Northern Illinois Huskies @ Central Michigan Chippewas

89–66Final · Feb 21, 2017

NIU 89 CMU 66 Final

	1	2	T
NIU15-13	46	43	89
CMU16-12	30	36	66

· Line: CMU -3

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The scoring timeline.

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Eugene German made Layup.
2–0
Eugene German made Layup.
4–0
Cecil Williams made Jumper.
4–2
Marcus Keene made Free Throw.
4–3
Marcus Keene made Free Throw.
4–4
Marin Maric made Jumper.
6–4
Levi Bradley made Jumper.
8–4
Levi Bradley made Jumper. Assisted by Eugene German.
10–4
Dontel Highsmith made Jumper.
12–4
Marin Maric made Layup. Assisted by Laytwan Porter.
14–4
Cecil Williams made Free Throw.
14–5
Cecil Williams made Free Throw.
14–6
Jaylen Key made Free Throw.
15–6
Blake Hibbitts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braylon Rayson.
15–9
Eugene German made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Levi Bradley.
18–9
Cecil Williams made Three Point Jumper.
18–12
Dontel Highsmith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaric Armstead.
21–12
DaRohn Scott made Free Throw.
21–13
Cecil Williams made Free Throw.
21–14
Marin Maric made Jumper. Assisted by Laytwan Porter.
23–14
Eugene German made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laytwan Porter.
26–14
Luke Meyer made Jumper. Assisted by Cecil Williams.
26–16
Jaylen Key made Jumper. Assisted by Marin Maric.
28–16
Jaylen Key made Layup.
30–16
Jaylen Key made Jumper. Assisted by Austin Pauga.
32–16
Laytwan Porter made Layup. Assisted by Justin Thomas.
34–16
Braylon Rayson made Three Point Jumper.
34–19
Jaylen Key made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Pauga.
37–19
Braylon Rayson made Free Throw.
37–20
Braylon Rayson made Free Throw.
37–21
Levi Bradley made Layup.
39–21
Levi Bradley made Free Throw.
40–21
Marcus Keene made Three Point Jumper.
40–24
Levi Bradley made Jumper.
42–24
Marcus Keene made Jumper.
42–26
Levi Bradley made Jumper. Assisted by Dontel Highsmith.
44–26
Marin Maric made Jumper.
46–26
Marcus Keene made Free Throw.
46–27
Marcus Keene made Free Throw.
46–28
DaRohn Scott made Layup.
46–30
Dontel Highsmith made Jumper.
48–30
Braylon Rayson made Three Point Jumper.
48–33
Marin Maric made Layup.
50–33
Luke Meyer made Dunk. Assisted by Braylon Rayson.
50–35
Marcus Keene made Free Throw.
50–36
Marcus Keene made Free Throw.
50–37
Levi Bradley made Dunk. Assisted by Marin Maric.
52–37
Cecil Williams made Free Throw.
52–38
Eugene German made Layup.
54–38
Cecil Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Keene.
54–40
Laytwan Porter made Jumper.
56–40
Austin Pauga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laytwan Porter.
59–40
Cecil Williams made Free Throw.
59–41
Cecil Williams made Free Throw.
59–42
Marcus Keene made Layup.
59–44
Cecil Williams made Layup.
59–46
Marin Maric made Layup. Assisted by Eugene German.
61–46
Braylon Rayson made Free Throw.
61–47
Braylon Rayson made Free Throw.
61–48
Marin Maric made Layup. Assisted by Levi Bradley.
63–48
Dontel Highsmith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eugene German.
66–48
Aaric Armstead made Free Throw.
67–48
DaRohn Scott made Layup. Assisted by Braylon Rayson.
67–50
Eugene German made Layup.
69–50
DaRohn Scott made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Keene.
69–52
Levi Bradley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dontel Highsmith.
72–52
Marcus Keene made Jumper.
72–54
Eugene German made Layup.
74–54
David DiLeo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braylon Rayson.
74–57
David DiLeo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braylon Rayson.
74–60
Marin Maric made Layup. Assisted by Aaric Armstead.
76–60
Levi Bradley made Layup.
78–60
Marcus Keene made Free Throw.
78–61
Aaric Armstead made Jumper.
80–61
Marcus Keene made Free Throw.
80–62
Marcus Keene made Free Throw.
80–63
Jaylen Key made Two Point Tip Shot.
82–63
Justin Thomas made Layup.
84–63
Aaric Armstead made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Thomas.
87–63
Justin Thomas made Free Throw.
88–63
Justin Thomas made Free Throw.
89–63
Kevin McKay made Jumper.
89–65
Kevin McKay made Free Throw.
89–66

Play-by-play

P1 Jump Ball won by Central Michigan
P1 Luke Meyer missed Layup.
P1 Aaric Armstead Block.
P1 Aaric Armstead Defensive Rebound.
P1 Eugene German made Layup. 2–0
P1 Marcus Keene missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P1 Eugene German made Layup. 4–0
P1 Cecil Williams made Jumper. 4–2
P1 Aaric Armstead missed Layup.
P1 Luke Meyer Block.
P1 Aaric Armstead Offensive Rebound.
P1 Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Cecil Williams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Eugene German.
P1 Marcus Keene made Free Throw. 4–3
P1 Marcus Keene made Free Throw. 4–4
P1 Levi Bradley missed Jumper.
P1 Dontel Highsmith Offensive Rebound.
P1 Marin Maric made Jumper. 6–4
P1 Josh Kozinski missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marin Maric Defensive Rebound.
P1 Levi Bradley made Jumper. 8–4
P1 Marcus Keene missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marin Maric Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marin Maric Turnover.
P1 Luke Meyer Steal.
P1 Luke Meyer Turnover.
P1 Marin Maric Steal.
P1 Levi Bradley made Jumper. Assisted by Eugene German. 10–4
P1 Cecil Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dontel Highsmith made Jumper. 12–4
P1 Marcus Keene missed Jumper.
P1 Laytwan Porter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Austin Pauga missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marcus Keene Defensive Rebound.
P1 Josh Kozinski missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Justin Thomas Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Josh Kozinski.
P1 Laytwan Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 David DiLeo Defensive Rebound.
P1 Braylon Rayson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marin Maric Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marin Maric made Layup. Assisted by Laytwan Porter. 14–4
P1 Foul on Laytwan Porter.
P1 Foul on Noah McCarty.
P1 Cecil Williams made Free Throw. 14–5
P1 Cecil Williams made Free Throw. 14–6
P1 Foul on Blake Hibbitts.
P1 Jaylen Key made Free Throw. 15–6
P1 Jaylen Key missed Free Throw.
P1 Marcus Keene Defensive Rebound.
P1 Blake Hibbitts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braylon Rayson. 15–9
P1 Laytwan Porter missed Jumper.
P1 Cecil Williams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marcus Keene missed Layup.
P1 Noah McCarty Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jaylen Key Turnover.
P1 Marcus Keene Steal.
P1 Marcus Keene Turnover.
P1 Dontel Highsmith missed Jumper.
P1 Marin Maric Offensive Rebound.
P1 Levi Bradley missed Jumper.
P1 Josh Kozinski Defensive Rebound.
P1 Josh Kozinski missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
P1 Eugene German Turnover.
P1 Josh Kozinski missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
P1 Eugene German missed Layup.
P1 Marin Maric Offensive Rebound.
P1 Eugene German made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Levi Bradley. 18–9
P1 Braylon Rayson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Josh Kozinski Offensive Rebound.
P1 Marcus Keene missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
P1 Aaric Armstead missed Layup.
P1 DaRohn Scott Block.
P1 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Levi Bradley missed Jumper.
P1 DaRohn Scott Block.
P1 David DiLeo Defensive Rebound.
P1 Cecil Williams made Three Point Jumper. 18–12
P1 Dontel Highsmith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaric Armstead. 21–12
P1 Foul on Dontel Highsmith.
P1 Foul on Aaric Armstead.
P1 DaRohn Scott made Free Throw. 21–13
P1 DaRohn Scott missed Free Throw.
P1 Aaric Armstead Defensive Rebound.
P1 Levi Bradley missed Layup.
P1 David DiLeo Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marcus Keene missed Jumper.
P1 DaRohn Scott Offensive Rebound.
P1 DaRohn Scott missed Layup.
P1 Cecil Williams Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Aaric Armstead.
P1 Cecil Williams made Free Throw. 21–14
P1 Cecil Williams missed Free Throw.
P1 Laytwan Porter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dontel Highsmith missed Jumper.
P1 DaRohn Scott Block.
P1 David DiLeo Defensive Rebound.
P1 DaRohn Scott missed Layup.
P1 Jaylen Key Block.
P1 Jaylen Key Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Cecil Williams.
P1 Laytwan Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Marcus Keene missed Jumper.
P1 Austin Pauga Block.
P1 Marin Maric Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marin Maric made Jumper. Assisted by Laytwan Porter. 23–14
P1 Marcus Keene missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Laytwan Porter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Eugene German made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laytwan Porter. 26–14
P1 Central Michigan Timeout
P1 Luke Meyer made Jumper. Assisted by Cecil Williams. 26–16
P1 Justin Thomas Turnover.
P1 Braylon Rayson Steal.
P1 Cecil Williams Turnover.
P1 Laytwan Porter Steal.
P1 Jaylen Key made Jumper. Assisted by Marin Maric. 28–16
P1 Braylon Rayson Turnover.
P1 Jaylen Key made Layup. 30–16
P1 Blake Hibbitts missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Laytwan Porter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jaylen Key made Jumper. Assisted by Austin Pauga. 32–16
P1 Central Michigan Timeout
P1 Marcus Keene Turnover.
P1 Justin Thomas Steal.
P1 Laytwan Porter made Layup. Assisted by Justin Thomas. 34–16
P1 Braylon Rayson made Three Point Jumper. 34–19
P1 Jaylen Key made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Pauga. 37–19
P1 Foul on Austin Pauga.
P1 Braylon Rayson made Free Throw. 37–20
P1 Braylon Rayson made Free Throw. 37–21
P1 Jaylen Key missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marcus Keene Defensive Rebound.
P1 Braylon Rayson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Levi Bradley Defensive Rebound.
P1 Levi Bradley made Layup. 39–21
P1 Foul on Marcus Keene.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Levi Bradley made Free Throw. 40–21
P1 Cecil Williams missed Jumper.
P1 Marin Maric Defensive Rebound.
P1 Justin Thomas missed Jumper.
P1 Cecil Williams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marcus Keene made Three Point Jumper. 40–24
P1 Levi Bradley made Jumper. 42–24
P1 Marcus Keene made Jumper. 42–26
P1 Laytwan Porter missed Jumper.
P1 DaRohn Scott Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marcus Keene Turnover.
P1 Levi Bradley made Jumper. Assisted by Dontel Highsmith. 44–26
P1 Cecil Williams Turnover.
P1 Dontel Highsmith Steal.
P1 Northern Illinois Timeout
P1 Marin Maric made Jumper. 46–26
P1 Foul on Marin Maric.
P1 Marcus Keene made Free Throw. 46–27
P1 Marcus Keene made Free Throw. 46–28
P1 Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marcus Keene Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marcus Keene missed Jumper.
P1 DaRohn Scott Offensive Rebound.
P1 DaRohn Scott made Layup. 46–30
P2 Jump Ball won by Northern Illinois
P2 Aaric Armstead missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Marin Maric Offensive Rebound.
P2 Eugene German missed Jumper.
P2 Marin Maric Offensive Rebound.
P2 Dontel Highsmith made Jumper. 48–30
P2 Braylon Rayson made Three Point Jumper. 48–33
P2 Marin Maric made Layup. 50–33
P2 Luke Meyer made Dunk. Assisted by Braylon Rayson. 50–35
P2 Foul on Josh Kozinski.
P2 Dontel Highsmith missed Jumper.
P2 Cecil Williams Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Marin Maric.
P2 Marcus Keene made Free Throw. 50–36
P2 Marcus Keene made Free Throw. 50–37
P2 Levi Bradley made Dunk. Assisted by Marin Maric. 52–37
P2 Foul on Aaric Armstead.
P2 Foul on Marin Maric.
P2 Cecil Williams missed Free Throw.
P2 Central Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Cecil Williams made Free Throw. 52–38
P2 Eugene German made Layup. 54–38
P2 Cecil Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Keene. 54–40
P2 Laytwan Porter made Jumper. 56–40
P2 Foul on Jaylen Key.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Josh Kozinski missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Laytwan Porter Defensive Rebound.
P2 Austin Pauga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laytwan Porter. 59–40
P2 Marcus Keene missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Laytwan Porter Defensive Rebound.
P2 Levi Bradley missed Layup.
P2 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Austin Pauga missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Josh Kozinski Defensive Rebound.
P2 Josh Kozinski missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Justin Thomas Defensive Rebound.
P2 Laytwan Porter Turnover.
P2 DaRohn Scott Steal.
P2 Foul on Austin Pauga.
P2 Cecil Williams made Free Throw. 59–41
P2 Cecil Williams made Free Throw. 59–42
P2 Laytwan Porter missed Jumper.
P2 DaRohn Scott Defensive Rebound.
P2 Marcus Keene made Layup. 59–44
P2 Laytwan Porter Turnover.
P2 Braylon Rayson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 David DiLeo Offensive Rebound.
P2 David DiLeo missed Two Point Tip Shot.
P2 Jaylen Key Defensive Rebound.
P2 Laytwan Porter Turnover.
P2 Marcus Keene Turnover.
P2 Austin Pauga Turnover.
P2 DaRohn Scott Steal.
P2 Cecil Williams made Layup. 59–46
P2 Northern Illinois Timeout
P2 Marin Maric made Layup. Assisted by Eugene German. 61–46
P2 Foul on Levi Bradley.
P2 Braylon Rayson made Free Throw. 61–47
P2 Braylon Rayson made Free Throw. 61–48
P2 Marin Maric made Layup. Assisted by Levi Bradley. 63–48
P2 David DiLeo missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Dontel Highsmith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dontel Highsmith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eugene German. 66–48
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Marcus Keene Turnover.
P2 Aaric Armstead Steal.
P2 Foul on Braylon Rayson.
P2 Aaric Armstead made Free Throw. 67–48
P2 Aaric Armstead missed Free Throw.
P2 DaRohn Scott Defensive Rebound.
P2 DaRohn Scott made Layup. Assisted by Braylon Rayson. 67–50
P2 Eugene German made Layup. 69–50
P2 DaRohn Scott made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Keene. 69–52
P2 Levi Bradley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dontel Highsmith. 72–52
P2 Marcus Keene made Jumper. 72–54
P2 Foul on David DiLeo.
P2 Eugene German made Layup. 74–54
P2 David DiLeo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braylon Rayson. 74–57
P2 Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.
P2 David DiLeo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braylon Rayson. 74–60
P2 Marin Maric made Layup. Assisted by Aaric Armstead. 76–60
P2 Braylon Rayson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on DaRohn Scott.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Levi Bradley made Layup. 78–60
P2 Marcus Keene missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 David DiLeo Offensive Rebound.
P2 Braylon Rayson Turnover.
P2 Levi Bradley Steal.
P2 Eugene German missed Layup.
P2 David DiLeo Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Levi Bradley.
P2 Braylon Rayson missed Free Throw.
P2 Aaric Armstead Defensive Rebound.
P2 Aaric Armstead missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Luke Meyer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Austin Pauga.
P2 Marcus Keene missed Free Throw.
P2 Central Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Marcus Keene made Free Throw. 78–61
P2 Foul on Marcus Keene.
P2 Foul on Cecil Williams.
P2 Aaric Armstead made Jumper. 80–61
P2 Foul on Dontel Highsmith.
P2 Marcus Keene made Free Throw. 80–62
P2 Marcus Keene made Free Throw. 80–63
P2 Levi Bradley missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jaylen Key Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jaylen Key made Two Point Tip Shot. 82–63
P2 David DiLeo missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Cecil Williams Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Levi Bradley.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Cecil Williams missed Free Throw.
P2 Central Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Cecil Williams missed Free Throw.
P2 Aaric Armstead Defensive Rebound.
P2 Justin Thomas made Layup. 84–63
P2 Marcus Keene missed Layup.
P2 Aaric Armstead Defensive Rebound.
P2 Justin Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Braylon Rayson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Braylon Rayson missed Layup.
P2 Dontel Highsmith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Aaric Armstead made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Thomas. 87–63
P2 Josh Kozinski missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jaylen Key Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Marcus Keene.
P2 Justin Thomas made Free Throw. 88–63
P2 Justin Thomas made Free Throw. 89–63
P2 Kevin McKay made Jumper. 89–65
P2 Foul on Sean Damaska.
P2 Kevin McKay made Free Throw. 89–66
P2 Justin Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jon Siu Offensive Rebound.

Box score

NIU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Levi BradleyF	30	18	8-14	1-2	1-1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	3
Marin MaricC	25	16	8-8	0-0	0-0	10	2	1	1	0	4	6	3
Eugene GermanG	23	16	7-13	2-5	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	0	5	1
Aaric ArmsteadG	23	6	2-6	1-3	1-2	5	1	0	1	0	1	4	3
Dontel HighsmithG	24	10	4-7	2-2	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	1	2	2
Noah McCartyF	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Jaylen KeyF	20	12	5-6	1-2	1-2	4	0	1	0	1	1	3	1
Sean DamaskaC	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Justin ThomasG	17	4	1-4	0-2	2-2	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	0
Jon SiuG	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Laytwan PorterG	16	4	2-7	0-2	0-0	6	4	3	1	0	0	6	1
Austin PaugaG	15	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	3
Lacey JamesF
Andrew ZelisC
Nick WagnerG
Marshawn WilsonG

CMU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Cecil WilliamsF	30	15	4-6	1-2	6-10	7	1	2	0	0	2	5	2
Luke MeyerF	11	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0
Braylon RaysonG	35	10	2-8	2-7	4-5	1	5	2	1	0	0	1	1
Josh KozinskiG	27	0	0-7	0-7	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
Marcus KeeneG	39	18	4-16	1-7	9-10	4	2	5	1	0	0	4	3
David DiLeoF	23	6	2-5	2-4	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	2	4	1
John McCartyF	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DaRohn ScottF	23	7	3-5	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	2	3	2	3	1
Blake HibbittsF	6	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Cole IsraelsonC	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin McKayG	2	3	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matty SmithG	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Janeau JoubertG	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innocent NwokoC
Hunter HaleG
Corey RedmanG
Tanner BeachnauG

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