NIU Huskies defeat EMU Eagles for first MAC Tourney victory since 2003
NIU defeats Eastern Michigan for their first MAC Tourney victory in years.
| Final - 3.5.2012 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois Huskies | 18 | 37 | 55 |
| Eastern Michigan Eagles | 11 | 41 | 52 |
Stories
NIU versus EMU III: MAC Tourney 1st Round Preview
Previewing NIU vs EMU in the MAC Tourney 1st Round
GameThreads
Huskies Fans GameThread on Red And Black Attack
Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois | 18 | 37 | 55 |
| Eastern Michigan | 11 | 41 | 52 |
| Northern Illinois | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gray | 20 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-0 | 2 |
| Abdel Nader | 18 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3-0 | 2 |
| Marquavese Ford | 28 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-0 | 6 |
| Tony Nixon | 32 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 5-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 14 |
| Aksel Bolin | 34 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 5-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 13 |
| Antone Christian | 20 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Stian Berg | 21 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-1 | 8 |
| Keith Gray | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 1 |
| Tyler Storm | 18 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Brandon Hayes | DNP - | ||||||||||
| DeMarcus Grady | DNP - | ||||||||||
| DeAndre Barnette | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Jeremiah Jackson | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Zach Miller | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 19-39 | 9-21 | 8-13 | 27-3 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 17-1 | 55 | |
| .487 | .429 | .615 | Team Reb: 3 | Total TO: 1 (0 pts) | |||||||
| Eastern Michigan | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Green | 39 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 5-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-0 | 4 |
| Jamell Harris | 38 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 8-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-0 | 13 |
| Kamil Janton | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Derek Thompson | 32 | 4-11 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 12 |
| Darrell Lampley | 37 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 6-8 | 2-1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1-1 | 13 |
| J.R. Sims | 21 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 7 |
| Austin Harper | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Quintin Dailey | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Matt Balkema | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Anthony Strickland | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Glenn Bryant | DNP - | ||||||||||
| DaShonte Riley | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Daylen Harrison | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Antoine Chandler | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 16-47 | 6-23 | 14-20 | 28-9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 13-1 | 52 | |
| .340 | .261 | .700 | Team Reb: 2 | Total TO: 0 (0 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Larry Scirotto, Frank Spencer, Darryl Smith
Duration:
Officials: - Larry Scirotto, Frank Spencer, Darryl Smith
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