Loyola Chicago Ramblers @ Northern Illinois Huskies

72–62Final · Dec 20, 2008

LUC 72 NIU 62 Final

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LUC6-5	30	42	72
NIU4-8	25	37	62

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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.

Sean Kowal made Two Point Layup.
0–2
J.R. Blount made Two Point Jumper.
2–2
Walt Gibler made Free Throw.
3–2
Walt Gibler made Free Throw.
4–2
Darion Anderson made Two Point Jumper.
4–4
Sean Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darion Anderson.
4–7
Darion Anderson made Two Point Layup.
4–9
J.R. Blount made Free Throw.
5–9
Lee Fisher made Two Point Layup.
5–11
Leon Young made Free Throw.
6–11
Leon Young made Free Throw.
7–11
Leon Young made Free Throw.
8–11
Leon Young made Free Throw.
9–11
J.R. Blount made Two Point Layup.
11–11
Tyler Storm made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darion Anderson.
11–14
Marcus Thomas made Three Point Jumper.
14–14
J.R. Blount made Two Point Layup.
16–14
Ante Dzepina made Free Throw.
16–15
Walt Gibler made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Aric Van Weelden.
18–15
Mike DiNunno made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Storm.
18–18
Mike DiNunno made Free Throw.
18–19
Mike DiNunno made Free Throw.
18–20
Marcus Thomas made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Blount.
20–20
Marcus Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Blount.
23–20
Leon Young made Free Throw.
24–20
Walt Gibler made Free Throw.
25–20
Walt Gibler made Free Throw.
26–20
Tyler Storm made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Mike DiNunno.
26–22
Justin Cerasoli made Free Throw.
27–22
Justin Cerasoli made Free Throw.
28–22
Mike DiNunno made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Patton.
28–25
Leon Young made Two Point Layup.
30–25
Aric Van Weelden made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Justin Cerasoli.
32–25
Najul Ervin made Two Point Layup.
32–27
J.R. Blount made Two Point Layup.
34–27
J.R. Blount made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Justin Cerasoli.
36–27
Justin Cerasoli made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Blount.
39–27
Justin Cerasoli made Three Point Jumper.
42–27
Sean Kowal made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Michael Patton.
42–29
Darion Anderson made Two Point Layup.
42–31
Marcus Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aric Van Weelden.
45–31
Michael Patton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Storm.
45–34
J.R. Blount made Free Throw.
46–34
J.R. Blount made Free Throw.
47–34
Michael Patton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryan Hall.
47–37
Michael Patton made Free Throw.
47–38
Lee Fisher made Two Point Tip Shot.
47–40
J.R. Blount made Free Throw.
48–40
J.R. Blount made Free Throw.
49–40
Lee Fisher made Two Point Tip Shot.
49–42
Marcus Thomas made Two Point Jumper.
51–42
Sean Kowal made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Tyler Storm.
51–44
J.R. Blount made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leon Young.
54–44
Tyler Storm made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Kowal.
54–47
Walt Gibler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Blount.
57–47
Tyler Storm made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryan Hall.
57–50
Marcus Thomas made Free Throw.
58–50
Marcus Thomas made Free Throw.
59–50
Sean Kowal made Two Point Layup.
59–52
Sean Kowal made Two Point Layup.
59–54
Tyler Storm made Free Throw.
59–55
Tyler Storm made Free Throw.
59–56
J.R. Blount made Free Throw.
60–56
J.R. Blount made Free Throw.
61–56
Justin Cerasoli made Two Point Jumper.
63–56
Darion Anderson made Free Throw.
63–57
Leon Young made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Walt Gibler.
65–57
Michael Patton made Free Throw.
65–58
Michael Patton made Free Throw.
65–59
Michael Patton made Free Throw.
65–60
J.R. Blount made Free Throw.
66–60
J.R. Blount made Free Throw.
67–60
Michael Patton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Storm.
67–63
J.R. Blount made Free Throw.
68–63
J.R. Blount made Two Point Layup.
70–63
Justin Cerasoli made Two Point Layup.
72–63
Justin Cerasoli made Two Point Layup.
72–63

Play-by-play

P1 Najul Ervin missed Two Point Layup.
P1 Sean Smith Offensive Rebound.
P1 Sean Smith missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebo.
P1 Sean Kowal missed Two Point Layup.
P1 Sean Kowal Offensive Rebound.
P1 Sean Kowal made Two Point Layup. 0–2
P1 Aric Van Weelden missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sean Kowal missed Two Point Layup.
P1 Darrin Williams Defensive Rebound.
P1 J.R. Blount made Two Point Jumper. 2–2
P1 Sean Smith missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Walt Gibler Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Sean Kowal
P1 Walt Gibler made Free Throw. 3–2
P1 Walt Gibler made Free Throw. 4–2
P1 Darion Anderson made Two Point Jumper. 4–4
P1 Foul on Sean Kowal
P1 Jordan Hicks missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sean Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darion Anderson. 4–7
P1 Foul on Aric Van Weelden
P1 Aric Van Weelden Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout.
P1 Sean Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Walt Gibler Defensive Rebound.
P1 J.R. Blount Turnover.
P1 Ante Dzepina Steal.
P1 Jeremy Landers missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Aric Van Weelden Defensive Rebound.
P1 Darrin Williams missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Najul Ervin Defensive Rebound.
P1 Darion Anderson made Two Point Layup. 4–9
P1 Loyola (IL) 30 Second Timeout.
P1 J.R. Blount missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Aric Van Weelden Offensive Rebound.
P1 Darrin Williams missed Two Point Layup.
P1 Leon Young Offensive Rebound.
P1 Leon Young Turnover.
P1 Mike DiNunno Steal.
P1 Najul Ervin missed Two Point Layup.
P1 Leon Young Block.
P1 Leon Young Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Mike DiNunno
P1 Justin Cerasoli missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Ante Dzepina Defensive Rebound.
P1 Lee Fisher Turnover.
P1 Justin Cerasoli Steal.
P1 Justin Cerasoli Turnover.
P1 Tyler Storm Turnover.
P1 Darrin Williams Steal.
P1 Foul on Darion Anderson
P1 J.R. Blount made Free Throw. 5–9
P1 J.R. Blount missed Free Throw.
P1 Jeremy Landers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jeremy Landers missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebo.
P1 Mike DiNunno missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Lee Fisher Offensive Rebound.
P1 Lee Fisher made Two Point Layup. 5–11
P1 Justin Cerasoli missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Jeremy Landers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mike DiNunno Turnover.
P1 J.R. Blount missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Leon Young Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ante Dzepina
P1 Official TV Timeout.
P1 Leon Young made Free Throw. 6–11
P1 Leon Young made Free Throw. 7–11
P1 Foul on Leon Young
P1 Najul Ervin Turnover.
P1 Foul on Lee Fisher
P1 Leon Young made Free Throw. 8–11
P1 Leon Young made Free Throw. 9–11
P1 Foul on Sean Smith
P1 Sean Smith Turnover.
P1 Loyola (IL) Turnover.
P1 Lee Fisher Turnover.
P1 Marcus Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Darion Anderson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sean Smith missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Leon Young Defensive Rebound.
P1 J.R. Blount made Two Point Layup. 11–11
P1 Ante Dzepina Turnover.
P1 Darrin Williams Steal.
P1 Darrin Williams Turnover.
P1 Ante Dzepina Steal.
P1 Tyler Storm made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darion Anderson. 11–14
P1 Marcus Thomas made Three Point Jumper. 14–14
P1 Darion Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marcus Thomas Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jeremy Landers
P1 Official TV Timeout.
P1 Marcus Thomas missed Free Throw.
P1 Leon Young Offensive Rebound.
P1 Leon Young missed Two Point Layup.
P1 Najul Ervin Block.
P1 Loyola (IL) Offensive Rebound.
P1 Justin Cerasoli Turnover.
P1 Mike DiNunno Turnover.
P1 J.R. Blount Steal.
P1 J.R. Blount made Two Point Layup. 16–14
P1 Darion Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ante Dzepina Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Walt Gibler
P1 Ante Dzepina made Free Throw. 16–15
P1 Ante Dzepina missed Free Throw.
P1 Walt Gibler Defensive Rebound.
P1 Walt Gibler made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Aric Van Weelden. 18–15
P1 Mike DiNunno made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Storm. 18–18
P1 Walt Gibler Turnover.
P1 Tyler Storm Steal.
P1 Foul on Aric Van Weelden
P1 Mike DiNunno made Free Throw. 18–19
P1 Mike DiNunno made Free Throw. 18–20
P1 Marcus Thomas made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Blount. 20–20
P1 Foul on Justin Cerasoli
P1 Mike DiNunno Turnover.
P1 J.R. Blount Steal.
P1 Loyola (IL) 30 Second Timeout.
P1 Marcus Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Blount. 23–20
P1 Michael Patton Turnover.
P1 Justin Cerasoli Steal.
P1 Foul on Darion Anderson
P1 Leon Young made Free Throw. 24–20
P1 Leon Young missed Free Throw.
P1 Ante Dzepina Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ante Dzepina missed Two Point Layup.
P1 Leon Young Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on J.R. Blount
P1 J.R. Blount Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout.
P1 Ante Dzepina missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Walt Gibler Defensive Rebound.
P1 J.R. Blount missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Lee Fisher Defensive Rebound.
P1 Lee Fisher missed Two Point Layup.
P1 Leon Young Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marcus Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tyler Storm Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Tyler Storm
P1 Walt Gibler made Free Throw. 25–20
P1 Walt Gibler made Free Throw. 26–20
P1 Tyler Storm made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Mike DiNunno. 26–22
P1 Walt Gibler missed Two Point Jumper.
P1 Michael Patton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tyler Storm missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Loyola (IL) Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Sean Smith
P1 Justin Cerasoli made Free Throw. 27–22
P1 Justin Cerasoli made Free Throw. 28–22
P1 Mike DiNunno made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Patton. 28–25
P1 Leon Young made Two Point Layup. 30–25
P1 Mike DiNunno Turnover.
P1 Marcus Thomas Steal.
P1 Courtney Stanley missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jeremy Landers missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Walt Gibler Defensive Rebound.
P2 Justin Cerasoli Turnover.
P2 Justin Cerasoli Steal.
P2 Sean Smith Turnover.
P2 Aric Van Weelden made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Justin Cerasoli. 32–25
P2 Darion Anderson Turnover.
P2 Foul on Darrin Williams
P2 Darrin Williams Turnover.
P2 Foul on Walt Gibler
P2 Najul Ervin missed Free Throw.
P2 Najul Ervin Offensive Rebound.
P2 Najul Ervin missed Free Throw.
P2 Najul Ervin made Two Point Layup. 32–27
P2 J.R. Blount made Two Point Layup. 34–27
P2 Mike DiNunno missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Aric Van Weelden Defensive Rebound.
P2 Aric Van Weelden Turnover.
P2 Mike DiNunno Steal.
P2 Darion Anderson missed Two Point Layup.
P2 Aric Van Weelden Defensive Rebound.
P2 J.R. Blount made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Justin Cerasoli. 36–27
P2 Northern Illinois 30 Second Timeout.
P2 Tyler Storm Turnover.
P2 Leon Young Steal.
P2 Foul on Walt Gibler
P2 Michael Patton Turnover.
P2 Darion Anderson missed Two Point Layup.
P2 J.R. Blount Defensive Rebound.
P2 Justin Cerasoli made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Blount. 39–27
P2 Northern Illinois 30 Second Timeout.
P2 Mike DiNunno missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Justin Cerasoli Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Tyler Storm
P2 Official TV Timeout.
P2 Loyola (IL) 30 Second Timeout.
P2 Justin Cerasoli missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Lee Fisher Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Justin Cerasoli
P2 Darion Anderson Turnover.
P2 Darrin Williams Steal.
P2 Justin Cerasoli made Three Point Jumper. 42–27
P2 Sean Kowal made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Michael Patton. 42–29
P2 Foul on Michael Patton
P2 Justin Cerasoli Turnover.
P2 Michael Patton Steal.
P2 Foul on Justin Cerasoli
P2 Darion Anderson made Two Point Layup. 42–31
P2 Marcus Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aric Van Weelden. 45–31
P2 Darion Anderson Turnover.
P2 Darrin Williams missed Two Point Layup.
P2 Sean Kowal Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Darrin Williams
P2 Michael Patton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Storm. 45–34
P2 Foul on Lee Fisher
P2 J.R. Blount made Free Throw. 46–34
P2 J.R. Blount made Free Throw. 47–34
P2 Michael Patton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryan Hall. 47–37
P2 Courtney Stanley Turnover.
P2 Bryan Hall Steal.
P2 Foul on Marcus Thomas
P2 Official TV Timeout.
P2 Michael Patton made Free Throw. 47–38
P2 Michael Patton missed Free Throw.
P2 Leon Young Defensive Rebound.
P2 Leon Young missed Two Point Layup.
P2 Sean Kowal Defensive Rebound.
P2 Bryan Hall missed Two Point Layup.
P2 Lee Fisher Offensive Rebound.
P2 Lee Fisher made Two Point Tip Shot. 47–40
P2 Marcus Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Leon Young Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Lee Fisher
P2 J.R. Blount made Free Throw. 48–40
P2 J.R. Blount made Free Throw. 49–40
P2 Darion Anderson missed Two Point Layup.
P2 Lee Fisher Offensive Rebound.
P2 Lee Fisher made Two Point Tip Shot. 49–42
P2 Marcus Thomas made Two Point Jumper. 51–42
P2 Sean Kowal made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Tyler Storm. 51–44
P2 Foul on Darion Anderson
P2 Foul on Bryan Hall
P2 Marcus Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Leon Young Offensive Rebound.
P2 J.R. Blount made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leon Young. 54–44
P2 Tyler Storm made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Kowal. 54–47
P2 Justin Cerasoli Turnover.
P2 Michael Patton missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Bryan Hall Offensive Rebound.
P2 Lee Fisher missed Two Point Layup.
P2 J.R. Blount Defensive Rebound.
P2 Walt Gibler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Blount. 57–47
P2 Tyler Storm made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryan Hall. 57–50
P2 Foul on Lee Fisher
P2 Marcus Thomas made Free Throw. 58–50
P2 Marcus Thomas made Free Throw. 59–50
P2 Sean Kowal made Two Point Layup. 59–52
P2 Justin Cerasoli missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebo.
P2 Sean Kowal made Two Point Layup. 59–54
P2 J.R. Blount missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Darion Anderson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Aric Van Weelden
P2 Tyler Storm made Free Throw. 59–55
P2 Tyler Storm made Free Throw. 59–56
P2 Foul on Michael Patton
P2 Official TV Timeout.
P2 J.R. Blount made Free Throw. 60–56
P2 J.R. Blount made Free Throw. 61–56
P2 Darion Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 J.R. Blount Defensive Rebound.
P2 Justin Cerasoli made Two Point Jumper. 63–56
P2 Michael Patton missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 J.R. Blount Defensive Rebound.
P2 Walt Gibler Offensive Rebound.
P2 Walt Gibler missed Two Point Jumper.
P2 Sean Kowal Block.
P2 Sean Kowal Block.
P2 Walt Gibler missed Two Point Layup.
P2 Darion Anderson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Aric Van Weelden
P2 Darion Anderson made Free Throw. 63–57
P2 Darion Anderson missed Free Throw.
P2 J.R. Blount Defensive Rebound.
P2 Leon Young made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Walt Gibler. 65–57
P2 Darion Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Leon Young Turnover.
P2 Michael Patton made Free Throw. 65–58
P2 Foul on Justin Cerasoli
P2 Michael Patton made Free Throw. 65–59
P2 Michael Patton made Free Throw. 65–60
P2 Foul on Michael Patton
P2 J.R. Blount made Free Throw. 66–60
P2 J.R. Blount missed Free Throw.
P2 Darion Anderson Defensive Rebound.
P2 J.R. Blount made Free Throw. 67–60
P2 Michael Patton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Storm. 67–63
P2 Foul on Tyler Storm
P2 J.R. Blount made Free Throw. 68–63
P2 Michael Patton Turnover.
P2 Walt Gibler Steal.
P2 J.R. Blount made Two Point Layup. 70–63
P2 Mike DiNunno Turnover.
P2 Walt Gibler Steal.
P2 Justin Cerasoli made Two Point Layup. 72–63
P2 Justin Cerasoli made Two Point Layup. 72–63

Box score

LUC

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Walt GiblerF	29	9	2-5	1-1	4-4	6	1	1	2	0	1	5	3
Darrin WilliamsF	17	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	2
Jordan HicksG-F	6	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aric Van WeeldenG	26	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	2	2	0	0	1	4	4
J.R. BlountG	36	25	7-11	1-2	10-12	5	4	2	2	0	0	5	1
Leon YoungF	29	9	2-4	0-0	5-6	10	1	2	1	1	5	5	1
John BenkoskeC	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus ThomasG	20	15	5-9	3-7	2-3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
Courtney StanleyG	4	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Justin CerasoliG	29	12	4-8	2-4	2-2	1	3	5	3	0	0	1	4
Tom NearyF
Andy PolkaF
Ross FormanF
Ryan SterlingG
Geoff McCammonG

NIU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Sean SmithF	12	3	1-5	1-2	0-0	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	2
Najul ErvinF	18	2	1-3	0-0	0-2	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0
Sean KowalC	21	10	5-7	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	1	2	2
Jeremy LandersG	12	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Darion 'Jake' AndersonG	30	7	3-10	0-4	1-2	4	2	3	0	0	0	4	3
Tyler StormF	25	13	4-5	3-4	2-2	1	4	2	1	0	0	1	3
Lee FisherF	21	6	3-5	0-0	0-0	5	0	2	0	0	3	2	4
Michael FakuadeF	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ante DzepinaC	15	1	0-2	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	2	0	1	2	1
Bryan HallG	13	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	1
Mike DiNunnoG	12	8	2-5	2-5	2-2	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	1
Michael PattonG	19	12	3-5	3-5	3-4	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	3
Justin PeasterG
Keith SmithG

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