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Heady's 16 help Central Michigan knock off Northern Illinois 71-66

AP
Jan 18, 2025

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) Jakobi Heady's 16 points helped Central Michigan defeat Northern Illinois 71-66 on Saturday.

Heady also added nine rebounds for the Chippewas (8-9, 2-3 Mid-American Conference). Cayden Vasko scored 15 points and added five assists. Anthony Pritchard shot 5 of 14 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points, while adding six rebounds, nine assists, and three steals.

Quaran McPherson led the way for the Huskies (4-13, 0-5) with 22 points. Quentin Jones added 12 points and four assists for Northern Illinois. Kailon Nicholls also put up 11 points and three steals.

Vasko scored nine points in the first half for Central Michigan, who led 35-29 at halftime. Heady led Central Michigan with 10 points in the second half as their team was outscored by one point over the final half but hung on for the victory.

These two teams both play Tuesday. Central Michigan hosts Ball State and Northern Illinois visits Western Michigan.

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1st Half
CMU
Chippewas
35
NIU
Huskies
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ugnius Jarusevicius vs. Ethan Butler (Chippewas gains possession)
19:36	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point jump shot (Cayden Vasko assists)	2-0
19:26		Kailon Nicholls turnover (bad pass) (Jakobi Heady steals)
19:20	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point dunk	4-0
18:55	+3	Ethan Butler makes three point jump shot (Kailon Nicholls assists)	4-3
18:24		Ugnius Jarusevicius misses two point layup
18:22		Ethan Butler defensive rebound
18:08	+3	Quentin Jones makes three point jump shot (Ethan Butler assists)	4-6
17:40		Ugnius Jarusevicius misses two point layup
17:38		Anthony Pritchard offensive rebound
17:30	+3	Anthony Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Cayden Vasko assists)	7-6
17:12		Tsvet Sotirov misses three point jump shot
17:10		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
17:01	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point jump shot	9-6
16:49		Kailon Nicholls misses two point jump shot
16:47		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
16:40		Jakobi Heady turnover (lost ball) (Kailon Nicholls steals)
16:31		Quentin Jones misses two point layup
16:29		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
16:25		Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot
16:23		Anthony Pritchard offensive rebound
16:22		Anthony Pritchard turnover (out of bounds)
15:54		James Dent Jr. turnover (bad pass)
15:54		TV timeout
15:27		Cayden Vasko turnover (out of bounds)
15:12	+3	Quentin Jones makes three point jump shot (James Dent Jr. assists)	9-9
14:47		Anthony Pritchard turnover (traveling)
14:31	+2	Quentin Jones makes two point layup	9-11
14:02		Jakobi Heady misses two point jump shot
14:00		Ethan Butler defensive rebound
13:46	+3	Quaran McPherson makes three point jump shot (Ethan Butler assists)	9-14
13:23		Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup
13:21		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
13:13		James Dent Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:11		Ugnius Jarusevicius defensive rebound
12:56		Damarion Bonds misses three point jump shot
12:54		Ethan Butler defensive rebound
12:37		Ethan Butler turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Pritchard steals)
12:29	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point layup	11-14
12:17		Tsvet Sotirov misses three point jump shot
12:15		Chippewas defensive rebound
11:57		Shaedon Simpson misses three point jump shot
11:55		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
11:48	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot	11-17
11:48		Shaedon Simpson shooting foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
11:48		TV timeout
11:48	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-18
11:25		Kyler VanderJagt misses two point jump shot
11:23		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
11:06	+3	Quaran McPherson makes three point jump shot (Quentin Jones assists)	11-21
10:47		Cayden Vasko misses two point layup
10:45		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
10:25	+3	Quaran McPherson makes three point jump shot (Tsvet Sotirov assists)	11-24
10:22		Chippewas 30 second timeout
10:07		Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup
10:05		Anthony Pritchard offensive rebound
10:01	+3	Kyler VanderJagt makes three point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists)	14-24
9:36		Tsvet Sotirov misses three point jump shot
9:34		Chippewas defensive rebound
9:23		Kyler VanderJagt misses three point jump shot
9:21		Ugnius Jarusevicius offensive rebound
9:19		Kyler VanderJagt turnover (traveling)
9:14		Ugnius Jarusevicius personal foul (Ethan Butler draws the foul)
9:14		Ugnius Jarusevicius personal foul
9:01	+3	Jayden Mott makes three point jump shot (James Dent Jr. assists)	14-27
8:45	+2	Bryan Ndjonga makes two point dunk (Cayden Vasko assists)	16-27
8:24		Quentin Jones turnover (carrying)
8:15	+3	Cayden Vasko makes three point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists)	19-27
7:55		Quaran McPherson misses three point jump shot
7:53		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
7:48		Kailon Nicholls personal foul
7:48		TV timeout
7:42		Jakobi Heady misses two point jump shot
7:40		Bryan Ndjonga offensive rebound
7:30		Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup
7:28		Ethan Butler defensive rebound
7:22		Bryan Ndjonga blocks James Dent Jr.'s two point dunk
7:20		James Dent Jr. offensive rebound
7:04		Quaran McPherson misses two point jump shot
7:02		Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound
6:42		Shaedon Simpson misses three point jump shot
6:40		Chippewas offensive rebound
6:40		Tsvet Sotirov personal foul
6:26	+2	Kyler VanderJagt makes two point jump shot	21-27
6:15		Kailon Nicholls turnover (bad pass) (Cayden Vasko steals)
6:09		Cayden Vasko misses two point layup
6:07		Anthony Pritchard offensive rebound
6:01		Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup
5:59		Kailon Nicholls defensive rebound
5:45		Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot
5:43		Chippewas defensive rebound
5:22	+3	Cayden Vasko makes three point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists)	24-27
5:00		Tsvet Sotirov misses three point jump shot
4:58		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
4:34	+2	Bryan Ndjonga makes two point layup	26-27
4:23		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:21		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
4:13	+3	Cayden Vasko makes three point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists)	29-27
3:42	+2	Quaran McPherson makes two point jump shot	29-29
3:33	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point layup	31-29
3:24		Quentin Jones turnover (lost ball) (Quentin Heady steals)
3:19		Ethan Butler blocks Jakobi Heady's two point layup
3:17		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
3:10		Cayden Vasko blocks Quentin Jones's two point layup
3:08		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
2:58		Jakobi Heady misses two point layup
2:56		Ethan Butler defensive rebound
2:38		James Dent Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Pritchard steals)
2:35	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point layup	33-29
2:35		Huskies 30 second timeout
2:35		TV timeout
2:18		Shaedon Simpson personal foul
2:03		Ethan Butler misses two point layup
2:01		Ethan Butler offensive rebound
1:54		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:52		Damarion Bonds defensive rebound
1:35		Cayden Vasko turnover (lost ball) (James Dent Jr. steals)
1:28		James Dent Jr. misses two point layup
1:26		Quentin Heady defensive rebound
1:20		Chippewas 30 second timeout
1:06	+2	Quentin Heady makes two point layup (Anthony Pritchard assists)	35-29
0:39		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:37		Chippewas defensive rebound
0:11		Anthony Pritchard misses two point jump shot
0:09		Damarion Bonds offensive rebound
0:05		Damarion Bonds misses two point layup
0:03		Quentin Heady offensive rebound
0:03		Quentin Heady misses two point layup
0:02		Chippewas offensive rebound
0:01		Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot
0:00		Huskies defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CMU
Chippewas
36
NIU
Huskies
37

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Kailon Nicholls misses two point jump shot
19:40		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
19:30		Anthony Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (Quentin Jones steals)
19:22		James Dent Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:20		Quentin Heady defensive rebound
19:07		James Dent Jr. blocks Quentin Heady's two point layup
19:05		Chippewas offensive rebound
19:03	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point jump shot (Cayden Vasko assists)	37-29
18:34		Quentin Heady shooting foul (Kailon Nicholls draws the foul)
18:34		Kailon Nicholls misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:34	+1	Kailon Nicholls makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-30
18:22		Anthony Pritchard turnover (lost ball) (Kailon Nicholls steals)
18:16	+2	Kailon Nicholls makes two point layup	37-32
17:59		Tsvet Sotirov personal foul
17:52	+2	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes two point layup (Anthony Pritchard assists)	39-32
17:39		Quentin Heady personal foul
17:37		Kailon Nicholls misses two point layup
17:35		Kailon Nicholls offensive rebound
17:30		Ethan Butler misses three point jump shot
17:28		Ugnius Jarusevicius defensive rebound
17:21		Anthony Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (James Dent Jr. steals)
17:12	+2	James Dent Jr. makes two point jump shot	39-34
17:12		Jakobi Heady shooting foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
17:12		James Dent Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:12		Damarion Bonds defensive rebound
17:00		Ethan Butler personal foul
16:59		Quaran McPherson personal foul
16:57	+2	Kyler VanderJagt makes two point jump shot (Cayden Vasko assists)	41-34
16:36	+2	Quaran McPherson makes two point layup (Kailon Nicholls assists)	41-36
16:14		Ethan Butler shooting foul (Ugnius Jarusevicius draws the foul)
16:14	+1	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-36
16:14	+1	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-36
15:58		Damarion Bonds personal foul
15:58		TV timeout
15:39		Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot
15:37		Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound
15:19		Bryan Ndjonga turnover (traveling)
14:55	+3	Quaran McPherson makes three point jump shot (Quentin Jones assists)	43-39
14:46	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point layup (Anthony Pritchard assists)	45-39
14:44		Official timeout
14:29		Quaran McPherson misses two point jump shot
14:27		Quaran McPherson offensive rebound
14:26		Bryan Ndjonga personal foul
14:12	+2	Quentin Jones makes two point layup	45-41
13:46	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point jump shot (Damarion Bonds assists)	47-41
13:20	+3	Quaran McPherson makes three point jump shot (Quentin Jones assists)	47-44
13:06		Cayden Vasko turnover (bad pass)
12:47		Quaran McPherson misses three point jump shot
12:45		Shaedon Simpson defensive rebound
12:32		Anthony Pritchard misses two point jump shot
12:30		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
12:20		Kailon Nicholls misses three point jump shot
12:18		Chippewas defensive rebound
12:18		Quentin Jones turnover (lost ball) (Jakobi Heady steals)
12:11		Kailon Nicholls personal foul
12:02		Ethan Butler shooting foul (Kyler VanderJagt draws the foul)
12:02		Kyler VanderJagt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:02	+1	Kyler VanderJagt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-44
11:31		Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
11:31		TV timeout
11:11		Kyler VanderJagt misses three point jump shot
11:09		Quaran McPherson defensive rebound
10:53		Kailon Nicholls misses two point jump shot
10:51		Shaedon Simpson defensive rebound
10:32		Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup
10:30		Jakobi Heady offensive rebound
10:30	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point layup	50-44
10:13	+3	Kailon Nicholls makes three point jump shot (Quentin Jones assists)	50-47
9:52	+2	Kyler VanderJagt makes two point jump shot (Jakobi Heady assists)	52-47
9:25	+3	Kailon Nicholls makes three point jump shot (James Dent Jr. assists)	52-50
9:03		Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup
9:01		Chippewas offensive rebound
8:53		Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot
8:51		Cayden Vasko offensive rebound
8:50		Quaran McPherson personal foul (Cayden Vasko draws the foul)
8:50	+1	Cayden Vasko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-50
8:50	+1	Cayden Vasko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-50
8:28	+2	Quaran McPherson makes two point layup	54-52
8:16	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point hook shot	56-52
7:52		Cayden Vasko personal foul
7:52		TV timeout
7:43		Anthony Pritchard shooting foul (Quaran McPherson draws the foul)
7:43	+1	Quaran McPherson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-53
7:43		Quaran McPherson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:43		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
7:18		Anthony Pritchard turnover (bad pass)
7:00		Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot
6:58		Quentin Heady defensive rebound
6:32	+2	Quentin Heady makes two point layup (Kyler VanderJagt assists)	58-53
6:11		Quentin Jones misses two point layup
6:09		Ethan Butler offensive rebound
6:09		Quentin Heady shooting foul (Ethan Butler draws the foul)
6:09	+1	Ethan Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-54
6:09	+1	Ethan Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-55
5:47	+3	Kyler VanderJagt makes three point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists)	61-55
5:30		Quentin Heady shooting foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul)
5:30	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-56
5:30	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-57
5:04	+2	Bryan Ndjonga makes two point layup (Kyler VanderJagt assists)	63-57
5:04		Quentin Jones shooting foul (Bryan Ndjonga draws the foul)
5:04		Bryan Ndjonga misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:04		Jakobi Heady offensive rebound
4:59		Jakobi Heady misses two point jump shot
4:57		Chippewas offensive rebound
4:45	+2	Cayden Vasko makes two point jump shot	65-57
4:18	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kailon Nicholls assists)	65-60
4:17		Huskies 60 second timeout
4:17		TV timeout
3:51	+2	Cayden Vasko makes two point layup	67-60
3:34	+2	Ethan Butler makes two point dunk	67-62
3:34		Anthony Pritchard shooting foul (Ethan Butler draws the foul)
3:34		TV timeout
3:34		Ethan Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:34		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
3:08		Jakobi Heady turnover (out of bounds)
2:55		James Dent Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Pritchard steals)
2:46		Cayden Vasko turnover (bad pass) (Kailon Nicholls steals)
2:28		Quentin Jones misses two point layup
2:26		Chippewas defensive rebound
2:04	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point layup (Anthony Pritchard assists)	69-62
1:50		Huskies 30 second timeout
1:43		James Dent Jr. misses two point layup
1:41		James Dent Jr. offensive rebound
1:41		Cayden Vasko personal foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
1:41		James Dent Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:41		James Dent Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:41		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
1:18		Kyler VanderJagt misses two point jump shot
1:16		Quaran McPherson defensive rebound
1:08	+2	Kailon Nicholls makes two point jump shot	69-64
0:33		Anthony Pritchard misses two point jump shot
0:31		Kailon Nicholls defensive rebound
0:24		Kyler VanderJagt personal foul (Quaran McPherson draws the foul)
0:24		Quaran McPherson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:24		Quaran McPherson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:24		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
0:22		Quentin Jones personal foul (Anthony Pritchard draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Anthony Pritchard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-64
0:22		Anthony Pritchard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:22		Quaran McPherson defensive rebound
0:14	+2	Ethan Butler makes two point layup	70-66
0:11		Quentin Jones personal foul (Anthony Pritchard draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Anthony Pritchard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-66
0:11		Anthony Pritchard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:11		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
0:06		Quentin Jones misses two point jump shot
0:04		Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound