Game Date: Jan 31st, 2043
Howard 89 - Northern Illinois 81
Date: October 23rd, 2041
Game: College [Non-Conference] [#981343] 
Arena: NIU Convocation Center
Attendance: 428
Player Of The Game: Zemin Yang (1)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| Howard Bison | 40 | 49 | 89 | |
| Northern Illinois Huskies | 36 | 45 | 81 | |
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| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 43 | D. Thomas sf | 35 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +2 | 8.3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 15 | D. Carlson pf | 29 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 10 | B. Fukumoto c | 29 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 13 | W. Fallows sg | 34 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 6-9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 22 | C. Rains pg | 35 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 9.1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 23 | T. Dillon sg | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +20 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 45 | S. Riley c | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +7 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 5 | H. Whipple pf | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 13.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 12 | J. Albertson sf | 21 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +9 | 18.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 31-49 | 5-16 | 22-29 | 89 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 20 | +40 | 9.5 | 34 | 9 | 22 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 63.3% | 31.3% | 75.9% | |||||||||||||||||||
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| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 41 | A. Turner sf | 32 | 5-16 | 4-12 | 4-5 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 20.8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 52 | R. Bell pf | 35 | 5-11 | 1-1 | 4-8 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 7.8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 14 | I. Daniels c | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 53 | O. Blackwell sg | 30 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +4 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 34 | Z. Yang pg | 33 | 7-12 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 18.6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 3 | D. Abbott c | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 21 | C. Calvert pf | 26 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 12 | C. Beasley sf | 9 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -9 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 10 | H. McDowell sg | 16 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -12 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 25-55 | 13-27 | 18-27 | 81 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 22 | -40 | 15.4 | 14 | 9 | 20 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 45.5% | 48.1% | 66.7% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Northern Illinois: Zemin Yang
Head Coaches
Howard: Kenny Castellano
Northern Illinois: Jeff Payne
Offensive Efficiencies
Howard: At the rim (5/5 100.0%) Inside (12/12 100.0%) Mid-range (9/16 56.3%) Beyond the Arc (5/16 31.3%)
Northern Illinois: At the rim (2/2 100.0%) Inside (5/16 31.3%) Mid-range (5/10 50.0%) Beyond the Arc (13/27 48.1%)
Defensive Tactics
Howard: Man-To-Man (43.2%) Zone (33.3%) Pressure (6.2%) 2nd Chance (7.4%) Transition (9.9%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Northern Illinois: Man-To-Man (24.1%) Zone (0.0%) Pressure (62.7%) 2nd Chance (4.8%) Transition (7.2%) Int. Foul (1.2%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Howard: 118.0 / 115.2
Northern Illinois: 116.8 / 119.3
Injuries
Howard: none
Northern Illinois: none
Game Information
Date: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2041
Game Type: College [Non-Conference]
Arena: NIU Convocation Center
City: DeKalb, IL
Attendance: 428
Version: 1.030
Simulated: Sat Oct 26 2024 @ 9:05:59 am PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Line-Ups
Howard: PG-Rains (6' 1½"), SG-Fallows (6' 1½"), SF-Thomas (6' 5½"), PF-Carlson (6' 7½"), C-Fukumoto (6' 7")
Northern Illinois: PG-Yang (6' 1½"), SG-Blackwell (6' 3½"), SF-Turner (6' 2½"), PF-Bell (6' 4"), C-Daniels (6' 8")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Northern Illinois gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - 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 Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Fukumoto grabs the rebound.
19:40 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto outside. Fukumoto tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fukumoto with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rains. Howard 2 - 0.
19:23 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Carlson grabs the rebound.
19:11 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rains. Howard 4 - 0.
19:00 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Blackwell drives by Fallows. Blackwell lays it up. Foul! Fallows fouls Blackwell on the shot. Blackwell makes the first free throw. Blackwell makes the second free throw. Howard 4 - 2.
18:50 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Dillon to Point Guard, Albertson to Small Forward, Thomas to Power Forward and Carlson to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward and Bell to Center.
18:50 - Howard: Dillon brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dillon passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Albertson grabs the long offensive rebound.
18:39 - Howard: Albertson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Albertson passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thomas shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Albertson. Howard 6 - 2.
18:25 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Blackwell hands off the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Turner grabs the offensive rebound.
18:08 - Northern Illinois: Turner has the rebound. Turner shoots from the block. Offensive foul! Turner charged with the foul while taking the shot over Fallows.
18:06 - Howard: Dillon brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dillon passes the ball to Albertson outside. Albertson passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Albertson. Albertson shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the offensive rebound.
17:47 - Howard: Thomas has the rebound and restarts the offense. Turner steals the pass from Thomas.
17:41 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell attacks with the ball on the fast break. Blackwell attempts to dunk it. Foul! Dillon fouls Blackwell on the shot. Blackwell missed the first free throw. Blackwell makes the second free throw. Howard 6 - 3.
17:35 - Howard: Dillon brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Dillon passes the ball to Albertson in the paint. Albertson shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Howard 8 - 3.
17:27 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the rebound.
17:16 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Fallows leads the fast break with Albertson to the right. Fallows passes the ball to Albertson on the perimeter. Albertson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Bell grabs the long rebound.
17:10 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell turns the ball over to the other team.
17:07 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Fallows leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Fallows passes the ball to Dillon on the perimeter. Dillon passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas passes the ball to Dillon in the paint. Foul! Yang commits the foul on Dillon.
16:39 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Rains to Point Guard.
16:39 - Howard: The ball is inbounded to Thomas. Thomas passes the ball to Fallows in the paint. Fallows passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fallows. Howard 10 - 3.
16:22 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell hands off the ball to Turner. Turner shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Yang grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:05 - Northern Illinois: Yang has the rebound and restarts the offense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell drives by Thomas. Bell lays it up. Foul! Carlson fouls Bell on the shot. Bell makes the first free throw. Bell missed the second free throw. Thomas grabs the rebound. Howard 10 - 4.
15:48 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rains passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Albertson. Albertson passes the ball to Rains. Rains shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Turner grabs the rebound.
15:27 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Yang. Howard 10 - 7.
15:17 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Carlson to Power Forward and Fukumoto to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard and Beasley to Small Forward.
15:17 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rains passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Foul! Beasley fouls Albertson blocking out to get the rebound.
14:44 - Howard: The ball is inbounded to Rains. Rains passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Albertson on the perimeter. Albertson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Blackwell grabs the long rebound.
14:29 - 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 Blackwell outside. Blackwell passes the ball to Beasley outside. Beasley shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Tied 10 - 10.
14:02 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Dillon to Point Guard.
14:02 - Howard: Dillon brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dillon passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows hands off the ball to Albertson. Albertson shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fallows. Howard 13 - 10.
13:43 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Rains to Point Guard.
13:43 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
13:33 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Howard 13 - 12.
13:29 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rains passes the ball to Albertson in the paint. Albertson passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Fallows outside. Fallows passes the ball to Albertson. Albertson passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Albertson. Howard 15 - 12.
12:55 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Dillon to Shooting Guard and Thomas to Power Forward. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard, McDowell to Shooting Guard and Daniels to Center.
12:55 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Rains steals the pass from Calvert.
12:27 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Rains attacks with the ball on the fast break. Rains lays it up. The shot goes in! Howard 17 - 12.
12:23 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Calvert. Calvert passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the offensive rebound.
12:03 - Northern Illinois: Beasley has the rebound and restarts the offense. Beasley shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Beasley charged with the foul while taking the shot over Albertson.
11:57 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Turner to Small Forward.
11:57 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rains passes the ball to Dillon. Dillon passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Rains tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rains with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Fukumoto grabs the offensive rebound.
11:38 - Howard: Fukumoto has the rebound and restarts the offense. Fukumoto shoots from the low post. Foul! Daniels fouls Fukumoto on the shot. Fukumoto makes the first free throw. Fukumoto makes the second free throw. Howard 19 - 12.
11:33 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Beasley to Small Forward.
11:33 - 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. Thomas grabs the rebound.
11:23 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Dillon leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Dillon passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas drives down the lane. Thomas passes the ball to Dillon on the perimeter. Dillon shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Dillon grabs the long offensive rebound.
10:59 - Howard: Dillon has the rebound and restarts the offense. Dillon passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Offensive foul! Albertson commits the foul away from the ball.
10:52 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Turner to Small Forward and Bell to Power Forward.
10:52 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rains steals the pass from Yang.
10:46 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Offensive foul! Albertson commits the foul away from the ball.
10:42 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Rains grabs the long rebound.
10:30 - Howard: Dillon brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Dillon passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fukumoto shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Dillon. Howard 21 - 12.
10:30 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Howard!
10:14 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward.
10:14 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Rains steals the pass from Calvert.
9:58 - Howard: Breakaway! Rains takes the ball the length of the court. Rains attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Howard 23 - 12.
9:52 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Fallows to Shooting Guard. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward.
9:52 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner in the paint. Turner shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the rebound.
9:38 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Fallows leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Fallows passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Rains. Rains passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Fukumoto grabs the offensive rebound.
9:11 - Howard: Fukumoto has the rebound and restarts the offense. Fukumoto passes the ball to Rains outside. Rains passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! And Fallows is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Fallows missed the first free throw. Daniels grabs the rebound. Howard 25 - 12.
8:54 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniels. Howard 25 - 15.
8:38 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Thomas to Small Forward and Carlson to Power Forward. Yang must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard and Beasley to Shooting Guard.
8:38 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Foul! Bell commits the foul on Carlson. In the bonus, Carlson is shooting one-and-one. Carlson makes the first free throw. Carlson makes the second free throw. Howard 27 - 15.
8:25 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McDowell grabs the offensive rebound.
8:06 - Northern Illinois: McDowell has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Turner in the paint. Turner shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Carlson grabs the rebound.
7:51 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Fallows leads the fast break with Rains to the right. Fallows lays it up. Foul! McDowell fouls Fallows on the shot. Fallows missed the first free throw. Fallows makes the second free throw. Howard 28 - 15.
7:45 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard.
7:45 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Fukumoto steals the pass from Daniels.
7:21 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains drives down the lane. Rains attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Howard 30 - 15.
7:11 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDowell. Howard 30 - 18.
7:00 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Albertson to Small Forward and Thomas to Power Forward. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward.
7:00 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fallows hands off the ball to Rains. Calvert steals the pass from Rains.
6:48 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break with McDowell and Turner. Blackwell passes the ball to McDowell at the basket. McDowell lays it up. Foul! Rains fouls McDowell on the shot. McDowell missed the first free throw. McDowell makes the second free throw. Howard 30 - 19.
6:44 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Thomas to Small Forward and Carlson to Power Forward. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward.
6:44 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fallows passes the ball to Thomas outside. Thomas passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Rains shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Blackwell grabs the rebound.
6:29 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner shoots from deep. Foul! Rains fouls Turner on the shot. Turner makes the first free throw. Turner makes the second free throw. Turner makes the third free throw. Howard 30 - 22.
6:07 - Game Event: Time out. Rains must sit with 2 fouls. Howard substitutes Dillon to Point Guard.
6:07 - Howard: Dillon brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dillon passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Dillon on the perimeter. Dillon passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Dillon. Howard 32 - 22.
5:44 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell outside. Blackwell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Turner grabs the offensive rebound.
5:29 - Northern Illinois: Turner has the rebound and restarts the offense. Turner passes the ball to McDowell outside. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Howard 32 - 24.
5:07 - Howard: Dillon brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dillon passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Dillon. Howard 34 - 24.
4:56 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Rains to Point Guard. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard.
4:56 - 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 Bell in the paint. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell shoots in the paint. Fukumoto rotates over and blocks the shot! Thomas grabs the rebound.
4:32 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson turns the ball over out of bounds.
4:20 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Carlson grabs the rebound.
4:07 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fallows. Yang steals the pass from Fallows.
3:56 - Northern Illinois: Breakaway! Yang takes the ball the length of the court. Yang lays it up. Foul! Thomas fouls Yang on the shot. Yang makes the first free throw. Yang makes the second free throw. Howard 34 - 26.
3:52 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas drives down the lane. Thomas passes the ball to Fukumoto at the basket. Fukumoto lays it up. Foul! Daniels fouls Fukumoto on the shot. Fukumoto makes the first free throw. Fukumoto missed the second free throw. Daniels grabs the rebound. Howard 35 - 26.
3:31 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang in the paint. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniels. Howard 35 - 29.
3:03 - Game Event: Time out. Daniels must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward and Bell to Center.
3:03 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fallows outside. Fallows passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas passes the ball to Rains. Foul! Blackwell commits a foul away from the ball. In the double bonus, Fallows is shooting two free throws. Fallows makes the first free throw. Fallows makes the second free throw. Howard 37 - 29.
2:47 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell drives by Fallows. Blackwell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Fukumoto grabs the rebound.
2:31 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Howard 39 - 29.
2:07 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert shoots from the inside. Foul! Fukumoto fouls Calvert on the shot. Calvert missed the first free throw. Calvert makes the second free throw. Howard 39 - 30.
1:57 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Thomas. Bell steals the pass from Thomas.
1:42 - Northern Illinois: Breakaway! Bell takes the ball the length of the court. Bell lays it up. Foul! Fukumoto fouls Bell on the shot. Bell makes the first free throw. Bell makes the second free throw. Howard 39 - 32.
1:36 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fallows with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Yang fouls Fallows on the shot. Fallows makes the first free throw. Fallows missed the second free throw. Calvert grabs the rebound. Howard 40 - 32.
1:18 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner passes the ball to Bell. Bell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. Carlson rotates over and blocks the shot! Fukumoto grabs the rebound.
0:49 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rains passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Yang grabs the rebound.
0:41 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Yang leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. Foul! Carlson fouls Bell on the shot. Bell makes the first free throw. Bell missed the second free throw. Carlson grabs the rebound. Howard 40 - 33.
0:22 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Blackwell steals the pass from Rains.
0:17 - 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 beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Blackwell. Howard 40 - 36.
0:13 - Game Event: Time out. Yang must sit with 3 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard.
0:13 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rains passes the ball to Carlson outside. Carlson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Carlson with a fadeaway jumper. Offensive foul! Carlson charged with the foul while taking the shot over Calvert.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Howard 40, Northern Illinois 36
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Rains must sit with 2 fouls. Carlson must sit with 3 fouls. Howard substitutes Dillon to Point Guard, Albertson to Small Forward, Thomas to Power Forward and Riley to Center.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Howard. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Howard: The ball is inbounded to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Riley on the perimeter. Riley passes the ball to Fallows outside. Fallows passes the ball to Dillon on the perimeter. Dillon passes the ball to Albertson in the paint. Albertson passes the ball to Dillon on the perimeter. Dillon shoots from beyond the arc. Foul! McDowell fouls Dillon on the shot. Dillon makes the first free throw. Dillon makes the second free throw. Dillon makes the third free throw. Howard 43 - 36.
19:24 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Rains to Point Guard, Thomas to Small Forward, Carlson to Power Forward and Fukumoto to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard, Bell to Power Forward and Daniels to Center.
19:24 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Howard 43 - 38.
19:10 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rains passes the ball to Fallows outside. Fallows passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Rains shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Howard 46 - 38.
18:56 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Albertson to Small Forward, Thomas to Power Forward and Carlson to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward and Bell to Center.
18:56 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Fallows grabs the rebound.
18:28 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rains. Howard 48 - 38.
18:15 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Dillon to Point Guard.
18:15 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Foul! Dillon commits a foul away from the ball.
18:08 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Bell. Bell passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Dillon steals the pass from Calvert.
18:00 - Howard: Dillon brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Dillon passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas drives down the lane. Thomas lays it up. Foul! Bell fouls Thomas on the shot. Thomas makes the first free throw. Thomas missed the second free throw. Bell grabs the rebound. Howard 49 - 38.
17:42 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Howard 49 - 41.
17:36 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Rains to Point Guard.
17:36 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bell steals the pass from Rains.
17:29 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break with Turner and Yang. Blackwell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Howard 49 - 44.
17:25 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rains passes the ball to Albertson in the paint. Albertson passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Albertson. Howard 51 - 44.
17:07 - 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 beyond the arc. The shot misses. Albertson grabs the rebound.
17:01 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Fallows leads the fast break with Rains and Albertson. Fallows passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Rains shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Calvert fouls Thomas blocking out to get the rebound.
16:56 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Thomas to Small Forward, Carlson to Power Forward and Fukumoto to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward and Daniels to Center.
16:56 - Howard: The ball is inbounded to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Howard 53 - 44.
16:46 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Thomas steals the pass from Blackwell.
16:38 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Fallows leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Fallows passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Rains passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Fukumoto outside. Fukumoto turns the ball over out of bounds.
16:15 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Albertson to Small Forward, Thomas to Power Forward and Carlson to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward and Bell to Center.
16:15 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Turner grabs the offensive rebound.
16:04 - Northern Illinois: Turner has the rebound and restarts the offense. Turner shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the rebound.
16:00 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Rains passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson drives by Calvert. Carlson passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Yang grabs the rebound.
15:48 - 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! Assisted by Blackwell. Howard 53 - 47.
15:42 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Carlson to Power Forward and Fukumoto to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes Beasley to Small Forward, Bell to Power Forward and Daniels to Center.
15:42 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Albertson in the paint. Albertson passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Offensive foul! Fukumoto commits the foul.
15:28 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell turns the ball over out of bounds.
15:14 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Blackwell steals the pass from Rains.
15:08 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the block. Foul! Carlson fouls Bell on the shot. Bell missed the first free throw. Bell missed the second free throw. Carlson grabs the rebound.
14:55 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Carlson. Carlson shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rains. Howard 55 - 47.
14:45 - Game Event: Time out. Carlson must sit with 4 fouls. Howard substitutes Riley to Power Forward.
14:45 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang passes the ball to Daniels. The shot clock winding down. Daniels with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Howard 55 - 49.
14:12 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Whipple to Power Forward and Riley to Center.
14:12 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fallows hands off the ball to Rains. Rains passes the ball to Whipple. Whipple with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rains. Howard 57 - 49.
13:58 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Thomas to Power Forward and Fukumoto to Center.
13:58 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Blackwell passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley passes the ball to Bell. Bell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Bell outside. Bell shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniels. Howard 57 - 52.
13:27 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Riley to Power Forward.
13:27 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fallows passes the ball to Riley in the paint. Riley passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows passes the ball to Riley in the paint. Riley passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Howard 59 - 52.
13:01 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Foul! Fukumoto fouls Daniels blocking out to get the rebound.
12:51 - Game Event: Time out. Fukumoto must sit with 4 fouls. Howard substitutes Dillon to Shooting Guard, Thomas to Power Forward and Riley to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Shooting Guard and Calvert to Power Forward.
12:51 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to McDowell outside. Rains steals the pass from McDowell.
12:40 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Dillon leads the fast break with Rains and Albertson. Dillon passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Rains shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Dillon. Howard 62 - 52.
12:35 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Beasley on the perimeter. Beasley passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Calvert. Howard 62 - 54.
12:13 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Riley in the paint. Riley passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Foul! Daniels commits a foul away from the ball.
12:02 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Whipple to Power Forward.
12:02 - Howard: The ball is inbounded to Rains. Rains passes the ball to Whipple in the paint. Whipple shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Howard 64 - 54.
11:51 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Thomas to Power Forward. Northern Illinois substitutes Turner to Small Forward.
11:51 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the rebound.
11:38 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rains with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the offensive rebound.
11:25 - Howard: Thomas has the rebound and restarts the offense. Thomas passes the ball to Riley in the paint. Riley shoots from the block. Foul! Daniels fouls Riley on the shot. Riley missed the first free throw. Riley makes the second free throw. Howard 65 - 54.
11:10 - Game Event: Time out. Daniels must sit with 4 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Center.
11:10 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Riley grabs the rebound.
10:43 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Riley in the paint. Riley carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
10:36 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Yang and Turner. McDowell lays it up. Foul! Dillon fouls McDowell on the shot. McDowell makes the first free throw. McDowell makes the second free throw. Howard 65 - 56.
10:32 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Center.
10:32 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Dillon. Foul! Calvert commits a foul away from the ball.
10:25 - Howard: The ball is inbounded to Albertson. Albertson shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Howard 68 - 56.
10:20 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to McDowell outside. McDowell drives down the lane. McDowell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the corner. The shot misses. McDowell grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:54 - Northern Illinois: McDowell has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDowell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDowell passes the ball to Yang. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Howard 68 - 58.
9:43 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Fallows to Shooting Guard.
9:43 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows passes the ball to Riley in the paint. Riley passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Foul! Calvert commits the foul on Thomas. In the bonus, Thomas is shooting one-and-one. Thomas makes the first free throw. Thomas makes the second free throw. Howard 70 - 58.
9:30 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Turner. Turner passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Calvert. Howard 70 - 61.
9:05 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fallows passes the ball to Riley in the paint. Riley passes the ball to Albertson. Albertson passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Rains passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Albertson on the perimeter. And the shot clock expires!
8:35 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Thomas to Small Forward, Carlson to Power Forward and Fukumoto to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard.
8:35 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. 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! Howard 70 - 63.
8:19 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Shooting Guard.
8:19 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Thomas commits the foul on the drive.
7:44 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard.
7:44 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert turns the ball over to the other team.
7:38 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Carlson. Carlson passes the ball to Thomas outside. Thomas turns the ball over to the other team.
7:24 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break with Yang and Turner. Blackwell lays it up. Foul! Rains fouls Blackwell on the shot. Blackwell missed the first free throw. Blackwell makes the second free throw. Howard 70 - 64.
7:20 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fallows passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Howard 72 - 64.
7:08 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner drives down the lane. Turner lays it up. Foul! Thomas fouls Turner on the shot. Turner missed the first free throw. Turner makes the second free throw. Howard 72 - 65.
6:48 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Rains passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Thomas outside. Thomas passes the ball to Fallows outside. Fallows passes the ball to Rains. Rains drives by Turner. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto at the basket. Fukumoto lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rains. Howard 74 - 65.
6:20 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Yang. Howard 74 - 67.
6:11 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Foul! Yang commits a foul away from the ball. In the bonus, Rains is shooting one-and-one. Rains makes the first free throw. Rains makes the second free throw. Howard 76 - 67.
6:06 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell outside. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang in the paint. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Howard 76 - 69.
5:47 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward and Daniels to Center.
5:47 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Blackwell steals the pass from Rains.
5:41 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to Bell. Bell passes the ball to Turner. Turner passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Howard 76 - 72.
5:11 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fallows passes the ball to Rains. Rains passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Foul! Daniels fouls Fukumoto blocking out to get the rebound. Daniels fouls out. Abbott replaces Daniels at center. In the bonus, Fukumoto is shooting one-and-one. Fukumoto missed the first free throw. Abbott grabs the rebound.
4:55 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Yang outside. Yang passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Fallows grabs the rebound.
4:24 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Fallows leads the fast break with Thomas and Rains. Fallows passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Yang grabs the long rebound.
4:20 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Carlson grabs the rebound.
4:15 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto. Fukumoto with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Howard 78 - 72.
4:04 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward and Bell to Center.
4:04 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Howard 78 - 75.
3:50 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Fallows passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson drives by Calvert. Carlson passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Rains shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Carlson. Howard 81 - 75.
3:32 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang in the paint. Yang drives by Fukumoto. Yang lays it up. The shot goes in! Howard 81 - 77.
3:09 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fallows passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Fallows. Howard 83 - 77.
2:59 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner passes the ball to Blackwell in the paint. Blackwell drives down the lane. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Carlson grabs the rebound.
2:30 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Blackwell grabs the rebound.
2:06 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang outside. Yang passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to Turner. Turner with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Howard 83 - 79.
1:38 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Rains passes the ball to Fallows in the paint. Fallows passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson shoots in the paint. Foul! Calvert fouls Carlson on the shot. Carlson makes the first free throw. Carlson makes the second free throw. Howard 85 - 79.
1:13 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Rains grabs the long rebound.
1:01 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Rains leads the fast break with Fallows to the right. Rains lays it up. The shot goes in! Howard 87 - 79.
0:57 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang outside. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Carlson grabs the rebound.
0:28 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Fallows in the paint. Fallows shoots from the block. Foul! Blackwell fouls Fallows on the shot. Fallows makes the first free throw. Fallows makes the second free throw. Howard 89 - 79.
0:14 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang drives down the lane. Yang passes the ball to Calvert at the basket. Calvert lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Yang. Howard 89 - 81.
0:01 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. The shot clock winding down. Rains shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bell grabs the long rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Howard 89, Northern Illinois 81
Starting Line-Ups
Howard: PG-Rains (6' 1½"), SG-Fallows (6' 1½"), SF-Thomas (6' 5½"), PF-Carlson (6' 7½"), C-Fukumoto (6' 7")
Northern Illinois: PG-Yang (6' 1½"), SG-Blackwell (6' 3½"), SF-Turner (6' 2½"), PF-Bell (6' 4"), C-Daniels (6' 8")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Northern Illinois gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - 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 Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Fukumoto grabs the rebound.
19:40 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto outside. Fukumoto tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fukumoto with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rains. Howard 2 - 0.
19:23 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Carlson grabs the rebound.
19:11 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rains. Howard 4 - 0.
19:00 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Blackwell drives by Fallows. Blackwell lays it up. Foul! Fallows fouls Blackwell on the shot. Blackwell makes the first free throw. Blackwell makes the second free throw. Howard 4 - 2.
18:50 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Dillon to Point Guard, Albertson to Small Forward, Thomas to Power Forward and Carlson to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward and Bell to Center.
18:50 - Howard: Dillon brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dillon passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Albertson grabs the long offensive rebound.
18:39 - Howard: Albertson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Albertson passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thomas shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Albertson. Howard 6 - 2.
18:25 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Blackwell hands off the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Turner grabs the offensive rebound.
18:08 - Northern Illinois: Turner has the rebound. Turner shoots from the block. Offensive foul! Turner charged with the foul while taking the shot over Fallows.
18:06 - Howard: Dillon brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dillon passes the ball to Albertson outside. Albertson passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Albertson. Albertson shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the offensive rebound.
17:47 - Howard: Thomas has the rebound and restarts the offense. Turner steals the pass from Thomas.
17:41 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell attacks with the ball on the fast break. Blackwell attempts to dunk it. Foul! Dillon fouls Blackwell on the shot. Blackwell missed the first free throw. Blackwell makes the second free throw. Howard 6 - 3.
17:35 - Howard: Dillon brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Dillon passes the ball to Albertson in the paint. Albertson shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Howard 8 - 3.
17:27 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the rebound.
17:16 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Fallows leads the fast break with Albertson to the right. Fallows passes the ball to Albertson on the perimeter. Albertson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Bell grabs the long rebound.
17:10 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell turns the ball over to the other team.
17:07 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Fallows leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Fallows passes the ball to Dillon on the perimeter. Dillon passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas passes the ball to Dillon in the paint. Foul! Yang commits the foul on Dillon.
16:39 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Rains to Point Guard.
16:39 - Howard: The ball is inbounded to Thomas. Thomas passes the ball to Fallows in the paint. Fallows passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fallows. Howard 10 - 3.
16:22 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell hands off the ball to Turner. Turner shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Yang grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:05 - Northern Illinois: Yang has the rebound and restarts the offense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell drives by Thomas. Bell lays it up. Foul! Carlson fouls Bell on the shot. Bell makes the first free throw. Bell missed the second free throw. Thomas grabs the rebound. Howard 10 - 4.
15:48 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rains passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Albertson. Albertson passes the ball to Rains. Rains shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Turner grabs the rebound.
15:27 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Yang. Howard 10 - 7.
15:17 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Carlson to Power Forward and Fukumoto to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard and Beasley to Small Forward.
15:17 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rains passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Foul! Beasley fouls Albertson blocking out to get the rebound.
14:44 - Howard: The ball is inbounded to Rains. Rains passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Albertson on the perimeter. Albertson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Blackwell grabs the long rebound.
14:29 - 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 Blackwell outside. Blackwell passes the ball to Beasley outside. Beasley shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Tied 10 - 10.
14:02 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Dillon to Point Guard.
14:02 - Howard: Dillon brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dillon passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows hands off the ball to Albertson. Albertson shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fallows. Howard 13 - 10.
13:43 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Rains to Point Guard.
13:43 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
13:33 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Howard 13 - 12.
13:29 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rains passes the ball to Albertson in the paint. Albertson passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Fallows outside. Fallows passes the ball to Albertson. Albertson passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Albertson. Howard 15 - 12.
12:55 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Dillon to Shooting Guard and Thomas to Power Forward. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard, McDowell to Shooting Guard and Daniels to Center.
12:55 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Rains steals the pass from Calvert.
12:27 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Rains attacks with the ball on the fast break. Rains lays it up. The shot goes in! Howard 17 - 12.
12:23 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Calvert. Calvert passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the offensive rebound.
12:03 - Northern Illinois: Beasley has the rebound and restarts the offense. Beasley shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Beasley charged with the foul while taking the shot over Albertson.
11:57 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Turner to Small Forward.
11:57 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rains passes the ball to Dillon. Dillon passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Rains tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rains with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Fukumoto grabs the offensive rebound.
11:38 - Howard: Fukumoto has the rebound and restarts the offense. Fukumoto shoots from the low post. Foul! Daniels fouls Fukumoto on the shot. Fukumoto makes the first free throw. Fukumoto makes the second free throw. Howard 19 - 12.
11:33 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Beasley to Small Forward.
11:33 - 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. Thomas grabs the rebound.
11:23 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Dillon leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Dillon passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas drives down the lane. Thomas passes the ball to Dillon on the perimeter. Dillon shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Dillon grabs the long offensive rebound.
10:59 - Howard: Dillon has the rebound and restarts the offense. Dillon passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Offensive foul! Albertson commits the foul away from the ball.
10:52 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Turner to Small Forward and Bell to Power Forward.
10:52 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rains steals the pass from Yang.
10:46 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Offensive foul! Albertson commits the foul away from the ball.
10:42 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Rains grabs the long rebound.
10:30 - Howard: Dillon brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Dillon passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fukumoto shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Dillon. Howard 21 - 12.
10:30 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Howard!
10:14 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward.
10:14 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Rains steals the pass from Calvert.
9:58 - Howard: Breakaway! Rains takes the ball the length of the court. Rains attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Howard 23 - 12.
9:52 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Fallows to Shooting Guard. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward.
9:52 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner in the paint. Turner shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the rebound.
9:38 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Fallows leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Fallows passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Rains. Rains passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Fukumoto grabs the offensive rebound.
9:11 - Howard: Fukumoto has the rebound and restarts the offense. Fukumoto passes the ball to Rains outside. Rains passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! And Fallows is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Fallows missed the first free throw. Daniels grabs the rebound. Howard 25 - 12.
8:54 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniels. Howard 25 - 15.
8:38 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Thomas to Small Forward and Carlson to Power Forward. Yang must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard and Beasley to Shooting Guard.
8:38 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Foul! Bell commits the foul on Carlson. In the bonus, Carlson is shooting one-and-one. Carlson makes the first free throw. Carlson makes the second free throw. Howard 27 - 15.
8:25 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McDowell grabs the offensive rebound.
8:06 - Northern Illinois: McDowell has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Turner in the paint. Turner shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Carlson grabs the rebound.
7:51 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Fallows leads the fast break with Rains to the right. Fallows lays it up. Foul! McDowell fouls Fallows on the shot. Fallows missed the first free throw. Fallows makes the second free throw. Howard 28 - 15.
7:45 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard.
7:45 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Fukumoto steals the pass from Daniels.
7:21 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains drives down the lane. Rains attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Howard 30 - 15.
7:11 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDowell. Howard 30 - 18.
7:00 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Albertson to Small Forward and Thomas to Power Forward. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward.
7:00 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fallows hands off the ball to Rains. Calvert steals the pass from Rains.
6:48 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break with McDowell and Turner. Blackwell passes the ball to McDowell at the basket. McDowell lays it up. Foul! Rains fouls McDowell on the shot. McDowell missed the first free throw. McDowell makes the second free throw. Howard 30 - 19.
6:44 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Thomas to Small Forward and Carlson to Power Forward. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward.
6:44 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fallows passes the ball to Thomas outside. Thomas passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Rains shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Blackwell grabs the rebound.
6:29 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner shoots from deep. Foul! Rains fouls Turner on the shot. Turner makes the first free throw. Turner makes the second free throw. Turner makes the third free throw. Howard 30 - 22.
6:07 - Game Event: Time out. Rains must sit with 2 fouls. Howard substitutes Dillon to Point Guard.
6:07 - Howard: Dillon brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dillon passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Dillon on the perimeter. Dillon passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Dillon. Howard 32 - 22.
5:44 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell outside. Blackwell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Turner grabs the offensive rebound.
5:29 - Northern Illinois: Turner has the rebound and restarts the offense. Turner passes the ball to McDowell outside. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Howard 32 - 24.
5:07 - Howard: Dillon brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dillon passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Dillon. Howard 34 - 24.
4:56 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Rains to Point Guard. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard.
4:56 - 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 Bell in the paint. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell shoots in the paint. Fukumoto rotates over and blocks the shot! Thomas grabs the rebound.
4:32 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson turns the ball over out of bounds.
4:20 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Carlson grabs the rebound.
4:07 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fallows. Yang steals the pass from Fallows.
3:56 - Northern Illinois: Breakaway! Yang takes the ball the length of the court. Yang lays it up. Foul! Thomas fouls Yang on the shot. Yang makes the first free throw. Yang makes the second free throw. Howard 34 - 26.
3:52 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas drives down the lane. Thomas passes the ball to Fukumoto at the basket. Fukumoto lays it up. Foul! Daniels fouls Fukumoto on the shot. Fukumoto makes the first free throw. Fukumoto missed the second free throw. Daniels grabs the rebound. Howard 35 - 26.
3:31 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang in the paint. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniels. Howard 35 - 29.
3:03 - Game Event: Time out. Daniels must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward and Bell to Center.
3:03 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fallows outside. Fallows passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas passes the ball to Rains. Foul! Blackwell commits a foul away from the ball. In the double bonus, Fallows is shooting two free throws. Fallows makes the first free throw. Fallows makes the second free throw. Howard 37 - 29.
2:47 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell drives by Fallows. Blackwell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Fukumoto grabs the rebound.
2:31 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Howard 39 - 29.
2:07 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert shoots from the inside. Foul! Fukumoto fouls Calvert on the shot. Calvert missed the first free throw. Calvert makes the second free throw. Howard 39 - 30.
1:57 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Thomas. Bell steals the pass from Thomas.
1:42 - Northern Illinois: Breakaway! Bell takes the ball the length of the court. Bell lays it up. Foul! Fukumoto fouls Bell on the shot. Bell makes the first free throw. Bell makes the second free throw. Howard 39 - 32.
1:36 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fallows with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Yang fouls Fallows on the shot. Fallows makes the first free throw. Fallows missed the second free throw. Calvert grabs the rebound. Howard 40 - 32.
1:18 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner passes the ball to Bell. Bell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. Carlson rotates over and blocks the shot! Fukumoto grabs the rebound.
0:49 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rains passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Yang grabs the rebound.
0:41 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Yang leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. Foul! Carlson fouls Bell on the shot. Bell makes the first free throw. Bell missed the second free throw. Carlson grabs the rebound. Howard 40 - 33.
0:22 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Blackwell steals the pass from Rains.
0:17 - 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 beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Blackwell. Howard 40 - 36.
0:13 - Game Event: Time out. Yang must sit with 3 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard.
0:13 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rains passes the ball to Carlson outside. Carlson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Carlson with a fadeaway jumper. Offensive foul! Carlson charged with the foul while taking the shot over Calvert.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Howard 40, Northern Illinois 36
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Rains must sit with 2 fouls. Carlson must sit with 3 fouls. Howard substitutes Dillon to Point Guard, Albertson to Small Forward, Thomas to Power Forward and Riley to Center.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Howard. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Howard: The ball is inbounded to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Riley on the perimeter. Riley passes the ball to Fallows outside. Fallows passes the ball to Dillon on the perimeter. Dillon passes the ball to Albertson in the paint. Albertson passes the ball to Dillon on the perimeter. Dillon shoots from beyond the arc. Foul! McDowell fouls Dillon on the shot. Dillon makes the first free throw. Dillon makes the second free throw. Dillon makes the third free throw. Howard 43 - 36.
19:24 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Rains to Point Guard, Thomas to Small Forward, Carlson to Power Forward and Fukumoto to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard, Bell to Power Forward and Daniels to Center.
19:24 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Howard 43 - 38.
19:10 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rains passes the ball to Fallows outside. Fallows passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Rains shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Howard 46 - 38.
18:56 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Albertson to Small Forward, Thomas to Power Forward and Carlson to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward and Bell to Center.
18:56 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Fallows grabs the rebound.
18:28 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rains. Howard 48 - 38.
18:15 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Dillon to Point Guard.
18:15 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Foul! Dillon commits a foul away from the ball.
18:08 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Bell. Bell passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Dillon steals the pass from Calvert.
18:00 - Howard: Dillon brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Dillon passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas drives down the lane. Thomas lays it up. Foul! Bell fouls Thomas on the shot. Thomas makes the first free throw. Thomas missed the second free throw. Bell grabs the rebound. Howard 49 - 38.
17:42 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Howard 49 - 41.
17:36 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Rains to Point Guard.
17:36 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bell steals the pass from Rains.
17:29 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break with Turner and Yang. Blackwell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Howard 49 - 44.
17:25 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rains passes the ball to Albertson in the paint. Albertson passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Albertson. Howard 51 - 44.
17:07 - 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 beyond the arc. The shot misses. Albertson grabs the rebound.
17:01 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Fallows leads the fast break with Rains and Albertson. Fallows passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Rains shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Calvert fouls Thomas blocking out to get the rebound.
16:56 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Thomas to Small Forward, Carlson to Power Forward and Fukumoto to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward and Daniels to Center.
16:56 - Howard: The ball is inbounded to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Howard 53 - 44.
16:46 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Thomas steals the pass from Blackwell.
16:38 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Fallows leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Fallows passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Rains passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Fukumoto outside. Fukumoto turns the ball over out of bounds.
16:15 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Albertson to Small Forward, Thomas to Power Forward and Carlson to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward and Bell to Center.
16:15 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Turner grabs the offensive rebound.
16:04 - Northern Illinois: Turner has the rebound and restarts the offense. Turner shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the rebound.
16:00 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Rains passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson drives by Calvert. Carlson passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Yang grabs the rebound.
15:48 - 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! Assisted by Blackwell. Howard 53 - 47.
15:42 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Carlson to Power Forward and Fukumoto to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes Beasley to Small Forward, Bell to Power Forward and Daniels to Center.
15:42 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Albertson in the paint. Albertson passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Offensive foul! Fukumoto commits the foul.
15:28 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell turns the ball over out of bounds.
15:14 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Blackwell steals the pass from Rains.
15:08 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the block. Foul! Carlson fouls Bell on the shot. Bell missed the first free throw. Bell missed the second free throw. Carlson grabs the rebound.
14:55 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Carlson. Carlson shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rains. Howard 55 - 47.
14:45 - Game Event: Time out. Carlson must sit with 4 fouls. Howard substitutes Riley to Power Forward.
14:45 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang passes the ball to Daniels. The shot clock winding down. Daniels with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Howard 55 - 49.
14:12 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Whipple to Power Forward and Riley to Center.
14:12 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fallows hands off the ball to Rains. Rains passes the ball to Whipple. Whipple with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rains. Howard 57 - 49.
13:58 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Thomas to Power Forward and Fukumoto to Center.
13:58 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Blackwell passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley passes the ball to Bell. Bell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Bell outside. Bell shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniels. Howard 57 - 52.
13:27 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Riley to Power Forward.
13:27 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fallows passes the ball to Riley in the paint. Riley passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows passes the ball to Riley in the paint. Riley passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Howard 59 - 52.
13:01 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Foul! Fukumoto fouls Daniels blocking out to get the rebound.
12:51 - Game Event: Time out. Fukumoto must sit with 4 fouls. Howard substitutes Dillon to Shooting Guard, Thomas to Power Forward and Riley to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Shooting Guard and Calvert to Power Forward.
12:51 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to McDowell outside. Rains steals the pass from McDowell.
12:40 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Dillon leads the fast break with Rains and Albertson. Dillon passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Rains shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Dillon. Howard 62 - 52.
12:35 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Beasley on the perimeter. Beasley passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Calvert. Howard 62 - 54.
12:13 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Riley in the paint. Riley passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Foul! Daniels commits a foul away from the ball.
12:02 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Whipple to Power Forward.
12:02 - Howard: The ball is inbounded to Rains. Rains passes the ball to Whipple in the paint. Whipple shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Howard 64 - 54.
11:51 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Thomas to Power Forward. Northern Illinois substitutes Turner to Small Forward.
11:51 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the rebound.
11:38 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rains with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the offensive rebound.
11:25 - Howard: Thomas has the rebound and restarts the offense. Thomas passes the ball to Riley in the paint. Riley shoots from the block. Foul! Daniels fouls Riley on the shot. Riley missed the first free throw. Riley makes the second free throw. Howard 65 - 54.
11:10 - Game Event: Time out. Daniels must sit with 4 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Center.
11:10 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Riley grabs the rebound.
10:43 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Riley in the paint. Riley carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
10:36 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Yang and Turner. McDowell lays it up. Foul! Dillon fouls McDowell on the shot. McDowell makes the first free throw. McDowell makes the second free throw. Howard 65 - 56.
10:32 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Center.
10:32 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Dillon. Foul! Calvert commits a foul away from the ball.
10:25 - Howard: The ball is inbounded to Albertson. Albertson shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Howard 68 - 56.
10:20 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to McDowell outside. McDowell drives down the lane. McDowell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the corner. The shot misses. McDowell grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:54 - Northern Illinois: McDowell has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDowell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDowell passes the ball to Yang. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Howard 68 - 58.
9:43 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Fallows to Shooting Guard.
9:43 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows passes the ball to Riley in the paint. Riley passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Foul! Calvert commits the foul on Thomas. In the bonus, Thomas is shooting one-and-one. Thomas makes the first free throw. Thomas makes the second free throw. Howard 70 - 58.
9:30 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Turner. Turner passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Calvert. Howard 70 - 61.
9:05 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fallows passes the ball to Riley in the paint. Riley passes the ball to Albertson. Albertson passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Rains passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Albertson on the perimeter. And the shot clock expires!
8:35 - Game Event: Time out. Howard substitutes Thomas to Small Forward, Carlson to Power Forward and Fukumoto to Center. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard.
8:35 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. 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! Howard 70 - 63.
8:19 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Shooting Guard.
8:19 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Thomas commits the foul on the drive.
7:44 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard.
7:44 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert turns the ball over to the other team.
7:38 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows passes the ball to Carlson. Carlson passes the ball to Thomas outside. Thomas turns the ball over to the other team.
7:24 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break with Yang and Turner. Blackwell lays it up. Foul! Rains fouls Blackwell on the shot. Blackwell missed the first free throw. Blackwell makes the second free throw. Howard 70 - 64.
7:20 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fallows passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Howard 72 - 64.
7:08 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner drives down the lane. Turner lays it up. Foul! Thomas fouls Turner on the shot. Turner missed the first free throw. Turner makes the second free throw. Howard 72 - 65.
6:48 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Rains passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Thomas outside. Thomas passes the ball to Fallows outside. Fallows passes the ball to Rains. Rains drives by Turner. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto at the basket. Fukumoto lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rains. Howard 74 - 65.
6:20 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Yang. Howard 74 - 67.
6:11 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Foul! Yang commits a foul away from the ball. In the bonus, Rains is shooting one-and-one. Rains makes the first free throw. Rains makes the second free throw. Howard 76 - 67.
6:06 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell outside. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang in the paint. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Howard 76 - 69.
5:47 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward and Daniels to Center.
5:47 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Blackwell steals the pass from Rains.
5:41 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to Bell. Bell passes the ball to Turner. Turner passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Howard 76 - 72.
5:11 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fallows passes the ball to Rains. Rains passes the ball to Fallows on the perimeter. Fallows shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Foul! Daniels fouls Fukumoto blocking out to get the rebound. Daniels fouls out. Abbott replaces Daniels at center. In the bonus, Fukumoto is shooting one-and-one. Fukumoto missed the first free throw. Abbott grabs the rebound.
4:55 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Yang outside. Yang passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Fallows grabs the rebound.
4:24 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Fallows leads the fast break with Thomas and Rains. Fallows passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Yang grabs the long rebound.
4:20 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Carlson grabs the rebound.
4:15 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto. Fukumoto with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Howard 78 - 72.
4:04 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward and Bell to Center.
4:04 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Howard 78 - 75.
3:50 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Fallows passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson drives by Calvert. Carlson passes the ball to Rains on the perimeter. Rains shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Carlson. Howard 81 - 75.
3:32 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang in the paint. Yang drives by Fukumoto. Yang lays it up. The shot goes in! Howard 81 - 77.
3:09 - Howard: Fallows brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fallows passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Fallows. Howard 83 - 77.
2:59 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner passes the ball to Blackwell in the paint. Blackwell drives down the lane. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Carlson grabs the rebound.
2:30 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Fallows. Fallows shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Blackwell grabs the rebound.
2:06 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang outside. Yang passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to Turner. Turner with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Howard 83 - 79.
1:38 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Rains passes the ball to Fallows in the paint. Fallows passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Carlson in the paint. Carlson shoots in the paint. Foul! Calvert fouls Carlson on the shot. Carlson makes the first free throw. Carlson makes the second free throw. Howard 85 - 79.
1:13 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Rains grabs the long rebound.
1:01 - Howard: Fast break opportunity! Rains leads the fast break with Fallows to the right. Rains lays it up. The shot goes in! Howard 87 - 79.
0:57 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang outside. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Carlson grabs the rebound.
0:28 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rains passes the ball to Fukumoto in the paint. Fukumoto passes the ball to Fallows in the paint. Fallows shoots from the block. Foul! Blackwell fouls Fallows on the shot. Fallows makes the first free throw. Fallows makes the second free throw. Howard 89 - 79.
0:14 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang drives down the lane. Yang passes the ball to Calvert at the basket. Calvert lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Yang. Howard 89 - 81.
0:01 - Howard: Rains brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. The shot clock winding down. Rains shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bell grabs the long rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Howard 89, Northern Illinois 81
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