FINAL SCORE
	() NIU	70
	() Western Michigan	72

January 21, 2025 • Read FieldhouseUniversity Arena - Kalamazoo, Mich.

FINAL STATISTICS

Official Box Score

() NIU vs () Western Michigan

Game Totals -- Final Statistics

January 21, 2025 at Read FieldhouseUniversity Arena - Kalamazoo, Mich.

() NIU 70

No.	Player	S	Pts	FG	3FG	FT	OR	DR	TR	PF	A	TO	Blk	Stl	Min	+/-
01	JONES, QUENTIN	G	17	7-10	2-3	1-1	0	5	5	4	7	4	2	2	39	-2
02	SOTIROV, TSVET	F	6	2-7	2-7	0-0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	33	5
14	DENT JR., JAMES	G	18	7-13	2-6	2-2	1	3	4	4	3	1	2	2	33	-3
15	BUTLER, ETHAN	F	13	4-5	0-0	5-5	1	1	2	4	0	3	3	0	27	-1
24	MCPHERSON, QUARAN	G	11	3-10	1-3	4-4	3	6	9	2	0	1	0	0	30	-6
05	NICHOLLS, KAILON	G	1	0-3	0-3	1-2	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	18	-17
07	MUHAMMAD, NASIR	G	4	1-6	0-3	2-2	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	14	14
11	MOTT, JAYDEN	F	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	5	0
	TEAM						0	1	1	0		2
	TOTALS		70	24-54	7-25	15-16	6	21	27	21	12	12	8	6	200

Shooting By Period

Period	FG	FG%	3FG	3FG%	FT	FT%
1st Half	8-23	35%	3-9	33%	8-9	89%
2nd Half	16-31	52%	4-16	25%	7-7	100%
Game	24-54	44.4%	7-25	28.0%	15-16	93.8%

Deadball Rebounds: 2,0

Last FG: 2nd-00:06

Biggest Run: 11-0

Largest lead: By 4 at 1st-16:00

Technical Fouls: None.

() Western Michigan 72

No.	Player	S	Pts	FG	3FG	FT	OR	DR	TR	PF	A	TO	Blk	Stl	Min	+/-
00	WILLIAMS, DONOVAN	G	15	4-8	2-3	5-7	3	2	5	3	1	2	0	0	32	6
02	WILLIS JR., CHANSEY	G	18	5-16	2-5	6-8	0	3	3	2	7	2	1	1	33	-4
04	HANNAH, JAVAUGHN	G	17	6-12	3-6	2-2	2	4	6	4	5	1	0	0	23	2
20	LOBSINGER, OWEN	F	2	1-6	0-3	0-0	2	3	5	3	1	4	0	1	21	-2
22	STRICKLAND, MARKHI	G	10	3-6	0-1	4-7	5	1	6	3	0	1	0	4	33	9
03	RYANS, EJ	G	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	16	-1
07	MUNTU, BRANDON	G	0	0-5	0-4	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	17	-6
10	BURTON, MAX	F	10	4-6	0-0	2-3	2	7	9	0	1	1	1	0	25	6
	TEAM						5	2	7	0		1
	TOTALS		72	23-60	7-23	19-27	19	23	42	17	17	14	2	7	200

Shooting By Period

Period	FG	FG%	3FG	3FG%	FT	FT%
1st Half	14-29	48%	5-12	42%	6-10	60%
2nd Half	9-31	29%	2-11	18%	13-17	76%
Game	23-60	38.3%	7-23	30.4%	19-27	70.4%

Deadball Rebounds: 5,0

Last FG: 2nd-01:32

Biggest Run: 10-0

Largest lead: By 15 at 2nd-16:45

Technical Fouls: None.

Game Notes:
Officials: Lamont Simpson, Jourdan Love, Brian McNutt
Attendance: 1232

Start Time: 07:02 PM ET
End Time: 09:07 PM ET
Game Duration: 2:05
Conference Game;
Western Michigan is the No. seed and NIU is the No. seed in the ;

Score	1st	2nd	TOT
NIU	27	43	70
WMU	39	33	72

NIU led for 8:41. WMU led for 28:07.
Game was tied for 3:12.
Times tied: 7 Lead Changes: 11

Points	NIU	WMU
In the Paint	26	32
Off Turns	19	13
2nd Chance	8	17
Fast Break	6	9
Bench	5	10
Per Poss	1.094 30/64	1.043 33/69

Official Box Score

() NIU vs () Western Michigan

First Half Statistics Only

January 21, 2025 at Read FieldhouseUniversity Arena - Kalamazoo, Mich.

NIU 27

No.	Player	S	Pts	FG	3FG	FT	OR	DR	TR	PF	A	TO	Blk	Stl	Min	+/-
01	JONES, QUENTIN	G	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	1	3	2	0	2	19	-12
02	SOTIROV, TSVET	F	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	13	-5
14	DENT JR., JAMES	G	11	5-9	1-4	0-0	1	1	2	2	0	1	1	1	16	-10
15	BUTLER, ETHAN	F	7	1-2	0-0	5-5	0	0	0	2	0	3	2	0	16	-6
24	MCPHERSON, QUARAN	G	5	1-7	1-3	2-2	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	15	-11
05	NICHOLLS, KAILON	G	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	15	-13
07	MUHAMMAD, NASIR	G	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-3
11	MOTT, JAYDEN	F	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	5	0
	TEAM						0	0	0	0		1
	TOTALS		27	8-23	3-9	8-9	2	8	10	9	5	8	3	4	100

Shooting By Period

Period	FG	FG%	3FG	3FG%	FT	FT%
1st Half	8-23	35%	3-9	33%	8-9	89%
Game	24-54	44.4%	7-25	28.0%	15-16	93.8%

Deadball Rebounds: 2,0

Last FG Half: NIU 2nd-00:06

Western Michigan 39

No.	Player	S	Pts	FG	3FG	FT	OR	DR	TR	PF	A	TO	Blk	Stl	Min	+/-
00	WILLIAMS, DONOVAN	G	13	4-5	2-2	3-5	1	2	3	0	1	2	0	0	14	11
02	WILLIS JR., CHANSEY	G	8	3-4	1-2	1-2	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	1	13	6
04	HANNAH, JAVAUGHN	G	8	3-5	2-3	0-0	1	1	2	2	3	1	0	0	11	7
20	LOBSINGER, OWEN	F	0	0-5	0-3	0-0	0	2	2	1	1	2	0	1	14	7
22	STRICKLAND, MARKHI	G	6	2-4	0-0	2-3	3	1	4	2	0	1	0	1	17	14
03	RYANS, EJ	G	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	8	6
07	MUNTU, BRANDON	G	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	10	4
10	BURTON, MAX	F	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	4	5	0	1	1	1	0	12	5
	TEAM						3	1	4	0		0
	TOTALS		39	14-29	5-12	6-10	9	13	22	8	10	9	1	4	100

Shooting By Period

Period	FG	FG%	3FG	3FG%	FT	FT%
1st Half	14-29	48%	5-12	42%	6-10	60%
Game	23-60	38.3%	7-23	30.4%	19-27	70.4%

Deadball Rebounds: 5,0

Last FG Half: WMU 2nd-01:32

Score	1st	2nd	TOT
NIU	27	43	70
WMU	39	33	72

Points (This Period)	NIU	WMU
In the Paint	8	18
Off Turns	8	10
2nd Chance	2	8
Fast Break	0	3
Bench	1	4
Per Poss	0.818 12/33	1.182 17/33

Official Play-By-Play

() NIU vs () Western Michigan

First Half

January 21, 2025 at Read FieldhouseUniversity Arena - Kalamazoo, Mich.

Period 1

Starters:

NIU: 1 JONES,QUENTIN (G); 2 SOTIROV,TSVET (F); 14 DENT JR.,JAMES (G); 15 BUTLER,ETHAN (F); 24 MCPHERSON,QUARAN (G);

Western Michigan: 0 WILLIAMS,DONOVAN (G); 2 WILLIS JR.,CHANSEY (G); 4 HANNAH,JAVAUGHN (G); 20 LOBSINGER,OWEN (F); 22 STRICKLAND,MARKHI (G);

Time

VISITORS: NIU

Score

Margin

HOME: Western Michigan

19:49

GOOD! JUMPER by DENT JR., JAMES

0-2

V 2

19:49

ASSIST by JONES, QUENTIN

19:17

3-2

H 1

GOOD! 3PTR by HANNAH, JAVAUGHN

19:17

ASSIST by WILLIS JR., CHANSEY

19:05

GOOD! 3PTR by MCPHERSON, QUARAN

3-5

V 2