NCAAB Game Recap - Ohio at Northern Illinois
Tue Jan 29, 2019 6:00 PM EST

Tenn
92
SouthCar
70
F
UVA
66
NCSU
65
F(OT)
OhSt
49
Mich
65
F
KY
87
Vand
52
F
Nev
87
UNLV
70
F
UNC
77
GaTec
54
F
Kansas
63
Tex
73
F
Ball
59
Buff
83
F
NW
52
MD
70
F
MissSt
79
Bama
83
F
Wisc
62
Nebras
51
F
Ohio
60
NIU
71
F
Toled
66
Mia-O
63
F
UGA
60
Ark
70
F
Lipsco
79
Lib
59
F
E MI
82
CenMI
86
F
StJos
64
Dayt
75
F
MOSt
55
Valpa
54
F(OT)
Bois
70
ColSt
68
F
Pitt
69
Clem
82
F
(N/A)
54
CSBak
81
F
Kent
W MI
PPD

Jan 29, 2019, 6:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Ohio

31

29

60

Northern Illinois

31

40

71

Thorpe with 20 points leads NIU over Ohio 71-60
Tue Jan 29, 2019 8:14 PM

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) Dante Thorpe scored 20 points, including a go-ahead 3 that sparked a game-deciding 15-4 run, and Northern Illinois beat Ohio 71-60 on Tuesday night for coach Mark Montgomery's 100th career win.

Eugene German scored 15 and dished six assists and Levi Bradley added 14 points with six rebounds for the Huskies (12-9, 5-3 Mid-American Conference), who scored 12 points on 13 forced turnovers and held an 18-3 advantage on fast-break points.

Doug Taylor's second-chance layup put Ohio up 50-49, but Thorpe's 3 sparked a big run and NIU led 64-54 after his two free throws with 2:06 to play. The Bobcats closed to 68-60 on Ben Vander Plas' layup with 31 seconds left, but Bradley and Thorpe combined for three free throws from there.

Jason Carter scored 15 points and Teyvion Kirk added 10 for the Bobcats (11-9, 3-5), who shot just 36 percent and saw their two-game win streak end.

Leaders

Ohio PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Carter 15 0 1 6 1 0
T. Kirk 10 0 2 6 1 0
Northern Illinois PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. Thorpe 20 0 3 5 1 0
E. German 15 0 6 4 0 0

Team Comparison

Ohio NIU
Points For 60 71
Field Goals 20/56-36% 23/53-43%
Three Pointers 5/26-19% 6/15-40%
Free Throws 15/22-68% 19/22-86%
Offensive Rebounds 10 5
Defensive Rebounds 26 31
Rebounds 39 37
Blocks 0 3
Steals 4 3
Turnovers 13 9
Personal Fouls 16 16
Technical Fouls 1 1
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - NIU Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Jan 5 NIU 72 @ Ohio 66 L. James 20 T. Kirk 22
Tue Jan 29 Ohio 60 @ NIU 71 J. Carter 15 D. Thorpe 20

Game Information

Stadium: Convocation Center, DeKalb, Illinois
Attendance: 737
Game Time: