Dent, Northern Illinois beat Central Michigan 83-81 in double OT
AP
Mar 07, 2025
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) James Dent Jr. led Northern Illinois Huskies with 36 points, including the game-winning jump shot with one second remaining in double overtime, and the Huskies took down Central Michigan Chippewas 83-81 in the season finale on Friday.
Dent added nine rebounds for the Huskies (6-25, 2-16 Mid-American Conference). Joe Munden Jr. shot 5 for 14, including 2 for 7 from beyond the arc to add 13 points. Kailon Nicholls went 4 of 12 from the field (2 for 7 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points. The Huskies stopped an 11-game skid with the win.
Jakobi Heady led the Chippewas (14-17, 7-11) in scoring, finishing with 20 points, nine rebounds and three steals. Ugnius Jarusevicius added 17 points and six rebounds for Central Michigan. Kyler Vanderjagt also had 17 points.
Northern Illinois entered halftime up 30-25. Steven Tipton paced the team in scoring in the first half with nine points. Dent led Northern Illinois with 26 second-half points and also hit the game-tying jump shot with 11 seconds remaining in the second half to send the game to overtime. David Mack paced Northern Illinois with five points in double.
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1st Half
NIU
Huskies
30
CMU
Chippewas
25
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
James Dent Jr. vs. Anthony Pritchard (Chippewas gains possession)
19:48
Jakobi Heady misses two point layup
19:46
James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
19:40
James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:38
Joe Munden Jr. offensive rebound
19:36
Joe Munden Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:34
Chippewas defensive rebound
19:34
James Dent Jr. personal foul
19:22
Anthony Pritchard turnover (bad pass)
19:13
Quentin Heady shooting foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul)
19:13
Quentin Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:13
+1
Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2
1-0
19:02
Tsvet Sotirov shooting foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul)
19:02
+1
Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-1
19:02
+1
Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 2 of 2
1-2
18:44
+3
Kailon Nicholls makes three point jump shot (James Dent Jr. assists)
4-2
18:13
Jakobi Heady misses two point jump shot
18:11
Kailon Nicholls defensive rebound
18:04
+3
James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kailon Nicholls assists)
7-2
18:03
Official timeout
17:52
Quentin Heady misses two point layup
17:50
Chippewas offensive rebound
17:48
Tsvet Sotirov personal foul
17:44
Jakobi Heady turnover (bad pass) (James Dent Jr. steals)
17:42
Quentin Heady shooting foul (Joe Munden Jr. draws the foul)
17:42
Joe Munden Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:42
+1
Joe Munden Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-2
17:33
Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup
17:31
Ugnius Jarusevicius offensive rebound
17:22
+2
Ugnius Jarusevicius makes two point layup
8-4
17:04
+2
Joe Munden Jr. makes two point layup
10-4
16:45
Anthony Pritchard turnover (lost ball)
16:29
Joe Munden Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:27
Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound
16:21
Kyler VanderJagt turnover (traveling)
16:03
+3
James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot
13-4
15:47
TV timeout
15:31
+3
Anthony Pritchard makes three point jump shot
13-7
15:05
+2
Steven Tipton makes two point jump shot (James Dent Jr. assists)
15-7
14:47
+3
Cayden Vasko makes three point jump shot (Ugnius Jarusevicius assists)
15-10
14:32
Jayden Mott misses two point layup
14:30
Ugnius Jarusevicius defensive rebound
14:25
Jakobi Heady turnover (lost ball) (Joe Munden Jr. steals)
14:17
Joe Munden Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:15
Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
14:05
Ugnius Jarusevicius offensive foul
14:05
Ugnius Jarusevicius turnover (offensive foul)
13:38
Jayden Mott turnover (lost ball)
13:29
Anthony Pritchard turnover (lost ball) (Steven Tipton steals)
13:15
DeCorion Temple blocks Steven Tipton's two point layup
13:13
Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound
13:03
Anthony Pritchard misses three point jump shot
13:01
Steven Tipton defensive rebound
12:55
+3
Kailon Nicholls makes three point jump shot (Jayden Mott assists)
18-10
12:38
Ugnius Jarusevicius misses two point hook shot
12:36
DeCorion Temple offensive rebound
12:27
DeCorion Temple misses two point layup
12:25
Kailon Nicholls defensive rebound
12:21
James Dent Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Pritchard steals)
12:14
Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup
12:12
Joe Munden Jr. defensive rebound
11:58
+2
Joe Munden Jr. makes two point hook shot
20-10
11:37
Kyler VanderJagt misses two point jump shot
11:35
Steven Tipton defensive rebound
11:20
Joe Munden Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:18
Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
11:01
+2
Kyler VanderJagt makes two point jump shot
20-12
10:37
Kailon Nicholls misses three point jump shot
10:35
Ugnius Jarusevicius defensive rebound
10:15
+2
Ugnius Jarusevicius makes two point layup
20-14
10:03
James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:01
Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
9:45
Anthony Pritchard turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Mott steals)
9:44
Jump ball. Jayden Mott vs. Anthony Pritchard (Jayden Mott gains possession)
9:44
TV timeout
9:16
James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:14
Mo Sall offensive rebound
9:09
DeCorion Temple blocks Mo Sall's two point layup
9:07
Huskies offensive rebound
9:04
+2
Steven Tipton makes two point jump shot (Kailon Nicholls assists)
22-14
8:33
Anthony Pritchard misses three point jump shot
8:31
Kailon Nicholls defensive rebound
8:02
+2
Mo Sall makes two point layup (Steven Tipton assists)
24-14
7:36
Mo Sall shooting foul (Kyler VanderJagt draws the foul)
7:36
TV timeout
7:36
+1
Kyler VanderJagt makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-15
7:36
+1
Kyler VanderJagt makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-16
7:20
Ugnius Jarusevicius shooting foul (Jayden Mott draws the foul)
7:20
Jayden Mott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:20
+1
Jayden Mott makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-16
6:52
Steven Tipton shooting foul (Kyler VanderJagt draws the foul)
6:52
+1
Kyler VanderJagt makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-17
6:52
+1
Kyler VanderJagt makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-18
6:21
James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:19
Huskies offensive rebound
6:18
Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
6:02
Jakobi Heady misses two point layup
6:00
Jakobi Heady offensive rebound
5:52
Jakobi Heady misses two point layup
5:50
Jayden Mott defensive rebound
5:40
Cayden Vasko personal foul
5:33
Kailon Nicholls turnover (bad pass)
5:11
Jakobi Heady misses two point layup
5:09
Jayden Mott defensive rebound
4:58
Joe Munden Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jakobi Heady steals)
4:54
Joe Munden Jr. shooting foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul)
4:54
+1
Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-19
4:54
+1
Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-20
4:37
James Dent Jr. misses two point layup
4:35
Joe Munden Jr. offensive rebound
4:30
Jakobi Heady blocks Joe Munden Jr.'s two point layup