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Buffalo defeats Northern Illinois 73-67

AP
Feb 11, 2025

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) Tyson Dunn's 22 points helped Buffalo Bulls defeat Northern Illinois Huskies 73-67 on Tuesday night.

Dunn added eight rebounds for the Bulls (8-16, 3-8 Mid-American Conference). Noah Batchelor scored 16 points while shooting 4 for 8 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line and added nine rebounds. Tim Oboh and Ryan Sabol each scored 11 points.

The Huskies (5-19, 1-10) were led in scoring by Quentin Jones, who finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Northern Illinois also got 17 points, seven rebounds and three steals from Quaran McPherson. Ethan Butler had 12 points and two blocks.

Buffalo went into halftime ahead of Northern Illinois 32-21. Dunn put up 10 points in the half. Ryan Sabol's layup with 9:02 remaining in the second half gave Buffalo the lead for good at 47-46.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
BUF
Bulls
32
NIU
Huskies
21

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ben Michaels vs. Ethan Butler (Noah Batchelor gains possession)
19:41	+3	Tyson Dunn makes three point jump shot (Noah Batchelor assists)	3-0
19:31		Nasir Muhammad turnover (lost ball) (Anquan Boldin Jr. steals)
19:27	+2	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes two point layup	5-0
19:11		Quaran McPherson misses three point jump shot
19:09		Noah Batchelor defensive rebound
19:01		Tyson Dunn turnover (traveling)
18:50		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:48		Ben Michaels defensive rebound
18:34		Ben Michaels misses two point layup
18:32		Quaran McPherson defensive rebound
18:19		Jump ball. (Huskies gains possession)
18:09		Huskies 30 second timeout
18:04	+2	Ethan Butler makes two point layup	5-2
17:46		Noah Batchelor misses three point jump shot
17:44		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
17:30	+2	Quaran McPherson makes two point layup	5-4
17:13		Quentin Jones blocks Ben Michaels's two point layup
17:11		Quaran McPherson defensive rebound
17:02	+3	Quentin Jones makes three point jump shot (Ethan Butler assists)	5-7
16:49		Tyson Dunn turnover (bad pass) (Quentin Jones steals)
16:44		Nasir Muhammad misses three point jump shot
16:42		Tyson Dunn defensive rebound
16:26		Ryan Sabol turnover (bad pass) (Quaran McPherson steals)
16:20		Quaran McPherson misses three point jump shot
16:18		Noah Batchelor defensive rebound
15:57	+3	Tyson Dunn makes three point jump shot (Ben Michaels assists)	8-7
15:51		Ryan Sabol personal foul (Quaran McPherson draws the foul)
15:51		TV timeout
15:30		Kailon Nicholls turnover (traveling)
15:01		Tyson Dunn misses three point jump shot
14:59		Kailon Nicholls defensive rebound
14:54		Ethan Butler offensive foul (Tyson Dunn draws the foul)
14:54		Ethan Butler turnover (offensive foul)
14:44	+2	Tim Oboh makes two point dunk (Tyson Dunn assists)	10-7
14:28		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:26		Tyson Dunn defensive rebound
14:17	+2	Tyson Dunn makes two point layup	12-7
13:57	+2	James Dent Jr. makes two point jump shot	12-9
13:40	+3	Omar Migues-Hibeljic makes three point jump shot (Tyson Dunn assists)	15-9
13:28		Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot
13:26		Noah Batchelor defensive rebound
13:11		Omar Migues-Hibeljic turnover (traveling)
12:55	+2	James Dent Jr. makes two point jump shot	15-11
12:28		Omar Migues-Hibeljic misses two point jump shot
12:26		Ethan Butler defensive rebound
12:19		James Dent Jr. turnover (traveling)
11:56	+2	Ben Michaels makes two point layup	17-11
11:35		Nasir Muhammad misses three point jump shot
11:33		Ben Michaels defensive rebound
11:18	+3	Ryan Sabol makes three point jump shot (Noah Batchelor assists)	20-11
11:16		Huskies 30 second timeout
11:16		TV timeout
10:50	+2	Quaran McPherson makes two point layup	20-13
10:33		Bryson Wilson turnover (3-second violation)
10:13		Nasir Muhammad misses two point jump shot
10:11		Ryan Sabol defensive rebound
9:44	+2	Ryan Sabol makes two point jump shot	22-13
9:30		Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot
9:28		Kavon Bradford defensive rebound
9:23		Ethan Butler blocks Kavon Bradford's two point layup
9:21		Kavon Bradford offensive rebound
9:19		Kavon Bradford misses two point jump shot
9:17		Bryson Wilson offensive rebound
9:01		Kavon Bradford turnover (bad pass) (Quentin Jones steals)
8:53		Quentin Jones turnover (bad pass)
8:42		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
8:40		Anquan Boldin Jr. offensive rebound
8:30		Bryson Wilson misses two point jump shot
8:28		Ben Michaels offensive rebound
8:19		Bryson Wilson misses two point layup
8:17		Tsvet Sotirov defensive rebound
7:55		Nasir Muhammad turnover (bad pass)
7:55		TV timeout
7:46		Tyson Dunn turnover (bad pass)
7:15		Nasir Muhammad turnover (lost ball) (Tim Oboh steals)
7:00		Ethan Butler shooting foul (Tim Oboh draws the foul)
7:00	+1	Tim Oboh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-13
7:00		Tim Oboh misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:00		Tim Oboh offensive rebound
6:58		Tim Oboh misses two point layup
6:55		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
6:23		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:21		Quaran McPherson offensive rebound
6:17	+2	Quaran McPherson makes two point layup	23-15
5:57		Omar Migues-Hibeljic misses two point jump shot
5:55		Ethan Butler defensive rebound
5:47	+2	Quaran McPherson makes two point jump shot	23-17
5:45		Bulls 30 second timeout
5:21		Tyson Dunn turnover (bad pass) (Quaran McPherson steals)
5:02		James Dent Jr. turnover (bad pass)
4:45		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
4:43		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
4:31		Quentin Jones misses two point jump shot
4:29		Noah Batchelor defensive rebound
4:14	+3	Noah Batchelor makes three point jump shot (Anquan Boldin Jr. assists)	26-17
3:54		Tsvet Sotirov misses three point jump shot
3:52		Tim Oboh defensive rebound
3:39		Tim Oboh misses two point layup
3:37		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
3:32	+2	Quentin Jones makes two point layup	26-19
3:09		Tyson Dunn misses three point jump shot
3:07		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
3:02		James Dent Jr. misses two point layup
3:00		Tim Oboh defensive rebound
2:44	+2	Tim Oboh makes two point layup	28-19
2:27		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:25		Tyson Dunn defensive rebound
2:10		Tsvet Sotirov blocks Anquan Boldin Jr.'s two point layup
2:08		Tsvet Sotirov defensive rebound
2:01	+2	Quaran McPherson makes two point layup	28-21
1:45	+2	Tyson Dunn makes two point layup	30-21
1:24		Quaran McPherson turnover (bad pass) (Noah Batchelor steals)
0:57	+2	Ryan Sabol makes two point layup	32-21
0:30		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:30		Huskies offensive rebound
0:30		Ryan Sabol personal foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
0:28		TV timeout
0:06		Quentin Jones turnover (bad pass) (Noah Batchelor steals)
0:01		Tyson Dunn misses three point jump shot
0:00		Huskies defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BUF
Bulls
41
NIU
Huskies
46

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Ben Michaels misses two point layup
19:42		Quaran McPherson defensive rebound
19:30	+2	Nasir Muhammad makes two point jump shot	32-23
19:14		Tyson Dunn misses two point layup
19:12		Ethan Butler defensive rebound
18:59		Quaran McPherson turnover (bad pass) (Anquan Boldin Jr. steals)
18:53		James Dent Jr. shooting foul (Anquan Boldin Jr. draws the foul)
18:53	+1	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-23
18:53	+1	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-23
18:20	+2	James Dent Jr. makes two point jump shot	34-25
18:02		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
18:00		Quaran McPherson defensive rebound
17:54	+3	Quaran McPherson makes three point jump shot	34-28
17:54		Bulls 30 second timeout
17:54		TV timeout
17:34	+2	Tim Oboh makes two point layup	36-28
17:13	+2	Quentin Jones makes two point jump shot	36-30
16:47	+2	Tim Oboh makes two point layup	38-30
16:29		Nasir Muhammad misses two point jump shot
16:27		Tyson Dunn defensive rebound
16:16		Tim Oboh turnover (lost ball) (Nasir Muhammad steals)
15:46	+3	Nasir Muhammad makes three point jump shot	38-33
15:28	+3	Tyson Dunn makes three point jump shot (Ryan Sabol assists)	41-33
15:04	+2	Ethan Butler makes two point dunk (James Dent Jr. assists)	41-35
14:35		Ryan Sabol misses two point layup
14:33		Quaran McPherson defensive rebound
14:30		Anquan Boldin Jr. personal foul (Quaran McPherson draws the foul)
14:30		TV timeout
14:16		Quaran McPherson misses two point jump shot
14:14		Tyson Dunn defensive rebound
14:10	+2	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes two point layup	43-35
13:59		Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot
13:57		Noah Batchelor defensive rebound
13:28		Bulls turnover (shot clock violation)
13:13	+2	Quentin Jones makes two point jump shot	43-37
12:54		Nasir Muhammad personal foul (Tyson Dunn draws the foul)
12:43		Bryson Wilson offensive foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
12:43		Bryson Wilson turnover (offensive foul)
12:15		Kavon Bradford shooting foul (Nasir Muhammad draws the foul)
12:15	+1	Nasir Muhammad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-38
12:15	+1	Nasir Muhammad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-39
11:50		Ben Michaels turnover (lost ball) (Quaran McPherson steals)
11:45		Nasir Muhammad misses three point jump shot
11:43		James Dent Jr. offensive rebound
11:29		Quaran McPherson misses three point jump shot
11:27		Ben Michaels defensive rebound
11:12		Kavon Bradford turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Butler steals)
11:07		Quentin Jones misses two point layup
11:05		James Dent Jr. offensive rebound
11:03	+2	James Dent Jr. makes two point layup	43-41
10:44		Ethan Butler blocks Ryan Sabol's two point layup
10:42		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
10:38		James Dent Jr. misses two point layup
10:36		Noah Batchelor defensive rebound
10:25		Quaran McPherson blocks Bryson Wilson's three point jump shot
10:23		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
10:16	+2	Quaran McPherson makes two point layup	43-43
9:58		Kavon Bradford misses two point layup
9:56		Ben Michaels offensive rebound
9:55	+2	Ben Michaels makes two point layup	45-43
9:46	+2	Quentin Jones makes two point jump shot	45-45
9:46		Ryan Sabol shooting foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul)
9:46		TV timeout
9:46	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-46
9:32		Noah Batchelor misses three point jump shot
9:30		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
9:19		Quentin Jones misses two point jump shot
9:17		Noah Batchelor defensive rebound
9:02	+2	Ryan Sabol makes two point layup	47-46
8:41		Quaran McPherson misses two point jump shot
8:39		Tim Oboh defensive rebound
8:18		Noah Batchelor misses two point layup
8:16		Noah Batchelor offensive rebound
8:15	+2	Noah Batchelor makes two point layup	49-46
7:57	+2	Ethan Butler makes two point layup (Quentin Jones assists)	49-48
7:40		Tyson Dunn misses two point layup
7:38		Nasir Muhammad defensive rebound
7:34		Quentin Jones misses two point layup
7:32		Nasir Muhammad offensive rebound
7:16		Nasir Muhammad misses two point jump shot
7:14		Anquan Boldin Jr. defensive rebound
6:55		James Dent Jr. shooting foul (Ryan Sabol draws the foul)
6:55		TV timeout
6:55	+1	Ryan Sabol makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-48
6:55	+1	Ryan Sabol makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-48
6:27		Jayden Mott misses two point layup
6:25		Jayden Mott offensive rebound
6:25	+2	Jayden Mott makes two point layup	51-50
6:09		Jayden Mott personal foul (Ryan Sabol draws the foul)
5:49		Quentin Jones shooting foul (Noah Batchelor draws the foul)
5:49	+1	Noah Batchelor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-50
5:49	+1	Noah Batchelor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-50
5:24		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:22		Tyson Dunn defensive rebound
5:10		Ryan Sabol misses two point jump shot
5:08		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
5:01		Noah Batchelor personal foul (Quaran McPherson draws the foul)
4:56		Tim Oboh blocks Quentin Jones's two point layup
4:54		Ryan Sabol defensive rebound
4:42	+3	Noah Batchelor makes three point jump shot (Tyson Dunn assists)	56-50
4:16		Quaran McPherson misses three point jump shot
4:14		Tyson Dunn defensive rebound
3:54		Noah Batchelor misses two point layup
3:52		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
3:46		Anquan Boldin Jr. shooting foul (Ethan Butler draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:46	+1	Ethan Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-51
3:46	+1	Ethan Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-52
3:33	+2	Tim Oboh makes two point dunk	58-52
3:33		Ethan Butler shooting foul (Tim Oboh draws the foul)
3:33		Tim Oboh misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:33		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
3:17	+2	Ethan Butler makes two point dunk (Quentin Jones assists)	58-54
2:41		Anquan Boldin Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:39		Huskies defensive rebound
2:24		Anquan Boldin Jr. shooting foul (Quaran McPherson draws the foul)
2:24	+1	Quaran McPherson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-55
2:24	+1	Quaran McPherson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-56
2:02	+3	Noah Batchelor makes three point jump shot (Tyson Dunn assists)	61-56
2:02		Quaran McPherson shooting foul (Noah Batchelor draws the foul)
2:02	+1	Noah Batchelor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-56
1:47	+2	Ethan Butler makes two point layup (Quentin Jones assists)	62-58
1:13		Bulls 30 second timeout
1:10	+3	Tyson Dunn makes three point jump shot (Noah Batchelor assists)	65-58
0:56	+3	Quentin Jones makes three point jump shot (James Dent Jr. assists)	65-61
0:55		Quaran McPherson personal foul (Tyson Dunn draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Tyson Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-61
0:55	+1	Tyson Dunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-61
0:43	+2	Quentin Jones makes two point layup	67-63
0:43		Ben Michaels shooting foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-64
0:39		Nasir Muhammad personal foul (Tyson Dunn draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Tyson Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-64
0:39	+1	Tyson Dunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-64
0:31		Ben Michaels shooting foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
0:31	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3	69-65
0:31	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3	69-66
0:31	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3	69-67
0:31		Huskies 60 second timeout
0:30		Ethan Butler personal foul (Ben Michaels draws the foul)
0:30		Ben Michaels misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:30		Ben Michaels misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:30		Ethan Butler defensive rebound
0:19		James Dent Jr. misses two point layup
0:17		Quaran McPherson offensive rebound
0:15		Quaran McPherson misses three point jump shot
0:13		Tyson Dunn defensive rebound
0:12		James Dent Jr. personal foul (Tyson Dunn draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Tyson Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-67
0:12	+1	Tyson Dunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-67
0:12		Bulls 60 second timeout
0:04		Ben Michaels blocks Ethan Butler's two point layup
0:02		Ethan Butler offensive rebound
0:02		Ethan Butler misses two point layup
0:02		Noah Batchelor defensive rebound
0:02		Quaran McPherson personal foul (Noah Batchelor draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Noah Batchelor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-67
0:02	+1	Noah Batchelor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-67
0:00		End of period

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Noah Batchelor makes regular free throw 2 of 2