Northern Illinois Huskies @ South Alabama Jaguars

66–75Final · Feb 10, 2024

NIU 66 USA 75 Final

	1	2	T
NIU8-15	31	35	66
USA12-13	36	39	75

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The scoring timeline.

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Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Dunk. Assisted by Zarique Nutter.
2–0
Tyrell Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Millender.
2–3
Tyrell Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Millender.
2–6
Xavier Amos made Three Point Jumper.
5–6
Zarique Nutter made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Amos.
7–6
Tyrell Jones made Jumper.
7–8
Elijah Ormiston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrell Jones.
7–11
Julian Margrave made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samuel Tabe.
7–14
Elijah Ormiston made Jumper.
7–16
Zarique Nutter made Jumper.
9–16
Tyrell Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isiah Gaiter.
9–19
Xavier Amos made Jumper.
11–19
Isiah Gaiter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Thomas Howell.
11–22
Zarique Nutter made Layup.
13–22
Xavier Amos made Layup.
15–22
Xavier Amos made Layup.
17–22
Thomas Howell made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Millender.
17–24
Will Lovings-Watts made Free Throw.
18–24
Elijah Ormiston made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Millender.
18–26
Xavier Amos made Dunk. Assisted by Zarique Nutter.
20–26
Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zarique Nutter.
23–26
Zarique Nutter made Layup. Assisted by Will Lovings-Watts.
25–26
Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw.
26–26
Tyrell Jones made Jumper.
26–28
Zarique Nutter made Jumper.
28–28
Judah Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Thomas Howell.
28–31
Xavier Amos made Free Throw.
29–31
Judah Brown made Layup.
29–33
Marcus Millender made Three Point Jumper.
29–36
Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Dunk.
31–36
Samuel Tabe made Layup.
31–38
Will Lovings-Watts made Layup. Assisted by Zion Russell.
33–38
Samuel Tabe made Jumper.
33–40
Zion Russell made Free Throw.
34–40
Zion Russell made Free Throw.
35–40
Julian Margrave made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Millender.
35–43
Tyrell Jones made Free Throw.
35–44
Tyrell Jones made Free Throw.
35–45
Marcus Millender made Free Throw.
35–46
Marcus Millender made Free Throw.
35–47
Zarique Nutter made Free Throw.
36–47
Zarique Nutter made Free Throw.
37–47
Samuel Tabe made Layup.
37–49
Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw.
38–49
Zion Russell made Three Point Jumper.
41–49
Judah Brown made Free Throw.
41–50
Zarique Nutter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Amos.
44–50
Marshall Kearing made Jumper.
44–52
Will Lovings-Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Russell.
47–52
Xavier Amos made Jumper. Assisted by Will Lovings-Watts.
49–52
Tyrell Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marshall Kearing.
49–55
Tyrell Jones made Layup.
49–57
Julian Margrave made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Millender.
49–60
Zion Russell made Jumper.
51–60
Elijah Ormiston made Free Throw.
51–61
Xavier Amos made Jumper. Assisted by Will Lovings-Watts.
53–61
Elijah Ormiston made Layup. Assisted by Judah Brown.
53–63
Zion Russell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zarique Nutter.
56–63
Julian Margrave made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Millender.
56–66
Marshall Kearing made Layup. Assisted by Tyrell Jones.
56–68
Marshall Kearing made Layup.
56–70
Zion Russell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Lovings-Watts.
59–70
Marshall Kearing made Dunk. Assisted by Judah Brown.
59–72
Harvin Ibarguen made Free Throw.
60–72
Harvin Ibarguen made Free Throw.
61–72
Tyrell Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Millender.
61–75
Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Layup.
63–75
Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw.
64–75
Will Lovings-Watts made Layup.
66–75

Play-by-play

P1 Samuel Tabe missed Jumper.
P1 Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Dunk. Assisted by Zarique Nutter. 2–0
P1 Foul on Zion Russell.
P1 Tyrell Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Millender. 2–3
P1 Will Lovings-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Julian Margrave Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tyrell Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Millender. 2–6
P1 Xavier Amos made Three Point Jumper. 5–6
P1 Samuel Tabe Turnover.
P1 Zarique Nutter made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Amos. 7–6
P1 Elijah Ormiston missed Layup.
P1 Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
P1 Marcus Millender Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marcus Millender Turnover.
P1 Zion Russell Steal.
P1 Xavier Amos Turnover.
P1 Julian Margrave missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Julian Margrave Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tyrell Jones made Jumper. 7–8
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Layup.
P1 Zarique Nutter Offensive Rebound.
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Layup.
P1 Elijah Ormiston Block.
P1 Julian Margrave Defensive Rebound.
P1 Elijah Ormiston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrell Jones. 7–11
P1 Foul on Xavier Amos.
P1 Xavier Amos Turnover.
P1 Julian Margrave missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Samuel Tabe Offensive Rebound.
P1 Julian Margrave made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samuel Tabe. 7–14
P1 Will Lovings-Watts Turnover.
P1 Isiah Gaiter missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Elijah Ormiston.
P1 Xavier Amos missed Layup.
P1 Julian Margrave Defensive Rebound.
P1 Elijah Ormiston made Jumper. 7–16
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Layup.
P1 Elijah Ormiston Block.
P1 Marcus Millender Defensive Rebound.
P1 Julian Margrave missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zarique Nutter made Jumper. 9–16
P1 Tyrell Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isiah Gaiter. 9–19
P1 Northern Illinois Timeout
P1 Xavier Amos made Jumper. 11–19
P1 Isiah Gaiter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Thomas Howell. 11–22
P1 Zarique Nutter made Layup. 13–22
P1 Elijah Ormiston missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Will Lovings-Watts Defensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Xavier Amos made Layup. 15–22
P1 Marcus Millender missed Jumper.
P1 Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zarique Nutter Turnover.
P1 Tyrell Jones Steal.
P1 Julian Margrave missed Layup.
P1 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Amos made Layup. 17–22
P1 Thomas Howell missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 South Alabama Defensive Rebound.
P1 Thomas Howell made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Millender. 17–24
P1 Foul on Thomas Howell.
P1 Zarique Nutter Turnover.
P1 Tyrell Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Will Lovings-Watts Block.
P1 Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zion Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Julian Margrave.
P1 Will Lovings-Watts made Free Throw. 18–24
P1 Will Lovings-Watts missed Free Throw.
P1 Elijah Ormiston Defensive Rebound.
P1 Elijah Ormiston made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Millender. 18–26
P1 Xavier Amos made Dunk. Assisted by Zarique Nutter. 20–26
P1 Marcus Millender missed Layup.
P1 Thomas Howell Offensive Rebound.
P1 Thomas Howell missed Layup.
P1 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zarique Nutter. 23–26
P1 Isiah Gaiter missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Zarique Nutter made Layup. Assisted by Will Lovings-Watts. 25–26
P1 Judah Brown missed Layup.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.
P1 South Alabama Offensive Rebound.
P1 South Alabama Turnover.
P1 Foul on Elijah Ormiston.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Free Throw.
P1 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw. 26–26
P1 Tyrell Jones made Jumper. 26–28
P1 Zarique Nutter made Jumper. 28–28
P1 Foul on Zion Russell.
P1 Judah Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Thomas Howell. 28–31
P1 Will Lovings-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marcus Millender Defensive Rebound.
P1 Thomas Howell Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Marshall Kearing.
P1 Xavier Amos missed Free Throw.
P1 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Amos made Free Throw. 29–31
P1 Marshall Kearing missed Layup.
P1 Tyrell Jones Offensive Rebound.
P1 Tyrell Jones missed Jumper.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.
P1 Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zion Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marcus Millender Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marshall Kearing missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Amos Turnover.
P1 Marcus Millender Steal.
P1 Marcus Millender missed Layup.
P1 Judah Brown Offensive Rebound.
P1 Judah Brown made Layup. 29–33
P1 Zarique Nutter Turnover.
P1 Marcus Millender Steal.
P1 Marshall Kearing missed Layup.
P1 Marshall Kearing Offensive Rebound.
P1 Judah Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marshall Kearing Defensive Rebound.
P1 South Alabama Timeout
P1 Marcus Millender made Three Point Jumper. 29–36
P1 Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Offensive Rebound.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Dunk. 31–36
P2 Xavier Amos missed Layup.
P2 Julian Margrave Defensive Rebound.
P2 Samuel Tabe made Layup. 31–38
P2 Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Will Lovings-Watts made Layup. Assisted by Zion Russell. 33–38
P2 Samuel Tabe made Jumper. 33–40
P2 Xavier Amos Turnover.
P2 Tyrell Jones Steal.
P2 Elijah Ormiston missed Jumper.
P2 Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zarique Nutter missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Zion Russell Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Elijah Ormiston.
P2 Zion Russell made Free Throw. 34–40
P2 Zion Russell made Free Throw. 35–40
P2 Julian Margrave made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Millender. 35–43
P2 Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Marcus Millender Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Xavier Amos.
P2 Tyrell Jones made Free Throw. 35–44
P2 Tyrell Jones made Free Throw. 35–45
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Turnover.
P2 Elijah Ormiston Steal.
P2 Foul on Will Lovings-Watts.
P2 Marcus Millender made Free Throw. 35–46
P2 Marcus Millender made Free Throw. 35–47
P2 Will Lovings-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Offensive Rebound.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Turnover.
P2 Elijah Ormiston Steal.
P2 Julian Margrave missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Samuel Tabe Offensive Rebound.
P2 Samuel Tabe missed Jumper.
P2 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Elijah Ormiston.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Zarique Nutter made Free Throw. 36–47
P2 Zarique Nutter made Free Throw. 37–47
P2 Samuel Tabe made Layup. 37–49
P2 Zion Russell Turnover.
P2 Thomas Howell Steal.
P2 Tyrell Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Amos missed Layup.
P2 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Zarique Nutter missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Xavier Amos Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Thomas Howell.
P2 Foul on Thomas Howell.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Free Throw.
P2 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw. 38–49
P2 Samuel Tabe missed Layup.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.
P2 Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zion Russell made Three Point Jumper. 41–49
P2 Marcus Millender missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Turnover.
P2 Judah Brown missed Jumper.
P2 South Alabama Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Zarique Nutter.
P2 Judah Brown made Free Throw. 41–50
P2 Judah Brown missed Free Throw.
P2 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Marshall Kearing.
P2 Zarique Nutter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Amos. 44–50
P2 Marshall Kearing made Jumper. 44–52
P2 Xavier Amos Turnover.
P2 Tyrell Jones Steal.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Will Lovings-Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Russell. 47–52
P2 Julian Margrave Turnover.
P2 Xavier Amos Steal.
P2 Oluwasegun Durosinmi Turnover.
P2 Julian Margrave Steal.
P2 Foul on Xavier Amos.
P2 Isiah Gaiter missed Free Throw.
P2 South Alabama Offensive Rebound.
P2 Isiah Gaiter missed Free Throw.
P2 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Amos made Jumper. Assisted by Will Lovings-Watts. 49–52
P2 Tyrell Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marshall Kearing. 49–55
P2 South Alabama Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Will Lovings-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Judah Brown Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tyrell Jones made Layup. 49–57
P2 Zion Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Julian Margrave Defensive Rebound.
P2 Marshall Kearing missed Jumper.
P2 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Judah Brown.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Xavier Amos missed Jumper.
P2 Elijah Ormiston Defensive Rebound.
P2 Julian Margrave made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Millender. 49–60
P2 Zion Russell made Jumper. 51–60
P2 Judah Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Amos Turnover.
P2 Julian Margrave Steal.
P2 Foul on Zarique Nutter.
P2 Elijah Ormiston missed Free Throw.
P2 South Alabama Offensive Rebound.
P2 Elijah Ormiston made Free Throw. 51–61
P2 Zion Russell missed Layup.
P2 Judah Brown Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tyrell Jones missed Layup.
P2 Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Amos made Jumper. Assisted by Will Lovings-Watts. 53–61
P2 Elijah Ormiston made Layup. Assisted by Judah Brown. 53–63
P2 Zion Russell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zarique Nutter. 56–63
P2 Julian Margrave made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Millender. 56–66
P2 Will Lovings-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Elijah Ormiston.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Free Throw.
P2 Marshall Kearing Defensive Rebound.
P2 Marcus Millender missed Layup.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.
P2 Marshall Kearing Offensive Rebound.
P2 Marshall Kearing missed Layup.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.
P2 Marshall Kearing Offensive Rebound.
P2 Marshall Kearing made Layup. Assisted by Tyrell Jones. 56–68
P2 Zion Russell missed Jumper.
P2 Marcus Millender Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tyrell Jones missed Layup.
P2 Marshall Kearing Offensive Rebound.
P2 Marshall Kearing made Layup. 56–70
P2 Zion Russell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Lovings-Watts. 59–70
P2 Northern Illinois Timeout
P2 Marshall Kearing made Dunk. Assisted by Judah Brown. 59–72
P2 Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Judah Brown.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen made Free Throw. 60–72
P2 Harvin Ibarguen made Free Throw. 61–72
P2 Tyrell Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Millender. 61–75
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Layup. 63–75
P2 Foul on Julian Margrave.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw. 64–75
P2 Julian Margrave Turnover.
P2 Will Lovings-Watts made Layup. 66–75
P2 Northern Illinois Timeout
P2 Foul on Zarique Nutter.
P2 South Alabama Timeout
P2 Foul on Ethan Butler.
P2 Marshall Kearing missed Free Throw.
P2 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P2 Will Lovings-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Judah Brown Defensive Rebound.

Box score

NIU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Yanic Konan NiederhauserF	29	12	4-4	1-1	3-6	7	0	3	0	5	3	4	0
Xavier AmosF	37	16	7-18	1-8	1-2	5	2	6	1	0	1	4	3
Zarique NutterF	40	15	6-14	1-4	2-2	10	4	3	0	0	1	9	3
Will Lovings-WattsG	40	8	3-9	1-7	1-2	1	4	1	0	1	0	1	1
Zion RussellG	39	13	4-9	3-6	2-2	8	2	1	1	0	1	7	2
Harvin IbarguenF	2	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Ethan ButlerF	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Oluwasegun DurosinmiF	8	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luka GogicF
Leo Amari IVG
Nas MuhammadG
Steven TiptonG
David CoitG
Keshawn WilliamsG
Quaran McPhersonG
Philmon GebrewhitG

USA

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Julian MargraveF	32	12	4-9	4-8	0-0	6	0	2	2	0	0	6	2
Elijah OrmistonF	22	10	4-7	1-2	1-2	2	0	0	2	2	0	2	5
Samuel TabeG	18	6	3-6	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0
Marcus MillenderG	38	5	1-6	1-2	2-2	6	8	1	2	0	0	6	0
Tyrell JonesG	37	23	8-13	5-7	2-2	1	2	1	3	0	1	0	0
Marshall KearingF	12	8	4-9	0-1	0-1	6	1	0	0	0	4	2	2
Thomas HowellF	10	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	3
Judah BrownF	20	6	2-6	1-3	1-2	4	2	0	0	0	1	3	2
Isiah GaiterG	11	3	1-3	1-3	0-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan KizerF
John BroomG
Maxwell LandG

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