Game Date: Jan 31st, 2043
Northern Illinois 74 - West Virginia Wesleyan 70
Date: March 13th, 2042
Game: College [Invitational] [#1002659] 
Arena: Invitational Game Arena
Attendance: 7,944
Player Of The Game: Zemin Yang (1)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| Northern Illinois Huskies | 39 | 35 | 74 | |
| West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats | 38 | 32 | 70 | |
| Northern Illinois Huskies | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 41 | A. Turner sf | 32 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 10.7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 52 | R. Bell pf | 27 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +6 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 14 | I. Daniels c | 28 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +6 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 53 | O. Blackwell sg | 30 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 4-8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 34 | Z. Yang pg | 34 | 8-20 | 4-8 | 4-6 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 15.5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 12 | C. Beasley sf | 8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 3 | D. Abbott c | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 4.3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 10 | H. McDowell sg | 16 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 21 | C. Calvert pf | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 26-62 | 5-18 | 17-33 | 74 | 13 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 16 | +20 | 8.7 | 32 | 11 | 22 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 41.9% | 27.8% | 51.5% | |||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 20 | D. Neil sf | 34 | 9-13 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 12.4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 31 | P. Gibson pf | 20 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 5.8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 51 | P. Shelley c | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +6 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 25 | H. Thatcher sg | 35 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -8 | 6.4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 54 | J. Reyes pg | 23 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +6 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 5 | K. Davis c | 21 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -10 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 1 | P. McHenry sf | 3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 4 | R. Vern pf | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 40 | H. Doll sg | 24 | 3-15 | 2-11 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 15.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 28-59 | 5-23 | 9-10 | 70 | 7 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 22 | -20 | 9.7 | 32 | 0 | 16 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 47.5% | 21.7% | 90.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Northern Illinois: Zemin Yang
Head Coaches
Northern Illinois: Demar Richardson
West Virginia Wesleyan: Danny Hunter
Offensive Efficiencies
Northern Illinois: At the rim (5/8 62.5%) Inside (11/21 52.4%) Mid-range (5/15 33.3%) Beyond the Arc (5/18 27.8%)
West Virginia Wesleyan: At the rim (6/7 85.7%) Inside (10/15 66.7%) Mid-range (7/14 50.0%) Beyond the Arc (5/23 21.7%)
Defensive Tactics
Northern Illinois: Man-To-Man (30.2%) Zone (1.2%) Pressure (60.5%) 2nd Chance (5.8%) Transition (2.3%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
West Virginia Wesleyan: Man-To-Man (34.1%) Zone (41.8%) Pressure (1.1%) 2nd Chance (9.9%) Transition (11.0%) Int. Foul (2.2%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Northern Illinois: 126.0 / 129.8
West Virginia Wesleyan: 112.5 / 115.8
Injuries
Northern Illinois: none
West Virginia Wesleyan: none
Game Information
Date: Thursday, March 13th, 2042
Game Type: College [Invitational]
Arena: Hardwood Invitational Game Arena
City: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 7,944
Version: 1.031
Simulated: Sat Dec 7 2024 @ 9:41:51 am PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Line-Ups
Northern Illinois: PG-Yang (6' 1½"), SG-Blackwell (6' 3½"), SF-Turner (6' 2½"), PF-Bell (6' 4"), C-Daniels (6' 8")
West Virginia Wesleyan: PG-Reyes (6' 3"), SG-Thatcher (6' 1"), SF-Neil (5' 10"), PF-Gibson (6' ½"), C-Shelley (6' 3½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! West Virginia Wesleyan gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Neil outside. Yang steals the pass from Neil.
19:47 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner. Turner shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Reyes grabs the rebound.
19:34 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Thatcher brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Thatcher tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thatcher passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
19:22 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang drives down the lane. Yang lays it up. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 2 - 0.
19:08 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Neil in the paint. Neil shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Reyes. Tied 2 - 2.
18:56 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Center. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Neil to Point Guard, Doll to Shooting Guard, Thatcher to Small Forward and Davis to Center.
18:56 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Abbott charged with the foul while taking the shot over Davis.
18:44 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Davis outside. Davis passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Gibson passes the ball to Thatcher in the paint. Thatcher passes the ball to Neil. Neil passes the ball to Davis. Davis with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Neil. West Virginia Wesleyan 4 - 2.
18:16 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Tied 4 - 4.
18:06 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Neil passes the ball to Gibson. Gibson passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Doll. Doll with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
17:42 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break with Yang to the right. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Davis fouls Abbott blocking out to get the rebound.
17:36 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Abbott. Abbott tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Abbott turns the ball over to the other team.
17:26 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Gibson. Gibson shoots a jumper from the elbow. Foul! Bell fouls Gibson on the shot. Gibson makes the first free throw. Gibson makes the second free throw. West Virginia Wesleyan 6 - 4.
17:09 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang drives down the lane. Yang lays it up. Offensive foul! Yang charged with the foul while taking the shot over Davis.
16:57 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Abbott steals the pass from Neil.
16:52 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Yang leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Yang drives down the lane. Yang lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 6 - 6.
16:37 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against pressure defense. Doll hands off the ball to Neil. Neil passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Gibson shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Neil. West Virginia Wesleyan 8 - 6.
16:20 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Blackwell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 9 - 8.
16:05 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Doll. Doll shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Turner grabs the rebound.
15:53 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Blackwell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 11 - 8.
15:43 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard and Beasley to Small Forward. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Reyes to Point Guard and Shelley to Center.
15:43 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against pressure defense. Doll passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Gibson passes the ball to Doll in the paint. Doll shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
15:29 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Bell charged with the foul while taking the shot over Shelley.
15:18 - Game Event: Time out. Bell must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward.
15:18 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Gibson on the perimeter. Gibson drives down the lane. Gibson attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Northern Illinois 11 - 10.
15:05 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Davis to Center.
15:05 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to McDowell in the paint. McDowell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Reyes grabs the rebound.
14:41 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Fast break opportunity! Reyes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Reyes passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Calvert grabs the rebound.
14:23 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break. Foul! Reyes commits the foul on Blackwell.
14:19 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Shelley to Center.
14:19 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Beasley. Beasley shoots from deep. The shot misses. Shelley grabs the rebound.
14:12 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Reyes passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Reyes. West Virginia Wesleyan 12 - 11.
14:04 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Blackwell drives down the lane. Blackwell lays it up. Foul! Gibson fouls Blackwell on the shot. Blackwell makes the first free throw. Blackwell missed the second free throw. Thatcher grabs the rebound. Tied 12 - 12.
13:54 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Doll passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Gibson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 14 - 12.
13:45 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Thatcher to Shooting Guard and Neil to Small Forward.
13:45 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott drives to the basket. Foul! Shelley commits the foul on Abbott.
13:26 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Doll to Shooting Guard and Thatcher to Small Forward.
13:26 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Blackwell. Blackwell hands off the ball to Beasley. Beasley tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Beasley passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Reyes fouls McDowell on the shot. McDowell missed the first free throw. McDowell missed the second free throw. Gibson grabs the rebound.
13:13 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Reyes turns the ball over out of bounds.
13:09 - Game Event: Time out. Reyes must sit with 2 fouls. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes McHenry to Point Guard.
13:09 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Calvert passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. McHenry grabs the rebound.
12:57 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against pressure defense. Doll passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 16 - 12.
12:48 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard, McDowell to Shooting Guard, Abbott to Power Forward and Daniels to Center. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Neil to Point Guard, McHenry to Small Forward and Vern to Power Forward.
12:48 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang drives down the lane. Yang lays it up. Shelley rotates over and blocks the shot! Daniels grabs the offensive rebound.
12:36 - Northern Illinois: Daniels has the rebound and restarts the offense. Daniels passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Vern grabs the rebound.
12:20 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Foul! McDowell commits the foul on Doll.
12:13 - West Virginia Wesleyan: The ball is inbounded to Neil. Neil passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley passes the ball to McHenry on the perimeter. McHenry shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the long rebound.
11:56 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Yang leads the fast break with Beasley to the right. Yang attempts to dunk it. Foul! Neil fouls Yang on the shot. Yang makes the first free throw. Yang missed the second free throw. Shelley grabs the rebound. West Virginia Wesleyan 16 - 13.
11:52 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to McHenry on the perimeter. McHenry shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Yang grabs the rebound.
11:39 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Yang and Beasley. McDowell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Neil grabs the rebound.
11:33 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Fast break opportunity! Doll leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Doll passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern passes the ball to McHenry outside. McHenry shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the long rebound.
11:05 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Abbott. Abbott shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniels. West Virginia Wesleyan 16 - 15.
10:43 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Turner to Small Forward. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Thatcher to Small Forward and Gibson to Power Forward.
10:43 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Neil passes the ball to Thatcher outside. Thatcher drives by Turner. Thatcher lays it up. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 18 - 15.
10:26 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 18 - 17.
10:14 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes McHenry to Small Forward and Vern to Power Forward.
10:14 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 20 - 17.
10:05 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Yang in the paint. Yang shoots from the low post. Foul! Shelley fouls Yang on the shot. Yang makes the first free throw. Yang makes the second free throw. West Virginia Wesleyan 20 - 19.
9:53 - Game Event: Time out. Shelley must sit with 2 fouls. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Thatcher to Small Forward, Gibson to Power Forward and Davis to Center.
9:53 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher passes the ball to Neil outside. Neil passes the ball to Gibson. Foul! Daniels commits a foul away from the ball.
9:34 - West Virginia Wesleyan: The ball is inbounded to Thatcher. Thatcher passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Thatcher. Thatcher drives by McDowell. Thatcher lays it up. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 22 - 19.
9:09 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 22 - 21.
8:58 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Daniels steals the pass from Neil.
8:54 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDowell drives down the lane. McDowell passes the ball to Abbott at the basket. Abbott lays it up. Foul! Gibson fouls Abbott on the shot. Abbott missed the first free throw. Abbott makes the second free throw. Tied 22 - 22.
8:38 - Game Event: Time out. Gibson must sit with 2 fouls. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Vern to Power Forward.
8:38 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Vern grabs the offensive rebound.
8:18 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Vern has the rebound and restarts the offense. Vern shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the rebound.
8:14 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner. Turner passes the ball to McDowell in the paint. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to McDowell outside. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDowell. Northern Illinois 24 - 22.
7:45 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard.
7:45 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Neil grabs the offensive rebound.
7:30 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil has the rebound and restarts the offense. Neil passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Neil. Neil with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Tied 24 - 24.
7:09 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Doll grabs the rebound.
6:57 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Foul! Abbott commits the foul on Davis. In the bonus, Davis is shooting one-and-one. Davis makes the first free throw. Davis makes the second free throw. West Virginia Wesleyan 26 - 24.
6:53 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots in the paint. Foul! Vern fouls Abbott on the shot. Abbott missed the first free throw. Abbott makes the second free throw. West Virginia Wesleyan 26 - 25.
6:43 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Doll. Doll drives by Turner. Doll passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the rebound.
6:27 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Yang. Northern Illinois 27 - 26.
6:05 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against pressure defense. Doll shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the long rebound.
6:01 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break with Yang to the right. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Blackwell. Northern Illinois 30 - 26.
5:57 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Fast break opportunity! Doll leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Doll passes the ball to Thatcher. Thatcher drives by Daniels. Thatcher passes the ball to Doll at the basket. Doll lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Thatcher. Northern Illinois 30 - 28.
5:35 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Daniels charged with the foul while taking the shot over Davis.
5:25 - Game Event: Time out. Daniels must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward and Abbott to Center.
5:25 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Thatcher in the paint. Thatcher tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thatcher shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Tied 30 - 30.
5:11 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner in the paint. Turner shoots from the block. Offensive foul! Turner charged with the foul while taking the shot over Thatcher.
4:59 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Reyes to Point Guard, Thatcher to Shooting Guard, Neil to Small Forward, Gibson to Power Forward and Shelley to Center.
4:59 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley passes the ball to Reyes in the paint. Reyes passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher drives by Turner. Thatcher lays it up. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 32 - 30.
4:30 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang drives to the basket. Foul! Reyes commits the foul on Yang. In the double bonus, Yang is shooting two free throws. Yang missed the first free throw. Yang makes the second free throw. West Virginia Wesleyan 32 - 31.
4:20 - Game Event: Time out. Reyes must sit with 3 fouls. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Neil to Point Guard, Doll to Shooting Guard and Thatcher to Small Forward.
4:20 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thatcher with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Shelley grabs the offensive rebound.
4:05 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Shelley has the rebound and restarts the offense. Shelley passes the ball to Thatcher. Thatcher passes the ball to Doll in the paint. Doll passes the ball to Neil in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Neil shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 34 - 31.
3:40 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner. Turner passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 34 - 33.
3:11 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Neil passes the ball to Thatcher in the paint. Bell steals the pass from Thatcher.
3:00 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blackwell hands off the ball to Turner. Turner passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell in the paint. Blackwell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Yang. Northern Illinois 35 - 34.
2:37 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against pressure defense. Doll passes the ball to Gibson. Foul! Blackwell commits a foul away from the ball. In the double bonus, Doll is shooting two free throws. Doll missed the first free throw. Doll makes the second free throw. Tied 35 - 35.
2:30 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner passes the ball to Bell. Bell turns the ball over to the other team.
2:22 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Gibson. Gibson passes the ball to Doll in the paint. Doll passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Yang steals the pass from Gibson.
1:56 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Foul! Gibson commits a foul away from the ball. In the double bonus, Bell is shooting two free throws. Bell makes the first free throw. Bell makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 37 - 35.
1:49 - Game Event: Time out. Gibson must sit with 3 fouls. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Vern to Power Forward.
1:49 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Thatcher in the paint. Thatcher passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil passes the ball to Vern. Vern shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the rebound.
1:31 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Vern grabs the rebound.
1:03 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Neil passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 38 - 37.
0:52 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang drives down the lane. Yang passes the ball to Bell at the basket. Bell lays it up. Foul! Shelley fouls Bell on the shot. Bell missed the first free throw. Bell missed the second free throw. Vern grabs the rebound.
0:33 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Doll passes the ball to Thatcher. Thatcher passes the ball to Shelley. Shelley passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Yang grabs the rebound.
0:14 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell in the paint. Blackwell shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Yang. Northern Illinois 39 - 38.
0:03 - Game Event: Time out. Shelley must sit with 3 fouls. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Davis to Center.
0:03 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Neil shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Davis grabs the offensive rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Northern Illinois 39, West Virginia Wesleyan 38
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Bell must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Northern Illinois. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner passes the ball to Yang outside. Yang passes the ball to Turner. Turner with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Doll grabs the rebound.
19:28 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Turner grabs the rebound.
19:16 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break with Yang and Turner. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 42 - 38.
19:10 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward and Daniels to Center. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Reyes to Point Guard, Thatcher to Shooting Guard, Neil to Small Forward, Gibson to Power Forward and Shelley to Center.
19:10 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Reyes passes the ball to Thatcher in the paint. Thatcher passes the ball to Shelley on the perimeter. Shelley passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley passes the ball to Neil in the paint. Neil shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shelley. Northern Illinois 42 - 40.
18:39 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner. Turner passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels shoots in the paint. Foul! Shelley fouls Daniels on the shot. Daniels missed the first free throw. Daniels makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 43 - 40.
18:23 - Game Event: Time out. Shelley must sit with 4 fouls. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Davis to Center.
18:23 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Thatcher outside. Thatcher passes the ball to Reyes on the perimeter. Reyes shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
18:08 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blackwell passes the ball to Turner. Turner with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 45 - 40.
17:52 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Thatcher brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Thatcher passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 45 - 43.
17:41 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell in the paint. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang in the paint. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Turner in the paint. Turner shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 47 - 43.
17:17 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Yang steals the pass from Gibson.
17:05 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blackwell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
16:48 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 49 - 43.
16:44 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Gibson drives down the lane. Gibson lays it up. It's blocked by Turner! Bell grabs the rebound.
16:29 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Davis grabs the rebound.
16:19 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil passes the ball to Reyes in the paint. Reyes passes the ball to Davis. Davis passes the ball to Reyes on the perimeter. Reyes passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
15:48 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Reyes grabs the rebound.
15:36 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Thatcher brings up the ball against pressure defense. Thatcher tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thatcher passes the ball to Reyes. Reyes with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 49 - 45.
15:26 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard and Beasley to Small Forward. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Doll to Shooting Guard and Thatcher to Small Forward.
15:26 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. McDowell passes the ball to Beasley in the paint. Beasley passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
15:11 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
15:09 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bell shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Bell charged with the foul while taking the shot over Davis.
15:05 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Thatcher. Thatcher passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the rebound.
14:51 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 51 - 45.
14:30 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against pressure defense. Doll passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Gibson passes the ball to Reyes. Bell steals the pass from Reyes.
14:17 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell attacks with the ball on the fast break. Blackwell turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:10 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Reyes passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McDowell grabs the rebound.
14:01 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. McDowell passes the ball to Beasley on the perimeter. Beasley shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 54 - 45.
14:01 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Northern Illinois!
13:48 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Thatcher to Shooting Guard and Neil to Small Forward.
13:48 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Gibson. Gibson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Reyes. Northern Illinois 54 - 47.
13:40 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Doll to Shooting Guard and Thatcher to Small Forward.
13:40 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Blackwell drives down the lane. Blackwell lays it up. Foul! Doll fouls Blackwell on the shot. Blackwell makes the first free throw. Blackwell makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 56 - 47.
13:30 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher drives to the basket. Foul! Daniels commits the foul on Thatcher.
13:17 - West Virginia Wesleyan: The ball is inbounded to Davis. Beasley steals the pass from Davis.
13:10 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Beasley to the right. McDowell lays it up. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 58 - 47.
13:04 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against pressure defense. Doll passes the ball to Reyes on the perimeter. Reyes passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Davis passes the ball to Thatcher. Thatcher with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
12:45 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Doll grabs the rebound.
12:33 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Fast break opportunity! Doll leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Doll passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Gibson shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Gibson charged with the foul while taking the shot over Daniels.
12:19 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard, McDowell to Shooting Guard and Turner to Small Forward. Gibson must sit with 4 fouls. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Neil to Small Forward and Vern to Power Forward.
12:19 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Yang grabs the long offensive rebound.
12:09 - Northern Illinois: Yang has the rebound and restarts the offense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the offensive rebound.
12:00 - Northern Illinois: Daniels has the rebound and restarts the offense. Daniels passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Davis grabs the rebound.
11:51 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Bell steals the pass from Reyes.
11:44 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Bell tips it in. Northern Illinois 60 - 47.
11:32 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Reyes passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Neil with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Reyes. Northern Illinois 60 - 49.
11:13 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Neil steals the pass from Yang.
11:06 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Fast break opportunity! Doll leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Doll passes the ball to Neil in the paint. Neil passes the ball to Doll outside. Doll shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Assisted by Neil. Northern Illinois 60 - 52.
10:41 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Foul! Bell fouls Vern trying to grab the offensive rebound.
10:30 - Game Event: Time out. Bell must sit with 4 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Power Forward.
10:30 - West Virginia Wesleyan: The ball is inbounded to Vern. Vern drives down the lane. Vern lays it up. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 60 - 54.
10:18 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Vern grabs the rebound.
10:04 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Fast break opportunity! Reyes attacks with the ball on the fast break. Reyes passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Reyes grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:57 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes has the rebound and restarts the offense. Reyes passes the ball to Neil. Neil shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 60 - 56.
9:47 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Thatcher to Shooting Guard.
9:47 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McDowell grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:37 - Northern Illinois: McDowell has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDowell passes the ball to Turner in the paint. Turner shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Turner charged with the foul while taking the shot over Neil.
9:27 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Reyes passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern passes the ball to Reyes. Reyes carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
9:01 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Turner grabs the offensive rebound.
8:50 - Northern Illinois: Turner has the rebound and restarts the offense. Turner goes for the dunk. Foul! Thatcher fouls Turner on the shot. Turner makes the first free throw. Turner makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 62 - 56.
8:46 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Gibson to Power Forward and Shelley to Center.
8:46 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Turner steals the pass from Reyes.
8:41 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDowell passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Yang. Yang shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Gibson grabs the rebound.
8:14 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Gibson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Gibson passes the ball to Reyes. Reyes with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Gibson. Northern Illinois 62 - 58.
7:59 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard.
7:59 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Turner in the paint. Turner passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the inside. Foul! Gibson fouls Bell on the shot. Gibson fouls out. Vern replaces Gibson at power forward. Bell missed the first free throw. Bell missed the second free throw. Vern grabs the rebound.
7:33 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Thatcher brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Thatcher passes the ball to Reyes on the perimeter. Reyes passes the ball to Thatcher. Thatcher turns the ball over out of bounds.
7:14 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Shooting Guard.
7:14 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang drives down the lane. Yang passes the ball to Turner at the basket. Turner lays it up. The shot misses. Shelley grabs the rebound.
7:06 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Fast break opportunity! Reyes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Reyes passes the ball to Neil. Neil shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Vern grabs the offensive rebound.
6:50 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Vern has the rebound and restarts the offense. Vern passes the ball to Thatcher. Daniels steals the pass from Thatcher.
6:40 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Yang to the right. McDowell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDowell. Northern Illinois 65 - 58.
6:35 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard.
6:35 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Turner steals the pass from Vern.
6:16 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blackwell drives down the lane. Blackwell lays it up. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 67 - 58.
5:59 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bell steals the pass from Reyes.
5:56 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break with Yang to the right. Blackwell attempts to dunk it. Foul! Reyes fouls Blackwell on the shot. Blackwell makes the first free throw. Blackwell missed the second free throw. Neil grabs the rebound. Northern Illinois 68 - 58.
5:50 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern passes the ball to Neil outside. Neil carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
5:38 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell passes the ball to Yang. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Shelley grabs the rebound.
5:22 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley passes the ball to Reyes on the perimeter. Reyes passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 68 - 61.
4:57 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Yang grabs the long offensive rebound.
4:46 - Northern Illinois: Yang has the rebound and restarts the offense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
4:39 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Shelley grabs the rebound.
4:37 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Thatcher brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Thatcher passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern passes the ball to Thatcher outside. Thatcher passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil drives down the lane. Neil lays it up. Foul! Turner fouls Neil on the shot. Neil makes the first free throw. Neil makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 68 - 63.
4:04 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell hands off the ball to Yang. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Vern grabs the rebound.
3:36 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Reyes passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thatcher passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Yang grabs the rebound.
3:17 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Shelley grabs the rebound.
3:07 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the long rebound.
2:56 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Turner. Northern Illinois 70 - 63.
2:38 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Reyes passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Reyes. Northern Illinois 70 - 66.
2:26 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang drives down the lane. Yang lays it up. The shot misses. Turner grabs the offensive rebound.
2:05 - Northern Illinois: Turner has the rebound and restarts the offense. Turner shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 72 - 66.
2:00 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Thatcher brings up the ball against pressure defense. Thatcher passes the ball to Reyes outside. Reyes passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thatcher passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Neil grabs the offensive rebound.
1:39 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil has the rebound and restarts the offense. Neil shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 72 - 68.
1:31 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Yang drives down the lane. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Vern grabs the rebound.
1:21 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Reyes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Reyes with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Foul! Shelley fouls Daniels trying to grab the offensive rebound. Shelley fouls out. Davis replaces Shelley at center. In the bonus, Daniels is shooting one-and-one. Daniels makes the first free throw. Daniels makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 74 - 68.
1:13 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher drives down the lane. Thatcher passes the ball to Davis at the basket. Davis lays it up. Offensive foul! Davis charged with the foul while taking the shot over Daniels.
0:40 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Foul! Thatcher commits the intentional foul on Daniels. In the bonus, Daniels is shooting one-and-one. Daniels missed the first free throw. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
0:31 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Vern grabs the rebound.
0:29 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Fast break opportunity! Reyes leads the fast break with Thatcher to the right. Reyes lays it up. Foul! Yang fouls Reyes on the shot. Reyes makes the first free throw. Reyes makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 74 - 70.
0:22 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Foul! Vern commits the intentional foul on Blackwell. In the double bonus, Blackwell is shooting two free throws. Blackwell missed the first free throw. Blackwell missed the second free throw. Vern grabs the rebound.
0:15 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Northern Illinois 74, West Virginia Wesleyan 70
Starting Line-Ups
Northern Illinois: PG-Yang (6' 1½"), SG-Blackwell (6' 3½"), SF-Turner (6' 2½"), PF-Bell (6' 4"), C-Daniels (6' 8")
West Virginia Wesleyan: PG-Reyes (6' 3"), SG-Thatcher (6' 1"), SF-Neil (5' 10"), PF-Gibson (6' ½"), C-Shelley (6' 3½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! West Virginia Wesleyan gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Neil outside. Yang steals the pass from Neil.
19:47 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner. Turner shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Reyes grabs the rebound.
19:34 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Thatcher brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Thatcher tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thatcher passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
19:22 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang drives down the lane. Yang lays it up. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 2 - 0.
19:08 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Neil in the paint. Neil shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Reyes. Tied 2 - 2.
18:56 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Center. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Neil to Point Guard, Doll to Shooting Guard, Thatcher to Small Forward and Davis to Center.
18:56 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Abbott charged with the foul while taking the shot over Davis.
18:44 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Davis outside. Davis passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Gibson passes the ball to Thatcher in the paint. Thatcher passes the ball to Neil. Neil passes the ball to Davis. Davis with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Neil. West Virginia Wesleyan 4 - 2.
18:16 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Tied 4 - 4.
18:06 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Neil passes the ball to Gibson. Gibson passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Doll. Doll with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
17:42 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break with Yang to the right. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Davis fouls Abbott blocking out to get the rebound.
17:36 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Abbott. Abbott tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Abbott turns the ball over to the other team.
17:26 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Gibson. Gibson shoots a jumper from the elbow. Foul! Bell fouls Gibson on the shot. Gibson makes the first free throw. Gibson makes the second free throw. West Virginia Wesleyan 6 - 4.
17:09 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang drives down the lane. Yang lays it up. Offensive foul! Yang charged with the foul while taking the shot over Davis.
16:57 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Abbott steals the pass from Neil.
16:52 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Yang leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Yang drives down the lane. Yang lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 6 - 6.
16:37 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against pressure defense. Doll hands off the ball to Neil. Neil passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Gibson shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Neil. West Virginia Wesleyan 8 - 6.
16:20 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Blackwell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 9 - 8.
16:05 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Doll. Doll shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Turner grabs the rebound.
15:53 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Blackwell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 11 - 8.
15:43 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard and Beasley to Small Forward. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Reyes to Point Guard and Shelley to Center.
15:43 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against pressure defense. Doll passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Gibson passes the ball to Doll in the paint. Doll shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
15:29 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Bell charged with the foul while taking the shot over Shelley.
15:18 - Game Event: Time out. Bell must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward.
15:18 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Gibson on the perimeter. Gibson drives down the lane. Gibson attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Northern Illinois 11 - 10.
15:05 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Davis to Center.
15:05 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to McDowell in the paint. McDowell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Reyes grabs the rebound.
14:41 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Fast break opportunity! Reyes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Reyes passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Calvert grabs the rebound.
14:23 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break. Foul! Reyes commits the foul on Blackwell.
14:19 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Shelley to Center.
14:19 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Beasley. Beasley shoots from deep. The shot misses. Shelley grabs the rebound.
14:12 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Reyes passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Reyes. West Virginia Wesleyan 12 - 11.
14:04 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Blackwell drives down the lane. Blackwell lays it up. Foul! Gibson fouls Blackwell on the shot. Blackwell makes the first free throw. Blackwell missed the second free throw. Thatcher grabs the rebound. Tied 12 - 12.
13:54 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Doll passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Gibson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 14 - 12.
13:45 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Thatcher to Shooting Guard and Neil to Small Forward.
13:45 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott drives to the basket. Foul! Shelley commits the foul on Abbott.
13:26 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Doll to Shooting Guard and Thatcher to Small Forward.
13:26 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Blackwell. Blackwell hands off the ball to Beasley. Beasley tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Beasley passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Reyes fouls McDowell on the shot. McDowell missed the first free throw. McDowell missed the second free throw. Gibson grabs the rebound.
13:13 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Reyes turns the ball over out of bounds.
13:09 - Game Event: Time out. Reyes must sit with 2 fouls. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes McHenry to Point Guard.
13:09 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Calvert passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. McHenry grabs the rebound.
12:57 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against pressure defense. Doll passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 16 - 12.
12:48 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard, McDowell to Shooting Guard, Abbott to Power Forward and Daniels to Center. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Neil to Point Guard, McHenry to Small Forward and Vern to Power Forward.
12:48 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang drives down the lane. Yang lays it up. Shelley rotates over and blocks the shot! Daniels grabs the offensive rebound.
12:36 - Northern Illinois: Daniels has the rebound and restarts the offense. Daniels passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Vern grabs the rebound.
12:20 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Foul! McDowell commits the foul on Doll.
12:13 - West Virginia Wesleyan: The ball is inbounded to Neil. Neil passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley passes the ball to McHenry on the perimeter. McHenry shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the long rebound.
11:56 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Yang leads the fast break with Beasley to the right. Yang attempts to dunk it. Foul! Neil fouls Yang on the shot. Yang makes the first free throw. Yang missed the second free throw. Shelley grabs the rebound. West Virginia Wesleyan 16 - 13.
11:52 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to McHenry on the perimeter. McHenry shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Yang grabs the rebound.
11:39 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Yang and Beasley. McDowell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Neil grabs the rebound.
11:33 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Fast break opportunity! Doll leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Doll passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern passes the ball to McHenry outside. McHenry shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the long rebound.
11:05 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Abbott. Abbott shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniels. West Virginia Wesleyan 16 - 15.
10:43 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Turner to Small Forward. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Thatcher to Small Forward and Gibson to Power Forward.
10:43 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Neil passes the ball to Thatcher outside. Thatcher drives by Turner. Thatcher lays it up. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 18 - 15.
10:26 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 18 - 17.
10:14 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes McHenry to Small Forward and Vern to Power Forward.
10:14 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 20 - 17.
10:05 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Yang in the paint. Yang shoots from the low post. Foul! Shelley fouls Yang on the shot. Yang makes the first free throw. Yang makes the second free throw. West Virginia Wesleyan 20 - 19.
9:53 - Game Event: Time out. Shelley must sit with 2 fouls. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Thatcher to Small Forward, Gibson to Power Forward and Davis to Center.
9:53 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher passes the ball to Neil outside. Neil passes the ball to Gibson. Foul! Daniels commits a foul away from the ball.
9:34 - West Virginia Wesleyan: The ball is inbounded to Thatcher. Thatcher passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Thatcher. Thatcher drives by McDowell. Thatcher lays it up. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 22 - 19.
9:09 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 22 - 21.
8:58 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Daniels steals the pass from Neil.
8:54 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDowell drives down the lane. McDowell passes the ball to Abbott at the basket. Abbott lays it up. Foul! Gibson fouls Abbott on the shot. Abbott missed the first free throw. Abbott makes the second free throw. Tied 22 - 22.
8:38 - Game Event: Time out. Gibson must sit with 2 fouls. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Vern to Power Forward.
8:38 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Vern grabs the offensive rebound.
8:18 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Vern has the rebound and restarts the offense. Vern shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the rebound.
8:14 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner. Turner passes the ball to McDowell in the paint. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to McDowell outside. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDowell. Northern Illinois 24 - 22.
7:45 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard.
7:45 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Neil grabs the offensive rebound.
7:30 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil has the rebound and restarts the offense. Neil passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Neil. Neil with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Tied 24 - 24.
7:09 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Doll grabs the rebound.
6:57 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Foul! Abbott commits the foul on Davis. In the bonus, Davis is shooting one-and-one. Davis makes the first free throw. Davis makes the second free throw. West Virginia Wesleyan 26 - 24.
6:53 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots in the paint. Foul! Vern fouls Abbott on the shot. Abbott missed the first free throw. Abbott makes the second free throw. West Virginia Wesleyan 26 - 25.
6:43 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Doll. Doll drives by Turner. Doll passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the rebound.
6:27 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Yang. Northern Illinois 27 - 26.
6:05 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against pressure defense. Doll shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the long rebound.
6:01 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break with Yang to the right. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Blackwell. Northern Illinois 30 - 26.
5:57 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Fast break opportunity! Doll leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Doll passes the ball to Thatcher. Thatcher drives by Daniels. Thatcher passes the ball to Doll at the basket. Doll lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Thatcher. Northern Illinois 30 - 28.
5:35 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Daniels charged with the foul while taking the shot over Davis.
5:25 - Game Event: Time out. Daniels must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward and Abbott to Center.
5:25 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Thatcher in the paint. Thatcher tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thatcher shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Tied 30 - 30.
5:11 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner in the paint. Turner shoots from the block. Offensive foul! Turner charged with the foul while taking the shot over Thatcher.
4:59 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Reyes to Point Guard, Thatcher to Shooting Guard, Neil to Small Forward, Gibson to Power Forward and Shelley to Center.
4:59 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley passes the ball to Reyes in the paint. Reyes passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher drives by Turner. Thatcher lays it up. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 32 - 30.
4:30 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang drives to the basket. Foul! Reyes commits the foul on Yang. In the double bonus, Yang is shooting two free throws. Yang missed the first free throw. Yang makes the second free throw. West Virginia Wesleyan 32 - 31.
4:20 - Game Event: Time out. Reyes must sit with 3 fouls. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Neil to Point Guard, Doll to Shooting Guard and Thatcher to Small Forward.
4:20 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thatcher with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Shelley grabs the offensive rebound.
4:05 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Shelley has the rebound and restarts the offense. Shelley passes the ball to Thatcher. Thatcher passes the ball to Doll in the paint. Doll passes the ball to Neil in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Neil shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 34 - 31.
3:40 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner. Turner passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 34 - 33.
3:11 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Neil passes the ball to Thatcher in the paint. Bell steals the pass from Thatcher.
3:00 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blackwell hands off the ball to Turner. Turner passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell in the paint. Blackwell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Yang. Northern Illinois 35 - 34.
2:37 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against pressure defense. Doll passes the ball to Gibson. Foul! Blackwell commits a foul away from the ball. In the double bonus, Doll is shooting two free throws. Doll missed the first free throw. Doll makes the second free throw. Tied 35 - 35.
2:30 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner passes the ball to Bell. Bell turns the ball over to the other team.
2:22 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Gibson. Gibson passes the ball to Doll in the paint. Doll passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Yang steals the pass from Gibson.
1:56 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Foul! Gibson commits a foul away from the ball. In the double bonus, Bell is shooting two free throws. Bell makes the first free throw. Bell makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 37 - 35.
1:49 - Game Event: Time out. Gibson must sit with 3 fouls. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Vern to Power Forward.
1:49 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Thatcher in the paint. Thatcher passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil passes the ball to Vern. Vern shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the rebound.
1:31 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Vern grabs the rebound.
1:03 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Neil passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! West Virginia Wesleyan 38 - 37.
0:52 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang drives down the lane. Yang passes the ball to Bell at the basket. Bell lays it up. Foul! Shelley fouls Bell on the shot. Bell missed the first free throw. Bell missed the second free throw. Vern grabs the rebound.
0:33 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Doll passes the ball to Thatcher. Thatcher passes the ball to Shelley. Shelley passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Yang grabs the rebound.
0:14 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell in the paint. Blackwell shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Yang. Northern Illinois 39 - 38.
0:03 - Game Event: Time out. Shelley must sit with 3 fouls. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Davis to Center.
0:03 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Neil shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Davis grabs the offensive rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Northern Illinois 39, West Virginia Wesleyan 38
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Bell must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Northern Illinois. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner passes the ball to Yang outside. Yang passes the ball to Turner. Turner with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Doll grabs the rebound.
19:28 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil brings up the ball against pressure defense. Neil passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Turner grabs the rebound.
19:16 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break with Yang and Turner. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 42 - 38.
19:10 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward and Daniels to Center. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Reyes to Point Guard, Thatcher to Shooting Guard, Neil to Small Forward, Gibson to Power Forward and Shelley to Center.
19:10 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Reyes passes the ball to Thatcher in the paint. Thatcher passes the ball to Shelley on the perimeter. Shelley passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley passes the ball to Neil in the paint. Neil shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shelley. Northern Illinois 42 - 40.
18:39 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner. Turner passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels shoots in the paint. Foul! Shelley fouls Daniels on the shot. Daniels missed the first free throw. Daniels makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 43 - 40.
18:23 - Game Event: Time out. Shelley must sit with 4 fouls. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Davis to Center.
18:23 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Thatcher outside. Thatcher passes the ball to Reyes on the perimeter. Reyes shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
18:08 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blackwell passes the ball to Turner. Turner with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 45 - 40.
17:52 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Thatcher brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Thatcher passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 45 - 43.
17:41 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell in the paint. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang in the paint. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Turner in the paint. Turner shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 47 - 43.
17:17 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Yang steals the pass from Gibson.
17:05 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blackwell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
16:48 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 49 - 43.
16:44 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Gibson drives down the lane. Gibson lays it up. It's blocked by Turner! Bell grabs the rebound.
16:29 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Davis grabs the rebound.
16:19 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil passes the ball to Reyes in the paint. Reyes passes the ball to Davis. Davis passes the ball to Reyes on the perimeter. Reyes passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
15:48 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Reyes grabs the rebound.
15:36 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Thatcher brings up the ball against pressure defense. Thatcher tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thatcher passes the ball to Reyes. Reyes with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 49 - 45.
15:26 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard and Beasley to Small Forward. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Doll to Shooting Guard and Thatcher to Small Forward.
15:26 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. McDowell passes the ball to Beasley in the paint. Beasley passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
15:11 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
15:09 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bell shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Bell charged with the foul while taking the shot over Davis.
15:05 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Thatcher. Thatcher passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the rebound.
14:51 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 51 - 45.
14:30 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against pressure defense. Doll passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Gibson passes the ball to Reyes. Bell steals the pass from Reyes.
14:17 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell attacks with the ball on the fast break. Blackwell turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:10 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Reyes passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McDowell grabs the rebound.
14:01 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. McDowell passes the ball to Beasley on the perimeter. Beasley shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 54 - 45.
14:01 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Northern Illinois!
13:48 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Thatcher to Shooting Guard and Neil to Small Forward.
13:48 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Gibson. Gibson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Reyes. Northern Illinois 54 - 47.
13:40 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Doll to Shooting Guard and Thatcher to Small Forward.
13:40 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Blackwell drives down the lane. Blackwell lays it up. Foul! Doll fouls Blackwell on the shot. Blackwell makes the first free throw. Blackwell makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 56 - 47.
13:30 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher drives to the basket. Foul! Daniels commits the foul on Thatcher.
13:17 - West Virginia Wesleyan: The ball is inbounded to Davis. Beasley steals the pass from Davis.
13:10 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Beasley to the right. McDowell lays it up. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 58 - 47.
13:04 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Doll brings up the ball against pressure defense. Doll passes the ball to Reyes on the perimeter. Reyes passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Davis passes the ball to Thatcher. Thatcher with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
12:45 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Doll grabs the rebound.
12:33 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Fast break opportunity! Doll leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Doll passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Gibson shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Gibson charged with the foul while taking the shot over Daniels.
12:19 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard, McDowell to Shooting Guard and Turner to Small Forward. Gibson must sit with 4 fouls. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Neil to Small Forward and Vern to Power Forward.
12:19 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Yang grabs the long offensive rebound.
12:09 - Northern Illinois: Yang has the rebound and restarts the offense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the offensive rebound.
12:00 - Northern Illinois: Daniels has the rebound and restarts the offense. Daniels passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Davis grabs the rebound.
11:51 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Bell steals the pass from Reyes.
11:44 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Bell tips it in. Northern Illinois 60 - 47.
11:32 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Reyes passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Neil with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Reyes. Northern Illinois 60 - 49.
11:13 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Neil steals the pass from Yang.
11:06 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Fast break opportunity! Doll leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Doll passes the ball to Neil in the paint. Neil passes the ball to Doll outside. Doll shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Assisted by Neil. Northern Illinois 60 - 52.
10:41 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Foul! Bell fouls Vern trying to grab the offensive rebound.
10:30 - Game Event: Time out. Bell must sit with 4 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Power Forward.
10:30 - West Virginia Wesleyan: The ball is inbounded to Vern. Vern drives down the lane. Vern lays it up. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 60 - 54.
10:18 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Vern grabs the rebound.
10:04 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Fast break opportunity! Reyes attacks with the ball on the fast break. Reyes passes the ball to Doll on the perimeter. Doll shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Reyes grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:57 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes has the rebound and restarts the offense. Reyes passes the ball to Neil. Neil shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 60 - 56.
9:47 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Thatcher to Shooting Guard.
9:47 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McDowell grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:37 - Northern Illinois: McDowell has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDowell passes the ball to Turner in the paint. Turner shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Turner charged with the foul while taking the shot over Neil.
9:27 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Reyes passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern passes the ball to Reyes. Reyes carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
9:01 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Turner grabs the offensive rebound.
8:50 - Northern Illinois: Turner has the rebound and restarts the offense. Turner goes for the dunk. Foul! Thatcher fouls Turner on the shot. Turner makes the first free throw. Turner makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 62 - 56.
8:46 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward. West Virginia Wesleyan substitutes Gibson to Power Forward and Shelley to Center.
8:46 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Turner steals the pass from Reyes.
8:41 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDowell passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Yang. Yang shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Gibson grabs the rebound.
8:14 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Gibson in the paint. Gibson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Gibson passes the ball to Reyes. Reyes with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Gibson. Northern Illinois 62 - 58.
7:59 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard.
7:59 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Turner in the paint. Turner passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the inside. Foul! Gibson fouls Bell on the shot. Gibson fouls out. Vern replaces Gibson at power forward. Bell missed the first free throw. Bell missed the second free throw. Vern grabs the rebound.
7:33 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Thatcher brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Thatcher passes the ball to Reyes on the perimeter. Reyes passes the ball to Thatcher. Thatcher turns the ball over out of bounds.
7:14 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Shooting Guard.
7:14 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang drives down the lane. Yang passes the ball to Turner at the basket. Turner lays it up. The shot misses. Shelley grabs the rebound.
7:06 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Fast break opportunity! Reyes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Reyes passes the ball to Neil. Neil shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Vern grabs the offensive rebound.
6:50 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Vern has the rebound and restarts the offense. Vern passes the ball to Thatcher. Daniels steals the pass from Thatcher.
6:40 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Yang to the right. McDowell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDowell. Northern Illinois 65 - 58.
6:35 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard.
6:35 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Turner steals the pass from Vern.
6:16 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blackwell drives down the lane. Blackwell lays it up. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 67 - 58.
5:59 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bell steals the pass from Reyes.
5:56 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break with Yang to the right. Blackwell attempts to dunk it. Foul! Reyes fouls Blackwell on the shot. Blackwell makes the first free throw. Blackwell missed the second free throw. Neil grabs the rebound. Northern Illinois 68 - 58.
5:50 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern passes the ball to Neil outside. Neil carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
5:38 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell passes the ball to Yang. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Shelley grabs the rebound.
5:22 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley passes the ball to Reyes on the perimeter. Reyes passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 68 - 61.
4:57 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Yang grabs the long offensive rebound.
4:46 - Northern Illinois: Yang has the rebound and restarts the offense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
4:39 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Shelley grabs the rebound.
4:37 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Thatcher brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Thatcher passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern passes the ball to Thatcher outside. Thatcher passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil drives down the lane. Neil lays it up. Foul! Turner fouls Neil on the shot. Neil makes the first free throw. Neil makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 68 - 63.
4:04 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell hands off the ball to Yang. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Vern grabs the rebound.
3:36 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Reyes passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thatcher passes the ball to Shelley in the paint. Shelley shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Yang grabs the rebound.
3:17 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Shelley grabs the rebound.
3:07 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the long rebound.
2:56 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Turner. Northern Illinois 70 - 63.
2:38 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Reyes passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Reyes. Northern Illinois 70 - 66.
2:26 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang drives down the lane. Yang lays it up. The shot misses. Turner grabs the offensive rebound.
2:05 - Northern Illinois: Turner has the rebound and restarts the offense. Turner shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 72 - 66.
2:00 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Thatcher brings up the ball against pressure defense. Thatcher passes the ball to Reyes outside. Reyes passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thatcher passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Neil grabs the offensive rebound.
1:39 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Neil has the rebound and restarts the offense. Neil shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 72 - 68.
1:31 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Yang drives down the lane. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Vern grabs the rebound.
1:21 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Reyes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Reyes with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Foul! Shelley fouls Daniels trying to grab the offensive rebound. Shelley fouls out. Davis replaces Shelley at center. In the bonus, Daniels is shooting one-and-one. Daniels makes the first free throw. Daniels makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 74 - 68.
1:13 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Vern in the paint. Vern passes the ball to Neil on the perimeter. Neil passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher drives down the lane. Thatcher passes the ball to Davis at the basket. Davis lays it up. Offensive foul! Davis charged with the foul while taking the shot over Daniels.
0:40 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Foul! Thatcher commits the intentional foul on Daniels. In the bonus, Daniels is shooting one-and-one. Daniels missed the first free throw. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
0:31 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Vern grabs the rebound.
0:29 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Fast break opportunity! Reyes leads the fast break with Thatcher to the right. Reyes lays it up. Foul! Yang fouls Reyes on the shot. Reyes makes the first free throw. Reyes makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 74 - 70.
0:22 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Foul! Vern commits the intentional foul on Blackwell. In the double bonus, Blackwell is shooting two free throws. Blackwell missed the first free throw. Blackwell missed the second free throw. Vern grabs the rebound.
0:15 - West Virginia Wesleyan: Reyes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Reyes passes the ball to Davis in the paint. Davis passes the ball to Thatcher on the perimeter. Thatcher shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Northern Illinois 74, West Virginia Wesleyan 70
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