Northern Illinois Huskies @ Buffalo Bulls

78–68Final · Mar 8, 2024

NIU 78 BUF 68 Final

	1	2	T
NIU11-20	38	40	78
BUF4-27	37	31	68

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Harvin Ibarguen made Layup. Assisted by Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
2–0
Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Fulcher.
2–3
Zion Russell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
5–3
Jonnivius Smith made Free Throw.
5–4
Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw.
6–4
Harvin Ibarguen made Layup. Assisted by David Coit.
8–4
Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonnivius Smith.
8–7
David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Russell.
11–7
Shawn Fulcher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sy Chatman.
11–10
Harvin Ibarguen made Jumper. Assisted by Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
13–10
Zaakir Williamson made Layup.
13–12
David Coit made Three Point Jumper.
16–12
Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sy Chatman.
16–15
Ethan Butler made Dunk. Assisted by Oluwasegun Durosinmi.
18–15
Zion Russell made Layup.
20–15
Lloyd McVeigh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zaakir Williamson.
20–18
Isaiah Adams made Jumper. Assisted by Lloyd McVeigh.
20–20
Sy Chatman made Dunk. Assisted by Zaakir Williamson.
20–22
Zion Russell made Jumper.
22–22
Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lloyd McVeigh.
22–25
Lloyd McVeigh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zaakir Williamson.
22–28
Sy Chatman made Layup. Assisted by Lloyd McVeigh.
22–30
Shawn Fulcher made Layup.
22–32
David Coit made Layup.
24–32
Ethan Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Coit.
27–32
Zion Russell made Free Throw.
28–32
Zion Russell made Free Throw.
29–32
Ryan Sabol made Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Adams.
29–34
David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Russell.
32–34
Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Fulcher.
32–37
David Coit made Three Point Jumper.
35–37
David Coit made Free Throw.
36–37
David Coit made Jumper.
38–37
Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by Zion Russell.
40–37
Harvin Ibarguen made Dunk.
42–37
Isaiah Adams made Layup. Assisted by Shawn Fulcher.
42–39
David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Harvin Ibarguen.
45–39
Harvin Ibarguen made Dunk. Assisted by David Coit.
47–39
Shawn Fulcher made Three Point Jumper.
47–42
Sy Chatman made Free Throw.
47–43
David Coit made Jumper.
49–43
David Coit made Three Point Jumper.
52–43
Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Layup.
54–43
David Coit made Free Throw.
55–43
David Coit made Free Throw.
56–43
David Coit made Free Throw.
57–43
David Coit made Free Throw.
58–43
Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw.
59–43
Bryson Wilson made Free Throw.
59–44
Bryson Wilson made Free Throw.
59–45
Bryson Wilson made Free Throw.
59–46
Bryson Wilson made Free Throw.
59–47
Harvin Ibarguen made Layup. Assisted by David Coit.
61–47
Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zaakir Williamson.
61–50
Ryan Sabol made Jumper.
61–52
Jonnivius Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Sabol.
61–55
David Coit made Jumper.
63–55
Jonnivius Smith made Free Throw.
63–56
Jonnivius Smith made Free Throw.
63–57
Zion Russell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Coit.
66–57
Jonnivius Smith made Free Throw.
66–58
Jonnivius Smith made Free Throw.
66–59
Jonnivius Smith made Layup. Assisted by Shawn Fulcher.
66–61
David Coit made Jumper.
68–61
Zaakir Williamson made Layup. Assisted by Jonnivius Smith.
68–63
Zion Russell made Free Throw.
69–63
Zion Russell made Free Throw.
70–63
Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Layup. Assisted by David Coit.
72–63
Zaakir Williamson made Layup. Assisted by Shawn Fulcher.
72–65
Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Dunk. Assisted by Ethan Butler.
74–65
Isaiah Adams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonnivius Smith.
74–68
David Coit made Free Throw.
75–68
David Coit made Free Throw.
76–68
David Coit made Free Throw.
77–68
David Coit made Free Throw.
78–68

Play-by-play

P1 Harvin Ibarguen made Layup. Assisted by Yanic Konan Niederhauser. 2–0
P1 Sy Chatman missed Jumper.
P1 Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
P1 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jonnivius Smith Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Fulcher. 2–3
P1 Zion Russell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yanic Konan Niederhauser. 5–3
P1 Foul on Harvin Ibarguen.
P1 Jonnivius Smith missed Free Throw.
P1 Buffalo Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jonnivius Smith made Free Throw. 5–4
P1 Foul on Jonnivius Smith.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Free Throw.
P1 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw. 6–4
P1 Ryan Sabol Turnover.
P1 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sy Chatman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Isaiah Adams missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen made Layup. Assisted by David Coit. 8–4
P1 Sy Chatman missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jonnivius Smith Offensive Rebound.
P1 Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonnivius Smith. 8–7
P1 David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Russell. 11–7
P1 Shawn Fulcher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sy Chatman. 11–10
P1 Foul on Jonnivius Smith.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Free Throw.
P1 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Free Throw.
P1 Sy Chatman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sy Chatman missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ethan Butler Block.
P1 Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen made Jumper. Assisted by Yanic Konan Niederhauser. 13–10
P1 Isaiah Adams missed Jumper.
P1 David Coit Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zion Russell Turnover.
P1 Zaakir Williamson Steal.
P1 Shawn Fulcher missed Jumper.
P1 Zaakir Williamson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Zaakir Williamson made Layup. 13–12
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Layup.
P1 Shawn Fulcher Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sy Chatman missed Layup.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.
P1 David Coit Defensive Rebound.
P1 David Coit made Three Point Jumper. 16–12
P1 Shawn Fulcher missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sy Chatman. 16–15
P1 David Coit missed Layup.
P1 Oluwasegun Durosinmi Offensive Rebound.
P1 Ethan Butler made Dunk. Assisted by Oluwasegun Durosinmi. 18–15
P1 Zaakir Williamson Turnover.
P1 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Lloyd McVeigh Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sy Chatman Turnover.
P1 Zion Russell Steal.
P1 Zion Russell made Layup. 20–15
P1 Lloyd McVeigh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zaakir Williamson. 20–18
P1 David Coit missed Layup.
P1 Zaakir Williamson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Oluwasegun Durosinmi.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Isaiah Adams made Jumper. Assisted by Lloyd McVeigh. 20–20
P1 Oluwasegun Durosinmi Turnover.
P1 Zaakir Williamson Steal.
P1 Sy Chatman made Dunk. Assisted by Zaakir Williamson. 20–22
P1 Northern Illinois Timeout
P1 Foul on Zaakir Williamson.
P1 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Lloyd McVeigh Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Zion Russell.
P1 Isaiah Adams missed Layup.
P1 Zaakir Williamson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Sy Chatman missed Jumper.
P1 Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zion Russell made Jumper. 22–22
P1 Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lloyd McVeigh. 22–25
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sy Chatman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Isaiah Adams Turnover.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Jumper.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen Offensive Rebound.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Turnover.
P1 Isaiah Adams Steal.
P1 Lloyd McVeigh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zaakir Williamson. 22–28
P1 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Shawn Fulcher Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sy Chatman made Layup. Assisted by Lloyd McVeigh. 22–30
P1 David Coit missed Jumper.
P1 Isaiah Adams Block.
P1 Zaakir Williamson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Isaiah Adams missed Jumper.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Steven Tipton Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Zaakir Williamson.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Steven Tipton missed Free Throw.
P1 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Steven Tipton missed Free Throw.
P1 Shawn Fulcher Defensive Rebound.
P1 Shawn Fulcher made Layup. 22–32
P1 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Buffalo Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sy Chatman missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
P1 David Coit made Layup. 24–32
P1 Bryson Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
P1 David Coit missed Layup.
P1 Sy Chatman Block.
P1 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Ethan Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Coit. 27–32
P1 Shawn Fulcher missed Layup.
P1 Sy Chatman Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ethan Butler.
P1 Isaiah Adams missed Jumper.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
P1 David Coit missed Layup.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jonnivius Smith.
P1 Zion Russell made Free Throw. 28–32
P1 Buffalo Timeout
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Zion Russell made Free Throw. 29–32
P1 Sy Chatman Turnover.
P1 Zion Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen Offensive Rebound.
P1 Zion Russell Turnover.
P1 Sy Chatman Steal.
P1 Foul on Zion Russell.
P1 Ryan Sabol made Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Adams. 29–34
P1 David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Russell. 32–34
P1 Sy Chatman missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Shawn Fulcher Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Fulcher. 32–37
P1 Foul on Isaiah Adams.
P1 David Coit made Three Point Jumper. 35–37
P1 Foul on Shawn Fulcher.
P1 Shawn Fulcher Turnover.
P1 Zion Russell Turnover.
P1 Shawn Fulcher Turnover.
P1 Zion Russell Steal.
P1 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Isaiah Adams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Bryson Wilson missed Layup.
P1 Ethan Butler Block.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Bryson Wilson.
P1 David Coit missed Free Throw.
P1 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 David Coit made Free Throw. 36–37
P1 Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
P1 David Coit made Jumper. 38–37
P1 Shawn Fulcher missed Layup.
P1 Steven Tipton Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ryan Sabol missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ethan Butler made Layup. Assisted by Zion Russell. 40–37
P2 Sy Chatman missed Jumper.
P2 Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ethan Butler Turnover.
P2 Shawn Fulcher Steal.
P2 Foul on Zion Russell.
P2 Shawn Fulcher missed Free Throw.
P2 Buffalo Offensive Rebound.
P2 Shawn Fulcher missed Free Throw.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
P2 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen Offensive Rebound.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen Turnover.
P2 Ryan Sabol Steal.
P2 Shawn Fulcher missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
P2 David Coit Turnover.
P2 Sy Chatman missed Jumper.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zion Russell missed Layup.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen Offensive Rebound.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen made Dunk. 42–37
P2 Isaiah Adams made Layup. Assisted by Shawn Fulcher. 42–39
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen Offensive Rebound.
P2 David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Harvin Ibarguen. 45–39
P2 Sy Chatman missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 David Coit Defensive Rebound.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen made Dunk. Assisted by David Coit. 47–39
P2 Zaakir Williamson missed Layup.
P2 Ethan Butler Block.
P2 Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zion Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Isaiah Adams Defensive Rebound.
P2 Shawn Fulcher made Three Point Jumper. 47–42
P2 Zion Russell missed Layup.
P2 Isaiah Adams Defensive Rebound.
P2 Isaiah Adams missed Layup.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Defensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 David Coit Turnover.
P2 Sy Chatman Steal.
P2 Foul on Sy Chatman.
P2 Sy Chatman Turnover.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Dunk.
P2 Sy Chatman Block.
P2 Isaiah Adams Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Oluwasegun Durosinmi.
P2 Sy Chatman made Free Throw. 47–43
P2 Sy Chatman missed Free Throw.
P2 Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
P2 David Coit made Jumper. 49–43
P2 Isaiah Adams missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Oluwasegun Durosinmi Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zion Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Oluwasegun Durosinmi Offensive Rebound.
P2 David Coit made Three Point Jumper. 52–43
P2 Buffalo Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Shawn Fulcher Turnover.
P2 Zion Russell Steal.
P2 David Coit Turnover.
P2 Isaiah Adams Steal.
P2 Isaiah Adams Turnover.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Layup. 54–43
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Sy Chatman missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Sy Chatman.
P2 David Coit made Free Throw. 55–43
P2 David Coit made Free Throw. 56–43
P2 Foul on Sy Chatman.
P2 Sy Chatman Turnover.
P2 David Coit made Free Throw. 57–43
P2 David Coit made Free Throw. 58–43
P2 Foul on Sy Chatman.
P2 Sy Chatman Turnover.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Free Throw. 59–43
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Free Throw.
P2 Ethan Butler Offensive Rebound.
P2 David Coit Turnover.
P2 Isaiah Adams Steal.
P2 Foul on Zion Russell.
P2 Bryson Wilson made Free Throw. 59–44
P2 Bryson Wilson made Free Throw. 59–45
P2 Foul on Ethan Butler.
P2 Ethan Butler Turnover.
P2 Lloyd McVeigh missed Layup.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen missed Jumper.
P2 Steven Tipton Offensive Rebound.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Lloyd McVeigh Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ryan Sabol missed Jumper.
P2 Zaakir Williamson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Harvin Ibarguen.
P2 Foul on Steven Tipton.
P2 Bryson Wilson made Free Throw. 59–46
P2 Bryson Wilson made Free Throw. 59–47
P2 Foul on Shawn Fulcher.
P2 David Coit missed Jumper.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen Offensive Rebound.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen made Layup. Assisted by David Coit. 61–47
P2 Ryan Sabol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zaakir Williamson. 61–50
P2 David Coit Turnover.
P2 Lloyd McVeigh Steal.
P2 Ryan Sabol made Jumper. 61–52
P2 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jonnivius Smith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jonnivius Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Sabol. 61–55
P2 Northern Illinois Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Layup.
P2 Jonnivius Smith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Shawn Fulcher missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P2 David Coit made Jumper. 63–55
P2 Bryson Wilson missed Layup.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser Block.
P2 Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
P2 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jonnivius Smith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ethan Butler.
P2 Jonnivius Smith made Free Throw. 63–56
P2 Jonnivius Smith made Free Throw. 63–57
P2 Zion Russell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Coit. 66–57
P2 Foul on Harvin Ibarguen.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Jonnivius Smith made Free Throw. 66–58
P2 Jonnivius Smith made Free Throw. 66–59
P2 David Coit Turnover.
P2 Jonnivius Smith made Layup. Assisted by Shawn Fulcher. 66–61
P2 David Coit made Jumper. 68–61
P2 Zaakir Williamson made Layup. Assisted by Jonnivius Smith. 68–63
P2 Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
P2 Zaakir Williamson missed Free Throw.
P2 Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Lloyd McVeigh.
P2 Foul on Ryan Sabol.
P2 Zion Russell made Free Throw. 69–63
P2 Zion Russell made Free Throw. 70–63
P2 Jonnivius Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P2 David Coit missed Jumper.
P2 Jonnivius Smith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Bryson Wilson Turnover.
P2 Ethan Butler Steal.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Layup. Assisted by David Coit. 72–63
P2 Foul on Zaakir Williamson.
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Free Throw.
P2 Jonnivius Smith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zaakir Williamson made Layup. Assisted by Shawn Fulcher. 72–65
P2 Buffalo Timeout
P2 Yanic Konan Niederhauser made Dunk. Assisted by Ethan Butler. 74–65
P2 Isaiah Adams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonnivius Smith. 74–68
P2 Foul on Isaiah Adams.
P2 David Coit made Free Throw. 75–68
P2 David Coit made Free Throw. 76–68
P2 Isaiah Adams missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ryan Sabol.
P2 David Coit made Free Throw. 77–68
P2 David Coit made Free Throw. 78–68
P2 Shawn Fulcher missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.

Box score

NIU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Harvin IbarguenF	33	12	6-7	0-0	0-0	11	1	1	0	0	7	4	3
Yanic Konan NiederhauserF	36	8	3-12	0-5	2-7	6	3	2	0	3	0	6	2
Ethan ButlerF	38	7	3-3	1-1	0-0	11	1	2	1	3	1	10	3
David CoitG	40	37	11-28	6-16	9-10	3	6	6	0	0	0	3	0
Zion RussellG	35	14	4-9	2-5	4-4	6	3	3	3	0	0	6	4
Oluwasegun DurosinmiF	9	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	2	1	2
Leo Amari IVG	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steven TiptonG	8	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
Luka GogicF
Xavier AmosF
Zarique NutterF
Nas MuhammadG
Will Lovings-WattsG
Keshawn WilliamsG
Quaran McPhersonG
Philmon GebrewhitG

BUF

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Jonnivius SmithF	16	10	2-3	1-2	5-6	7	3	0	0	0	1	6	3
Sy ChatmanF	29	5	2-13	0-6	1-2	4	2	5	2	2	1	3	4
Isaiah AdamsG	29	7	3-11	1-4	0-0	4	1	2	3	1	0	4	2
Shawn FulcherG	29	8	3-10	2-6	0-2	4	5	3	1	0	0	4	2
Ryan SabolG	36	22	8-11	6-8	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
Zaakir WilliamsonF	26	6	3-4	0-0	0-1	5	4	1	2	0	3	2	3
Lloyd McVeighG	23	6	2-3	2-2	0-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	3	1
Bryson WilsonG	12	4	0-3	0-1	4-4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Anquan Boldin JrG
Kanye JonesG
Diovion FamakindeG
James Graham IIIG

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