Northern Illinois Huskies @ Central Michigan Chippewas

79–74Final · Mar 5, 2021

NIU 79 CMU 74 Final

	1	2	T
NIU3-16	37	42	79
CMU7-16	30	44	74

· Line: CMU -5.5 (O/U 146.5)

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The scoring timeline.

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Caleb Huffman made Three Point Jumper.
0–3
Malik Muhammad made Layup. Assisted by Caleb Huffman.
0–5
Meikkel Murray made Jumper.
0–7
Kaleb Thornton made Three Point Jumper.
3–7
Chinedu Okanu made Jumper.
5–7
Ralph Bissainthe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by PJ Mitchell.
5–10
Nathan Scott made Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Cochran.
7–10
Nathan Scott made Dunk.
9–10
Meikkel Murray made Free Throw.
9–11
Meikkel Murray made Layup.
9–13
Tyler Cochran made Jumper.
11–13
PJ Mitchell made Jumper.
11–15
Caleb Huffman made Layup.
11–17
Trendon Hankerson made Jumper.
13–17
Caleb Hodgson made Free Throw.
13–18
Caleb Hodgson made Free Throw.
13–19
Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zool Kueth.
16–19
Trendon Hankerson made Jumper.
18–19
Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
19–19
Darius Beane made Layup.
21–19
Malik Muhammad made Free Throw.
21–20
Caleb Huffman made Free Throw.
21–21
Caleb Huffman made Free Throw.
21–22
Darius Beane made Jumper.
23–22
Matt Beachler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Huffman.
23–25
Meikkel Murray made Free Throw.
23–26
Meikkel Murray made Free Throw.
23–27
Nathan Scott made Jumper.
25–27
Darius Beane made Jumper.
27–27
Zool Kueth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nathan Scott.
30–27
Nathan Scott made Jumper.
32–27
Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper.
35–27
Darius Beane made Jumper.
37–27
Matt Beachler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by PJ Mitchell.
37–30
Kaleb Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
40–30
Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Cochran.
43–30
Nathan Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Cochran.
46–30
Meikkel Murray made Layup. Assisted by PJ Mitchell.
46–32
Kaleb Thornton made Jumper.
48–32
Meikkel Murray made Jumper.
48–34
Meikkel Murray made Free Throw.
48–35
Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper.
51–35
Meikkel Murray made Jumper.
51–37
Meikkel Murray made Jumper.
51–39
Malik Muhammad made Layup.
51–41
Trendon Hankerson made Layup.
53–41
PJ Mitchell made Free Throw.
53–42
PJ Mitchell made Free Throw.
53–43
PJ Mitchell made Jumper.
53–45
Meikkel Murray made Free Throw.
53–46
Meikkel Murray made Free Throw.
53–47
Tyler Cochran made Free Throw.
54–47
Meikkel Murray made Jumper.
54–49
PJ Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Beachler.
54–52
Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
55–52
Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
56–52
Adong Makuoi made Free Throw.
57–52
Adong Makuoi made Free Throw.
58–52
Caleb Huffman made Layup. Assisted by Matt Beachler.
58–54
Darius Beane made Jumper.
60–54
Trendon Hankerson made Layup. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
62–54
Meikkel Murray made Layup.
62–56
Nathan Scott made Free Throw.
63–56
Nathan Scott made Free Throw.
64–56
PJ Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Huffman.
64–59
Caleb Huffman made Free Throw.
64–60
Caleb Huffman made Free Throw.
64–61
Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
65–61
Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
66–61
PJ Mitchell made Free Throw.
66–62
PJ Mitchell made Free Throw.
66–63
Ralph Bissainthe made Free Throw.
66–64
Darius Beane made Jumper.
68–64
Meikkel Murray made Dunk. Assisted by Caleb Huffman.
68–66
Tyler Cochran made Layup.
70–66
Darius Beane made Free Throw.
71–66
Darius Beane made Free Throw.
72–66
Meikkel Murray made Free Throw.
72–67
Meikkel Murray made Jumper.
72–69
Meikkel Murray made Jumper.
72–71
Meikkel Murray made Free Throw.
72–72
Trendon Hankerson made Jumper.
74–72
Tyler Cochran made Jumper.
76–72
Tyler Cochran made Free Throw.
77–72
Malik Muhammad made Layup.
77–74
Darius Beane made Free Throw.
78–74
Darius Beane made Free Throw.
79–74

Play-by-play

P1 Caleb Huffman made Three Point Jumper. 0–3
P1 Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
P1 Malik Muhammad made Layup. Assisted by Caleb Huffman. 0–5
P1 Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.
P1 Matt Beachler Defensive Rebound.
P1 Meikkel Murray made Jumper. 0–7
P1 Kaleb Thornton made Three Point Jumper. 3–7
P1 Caleb Huffman Turnover.
P1 Nathan Scott Steal.
P1 Foul on Caleb Huffman.
P1 Chinedu Okanu made Jumper. 5–7
P1 Malik Muhammad missed Layup.
P1 Chinedu Okanu Block.
P1 Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.
P1 Ralph Bissainthe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by PJ Mitchell. 5–10
P1 Trendon Hankerson Turnover.
P1 Ralph Bissainthe Steal.
P1 Ralph Bissainthe missed Jumper.
P1 Chinedu Okanu Block.
P1 Ralph Bissainthe Offensive Rebound.
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
P1 Ralph Bissainthe Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Tyler Cochran.
P1 PJ Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ralph Bissainthe Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nathan Scott made Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Cochran. 7–10
P1 Ralph Bissainthe missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nathan Scott made Dunk. 9–10
P1 Meikkel Murray Turnover.
P1 Tyler Cochran Steal.
P1 Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
P1 PJ Mitchell Steal.
P1 Ralph Bissainthe missed Jumper.
P1 Adong Makuoi Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
P1 Meikkel Murray Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Beachler missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.
P1 Central Michigan Turnover.
P1 Foul on Adong Makuoi.
P1 Foul on Adong Makuoi.
P1 Foul on Chinedu Okanu.
P1 Meikkel Murray made Free Throw. 9–11
P1 Meikkel Murray missed Free Throw.
P1 Zool Kueth Defensive Rebound.
P1 Chinedu Okanu missed Layup.
P1 Caleb Huffman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Meikkel Murray missed Jumper.
P1 Meikkel Murray Offensive Rebound.
P1 Meikkel Murray made Layup. 9–13
P1 Zool Kueth missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Caleb Huffman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Meikkel Murray missed Jumper.
P1 Chinedu Okanu Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tyler Cochran made Jumper. 11–13
P1 Meikkel Murray missed Jumper.
P1 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.
P1 PJ Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
P1 PJ Mitchell made Jumper. 11–15
P1 Chinedu Okanu Turnover.
P1 Caleb Huffman Steal.
P1 Caleb Huffman made Layup. 11–17
P1 Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
P1 Caleb Huffman Steal.
P1 Malik Muhammad missed Layup.
P1 Chinedu Okanu Block.
P1 Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Trendon Hankerson made Jumper. 13–17
P1 Caleb Huffman missed Jumper.
P1 Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.
P1 Ralph Bissainthe Block.
P1 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Nathan Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ralph Bissainthe Defensive Rebound.
P1 PJ Mitchell missed Jumper.
P1 Caleb Hodgson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Zool Kueth.
P1 Caleb Hodgson made Free Throw. 13–18
P1 Caleb Hodgson made Free Throw. 13–19
P1 Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zool Kueth. 16–19
P1 Matt Beachler missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trendon Hankerson made Jumper. 18–19
P1 Foul on Ra'Shad Weekly-McDaniels.
P1 Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw. 19–19
P1 Meikkel Murray missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zool Kueth Defensive Rebound.
P1 Darius Beane missed Jumper.
P1 PJ Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ralph Bissainthe missed Jumper.
P1 Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.
P1 Darius Beane Offensive Rebound.
P1 Darius Beane made Layup. 21–19
P1 Foul on Nathan Scott.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Malik Muhammad missed Free Throw.
P1 Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.
P1 Malik Muhammad made Free Throw. 21–20
P1 Nathan Scott Turnover.
P1 PJ Mitchell Steal.
P1 Foul on PJ Mitchell.
P1 Nathan Scott missed Jumper.
P1 Tyler Cochran Offensive Rebound.
P1 Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.
P1 Meikkel Murray Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Kaleb Thornton.
P1 Caleb Huffman made Free Throw. 21–21
P1 Caleb Huffman made Free Throw. 21–22
P1 Darius Beane made Jumper. 23–22
P1 Matt Beachler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Huffman. 23–25
P1 Tyler Cochran missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zool Kueth Offensive Rebound.
P1 Zool Kueth missed Layup.
P1 Meikkel Murray Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Darius Beane.
P1 Meikkel Murray made Free Throw. 23–26
P1 Meikkel Murray made Free Throw. 23–27
P1 Nathan Scott made Jumper. 25–27
P1 Caleb Huffman missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Darius Beane Defensive Rebound.
P1 Darius Beane made Jumper. 27–27
P1 Meikkel Murray missed Jumper.
P1 Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
P1 Nathan Scott Offensive Rebound.
P1 Zool Kueth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nathan Scott. 30–27
P1 Matt Beachler missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on PJ Mitchell.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Zool Kueth missed Jumper.
P1 Meikkel Murray Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ralph Bissainthe missed Jumper.
P1 Zool Kueth Block.
P1 Darius Beane Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
P1 Caleb Huffman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Caleb Huffman missed Jumper.
P1 Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nathan Scott made Jumper. 32–27
P1 Caleb Huffman missed Jumper.
P1 Nathan Scott Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. 35–27
P1 Meikkel Murray missed Layup.
P1 Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Darius Beane made Jumper. 37–27
P1 Caleb Huffman Turnover.
P1 Kaleb Thornton missed Jumper.
P1 PJ Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Beachler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by PJ Mitchell. 37–30
P1 Darius Beane missed Jumper.
P1 Matt Beachler Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Beachler missed Jumper.
P1 Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Caleb Huffman Turnover.
P2 Nathan Scott Steal.
P2 Kaleb Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson. 40–30
P2 Matt Beachler missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ralph Bissainthe Offensive Rebound.
P2 Caleb Huffman missed Jumper.
P2 Malik Muhammad Offensive Rebound.
P2 Meikkel Murray missed Jumper.
P2 Nathan Scott Block.
P2 Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.
P2 Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Cochran. 43–30
P2 Ralph Bissainthe missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.
P2 Nathan Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Cochran. 46–30
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Meikkel Murray made Layup. Assisted by PJ Mitchell. 46–32
P2 Kaleb Thornton made Jumper. 48–32
P2 Meikkel Murray made Jumper. 48–34
P2 Foul on Chinedu Okanu.
P2 Meikkel Murray made Free Throw. 48–35
P2 Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. 51–35
P2 Meikkel Murray made Jumper. 51–37
P2 Chinedu Okanu missed Jumper.
P2 Ralph Bissainthe Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Beachler missed Jumper.
P2 Nathan Scott Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tyler Cochran missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ralph Bissainthe Defensive Rebound.
P2 Meikkel Murray made Jumper. 51–39
P2 Kaleb Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Chinedu Okanu Offensive Rebound.
P2 Nathan Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Malik Muhammad Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ralph Bissainthe Turnover.
P2 Trendon Hankerson Steal.
P2 Malik Muhammad made Layup. 51–41
P2 Kaleb Thornton missed Layup.
P2 Trendon Hankerson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Trendon Hankerson made Layup. 53–41
P2 Foul on Kaleb Thornton.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 PJ Mitchell made Free Throw. 53–42
P2 PJ Mitchell made Free Throw. 53–43
P2 Tyler Cochran Turnover.
P2 Ralph Bissainthe Steal.
P2 PJ Mitchell made Jumper. 53–45
P2 Chinedu Okanu missed Layup.
P2 Ralph Bissainthe Block.
P2 PJ Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
P2 PJ Mitchell missed Jumper.
P2 Meikkel Murray Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Chinedu Okanu.
P2 Meikkel Murray made Free Throw. 53–46
P2 Meikkel Murray made Free Throw. 53–47
P2 Foul on Caleb Huffman.
P2 Tyler Cochran missed Free Throw.
P2 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Tyler Cochran made Free Throw. 54–47
P2 Meikkel Murray missed Jumper.
P2 Caleb Huffman missed Jumper.
P2 Adong Makuoi Block.
P2 Foul on Ralph Bissainthe.
P2 Foul on Ralph Bissainthe.
P2 Foul on Adong Makuoi.
P2 Darius Beane Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zool Kueth missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Zool Kueth Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on PJ Mitchell.
P2 Darius Beane Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Matt Beachler.
P2 Zool Kueth missed Jumper.
P2 Meikkel Murray Defensive Rebound.
P2 Meikkel Murray made Jumper. 54–49
P2 Foul on Malik Muhammad.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Adong Makuoi missed Jumper.
P2 Matt Beachler Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Zool Kueth.
P2 PJ Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Beachler. 54–52
P2 Adong Makuoi missed Layup.
P2 PJ Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
P2 Caleb Huffman missed Jumper.
P2 Darius Beane Block.
P2 Ralph Bissainthe Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ralph Bissainthe missed Layup.
P2 Adong Makuoi Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ralph Bissainthe.
P2 Meikkel Murray missed Layup.
P2 Zool Kueth Defensive Rebound.
P2 Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw. 55–52
P2 Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw. 56–52
P2 Foul on Ralph Bissainthe.
P2 Caleb Huffman missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Adong Makuoi made Free Throw. 57–52
P2 Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.
P2 Adong Makuoi made Free Throw. 58–52
P2 Tyler Cochran Turnover.
P2 Caleb Huffman made Layup. Assisted by Matt Beachler. 58–54
P2 Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Meikkel Murray Defensive Rebound.
P2 Meikkel Murray missed Jumper.
P2 Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.
P2 Darius Beane made Jumper. 60–54
P2 Foul on Caleb Huffman.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Darius Beane missed Jumper.
P2 Malik Muhammad Block.
P2 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Trendon Hankerson made Layup. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton. 62–54
P2 Matt Beachler missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Meikkel Murray Offensive Rebound.
P2 Meikkel Murray made Layup. 62–56
P2 Foul on Caleb Huffman.
P2 Nathan Scott made Free Throw. 63–56
P2 Nathan Scott made Free Throw. 64–56
P2 PJ Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Huffman. 64–59
P2 Darius Beane missed Jumper.
P2 PJ Mitchell Block.
P2 Ralph Bissainthe Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
P2 Caleb Huffman made Free Throw. 64–60
P2 Caleb Huffman made Free Throw. 64–61
P2 Darius Beane missed Jumper.
P2 PJ Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
P2 Caleb Huffman missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Meikkel Murray.
P2 Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw. 65–61
P2 Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw. 66–61
P2 Foul on Tyler Cochran.
P2 PJ Mitchell made Free Throw. 66–62
P2 PJ Mitchell made Free Throw. 66–63
P2 Trendon Hankerson Turnover.
P2 Ralph Bissainthe Steal.
P2 Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
P2 Ralph Bissainthe missed Free Throw.
P2 Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ralph Bissainthe made Free Throw. 66–64
P2 Darius Beane made Jumper. 68–64
P2 Meikkel Murray made Dunk. Assisted by Caleb Huffman. 68–66
P2 Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
P2 Nathan Scott Offensive Rebound.
P2 Nathan Scott missed Layup.
P2 Tyler Cochran Offensive Rebound.
P2 Tyler Cochran made Layup. 70–66
P2 Caleb Huffman Turnover.
P2 Nathan Scott Steal.
P2 Foul on Caleb Huffman.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Darius Beane made Free Throw. 71–66
P2 Darius Beane made Free Throw. 72–66
P2 Foul on Nathan Scott.
P2 Meikkel Murray made Free Throw. 72–67
P2 Meikkel Murray missed Free Throw.
P2 Central Michigan Offensive Rebound.
P2 Meikkel Murray made Jumper. 72–69
P2 Darius Beane missed Jumper.
P2 Matt Beachler Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ralph Bissainthe missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kaleb Thornton missed Jumper.
P2 Malik Muhammad Block.
P2 Meikkel Murray Defensive Rebound.
P2 Meikkel Murray made Jumper. 72–71
P2 Meikkel Murray made Free Throw. 72–72
P2 Foul on Darius Beane.
P2 Foul on Northern Illinois.
P2 Trendon Hankerson made Jumper. 74–72
P2 Meikkel Murray missed Jumper.
P2 Nathan Scott Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tyler Cochran made Jumper. 76–72
P2 Foul on Meikkel Murray.
P2 Tyler Cochran made Free Throw. 77–72
P2 Malik Muhammad made Layup. 77–74
P2 Darius Beane made Free Throw. 78–74
P2 Darius Beane made Free Throw. 79–74
P2 Ra'Shad Weekly-McDaniels missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Foul on Malik Muhammad.
P2 Nathan Scott Defensive Rebound.

Box score

NIU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Chinedu Kingsley OkanuF	16	2	1-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	3	1	1	3
Nate ScottF	28	13	5-9	1-3	2-2	6	1	1	3	1	2	4	2
Kaleb ThorntonG	29	8	3-7	2-3	0-0	3	1	3	0	0	0	3	2
Tyler CochranG	37	8	3-10	0-2	2-3	8	3	2	1	0	2	6	2
Trendon HankersonG	36	27	9-16	4-6	5-5	8	1	2	1	0	1	7	2
Zool KuethF	19	3	1-6	1-3	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	1	4	2
Keenon ColeF	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adong MakuoiC	6	2	0-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	3
Darius BeaneG	24	16	6-12	0-0	4-4	5	0	0	0	1	2	3	2
Noah MccartyATH
Justin LeeF
Chris JohnsonF
Anthony CrumpF
Kamron BattleG
Tavon JonesG
Daniel FilipponeG
Zaire MateenG

CMU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Ralph BissaintheF	35	4	1-9	1-4	1-2	9	0	1	3	2	3	6	4
Malik MuhammadC	29	7	3-5	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	2
Meikkel MurrayG	37	30	11-22	0-1	8-10	10	0	1	0	0	3	7	2
Matt BeachlerG	39	6	2-9	2-7	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	0	4	1

Caleb HodgsonF	1	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Ra'Shad Weekly-McDanielsG	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
PJ MitchellG	36	14	4-7	2-3	4-4	6	3	0	2	1	0	6	3
Tyler HankinsF
Aundre PolkF
Braden BurkeC
Travon Broadway Jr.G
Preston EnloeG
Dylan JergensG
Devontae LaneG
Deschon WinstonG

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