layup. Assisted by Travon Baker.
65–67
Travon Baker made Free Throw.
65–68
Travon Baker made Free Throw.
65–69
Steven Jones made Free Throw.
66–69
Steven Jones made Free Throw.
67–69
Travon Baker made Free Throw.
67–70
Travon Baker made Free Throw.
67–71
Anthony Johnson made Free Throw.
67–72

Play-by-play

P1 Anthony Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Threloff. 0–3
P1 Steven Thornton Turnover.
P1 Darrell Bowie Steal.
P1 Darrell Bowie missed Layup.
P1 Darrell Bowie Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Taylor Johns.
P1 Foul on Steven Thornton.
P1 Jordan Threloff Turnover.
P1 Taylor Johns Turnover.
P1 Foul on Steven Thornton.
P1 Darrell Bowie made Free Throw. 0–4
P1 Darrell Bowie made Free Throw. 0–5
P1 Jaylen Bland missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jaylen Bland Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jaylen Bland Turnover.
P1 Michael Orris missed Layup.
P1 Jordan Threloff Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jordan Threloff made Layup. 0–7
P1 Jaylen Bland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steven Jones. 3–7
P1 Aaric Armstead made Jumper. 3–9
P1 Jaylen Bland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steven Jones. 6–9
P1 Darrell Bowie missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Taylor Johns Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alexander Larsson missed Layup.
P1 Aaric Armstead Defensive Rebound.
P1 Anthony Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jaylen Bland Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jaylen Bland missed Layup.
P1 Michael Orris Defensive Rebound.
P1 Darrell Bowie made Layup. 6–11
P1 Alexander Larsson Turnover.
P1 Aaric Armstead Steal.
P1 Darrell Bowie Turnover.
P1 Austin Quick Steal.
P1 Steven Jones made Layup. Assisted by Austin Quick. 8–11
P1 Jordan Threloff Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Jaylen Bland missed Layup.
P1 Austin Quick Offensive Rebound.
P1 Austin Quick missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marin Maric made Layup. Assisted by Pete Rakocevic. 8–13
P1 Taylor Johns missed Jumper.
P1 Aaron Armstead Defensive Rebound.
P1 Travon Baker made Three Point Jumper. 8–16
P1 Robert Boezeman Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Pete Rakocevic made Jumper. Assisted by Chuks Iroegbu. 8–18
P1 Jaylen Bland Turnover.
P1 Foul on Jaylen Bland.
P1 Chuks Iroegbu made Layup. Assisted by Travon Baker. 8–20
P1 UC Riverside Timeout
P1 Nick Gruninger Turnover.
P1 Foul on Nick Gruninger.
P1 Pete Rakocevic Turnover.
P1 Foul on Pete Rakocevic.
P1 Steven Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alexander Larsson. 11–20
P1 Chuks Iroegbu Turnover.
P1 Steven Thornton Turnover.
P1 Darrell Bowie Steal.
P1 Darrell Bowie Turnover.
P1 Foul on Darrell Bowie.
P1 Austin Quick missed Layup.
P1 Darrell Bowie Block.
P1 Austin Quick Offensive Rebound.
P1 Austin Quick missed Layup.
P1 Austin Quick Offensive Rebound.
P1 Austin Quick made Layup. 13–20
P1 Pete Rakocevic missed Jumper.
P1 Robert Boezeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jaylen Bland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Gruninger. 16–20
P1 Anthony Johnson Turnover.
P1 Austin Quick Steal.
P1 Austin Quick Turnover.
P1 Foul on Austin Quick.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Darrell Bowie missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Anthony Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jaylen Bland.
P1 Anthony Johnson made Free Throw. 16–21
P1 Anthony Johnson made Free Throw. 16–22
P1 Taylor Johns Turnover.
P1 Michael Orris missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Robert Boezeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nick Gruninger missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Darrell Bowie Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Robert Boezeman.
P1 Jordan Threloff missed Free Throw.
P1 Steven Jones Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jaylen Bland made Jumper. 18–22
P1 Michael Orris missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Darrell Bowie Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jaylen Bland.
P1 Darrell Bowie made Free Throw. 18–23
P1 Darrell Bowie made Free Throw. 18–24
P1 Foul on Aaron Armstead.
P1 Steven Thornton Turnover.
P1 Foul on Steven Thornton.
P1 Darrell Bowie missed Jumper.
P1 Taylor Johns Block.
P1 Darrell Bowie Offensive Rebound.
P1 Aaron Armstead missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Steven Jones Defensive Rebound.
P1 Austin Quick Turnover.
P1 Aaric Armstead Steal.
P1 Travon Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 UC Riverside Defensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Colin Gruber missed Jumper.
P1 Alexander Larsson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Alexander Larsson missed Layup.
P1 Aaric Armstead Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jordan Threloff Turnover.
P1 Colin Gruber Steal.
P1 Foul on Aaron Armstead.
P1 Colin Gruber missed Layup.
P1 Marin Maric Block.
P1 UC Riverside Offensive Rebound.
P1 Nick Gruninger missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 UC Riverside Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Aaric Armstead.
P1 Foul on Aaron Armstead.
P1 Steven Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Travon Baker Defensive Rebound.
P1 Michael Orris made Layup. 18–26
P1 Colin Gruber made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Gruninger. 21–26
P1 Marin Maric Turnover.
P1 Foul on Marin Maric.
P1 Taylor Johns missed Layup.
P1 Pete Rakocevic Block.
P1 Pete Rakocevic Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marin Maric made Layup. 21–28
P1 Taylor Johns Turnover.
P1 Michael Orris Steal.
P1 Travon Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marin Maric Offensive Rebound.
P1 Marin Maric made Layup. 21–30
P1 Alexander Larsson missed Jumper.
P1 Taylor Johns Offensive Rebound.
P1 Colin Gruber missed Layup.
P1 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P2 Aaric Armstead missed Jumper.
P2 Alexander Larsson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Steven Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Taylor Johns Offensive Rebound.
P2 Taylor Johns made Layup. 23–30
P2 Foul on Alexander Larsson.
P2 Anthony Johnson made Free Throw. 23–31
P2 Anthony Johnson made Free Throw. 23–32
P2 Steven Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steven Thornton. 26–32
P2 Anthony Johnson missed Jumper.
P2 Steven Thornton Defensive Rebound.
P2 Taylor Johns Turnover.
P2 Darrell Bowie Steal.
P2 Darrell Bowie Turnover.
P2 Steven Jones Steal.
P2 Steven Jones Turnover.
P2 Michael Orris Steal.
P2 Aaric Armstead missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Taylor Johns Defensive Rebound.
P2 Steven Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Pete Rakocevic Defensive Rebound.
P2 Anthony Johnson missed Layup.
P2 Steven Jones Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Pete Rakocevic.
P2 Steven Jones made Free Throw. 27–32
P2 Steven Jones made Free Throw. 28–32
P2 Michael Orris made Layup. 28–34
P2 Foul on Michael Orris.
P2 Steven Thornton made Layup. 30–34
P2 Foul on Alexander Larsson.
P2 Jordan Threloff made Free Throw. 30–35
P2 Jordan Threloff made Free Throw. 30–36
P2 Taylor Johns Turnover.
P2 Jordan Threloff Steal.
P2 Michael Orris missed Layup.
P2 Taylor Johns Block.
P2 Steven Thornton Defensive Rebound.
P2 Robert Boezeman made Dunk. Assisted by Steven Thornton. 32–36
P2 Pete Rakocevic Turnover.
P2 Jaylen Bland Steal.
P2 Steven Thornton made Layup. 34–36
P2 Northern Illinois Timeout
P2 Foul on Steven Jones.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Travon Baker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Armstead. 34–39
P2 Steven Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Pete Rakocevic Defensive Rebound.
P2 Travon Baker missed Layup.
P2 Marin Maric Offensive Rebound.
P2 Marin Maric made Layup. 34–41
P2 UC Riverside Timeout
P2 Taylor Johns made Jumper. Assisted by Steven Jones. 36–41
P2 Foul on Robert Boezeman.
P2 Foul on Robert Boezeman.
P2 Marin Maric missed Free Throw.
P2 Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Marin Maric missed Free Throw.
P2 Taylor Johns Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jaylen Bland missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Pete Rakocevic Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Alexander Larsson.
P2 Travon Baker missed Jumper.
P2 Alexander Larsson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Steven Jones Turnover.
P2 Chuks Iroegbu missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Aaron Armstead Offensive Rebound.
P2 Aaron Armstead made Layup. 36–43
P2 Taylor Johns made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steven Thornton. 39–43
P2 Pete Rakocevic missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Taylor Johns Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alexander Larsson Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Jordan Threloff Turnover.
P2 Steven Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taylor Johns. 42–43
P2 Aaric Armstead missed Layup.
P2 Alexander Larsson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jaylen Bland missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jordan Threloff Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Steven Jones.
P2 Travon Baker missed Free Throw.
P2 Jaylen Bland Defensive Rebound.
P2 Taylor Johns missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Anthony Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Alexander Larsson.
P2 Anthony Johnson made Free Throw. 42–44
P2 Anthony Johnson made Free Throw. 42–45
P2 Foul on Anthony Johnson.
P2 Robert Boezeman Turnover.
P2 Foul on Robert Boezeman.
P2 Pete Rakocevic Turnover.
P2 Foul on Michael Orris.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Taylor Johns made Layup. Assisted by Nick Gruninger. 44–45
P2 Foul on Michael Orris.
P2 Taylor Johns missed Free Throw.
P2 Jordan Threloff Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Steven Thornton.
P2 Pete Rakocevic made Free Throw. 44–46
P2 Pete Rakocevic missed Free Throw.
P2 Jordan Threloff Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jordan Threloff missed Layup.
P2 Jaylen Bland Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jaylen Bland missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jordan Threloff Defensive Rebound.
P2 Michael Orris Turnover.
P2 Foul on Michael Orris.
P2 Nick Gruninger made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taylor Johns. 47–46
P2 Northern Illinois Timeout
P2 Foul on Robert Boezeman.
P2 Jordan Threloff made Free Throw. 47–47
P2 Jordan Threloff made Free Throw. 47–48
P2 Alexander Larsson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Nick Gruninger missed Jumper.
P2 Alexander Larsson made Layup. 49–48
P2 Travon Baker missed Layup.
P2 Taylor Johns Block.
P2 Nick Gruninger Defensive Rebound.
P2 Steven Jones missed Layup.
P2 Travon Baker Defensive Rebound.
P2 Aaron Armstead missed Layup.
P2 Alexander Larsson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Taylor Johns Turnover.
P2 Jordan Threloff Steal.
P2 Jordan Threloff missed Layup.
P2 Jaylen Bland Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jaylen Bland made Layup. 51–48
P2 Travon Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Alexander Larsson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Taylor Johns Turnover.
P2 Travon Baker Steal.
P2 Foul on Steven Jones.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Chuks Iroegbu missed Free Throw.
P2 Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Chuks Iroegbu made Free Throw. 51–49
P2 Taylor Johns made Layup. 53–49
P2 Foul on Alexander Larsson.
P2 Aaric Armstead made Free Throw. 53–50
P2 Aaric Armstead missed Free Throw.
P2 UC Riverside Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Keith Gray.
P2 Taylor Johns made Free Throw. 54–50
P2 Taylor Johns missed Free Throw.
P2 Aaric Armstead Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Nick Gruninger.
P2 Travon Baker made Free Throw. 54–51
P2 Travon Baker made Free Throw. 54–52
P2 Steven Jones made Layup. 56–52
P2 Aaric Armstead missed Layup.
P2 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Anthony Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travon Baker. 56–55
P2 Foul on Steven Thornton.
P2 Anthony Johnson missed Free Throw.
P2 Taylor Johns Defensive Rebound.
P2 Steven Jones Turnover.
P2 Anthony Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travon Baker. 56–58
P2 Northern Illinois Timeout
P2 Taylor Johns made Layup. 58–58
P2 UC Riverside Timeout
P2 Michael Orris missed Jumper.
P2 Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P3 Taylor Johns made Layup. Assisted by Nick Gruninger. 60–58
P3 Travon Baker made Three Point Jumper. 60–61
P3 Austin Quick Turnover.
P3 Anthony Johnson missed Jumper.
P3 Nick Gruninger Defensive Rebound.
P3 Foul on Keith Gray.
P3 Nick Gruninger made Free Throw. 61–61
P3 Nick Gruninger made Free Throw. 62–61
P3 Foul on Taylor Johns.
P3 Keith Gray made Free Throw. 62–62
P3 Keith Gray made Free Throw. 62–63
P3 Taylor Johns made Dunk. Assisted by Jaylen Bland. 64–63
P3 Anthony Johnson made Jumper. 64–65
P3 UC Riverside Timeout
P3 Foul on Keith Gray.
P3 Taylor Johns made Free Throw. 65–65
P3 Taylor Johns missed Free Throw.
P3 Anthony Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P3 Keith Gray made Layup. Assisted by Travon Baker. 65–67
P3 Steven Jones Turnover.
P3 Foul on Steven Jones.
P3 Anthony Johnson missed Layup.
P3 Nick Gruninger Defensive Rebound.
P3 Nick Gruninger missed Three Point Jumper.
P3 Anthony Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P3 Foul on Austin Quick.
P3 Travon Baker made Free Throw. 65–68
P3 Travon Baker made Free Throw. 65–69
P3 Northern Illinois Timeout
P3 Jaylen Bland missed Layup.
P3 UC Riverside Offensive Rebound.
P3 Foul on Travon Baker.
P3 Steven Jones made Free Throw. 66–69
P3 Steven Jones made Free Throw. 67–69
P3 UC Riverside Timeout
P3 Foul on Austin Quick.
P3 Travon Baker made Free Throw. 67–70
P3 Travon Baker made Free Throw. 67–71
P3 Jaylen Bland missed Three Point Jumper.
P3 Anthony Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P3 Foul on Austin Quick.
P3 Anthony Johnson missed Free Throw.
P3 Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P3 Anthony Johnson made Free Throw. 67–72
P3 Steven Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
P3 UC Riverside Deadball Team Rebound.

Box score

UCR

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Alex LarssonF	25	2	1-4	0-0	0-0	7	1	2	0	0	2	5	5
Steven ThorntonF	20	7	3-6	1-4	0-0	2	3	3	0	0	0	2	5
Taylor JohnsF	43	19	8-11	1-2	2-5	7	2	7	0	3	2	5	2
Steven Jerome JonesG	39	14	4-7	2-4	4-4	3	3	4	1	0	0	3	4
Jaylen BlandG	38	13	5-13	3-8	0-0	5	1	2	1	0	1	4	3
Cheick ThieroF	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robert BoezemanF	12	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	5
Colin GruberF	4	3	1-4	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Nick GruningerG	23	5	1-5	1-4	2-2	3	4	1	0	0	0	3	2
Austin Dylan QuickG	21	2	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	2	3	2	0	3	0	4
Brian WrightG
Chris TangG
Kristopher AcevadoG
Charles StandiferG

NIU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Darrell BowieF	14	6	1-5	0-2	4-4	4	0	3	3	1	3	1	1
Jordan ThreloffC	24	6	1-3	0-0	4-5	5	1	4	2	0	2	3	0
Aaric ArmsteadG	28	3	1-5	0-1	1-2	3	0	0	2	0	0	3	1
Michael OrrisG	25	4	2-7	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	4
Anthony JohnsonG	25	18	4-9	3-4	7-9	5	0	1	0	0	1	4	1
Keith T. GrayF	8	4	1-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Marin MaricC	15	8	4-4	0-0	0-2	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	1
Pete RakocevicC	21	3	1-3	0-1	1-2	4	1	3	0	1	0	4	2
Travon BakerG	32	15	3-9	3-6	6-7	2	4	0	1	0	0	2	1
Aaron ArmsteadG	19	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	3
Chuks IroegbuG	14	3	1-2	0-1	1-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin H. GrayF
Jordan ThomasG
Jay DeHaanG
Dontel HighsmithG

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