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Phyfe scores 21 to lift N. Iowa over Illinois St. 65-60
ST. LOUIS (AP) Austin Phyfe matched his season high with 21 points as Northern Iowa narrowly defeated Illinois State 65-60 in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tourney on Thursday night.
Tenth-seeded Illinois State face No. 2 seed Drake in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Tywhon Pickford had 11 points and nine rebounds for Northern Iowa (10-15). Nate Heise added six rebounds. James Betz had three blocks.
Trae Berhow, whose 13 points per game entering the contest was second on the Panthers, shot only 20 percent for the game (2 of 10).
Dusan Mahorcic had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Redbirds (7-18). He also committed seven turnovers. Antonio Reeves added 10 points. DJ Horne had 10 points and seven rebounds.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |
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Dusan Mahorcic vs. Austin Phyfe (Howard Fleming Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 19:33 |
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+2 | Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup (Antonio Reeves assists) | 2-0 |
| 19:08 |
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Nate Heise misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:06 |
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Emon Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 18:50 |
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DJ Horne misses two point layup | ||
| 18:48 |
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Dusan Mahorcic offensive rebound | ||
| 18:44 |
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Dusan Mahorcic turnover (lost ball) (Trae Berhow steals) | ||
| 18:29 |
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+2 | Austin Phyfe makes two point layup (Tywhon Pickford assists) | 2-2 |
| 18:11 |
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+2 | Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup | 4-2 |
| 17:48 |
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Bowen Born misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:46 |
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Howard Fleming Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 17:32 |
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Emon Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:30 |
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Austin Phyfe defensive rebound | ||
| 17:17 |
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+2 | Tywhon Pickford makes two point layup | 4-4 |
| 16:59 |
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Dusan Mahorcic turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 16:38 |
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Emon Washington blocks Bowen Born's two point jump shot | ||
| 16:36 |
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DJ Horne defensive rebound | ||
| 16:30 |
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+2 | Emon Washington makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists) | 6-4 |
| 16:18 |
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Trae Berhow misses two point dunk | ||
| 16:16 |
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Howard Fleming Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 16:07 |
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Howard Fleming Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 15:51 |
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+2 | Austin Phyfe makes two point jump shot (Nate Heise assists) | 6-6 |
| 15:30 |
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+2 | Josiah Strong makes two point jump shot | 8-6 |
| 15:03 |
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+2 | Austin Phyfe makes two point layup (Trae Berhow assists) | 8-8 |
| 14:43 |
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+3 | Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot (Josiah Strong assists) | 11-8 |
| 14:19 |
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Trae Berhow misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:17 |
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Josiah Strong defensive rebound | ||
| 14:08 |
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Josiah Strong misses two point dunk | ||
| 14:06 |
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Austin Phyfe defensive rebound | ||
| 14:06 |
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Abdou Ndiaye personal foul (Austin Phyfe draws the foul) | ||
| 14:06 |
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TV timeout | ||
| 13:46 |
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Antonio Reeves shooting foul (Trae Berhow draws the foul) | ||
| 13:46 |
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+1 | Trae Berhow makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-9 |
| 13:46 |
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+1 | Trae Berhow makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-10 |
| 13:35 |
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+2 | Antonio Reeves makes two point jump shot | 13-10 |
| 13:10 |
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+2 | Nate Heise makes two point layup (Trae Berhow assists) | 13-12 |
| 12:56 |
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Dedric Boyd misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:54 |
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James Betz defensive rebound | ||
| 12:47 |
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Noah Carter turnover (bad pass) (Antonio Reeves steals) | ||
| 12:32 |
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Josiah Strong misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:30 |
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Tywhon Pickford defensive rebound | ||
| 12:16 |
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+2 | Noah Carter makes two point dunk (James Betz assists) | 13-14 |
| 11:55 |
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Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:53 |
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Tywhon Pickford defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 |
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Noah Carter misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:28 |
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Josiah Strong defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 |
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+2 | Abdou Ndiaye makes two point dunk (Antonio Reeves assists) | 15-14 |
| 10:54 |
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Trae Berhow misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:52 |
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Dedric Boyd defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 |
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+3 | Dedric Boyd makes three point jump shot | 18-14 |
| 10:42 |
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Panthers 30 second timeout | ||
| 10:42 |
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TV timeout | ||
| 10:17 |
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Trae Berhow misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:15 |
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Tytan Anderson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 |
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Trae Berhow misses two point layup | ||
| 10:08 |
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Redbirds defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 |
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Dusan Mahorcic turnover (lost ball) (Trae Berhow steals) | ||
| 9:43 |
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Nate Heise misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:41 |
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DJ Horne defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 |
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+3 | DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Josiah Strong assists) | 21-14 |
| 9:02 |
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+2 | Austin Phyfe makes two point layup | 21-16 |
| 8:38 |
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+2 | Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists) | 23-16 |
| 8:19 |
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+2 | Austin Phyfe makes two point layup (Bowen Born assists) | 23-18 |
| 8:06 |
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Nate Heise personal foul (DJ Horne draws the foul) | ||
| 7:59 |
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DJ Horne turnover (lost ball) (Austin Phyfe steals) | ||
| 7:51 |
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Austin Phyfe turnover (lost ball) (DJ Horne steals) | ||
| 7:43 |
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DJ Horne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:41 |
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Tywhon Pickford defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 |
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Harouna Sissoko personal foul (Austin Phyfe draws the foul) | ||
| 7:32 |
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TV timeout | ||
| 7:32 |
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+1 | Austin Phyfe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-19 |
| 7:32 |
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+1 | Austin Phyfe makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-20 |
| 7:15 |
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Tywhon Pickford personal foul (Antonio Reeves draws the foul) | ||
| 7:10 |
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DJ Horne misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:08 |
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Tywhon Pickford defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 |
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Emon Washington shooting foul (Bowen Born draws the foul) | ||
| 6:47 |
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+1 | Bowen Born makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-21 |
| 6:47 |
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Bowen Born misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:47 |
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Howard Fleming Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 |
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Austin Phyfe personal foul (Howard Fleming Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:26 |
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Howard Fleming Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Noah Carter steals) | ||
| 6:05 |
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Dusan Mahorcic personal foul (James Betz draws the foul) | ||
| 6:04 |
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Noah Carter misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:02 |
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DJ Horne defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 |
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James Betz blocks Dusan Mahorcic's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:39 |
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Howard Fleming Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 |
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Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:25 |
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Trae Berhow defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 |
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James Betz misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:08 |
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Emon Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 |
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Dusan Mahorcic turnover (lost ball) (Nate Heise steals) | ||
| 4:48 |
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+2 | James Betz makes two point layup (Nate Heise assists) | 23-23 |
| 4:48 |
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Antonio Reeves shooting foul (James Betz draws the foul) | ||
| 4:48 |
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James Betz misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:48 |
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Howard Fleming Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 |
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Noah Carter personal foul | ||
| 4:35 |
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+2 | Abdou Ndiaye makes two point dunk (Howard Fleming Jr. assists) | 25-23 |
| 4:20 |
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Trae Berhow misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:18 |
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Howard Fleming Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 |
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+2 | Josiah Strong makes two point jump shot | 27-23 |
| 3:52 |
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James Betz turnover (lost ball) (Abdou Ndiaye steals) | ||
| 3:41 |
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James Betz blocks Emon Washington's two point layup | ||
| 3:39 |
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Bowen Born defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 |
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Tywhon Pickford turnover (lost ball) (Emon Washington steals) | ||
| 3:11 |
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Dedric Boyd misses two point layup | ||
| 3:09 |
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Howard Fleming Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 |
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Howard Fleming Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:57 |
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Bowen Born defensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 |
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+2 | James Betz makes two point jump shot | 27-25 |
| 2:43 |
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Emon Washington turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 2:43 |
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TV timeout | ||
| 2:33 |
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Bowen Born misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:31 |
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Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:06 |
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DJ Horne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:04 |
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Austin Phyfe defensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 |
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+2 | Bowen Born makes two point jump shot | 27-27 |
| 1:36 |
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Dusan Mahorcic turnover (lost ball) (Tywhon Pickford steals) | ||
| 1:25 |
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Howard Fleming Jr. personal foul (Austin Phyfe draws the foul) | ||
| 1:25 |
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+1 | Austin Phyfe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-28 |
| 1:25 |
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Austin Phyfe misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:25 |
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DJ Horne defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 |
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+2 | Josiah Strong makes two point jump shot | 29-28 |
| 0:45 |
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+2 | Noah Carter makes two point jump shot | 29-30 |
| 0:27 |
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Josiah Strong turnover (bad pass) (Noah Carter steals) | ||
| 0:04 |
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Bowen Born misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 |
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Redbirds defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 |
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Redbirds 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:02 |
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Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 |
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Panthers defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 |
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End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 0:00 |
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| 19:53 |
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Trae Berhow turnover (lost ball) (DJ Horne steals) | ||
| 19:38 |
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Dusan Mahorcic misses two point layup | ||
| 19:36 |
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Nate Heise defensive rebound | ||
| 19:20 |
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Tywhon Pickford misses two point layup | ||
| 19:18 |
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Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound | ||
| 19:00 |
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Dusan Mahorcic turnover (lost ball) (Tywhon Pickford steals) | ||
| 18:45 |
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+2 | Tywhon Pickford makes two point layup (Nate Heise assists) | 29-32 |
| 18:23 |
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+2 | Antonio Reeves makes two point jump shot (Howard Fleming Jr. assists) | 31-32 |
| 18:04 |
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Howard Fleming Jr. personal foul (Tywhon Pickford draws the foul) | ||
| 18:04 |
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Tywhon Pickford misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 18:04 |
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+1 | Tywhon Pickford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-33 |
| 17:52 |
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+2 | DJ Horne makes two point jump shot | 33-33 |
| 17:31 |
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Austin Phyfe misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:29 |
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Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound | ||
| 17:20 |
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+2 | Dusan Mahorcic makes two point dunk (DJ Horne assists) | 35-33 |
| 17:04 |
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Bowen Born misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:02 |
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DJ Horne defensive rebound | ||
| 16:54 |
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+2 | Howard Fleming Jr. makes two point layup | 37-33 |
| 16:31 |
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Austin Phyfe misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:29 |
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Austin Phyfe offensive rebound | ||
| 16:25 |
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Bowen Born turnover (double dribble) | ||
| 16:09 |
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Howard Fleming Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:07 |
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Trae Berhow defensive rebound | ||
| 15:47 |
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Austin Phyfe misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:45 |
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Austin Phyfe offensive rebound | ||
| 15:42 |
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+2 | Austin Phyfe makes two point layup | 37-35 |
| 15:37 |
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Emon Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:35 |
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Trae Berhow defensive rebound | ||
| 15:19 |
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Austin Phyfe turnover (lost ball) (Dusan Mahorcic steals) | ||
| 15:10 |
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Josiah Strong misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:08 |
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Nate Heise defensive rebound | ||
| 15:08 |
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TV timeout | ||
| 14:55 |
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Noah Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:53 |
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Emon Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 14:47 |
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Antonio Reeves turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 14:34 |
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+2 | Tywhon Pickford makes two point layup (Noah Carter assists) | 37-37 |
| 14:21 |
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Noah Carter personal foul (DJ Horne draws the foul) | ||
| 14:21 |
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+1 | DJ Horne makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-37 |
| 14:21 |
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+1 | DJ Horne makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-37 |
| 14:10 |
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Emon Washington personal foul (Bowen Born draws the foul) | ||
| 14:06 |
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James Betz misses two point layup | ||
| 14:04 |
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James Betz offensive rebound | ||
| 14:00 |
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Abdou Ndiaye blocks James Betz's two point jump shot | ||
| 13:58 |
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Panthers offensive rebound | ||
| 13:51 |
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Trae Berhow misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:49 |
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Noah Carter offensive rebound | ||
| 13:34 |
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Bowen Born misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:32 |
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Antonio Reeves defensive rebound | ||
| 13:26 |
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Antonio Reeves turnover (bad pass) (Trae Berhow steals) | ||
| 13:08 |
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+2 | Tywhon Pickford makes two point layup (James Betz assists) | 39-39 |
| 12:43 |
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+3 | Abdou Ndiaye makes three point jump shot (Dedric Boyd assists) | 42-39 |
| 12:28 |
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Noah Carter turnover (bad pass) (DJ Horne steals) | ||
| 12:23 |
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Trae Berhow flagrant 1 (Abdou Ndiaye draws the foul) | ||
| 12:23 |
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TV timeout | ||
| 12:23 |
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Dedric Boyd misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 12:23 |
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+1 | Dedric Boyd makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 43-39 |
| 12:11 |
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Abdou Ndiaye misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:09 |
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Tywhon Pickford defensive rebound | ||
| 12:09 |
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TV timeout | ||
| 11:42 |
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Bowen Born misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:40 |
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Bowen Born offensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 |
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Bowen Born misses two point layup | ||
| 11:32 |
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Tywhon Pickford offensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 |
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+2 | Austin Phyfe makes two point layup (Tywhon Pickford assists) | 43-41 |
| 11:10 |
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Harouna Sissoko misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:08 |
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Austin Phyfe defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 |
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+3 | Noah Carter makes three point jump shot (Tywhon Pickford assists) | 43-44 |
| 10:46 |
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Redbirds 30 second timeout | ||
| 10:46 |
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TV timeout | ||
| 10:34 |
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Emon Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:32 |
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Nate Heise defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 |
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Austin Phyfe flagrant 1 (Dusan Mahorcic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:16 |
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Austin Phyfe turnover | ||
| 10:16 |
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Official timeout | ||
| 10:16 |
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Dusan Mahorcic misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:16 |
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+1 | Dusan Mahorcic makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 44-44 |
| 10:10 |
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DJ Horne turnover (lost ball) (Tywhon Pickford steals) | ||
| 10:00 |
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+2 | Noah Carter makes two point dunk (Tywhon Pickford assists) | 44-46 |
| 9:33 |
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+2 | Antonio Reeves makes two point layup (Emon Washington assists) | 46-46 |
| 9:33 |
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Bowen Born personal foul (Antonio Reeves draws the foul) | ||
| 9:33 |
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+1 | Antonio Reeves makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 47-46 |
| 9:21 |
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Nate Heise misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:19 |
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Austin Phyfe offensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 |
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Austin Phyfe turnover (lost ball) (Howard Fleming Jr. steals) | ||
| 8:54 |
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+2 | Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists) | 49-46 |
| 8:54 |
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