Game Date: Jan 31st, 2043
Northern Illinois 77 - USC Aiken 81
Date: December 28th, 2041
Game: College [Conference] [#993933] 
Arena: Convocation Center
Attendance: 1,840
Player Of The Game: Alton Turner (2)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| Northern Illinois Huskies | 38 | 39 | 77 | |
| USC Aiken Pacers | 25 | 56 | 81 | |
| Northern Illinois Huskies | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 41 | A. Turner sf | 32 | 6-10 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 52 | R. Bell pf | 35 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 3.1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 14 | I. Daniels c | 28 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 53 | O. Blackwell sg | 16 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -15 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 34 | Z. Yang pg | 34 | 6-13 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -8 | 20.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 13 | M. Martin sg | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 3 | D. Abbott c | 16 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 21 | C. Calvert pf | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 12 | C. Beasley sf | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 10 | H. McDowell sg | 25 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +9 | 6.3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 27-58 | 9-24 | 14-22 | 77 | 8 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 19 | -20 | 11.4 | 26 | 7 | 15 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 46.6% | 37.5% | 63.6% | |||||||||||||||||||
| USC Aiken Pacers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 35 | R. Rowen sf | 31 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +6 | 16.6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 43 | J. Perović pf | 32 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +5 | 1.2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 20 | A. Metcalf c | 28 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 12 | M. Herrick sg | 29 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 8-9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 21 | R. Bird pg | 35 | 8-19 | 5-13 | 2-2 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | -3 | 21.9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 32 | G. Fields pf | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 34 | M. Comstock sg | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 1 | N. Riva sf | 13 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +6 | 13.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 11 | W. Ledbetter c | 12 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 27-54 | 10-28 | 17-22 | 81 | 8 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 15 | +20 | 12.7 | 22 | 11 | 19 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 50.0% | 35.7% | 77.3% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Northern Illinois: Alton Turner
Head Coaches
Northern Illinois: Jeff Payne
USC Aiken: Lester Wagner
Offensive Efficiencies
Northern Illinois: At the rim (3/5 60.0%) Inside (10/18 55.6%) Mid-range (5/11 45.5%) Beyond the Arc (9/24 37.5%)
USC Aiken: At the rim (4/4 100.0%) Inside (7/12 58.3%) Mid-range (6/10 60.0%) Beyond the Arc (10/28 35.7%)
Defensive Tactics
Northern Illinois: Man-To-Man (20.5%) Zone (0.0%) Pressure (67.0%) 2nd Chance (3.4%) Transition (8.0%) Int. Foul (1.1%)
USC Aiken: Man-To-Man (43.7%) Zone (26.4%) Pressure (10.3%) 2nd Chance (6.9%) Transition (12.6%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Northern Illinois: 122.7 / 124.3
USC Aiken: 118.6 / 127.3
Injuries
Northern Illinois: none
USC Aiken: sg-Kaufman
Game Information
Date: Saturday, December 28th, 2041
Game Type: College [Conference]
Arena: Convocation Center
City: Aiken, SC
Attendance: 1,840
Version: 1.030
Simulated: Thu Nov 14 2024 @ 9:25:30 am PST
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Starting Line-Ups
Northern Illinois: PG-Yang (6' 1½"), SG-Blackwell (6' 3½"), SF-Turner (6' 2½"), PF-Bell (6' 4"), C-Daniels (6' 8")
USC Aiken: PG-Bird (6' 1½"), SG-Herrick (6' 2½"), SF-Rowen (6' 3"), PF-Perović (6' 6½"), C-Metcalf (6' 7½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Northern Illinois gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 2 - 0.
19:40 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bird passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Rowen shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Rowen grabs the long offensive rebound.
19:25 - USC Aiken: Rowen has the rebound and restarts the offense. Rowen passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Bird outside. Bird shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! USC Aiken 3 - 2.
19:07 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 4 - 3.
18:58 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Center. USC Aiken substitutes Rowen to Point Guard, Riva to Small Forward and Ledbetter to Center.
18:58 - USC Aiken: Rowen brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rowen tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rowen with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Blackwell fouls Rowen on the shot. Rowen makes the first free throw. Rowen makes the second free throw. USC Aiken 5 - 4.
18:50 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Ledbetter grabs the rebound.
18:36 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Herrick passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Abbott steals the pass from Rowen.
18:23 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell attacks with the ball on the fast break. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Blackwell. Northern Illinois 7 - 5.
18:17 - USC Aiken: Herrick brings up the ball against pressure defense. Herrick passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Foul! Abbott commits the foul on Ledbetter.
18:10 - USC Aiken: The ball is inbounded to Riva. Riva passes the ball to Ledbetter. Ledbetter passes the ball to Perović. Perović passes the ball to Herrick. Herrick passes the ball to Rowen. Rowen tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rowen shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Herrick. Tied 7 - 7.
17:37 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Blackwell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 10 - 7.
17:26 - USC Aiken: Rowen brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rowen passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Blackwell grabs the rebound.
17:16 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blackwell drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Blackwell commits the foul on the drive.
16:59 - Game Event: Time out. Blackwell must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Shooting Guard. USC Aiken substitutes Bird to Point Guard and Rowen to Small Forward.
16:59 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Foul! Turner commits a foul away from the ball.
16:52 - USC Aiken: The ball is inbounded to Herrick. Herrick passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Ledbetter passes the ball to Bird. Bird passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Rowen shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Herrick grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:30 - USC Aiken: Herrick has the rebound and restarts the offense. Herrick passes the ball to Rowen. Turner steals the pass from Rowen.
16:18 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 12 - 7.
16:10 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Rowen to Point Guard and Riva to Small Forward.
16:10 - USC Aiken: Rowen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rowen passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Riva. Riva shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Perović. Northern Illinois 12 - 9.
15:50 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard, Martin to Shooting Guard and Beasley to Small Forward. USC Aiken substitutes Bird to Point Guard.
15:50 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell drives by Perović. Bell lays it up. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 14 - 9.
15:37 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bird passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Herrick on the perimeter. Herrick shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the rebound.
15:23 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Riva steals the pass from Abbott.
15:13 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick attacks with the ball on the fast break. Herrick passes the ball to Bird on the perimeter. Bird shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the rebound.
15:08 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Martin and Beasley. McDowell passes the ball to Martin on the perimeter. Martin shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Ledbetter grabs the rebound.
15:02 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Ledbetter passes the ball to Bird in the paint. Bird shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Martin grabs the rebound.
14:46 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Martin leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Martin passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:33 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bird passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Ledbetter passes the ball to Herrick in the paint. Herrick passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Herrick outside. Herrick shoots from well beyond the arc. Foul! Martin fouls Herrick on the shot. Herrick makes the first free throw. Herrick missed the second free throw. Herrick makes the third free throw. Northern Illinois 14 - 11.
14:05 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Riva to Point Guard, Comstock to Shooting Guard and Herrick to Small Forward.
14:05 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots in the paint. Foul! Ledbetter fouls Abbott on the shot. Abbott missed the first free throw. Abbott makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 15 - 11.
13:53 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard, McDowell to Shooting Guard and Daniels to Center. USC Aiken substitutes Bird to Point Guard, Herrick to Shooting Guard, Rowen to Small Forward and Metcalf to Center.
13:53 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick. Herrick passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf shoots from the inside. Foul! Daniels fouls Metcalf on the shot. Metcalf missed the first free throw. Metcalf missed the second free throw. Bell grabs the rebound.
13:38 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Metcalf grabs the rebound.
13:26 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Yang grabs the long rebound.
13:21 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Bell. Bell shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Perović grabs the rebound.
13:07 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bird turns the ball over out of bounds.
12:55 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Power Forward. USC Aiken substitutes Comstock to Shooting Guard and Fields to Power Forward.
12:55 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to Yang in the paint. Yang passes the ball to Abbott on the perimeter. Abbott shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Rowen grabs the long rebound.
12:26 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Comstock leads the fast break with Bird to the right. Comstock lays it up. The shot goes in! And Comstock is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Comstock missed the first free throw. Daniels grabs the rebound. Northern Illinois 15 - 13.
12:19 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Beasley outside. Beasley passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Yang. Yang shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Fields grabs the rebound.
11:56 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Bird leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf. Metcalf passes the ball to Comstock. Comstock passes the ball to Fields in the paint. Fields shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the rebound.
11:30 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Yang and Beasley. McDowell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Yang grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:26 - Northern Illinois: Yang has the rebound and restarts the offense. Yang passes the ball to McDowell in the paint. McDowell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Yang. Northern Illinois 17 - 13.
11:16 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard, Beasley to Shooting Guard, Turner to Small Forward, Calvert to Power Forward and Abbott to Center. USC Aiken substitutes Riva to Small Forward and Ledbetter to Center.
11:16 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Riva in the paint. Riva shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Riva charged with the foul while taking the shot over Turner.
11:05 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert drives down the lane. Calvert lays it up. The shot misses. Ledbetter grabs the rebound.
10:45 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Fields in the paint. McDowell steals the pass from Fields.
10:35 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Beasley leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Beasley passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the offensive rebound.
10:08 - Northern Illinois: Beasley has the rebound. Beasley shoots from the low post. Foul! Comstock fouls Beasley on the shot. Beasley makes the first free throw. Beasley missed the second free throw. Fields grabs the rebound. Northern Illinois 18 - 13.
10:06 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the rebound.
10:00 - Northern Illinois: Beasley brings up the ball against a zone defense. Beasley shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Fields grabs the rebound.
9:53 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Ledbetter. Ledbetter passes the ball to Fields in the paint. Fields shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 18 - 15.
9:36 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard, McDowell to Shooting Guard, Bell to Power Forward and Daniels to Center. USC Aiken substitutes Rowen to Small Forward and Metcalf to Center.
9:36 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell passes the ball to Yang in the paint. Yang passes the ball to McDowell in the paint. McDowell goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Yang. Northern Illinois 20 - 15.
9:10 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bell steals the pass from Bird.
9:05 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to Yang in the paint. Yang passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Rowen grabs the long rebound.
8:41 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf. Turner steals the pass from Metcalf.
8:29 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Turner to the right. McDowell lays it up. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 22 - 15.
8:23 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Perović to Power Forward.
8:23 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf passes the ball to Rowen. Rowen passes the ball to Comstock. Comstock shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Yang grabs the rebound.
7:57 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell hands off the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to McDowell outside. McDowell hands off the ball to Yang. Yang shoots from well beyond the arc. Air ball! Daniels grabs the offensive rebound.
7:29 - Northern Illinois: Daniels has the rebound. Daniels goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Northern Illinois 24 - 15.
7:27 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Herrick to Shooting Guard.
7:27 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Daniels! Perović tips it in. Northern Illinois 24 - 17.
7:16 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to McDowell in the paint. McDowell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDowell. Northern Illinois 27 - 17.
6:57 - USC Aiken: Herrick brings up the ball against pressure defense. Herrick passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Bird on the perimeter. Bird passes the ball to Rowen. Rowen passes the ball to Perović in the paint. McDowell steals the pass from Perović.
6:29 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 29 - 17.
6:13 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick on the perimeter. Herrick shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Turner grabs the long rebound.
6:04 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell. Bell passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell drives by Perović. Bell lays it up. The shot misses. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
5:37 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Herrick grabs the rebound.
5:26 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Bird leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick in the paint. Foul! Yang commits a foul away from the ball. In the bonus, Bird is shooting one-and-one. Bird makes the first free throw. Bird makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 29 - 19.
5:14 - Game Event: Time out. Yang must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard and Beasley to Shooting Guard.
5:14 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the three point line. Foul! Rowen fouls Turner on the shot. Turner makes the first free throw. Turner missed the second free throw. Turner makes the third free throw. Northern Illinois 31 - 19.
5:04 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Beasley steals the pass from Perović.
4:53 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniels. Northern Illinois 34 - 19.
4:36 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard and McDowell to Shooting Guard.
4:36 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Metcalf. Bell steals the pass from Metcalf.
4:18 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Yang and Turner. McDowell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Perović grabs the long rebound.
4:11 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Herrick hands off the ball to Rowen. Rowen hands off the ball to Bird. Bell steals the pass from Bird.
3:46 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Yang and Turner. McDowell lays it up. Foul! Herrick fouls McDowell on the shot. McDowell missed the first free throw. McDowell missed the second free throw. Metcalf grabs the rebound.
3:42 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird turns the ball over out of bounds.
3:36 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang turns the ball over out of bounds.
3:29 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick. Herrick passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Rowen passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Foul! McDowell commits a foul away from the ball. In the bonus, Herrick is shooting one-and-one. Herrick makes the first free throw. Herrick makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 34 - 21.
3:14 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Perović steals the pass from Yang.
3:10 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick. Herrick passes the ball to Bird. Bird turns the ball over to the other team.
3:00 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Yang attacks with the ball on the fast break. Yang lays it up. Foul! Bird fouls Yang on the shot. Yang makes the first free throw. Yang makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 36 - 21.
2:56 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird turns the ball over out of bounds.
2:52 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Daniels outside. Daniels passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Metcalf grabs the long rebound.
2:32 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Yang steals the pass from Herrick.
2:22 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDowell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Perović grabs the rebound.
1:54 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bird. Northern Illinois 36 - 23.
1:42 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Yang outside. Yang passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDowell. Northern Illinois 38 - 23.
1:13 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bird passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Rowen passes the ball to Perović. Perović passes the ball to Herrick outside. Herrick passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Bird. Bird with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Perović. Northern Illinois 38 - 25.
0:42 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Rowen steals the pass from Daniels.
0:31 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf passes the ball to Bird. Bird shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Perović grabs the offensive rebound.
0:15 - USC Aiken: Perović has the rebound and restarts the offense. Perović passes the ball to Herrick on the perimeter. Herrick passes the ball to Bird outside. The shot clock winding down. Bird shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bell grabs the long rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Northern Illinois 38, USC Aiken 25
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Yang must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard and Beasley to Shooting Guard.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors USC Aiken. They receive the ball...
19:55 - USC Aiken: The ball is inbounded to Perović. Perović passes the ball to Rowen in the paint. Rowen shoots from the low post. Foul! Turner fouls Rowen on the shot. Rowen makes the first free throw. Rowen missed the second free throw. Daniels grabs the rebound. Northern Illinois 38 - 26.
19:48 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 40 - 26.
19:39 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard and Blackwell to Shooting Guard.
19:39 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Foul! Bell commits the foul on Perović.
19:34 - USC Aiken: The ball is inbounded to Bird. Bird passes the ball to Rowen. Yang steals the pass from Rowen.
19:25 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell attacks with the ball on the fast break. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang at the basket. Yang lays it up. Foul! Rowen fouls Yang on the shot. Yang makes the first free throw. Yang makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 42 - 26.
19:18 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bird shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 42 - 29.
19:14 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Bird grabs the long rebound.
19:07 - USC Aiken: Herrick brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Herrick passes the ball to Bird. Bird with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 42 - 31.
18:56 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Center. USC Aiken substitutes Rowen to Point Guard, Riva to Small Forward and Ledbetter to Center.
18:56 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Rowen grabs the rebound.
18:44 - USC Aiken: Rowen brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rowen passes the ball to Ledbetter on the perimeter. Ledbetter shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rowen. Northern Illinois 42 - 34.
18:36 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell turns the ball over out of bounds.
18:18 - USC Aiken: Herrick brings up the ball against pressure defense. Herrick passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Rowen shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 42 - 37.
18:03 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Ledbetter grabs the rebound.
17:49 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Herrick passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 42 - 39.
17:30 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang drives to the basket. Foul! Rowen commits the foul on Yang.
17:20 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Abbott. Ledbetter steals the pass from Abbott.
17:16 - USC Aiken: Rowen brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rowen passes the ball to Herrick on the perimeter. Herrick shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Rowen grabs the offensive rebound.
17:05 - USC Aiken: Rowen has the rebound and restarts the offense. Rowen passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Ledbetter passes the ball to Herrick. Herrick shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Blackwell grabs the rebound.
16:50 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break. Offensive foul! Blackwell commits the foul on the break.
16:43 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Bird to Point Guard and Rowen to Small Forward.
16:43 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick. Herrick passes the ball to Rowen in the paint. Rowen shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 42 - 41.
16:28 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Rowen grabs the rebound.
16:05 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick on the perimeter. Herrick passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Ledbetter passes the ball to Bird on the perimeter. Bird shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
15:45 - 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 Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Turner in the paint. Turner passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots in the paint. Foul! Ledbetter fouls Abbott on the shot. Abbott missed the first free throw. Abbott makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 43 - 41.
15:17 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard and Beasley to Small Forward. USC Aiken substitutes Riva to Small Forward.
15:17 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bird passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Offensive foul! Perović commits the foul.
15:10 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Riva to Point Guard, Comstock to Shooting Guard and Herrick to Small Forward.
15:10 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. Foul! Riva commits the foul on McDowell.
14:57 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard. USC Aiken substitutes Bird to Point Guard, Herrick to Shooting Guard and Riva to Small Forward.
14:57 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Bell. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell passes the ball to Yang. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bell. Northern Illinois 45 - 41.
14:48 - USC Aiken: Herrick brings up the ball against pressure defense. Herrick passes the ball to Riva on the perimeter. Riva shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 45 - 44.
14:48 - Game Event: The home crowds goes crazy as their team has captured the momentum!
14:39 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott on the perimeter. Abbott passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang passes the ball to Beasley in the paint. Beasley passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 48 - 44.
14:09 - USC Aiken: Herrick brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Herrick passes the ball to Bird. Bird turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:04 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell in the paint. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
13:53 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Daniels to Center. USC Aiken substitutes Rowen to Small Forward and Metcalf to Center.
13:53 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf shoots from the low post. Foul! Bell fouls Metcalf on the shot. Metcalf makes the first free throw. Metcalf makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 48 - 46.
13:44 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Metcalf grabs the rebound.
13:33 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick attacks with the ball on the fast break. Herrick passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Rowen shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Herrick. USC Aiken 49 - 48.
13:29 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell. Bell shoots a jumper from the foul line. Offensive foul! Bell charged with the foul while taking the shot over Perović.
13:20 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick on the perimeter. Herrick shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the rebound.
13:11 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blackwell hands off the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. The shot clock winding down. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 51 - 49.
12:38 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Power Forward. USC Aiken substitutes Comstock to Shooting Guard and Fields to Power Forward.
12:38 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Fields on the perimeter. Fields hands off the ball to Bird. Bird passes the ball to Fields outside. Fields passes the ball to Bird in the paint. Bird passes the ball to Comstock in the paint. Comstock shoots from the block. Foul! Blackwell fouls Comstock on the shot. Comstock makes the first free throw. Comstock makes the second free throw. Tied 51 - 51.
12:07 - Game Event: Time out. Blackwell must sit with 4 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Shooting Guard.
12:07 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Beasley in the paint. Beasley shoots from the block. Foul! Rowen fouls Beasley on the shot. Beasley makes the first free throw. Beasley makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 53 - 51.
11:57 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Turner to Small Forward and Bell to Power Forward. Rowen must sit with 4 fouls. USC Aiken substitutes Riva to Small Forward.
11:57 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! USC Aiken 54 - 53.
11:53 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Power Forward.
11:53 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the offensive rebound.
11:43 - Northern Illinois: Daniels has the rebound and restarts the offense. Daniels passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 56 - 54.
11:32 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Riva on the perimeter. Riva shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the rebound.
11:22 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Northern Illinois 58 - 54.
11:05 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward and Abbott to Center. USC Aiken substitutes Ledbetter to Center.
11:05 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 58 - 57.
11:01 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the offensive rebound.
10:50 - Northern Illinois: Abbott has the rebound. Abbott shoots from the low post. Fields rotates over and blocks the shot! Fields grabs the rebound.
10:48 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Comstock leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Comstock passes the ball to Fields. Abbott steals the pass from Fields.
10:31 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Yang and Turner. McDowell lays it up. Foul! Riva fouls McDowell on the shot. McDowell makes the first free throw. McDowell makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 60 - 57.
10:25 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward and Daniels to Center. USC Aiken substitutes Metcalf to Center.
10:25 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf passes the ball to Bird outside. Bird passes the ball to Comstock in the paint. Comstock passes the ball to Riva outside. Riva tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Riva with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 60 - 59.
9:53 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Perović to Power Forward.
9:53 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to McDowell outside. McDowell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Turner. Northern Illinois 62 - 59.
9:33 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Fields to Power Forward.
9:33 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird drives down the lane. Bird passes the ball to Riva on the perimeter. Riva shoots from the three point line. It's blocked by Turner! Turner grabs the rebound.
9:20 - 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 Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Metcalf fouls Daniels on the shot. Daniels makes the first free throw. Daniels missed the second free throw. Metcalf grabs the rebound. Northern Illinois 63 - 59.
8:54 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Northern Illinois is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf passes the ball to Riva. Riva passes the ball to Bird outside. Bird passes the ball to Fields in the paint. Fields passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Riva grabs the offensive rebound.
8:22 - USC Aiken: Riva has the rebound. Riva shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 63 - 61.
8:20 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Rowen to Small Forward and Perović to Power Forward.
8:20 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell turns the ball over out of bounds.
8:03 - USC Aiken: Comstock brings up the ball against pressure defense. Comstock passes the ball to Bird. Bird with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Tied 63 - 63.
7:51 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Herrick to Shooting Guard.
7:51 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDowell passes the ball to Turner. Turner shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Rowen grabs the rebound.
7:41 - USC Aiken: Herrick brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Herrick passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Bird. Bird shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
7:22 - 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 passes the ball to McDowell outside. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 65 - 63.
7:01 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Comstock to Shooting Guard.
7:01 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Tied 65 - 65.
6:48 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Herrick to Shooting Guard.
6:48 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to McDowell in the paint. Bird steals the pass from McDowell.
6:36 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Bird leads the fast break with Rowen and Herrick. Bird passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Rowen shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bird. USC Aiken 68 - 65.
6:30 - 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 goes in! Assisted by Yang. Tied 68 - 68.
6:19 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Comstock to Shooting Guard.
6:19 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Perović. Perović drives down the lane. Perović lays it up. The shot goes in! USC Aiken 70 - 68.
6:03 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the offensive rebound.
5:54 - Northern Illinois: Daniels has the rebound and restarts the offense. Daniels passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Turner with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniels. Tied 70 - 70.
5:38 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard. USC Aiken substitutes Herrick to Shooting Guard.
5:38 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Rowen tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rowen passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! USC Aiken 72 - 70.
5:21 - 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 Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 73 - 72.
4:55 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf passes the ball to Rowen. Rowen passes the ball to Herrick outside. Herrick passes the ball to Rowen outside. Rowen shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Perović grabs the long offensive rebound.
4:28 - USC Aiken: Perović has the rebound and restarts the offense. Perović passes the ball to Bird outside. Bird shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Bell grabs the long rebound.
4:17 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break with Turner and Yang. Blackwell lays it up. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 75 - 72.
4:12 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick on the perimeter. Herrick shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bird grabs the long offensive rebound.
4:05 - USC Aiken: Bird has the rebound and restarts the offense. Turner steals the pass from Bird.
4:00 - 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. Yang drives by Bird. Yang lays it up. Offensive foul! Yang charged with the foul while taking the shot over Bird.
3:40 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Bird shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Blackwell grabs the rebound.
3:34 - 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 outside. Yang shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Perović grabs the rebound.
3:16 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick leads the fast break with Bird to the right. Herrick passes the ball to Bird on the perimeter. Bird shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Herrick. Tied 75 - 75.
3:11 - 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 passes the ball to Turner. Turner passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Offensive foul! Yang commits the foul.
2:43 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick on the perimeter. Herrick drives down the lane. Herrick lays it up. The shot goes in! USC Aiken 77 - 75.
2:26 - 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 Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell drives to the basket. Foul! Perović commits the foul on Bell. In the bonus, Bell is shooting one-and-one. Bell missed the first free throw. Metcalf grabs the rebound.
2:01 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Bird passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Rowen outside. Rowen passes the ball to Metcalf on the perimeter. Metcalf passes the ball to Bird outside. Bird shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Yang grabs the long rebound.
1:34 - 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. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Bird grabs the rebound.
1:17 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick leads the fast break with Bird and Rowen. Herrick lays it up. Foul! Yang fouls Herrick on the shot. Yang fouls out. McDowell replaces Yang at point guard. Herrick makes the first free throw. Herrick makes the second free throw. USC Aiken 79 - 75.
1:13 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. McDowell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bird grabs the rebound.
1:02 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick attacks with the ball on the fast break. Herrick turns the ball over out of bounds.
0:55 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. McDowell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McDowell grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:42 - Northern Illinois: McDowell has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDowell. USC Aiken 79 - 77.
0:32 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Bird passes the ball to Herrick. Foul! Bell commits the intentional foul on Herrick. In the double bonus, Herrick is shooting two free throws. Herrick makes the first free throw. Herrick makes the second free throw. USC Aiken 81 - 77.
0:28 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Blackwell outside. Blackwell passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. And the shot clock expires!
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Northern Illinois 77, USC Aiken 81
Starting Line-Ups
Northern Illinois: PG-Yang (6' 1½"), SG-Blackwell (6' 3½"), SF-Turner (6' 2½"), PF-Bell (6' 4"), C-Daniels (6' 8")
USC Aiken: PG-Bird (6' 1½"), SG-Herrick (6' 2½"), SF-Rowen (6' 3"), PF-Perović (6' 6½"), C-Metcalf (6' 7½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Northern Illinois gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 2 - 0.
19:40 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bird passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Rowen shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Rowen grabs the long offensive rebound.
19:25 - USC Aiken: Rowen has the rebound and restarts the offense. Rowen passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Bird outside. Bird shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! USC Aiken 3 - 2.
19:07 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 4 - 3.
18:58 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Center. USC Aiken substitutes Rowen to Point Guard, Riva to Small Forward and Ledbetter to Center.
18:58 - USC Aiken: Rowen brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rowen tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rowen with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Blackwell fouls Rowen on the shot. Rowen makes the first free throw. Rowen makes the second free throw. USC Aiken 5 - 4.
18:50 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Ledbetter grabs the rebound.
18:36 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Herrick passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Abbott steals the pass from Rowen.
18:23 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell attacks with the ball on the fast break. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Blackwell. Northern Illinois 7 - 5.
18:17 - USC Aiken: Herrick brings up the ball against pressure defense. Herrick passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Foul! Abbott commits the foul on Ledbetter.
18:10 - USC Aiken: The ball is inbounded to Riva. Riva passes the ball to Ledbetter. Ledbetter passes the ball to Perović. Perović passes the ball to Herrick. Herrick passes the ball to Rowen. Rowen tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rowen shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Herrick. Tied 7 - 7.
17:37 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Blackwell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 10 - 7.
17:26 - USC Aiken: Rowen brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rowen passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Blackwell grabs the rebound.
17:16 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blackwell drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Blackwell commits the foul on the drive.
16:59 - Game Event: Time out. Blackwell must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Shooting Guard. USC Aiken substitutes Bird to Point Guard and Rowen to Small Forward.
16:59 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Foul! Turner commits a foul away from the ball.
16:52 - USC Aiken: The ball is inbounded to Herrick. Herrick passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Ledbetter passes the ball to Bird. Bird passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Rowen shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Herrick grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:30 - USC Aiken: Herrick has the rebound and restarts the offense. Herrick passes the ball to Rowen. Turner steals the pass from Rowen.
16:18 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 12 - 7.
16:10 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Rowen to Point Guard and Riva to Small Forward.
16:10 - USC Aiken: Rowen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Rowen passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Riva. Riva shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Perović. Northern Illinois 12 - 9.
15:50 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard, Martin to Shooting Guard and Beasley to Small Forward. USC Aiken substitutes Bird to Point Guard.
15:50 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell drives by Perović. Bell lays it up. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 14 - 9.
15:37 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bird passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Herrick on the perimeter. Herrick shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the rebound.
15:23 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Riva steals the pass from Abbott.
15:13 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick attacks with the ball on the fast break. Herrick passes the ball to Bird on the perimeter. Bird shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the rebound.
15:08 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Martin and Beasley. McDowell passes the ball to Martin on the perimeter. Martin shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Ledbetter grabs the rebound.
15:02 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Ledbetter passes the ball to Bird in the paint. Bird shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Martin grabs the rebound.
14:46 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Martin leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Martin passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:33 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bird passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Ledbetter passes the ball to Herrick in the paint. Herrick passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Herrick outside. Herrick shoots from well beyond the arc. Foul! Martin fouls Herrick on the shot. Herrick makes the first free throw. Herrick missed the second free throw. Herrick makes the third free throw. Northern Illinois 14 - 11.
14:05 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Riva to Point Guard, Comstock to Shooting Guard and Herrick to Small Forward.
14:05 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots in the paint. Foul! Ledbetter fouls Abbott on the shot. Abbott missed the first free throw. Abbott makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 15 - 11.
13:53 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard, McDowell to Shooting Guard and Daniels to Center. USC Aiken substitutes Bird to Point Guard, Herrick to Shooting Guard, Rowen to Small Forward and Metcalf to Center.
13:53 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick. Herrick passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf shoots from the inside. Foul! Daniels fouls Metcalf on the shot. Metcalf missed the first free throw. Metcalf missed the second free throw. Bell grabs the rebound.
13:38 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Metcalf grabs the rebound.
13:26 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Yang grabs the long rebound.
13:21 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Bell. Bell shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Perović grabs the rebound.
13:07 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bird turns the ball over out of bounds.
12:55 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Power Forward. USC Aiken substitutes Comstock to Shooting Guard and Fields to Power Forward.
12:55 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to Yang in the paint. Yang passes the ball to Abbott on the perimeter. Abbott shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Rowen grabs the long rebound.
12:26 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Comstock leads the fast break with Bird to the right. Comstock lays it up. The shot goes in! And Comstock is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Comstock missed the first free throw. Daniels grabs the rebound. Northern Illinois 15 - 13.
12:19 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Beasley outside. Beasley passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Yang. Yang shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Fields grabs the rebound.
11:56 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Bird leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf. Metcalf passes the ball to Comstock. Comstock passes the ball to Fields in the paint. Fields shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the rebound.
11:30 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Yang and Beasley. McDowell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Yang grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:26 - Northern Illinois: Yang has the rebound and restarts the offense. Yang passes the ball to McDowell in the paint. McDowell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Yang. Northern Illinois 17 - 13.
11:16 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard, Beasley to Shooting Guard, Turner to Small Forward, Calvert to Power Forward and Abbott to Center. USC Aiken substitutes Riva to Small Forward and Ledbetter to Center.
11:16 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Riva in the paint. Riva shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Riva charged with the foul while taking the shot over Turner.
11:05 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert drives down the lane. Calvert lays it up. The shot misses. Ledbetter grabs the rebound.
10:45 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Fields in the paint. McDowell steals the pass from Fields.
10:35 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Beasley leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Beasley passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the offensive rebound.
10:08 - Northern Illinois: Beasley has the rebound. Beasley shoots from the low post. Foul! Comstock fouls Beasley on the shot. Beasley makes the first free throw. Beasley missed the second free throw. Fields grabs the rebound. Northern Illinois 18 - 13.
10:06 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the rebound.
10:00 - Northern Illinois: Beasley brings up the ball against a zone defense. Beasley shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Fields grabs the rebound.
9:53 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Ledbetter. Ledbetter passes the ball to Fields in the paint. Fields shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 18 - 15.
9:36 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard, McDowell to Shooting Guard, Bell to Power Forward and Daniels to Center. USC Aiken substitutes Rowen to Small Forward and Metcalf to Center.
9:36 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell passes the ball to Yang in the paint. Yang passes the ball to McDowell in the paint. McDowell goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Yang. Northern Illinois 20 - 15.
9:10 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bell steals the pass from Bird.
9:05 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to Yang in the paint. Yang passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Rowen grabs the long rebound.
8:41 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf. Turner steals the pass from Metcalf.
8:29 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Turner to the right. McDowell lays it up. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 22 - 15.
8:23 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Perović to Power Forward.
8:23 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf passes the ball to Rowen. Rowen passes the ball to Comstock. Comstock shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Yang grabs the rebound.
7:57 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell hands off the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to McDowell outside. McDowell hands off the ball to Yang. Yang shoots from well beyond the arc. Air ball! Daniels grabs the offensive rebound.
7:29 - Northern Illinois: Daniels has the rebound. Daniels goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Northern Illinois 24 - 15.
7:27 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Herrick to Shooting Guard.
7:27 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Daniels! Perović tips it in. Northern Illinois 24 - 17.
7:16 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to McDowell in the paint. McDowell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDowell. Northern Illinois 27 - 17.
6:57 - USC Aiken: Herrick brings up the ball against pressure defense. Herrick passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Bird on the perimeter. Bird passes the ball to Rowen. Rowen passes the ball to Perović in the paint. McDowell steals the pass from Perović.
6:29 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 29 - 17.
6:13 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick on the perimeter. Herrick shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Turner grabs the long rebound.
6:04 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell. Bell passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell drives by Perović. Bell lays it up. The shot misses. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
5:37 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Herrick grabs the rebound.
5:26 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Bird leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick in the paint. Foul! Yang commits a foul away from the ball. In the bonus, Bird is shooting one-and-one. Bird makes the first free throw. Bird makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 29 - 19.
5:14 - Game Event: Time out. Yang must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard and Beasley to Shooting Guard.
5:14 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the three point line. Foul! Rowen fouls Turner on the shot. Turner makes the first free throw. Turner missed the second free throw. Turner makes the third free throw. Northern Illinois 31 - 19.
5:04 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Beasley steals the pass from Perović.
4:53 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniels. Northern Illinois 34 - 19.
4:36 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard and McDowell to Shooting Guard.
4:36 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Metcalf. Bell steals the pass from Metcalf.
4:18 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Yang and Turner. McDowell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Perović grabs the long rebound.
4:11 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Herrick hands off the ball to Rowen. Rowen hands off the ball to Bird. Bell steals the pass from Bird.
3:46 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Yang and Turner. McDowell lays it up. Foul! Herrick fouls McDowell on the shot. McDowell missed the first free throw. McDowell missed the second free throw. Metcalf grabs the rebound.
3:42 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird turns the ball over out of bounds.
3:36 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang turns the ball over out of bounds.
3:29 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick. Herrick passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Rowen passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Foul! McDowell commits a foul away from the ball. In the bonus, Herrick is shooting one-and-one. Herrick makes the first free throw. Herrick makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 34 - 21.
3:14 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Perović steals the pass from Yang.
3:10 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick. Herrick passes the ball to Bird. Bird turns the ball over to the other team.
3:00 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Yang attacks with the ball on the fast break. Yang lays it up. Foul! Bird fouls Yang on the shot. Yang makes the first free throw. Yang makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 36 - 21.
2:56 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird turns the ball over out of bounds.
2:52 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Daniels outside. Daniels passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Metcalf grabs the long rebound.
2:32 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Yang steals the pass from Herrick.
2:22 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDowell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Perović grabs the rebound.
1:54 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bird. Northern Illinois 36 - 23.
1:42 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Yang outside. Yang passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDowell. Northern Illinois 38 - 23.
1:13 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bird passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Rowen passes the ball to Perović. Perović passes the ball to Herrick outside. Herrick passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Bird. Bird with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Perović. Northern Illinois 38 - 25.
0:42 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Rowen steals the pass from Daniels.
0:31 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf passes the ball to Bird. Bird shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Perović grabs the offensive rebound.
0:15 - USC Aiken: Perović has the rebound and restarts the offense. Perović passes the ball to Herrick on the perimeter. Herrick passes the ball to Bird outside. The shot clock winding down. Bird shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bell grabs the long rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Northern Illinois 38, USC Aiken 25
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Yang must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard and Beasley to Shooting Guard.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors USC Aiken. They receive the ball...
19:55 - USC Aiken: The ball is inbounded to Perović. Perović passes the ball to Rowen in the paint. Rowen shoots from the low post. Foul! Turner fouls Rowen on the shot. Rowen makes the first free throw. Rowen missed the second free throw. Daniels grabs the rebound. Northern Illinois 38 - 26.
19:48 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 40 - 26.
19:39 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard and Blackwell to Shooting Guard.
19:39 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Foul! Bell commits the foul on Perović.
19:34 - USC Aiken: The ball is inbounded to Bird. Bird passes the ball to Rowen. Yang steals the pass from Rowen.
19:25 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell attacks with the ball on the fast break. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang at the basket. Yang lays it up. Foul! Rowen fouls Yang on the shot. Yang makes the first free throw. Yang makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 42 - 26.
19:18 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bird shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 42 - 29.
19:14 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Bird grabs the long rebound.
19:07 - USC Aiken: Herrick brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Herrick passes the ball to Bird. Bird with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 42 - 31.
18:56 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Center. USC Aiken substitutes Rowen to Point Guard, Riva to Small Forward and Ledbetter to Center.
18:56 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Rowen grabs the rebound.
18:44 - USC Aiken: Rowen brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rowen passes the ball to Ledbetter on the perimeter. Ledbetter shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rowen. Northern Illinois 42 - 34.
18:36 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell turns the ball over out of bounds.
18:18 - USC Aiken: Herrick brings up the ball against pressure defense. Herrick passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Rowen shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 42 - 37.
18:03 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Ledbetter grabs the rebound.
17:49 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Herrick passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 42 - 39.
17:30 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang drives to the basket. Foul! Rowen commits the foul on Yang.
17:20 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Abbott. Ledbetter steals the pass from Abbott.
17:16 - USC Aiken: Rowen brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rowen passes the ball to Herrick on the perimeter. Herrick shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Rowen grabs the offensive rebound.
17:05 - USC Aiken: Rowen has the rebound and restarts the offense. Rowen passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Ledbetter passes the ball to Herrick. Herrick shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Blackwell grabs the rebound.
16:50 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break. Offensive foul! Blackwell commits the foul on the break.
16:43 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Bird to Point Guard and Rowen to Small Forward.
16:43 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick. Herrick passes the ball to Rowen in the paint. Rowen shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 42 - 41.
16:28 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Rowen grabs the rebound.
16:05 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick on the perimeter. Herrick passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Ledbetter passes the ball to Bird on the perimeter. Bird shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
15:45 - 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 Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Turner in the paint. Turner passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots in the paint. Foul! Ledbetter fouls Abbott on the shot. Abbott missed the first free throw. Abbott makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 43 - 41.
15:17 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard and Beasley to Small Forward. USC Aiken substitutes Riva to Small Forward.
15:17 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bird passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Offensive foul! Perović commits the foul.
15:10 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Riva to Point Guard, Comstock to Shooting Guard and Herrick to Small Forward.
15:10 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. Foul! Riva commits the foul on McDowell.
14:57 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Yang to Point Guard. USC Aiken substitutes Bird to Point Guard, Herrick to Shooting Guard and Riva to Small Forward.
14:57 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Bell. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell passes the ball to Yang. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bell. Northern Illinois 45 - 41.
14:48 - USC Aiken: Herrick brings up the ball against pressure defense. Herrick passes the ball to Riva on the perimeter. Riva shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 45 - 44.
14:48 - Game Event: The home crowds goes crazy as their team has captured the momentum!
14:39 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Abbott on the perimeter. Abbott passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang passes the ball to Beasley in the paint. Beasley passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 48 - 44.
14:09 - USC Aiken: Herrick brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Herrick passes the ball to Bird. Bird turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:04 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell in the paint. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Yang carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
13:53 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Daniels to Center. USC Aiken substitutes Rowen to Small Forward and Metcalf to Center.
13:53 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf shoots from the low post. Foul! Bell fouls Metcalf on the shot. Metcalf makes the first free throw. Metcalf makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 48 - 46.
13:44 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Metcalf grabs the rebound.
13:33 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick attacks with the ball on the fast break. Herrick passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Rowen shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Herrick. USC Aiken 49 - 48.
13:29 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell. Bell shoots a jumper from the foul line. Offensive foul! Bell charged with the foul while taking the shot over Perović.
13:20 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick on the perimeter. Herrick shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the rebound.
13:11 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blackwell hands off the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. The shot clock winding down. Yang shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 51 - 49.
12:38 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Power Forward. USC Aiken substitutes Comstock to Shooting Guard and Fields to Power Forward.
12:38 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Fields on the perimeter. Fields hands off the ball to Bird. Bird passes the ball to Fields outside. Fields passes the ball to Bird in the paint. Bird passes the ball to Comstock in the paint. Comstock shoots from the block. Foul! Blackwell fouls Comstock on the shot. Comstock makes the first free throw. Comstock makes the second free throw. Tied 51 - 51.
12:07 - Game Event: Time out. Blackwell must sit with 4 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Shooting Guard.
12:07 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Beasley in the paint. Beasley shoots from the block. Foul! Rowen fouls Beasley on the shot. Beasley makes the first free throw. Beasley makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 53 - 51.
11:57 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Turner to Small Forward and Bell to Power Forward. Rowen must sit with 4 fouls. USC Aiken substitutes Riva to Small Forward.
11:57 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! USC Aiken 54 - 53.
11:53 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Power Forward.
11:53 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Yang with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the offensive rebound.
11:43 - Northern Illinois: Daniels has the rebound and restarts the offense. Daniels passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 56 - 54.
11:32 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Riva on the perimeter. Riva shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the rebound.
11:22 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Northern Illinois 58 - 54.
11:05 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward and Abbott to Center. USC Aiken substitutes Ledbetter to Center.
11:05 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 58 - 57.
11:01 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the offensive rebound.
10:50 - Northern Illinois: Abbott has the rebound. Abbott shoots from the low post. Fields rotates over and blocks the shot! Fields grabs the rebound.
10:48 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Comstock leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Comstock passes the ball to Fields. Abbott steals the pass from Fields.
10:31 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Yang and Turner. McDowell lays it up. Foul! Riva fouls McDowell on the shot. McDowell makes the first free throw. McDowell makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 60 - 57.
10:25 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward and Daniels to Center. USC Aiken substitutes Metcalf to Center.
10:25 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf passes the ball to Bird outside. Bird passes the ball to Comstock in the paint. Comstock passes the ball to Riva outside. Riva tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Riva with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 60 - 59.
9:53 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Perović to Power Forward.
9:53 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to McDowell outside. McDowell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Turner. Northern Illinois 62 - 59.
9:33 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Fields to Power Forward.
9:33 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird drives down the lane. Bird passes the ball to Riva on the perimeter. Riva shoots from the three point line. It's blocked by Turner! Turner grabs the rebound.
9:20 - 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 Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Yang. Yang passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Metcalf fouls Daniels on the shot. Daniels makes the first free throw. Daniels missed the second free throw. Metcalf grabs the rebound. Northern Illinois 63 - 59.
8:54 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Northern Illinois is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf passes the ball to Riva. Riva passes the ball to Bird outside. Bird passes the ball to Fields in the paint. Fields passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Riva grabs the offensive rebound.
8:22 - USC Aiken: Riva has the rebound. Riva shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 63 - 61.
8:20 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Rowen to Small Forward and Perović to Power Forward.
8:20 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against pressure defense. Yang passes the ball to Bell. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell turns the ball over out of bounds.
8:03 - USC Aiken: Comstock brings up the ball against pressure defense. Comstock passes the ball to Bird. Bird with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Tied 63 - 63.
7:51 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Herrick to Shooting Guard.
7:51 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDowell passes the ball to Turner. Turner shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Rowen grabs the rebound.
7:41 - USC Aiken: Herrick brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Herrick passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Bird. Bird shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
7:22 - 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 passes the ball to McDowell outside. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 65 - 63.
7:01 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Comstock to Shooting Guard.
7:01 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Tied 65 - 65.
6:48 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Herrick to Shooting Guard.
6:48 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Yang passes the ball to McDowell in the paint. Bird steals the pass from McDowell.
6:36 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Bird leads the fast break with Rowen and Herrick. Bird passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Rowen shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bird. USC Aiken 68 - 65.
6:30 - 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 goes in! Assisted by Yang. Tied 68 - 68.
6:19 - Game Event: Time out. USC Aiken substitutes Comstock to Shooting Guard.
6:19 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Perović. Perović drives down the lane. Perović lays it up. The shot goes in! USC Aiken 70 - 68.
6:03 - Northern Illinois: Yang brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Yang passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the offensive rebound.
5:54 - Northern Illinois: Daniels has the rebound and restarts the offense. Daniels passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Turner with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniels. Tied 70 - 70.
5:38 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard. USC Aiken substitutes Herrick to Shooting Guard.
5:38 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Rowen on the perimeter. Rowen tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rowen passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! USC Aiken 72 - 70.
5:21 - 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 Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Turner outside. Turner shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 73 - 72.
4:55 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Metcalf in the paint. Metcalf passes the ball to Rowen. Rowen passes the ball to Herrick outside. Herrick passes the ball to Rowen outside. Rowen shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Perović grabs the long offensive rebound.
4:28 - USC Aiken: Perović has the rebound and restarts the offense. Perović passes the ball to Bird outside. Bird shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Bell grabs the long rebound.
4:17 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break with Turner and Yang. Blackwell lays it up. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 75 - 72.
4:12 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick on the perimeter. Herrick shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bird grabs the long offensive rebound.
4:05 - USC Aiken: Bird has the rebound and restarts the offense. Turner steals the pass from Bird.
4:00 - 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. Yang drives by Bird. Yang lays it up. Offensive foul! Yang charged with the foul while taking the shot over Bird.
3:40 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Bird shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Blackwell grabs the rebound.
3:34 - 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 outside. Yang shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Perović grabs the rebound.
3:16 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick leads the fast break with Bird to the right. Herrick passes the ball to Bird on the perimeter. Bird shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Herrick. Tied 75 - 75.
3:11 - 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 passes the ball to Turner. Turner passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to Yang on the perimeter. Offensive foul! Yang commits the foul.
2:43 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against pressure defense. Bird passes the ball to Herrick on the perimeter. Herrick drives down the lane. Herrick lays it up. The shot goes in! USC Aiken 77 - 75.
2:26 - 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 Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell drives to the basket. Foul! Perović commits the foul on Bell. In the bonus, Bell is shooting one-and-one. Bell missed the first free throw. Metcalf grabs the rebound.
2:01 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Bird passes the ball to Perović in the paint. Perović passes the ball to Rowen outside. Rowen passes the ball to Metcalf on the perimeter. Metcalf passes the ball to Bird outside. Bird shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Yang grabs the long rebound.
1:34 - 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. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Bird grabs the rebound.
1:17 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick leads the fast break with Bird and Rowen. Herrick lays it up. Foul! Yang fouls Herrick on the shot. Yang fouls out. McDowell replaces Yang at point guard. Herrick makes the first free throw. Herrick makes the second free throw. USC Aiken 79 - 75.
1:13 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. McDowell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bird grabs the rebound.
1:02 - USC Aiken: Fast break opportunity! Herrick attacks with the ball on the fast break. Herrick turns the ball over out of bounds.
0:55 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. McDowell passes the ball to Turner on the perimeter. Turner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McDowell grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:42 - Northern Illinois: McDowell has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDowell. USC Aiken 79 - 77.
0:32 - USC Aiken: Bird brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Bird passes the ball to Herrick. Foul! Bell commits the intentional foul on Herrick. In the double bonus, Herrick is shooting two free throws. Herrick makes the first free throw. Herrick makes the second free throw. USC Aiken 81 - 77.
0:28 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Blackwell outside. Blackwell passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. And the shot clock expires!
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Northern Illinois 77, USC Aiken 81
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