Tuesday Scoreboard
Northern Illinois 67, Akron 65
Kent State 94, Central Michigan 85
Buffalo 85, Western Michigan 69
Ball State 88, Bowling Green 88
Toledo 96, Eastern Michigan 63
Ohio 78, Miami 61
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Kent State 94, Central Michigan 85
Buffalo 85, Western Michigan 69
Ball State 88, Bowling Green 88
Toledo 96, Eastern Michigan 63
Ohio 78, Miami 61
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Northern Illinois 67, Akron 65
DEKALB, Ill. – Junior Darius Beane’s pullup jumper with one second left in regulation helped give the Northern Illinois Huskies a 67-65 victory over Akron on Tuesday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center.
Juniors Trendon Hankerson and Justin Lee each scored 15 points. Lee also had a game-high 11 rebounds to record his first career double-double. Beane finished with six points, eight rebounds and a career-high seven assists. The victory was the first collegiate win for NIU interim head coach Lamar Chapman.
Ali Ali scored 15 points to pace the Zips, Bryan Trimble Jr. added 12 points and Jackson finished with 10 for Akron.
Tailing by eight five minutes into the second half, NIU used a 13-4 burst to take a 49-48 lead. Junior Chinedu Kingsley Okanu started the run with a bucket, Hankerson added a pair of triples and Lee scored the last five as the Huskies went in front by one with just under 12 minutes to play. Okanu finished with 10 points and six rebounds.
After Akron scored to go back in front, NIU used an 8-2 run to take a five-point lead, 57-52, with eight minutes remaining. Senior Nathan Scott made the first basket of the run, Lee hit a pair of free throws and junior Adong Makuoi added four points. Scott finished the contest with nine points, six rebounds and a pair of assists.
The two teams then traded baskets heading into the final two minutes as a bucket from Akron cut the Huskie advantage to 63-60.
Lee scored again to give the Huskies a five-point edge, but Akron responded with the next five, including a layup from Loren Cristian Jackson with 11 seconds remaining, to tie the game at 65.
Following a timeout, NIU inbounded on the side with six seconds to play and Beane hit an 18-foot jumper with one second left to give the Huskies a 67-65 lead. NIU stole the Akron inbounds pass as the Huskies claimed the two-point win.
NIU (2-9, 1-5 MAC) shot 57.7 percent (15-of-26) from the field in the second half, including a perfect 5-of-5 from three-point range.
DEKALB, Ill. – Junior Darius Beane’s pullup jumper with one second left in regulation helped give the Northern Illinois Huskies a 67-65 victory over Akron on Tuesday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center.
Juniors Trendon Hankerson and Justin Lee each scored 15 points. Lee also had a game-high 11 rebounds to record his first career double-double. Beane finished with six points, eight rebounds and a career-high seven assists. The victory was the first collegiate win for NIU interim head coach Lamar Chapman.
Ali Ali scored 15 points to pace the Zips, Bryan Trimble Jr. added 12 points and Jackson finished with 10 for Akron.
Tailing by eight five minutes into the second half, NIU used a 13-4 burst to take a 49-48 lead. Junior Chinedu Kingsley Okanu started the run with a bucket, Hankerson added a pair of triples and Lee scored the last five as the Huskies went in front by one with just under 12 minutes to play. Okanu finished with 10 points and six rebounds.
After Akron scored to go back in front, NIU used an 8-2 run to take a five-point lead, 57-52, with eight minutes remaining. Senior Nathan Scott made the first basket of the run, Lee hit a pair of free throws and junior Adong Makuoi added four points. Scott finished the contest with nine points, six rebounds and a pair of assists.
The two teams then traded baskets heading into the final two minutes as a bucket from Akron cut the Huskie advantage to 63-60.
Lee scored again to give the Huskies a five-point edge, but Akron responded with the next five, including a layup from Loren Cristian Jackson with 11 seconds remaining, to tie the game at 65.
Following a timeout, NIU inbounded on the side with six seconds to play and Beane hit an 18-foot jumper with one second left to give the Huskies a 67-65 lead. NIU stole the Akron inbounds pass as the Huskies claimed the two-point win.
NIU (2-9, 1-5 MAC) shot 57.7 percent (15-of-26) from the field in the second half, including a perfect 5-of-5 from three-point range.
Kent State 94, Central Michigan 85
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.- Seniors Danny Pippen and Michael Nuga combined for 46 points on Tuesday afternoon, leading the Flashes to a 94-85 victory over Central Michigan at McGuirk Arena. Five Flashes scored in double figures as Kent State eclipses the 90-point mark for the third time this season.
Pippen posted his second double-double of the season with a game-high 28 points and 11 rebounds. He added four assists and three blocks, while Nuga scored 18 points and grabbed seven boards. Junior Malique Jacobs scored a career-high 14 points and had four assists and three steals. Sophomore Giovanni Santiago scored 11 points and senior Tervell Beck rounded out the double-digit scoring with 10.
The game was close throughout as it featured 11 ties and 10 lead changes. Kent State won it via a late run as it reeled off an 18-9 run in the final 4:52 to claim the road victory.
KSU (5-3, 2-2 MAC) started the game with a 6-0 lead, but the Chippewas quickly answered with a 10-0 run and took a 10-6 lead. Kent State jumped out to a 10-point lead, 48-38, highlighted by three-pointers from Santiago and Pippen.
Down by as many as 10 in the final minute of the half, the Chippewas went on a 7-0 run that brought within three, 48-45, to end the half.
A jumper by the Chippewas gave CMU its first lead of 62-60 since the opening half as the two teams would exchange leads two more times in the second half. With 4:52 remaining, and the score tied at 76, a layup by Beck would put Kent State ahead for good as the Flashes would go on a dominant 10-0 run to seal the 94-85 victory.
For the game,the Flashes outshot the hosts as they hit at a 49-percent clip from the floor (30-of-61) and a 33-percent clip from downtown (7-of-21). They also hit at a 79-percent clip from the charity stripe, going 27-of-34.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.- Seniors Danny Pippen and Michael Nuga combined for 46 points on Tuesday afternoon, leading the Flashes to a 94-85 victory over Central Michigan at McGuirk Arena. Five Flashes scored in double figures as Kent State eclipses the 90-point mark for the third time this season.
Pippen posted his second double-double of the season with a game-high 28 points and 11 rebounds. He added four assists and three blocks, while Nuga scored 18 points and grabbed seven boards. Junior Malique Jacobs scored a career-high 14 points and had four assists and three steals. Sophomore Giovanni Santiago scored 11 points and senior Tervell Beck rounded out the double-digit scoring with 10.
The game was close throughout as it featured 11 ties and 10 lead changes. Kent State won it via a late run as it reeled off an 18-9 run in the final 4:52 to claim the road victory.
KSU (5-3, 2-2 MAC) started the game with a 6-0 lead, but the Chippewas quickly answered with a 10-0 run and took a 10-6 lead. Kent State jumped out to a 10-point lead, 48-38, highlighted by three-pointers from Santiago and Pippen.
Down by as many as 10 in the final minute of the half, the Chippewas went on a 7-0 run that brought within three, 48-45, to end the half.
A jumper by the Chippewas gave CMU its first lead of 62-60 since the opening half as the two teams would exchange leads two more times in the second half. With 4:52 remaining, and the score tied at 76, a layup by Beck would put Kent State ahead for good as the Flashes would go on a dominant 10-0 run to seal the 94-85 victory.
For the game,the Flashes outshot the hosts as they hit at a 49-percent clip from the floor (30-of-61) and a 33-percent clip from downtown (7-of-21). They also hit at a 79-percent clip from the charity stripe, going 27-of-34.
Buffalo 85, Western Michigan 69
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Buffalo Bulls improved to 3-1 in Mid-American Conference play on Tuesday afternoon with an 85-69 win over Western Michigan. With the victory, Buffalo improves to 5-3 (3-1 MAC) on the year. Western falls to 2-8 (1-4 MAC).
On Saturday it was Josh Mballa who put forth the career performance, and on Tuesday afternoon it was junior Jeenathan Williams registered his own career high. The Rochester, NY native finished just shy of his career best with 25 points but notched a new career high in rebounds with 14.
In the opening half, the Bulls got out to a seven point lead with 8:22 left as a three from senior Jayvon Graves put Buffalo ahead, 22-15. The Broncos fought back and gained a two-point advantage, but a 6-0 run for the Bulls over the final 2:38 gave UB a 38-32 lead into the break.
The Bulls had a red-hot start to the second half, opening on an 18-4 run over the first five minutes of action. A pair of three pointers from sophomore Ronaldo Segu and one from Graves put UB ahead 56-36.
The Broncos cut Buffalo's lead in half over the next 10 minutes, but Western Michigan never pulled within single digits. UB responded with the next six points, capped off on a thunderous fast-break dunk from Graves. That put the Bulls back ahead 83-67 with 2:30 left and UB would go on to win by 16.
Williams led all scorers with 25 points and 14 rebounds, while adding three assists. Mballa, the reigning MAC Player of the Week, finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, while Graves and Segu also each added 14 points. Graves also finished with seven rebounds.
Western Michigan put two players in double figures, with both coming off the bench. Patrick Emilien tallied 18 points, while B Artis White contributed 12.
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Buffalo Bulls improved to 3-1 in Mid-American Conference play on Tuesday afternoon with an 85-69 win over Western Michigan. With the victory, Buffalo improves to 5-3 (3-1 MAC) on the year. Western falls to 2-8 (1-4 MAC).
On Saturday it was Josh Mballa who put forth the career performance, and on Tuesday afternoon it was junior Jeenathan Williams registered his own career high. The Rochester, NY native finished just shy of his career best with 25 points but notched a new career high in rebounds with 14.
In the opening half, the Bulls got out to a seven point lead with 8:22 left as a three from senior Jayvon Graves put Buffalo ahead, 22-15. The Broncos fought back and gained a two-point advantage, but a 6-0 run for the Bulls over the final 2:38 gave UB a 38-32 lead into the break.
The Bulls had a red-hot start to the second half, opening on an 18-4 run over the first five minutes of action. A pair of three pointers from sophomore Ronaldo Segu and one from Graves put UB ahead 56-36.
The Broncos cut Buffalo's lead in half over the next 10 minutes, but Western Michigan never pulled within single digits. UB responded with the next six points, capped off on a thunderous fast-break dunk from Graves. That put the Bulls back ahead 83-67 with 2:30 left and UB would go on to win by 16.
Williams led all scorers with 25 points and 14 rebounds, while adding three assists. Mballa, the reigning MAC Player of the Week, finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, while Graves and Segu also each added 14 points. Graves also finished with seven rebounds.
Western Michigan put two players in double figures, with both coming off the bench. Patrick Emilien tallied 18 points, while B Artis White contributed 12.
Ball State 88, Bowling Green 64
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Six players scored in double figures and Ball State turned in its most complete performance of the season in an 88-64 rout at Bowling Green.
Ishmael El-Amin scored 20 points and made five 3-pointers to lead the best road scoring outing for the Cardinals in three years. Brachen Hazen and K.J. Walton each scored 14 points and Luke Bumbalough and Teemu Suokas added 11. Walton also paced the team with nine rebounds and led the defensive effort on Bowling Green's All-MAC star Justin Turner, who was held below his scoring average. The Cardinals' sixth double-figure scorer was Kani Acree with a season-high 10 points.
TURNING POINT: BSU shot 52 percent in the first half to claim a 43-36 halftime advantage and then routed the league's first-place team the rest of the night. A trey by El-Amin put the Cardinals up 51-38 early in the second half and later a lay-up by Miryne Thomas extended the lead to 58-40. Bowling Green could not get closer than 12 the rest of the way as Ball State won the second half 45-28.
"I'm just really pleased with our team," head coach James Whitford said. "Was really happy with the way our guys have been really working hard and we had good practices before Buffalo and good practices before Bowling Green. We knew some better days were coming and I was really, really happy for them that were able to put together this win."
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Six players scored in double figures and Ball State turned in its most complete performance of the season in an 88-64 rout at Bowling Green.
Ishmael El-Amin scored 20 points and made five 3-pointers to lead the best road scoring outing for the Cardinals in three years. Brachen Hazen and K.J. Walton each scored 14 points and Luke Bumbalough and Teemu Suokas added 11. Walton also paced the team with nine rebounds and led the defensive effort on Bowling Green's All-MAC star Justin Turner, who was held below his scoring average. The Cardinals' sixth double-figure scorer was Kani Acree with a season-high 10 points.
TURNING POINT: BSU shot 52 percent in the first half to claim a 43-36 halftime advantage and then routed the league's first-place team the rest of the night. A trey by El-Amin put the Cardinals up 51-38 early in the second half and later a lay-up by Miryne Thomas extended the lead to 58-40. Bowling Green could not get closer than 12 the rest of the way as Ball State won the second half 45-28.
"I'm just really pleased with our team," head coach James Whitford said. "Was really happy with the way our guys have been really working hard and we had good practices before Buffalo and good practices before Bowling Green. We knew some better days were coming and I was really, really happy for them that were able to put together this win."
Toledo 96, Eastern Michigan 63
TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo tied a school record Tuesday night with 17 three-point field goals in a 96-63 triumph over Eastern Michigan in Savage Arena. The victory extended the Rockets' winning streak to eight games and gave them an 11-3 overall record and a 6-0 Mid-American Conference mark. EMUfell to 3-4 (1-3 MAC).
"When you make 17 threes, it makes your zone offense much easier to run," Toledo Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk said. "It was a good performance overall from start to finish for us. I have a lot of respect for Eastern Michigan head coach Rob Murphy and they play it (zone) better than anybody. We have a confident group that is led by two senior guards in Marreon Jackson and Spencer Littleson, whose leadership rubs off on everybody."
Sophomore Keshaun Saunders paced a balanced Toledo attack with a career-high 20 points. He knocked down 5-of-6 three-point attempts, grabbed five rebounds and dished out four assists.
Seniors Spencer Littleson and Marreon Jackson each buried five triples as well and finished with 19 and 17 points, respectively. Also scoring in double digits were freshman Ryan Rollins (14 pts.) and junior Setric Millner Jr. (10 pts.).
Junior Bryce McBride paced Eastern Michigan (3-4, 1-3 MAC) with 12 points. Ty Groce was alsoindouble figures with 10 markers.
Toledo dominated the glass, outrebounding the Eagles, 43-27, for a season-best plus-16 rebounding margin. Millner led the Rockets' rebounding efforts with seven boards, while redshirt freshman Mattia Acunzo, Littleson and Rollins grabbing six rebounds apiece.
The Rockets shot 55.1 percent for the field and a scorching 53.1 percent (17-of-32) from three-point range. Toledo also dished out a season-high 26 assists as seven different Rockets collected three or more helpers.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Eastern Michigan jumped out to an early 12-9 lead before back-to-back treys from Marreon Jackson and Keshaun Saunders put the Rockets up 15-12 at the 13:31 mark.
Spencer Littleson's back-to-back treys snapped a 26-26 deadlock and ignited a 14-2 spurt for a 40-28 cushion 2:27 before halftime. Jackson hit the Rockets' 11th three-pointer 19 seconds before halftime to give Toledo a 45-34 advantage at the break.
Eastern Michigan closed its deficit to eight points four times in the first three minutes after intermission, but Toledo put the game away with a 17-2 spurt for a 68-45 lead with 13:24 to play. The Rockets' lead didn't dip below 20 points the remainder of the evening.
TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo tied a school record Tuesday night with 17 three-point field goals in a 96-63 triumph over Eastern Michigan in Savage Arena. The victory extended the Rockets' winning streak to eight games and gave them an 11-3 overall record and a 6-0 Mid-American Conference mark. EMUfell to 3-4 (1-3 MAC).
"When you make 17 threes, it makes your zone offense much easier to run," Toledo Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk said. "It was a good performance overall from start to finish for us. I have a lot of respect for Eastern Michigan head coach Rob Murphy and they play it (zone) better than anybody. We have a confident group that is led by two senior guards in Marreon Jackson and Spencer Littleson, whose leadership rubs off on everybody."
Sophomore Keshaun Saunders paced a balanced Toledo attack with a career-high 20 points. He knocked down 5-of-6 three-point attempts, grabbed five rebounds and dished out four assists.
Seniors Spencer Littleson and Marreon Jackson each buried five triples as well and finished with 19 and 17 points, respectively. Also scoring in double digits were freshman Ryan Rollins (14 pts.) and junior Setric Millner Jr. (10 pts.).
Junior Bryce McBride paced Eastern Michigan (3-4, 1-3 MAC) with 12 points. Ty Groce was alsoindouble figures with 10 markers.
Toledo dominated the glass, outrebounding the Eagles, 43-27, for a season-best plus-16 rebounding margin. Millner led the Rockets' rebounding efforts with seven boards, while redshirt freshman Mattia Acunzo, Littleson and Rollins grabbing six rebounds apiece.
The Rockets shot 55.1 percent for the field and a scorching 53.1 percent (17-of-32) from three-point range. Toledo also dished out a season-high 26 assists as seven different Rockets collected three or more helpers.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Eastern Michigan jumped out to an early 12-9 lead before back-to-back treys from Marreon Jackson and Keshaun Saunders put the Rockets up 15-12 at the 13:31 mark.
Spencer Littleson's back-to-back treys snapped a 26-26 deadlock and ignited a 14-2 spurt for a 40-28 cushion 2:27 before halftime. Jackson hit the Rockets' 11th three-pointer 19 seconds before halftime to give Toledo a 45-34 advantage at the break.
Eastern Michigan closed its deficit to eight points four times in the first three minutes after intermission, but Toledo put the game away with a 17-2 spurt for a 68-45 lead with 13:24 to play. The Rockets' lead didn't dip below 20 points the remainder of the evening.
Ohio 78, Miami 61
By MIKE SMITH
ATHENS, OH -- Every Ohio starter shot over 50 percent from the field Tuesday as the Bobcats cruised by Miami 78-61 at the Convocation Center.
It was the third win in four games for OU, which bounced back from a loss at Toledo Saturday. Miami (4-4, 1-2 MAC) lost for the third time over its last four outings.
Ohio had too much fire power for Miami, connecting on 57.4 percent of its shots from the field overall and 47.8 percent from beyond the arc. While OU had just five free throws, it converted all of those opportunities.
Ben Roderick led the 'Cats, sinking 5-of-10 treys on the way to a game-high 20 points. Ben Vander Plas scored 15 points, followed by Jason Preston (10). Dwight Wilson II and Lunden McDay combined for 17 points while hitting 7-of-11 shots.
Miami put three players in double figures, led by DeLonte Brown's 16 points. Mekhi Lairy netted 15 and Dae Dae Grant added 12 points.
Connecting on 23-of-57 (40.4%) from the field overall, the RedHawks eight less field goals and three less 3-point goals than the hosts. Miami also commited eight first half turnovers to help set up Ohio jump out to an early lead.
A 9-0 run left the Bobcats in front 12-3 before MU fought back seven unanswered points.
The rivals stayed close and Miami trailed by three (32-29) after Grant's triple at 2:09. However, OU closed the stanza with six straight points.
After two Brown free throws to start the second half, Roderick hit back-to-back treys, kicking off a 10-0 Bobcat run that gave the hosts a 48-31 advantage with 17:20 remaining. Ohio maintained a comfortable cushion after that and posted its largest lead of 21 points (76-55) after and old-fashioned three by Vander Plas at 1:59.
"The defensive effort was there, the communication was there, the gaps were there," said Ohio second-year head coach Jeff Boals. "That's what we got to continue to do. I told our guys we were dead last in the MAC in defense. In order to win a championship, you got to defend and rebound and execute the half court. I thought we did all three very well tonight."
By MIKE SMITH
ATHENS, OH -- Every Ohio starter shot over 50 percent from the field Tuesday as the Bobcats cruised by Miami 78-61 at the Convocation Center.
It was the third win in four games for OU, which bounced back from a loss at Toledo Saturday. Miami (4-4, 1-2 MAC) lost for the third time over its last four outings.
Ohio had too much fire power for Miami, connecting on 57.4 percent of its shots from the field overall and 47.8 percent from beyond the arc. While OU had just five free throws, it converted all of those opportunities.
Ben Roderick led the 'Cats, sinking 5-of-10 treys on the way to a game-high 20 points. Ben Vander Plas scored 15 points, followed by Jason Preston (10). Dwight Wilson II and Lunden McDay combined for 17 points while hitting 7-of-11 shots.
Miami put three players in double figures, led by DeLonte Brown's 16 points. Mekhi Lairy netted 15 and Dae Dae Grant added 12 points.
Connecting on 23-of-57 (40.4%) from the field overall, the RedHawks eight less field goals and three less 3-point goals than the hosts. Miami also commited eight first half turnovers to help set up Ohio jump out to an early lead.
A 9-0 run left the Bobcats in front 12-3 before MU fought back seven unanswered points.
The rivals stayed close and Miami trailed by three (32-29) after Grant's triple at 2:09. However, OU closed the stanza with six straight points.
After two Brown free throws to start the second half, Roderick hit back-to-back treys, kicking off a 10-0 Bobcat run that gave the hosts a 48-31 advantage with 17:20 remaining. Ohio maintained a comfortable cushion after that and posted its largest lead of 21 points (76-55) after and old-fashioned three by Vander Plas at 1:59.
"The defensive effort was there, the communication was there, the gaps were there," said Ohio second-year head coach Jeff Boals. "That's what we got to continue to do. I told our guys we were dead last in the MAC in defense. In order to win a championship, you got to defend and rebound and execute the half court. I thought we did all three very well tonight."
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