2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball

2017-18 SCHEDULE Toledo (20-9, 12-4 MAC) at Day Date Opponent Time/Result Tues. Nov. 14 Green Bay (ESPN3) W, 85-65 NIU (12-17, 5-11 MAC) Thurs. Nov. 16 St. Francis (Ill.) W, 70-60 Date / Time: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 • 7 p.m. CT Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) Site: NIU Convocation Center • DeKalb, Ill. TV: ESPN3 Mon Nov. 20 vs. Penn (FloHoops.com) L, 93-80 Radio: WLBK 1360-AM, 98.9-FM (DeKalb), WIND 560-AM (Chicago) Tues. Nov. 21 vs. Florida Atlantic (FloHoops.com) L, 77-67 Live Stats: NIUHuskies.com Wed. Nov. 22 vs. Manhattan (FloHoops.com) W, 70-68 All-time Series: Toledo leads 45-28 All-time Series: Feb. 6, 2018 • Toledo 82-77 Sun. Nov. 26 Rockford W, 105-53 Wed. Nov. 29 Milwaukee (ESPN3) L, 75-62 HUSKIE QUICK HITS Sat. Dec. 2 at Chicago State (WAC Digital Net) W, 95-77 • Noah McCarty netted a career-best 11 points last time out at Eastern Michigan. McCarty is shooting 48.3 percent (28-of-58) from the fi eld in MAC play Mon. Dec. 4 at Iowa State (ESPNU) L, 94-80 • Eugene German leads the MAC in scoring averaging 20.5 points per game. German’s mark Sat. Dec. 9 Central Connecticut St. (ESPN3) W, 61-55 ranks 37th in the country. German has 16 20-plus point scoring games this season. Mon. Dec. 18 at Marquette (FS1) L, 79-70 • German has scored 595 points this season, the most by any sophomore in NIU history and Thurs. Dec. 21 UIC (ESPN3) W, 69-63 the sixth-most in school history. Fri. Dec. 29 at Iowa (BTN Plus) L, 98-75 • Levi Bradley ranks second on the team, and 19th in the MAC, averaging 14.3 points per Tues. Jan. 2 Kent State* (ESPN3) W, 75-61 game. Bradley is shooting 84.8 percent (106-of-125) from the free-throw line, third-best in Sat. Jan. 6 at Ohio* (ESPN3) L, 78-68 the MAC. Tues. Jan. 9 at Bowling Green* (ESPN3) L, 66-57 • Bradley is a career 81 percent free-throw shooter (200-of-247), which ranks sixth all-time in school history. Sat. Jan. 13 Eastern Michigan* (ESPN3) W, 72-66 • Dante Thorpe is the third Huskie scoring in double fi gures at 11.1 points per contest. Tues. Jan. 16 at Buff alo* (ESPN3) L, 95-67 Thorpe is shooting a team-best 54 percent from the fi eld, seventh-best in the MAC. Sat. Jan. 20 at Akron* (ESPN3) L, 82-67 • Over the last 10 games, Lacey James is averaging 7.4 points per game, shooting 52.8 Tues. Jan. 23 Bowling Green* (ESPN3) W, 93-62 percent (28-of-53) from the fi eld. Sat. Jan. 27 at Western Michigan* (ESPN3) L, 79-72 • NIU is 52-17 at home since Feb. 12, 2014, including a 10-3 mark at home this season. Tues. Jan. 30 at Central Michigan* (ESPN3) L, 81-67 • NIU is 10-1 when holding its opponents under 70 points and 2-16 when opponents reach Sat. Feb. 3 Miami (Ohio) (ESPN3) L, 81-65 the 70-point mark. Since the 2013-14 season, NIU is 65-25 when holding its opponents Tues. Feb. 6 at Toledo* (ESPN3) L, 82-77 below 70 points. Sat. Feb. 10 Buff alo* (ESPN3) W, 90-88 (ot) Tues. Feb. 13 Central Michigan* (ESPN3) L, 80-72 NIU PROBABLE STARTERS Sat. Feb. 17 Western Michigan* (ESPN3) W, 75-67 Tues. Feb. 20 at Ball State* (ESPN3) L, 77-68 Sat. Feb. 24 at Eastern Michigan* (ESPN3) L, 82-53 Tues. Feb. 27 Toledo* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Fri. March 2 Ball State* (ESPN3) 7 p.m.

Mid-American Conference Tournament Mon. March 5 First Round (campus sites) Thurs. March 8 Quarterfi nals (Cleveland, Ohio) G • 0 • JR F • 4 • JR G • 5 • SO G • 10 • SO W • 42 • JR Fri. March 9 Semifi nals (Cleveland, Ohio) Dante Lacey Justin Eugene Levi Sat. March 11 Final (Cleveland, Ohio) Thorpe James Thomas German Bradley Home games in bold, all times central PPG ...... 11.1 PPG ...... 5.7 PPG ...... 6.5 PPG ...... 20.5 PPG ...... 14.3 * - denotes Mid-American Conference game RPG ...... 3.3 RPG ...... 4.6 RPG ...... 2.7 RPG ...... 3.9 RPG ...... 5.0 FG% ...... 540 FT% ...... 709 3PT% ...... 392 FG% ...... 476 FT% ...... 848

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Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball NIU Huskies (12-17, 5-11 MAC) Head Coach: Mark Montgomery, Seventh Season (87-131) Dante Thorpe PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Ranked 7th in the MAC in fi eld goal percentage ... 6-4 • 195 • G • Junior 11.1 3.3 1.9 .540 .395 .708 2017 First Team NJCAA Div. II AA at Triton College ... 0 Washington, D.C. Career Highs Pts: 21 (12/21/17) Avg 20.1 pts, 4.5 reb and 2.6 asts last season at Triton ... Triton College Reb: 9 (1/23/18) Ast: 6 (1/13/18) Scored 1,040 pts in 2 seasons at Triton. Gairges Daow PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Avg. 5.7 ppg in the last 11, shooting 48.9% ... Made 6-4 • 190 • G • Freshman 4.3 3.8 0.8 .394 .295 .750 his fi rst career start against Central Conn. St. on Dec. 9 ... 2 Melbourne, Australia Career Highs Pts: 14 (1/20/18) Averaged 12.7 pts, 4.2 asts and 3.8 rebs per game last season at Victory Rock Academy Reb: 8 (12/18/17) Ast: 3 (1/9/18) Victory Rock Prep in Bradenton, Fla. ... Born in South Sudan. Marlo Brown PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Spent one postgraduate year at DME Academy in 6-5 • 200 • G • Freshman n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Daytona Beach, averaging 15.3 pts and 9.1 reb per game 3 Southfi eld, Mich. Career Highs Pts: n/a ... Four-year letterwinner at Southfi eld (Mich.) Christian DME Academy Reb: n/a Ast: n/a where he had 1,074 reb., fi fth-most in MI history. Lacey James PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Avg. 7.4 ppg in the last 10, shooting 52.8% ... Had 6-9 • 235 • F • Junior 5.7 4.6 0.6 .383 .000 .709 a double-double in his NIU debut v. Green Bay (10 pts, 13 4 Grand Rapids, Mich. Career Highs Pts: 15 (1/23/18) reb) ... Has scored in double fi gures three times this year ... Rider Reb: 13 (11/14/17) Ast: 2 (4x) Sat out last season following transfer from Rider. Justin Thomas PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Shooting 42.3% (18-of-42) from three-point range 5-11 • 180 • G • Sophomore 6.5 2.7 2.0 .462 .392 .614 since Nov. 26 ... Ranked ninth in MAC in steals (1.3 pg) 5 Indianapolis, Ind. Career Highs Pts: 17 (2/10/18) ... Has started 16 games this season, including each of the Pike Reb: 7 (twice) Ast: 5 (twice) last fi ve. Eugene German PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: MAC leader in scoring, 37th in nation, 9th among under- 6-0 • 175 • G • Sophomore 20.5 3.9 1.7 .476 .335 .746 classmen ... 16 20+ pt gms this yr ... Scored in dbl fi g in 37-of-38 10 Gary, Ind. Career Highs Pts: 31 (2/17/18) dating back to last season, including all 29 this yr ... Preseason 21st Century Charter Reb: 9 (11/14/17) Ast: 6 (12/2/17) All-MAC West honoree ... 2016-17 MAC All-Freshman Team. Noah McCarty PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Shooting 48.3 percent from the fi eld in MAC 6-7 • 240 • F • Sophomore 4.2 3.2 0.6 .459 .259 .585 play ... Avg. 4.7 pts and 3.6 reb in league play ... Played a 11 Rock Falls, Ill. Career Highs Pts: 11 (2/24/18) career-best 26 min v. Manhattan (11/22), had a offensive Sterling Newman Reb: 7 (2/6/18) Ast: 3 (twice) reb on fi nal possession that led to winner. Anastasios Demogerontas PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Scored in double fi gures fi ve times this season ... 6-7 • 210 • W • Junior 4.2 2.1 0.7 .478 .318 .645 Avg. 17.3 pts, 6.8 reb and 3.2 ast per game as a sopho- 12 Orland Park, Ill. Career Highs Pts: 15 (11/26/17) more last season at Moraine Valley CC ... Named to 2017 Moraine Valley CC Reb: 6 (12/18/17) Ast: 3 (12/29/17) NJCAA All-Region IV First Team. Jaylen Key PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Will redshirt the 2017-18 season due to offseason 6-8 • 230 • F • Junior n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a shoulder surgery ... Ranked 14th in the MAC in fi eld goal 15 Milwaukee, Wis. Career Highs Pts: 17 (11/14/16) percentage last season (48.8%) ... Shot 46.4 percent from Homestead Reb: 11 (1/7/17) Ast: 4 (12/22/15) three-point range a season ago. Caleb Oehlberg PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: 6-0 • 165 • G • Sophomore n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Began the season as a student manager, elevated to the 20 DeKalb, Ill. Career Highs Pts: n/a roster in early January ... Two-year varsity letterwinner at DeKalb Reb: n/a Ast: n/a DeKalb High School. Rod Henry-Hayes PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Shooting 51.5%, including 41.7% from three since 6-4 • 180 • G • Freshman 2.1 0.7 0.6 .447 .345 .750 Nov. 26 ... Averaged 21.3 pts, 6.0 ast and 5.2 reb per game 22 Zion, Ill. Career Highs Pts: 13 (12/2/17) as a senior at Zion-Benton Township ... Named to the Zion-Benton Township Reb: 6 (11/26/17) Ast: 5 (11/26/17) IBCA 3A/4A All-State Fourth Team. Brennen Woods PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: 6-4 • 200 • F • Freshman 0.0 0.2 0.3 .000 .000 .000 Averaged 19.7 pts and 10.0 rebounds per game as a senior 25 Carpentersville, Ill. Career Highs Pts: n/a at Harvest Christian Academy ... Earned Illinois AP Class Harvest Christian Academy Reb: 1 (11/26/17) Ast: 1 (11/26/17) 1A Honorable Mention recognition. Andrew Zelis PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Missed the 2016-17 season with a torn ACL ... 7-0 • 255 • C • Fifth Year Senior 1.5 0.9 0.3 .500 .000 .500 Appeared in 27 games at NIU in 2015-16, shooting 53.3 32 Wheaton, Ill. Career Highs Pts: 12 (12/22/15) percent ... Began his college career at Stetson before Kaskaskia College Reb: 7 (12/22/15) Ast: 1 (5x) transfering to Kaskaskia College. Owen Hamilton PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Had seven pts and six reb at Iowa (Dec. 29) in 7-0 • 255 • C • Freshman 2.1 1.3 0.1 .688 .000 .600 career-high 21 mins ... Averaged 25.1 pts, 12.3 reb and 33 Prescott, Wis. Career Highs Pts: 8 (11/26/17) 3.2 blocks per game as a senior at Prescott (Wis.) HS ... Prescott Reb: 8 (11/26/17) Ast: 1 (3x) Named to the WBCA Division 3 All-State Team. Levi Bradley PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: 19th in MAC in scoring and 3rd in FT% ... Has not 6-7 • 210 • W • Junior 14.3 5.0 0.8 .432 .286 .848 missed a game in his career, 95-straight ... A career 81 free 42 Milwaukee, Wis. Career Highs Pts: 28 (11/14/17) throw shooter, ranks sixth all-time in NIU history ... Scored in Pius XI Reb: 14 (twice) Ast: 4 (twice) double fi gures 25 times this season, 7 20-plus games. Brandon Danowski PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% Notes: Spent last season as a postgraduate at Gateway 5-11 • 180 • G • Freshman 0.5 0.3 0.1 1.000 .000 .667 Sports Academy in Granite City, Ill., avg. 17 ppg and 4 55 Wilmette, Ill. Career Highs Pts: 4 (11/26/17) apg ... Earned Chicago Catholic League North Division Loyola Academy Reb: 1 (1/6/18) Ast: 1 (1/6/18) All-Conference honors at Loyola Academy.

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball ABOUT TOLEDO • The Rockets come to DeKalb with a 20-9 overall The Series Against Toledo NIU Quick Facts record, including a 12-4 mark in the league Overall: 28-45 to pace the Mid-American Conference West Home (in DeKalb): 18-14 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Division by two games over Ball State. Road: 10-28 Name of School ...... Northern Illinois University • Tre’Shaun Fletcher leads four Rockets scoring in Current Streak: 2, Toledo Location ...... DeKalb, Ill. double fi gures at 19.0 points per game, Fletcher Montgomery v. the Rockets Founded ...... 1895 also leads Toledo in rebounding, averaging 8.2 Date Result Site Enrollment ...... 19,015 boards per contest. Jaelan Sanford (16.7), Nate Jan. 18, 2012 L, 71-41 Toledo Nickname ...... Huskies Navigato (12.4) and Luke Knapke (10.9) also Feb. 29, 2012 W, 65-61 DeKalb score in double fi gures for Toledo. Affi liation ...... NCAA Division I Feb. 2, 2013 L, 69-64 DeKalb Conference...... Mid-American (West Division) • Toledo leads the MAC in three-point shooting March 5, 2013 L, 70-46 Toledo as the Rockets connect on 40.5 percent of their Colors ...... Cardinal and Black Jan. 22, 2014 L, 77-68 Toledo three-point attempts as a team. Arena ...... NIU Convocation Center (9,100) Feb. 26, 2014 W, 74-66 DeKalb President ...... Dr. Lisa C. Freeman Jan. 31, 2015 L, 80-69 DeKalb THE ALL-TIME SERIES WITH THE ROCKETS Assoc. VP/Athletic Director ...... Sean T. Frazier • Toledo leads the all-time series, 45-28, and NIU Feb. 25, 2015 W, 84-82 Toledo Jan. 12, 2016 W, 71-66 Toledo has an 18-14 advantage all-time in DeKalb. NIU BASKETBALL HISTORY • Following a four-game winning streak in the Jan. 22, 2016 W, 58-49 DeKalb First Year of Basketball ...... 1900-01 series by the Huskies, Toledo has won the last Jan. 28, 2017 W, 74-72 Toledo two, including the fi rst meeting this season, Feb. 18, 2017 L, 88-80 (ot) DeKalb All-time Record ...... 1247-1285 82-77, at Toledo (Feb. 6). Feb. 6, 2018 L, 82-77 Toledo First Year of Division I Basketball ...... 1968-68 • Eugene German scored a career-high 30 points All-time Division I Record ...... 630-796 and Levi Bradley added 24 for the Huskies. Postseason Appearances ...... 4 (1982, 1991, 1996, 2016) Toledo was led by 22 points from Jaelan Sanford. NCAA Appearances ...... 3 (1982, 1991, 1996) • NIU erased a 13-point fi rst half NCAA Tournament Appearances ...... 3 (1982, ‘91, ‘96) defi cit to lead by as much as CURRENT HUSKIES AGAINST THE ROCKETS Record in the NCAA Tournament ...... 0-3 fi ve in the second half. The two NCAA Tournament Games ...... teams were tied with less than LEVI BRADLEY PTS REB AST ...... March 12, 1982: L, 77-68 v. Kansas State 80 seconds to play when Toledo Jan. 12, 2016 at Toledo 0 3 0 closed with a 7-2 run to earn an Jan. 22, 2016 at NIU 12 5 0 ...... March 8, 1991: L, 75-68 v. St. John’s 82-77 victory. Jan. 28, 2017 at Toledo 10 5 1 ...... March 15, 1996: L, 74-73 v. Texas Tech • NIU was whistled for a season- Feb. 18, 2017 at NIU 1 1 0 Vegas 16 Game ...... high tying 26 fouls and Toledo Feb. 6, 2018 at Toledo 24 4 0 ...... March 28, 2016: L, 70-63, v. UC Santa Barbara went 25-of-41 from the free-throw GAIRGES DAOW PTS REB AST line, both of which are season Feb. 6, 2018 at Toledo 0 4 2 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE HISTORY highs for a NIU opponent. The Seasons in the MAC ...... 31 (1975-86, 1997-pres.) Huskies meanwhile went just A. DEMOGERONTAS PTS REB AST Record in the MAC Tournament ...... 12-22 5-of-6 from the foul line, both Feb. 6, 2018 at Toledo 4 1 0 tying season lows. MAC Tournament Titles ...... 1 (1982) EUGENE GERMAN PTS REB AST Jan. 28, 2017 at Toledo 2 0 1 A LOOK BACK AT EASTERN BASKETBALL STAFF Feb. 18, 2017 at NIU 27 3 3 MICHIGAN Feb. 6, 2018 at Toledo 30 7 4 Head Coach ...... Mark Montgomery • NIU fell to Eastern Michigan, Alma Mater ...... Michigan State, 2003 82-53, on Saturday (Feb. 24) in OWEN HAMILTON PTS REB AST Career Record/Years ...... 87-131/7th the fi nal road game of the regular Feb. 6, 2018 at Toledo 2 0 1 NIU Record/Years ...... Same season. The Eagles shot 64.5 Best Time to Reach Coach ...... Contact SID percent (20-of-31) in the second ROD HENRY-HAYES PTS REB AST Feb. 6, 2018 at Toledo 0 0 0 Associate Head Coach ...... Jon Borovich half to pull away from the Huskies. Alma Mater ...... Central Michigan, 2001 • Four Eagles scored in double LACEY JAMES PTS REB AST fi gures, led by 26 points Elijah Feb. 6, 2018 at Toledo 4 5 0 Assistant Coach ...... Lamar Chapman Minnie. James Thompson IV Alma Mater ...... Lane College, 1993 added 14 points, Paul Jackson JAYLEN KEY PTS REB AST Assistant Coach ...... Brandon Watkins scored 13 and Tim Bond added Jan. 12, 2016 at Toledo 2 4 2 Alma Mater ...... Penn State, 2007 11 points. Jan. 22, 2016 at NIU 2 2 0 Jan. 28, 2017 at Toledo 6 1 1 Director of Player Development ...... Chad Pecka • Eugene German scored 16 Feb. 18, 2017 at NIU 0 1 0 Graduate Assistant ...... Chris MacMartin points to pace the Huskies, Noah Feb. 6, 2018 at Toledo DNP Athletic Trainer ...... Kelsey Cannon McCarty added a career-best 11 Basketball Sports Performance Coach .....Jacob Ricketts points. NOAH MCCARTY PTS REB AST • Eastern Michigan outscored NIU, Jan. 28, 2017 at Toledo 0 1 0 21-6, off turnovers as NIU had a Feb. 18, 2017 at NIU 0 0 0 TEAM INFORMATION season-high 19 turnovers, and Feb. 6, 2018 at Toledo 7 7 0 2016-17 Record ...... 15-17 overall (9-8 home, 6-9 road) the Eagles outscored the Huskies, JUSTIN THOMAS PTS REB AST 2016-17 MAC Record...... 7-11 (T-4th MAC West) 24-2, in fast break points. Jan. 28, 2017 at Toledo 2 1 1 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 2/3 Feb. 18, 2017 at NIU 2 0 0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 6/5 THE BIG THREE Feb. 6, 2018 at Toledo 2 4 4 • In the 25 games they have NIU MEDIA RELATIONS played together, NIU’s “Big Three” DANTE THORPE PTS REB AST of Levi Bradley, Eugene German Feb. 6, 2018 at Toledo 4 1 0 Basketball Contact ...... Jeremy Reid and Dante Thorpe have combined Offi ce Phone ...... 815-753-3706 ANDREW ZELIS PTS REB AST Cell Phone ...... 716-867-1908 to average 44.7 points per game, Jan. 12, 2016 at Toledo 0 0 0 61.1 percent of NIU’s scoring. Jan. 22, 2016 at NIU 0 2 0 E-mail ...... [email protected] Those numbers do not include Jan. 28, 2017 at Toledo DNP Mailing Address ...... 209 Convocation Center the four games Dante Thorpe has Feb. 18, 2017 at NIU DNP ...... 1525 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL 60115 missed this season. Feb. 6, 2018 at Toledo DNP

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball • During those 25 games, trio has CAREER TOTALS FOR CURRENT HUSKIES also combined for 12.2 rebounds Huskie Career Double-Doubles per game and 4.5 assists per Levi Bradley (6) POINTS contest. Jan. 2, 2016, Judson ...... 19 pts, 10 reb Levi Bradley ...... 924 • For the season overall, Bradley, March 7, 2016, Western Michigan ...... 13 pts, 12 reb Eugene German ...... 874 German and Thorpe are shooting Dec. 20, 2016, at South Florida ...... 13 pts, 10 reb Jaylen Key ...... 446 a combined 47.5 percent (478-of- Jan. 3, 2017, at Miami ...... 11 pts, 14 reb Justin Thomas ...... 318 1006) from the fi eld. The group Dec. 21, 2017, UIC ...... 18 pts, 10 reb Dante Thorpe ...... 277 has combined to take 60 percent Jan. 2, 2018, Kent State ...... 25 pts, 14 pts Lacey James (12 at Rider) ...... 176 of NIU’s fi eld goal attempts. Noah McCarty ...... 155 • Only twice this season has a Jaylen Key (3) Gairges Daow ...... 126 player other than Bradley, German Anastasios Demogerontas ...... 113 Feb. 2, 2016, Buff alo ...... 12 pts, 10 reb Andrew Zelis ...... 70 or Thorpe led the Huskies in Nov. 11, 2016, Indiana State ...... 13 pts, 10 reb Rod Henry-Hayes ...... 50 scoring. Anastasios Demogerontas Jan. 7, 2017, Central Michigan ...... 16 pts, 11 reb Owen Hamilton ...... 50 scored a game-high 12 against St. Brandon Danowski...... 4 Francis (Ill.) (Nov. 16) and Justin Lacey James (1) Marlo Brown ...... 0 Thomas scored a team-high 14 Nov. 14, 2017, Green Bay ...... 10 pts, 13 reb Brennen Woods ...... 0 against Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 3). • Bradley (7), German (16) and REBOUNDS Thorpe (1) have combined for 24, 20-plus point performances this season, no other Huskie has Levi Bradley ...... 399 scored 20 points in a game this season. Jaylen Key ...... 260 • While the combination of Bradley, German and Thorpe have led the way off ensively, six other Eugene German ...... 154 Huskies have scored in double fi gures this season. Lacey James (13 at Rider) ...... 146 • Justin Thomas has eight double-fi gure games, including a career-high 17 against Buff alo Noah McCarty ...... 139 (Feb. 10). Thomas is also shooting 40 percent from three-point range for the season. Justin Thomas ...... 134 • Demogerontas has reached double fi gures fi ve times and is shooting 48.3 percent from the Gairges Daow ...... 111 fi eld this season. Dante Thorpe ...... 83 • Gairges Daow has also scored in double fi gures four times, including a career-best 14 points Andrew Zelis ...... 69 at Akron (Jan. 20). Anastasios Demogerontas ...... 58 Owen Hamilton ...... 32 • Rod Henry-Hayes has scored in double fi gures twice, including a career-best 13 at Chicago Rod Henry-Hayes ...... 17 State (Dec. 2). Brennen Woods ...... 1 • Lacey James has three double-fi gure scoring games, including a career-high of 15 points Brandon Danowski...... 1 against Bowling Green (Jan. 23). Marlo Brown ...... 0 • Noah McCarty has scored in double fi gures twice and posted a career-best 11 points at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 24). ASSISTS THE MAC’S LEADING SCORER Justin Thomas ...... 95 Eugene German ...... 77 • Eugene German leads the MAC in scoring averaging 20.5 points per game. German’s mark Levi Bradley ...... 63 ranks 37th in the country. The sophomore from Gary, Ind., set a new career-high with 31 Dante Thorpe ...... 48 points against Western Michigan (Feb. 17), just 11 days after netting 30 at Toledo (Feb. 6). Jaylen Key ...... 44 German has 16 20-plus point scoring games this season. Noah McCarty ...... 25 • German’s 20.5 points per game is ninth in the country among underclassmen (freshmen and Gairges Daow ...... 23 sophomores), in a group that includes Trae Young (Oklahoma), Shamorie Ponds (St. John’s), Anastasios Demogerontas ...... 20 Markus Howard (Marquette) and Marvin Bagley III (Duke). Lacey James ...... 16 • German has scored 595 points this season, the most by any sophomore in NIU history and Rod Henry-Hayes ...... 15 the sixth-most in school history. Paul Dawkins holds the NIU single-season scoring record with Andrew Zelis ...... 5 Owen Hamilton ...... 3 695 points during the 1978-79 season. Brennen Woods ...... 1 • In conference play, German leads the MAC in scoring at 21.1 points per game, he also Brandon Danowski...... 1 ranks ninth in three-point fi eld goals per game (2.3) and 10th in free throw percentage (79.1 Marlo Brown ...... 0 percent). • German has scored in double fi gures in all 29 games this season, the only Huskie to do so. He STEALS has reached double fi gures 44 times in his career, including 37 of his last 38 games. • German converted the game-winning layup with four seconds to play in NIU’s 90-88 Justin Thomas ...... 70 overtime victory against Buff alo on Feb. 10. German fi nished the game with a game-high 28 Levi Bradley ...... 52 points and a team-high seven Eugene German ...... 35 Jaylen Key ...... 31 rebounds. Overtime Games Under Dante Thorpe ...... 22 • German was named the Lacey James (2 at Rider) ...... 21 Mid-American Conference West Mark Montgomery Noah McCarty ...... 17 Division Player of the Week on Feb. Date Opponent Result Gairges Daow ...... 18 12, following his performances Dec. 7, 2012 at Milwaukee L, 80-73 (ot) Anastasios Demogerontas ...... 17 against Toledo and Buff alo. Jan. 15, 2014 Kent State L, 73-64 (ot) Owen Hamilton ...... 7 German averaged 29 points and Feb. 1, 2014 at Ball State W, 67-65 (ot) Rod Henry-Hayes ...... 4 seven rebounds per game against Andrew Zelis ...... 2 Feb. 20, 2014 Eastern Michigan W, 61-59 (2ot) Marlo Brown ...... 0 the top-two teams in the MAC. Mar. 10, 2014 Bowling Green W, 54-51 (ot) Brandon Danowski...... 1 • It was the fi rst MAC Player of Dec. 19, 2014 at Dartmouth L, 58-55 (ot) Brennen Woods ...... 0 the Week honor for German and Jan. 2, 2015 UC Riverside W, 72-67 (ot) the fi rst for a Huskie since Travon Mar. 6, 2015 at Ball State W, 71-67 (ot) BLOCKS (TOP FIVE ONLY) Baker collected the weekly award Dec. 19, 2015 Florida International W, 78-75 (2ot) on Jan. 25, 2016. Nov. 11, 2016 Indiana State W, 80-78 (ot) Jaylen Key ...... 27 • German’s 30 points at Toledo Nov. 25, 2016 Elon L, 85-80 (2ot) Levi Bradley ...... 23 (Feb. 6) were the most points Noah McCarty ...... 17 Jan. 10, 2017 at Kent State W, 74-70 (ot) scored by a Huskie since Xavier Andrew Zelis ...... 16 Feb. 14, 2017 Ball State L, 81-72 (ot) Lacey James (3 at Rider) ...... 10 Silas netted 34 against Kent State on Feb. 12, 2011. Feb. 18, 2017 Toledo L, 88-80 (ot) • German passed the 500 career Feb. 10, 2018 Buff alo W, 90-88 (ot)

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball point plateau with his 26 points NIU IN THE RANKINGS COVERING THE HUSKIES at Marquette (Dec. 18). (AS OF FEB. 26) • German passed the 600 career ALL MAC NAT’L MAC MAC point plateau with his 26 points GMS RANK RANK GMS RANK PRACTICE AVAILABILITY against Eastern Michigan (Jan. Scoring Offense 73.3 9 195 71.1 10 NIU head coach Mark Montgomery and Huskie 13). Scoring Defense 75.3 7 249 76.7 9 student-athletes are available for interviews prior to • German passed the 700 career Scoring Margin -2.0 11 247 -5.6 11 practice. Practices are typically held in the NIU Con- Free Throw Percentage .727 5 122 .755 3 point plateau with his 21 points vocation Center, please contact Jeremy Reid in the Field Goal Percentage .464 4 95 .465 3 at Central Michigan (Jan. 30). Field Goal Defense .461 12 284 .471 11 NIU Athletic Media Relations offi ce (815-753-3706 • German passed the 800 career 3-Point Field Goal Percentage .329 12 284 .304 12 or [email protected]) for exact times and locations. point plateau with his 23 points 3-Point Field Goal Defense .360 10 243 .351 7 Practices are generally open to the media. against Central Michigan (Feb. Rebounding Offense 33.9 12 254 32.4 12 13). Rebounding Defense 34.8 4 n/a 33.1 1 HOME GAME COVERAGE Rebounding Margin -0.9 10 239 -0.8 8 • In addition to scoring 26 For media wishing to cover a NIU home game please points, German also registered Blocks Per Game 2.0 12 334 1.6 12 Assists Per Game 9.6 12 350 8.1 12 contact Jeremy Reid in the NIU Athletic Media a career-high six assists against Steals Per Game 6.7 4 114 6.3 T-4 Relations offi ce (815-753-3706 or [email protected]) to Chicago State (Dec. 2). Turnovers Per Game 12.0 4 80 n/a n/a arrange credentials. • In just 11 minutes of action Turnovers Forced Per Game 12.9 8 197 n/a n/a against Bowling Green (Jan. Turnover Margin +0.9 5 124 -0.6 8 POSTGAME AVAILABILITY 23), German scored 19 points Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.8 12 326 0.7 12 on 7-of-7 shooting, including Offensive Rebounds 9.4 10 240 8.9 10 The NIU locker room is closed to the media following 5-of-5 from three-point range. Defensive Rebounds 24.4 10 235 23.5 11 games. For home games, Coach Montgomery and Defensive Rebound Percentage .704 10 n/a .713 7 German is the fi rst Huskie to players will be available in the media room following Offensive Rebound Percentage .278 8 n/a .273 9 post-game radio obligations. For remote coverage be perfect from beyond the arc 3-Point Field Goals Made 5.3 12 336 4.9 12 in at least fi ve attempts since of road games, please make arrangements through Abdel Nader went 5-of-5 from Jeremy Reid prior to the game. three against Central Michigan on Jan. 14, 2012. Four players in school history have gone 6-of-6 from three, achieved last by Xavier Silas on Jan. 11, 2011 against Eastern Michigan. INTERVIEWS • German has attempted 464 fi eld goals this season, 24th-most in the country and the most of any For interviews outside of practice or postgame, player in the MAC. He also leads the MAC, and ranks 19th nationally, in fi eld goals made with 221. please contact Jeremy Reid in the NIU Athletic • Along with his scoring, German is also averaging 3.9 rebounds per game while averaging 1.7 assists Media Relations offi ce (815-753-3706 or jreid1@ per contest. niu.edu). No interviews will be allowed the day of a • In NIU’s two-point win over Manhattan (Nov. 22), German blocked a three-point attempt in the fi nal game. Please submit your request at least 24 hours second to help preserve the win. It was German’s fi rst block of the season, he currently has fi ve blocks. in advance.

LED BY LEVI MID-MAJOR TOP 25 (FEB. 19) • Levi Bradley ranks second on the team, and 19th in the MAC, averaging 14.3 points per game. Bradley is shooting 84.8 percent (106-of-125) from the free-throw line, third-best in the MAC. No. School Record Pts. Prev. • Bradley went 14-of-14 from the free-throw line against Kent State (Jan. 2), the second-best single- 1. Gonzaga (31) 25-4 775 1 game performance in NIU history, behind only 15-of-15 by Xavier Silas on Jan. 9, 2010 against Ball State. 2. Louisiana-Lafayette 23-4 710 5 • Bradley is a career 81 percent free-throw shooter (200-of-247), which ranks sixth all-time in school 3. South Dakota 24-6 697 6 history. 4. Saint Mary’s 25-4 639 3 • Bradley poured in 22 points in NIU’s 90-88 overtime victory against Buff alo (Feb. 10). Bradley went 5. East Tennessee State 23-5 636 4 10-of-18 from the fi eld and made two of NIU’s three fi eld goals in overtime. Bradley has scored 20-plus 6. South Dakota State 23-6 599 7 points seven times in his NIU career, all coming this season. • Bradley went over the 800 career point plateau at Western Michigan (Jan. 27). 7. Loyola Chicago 23-5 598 8 • Bradley went over the 900 career point plateau with his 21-point performance against Western 8. New Mexico State 22-5 587 2 Michigan (Feb. 17). 9. College of Charleston 22-6 485 10 • Bradley has scored in double fi gures in 25-of-29 games this season and 51 times in his career, the most 10. Murray State 22-5 475 15 of any current Huskie. 11. Vermont 22-6 462 9 • Bradley also leads the Huskies in rebounding at 5.0 boards per contest. 12. Buff alo 20-7 421 14 • Bradley had his fi rst double-double of the season, and fi fth of his career, with 18 points and a season- 13. Belmont 22-7 417 16 high 10 rebounds against UIC (Dec. 21). 14. UC Santa Barbara 20-6 348 11 • Bradley recorded his second double-double of the year in the conference opener against Kent State 15. BYU 21-8 317 13 (Jan. 2) recording 25 points, tying a career-high with 14 rebounds while also tying a career-high with 16. Montana 20-7 277 12 four assists. 17. UNC Greensboro 21-7 256 17 • In the season opener against Green Bay (Nov. 14), Bradley fueled the Huskies to a 20-point victory as 18. Stephen F. Austin 22-5 214 20 he poured in a career-high 28 points on 10-of-14 shooting and 7-of-7 from the free-throw line. 19. Bucknell 20-9 195 23 • Against Manhattan (Nov. 22), Bradley scored a team-high 22 points, including a fl oater in the lane with 20. Wright State 20-8 129 NR 15 seconds left to break at 68-68 tie and help lead NIU to the win. 21. Northern Kentucky 19-8 112 19 • Bradley is averaging 18.0 points per game in Huskie victories this season, shooting 48.7 percent (73-of- 22. Penn 19-7 102 25 150) from the fi eld and 41.2 percent (14-of-34) from three. In losses, Bradley is averaging just 11.8 points 23. Toledo 19-8 92 21 per game, shooting 38.7 percent (70-of-181) from the fi eld and 20 percent (10-of-50) from three. 24. Utah Valley 19-8 73 NR • NIU is 7-2 this season when Bradley scored 15 points or more. 25. Rider 21-7 69 NR • Bradley has not missed a game in his NIU career, playing in 95-straight. • With Jaylen Key currently on the sidelines due to injury, Bradley is the only active Huskie with more OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Furman 54, Florida Gulf than one year of Division I experience prior to this season. Coast 50, Northeastern 48, Georgia State 44, Weber State 30, Southern Illinois 19, Lipscomb 16, Woff ord THE SHARP-SHOOTING NEWCOMER 15, Idaho 13, Lamar 13, Nichols State 11, Harvard 10, • Dante Thorpe is the third Huskie scoring in double fi gures at 11.1 points per contest. Thorpe is shoot- ing a team-best 54 percent from the fi eld, seventh-best in the MAC and the second-best by a guard in UMBC 10, UNC Asheville 9, Ball State 8, Evansville the conference. 7, Albany 5, Seattle 5, UC Davis 5, Wagner 5, Grand • Thorpe missed three games in mid-February due to a shoulder injury but returned to action at Ball Canyon 4, UT Arlingtion 3, North Carolina A&T 2, State (Feb. 20). Grambling State 1, Southeastern Louisiana 1, UL • Thorpe scored a career-high 21 points against UIC (Dec. 21), going 7-of-11 from the fi eld while also Monroe 1, Winthrop 1.

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball recording a career-best seven rebounds and three assists. AP TOP 25 (FEB. 26) • Thorpe’s previous career-high was 19 points at Iowa State (Dec. 4), where he went 8-of-12 from the fl oor, including 2-of-2 from behind the three-point line. No. School Record Pts. • Thorpe nearly recorded his fi rst career double-double against Bowling Green (Jan. 23) as he scored 12 1 Virginia (48) 26-2 1,608 points and grabbed nine rebounds. 2 Michigan State (17) 28-3 1,571 • In addition to his scoring, Thorpe is adding 3.3 rebounds per game, 1.9 assists per contest and nearly a 3 Xavier 25-4 1,422 steal per game. 4 Villanova 25-4 1,416 • Thorpe has seven multi-steal games and had a season-high three against Rockford (Nov. 26). Against 5 Duke 24-5 1,362 Manhattan (Nov. 22), his one steal came in the fi nal minute and led to the possession in which Levi 6 Kansas 23-6 1,272 Bradley scored the game-winning basket. 7 Gonzaga 27-4 1,231 • Thorpe also has eight blocks this season, three of which came against Rockford (Nov. 26). 8 Purdue 26-5 1,178 9 North Carolina 22-7 1,140 NEXT MAN UP 10 Cincinnati 25-4 1,013 • With Dante Thorpe missing the three games from Feb. 10-17, and nearly four as he played just fi ve 11 Wichita State 23-5 945 minutes at Toledo (Feb. 6), Justin Thomas stepped into Thorpe’s role in the starting lineup and delivered, 12 Texas Tech 22-7 887 scoring a career-high 17 points against Buff alo (Feb. 10) to go along with a season-best fi ve rebounds 13 Ohio State 24-7 791 and four assists. Thomas played a career-high 42 minutes in the overtime win. 14 Auburn 24-5 781 • Over the four games Thorpe missed due to injury, Thomas averaged 7.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per 15 Michigan 24-7 753 game, shooting 43.5 percent (10-of-23) from the fi eld and 81.8 percent (9-of-11) from the free-throw 16 Tennessee 21-7 564 line. Thomas also averaged 3.8 assists per game during that stretch. 17 Rhode Island 23-4 558 • NIU’s sixth man for most of the season, Thomas has averaged 26.7 minutes per game for the year and 18 Clemson 21-7 499 37.0 over the four games Thorpe missed. • Thomas is shooting 39.2 percent from three-point range (20-of-51) for the season, which would rank 19 Arizona 22-7 450 15th in the MAC if he had enough three-point makes to qualify. 20 West Virginia 21-8 429 • Thomas has improved his three-point shooting dramatically from a season ago when he made just one 21 Nevada 25-5 386 of 17 tries (5.9 percent) from beyond the arc. 22 Saint Mary’s 27-4 318 • Thomas currently ranks tied for eighth in the MAC with 1.3 steals per game. Last season, Thomas 23 Kentucky 20-9 174 averaged 1.3 steals per contest and tied for 12th in the league. 24 Middle Tennessee 23-5 144 • Thomas attended Pike High School in Indianapolis, a school that has produced many notable basket- 25 Houston 22-6 45 ball players, including a pair of current NBA players: Courtney Lee (New York Knicks) and Jeff Teague (Minnesota Timberwolves). OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: TCU 41, Butler 34, St. Bonaventure 29, NC State 28, Creighton 26, HOME SWEET HOME Loyola-Chicago 8, USC 7, Florida State 4, Seton Hall • NIU is 52-17 at home since Feb. 12, 2014, including a 10-3 mark at home this season. 3, Arkansas 3, Virginia Tech 2, Florida 1, Boise State 1, • The Huskies set a new mark for the longest home win streak in school history as they won 15-straight Oklahoma 1 home games from Feb. 28, 2015 against Central Michigan through Jan. 22, 2016 against Toledo. • Under head coach Mark Montgomery, NIU also had an 11-game home winning streak from Feb. 12, USA TODAY COACHES TOP 25 2014 (Central Michigan) through Jan. 2, 2015 (UC Riverside) which tied the then school home winning (FEB. 26) streak record. • NIU will play 15 home games during the 2017-18 season. No. School Record Pts. 1 Virginia (17) 26-2 785 A SECOND HALF SPARK 2 Michigan State (15) 28-3 781 • Over the last 10 contests, the NIU off ense has produced impressive numbers in the second half of 3 Duke 24-5 690 games. Since Jan. 23 against Bowling Green, the Huskies are averaging 42.5 points per game in the 4 Xavier 25-4 683 second half, shooting 55.9 percent (156-of-279), including 43.8 percent (35-of-80) from three and 75.7 5 Villanova 25-4 670 percent (78-of-103) from the free-throw line. 6 Kansas 23-6 644 • Eugene German is averaging 12.5 points in the second half of the last eight while Levi Bradley is 7 Gonzaga 27-4 593 averaging 9.0 points. 8 Purdue 26-5 587 • Five Huskies are shooting better than 50 percent with 20 or more fi eld goal attempts in the second half 9 North Carolina 22-7 550 of the last 10 games: Lacey James is shooting 60.9 percent (14-of-23), Noah McCarty is shooting 60.9 10 Cincinnati 25-4 492 percent (14-of-23), Justin Thomas is shooting 59.1 percent (13-of-22), Dante Thorpe is shooting 56.5 11 Wichita State 23-5 436 percent (13-of-23) and Eugene German is shooting 54.4 percent (49-of-90). 12 Texas Tech 22-7 421 • Levi Bradley is shooting 47.1 percent (8-of-17) and Eugene German is shooting 40 percent (16-of-40) 13 Michigan 24-7 384 from three-point range in the second half of the last 10 games. 14 Ohio State 24-7 378 TRENDING HUSKIES 15 Auburn 24-5 316 • Over the last 10 games, Lacey James is averaging 7.4 points per game, shooting 52.8 percent (28-of-53) 16 Rhode Island 23-4 301 from the fi eld. 17 Tennessee 21-7 290 • Gairges Daow is averaging 5.7 points per game over the last 11 games, shooting 48.9 percent (23-of- 18 Clemson 21-7 248 45) from the fi eld. 19 West Virginia 21-8 223 • Noah McCarty is shooting 48.3 percent (28-of-58) from the fi eld in MAC play, averaging 4.7 points and 20 Saint Mary’s 27-4 195 3.6 rebounds per game. McCarty scored a career-high 11 points last time out against Eastern Michigan 21 Nevada 25-5 170 (Feb. 24). 22 Arizona 22-7 166 • Since Nov. 26, Rod Henry-Hayes is shooting 51.5 percent (17-of-33) from the fi eld, including 41.7 23 Middle Tennessee 23-5 81 percent (10-of-24) from three. 24 Creighton 20-9 66 25 Kentucky 20-9 60 VALUING THE ROCK • NIU is averaging just 12.0 turnovers per game, the fourth-best mark in the MAC and 80th nationally. OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Houston 51, Arizona The Huskies have had single-digit turnovers six times this season (6 v. Toledo, 7 v. Bowling Green, 7 v. State 22, TCU 17, Butler 14, Virginia Tech 12, Florida Miami (Ohio), 8 v. Penn, 9 at Chicago State and v. UIC). 10, NC State 10, Nebraska 8, New Mexico State • Along with not committing turnovers, the Huskies are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game by their 7, Florida State 7, Loyola-Chicago 7, Miami 6, St. opponents. NIU’s +0.9 turnover margin is fi fth in the MAC. Bonaventure 6, Oklahoma 4, Louisiana 3, Texas A&M • NIU has improved its turnovers per game mark from 13.4 last season, which ranked ninth in the MAC 2, Seton Hall 2, Arkansas 2 and 222nd nationally.

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball DID YOU KNOW? • NIU is 10-1 when holding its opponents under 70 points and 2-16 when opponents reach the 70-point THE LAST MEETING mark. Since the 2013-14 season, NIU is 65-25 when holding its opponents below 70 points. • NIU recorded 65 wins over the last four seasons, from 2013-14 through 2016-17, the second-best four- NIU: 77 year stretch in program history. Toledo: 82 February 6, 2018 • Savage Arena RUNNING WITH THE BULLS Toledo, Ohio • NIU claimed a 90-88 overtime win over Buff alo last Saturday (Feb. 10) as Eugene German scored a game- high 28 points, including the game-winning basket with four seconds left in overtime. No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 4 James, L. 2-3 0-0 0-0 3-2 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 13 • Levi Bradley added 22 points and Justin Thomas scored a career-high 17; Nick Perkins led Buff alo with 22 42 Bradley, L. 10-15 1-2 3-3 0-4 4 2 24 0 2 0 1 27 points. 0 Thorpe, D. 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 • The Bulls led by as much as 13 with just over eight minutes to go until an 18-1 NIU run erased the defi cit 2 Daow, G. 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-4 4 4 0 2 0 0 1 31 and moved the Huskies in front for the fi rst time in the second half. 10 German, E. 14-29 2-9 0-1 1-6 7 4 30 4 1 0 2 37 5 Thomas, J. 0-2 0-0 2-3 0-4 4 0 2 4 0 1 0 32 • The win snapped a 13-game losing streak to the Bulls as NIU defeated Buff alo for the fi rst time since Jan. 11 McCarty, N. 3-8 1-4 0-0 2-5 7 5 7 0 1 0 0 26 7, 2006. 12 Demogerontas 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 11 • NIU shot 82.8 percent (24-of-29) from the free-throw line against Buff alo while the Bulls were just 11-of- 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 26 (42.3 percent) from the charity stripe. 33 Hamilton, O. 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 13 TEAM 1-2 3 • The victory over Buff alo was NIU’s fi rst overtime game of the season and the Huskies improved to 9-6 TOTALS 34-68 4-17 5-7 8-28 36 26 77 11 6 1 4 200 all-time in overtime games under Mark Montgomery. TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-32 .438 2nd: 20-36 .556 Game: 34-68 .500 3-PT FG%: 1st: 0-6 .000 2nd: 4-11 .364 Game: 4-17 .235 FT%: 1st: 0-0 .000 2nd: 5-7 .714 Game: 5-7 .714 A NEAR PERFECT HALF • NIU shot 75.9 percent (22-of-29) in the second half against Bowling Green (Jan. 23) as the Huskies No. Toledo FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN downed the Falcons, 93-62. 2 Adway, T. 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 2 2 0 2 1 0 12 • To put it into context, NIU’s 22-of-29 nearly equals Villanova’s 22-of-28 shooting against Georgetown in 4 Fletcher, T. 7-10 2-3 4-7 0-6 6 3 20 5 2 0 0 36 35 Navigato, N. 1-6 1-6 3-4 0-6 6 3 6 3 0 0 0 32 the 1985 National Championship game, a performance that is commonly known as “The Perfect Game.” 3 Jackson, M. 3-6 3-5 4-4 1-5 6 0 13 3 1 0 1 32 • NIU’s Off ensive Effi ciency against Bowling Green was 138.7 for the game, a school-record since KenPom 13 Sanford, J. 6-14 2-6 8-10 0-3 3 3 22 2 0 1 0 30 started tracking such numbers in the 2001-02 season. Off ensive Effi ciency measures the number of points 0 Gordon, J. 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 7 5 Roberts, J. 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 15 scored per 100 possessions. 21 Alderson, D. 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 • NIU scored a season-high 58 points in the second half against Bowling Green, NIU’s highest single half 39 Knapke, L. 3-7 2-3 6-6 1-2 3 2 14 0 2 1 0 27 total since scoring 59 against St. Joseph’s (Ind.) on Nov. 24, 2013. The last time the Huskies scored more TEAM 0-1 1 than 58 in a half against a Division I foe came on Dec. 14, 2008, when NIU scored 62 in the second half of a TOTALS 23-52 11-27 25-31 5-27 32 14 82 16 7 3 2 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-28 .464 2nd: 10-24 .417 Game: 23-52 .442 97-85 loss at Arkansas-Little Rock. 3-PT FG%: 1st: 6-14 .429 2nd: 5-13 .385 Game: 11-27 .407 • NIU’s 31-point victory is its largest margin of victory in a conference game since beating Buff alo by 31 FT%: 1st: 8-9 .889 2nd: 17-22 .773 Game: 25-31 .806 points, 83-52, on Dec. 18, 1999. The last time NIU beat a conference foe by more than 31 came on Jan. 29, Technical Fouls: NIU - McCarty 1998, when the Huskies beat Ohio by 38 points, 85-47. Officials: Ray Perone, Dan Dorian, Chad Barlow • NIU’s 61.3 percent (38-of-62) shooing from the fi eld in the game is the best single-game performance by Attendance: 3,861 the Huskies since shooting 62.8 percent (27-of-43) in a 72-52 win over Eastern Michigan on Jan. 20, 2009. Score by Half • NIU’s 93 points scored are the most for the Huskies against a MAC opponent since defeating Eastern NIU ...... 28-49 77 Toledo ...... 40-42 82 Michigan, 94-61, on Feb. 26, 2006. • NIU has not had a half in which it has shot 75.9 percent, or better, since at least 1995. Research continues to determine when, or if, the Huskies last reached that mark. • NIU has shot 70 percent in a half once during Mark Montgomery’s tenure, the second half against Ball State on Feb. 10, 2015 (14-of-20) in a 75-63 victory. The last time NIU shot better than 70 percent in a half was the fi rst half against Toledo on Jan. 21, 2007 when it shot 73.3 percent (11-of-15) in a 76-60 loss.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NON-CONFERENCE • NIU went 7-6 in non-conference play, including a 5-1 mark at home. The Huskies fi nished the non-conference portion of the schedule with a winning record for the fourth consecutive season. • The Huskies led the MAC in turnovers per game in the non-conference, committing just 11.8 per contest, as well as turnover margin at +2.7. NIU also ranked second in the league in fi eld goal percentage (.463) in pre-conference action. • Eugene German led the MAC in scoring in non-conference play, averaging 19.8 points per game, scoring in double fi gures in all 13 contests for the Huskies. • The Huskies opened the season with a 20-point victory over Green Bay (85-65), snapping a 12-game losing streak to the Phoenix. Levi Bradley had a career-high 28 points while Lacey James had his fi rst career double-double (10 points, 13 rebounds). • NIU fi nished seventh at the Gulf Coast Showcase as the Huskies went 1-2, falling to Penn (93-80) and Florida Atlantic (77-67) before fi nishing with a victory over Manhattan (70-68). • Eugene German averaged a team-high 18.7 points per game at the Gulf Coast Showcase, Levi Bradley averaged 16.3 points per contest and went 16-of-16 from the free-throw line, Bradley also led NIU in rebounding at 5.3 boards per game. Dante Thorpe also scored in double fi gures in the tournament at 10.7 points per contest. • A fl oater in the lane from Levi Bradley with 15 seconds left and a block from Eugene German in the fi nal second helped lead NIU to a 70-68 win over Manhattan in the fi nal game of the tournament. • NIU won its fi rst road game of the year at Chicago State, 95-77. Eugene German scored a then career-high 26 points and the Huskies made a season-high 11 triples against the Cougars. • Two days after downing Chicago State, NIU led Iowa State at halftime, 38-36, before falling to the Cyclones, 94-80. Eugene German set a new career-high with 28 points, Dante Thorpe added a then career-best 19 points. NIU Career Free Throw Percentage Leaders • The Huskies led wire-to-wire against Central Connecticut State en route to a 61-55 victory. Gairges Rank No. Player Years Daow made his fi rst career start against the Blue Devils. 1. .885 Mike Brown 1997-01 • NIU led Marquette by one with 13:23 to play before a 16-6 run helped the Golden Eagles to a 79-70 2. .881 Jerry Zielinski 1969-72 3. .842 Randy Tucker 1992-94 win. 4. .835 Willie Hanson 1964-67 • NIU and UIC traded leads 12 times, and were tied on seven occasions, before the Huskies took 5. .831 Xavier Silas 2009-11 control in the fi nal 10 minutes to win, 69-63. Dante Thorpe led NIU with a career-high 21 points. 6. .810 Levi Bradley 2015-Present 7. .797 Carl Armato 1979-84 EUGENE GERMAN NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-MAC WEST TEAM 8. .789 Donald Whiteside 1987-91 • Sophomore Eugene German was named to the Preseason All-MAC West Team announced by the 9. .786 Larry Wyllie 1957-59 conference offi ce on Oct. 26. 10. .778 Allen Rayhorn 1978-82 • The Gary, Ind., native averaged 9.0 points per game a season ago, shooting 47.2 percent from the 11. .776 Rodney Davis 1984-88

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball fi eld. German’s numbers increased in conference play as he averaged 11.7 points per contest, third-best NIU Single Season Record Updates among league rookies, shot 49.4 percent and 70.4 percent from the free-throw line. Points • German scored in double fi gures 15 times a season ago, including eight of the last nine games of the Rank No. Player Years season. 1. 695 Paul Dawkins 1978-79 • German is only one of two sophomores, along with Ohio’s Jason Carter, to earn Preseason All-MAC 2. 682 Matt Hicks 1976-77 honors. 3. 625 Matt Hicks 1975-76 • German is joined on the Preseason All-MAC West Team by: James Thompson IV (Eastern Michigan), 4. 603 Billy Harris 1972-73 Thomas Wilder (Western Michigan), Tayler Persons (Ball State) and Jaelan Sanford (Toledo). 5. 596 Leon Rodgers 2001-02 • On the same day, the league offi ce announced the conference preseason poll, where the Huskies were 6. 595 Eugene German 2017-18 picked to fi nish fi fth in the MAC West. 7. 579 Xavier Silas 2010-11 • Western Michigan was chosen as the preseason favorite in the MAC West, followed by: Ball State, Toledo, 8. 578 Allen Rayhorn 1979-80 Eastern Michigan, NIU and Central Michigan. 9. 573 Tim Dillon 1983-84 573 Jim Bradley 1971-72 • In the MAC East, Buff alo is the preseason favorite, followed by Kent State, Ohio, Akron, Bowling Green and Miami. Points by a Sophomore Rank No. Player Years WHAT’S BACK FOR THE HUSKIES 1. 595 Eugene German 2017-18 • NIU returns two starters and six letterwinners from a season ago. Jaylen Key started 25 games last season 2. 578 Allen Rayhorn 1979-80 while Justin Thomas made 17 starts. Although Levi Bradley and Eugene German do not count as starters 3. 573 Jim Bradley 1971-72 returning, each of them did start seven games a season ago. 4. 528 Kenny Battle 1985-86 • Jaylen Key has played in 66-straight games as a Huskie, including 51 starts. Key ranked 14th in the MAC in 5. 505 Donnell Thomas 1988-89 fi eld goal percentage a season ago, shooting 48.8 percent (100-of-205) from the fi eld. Key scored in double Field Goal Percentage fi gures 14 times last season. Rank No. Player Years • Justin Thomas appeared in all 32 games during his freshman season, making 17 starts. The Indianapolis, 1. .589 James Hughes 2006-07 Ind., native averaged 1.3 steals per game in league play, tied for 12th-best in the MAC and second among 2. .582 James Hughes 2005-06 conference freshmen. Thomas averaged 17.0 minutes per game and shot 47 percent from the fi eld. 3. .575 Allen Rayhorn 1981-82 • Eugene German averaged 11.7 points per game in league play, third-best among conference freshmen, 4. .569 Allen Rayhorn 1979-80 on his way to earning MAC All-Freshman Team honors. German led the Huskies in scoring seven times and 5. .569 Kenny Battle 1985-86 scored in double fi gures on 15 occasions, including eight of the last nine games. 6. .568 Marin Maric 2016-17 • Levi Bradley has not missed a game in his NIU career, appearing in 66-straight, including eight starts. For 7. .566 Marcus Smallwood 2001-02 8. .563 Rodney Davis 1985-86 his career, the Milwaukee native is averaging 7.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. Bradley is a career 77 9. .561 Andrew Wells 1990-91 percent free-throw shooter. 10. .560 James Hughes 2004-05 • The Huskies return 42.5 percent of their scoring from a season ago. NIU also returns 41.3 percent of its .540 Dante Thorpe 2017-18 minutes, 34.3 percent of rebounds, 34.9 percent of assists, 36.3 percent of blocks and 32.3 percent of steals from the 2016-17 season. Three-Point Attempts • Also returning for the Huskies are a pair of low-post players who sat out last season. Lacey James did not Rank No. Player Years play in 2016-17 following his transfer from Rider while Andrew Zelis missed last season with a torn ACL. 1. 181 Travon Baker 2015-16 2. 180 Donald Whiteside 1988-89 3. 176 Randy Tucker 1993-94 A LOOK AT THE NEWCOMERS 4. 175 Chris Coleman 1996-97 • NIU has added eight new faces to the roster, including six scholarship players. Of the eight newcomers, 5. 174 Mike DiNunno 2008-09 two are junior college transfers while six come to DeKalb as freshmen. 6. 167 Todd Peterson 2003-04 • Junior Dante Thorpe was a 2017 First Team NJCAA Division II All-American after averaging 20.1 points per 167 Eugene German 2017-18 game at Triton College. 8. 162 Xavier Silas 2009-10 • Junior Anastasios Demogerontas was a 2017 NJCAA All-Region IV First Team honoree at Moraine Valley 9. 162 Chris Coleman 1994-95 CC as he averaged 17.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. 10. 153 Mike Brown 1999-00 • Freshman Owen Hamilton was named to the MAC All-Newcomer Team by Street & Smith’s. Hamilton Free Throw Percentage averaged 25.1 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game as a senior at Prescott High School in Rank No. Player Years Wisconsin, leading his team to a 24-4 record and a state runner-up fi nish last season. 1. .900 Jerry Zielinski 1969-70 • Freshman Marlo Brown comes to NIU from DME Academy in Daytona Beach, Fla., where he spent one 2. .899 Randy Tucker 1993-94 postgraduate year averaging 15.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. Brown was a four-year starter at 3. .885 Jerry Zielinski 1970-71 Southfi eld Christian (Mich) before heading to Florida. 4. .880 Willie Hanson 1966-67 • Freshman Rod Henry-Hayes averaged 21.3 points, 6.0 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game as a senior at 5. .865 Carl Armato 1983-84 Zion-Benton Township High School. 6. .857 Todd Peterson 2005-06 • Born in South Sudan, freshman Gairges Daow averaged 12.7 points, 4.2 assists and 3.8 rebounds per 7. .851 Xavier Silas 2010-11 game as a senior at Victory Rock Prep in Bradenton, Fla. 8. .850 Jarvis Nichols 2007-08 9. .848 Levi Bradley 2017-18 10. .830 Ronald Minter 1996-97 STAFF ADDITIONS.... .830 Hubert Register 1994-95 • The Huskies added a pair of new assistant coaches this year as Lamar Chapman and Brandon Watkins joined the NIU men’s basketball staff . • Watkins returns to head coach Mark Montgomery’s staff as a full-time assistant coach after working as a graduate assistant with the Huskies from 2012-14. • Last season, Watkins was the head coach at Morton College in Cicero, Ill., a member of the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference (NJCAA Division II). • Watkins played collegiately at Penn State, where he was an All-Big Ten honorable mention selection in 2003. • Chapman joins the Huskie staff from Stony Brook, where in his nine seasons he helped the Seawolves make seven postseason appearances. • NIU will be Chapman’s third stop in the MAC, having previously been an assistant at Central Michigan and Toledo. • Chapman played collegiately at Lane College in Jackson, Tenn.

HUSKIES ADD ONE FOR 2018-19 • On Thursday, Nov. 9, NIU announced the signing of Justin Lee to a National Letter of Intent to join the Huskie men’s basketball program for the 2018-19 season. • Lee is a native of Lawrenceville, Ga., and attends Collins Hill High School, where last season he was a Georgia All-Region 6-AAAAAAA Second Team honoree and was named to the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North Junior Boys All-Star Team. • The 6-foot-8 Lee is ranked 175th in the Big Shots National Top 300 Player Rankings. • Lee is also ranked as the 17th-best player in the State of Georgia by 247 Sports and his Collins Hill team was recently ranked No. 10 in the Georgia Class AAAAAAA Preseason State Rankings. • As of Jan. 15, Lee was averaging 16.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game during his senior year at Collins Hill, shooting 45.7 percent, 34.7 percent from three and 81 percent from the free-throw line.

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball HUSKIES HIT RECORD HIGHS FOR APR AND GSR • Released on Wednesday, Nov. 8, the NIU men’s basketball program boasts its highest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in program history at 88 percent. • NIU’s 88 percent GSR ranks third in the MAC and is 10 points above the national average for Division I men’s basketball programs. • Unlike the federal graduation rate, the GSR holds institutions accountable for transfer students and accounts for mid-year enrollees. Universities are not penalized for outgoing transfer students who leave in good academic standing, while incoming transfer students and midyear enrollees are included in the calculation. • Announced in May, the NIU men’s basketball team also earned its highest Academic Progress Rate (APR) in program history with a 966, recording the biggest single-year improvement of any NIU team with a 25-point jump from a year ago. • The multi-year Academic Progress Rate, released annually for every NCAA Division I team, calculates eligibility and retention of every scholarship student-athlete each semester over the past four years.

2016-17 YEAR IN REVIEW • Finished the season with a 15-17 overall record, 7-11 in the Mid-American Conference. • The Huskies lost seven games by fi ve points or less and also lost an additional two games in overtime that are not included in the seven. • NIU fi nished second in the MAC in scoring defense, allowing just 70.7 points per game. In conference play, the Huskies ranked second in rebounding margin at +3.5. • NIU fi nished 45th nationally in turnovers forced as their opponents committed 14.9 turnovers per game. • NIU recorded eight non-conference wins, its second-highest total since 1994-95 when the Huskies recorded 10. • NIU scored 2,310 points, the third-highest single-season total in school history. The Huskies made 828 fi eld goals, tied for the seventh-highest total in NIU history. NIU made 493 free throws, the sixth-best total in school history. • The Huskies recorded 226 steals, tied for the sixth-most in school history.

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 NIU BASKETBALL ROSTER

DANTE THORPE GAIRGES DAOW MARLO BROWN LACEY JAMES JUSTIN THOMAS EUGENE GERMAN

Junior Freshman Freshman Junior Sophomore Sophomore 0 Guard 2 Guard 3 Guard 4 Forward 5 Guard 10 Guard

NOAH McCARTY ANASTASIOS DEMOGERONTAS JAYLEN KEY ROD HENRY-HAYES BRENNEN WOODS ANDREW ZELIS

Sophomore Junior Junior Freshman Freshman Fifth-Yr Senior 11 Forward 12 Wing 15 Forward 22 Guard 25 Forward 32 Center

OWEN HAMILTON LEVI BRADLEY BRANDON DANOWSKI MARK MONTGOMERY

Freshman Junior Freshman Head Coach 33 Center 42 Wing 55 Guard Seventh Season 2017-18 NIU HUSKIES No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School) First Name Last Name 0 Dante Thorpe G 6-4 195 Jr. Washington, D.C. (Friendship Academy/Triton College) common common 2 Gairges Daow G 6-4 190 Fr. Melbourne, Australia (Victory Rock Academy) grr - giss dow 3 Marlo Brown G 6-5 200 Fr. Southfi eld, Mich. (Southfi eld Christian/DME Academy) common common 4 Lacey James F 6-9 235 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Wayland Union/Rider) common common 5 Justin Thomas G 5-11 180 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) common common 10 Eugene German G 6-0 175 So. Gary, Ind. (21st Century Charter) common common 11 Noah McCarty F 6-7 240 So. Rock Falls, Ill. (Sterling Newman) common common 12 Anastasios Demogerontas W 6-7 210 Jr. Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg/Moraine Valley CC) a-nas-ta-sios deemo - jer -on - tiss 15 Jaylen Key F 6-8 230 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. (Homestead) common common 20 Caleb Oehlberg G 6-0 165 So. DeKalb, Ill. (DeKalb) common ole - burg 22 Rod Henry-Hayes G 6-4 180 Fr. Zion, Ill. (Zion-Benton Township) common common 25 Brennen Woods F 6-4 200 Fr. Carpentersville, Ill. (Harvest Christian Academy) common common 32 Andrew Zelis C 7-0 255 5th Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton North/Kaskaskia College) common zell – iss 33 Owen Hamilton C 7-0 255 Fr. Prescott, Wis. (Prescott) common common 42 Levi Bradley W 6-7 210 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. (Pius XI) common common 55 Brandon Danowski G 5-11 180 Fr. Wilmette, Ill. (Loyola Academy/Gateway Sports Academy) common dan - ow - ski

Head Coach: Mark Montgomery Associate Head Coach: Jon Borovich Assistant Coaches: Lamar Chapman, Brandon Watkins Director of Player Development/Operations: Chad Pecka Graduate Assistant: Chris MacMartin

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball SPECIALTY STATS

Pts in Paint Pts off TO 2nd Chance Fast Break Bench Pts Largest Largest Lead Result (NIU/Opp) (NIU/Opp) (NIU/Opp) (NIU/Opp) (NIU/Opp) Lead Deficit Changes Ties N14 GREEN BAY W, 85-65 38/20 23/15 6/16 16/2 4/36 33 5 2 1 N16 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) W, 70-60 29/23 18/5 7/18 9/5 27/4 15 none 0 0 N20 vs. Penn L, 93-80 32/40 8/9 4/10 13/14 24/20 none 22 0 0 N21 vs. Florida Atlantic L, 77-67 32/30 7/10 8/17 8/5 12/27 5 11 2 4 N22 vs. Manhattan W, 70-68 34/28 23/11 12/14 12/5 16/16 10 3 7 9 N26 ROCKFORD W, 105-53 64/22 22/6 23/4 20/2 55/26 52 none 0 0 N29 MILWAUKEE L, 75-62 36/42 19/10 6/19 8/4 12/16 2 13 6 4 D2 at Chicago State W, 95-77 42/20 20/8 18/8 18/4 28/41 25 none 0 0 D4 at Iowa State L, 94-80 40/32 12/20 6/7 8/23 15/26 6 19 9 8 D9 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT ST. W, 61-55 27/29 21/9 2/13 7/5 15/14 16 none 0 0 D18 at Marquette L, 79-70 24/32 14/24 10/17 10/4 10/13 4 14 9 8 D21 UIC W, 69-63 26/36 17/12 13/9 6/4 13/1 9 4 12 7 D29 at Iowa L, 98-75 42/42 13/21 9/2 12/9 29/53 none 32 0 0 J2 KENT STATE* W, 75-61 34/35 18/13 23/18 8/7 6/11 15 6 14 7 J6 at Ohio* L, 78-68 36/32 20/20 9/5 4/6 19/12 none 17 0 0 J9 at Bowling Green* L, 66-57 30/26 17/13 4/8 10/2 19/19 3 17 3 2 J13 EASTERN MICHIGAN* W, 72-66 30/36 18/10 9/10 12/4 16/9 11 8 9 4 J16 at Buff alo* L, 95-67 24/52 8/25 9/12 6/17 18/51 4 28 12 7 J20 at Akron* L, 82-67 30/22 14/23 14/10 0/4 7/8 3 23 6 1 J23 BOWLING GREEN* W, 93-62 50/22 23/12 10/12 8/2 36/23 39 2 8 4 J27 at Western Michigan* L, 79-72 34/28 11/20 14/10 6/4 12/3 5 9 14 5 J30 at Central Michigan* L, 81-67 42/22 10/20 4/13 12/4 3/7 none 22 0 0 F3 MIAMI (OHIO)* L, 81-65 32/34 9/9 11/6 6/2 26/32 none 23 0 0 F6 at Toledo* L, 82-77 56/16 14/7 8/5 8/0 15/19 5 13 7 8 F10 BUFFALO* W, 90-88 (ot) 42/46 19/8 12/18 10/4 10/44 5 13 10 6 F13 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* L, 80-72 39/42 8/17 13/22 9/6 10/39 7 8 17 15 F17 WESTERN MICHIGAN* W, 75-67 36/26 17/13 12/13 8/6 2/13 11 5 12 10 F20 at Ball State* L, 77-68 40/30 15/14 12/8 4/0 20/11 2 23 2 3 F24 at Eastern Michigan* L, 82-53 26/40 6/21 10/9 2/24 23/18 6 35 1 1 F27 TOLEDO* M2 BALL STATE*

TOTALS 1047/905 444/405 298/333 260/178 502/612 AVERAGES 36.1/31.2 15.3/14.0 10.3/11.5 9.0/6.1 17.3/21.1

MISC. STATS THE IZZO COACHING TREE

Largest halftime lead ...... 27, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) Mark Montgomery became the eighth Largest halftime defi cit ...... 24, at Iowa (Dec. 29, 2017) Tom Izzo assistant coach to become a Largest halftime lead surrendered to lose ...... 3, vs. Florida Atlantic (Nov. 21, 2017) Division I head coach, and is one of two Largest halftime defi cit overcome to win ...... 8, Buff alo (Feb. 10, 2018) current head coaches: Largest lead at any time ...... 52, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) • Brian Gregory, South Florida Largest defi cit at any time ...... 35, at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 24, 2018) Largest lead surrendered to lose ...... 7, Central Michigan (Feb. 13, 2018) The six other Izzo assistants that have Largest defi cit overcome to win ...... 13, Buff alo (Feb. 10, 2018) been Division I head coaches are: Largest margin of victory ...... 52, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) Largest margin of defeat ...... 29, at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 24, 2018) • Jim Boylen, Utah Most points scored in a half ...... 58, Bowling Green -- second half (Jan. 23, 2018) • Tom Crean, Marquette/Indiana Fewest points scored in a half ...... 19, at Bowling Green -- fi rst half (Jan. 9, 2018) • Mike Garland, Cleveland State Most points allowed in a half ...... 59, at Buff alo -- second half (Jan. 16, 2018) • Stan Heath, Kent State/Arkansas/USF Fewest points allowed in a half ...... 21, Rockford -- fi rst half (Nov. 26, 2017) • Stan Joplin, Toledo • Doug Wojcik, Tulsa/Coll. of Charleston

ABOUT THE STAFF Head Coach Mark Montgomery Associate Head Coach Jon Borovich Assistant Coach Lamar Chapman Assistant Coach Brandon Watkins • Seventh season at NIU. • Seventh season at NIU. • First Season at NIU • First season as an assistant coach • Seventh overall season as a head • Spent four seasons as an • Comes to NIU from Stony Brook, at NIU. coach. assistant at Dayton (2007-11). where he helped the Seawolves • Beginning his second stint • Spent 10 seasons as an assistant • Helped the Flyers to the 2010 to seven postseason appearances at NIU after being a graduate coach at Michigan State. NIT Championship. in nine years. assistant from 2012-14. • Also spent four years as an • Worked as an assistant at • Has also spent time at Central • Spent last season as head coach assistant at Central Michigan Oakland for two seasons (2005- Michigan and Toledo in the MAC. at Morton College. (1997-2001). 07). • Began his coaching career in his • Began his coaching career at St. • Four-year letterwinner at • Played at Central Michigan hometown at Muskegon Heights Joseph’s High School for under Michigan State (1988-92), playing (1997-2001) while Montgomery (Mich.) High School. Gene Pingatore. for Jud Heathcote. was an assistant with the Chip- • Played collegiately at Lane • Played at Penn State, earning • Follow him on Twitter pewas. College in Jackson, Tenn. All-Big Ten honorable mention in @NIUCoachMonty 2003. Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball INSIDE THE NUMBERS

2017-18 NIU BASKETBALL STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN

TEAM GAMES FG-FGA PCT. 3F-3PA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. O-D TOT AVG. FOUL DQ AST AVG TO BLK STL PTS AVG OVERALL (12-17) 29 779-1678 .464 154-468 .329 415-572 .726 274-708 982 33.9 538 6 278 9.6 348 57 195 2127 73.3 HOME (10-3) 13 359-741 .484 74-220 .336 202-275 .735 112-319 431 33.2 234 2 140 10.8 145 31 101 994 76.5 AWAY (1-12) 13 342-763 .448 68-208 .327 164-231 .710 132-319 451 34.7 249 3 104 8.0 171 22 81 916 70.5 NEUTRAL (1-2) 3 78-174 .448 12-40 .300 49-65 .754 30-70 100 33.3 55 1 34 11.3 32 4 13 217 72.3 NON-CONF (7-6) 13 360-777 .463 76-211 .360 193-278 .694 132-332 464 35.7 233 1 149 11.5 153 31 95 989 76.1 CONFERENCE (5-11) 16 419-901 .465 78-257 .304 222-294 .755 142-376 518 32.4 305 5 129 8.1 195 26 100 1138 71.1

INSIDE THE NUMBERS INSIDE THE NUMBERS

2017-18 2017-18 Monty Since Monty FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 RECORD BY VENUE Overall MAC Overall 13-14 MAC When NIU leads in FG%, NIU is 9-5 68-23 59-17 Overall 12-17 5-11 87-131 77-80 43-77 When opponent leads in FG%, NIU is 3-12 17-108 16-63 Home (NIU Convocation Center) 10-3 5-2 64-46 57-24 29-30 When game ends tied in FG%, NIU is 2-0 2-0 Away 1-12 0-9 22-79 19-51 14-47 Neutral 1-2 1-6 1-5 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 When NIU leads in 3FG%, NIU is 9-1 57-30 49-18 2017-18 2017-18 Monty Since Monty When opponent leads in 3FG%, NIU is 3-15 30-98 28-60 RECORD BY HALFTIME Overall MAC Overall 13-14 MAC When game ends tied in 3FG%, NIU is 0-1 0-3 0-2 When NIU leads at halftime 9-2 2-0 64-26 56-19 27-15 When NIU trails at halftime 3-15 3-11 21-100 20-57 13-57 FREE THROW SHOOTING 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 When NIU is tied at halftime 3-5 2-4 3-5 When NIU attempts more FT, NIU is 9-8 59-43 54-33 When opponent attempts more FT, NIU is 3-9 26-82 21-42 2017-18 2017-18 Monty Since Monty When game ends tied in FT attempts, NIU is 2-6 2-5 RECORD BY SCORING OFFENSE Overall MAC Overall 13-14 MAC When NIU scores 100+ points 1-0 3-0 3-0 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 When NIU scores 90-99 points 3-0 2-0 7-0 7-0 2-0 When NIU leads in FT%, NIU is 8-8 50-56 48-37 When NIU scores 80-89 points 1-2 17-6 17-6 9-2 When opponent leads in FT%, NIU is 4-9 37-74 29-42 When NIU scores 70-79 points 5-6 3-4 30-15 25-13 18-10 When game ends tied in FT%, NIU is 0-1 0-1 When NIU scores 60-69 points 2-7 0-5 21-44 17-36 10-30 When NIU scores 50-59 points 0-2 0-2 8-39 7-18 3-21 REBOUNDING 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 When NIU scores 40-49 points 1-24 1-7 1-12 When NIU leads in rebounds, NIU is 6-7 66-59 57-35 When NIU scores less than 40 points 0-3 0-0 0-2 When opponent leads in rebounds, NIU is 5-9 17-66 16-41 When game ends tied in rebounds, NIU is 1-1 4-6 4-4 2017-18 2017-18 Monty Since Monty RECORD BY SCORING DEFENSE Overall MAC Overall 13-14 MAC ASSISTS 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 When opponent scores 100+ points When NIU leads in assists, NIU is 7-0 47-21 38-11 When opponent scores 90-99 points 0-4 0-1 0-9 0-7 0-3 When opponent leads in assists, NIU is 5-16 32-104 31-66 When opponent scores 80-89 points 1-6 1-6 4-21 4-18 3-15 When game ends tied in assists, NIU is 0-1 8-6 8-3 When opponent scores 70-79 points 1-5 0-2 8-44 8-29 4-27 When opponent scores 60-69 points 8-2 4-2 39-36 34-20 26-21 BLOCKS 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 When opponent scores 50-59 points 2-0 27-17 23-6 6-8 When NIU leads in blocks, NIU is 2-3 40-25 35-14 When opponent scores 40-49 points 8-4 7-0 3-3 When opponent leads in blocks, NIU is 7-12 26-91 24-59 When opponent scores less than 40 points 1-0 1-0 1-0 When game ends tied in blocks, NIU is 3-2 21-15 18-7

2017-18 2017-18 Monty Since Monty STEALS 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 MARGIN OF VICTORY Overall MAC Overall 13-14 MAC When NIU leads in steals, NIU is 9-10 54-56 53-37 Game decided by 1-5 points 2-1 1-1 28-37 24-26 19-21 When opponent leads in steals, NIU is 1-7 26-63 19-35 Game decided by 6-10 points 5-7 2-5 20-32 19-22 8-24 When game ends tied in steals, NIU is 2-0 7-12 5-8 Game decided by 11-20 points 3-6 1-3 24-42 20-23 13-22 Game decided by 21+ points 2-3 1-2 15-20 14-9 3-10 TURNOVERS 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 When NIU has more turnovers, NIU is 1-10 25-74 19-42 2017-18 2017-18 Monty Since Monty When opponent has more turnovers, NIU is 11-7 55-51 51-33 OVERTIME RECORD Overall MAC Overall 13-14 MAC When game ends tied in turnovers, NIU is 7-6 7-5 Overtime 1-0 1-0 7-5 7-4 4-3 Double Overtime 2-1 2-1 1-0 FOULS 2017-18 Monty Since 13-14 When NIU has more fouls, NIU is 5-8 24-87 19-47 2017-18 2017-18 Monty Since Monty When opponent has more fouls, NIU is 6-9 60-38 56-28 RECORD BY MONTH Overall MAC Overall 13-14 MAC When game ends tied in fouls, NIU is 1-0 3-6 2-5 November 4-3 20-22 19-12 December 3-3 17-23 16-12 January 3-6 3-6 25-34 20-24 21-34 February 2-5 2-5 18-37 16-23 18-35 March 7-15 6-9 4-8

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball INSIDE THE NUMBERS

TIME ON THE COURT INSIDE THE NUMBERS CAREER CAREER CONSEC CONSEC PLAYER GAMES STARTS GAMES STARTS DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING Levi Bradley 95 37 95 36 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER Jaylen Key 66 51 0 0 Levi Bradley -- 10 16 25 51 Justin Thomas 61 33 61 5 Eugene German -- -- 15 29 44 Eugene German 60 35 52 9 Jaylen Key -- 4 14 18 Noah McCarty 58 0 29 0 Dante Thorpe ------15 15 Lacey James (12 gms at Rider) 41 29 29 29 Justin Thomas -- -- 2 8 10 Andrew Zelis 38 0 0 0 Anastasios Demogerontas ------5 5 Gairges Daow 29 19 29 0 Gairges Daow ------4 4 Anastasios Demogerontas 27 0 6 0 Lacey James ------3 3 Dante Thorpe 25 24 2 1 Rod Henry-Hayes ------2 2 Rod Henry-Hayes 24 0 1 0 Noah McCarty -- -- 0 2 2 Owen Hamilton 24 0 7 0 Andrew Zelis -- 1 -- 1 Brandon Danowski 8 0 1 0 Brennen Woods 3 0 0 0 20+ POINT GAMES Marlo Brown 0 0 0 0 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER Eugene German -- -- 4 16 20 Levi Bradley ------7 7 Dante Thorpe ------1 1 LED NIU IN ... SCORING 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 CAREER Eugene German -- -- 7 23 30 30+ POINT GAMES Levi Bradley -- 2 4 3 9 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER Dante Thorpe ------3 3 Eugene German -- -- 0 2 2 Jaylen Key -- 0 2 2 Justin Thomas -- -- 1 1 2 7+ REBOUND GAMES Anastasios Demogerontas ------1 1 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER Levi Bradley -- 5 7 8 20 LED NIU IN ... REBOUNDING Eugene German ------7 7 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 CAREER Jaylen Key -- 3 3 6 Levi Bradley -- 5 3 11 19 Lacey James ------5 5 Lacey James ------8 8 Gairges Daow ------4 4 Jaylen Key -- 0 6 6 Dante Thorpe ------2 2 Eugene German -- -- 0 6 6 Gairges Daow ------4 4 Justin Thomas -- -- 0 2 2 Noah McCarty -- -- 0 3 3 Andrew Zelis -- 1 -- 1 Justin Thomas -- -- 1 2 3 Owen Hamilton ------1 1 Owen Hamilton ------2 2 Noah McCarty -- -- 0 1 1 Andrew Zelis -- 1 -- 1 Dante Thorpe ------1 1 10+ REBOUND GAMES 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER LED NIU IN ... ASSISTS Levi Bradley -- 2 2 2 6 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 CAREER Jaylen Key -- 1 2 3 Justin Thomas -- -- 6 11 17 Lacey James ------1 1 Eugene German -- -- 4 9 13 Dante Thorpe ------10 10 Levi Bradley -- 1 3 2 6 5+ ASSIST GAMES Gairges Daow ------4 4 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER Anastasios Demogerontas ------2 2 Justin Thomas -- -- 1 1 2 Lacey James ------2 2 Eugene German ------2 2 Noah McCarty -- -- 0 2 2 Dante Thorpe ------2 2 Jaylen Key -- 0 1 1 Rod Henry-Hayes ------1 1 Rod Henry-Hayes ------1 1 10+ ASSIST GAMES LED NIU IN ... BLOCKS 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 CAREER none Levi Bradley -- 5 3 7 15 Jaylen Key -- 6 7 13 Andrew Zelis -- 6 -- 3 9 3+ STEAL GAMES Noah McCarty -- -- 3 6 9 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER Eugene German -- -- 3 4 7 Justin Thomas -- -- 4 4 8 Lacey James ------6 6 Lacey James ------2 2 Dante Thorpe ------5 5 Jaylen Key -- 1 1 Gairges Daow ------4 4 Dante Thorpe ------1 1 Justin Thomas -- -- 1 3 4 Anastasios Demogerontas ------1 1 Owen Hamilton ------2 2 Levi Bradley ------1 1 Anastasios Demogerontas ------2 2 Eugne German -- -- 0 1 1 Rod Henry-Hayes ------2 2 Noah McCarty ------1 1

LED NIU IN ... STEALS 5+ STEAL GAMES 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 CAREER Justin Thomas -- -- 12 11 23 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER Levi Bradley -- 1 3 6 10 Lacey James ------1 1 Dante Thorpe ------9 9 Eugene German -- -- 3 6 9 3+ BLOCK GAMES Lacey James ------6 6 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER Jaylen Key -- 3 1 4 Dante Thorpe ------1 1 Noah McCarty -- -- 1 3 4 Anastasios Demogerontas ------3 3 5+ BLOCK GAMES Gairges Daow ------2 2 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 CAREER Owen Hamilton ------2 2 none Andrew Zelis -- 1 -- 1

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball GAME-BY-GAME PLAYER STATISTICS (PTS-REB-AST)

0 • THORPE 2 • DAOW 3 • BROWN 4 • JAMES 5 • THOMAS 10 • GERMAN 11 • McCARTY 12 • DEMOGERONTAS

N14 GREEN BAY 14-4-1 2-0-0 DNP 10-13-1 8-5-2 21-9-1 2-0-0 0-2-1 N16 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) 7-2-4 7-4-1 DNP 9-8-0 5-1-3 11-2-1 4-3-0 12-1-1 N20 vs. Penn 14-2-0 6-2-0 DNP 7-4-0 4-1-3 17-3-5 0-2-0 13-5-2 N21 vs. Florida Atlantic 8-2-1 0-4-1 DNP 8-5-0 5-5-3 21-2-1 4-2-1 4-4-0 N22 vs. Manhattan 10-4-5 2-5-1 DNP 0-1-0 4-2-3 18-7-2 5-4-1 4-1-1 N26 ROCKFORD 8-5-4 6-5-1 DNP 4-4-2 11-3-0 16-2-1 6-6-1 15-3-2 N29 MILWAUKEE 11-1-3 5-2-0 DNP 0-3-1 7-1-2 22-6-0 7-2-0 0-3-1 D2 at Chicago State 9-4-2 4-3-2 DNP 7-4-2 11-3-5 26-2-6 6-5-3 3-4-1 D4 at Iowa State 19-3-1 2-7-0 DNP 1-4-1 4-2-2 28-1-3 4-4-0 4-1-1 D9 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE DNP 4-3-2 DNP 2-2-2 5-1-1 19-3-1 2-2-1 10-3-2 D18 at Marquette 14-4-3 4-8-0 DNP 8-9-0 2-1-0 26-3-1 2-1-1 6-6-0 D21 UIC 21-7-3 0-1-1 DNP 4-2-1 3-2-1 13-1-2 4-3-0 0-2-2 D29 at Iowa 11-4-1 12-6-2 DNP 1-4-0 16-2-2 20-3-3 0-1-0 1-2-3 J2 KENT STATE* 17-2-2 2-1-0 DNP 5-6-1 2-2-1 20-7-1 2-5-0 2-2-0 J6 at Ohio* 15-4-1 3-2-0 DNP 2-4-0 12-2-1 15-3-3 2-6-0 2-0-0 J9 at Bowling Green* 6-1-0 0-7-3 DNP 0-3-1 5-1-0 19-3-2 10-6-0 0-1-0 J13 EASTERN MICHIGAN* 5-3-6 2-1-1 DNP 9-8-0 11-3-3 26-4-1 1-2-0 4-1-0 J16 at Buff alo* 14-4-2 2-7-0 DNP 6-3-0 3-2-2 17-3-0 6-5-0 6-2-0 J20 at Akron* 16-4-0 14-3-1 DNP 7-6-0 5-3-1 16-2-1 0-4-1 0-2-0 J23 BOWLING GREEN* 12-9-4 6-3-0 DNP 15-4-0 10-3-2 19-0-2 7-2-0 4-2-1 J27 at Western Michigan* 10-4-2 3-4-1 DNP 6-3-1 2-2-0 21-3-2 8-6-0 0-0-0 J30 at Central Michigan* 17-4-2 10-5-0 DNP 3-5-0 1-2-0 21-7-0 2-3-0 DNP F3 MIAMI (OHIO)* 8-1-1 2-6-2 DNP 9-3-2 14-3-2 10-4-1 6-2-1 DNP F6 at Toledo* 4-1-0 0-4-2 DNP 4-5-0 2-4-4 30-7-4 7-7-0 4-1-0 F10 BUFFALO* DNP 5-6-0 DNP 8-2-0 17-5-4 28-7-1 7-5-2 2-2-0 F13 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* DNP 10-1-0 DNP 13-5-0 5-7-4 23-7-2 4-1-1 4-2-1 F17 WESTERN MICHIGAN* DNP 7-4-2 DNP 8-5-0 6-2-3 31-3-1 0-0-1 0-2-1 F20 at Ball State* 5-2-0 0-3-0 DNP 6-8-0 7-7-1 25-1-1 2-2-1 13-4-0 F24 at Eastern Michigan* 2-2-0 6-4-0 DNP 2-0-1 2-2-2 16-7-1 11-2-1 0-0-0 F27 TOLEDO* M2 BALL STATE*

15 • KEY 20 • SIU 22 • HENRY-HAYES 25 • WOODS 32 • ZELIS 33 • HAMILTON 42 • BRADLEY 55 • DANOWSKI

N14 GREEN BAY DNP DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 28-8-0 0-0-0 N16 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP 4-1-0 11-3-1 DNP N20 vs. Penn DNP 3-0-0 0-0-1 DNP 2-2-0 0-0-0 14-7-0 DNP N21 vs. Florida Atlantic DNP DNP DNP DNP 4-1-1 DNP 13-5-0 DNP N22 vs. Manhattan DNP 3-0-1 0-1-0 DNP 0-0-0 2-0-0 22-4-1 DNP N26 ROCKFORD DNP 0-2-0 10-6-5 0-1-1 6-2-1 8-8-0 11-2-1 4-0-0 N29 MILWAUKEE DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 10-6-0 DNP D2 at Chicago State DNP 0-0-0 13-1-0 DNP 0-0-0 2-3-0 14-5-1 0-1-0 D4 at Iowa State DNP DNP 3-1-0 DNP 0-0-0 2-1-0 13-9-1 DNP D9 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE DNP DNP 3-0-1 DNP DNP 0-0-0 16-9-1 DNP D18 at Marquette DNP -- 0-1-1 DNP 0-1-0 DNP 8-3-0 DNP D21 UIC DNP -- 4-2-0 DNP 2-2-0 DNP 18-10-0 DNP D29 at Iowa DNP -- 3-1-0 DNP 2-1-1 7-6-0 2-3-0 0-0-0 J2 KENT STATE* DNP -- 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 25-14-4 0-0-0 J6 at Ohio* DNP -- 3-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 14-7-2 0-1-1 J9 at Bowling Green* DNP -- 0-0-0 DNP DNP 4-4-0 13-5-1 DNP J13 EASTERN MICHIGAN* DNP -- DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 14-6-1 DNP J16 at Buff alo* DNP -- 2-0-0 DNP DNP 1-0-0 10-4-1 DNP J20 at Akron* DNP -- DNP DNP 0-1-0 2-1-0 7-6-0 DNP J23 BOWLING GREEN* DNP -- 2-0-2 DNP DNP 4-0-0 14-4-3 0-0-0 J27 at Western Michigan* DNP -- DNP DNP DNP 2-2-0 20-2-1 DNP J30 at Central Michigan* DNP -- 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP 13-4-2 DNP F3 MIAMI (OHIO)* DNP -- 6-1-1 DNP DNP 0-0-1 10-3-0 DNP F6 at Toledo* DNP -- 0-0-0 DNP DNP 2-0-1 24-4-0 DNP F10 BUFFALO* DNP -- 1-1-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 22-2-1 DNP F13 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* DNP -- 0-1-2 DNP DNP 2-0-0 11-0-1 DNP F17 WESTERN MICHIGAN* DNP -- 0-0-1 DNP DNP 2-0-0 21-5-0 DNP F20 at Ball State* DNP -- DNP DNP DNP 0-4-0 10-5-0 DNP F24 at Eastern Michigan* DNP -- 0-0-0 DNP DNP 6-2-0 8-4-0 0-0-0 F27 TOLEDO* M2 BALL STATE*

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS

Date Game W/L Score FG-FGA PCT. 3F-3PA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. O-D TOT F/EJ A TO BLK STL 1st 2nd ot ot TP

N14 NIU W 85 29-57 .509 3-13 .231 24-33 .727 8-34 42 26/0 7 15 4 10 42 43 - - 85 Green Bay 65 17-66 .258 7-27 .259 24-29 .828 18-24 42 30/1 10 18 3 2 29 36 - - 65 N16 NIU W 70 26-51 .510 7-15 .467 11-19 .579 4-23 27 12/0 11 12 2 8 33 37 - - 70 St. Francis (Ill.) 60 24-59 .407 8-21 .381 4-8 .500 15-26 41 23/1 14 21 2 4 26 34 - - 60 N20 NIU L 80 30-62 .484 7-17 .412 13-22 .591 9-23 32 19/1 11 8 2 5 32 48 - - 80 vs. Penn 93 35-62 .565 13-24 .542 10-17 .588 9-31 40 20/0 24 11 1 1 49 44 - - 93 N21 NIU L 67 21-56 .375 1-11 .091 24-29 .828 9-25 34 16/0 8 10 1 4 29 38 - - 67 vs. Florida Atlantic 77 29-61 .475 7-13 .538 12-17 .706 11-27 38 21/0 8 11 6 3 26 51 - - 77 N22 NIU W 70 27-56 .482 4-12 .333 12-15 .800 12-22 34 20/0 15 14 1 4 43 27 - - 70 vs. Manhattan 68 25-52 .481 10-28 .357 8-14 .571 9-20 29 15/0 19 11 5 3 36 32 - - 68 N26 NIU W 105 39-70 .557 7-21 .333 20-28 .714 16-35 51 7/0 19 13 7 15 48 57 - - 105 Rockford 53 23-70 .329 6-21 .286 1-3 .333 13-20 33 22/0 14 20 1 6 21 32 - - 53 N29 NIU L 62 26-64 .406 5-18 .278 5-7 .714 8-17 25 16/0 7 10 4 6 33 29 - - 62 Milwaukee 75 30-52 .577 6-18 .333 9-13 .692 8-31 39 17/0 14 18 5 5 37 38 - - 75 D2 NIU W 95 34-65 .523 11-22 .500 16-23 .696 12-27 39 22/0 22 9 1 10 53 42 - - 95 at Chicago State 77 25-59 .424 10-25 .400 17-22 .773 11-23 34 18/0 11 17 5 2 34 43 - - 77 D4 NIU L 80 33-67 .493 7-16 .438 7-13 .538 10-27 37 19/0 9 12 4 6 38 42 - - 80 at Iowa State 94 34-66 .515 14-26 .538 12-16 .750 9-27 36 14/0 22 8 11 7 36 58 - - 94 D9 NIU W 61 20-47 .426 7-19 .368 14-23 .609 5-23 28 17/0 11 11 1 11 35 26 - - 61 Central Connecticut 55 21-53 .396 5-17 .294 8-11 .727 10-27 37 20/0 6 17 2 2 24 31 - - 55 D18 NIU L 70 21-55 .382 3-10 .300 25-33 .758 17-27 44 23/0 6 18 2 5 36 34 - - 70 at Marquette 79 28-66 .424 9-30 .300 14-20 .700 14-20 34 24/0 15 11 10 9 42 37 - - 79 D21 NIU W 69 24-58 .414 6-15 .400 15-23 .652 9-27 36 19/0 10 9 1 3 33 36 - - 69 UIC 63 25-56 .446 3-20 .150 10-19 .526 12-29 41 21/0 6 17 6 3 29 34 - - 63 D29 NIU L 75 30-69 .435 8-22 .364 7-10 .700 13-22 35 17/0 13 12 1 8 32 43 - - 75 at Iowa 98 36-62 .581 12-26 .462 14-21 .667 7-28 35 8/0 34 8 8 7 56 42 - - 98 J2 NIU W 75 24-55 .436 4-15 .267 23-26 .885 15-27 42 19/0 9 12 1 6 33 42 - - 75 Kent State* 61 22-59 .373 4-25 .160 13-18 .722 14-18 32 23/2 7 13 3 7 32 29 - - 61 J6 NIU L 68 26-61 .426 7-20 .350 9-14 .643 11-19 30 22/1 8 11 2 10 22 46 - - 68 at Ohio* 78 26-46 .565 9-20 .450 17-22 .773 5-27 32 12/0 14 17 7 5 36 42 - - 78 J9 NIU L 57 21-57 .368 5-17 .294 10-14 .714 4-28 32 20/1 7 13 1 10 19 38 - - 57 at Bowling Green* 66 21-58 .362 8-24 .333 16-20 .800 12-32 44 16/0 15 18 1 7 33 33 - - 66 J13 NIU W 72 27-60 .450 7-21 .333 11-17 .647 13-22 35 17/0 12 10 1 6 27 45 - - 72 Eastern Michigan* 66 24-53 .453 4-19 .211 14-19 .737 9-24 33 15/0 8 11 6 4 33 33 - - 66 J16 NIU L 67 22-50 .440 4-16 .250 19-26 .731 6-29 35 18/0 5 18 1 3 33 34 - - 67 at Buffalo* 95 37-68 .544 11-31 .355 10-17 .588 9-25 34 20/0 24 8 2 8 36 59 - - 95 J20 NIU L 67 19-48 .396 4-15 .267 25-33 .758 11-21 32 16/0 4 15 1 5 30 37 - - 67 at Akron* 82 29-55 .527 15-31 .484 9-12 .750 8-22 30 23/1 19 13 1 6 43 39 - - 82 J23 NIU W 93 38-62 .613 8-15 .533 9-9 1.000 6-25 31 22/0 14 7 1 7 35 58 - - 93 Bowling Green* 62 21-52 .404 6-21 .286 14-25 .560 10-18 28 10/0 8 13 1 4 28 34 - - 62 J27 NIU L 72 29-58 .500 5-18 .278 9-10 .900 14-15 29 16/0 7 10 1 3 27 45 - - 72 at Western Michigan* 79 28-52 .538 10-23 .435 13-17 .765 8-15 23 12/0 15 9 3 5 31 48 - - 79 J30 NIU L 67 28-54 .519 4-12 .333 7-13 .538 7-26 33 15/0 4 14 5 8 23 44 - - 67 at Central Michigan* 81 28-66 .424 17-41 .415 8-10 .800 13-22 35 16/0 20 10 2 5 41 40 - - 81 F3 NIU L 65 24-57 .421 5-17 .294 12-17 .706 7-18 25 13/0 11 7 1 5 28 37 - - 65 Miami (Ohio)* 81 32-55 .582 8-20 .400 9-11 .818 5-29 34 16/0 16 11 4 2 38 43 - - 81 F6 NIU L 77 34-68 .500 4-17 .235 5-7 .714 8-28 36 26/1 11 6 1 4 28 49 - - 77 at Toledo* 82 23-52 .442 11-27 .407 25-31 .806 5-27 32 14/0 16 7 3 2 40 42 - - 82 F10 NIU W 90 31-65 .477 4-18 .222 24-29 .828 10-29 39 21/1 8 10 4 5 37 45 8 - 90 Buffalo* 88 34-68 .500 9-26 .346 11-26 .423 14-28 42 21/0 14 14 5 5 45 37 6 - 88 F13 NIU L 72 25-46 .543 6-20 .300 16-22 .727 6-18 24 27/1 11 18 2 9 39 33 - - 72 Central Michigan* 80 25-57 .439 3-18 .167 27-33 .818 15-18 33 20/1 13 11 0 6 40 40 - - 80 F17 NIU W 75 26-49 .531 5-13 .385 18-22 .818 5-21 26 18/0 9 11 2 10 27 48 - - 75 Western Michigan* 67 21-50 .420 6-20 .300 19-24 .792 10-21 31 17/2 11 14 2 4 31 36 - - 67 F20 NIU L 68 26-60 .433 2-10 .200 14-21 .667 11-29 40 21/0 3 14 1 3 32 36 - - 68 at Ball State* 77 25-59 .424 7-22 .318 20-29 .690 8-27 35 19/1 11 7 4 6 37 40 - - 77 F24 NIU L 53 19-51 .373 4-13 .308 11-14 .786 8-21 29 14/0 5 19 1 6 23 30 - - 53 at Eastern Michigan* 82 33-60 .550 9-22 .409 7-8 .875 6-26 32 17/0 17 10 6 13 31 51 - - 82 F27 NIU Toledo* M2 NIU Ball State*

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES IN 2017-18

TEAM SUPERLATIVES

NIU HIGHS LOWS Points 105, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) 53, at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 24, 2018) Field Goals 39, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) 19, at Akron (Jan. 20, 2018) 19, at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 24, 2018) Field Goal Attempts 70, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) 46, Central Michigan (Feb. 13, 2018) Field Goal Percentage .613, Bowling Green (Jan. 23, 2018) .368, at Bowling Green (Jan. 9, 2018) Three-Point Field Goals 11, at Chicago State (Dec. 2, 2017) 1, vs. Florida Atlantic (Nov. 21, 2017) Three-Point Attempts 22, at Chicago State (Dec. 2, 2017) 10, at Marquette (Dec. 18, 2017) 22, at Iowa (Dec. 29, 2017) 10, at Ball State (Feb. 20, 2018) Three-Point Percentage .533, Bowling Green (Jan. 23, 2018) .091, vs. Florida Atlantic (Nov. 21, 2017) Free Throws 25, at Marquette (Dec. 18, 2017) 5, Milwaukee (Nov. 29, 2017) 25, at Akron (Jan. 20, 2018) 5, at Toledo (Feb. 6, 2018) Free Throw Attempts 33, three times, last: at Akron (Jan. 20, 2018) 7, Milwaukee (Nov. 29, 2017) 7, at Toledo (Feb. 6, 2018) Free Throw Percentage 1.000, Bowling Green (Jan. 23, 2018) .538, at Iowa State (Dec. 4, 2017) .538, at Central Michigan (Jan. 30, 2018) Rebounds 51, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) 24, Central Michigan (Feb. 13, 2018) Off ensive Rebounds 17, at Marquette (Dec. 18, 2017) 4, St. Francis (Ill.) (Nov. 16, 2017) 4, at Bowling Green (Jan. 9, 2018) Defensive Rebounds 35, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) 15, at Western Michigan (Jan. 27, 2018) Personal Fouls 27, Central Michigan (Feb. 13, 2018) 7, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) Assists 22, at Chicago State (Dec. 2, 2017) 3, at Ball State (Feb. 20, 2018) Turnovers 19, at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 24, 2018) 6, at Toledo (Feb. 6, 2018) Blocked Shots 7, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) 1, 17 times, last: at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 24, 2018) Steals 15, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) 3, four times, last: at Ball State (Feb. 20, 2018)

OPPONENTS HIGHS LOWS Points 98, at Iowa (Dec. 29, 2017) 53, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) Field Goals 37, at Buff alo (Jan. 16, 2018) 17, Green Bay (Nov. 14, 2017) Field Goal Attempts 70, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) 46, at Ohio (Jan. 6, 2018) Field Goal Percentage .582, Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 3, 2018) .258, Green Bay (Nov. 14, 2017) Three-Point Field Goals 17, at Central Michigan (Jan. 30, 2018) 3, UIC (Dec. 21, 2017) 3, Central Michigan (Feb. 13, 2018) Three-Point Attempts 41, at Central Michigan (Jan. 30, 2018) 13, vs. Florida Atlantic (Nov. 21, 2017) Three-Point Percentage .542, vs. Penn (Nov. 20, 2017) .150, UIC (Dec. 21, 2017) Free Throws 27, Central Michigan (Feb. 13, 2018) 1, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) Free Throw Attempts 33, Central Michigan (Feb. 13, 2018) 3, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) Free Throw Percentage .875, at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 24, 2018) .333, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) Rebounds 44, at Bowling Green (Jan. 9, 2018) 23, at Western Michigan (Jan. 27, 2018) Off ensive Rebounds 18, Green Bay (Nov. 14, 2017) 5, three times, last: at Toledo (Feb. 6, 2018) Defensive Rebounds 32, at Bowling Green (Jan. 9, 2018) 15, at Western Michigan (Jan. 27, 2018) Personal Fouls 30, Green Bay (Nov. 14, 2017) 8, at Iowa (Dec. 29, 2017) Assists 34, at Iowa (Dec. 29, 2017) 6, Central Connecticut State (Dec. 9, 2017) 6, UIC (Dec. 21, 2017) Turnovers 21, St. Francis (Ill.) (Nov. 16, 2017) 7, at Toledo (Feb. 6, 2018) 7, at Ball State (Feb. 20, 2018) Blocked Shots 11, at Iowa State (Dec. 4, 2017) 0, Central Michigan (Feb. 13, 2018) Steals 13, at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 24, 2018) 1, vs. Penn (Nov. 20, 2017)

INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES

INDIVIDUALS NIU OPPONENTS Points 31, Eugene German, Western Michigan (Feb. 17, 2018) 33, Kevin McKay, Central Michigan (Feb. 13, 2018) Field Goals 14, Eugene German, at Toledo (Feb. 6, 2018) 14, Kevin McKay, Central Michigan (Feb. 13, 2018) Field Goal Attempts 29, Eugene German, at Toledo (Feb. 6, 2018) 20, Kevin McKay, Central Michigan (Feb. 13, 2018) Field Goal Percentage (Min. 5 Made) 1.000, Eugene German, Bowling Green (Jan. 23, 2018) 1.000, Luka Garza, at Iowa (Dec. 29, 2017) Three-Point Field Goals 5, Eugene German, Eastern Michigan (Jan. 13, 2018) 8, Josh Kozinski, at Central Michigan (Jan. 30, 2018) 5, Eugene German, Bowling Green (Jan. 23, 2018) Three-Point Attempts 12, Eugene German, Central Michigan (Feb. 13, 2018) 15, Josh Kozinski, at Central Michigan (Jan. 30, 2018) Three-Point Percentage (Min. 3 Made) 1.000, Justin Thomas, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) 1.000, Luka Garza, at Iowa (Dec. 29, 2017) 1.000, Eugene German, Bowling Green (Jan. 23, 2018) Free Throws 14, Levi Bradley, Kent State (Jan. 2, 2018) 9, three times, last: Thomas Wilder, Western Michigan (Feb. 17, 2018) Free Throw Attempts 14, Levi Bradley, Kent State (Jan. 2, 2018) 12, Nick Perkins, Buff alo (Feb. 10, 2018) Free Throw Percentage (Min. 7 Made) 1.000, three times, last: Bradley, Western Mich. (Feb. 17, 2018) 1.000, four times, last: Thomas Wilder, Western Michigan (Feb. 17, 2018) Rebounds 14, Levi Bradley, Kent State (Jan. 2, 2018) 15, Demajeo Wiggins, at Bowling Green (Jan. 9, 2018) Assists 6, Eugene German, at Chicago State (Dec. 2, 2017) 11, Nick Weiler-Babb, at Iowa State (Dec. 4, 2017) 6, Dante Thorpe, Eastern Michigan (Jan. 13, 2018) Turnovers 6, Dante Thorpe, at Marquette (Dec. 18, 2017) 6, Dikembe Dixson, UIC (Dec. 21, 2017) 6, Lacey James, at Central Michigan (Jan. 30, 2018) 6, Teyvion Kirk, at Ohio (Jan. 6, 2018) Blocked Shots 3, Dante Thorpe, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) 6, Doug Taylor, at Ohio (Jan. 6, 2018) Steals 5, Lacey James, Kent State (Jan. 2, 2018) 5, Jordan Nobles, at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 24, 2018)

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES IN THE MARK MONTGOMERY ERA

TEAM SUPERLATIVES

NIU HIGHS LOWS Points 111, Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) 25, at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) Field Goals 41, Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) 8, at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) Field Goal Attempts 82, at Cal State Northridge (Nov. 19, 2016) 39, at Eastern Michigan (March 5, 2012) 39, Eastern Michigan (Feb. 21, 2015) Field Goal Percentage .613, Bowling Green (Jan. 23, 2018) .200, Western Michigan (Jan. 19, 2013) Three-Point Field Goals 14, Ball State (March 4, 2016) 1, six times, last: vs. Florida Atlantic (Nov. 21, 2017) Three-Point Attempts 33, at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) 6, Akron (Jan. 21, 2015) Three-Point Percentage .692, at Miami (Jan. 9, 2013) .030, at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) Free Throws 30, Buff alo (Feb. 2, 2016) 3, three times, last: at Utah Valley (Nov. 28) Free Throw Attempts 43, Kent State (Jan. 15, 2014) 5, at Purdue (Nov. 11, 2011) 5, at Boise State (Nov. 26, 2011) Free Throw Percentage 1.000, Bowling Green (Jan. 23, 2018) .250, at Utah Valley (Nov. 28, 2011) Rebounds 67, Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) 24, Central Michigan (Feb. 13, 2018) Off ensive Rebounds 31, Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) 3, at Eastern Michigan (March 5, 2012) Defensive Rebounds 46, Indiana Northwest (Nov. 25, 2015) 11, Western Michigan (Jan. 19, 2013) Personal Fouls 32, at Milwaukee (Dec. 7, 2012) 7, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) Assists 32, Eureka (Nov. 21, 2015) 3, three times, last: at Ball State (Feb. 20, 2018) Turnovers 28, at Purdue (Nov. 11, 2011) 2, Toledo (Feb. 18, 2017) Blocked Shots 10, Miami (Feb. 4, 2014) 0, 15 times, last: at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 25, 2017) Steals 17, Bowling Green (March 10, 2014) 2, three times, last: Toledo (Feb. 26, 2014)

OPPONENTS HIGHS LOWS Points 99, at Iowa State (Dec. 31, 2013) 36, at Bowling Green (Jan. 12, 2014) Field Goals 37, at Iowa State (Dec. 31, 2013) 12, at Bowling Green (Jan. 12, 2014) 37, at Buff alo (Jan. 16, 2018) Field Goal Attempts 72, Indiana State (Nov. 11, 2016) 35, three times, last: at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) Field Goal Percentage .589, at Notre Dame (Dec. 22, 2014) .235, Judson (Jan. 2, 2016) Three-Point Field Goals 17, at Central Michigan (Jan. 30, 2018) 1, Miami (Feb. 4, 2014) 1, Western Michigan (Feb. 27, 2016) Three-Point Attempts 41, at Central Michigan (Jan. 30, 2018) 11, four times, last: Ball State (March 8, 2014) Three-Point Percentage .691, at Iowa (Nov. 17, 2011) .067, Miami (Feb. 4, 2014) Free Throws 32, Buff alo (Feb. 2, 2016) 1, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) Free Throw Attempts 44, Buff alo (Feb. 2, 2016) 3, Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) (Nov. 24, 2013) 44, Central Michigan (Jan. 7, 2017) 3, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) Free Throw Percentage 1.000, Ball State (Feb. 14, 2017) .333, Rockford (Nov. 26, 2017) Rebounds 48, at Minnesota (Dec. 11, 2016) 19, Judson (Nov. 18, 2012) 19, Central Michigan (Feb. 12, 2014) Off ensive Rebounds 22, at Washington (Dec. 22, 2012) 1, Judson (Nov. 18, 2012) Defensive Rebounds 35, at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 26, 2013) 13, Central Michigan (Feb. 12, 2014) 13, Central Michigan (Feb. 28, 2015) Personal Fouls 31, Buff alo (Feb. 2, 2016) 8, at Iowa (Dec. 29, 2017) 31, Idaho (Nov. 16, 2016) Assists 34, at Iowa (Dec. 29, 2017) 2, Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20, 2014) Turnovers 25, Hampton (Dec. 29, 2014) 4, Ohio (Jan. 6, 2016) Blocked Shots 12, at Iowa (Nov. 26, 2014) 0, 13 times, last: Central Michigan (Feb. 13, 2018) Steals 14, at Purdue (Nov. 11, 2011) 1, four times, last: vs. Penn (Nov. 20, 2017) 14, Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20, 2014)

INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES

INDIVIDUALS NIU OPPONENTS Points 31, Eugene German, Western Michigan (Feb. 17, 2018) 33, Kevin McKay, Central Michigan (Feb. 13, 2018) Field Goals 14, Eugene German, at Toledo (Feb. 6, 2018) 14, Kevin McKay, Central Michigan (Feb. 13, 2018) Field Goal Attempts 29, Eugene German, at Toledo (Feb. 6, 2018) 25, Brenton Scott, Indiana State (Nov. 11, 2016) Field Goal Percentage (Min. 5 Made) 1.000, three times, last: Eugene German, BGSU (Jan. 23, 2018) 1.000, three times, last: Luka Garza, at Iowa (Dec. 29, 2017) Three-Point Field Goals 7, Travon Baker, Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9, 2016) 8, Josh Kozinski, at Central Michigan (Jan. 30, 2018) Three-Point Attempts 12, Eugene German, Central Michigan (Feb. 13, 2018) 15, Josh Kozinski, at Central Michigan (Jan. 30, 2018) Three-Point Percentage (Min. 3 Made) 1.000, seven times, last: Eugene German, BGSU (Jan. 23, 2018) 1.000, three times, last: Luka Garza, at Iowa (Dec. 29, 2017) Free Throws 14, Travon Baker, Ohio (Jan. 6, 2016) 14, Dikembe Dixson, UIC (Nov. 26, 2016) 14, Levi Bradley, Kent State (Jan. 2, 2018) Free Throw Attempts 18, Marin Maric, at Eastern Michigan (March 6, 2017) 20, Dikembe Dixson, UIC (Nov. 26, 2016) Free Throw Percentage (Min. 7 Made) 1.000, fi ve times, last: Bradley, Western Mich. (Feb. 17, 2018) 1.000, 19 times, last: Thomas Wilder, Western Michigan (Feb. 17, 2018) Rebounds 18, Jordan Threloff , Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20, 2014) 17, Steve Taylor Jr., at Toldeo (Jan. 28, 2017) Assists 10, Laytwan Porter, Eureka (Nov. 21, 2015) 13, Tayler Persons, Ball State (Feb. 14, 2017) Turnovers 7, three times, last: Darrell Bowie, at Kent State (Jan. 29, 2014) 8, Rian Pearson, at Toledo (Jan. 18, 2012) 8, Chris Fowler, at Central Michigan (Feb. 18, 2015) Blocked Shots 6, Marin Maric, Western Michigan (Feb. 27, 2016) 8, Javon McCrea, at Buff alo (Jan. 8, 2014) Steals 8, Aaron Armstead, Hampton (Dec. 29, 2014) 6, Thomas Wilder, Western Michigan (Feb. 27, 2016)

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball THE LAST TIME...

IN THE FINAL SECONDS NIU had more than 15 steals: March 10, 2014, Bowling Green (17) NIU won in the final seconds: Feb. 10, 2018, Buffalo: Eugene German layup, 4.0 seconds NIU had fewer than five steals: Feb. 20, 2018, at Ball State (3) NIU lost in the final seconds: March 1, 2016, at Eastern Michigan: Tim Bond three, 2.5 seconds FIELD GOALS NIU played in overtime: Feb. 10, 2018, Buffalo: NIU won 90-88 NIU had more than 20 field goals made: Feb. 20, 2018, at Ball State (26) NIU played in double overtime: Nov. 25, 2016, Elon: NIU lost 85-80 NIU had more than 30 field goals made: Feb. 10, 2018, Buffalo (31) NIU won an overtime game: Feb. 10, 2018, Buffalo: NIU won 90-88 NIU had more than 40 field goals made: Nov. 24, 2013, Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) (41) NIU lost an overtime game: Feb. 18, 2017, Toledo: NIU lost 88-80 NIU had fewer than 20 field goals made: Feb. 24, 2018, at Eastern Michigan (19)

TEAM SCORING FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS NIU scored 80 or more points: Feb. 10, 2018, Buffalo: NIU won 90-88 in overtime NIU had more than 50 field goal attempts: Feb. 24, 2018, at Eastern Michigan (51) NIU scored 90 or more points: Feb. 10, 2018, Buffalo: NIU won 90-88 in overtime NIU had more than 60 field goal attempts: Feb. 10, 2018, Buffalo (65) NIU scored 100 or more points: Nov. 26, 2017, Rockford: NIU won 105-53 NIU had more than 70 field goal attempts: Jan. 7, 2017, Central Michigan (73) NIU scored fewer than 50 points: Feb. 7, 2017, at Buffalo: NIU lost 65-45 NIU had more than 80 field goal attempts: Nov. 19, 2016, at Cal State Northridge (82) An opponent scored 100 point or more points: Dec. 8, 2007, at Notre Dame: Notre Dame NIU had fewer than 40 field goal attempts: Feb. 21, 2015, Eastern Michigan (39) won 108-62 An opponent scored fewer than 50 points: Dec. 20, 2016, at South Florida: NIU won FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 59-48 NIU shot over 50 percent from the field: Feb. 17, 2018, Western Michigan, 53.1 percent (26-of-49) INDIVIDUAL SCORING NIU shot over 60 percent from the field: Jan. 23, 2018, Bowling Green, 61.3 percent A player had 20 or more points: Feb. 20, 2018, at Ball State: Eugene German (25) (38-of-62) A player had 30 or more points: Feb. 17, 2018, Western Michigan: Eugene German (31) NIU shot less than 40 percent from the field: Feb. 24, 2018, at Eastern Michigan, 37.3 A player had 40 or more points: Dec. 14, 2010, Illinois-Chicago: Xavier Silas (40) percent (19-of-51) A player had 50 or more points: Feb. 15, 1958, at Eastern Michigan: Larry Wilke (52) NIU shot over 70 percent from the field in a half: Jan. 23, 2018, Bowling Green -- second An opponent had 20 or more points: Feb. 24, 2018, at Eastern Michigan: Elijah Minnie half, 75.9 percent (22-of-29) (26) An opponent had 30 or more points: Feb. 13, 2018, Central Michigan: Kevin McKay (33) 3-POINT FIELD GOALS A player had five or more three-point field goals: Jan. 23, 2018, Bowling Green: Eugene MULTIPLE DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING German (5) NIU had three double-digit scorers: Feb. 20, 2018, at Ball State: Eugene German (25), NIU had more than 5 three-point field goals: Feb. 13, 2018, Central Michigan (6) Anastasios Demogerontas (13), Levi Bradley (10) NIU had more than 10 three-point field goals: Dec. 2, 2017, at Chicago State (11) NIU had four double-digit scorers: Feb. 13, 2018, Central Michigan: Eugene German (23), NIU had more than 15 three-point field goals: yet to happen Lacey James (13), Levi Bradley (11), Gairges Daow (10) NIU had fewer than 5 three-point field goals: Feb. 24, 2018, at Eastern Michigan (4) NIU had five double-digit scorers: Jan. 23, 2018, Bowling Green: Eugene German (19), NIU did not make a three-point field goal: March 2, 2011, Eastern Michigan (0) Lacey James (15), Levi Bradley (14), Dante Thorpe (12), Justin Thomas (10) NIU had six double-digit scorers: Dec. 14, 2016, Olivet Nazarene: Marin Maric (22), 3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Aaric Armstead (16), Levi Bradley (12), Justin Thomas (11), Eugene German (10), Dontel NIU had more than 20 3-point field goal attempts: Jan. 13, 2018, Eastern Michigan (21) Highsmith (10) NIU had more than 30 3-point field goal attempts: Jan. 26, 2013, at Eastern Michigan NIU had two players with 20 or more points: Feb. 17, 2018, Western Michigan: Eugene (33) German (31), Levi Bradley (21) NIU had fewer than 10 3-point field goal attempts: March 6, 2017, at Eastern Michigan (9) REBOUNDING A player had 10 or more rebounds: Jan. 2, 2018, Kent State: Levi Bradley (14) 3-POINT PERCENTAGE A player had 15 or more rebounds: March 6, 2017, at Eastern Michigan: Marin Maric (16) NIU shot over 40 percent on 3-pointers: Jan. 23, 2018, Bowling Green, 53.3 percent A player had 20 or more rebounds: Nov. 27, 2002, Loyola-Chicago: Marcus Smallwood (8-of-15) (21) NIU shot over 50 percent on 3-pointers: Jan. 23, 2018, Bowling Green, 53.3 percent NIU had two players with 10 or more rebounds: Jan. 10, 2017, at Kent State: Aaric (8-of-15) Armstead (12), Marin Maric (11) NIU shot less than 30 percent on 3-pointers: Feb. 20, 2018, at Ball State, 20 percent NIU had three players with 10 or more rebounds: Feb. 20, 2014, Eastern Michigan: (2-of-10) Jordan Threloff (18), Darrell Bowie (12), Aaric Armstead (10) NIU had more than 30 rebounds: Feb. 20, 2018, at Ball State (40) FREE THROWS NIU had more than 40 rebounds: Jan. 2, 2018, Kent State (42) NIU had more than 20 free throws made: Feb. 10, 2018, Buffalo (24) NIU had more than 50 rebounds: Nov. 26, 2017, Rockford (51) NIU had more than 30 free throws made: Dec. 14, 2010, UIC (39) NIU had fewer than 25 rebounds: Feb. 13, 2018, Central Michigan (24) NIU had less than 10 free throws made: Feb. 6, 2018, at Toledo (5)

DOUBLE-DOUBLES FREE THROW ATTEMPTS A player had a double-double (points-rebounds): Jan. 2, 2018, Kent State: Levi Bradley NIU had more than 20 free throw attempts: Feb. 20, 2018, at Ball State (21) (25 points, 14 rebounds) NIU had more than 30 free throw attempts: Jan. 20, 2018, at Akron (33) A player had a double-double (points-assists): Jan. 13, 2010, Western Michigan: Mike NIU had more than 40 free throw attempts: March 6, 2015, at Ball State (42) DiNunno (21 points, 10 assists) NIU had fewer than 10 free throw attempts: Feb. 6, 2018, at Toledo (7) A player had a triple-double: Nov. 30, 1991, Aurora: Mike Hidden (18 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE A player had consecutive double-doubles: Marin Maric (six-straight): Feb. 18, 2017, NIU shot over 70 percent on free throws: Feb. 24, 2018, at Eastern Michigan, 78.6 percent Toledo (24 points, 10 rebounds), Feb. 21, 2017, at Central Michigan (16 points, 10 (11-of-14) rebounds), Feb. 25, 2017, at Eastern Michigan (20 points, 12 rebounds), Feb. 28, 2017, NIU shot over 80 percent on free throws: Feb. 17, 2018, Western Michigan, 81.8 percent Western Michigan (18 points, 12 rebounds), March 3, 2017, at Ball State (16 points, 10 (18-of-22) rebounds), March 6, 2017, at Eastern Michigan (24 points, 16 rebounds) NIU shot over 90 percent on free throws: Jan. 23, 2018, Bowling Green, 100 percent NIU had two players with double-doubles: Nov. 25, 2016, Elon: Aaric Armstead (24 (9-of-9) points, 16 rebounds), Marin Maric (23 points, 10 rebounds) NIU shot less than 50 percent on free throws: Feb. 7, 2017, at Buffalo, 44.4 percent (8-of-18) ASSISTS A player had five or more assists: Jan. 13, 2018, Eastern Michigan: Dante Thorpe (6) FOULS A player had 10 or more assists: Nov. 21, 2015, Eureka: Laytwan Porter (10) NIU had more than 10 fouls: Feb. 24, 2018, at Eastern Michigan (14) NIU had two players with five or more assists: Dec. 2, 2017, at Chicago State: Eugene NIU had more than 20 fouls: Feb. 20, 2018, at Ball State (21) German (6), Justin Thomas (5) NIU had more than 30 fouls: Jan. 7, 2017, Central Michigan (31) NIU had more than 10 assists: Feb. 13, 2018, Central Michigan (11) NIU had less than 10 fouls: Nov. 26, 2017, Rockford (7) NIU had more than 20 assists: Dec. 2, 2017, at Chicago State (22) NIU had more than 30 assists: Nov. 21, 2015, Eureka (32) TURNOVERS NIU had less than 10 assists: Feb. 24, 2018, at Eastern Michigan (5) NIU had more than 10 turnovers: Feb. 24, 2018, at Eastern Michigan (19) NIU had more than 20 turnovers: Jan. 17, 2017, Miami (22) BLOCKS NIU had fewer than 10 turnovers: Feb. 6, 2018, at Toledo (6) A player had five or more blocks: Feb. 27, 2016, Western Michigan: Marin Maric (6) NIU had fewer than 5 turnovers: Feb. 18, 2017, Toledo (2) A player had 10 or more blocks: yet to happen NIU had more than five blocks: Nov. 26, 2017, Rockford (7) IN THE RANKINGS NIU had 10 or more blocks: Feb. 4, 2014, Miami (Ohio) (10) NIU was ranked: Jan. 25, 1972 poll: NIU No. 19 NIU had less than five blocks: Feb. 24, 2018, at Eastern Michigan (1) NIU defeated a ranked opponent: Feb. 3, 1973, vs. No. 19 Oral Roberts: NIU won 95-86 at Chicago Stadium STEALS NIU lost to a ranked opponent: Dec. 22, 2014, at No. 16 Notre Dame: NIU lost 91-66 A player had five or more steals: Jan. 2, 2018, Kent State: Lacey James (5) NIU defeated a ranked opponent at home: Jan. 4, 1972, No. 5 Indiana: NIU won 85-71 A player had 10 or more steals: yet to happen NIU defeated a ranked opponent on the road: yet to happen NIU had more than five steals: Feb. 24, 2018, at Eastern Michigan (6) NIU faced a No. 1 ranked team: Dec. 8, 1980, at No. 1 DePaul: DePaul won 93-56 NIU had more than 10 steals: Nov. 26, 2017, Rockford (15) NIU defeated a No. 1 ranked team: yet to happen

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball NIU earned the No. 7 seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament and the right to host a fi rst round tournament game for the fi rst time since 2003, Mark while advancing to Cleveland for the second time in three seasons. Under Montgomery’s guidance, Jordan Threloff earned All-MAC honorable mention and Aaric Armstead was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team. MONTGOMERY The Huskies continued to make strides during the 2014-15 season, Mont- gomery’s fourth at NIU. The Huskies posted a 14-16 record playing against Head Coach a strength of schedule ranked 147th in the nation, NIU’s best since 2004-05. Competing in a much-improved MAC, NIU posted an RPI of 188, the school’s Seventh Season best since 2005-06. The 2014-15 Huskies opened the season with six-straight home wins, tying a A winner and a program builder. When looking school-record with 11 consecutive home victories dating back to 2013-14. NIU for ways to describe Northern Illinois University posted its fi rst winning non-conference record since 2005-06 and Montgom- men’s basketball head coach Mark Montgomery, ery’s charges also fi nished the season strong, winning each of their last four those would be two of the most obvious phrases regular season games, including a win at Toledo, NIU’s fi rst win over Western that come to mind. Michigan since 2010 and a victory over MAC regular season champion Central In 24 seasons in college basketball, as a player and a head coach, Montgom- Michigan. ery has been a part of 15 postseason teams. In six seasons as head coach at NIU, Prior to his arrival at NIU, Montgomery was named one of the top fi ve high- Montgomery rebuilt a program that had produced just two winning seasons major assistant coaches in the country by FoxSports.com in 2010, while Rivals. in the 15 years prior to his arrival and led it to just its fourth-ever postseason com put him on its list of “10 Assistant Coaches Ready to Move Up.” In addition, appearance, and the second-most wins in school history. FoxSports.com national college basketball writer Jeff Goodman named On March 24, 2011, Montgomery was introduced as the 27th head coach Montgomery the top assistant coach in the Big Ten Conference based on a poll in the history of the NIU men’s basketball program. In 2017-18, he enters his of league coaches. seventh season at NIU following 10 years at his alma mater, Michigan State During his 10 seasons on Hall of Famer Tom Izzo’s staff at Michigan State University, six as an assistant coach and four as associate head coach. from 2001-12, the Spartans made 10 straight trips to the NCAA Tournament In 2015-16, Montgomery guided NIU to 21 victories, tied for the second-most and three Final Four appearances. He helped coach 26 All-Big Ten players at in school history, while taking the Huskies to the postseason for just the Michigan State and six players that went on to be selected in the National fourth time in school history, and the fi rst time in 20 years, as NIU accepted an Basketball Association Draft, while on the bench for 235 MSU wins - an average invitation to the Vegas 16. Montgomery earned national coaching honors when of 23.5 victories per season. he received the midseason Hugh Durham Award as the nation’s top mid-major Montgomery began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Central head coach. Michigan where he became a member of Jay Smith’s fi rst coaching staff in Three Huskies earned conference postseason honors, including sophomore 1997-98. Following a 6-23 season in 1999-2000, the Chippewas made a worst- Marin Maric who was named to the All-MAC Third Team; Aaric Armstead was to-fi rst turnaround the following season as they fi nished the 2000-01 campaign named to the MAC All-Defensive Team and Marshawn Wilson was recognized with a 20-8 record, winning the MAC with a conference mark of 14-4. on the MAC All-Freshman Team. It marked the fi rst time since the 2002-03 An outstanding player during his collegiate career, Montgomery was a season that NIU has three all-league honorees. four-year letterwinner for Jud Heathcote at Michigan State from 1988-92. A In addition to its success on the court, the NIU men’s basketball team also 1992 All-Big Ten Third Team selection, Montgomery ended his career as the achieved in the classroom in 2015-16, posting the highest team GPA on record then-career leader in games played at MSU (126). A four-year starter for the during the 2015 Fall Semester. Spartans, he was part of the 1990 Big Ten Championship team, three NCAA More milestones were reached during the 2016-17 season as the Huskies Tournament teams and an NIT Final Four. Montgomery ranks fourth on the earned 15 victories, giving the program 65 total wins over the last four seasons, career assists chart (561) after leading the team in assists as a junior (169) and the second-best four-year stretch in school history. Maric was again named senior (190). He also ranks fourth on the MSU career steals list (168). to the All-MAC Third Team while Eugene German became the fourth MAC Montgomery averaged 5.3 points and 4.5 assists in his four years as a Spartan. All-Freshman Team honoree of Montgomery’s tenure. In 1991-92, he averaged 7.0 points and 6.3 assists as a senior co-captain, The recent success of Huskie basketball is the result building blocks set in leading his team to a 22-8 mark and the second round of the NCAA Tourna- place during Montgomery’s fi rst four seasons at the helm in DeKalb. ment. Montgomery was also a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree during During his fi rst season at NIU in 2011-12, Montgomery guided one of the his playing days as a Spartan. youngest teams in the nation to the program’s fi rst MAC Tournament victory Montgomery received his bachelor’s degree in food industry management since 2003, defeating MAC West Champion Eastern Michigan in the opening from Michigan State. He and his wife, Alexandra, have two sons, Nicholas and round of the conference tournament to advance to Cleveland. Mason. NIU saw 55.9 percent of its minutes played by freshmen during the 2011-12 season, the sixth-highest percentage in the country. The Huskies laid the foundation Mark Montgomery’s Year-by-Year Coaching History for Montgomery’s style of play, leading the Year School Overall Conference Postseason Position MAC in off ensive rebounds while ranking 1997-98 Central Michigan 5-21 3-15 None Assistant Coach second in rebounding defense and third in 1998-99 Central Michigan 10-16 7-11 None Assistant Coach rebounding margin. 1999-00 Central Michigan 6-23 2-16 None Assistant Coach Under Montgomery’s tutelage, Abdel 2000-01 Central Michigan 20-8 14-4 None Assistant Coach Nader became the fi rst Huskie since 2009 to Central Michigan Totals 41-68 26-46 be named to the MAC All-Freshman Team. Montgomery’s second season at NIU saw 2001-02 Michigan State 19-12 10-6 NCAA First Round Assistant Coach the Huskies continue to build the founda- 2002-03 Michigan State 22-13 10-6 NCAA Elite Eight Assistant Coach tion of the program with the fourth-least 2003-04 Michigan State 18-12 12-4 NCAA First Round Assistant Coach experienced team in the country. The 2004-05 Michigan State 26-7 13-3 NCAA Final Four Assistant Coach Huskies achieved a number of milestone 2005-06 Michigan State 22-12 8-8 NCAA First Round Assistant Coach victories in 2012-13, including the program’s fi rst win at Miami (Ohio) since 1981, its fi rst 2006-07 Michigan State 23-12 8-8 NCAA Second Round Assistant Coach win at Central Michigan since 2006 and its 2007-08 Michigan State 27-9 12-6 NCAA Sweet 16 Associate Head Coach fi rst victory over Kent State since 2003. 2008-09 Michigan State 31-7 15-3 NCAA Championship Game Associate Head Coach During the 2013-14 season, his third at 2009-10 Michigan State 28-9 14-4 NCAA Final Four Associate Head Coach NIU, Montgomery engineered the largest 2010-11 Michigan State 19-15 9-9 NCAA First Round Associate Head Coach single-season win improvement in school Michigan State Totals 235-108 111-57 history, and the 10th-largest nationally for the season, as the Huskies recorded a 2011-12 NIU 5-26 3-13 None Head Coach 10-win improvement, going 15-17, NIU’s 2012-13 NIU 5-25 3-13 None Head Coach most victories since the 2005-06 season. 2013-14 NIU 15-17 8-10 None Head Coach Montgomery fi nished second in the voting 2014-15 NIU 14-16 8-10 None Head Coach for MAC Coach of the Year. 2015-16 NIU 21-13 9-9 Vegas 16 Quarterfi nals Head Coach Despite having the second-least expe- 2016-17 NIU 15-17 7-11 None Head Coach rienced team in the MAC, Montgomery 2017-18 NIU 12-17 5-11 Head Coach led NIU to its most non-conference wins, NIU/Head Coaching Totals 87-131 43-77 six, since 1999-2000 and the Huskies also Career Coaching Totals 363-307 180-180 recorded their fi rst top-50 RPI win, against 10 NCAA Tournament Appearances, 3 Final Fours Toledo on Feb. 26, since December 14, 1999 (Wisconsin). 2 Big Ten, 1 MAC Regular Season Championships

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 21 UIC (12/21/17) Dante Field Goals 8 three times, last: at Central Mich. (1/30/18) Field Goal Attempts 13 Bowling Green (1/23/18) 3-Point Field Goals 2 three times, last: at Akron (1/20/18) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4 twice, last: at Akron (1/20/18) Free Throws 6 UIC (12/21/17) THORPE Free Throw Attempts 10 UIC (12/21/17) Rebounds 9 Bowling Green (1/23/18) 6-4 | 195 | Junior | Guard Offensive Rebounds 3 UIC (12/21/17) Washington, D.C. | Triton College Defensive Rebounds 9 Bowling Green (1/23/18) Assists 6 Eastern Michigan (1/13/18) Turnovers 6 at Marquette (12/18/17) THE THORPE FILE Blocks 3 Rockford (11/26/17) • Returned to the lineup at Ball State (Feb. 20) after missing three games due Steals 3 Rockford (11/26/17) to injury. 0 Minutes 35 twice, last: at Central Michigan (1/30/18) • Started his Division I debut against Green Bay (Nov. 14), scoring 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting. CAREER HIGHS Points 21 UIC (12/21/17) • Played two seasons at Triton College, scoring 1,040 points to become the Field Goals 8 three times, last: at Central Mich. (1/30/18) seventh-leading scorer in school history. Field Goal Attempts 13 Bowling Green (1/23/18) • Named a 2017 First Team NJCAA Division II All-American and North Central 3-Point Field Goals 2 three times, last: at Akron (1/20/18) Community College Conference Player of the Year. 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4 twice, last: at Akron (1/20/18) • Averaged 20.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game as a sophomore Free Throws 6 UIC (12/21/17) at Triton in 2016-17. Free Throw Attempts 10 UIC (12/21/17) • Averaged 11.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game as a freshman at Rebounds 9 Bowling Green (1/23/18) Triton in 2015-16. Offensive Rebounds 3 UIC (12/21/17) Defensive Rebounds 9 Bowling Green (1/23/18) • Helped Triton to a 30-3 record in 2016-17. Assists 6 Eastern Michigan (1/13/18) • Major is General Stud- THORPE IN THE MAC RANKINGS Turnovers 6 at Marquette (12/18/17) ies. Blocks 3 Rockford (11/26/17) ALL RANK CONF. RANK Steals 3 Rockford (11/26/17) GAMES ONLY Minutes 35 twice, last: at Central Michigan (1/30/18) Field Goal Percentage .540 7th .491 15th

2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME

Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 * 29 5 7 .714 1 3 .333 3 4 .750 2 2 4 4.0 3 0 1 1 0 2 14 14.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 * 25 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 2 2 3.0 3 0 4 1 0 2 7 10.5 vs. Penn Nov. 20 * 28 6 10 .600 1 1 1.000 1 2 .500 1 1 2 2.7 0 0 0 1 0 2 14 11.7 vs. Florida Atlantic Nov. 21 * 28 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.5 3 0 1 1 0 0 8 10.8 vs. Manhattan Nov. 22 * 28 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 2 2 4 2.8 4 0 5 2 0 1 10 10.6 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 * 21 3 5 .600 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 2 3 5 3.2 0 0 4 2 3 3 8 10.2 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 * 28 5 9 .556 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2.9 2 0 3 3 1 1 11 10.3 at Chicago State Dec. 2 * 21 3 6 .500 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 2 2 4 3.0 2 0 2 1 0 0 9 10.1 at Iowa State Dec. 4 * 29 8 12 .667 2 2 1.000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 3.0 1 0 1 2 0 1 19 11.1 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 Did not play at Marquette Dec. 18 * 32 6 10 .600 0 1 .000 2 4 .500 0 4 4 3.1 4 0 3 6 0 0 14 11.4 UIC DEC. 21 * 33 7 11 .636 1 1 1.000 6 10 .600 3 4 7 3.5 3 0 3 3 0 1 21 12.3 at Iowa Dec. 29 * 22 5 10 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 3 4 3.5 0 0 1 2 0 0 11 12.2 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 * 30 8 12 .667 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 2 0 2 3.4 4 0 2 3 0 0 17 12.5 at Ohio* Jan. 6 * 33 6 11 .545 1 1 1.000 2 3 .667 1 3 4 3.4 4 0 1 4 1 0 15 12.7 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 * 34 3 9 .333 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 1 1 3.3 2 0 0 1 0 1 6 12.3 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 * 31 2 5 .400 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 0 3 3 3.3 3 0 6 2 0 1 5 11.8 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 * 29 5 9 .556 2 4 .500 2 2 1.000 0 4 4 3.3 2 0 2 4 0 0 14 11.9 at Akron* Jan. 20 * 35 5 12 .417 2 4 .500 4 4 1.000 2 2 4 3.3 3 0 0 0 0 1 16 12.2 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 * 29 6 13 .462 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 9 9 3.6 1 0 4 1 0 0 12 12.2 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 * 34 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 2 4 3.7 4 0 2 2 0 2 10 12.1 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 * 35 8 12 .667 0 2 .000 1 1 1.000 1 3 4 3.7 1 0 2 3 2 2 17 12.3 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 * 29 4 10 .400 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 3.5 1 0 1 0 0 2 8 12.1 at Toledo* Feb. 6 * 5 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11.7 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 Did not play WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 Did not play at Ball State* Feb. 20 22 2 8 .250 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 3.4 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 11.5 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 * 28 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 2 3.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 11.1 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2

Totals 24 698 114 211 .540 15 38 .395 34 48 .708 27 56 83 3.3 52 0 48 46 8 23 277 11.1

CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2017-18 25 24 698 27.9 114 211 .540 15 38 .395 34 48 .708 27 56 83 3.3 52 0 48 1.9 46 1.8 8 0.3 23 0.9 277 11.1 Career 25 24 698 27.9 114 211 .540 15 38 .395 34 48 .708 27 56 83 3.3 52 0 48 1.9 46 1.8 8 0.3 23 0.9 277 11.1

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 14 at Akron (1/20/18) Gairges Field Goals 5 twice, last: at Akron (1/20/18) Field Goal Attempts 8 twice, last: at Akron (1/20/18) 3-Point Field Goals 2 four times, last: Central Michigan (2/13/18) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4 three times, last: at Akron (1/20/18) Free Throws 3 at Eastern Michigan (2/24/18) DAOW Free Throw Attempts 4 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (2/24/18) Rebounds 8 at Marquette (12/18/17) 6-4 | 190 | Freshman | Guard Offensive Rebounds 5 at Marquette (12/18/17) Melbourne, Australia | Victory Rock Defensive Rebounds 7 twice, last: at Buffalo (1/16/18) Assists 3 at Bowling Green (1/9/18) Turnovers 3 four times, last: Central Michigan (2/13/18) THE DAOW FILE Blocks 1 four times, last: Bowling Green (1/23/18) • Averaging 5.7 points per game over the last 11 games, shooting 48.9 percent Steals 2 four times, last: Western Michigan (2/17/18) (23-of-45) from the fi eld. 2 Minutes 31 twice, last: at Toledo (2/6/18) • Became the fi rst member of the freshman class to start a game this season when he started against Central Connecticut (Dec. 9), scoring four points with CAREER HIGHS Points 14 at Akron (1/20/18) three rebounds in a season-high 31 minutes. Field Goals 5 twice, last: at Akron (1/20/18) • Made his collegiate debut against Green Bay (Nov. 14), scoring two points in Field Goal Attempts 8 twice, last: at Akron (1/20/18) 12 minutes off the bench. 3-Point Field Goals 2 four times, last: Central Michigan (2/13/18) • Averaged 12.7 points, 4.2 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game as a senior at 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4 three times, last: at Akron (1/20/18) Victory Rock Prep in Bradenton, Fla. Free Throws 3 at Eastern Michigan (2/24/18) • Helped Victory Rock to a 27-8 record last season, fi nishing as the Sunshine Free Throw Attempts 4 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (2/24/18) Independent Athletic Association State Runner-Up. Rebounds 8 at Marquette (12/18/17) • Averaged 4.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game as a junior in Offensive Rebounds 5 at Marquette (12/18/17) Defensive Rebounds 7 twice, last: at Buffalo (1/16/18) 2015-16, helping Victory Rock win the Grind Session National Championship. Assists 3 at Bowling Green (1/9/18) • Born in South Sudan, moved to Australia at age six where he lived until at- Turnovers 3 four times, last: Central Michigan (2/13/18) tending school at Victory Rock Prep. Blocks 1 four times, last: Bowling Green (1/23/18) • Majoring in Corporate Communications. Steals 2 four times, last: Western Michigan (2/17/18) Minutes 31 twice, last: at Toledo (2/6/18)

2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME

Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 12 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 17 2 5 .400 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 0 4 4 2.0 1 0 1 3 0 0 7 4.5 vs. Penn Nov. 20 20 2 5 .400 2 3 .667 0 2 .000 1 1 2 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.0 vs. Florida Atlantic Nov. 21 12 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 2.5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.8 vs. Manhattan Nov. 22 17 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 3 5 3.0 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 3.4 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 19 2 4 .500 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 2 3 5 3.3 2 0 1 1 0 1 6 3.8 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 17 2 3 .667 1 1 1.000 0 1 .000 2 0 2 3.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 4.0 at Chicago State Dec. 2 20 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 3.1 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 4.0 at Iowa State Dec. 4 20 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 6 7 3.6 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3.8 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 * 31 1 5 .200 0 4 .000 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 3.5 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 3.8 at Marquette Dec. 18 * 22 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 5 3 8 3.9 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.8 UIC DEC. 21 * 17 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.7 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.5 at Iowa Dec. 29 * 23 5 8 .625 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 1 5 6 3.8 1 0 2 3 0 2 12 4.2 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 * 19 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 0 1 3.6 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 4.0 at Ohio* Jan. 6 * 15 1 4 .250 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 1 2 3.5 3 0 0 2 0 1 3 3.9 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 * 28 0 5 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 7 7 3.8 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3.7 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 * 24 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.6 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3.6 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 * 27 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 7 7 3.8 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 3.5 at Akron* Jan. 20 * 28 5 8 .625 2 4 .500 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 3.7 3 0 1 2 0 1 14 4.1 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 * 24 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 1 3 3.7 3 0 0 2 1 2 6 4.2 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 * 21 1 4 .250 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 4 4 3.7 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 4.1 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 * 27 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 5 5 3.8 1 0 0 3 0 2 10 4.4 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 * 23 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 4 6 3.9 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 4.3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 * 31 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 4 4 3.9 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 4.1 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 * 26 2 5 .400 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 3 3 6 4.0 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 4.1 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 * 28 3 4 .750 2 3 .667 2 3 .667 0 1 1 3.8 3 0 0 3 0 1 10 4.3 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 * 20 3 3 1.000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 2 4 3.9 4 0 2 0 0 2 7 4.4 at Ball State* Feb. 20 * 24 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 3.8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.3 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 21 1 5 .200 1 2 .500 3 4 .750 0 4 4 3.8 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 4.3 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2

Totals 19 633 43 109 .394 13 44 .295 27 36 .750 27 84 111 3.8 62 1 23 31 4 19 126 4.3

CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2017-18 29 19 633 21.8 43 109 .394 13 44 .295 27 36 .750 27 84 111 3.8 62 1 23 0.8 31 1.1 4 0.1 19 0.7 126 4.3 Career 29 19 633 21.8 43 109 .394 13 44 .295 27 36 .750 27 84 111 3.8 62 1 23 0.8 31 1.1 4 0.1 19 0.7 126 4.3

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points n/a Marlo Field Goals n/a Field Goal Attempts n/a 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws n/a BROWN Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds n/a 6-5 | 200 | Freshman | Guard Offensive Rebounds n/a Southfield, Mich. | DME Academy Defensive Rebounds n/a Assists n/a Turnovers n/a THE BROWN FILE Blocks n/a • Expected to redshirt the 2017-18 season. Steals n/a • Played one postgraduate year at DME3 Academy in Daytona Beach, Fla., aver- Minutes n/a aging 15.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. • Four-year starter at Southfi eld Christian, fi nishing with 1,221 points and 1,074 CAREER HIGHS Points n/a rebounds, the fi fth-most rebounds in state history. Field Goals n/a • Averaged 16 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks as a Field Goal Attempts n/a senior at Southfi eld Christian in 2015-16. 3-Point Field Goals n/a • Named to the 2016 Associated Press Class C All-State Team, the Detroit News 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Class C All-State First Team and the Detroit Free Press Class C All-State Second Free Throws n/a Team. Free Throw Attempts n/a • Helped Southfi eld Christian win Class D state titles as a freshman and sopho- Rebounds n/a more in 2013 and 2014. Offensive Rebounds n/a Defensive Rebounds n/a • Left-handed. Assists n/a • Plans to major in Engineering. Turnovers n/a Blocks n/a Steals n/a Minutes n/a

2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME

Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 Did not play ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 Did not play vs. Penn Nov. 20 Did not play vs. Florida Atlantic Nov. 21 Did not play vs. Manhattan Nov. 22 Did not play ROCKFORD NOV. 26 Did not play MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 Did not play at Chicago State Dec. 2 Did not play at Iowa State Dec. 4 Did not play CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 Did not play at Marquette Dec. 18 Did not play UIC DEC. 21 Did not play at Iowa Dec. 29 Did not play KENT STATE* JAN. 2 Did not play at Ohio* Jan. 6 Did not play at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 Did not play at Buff alo* Jan. 16 Did not play at Akron* Jan. 20 Did not play BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 Did not play at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 Did not play at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 Did not play MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 Did not play at Toledo* Feb. 6 Did not play BUFFALO* FEB. 10 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 Did not play WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 Did not play at Ball State* Feb. 20 Did not play at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 Did not play TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2

Totals

CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2017-18 Career

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 15 Bowling Green (1/23/18) Lacey Field Goals 7 Bowling Green (1/23/18) Field Goal Attempts 10 twice, last: Miami (Ohio) (2/3/18) 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1 UIC (12/21/17) Free Throws 8 vs. Florida Atlantic (11/21/17) JAMES Free Throw Attempts 10 vs. Florida Atlantic (11/21/17) Rebounds 13 Green Bay (11/14/17) 6-9 | 235 | Junior | Forward Offensive Rebounds 5 at Ball State (2/20/18) Grand Rapids, Mich. | Rider Defensive Rebounds 9 Green Bay (11/14/17) Assists 2 four times, last: Miami (Ohio) (2/3/18) Turnovers 6 at Central Michigan (1/30/18) THE JAMES FILE Blocks 1 seven times, last: Western Michigan (2/17/18) • Averaging 7.4 points per game over the last 10 contests. Shooting 52.8 per- Steals 5 Kent State (1/2/18) cent (28-of-53) from the fi eld. 4 Minutes 30 twice, last: Western Michigan (2/17/18) • Had fi ve steals against Kent State (Jan. 2), the most by a Huskie since Travon Baker recorded fi ve on Jan. 12, 2016 at Toledo. CAREER HIGHS • Started and tallied a double-double in his fi rst game as a Huskie with 10 Points 15 Bowling Green (1/23/18) points and 13 rebounds against Green Bay (Nov. 14). Field Goals 7 Bowling Green (1/23/18) • Sat out the 2016-17 season following his transfer from Rider and has three Field Goal Attempts 10 twice, last: Miami (Ohio) (2/3/18) seasons of eligibility remaining beginning with this year. 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1 UIC (12/21/17) • Came to NIU following one season at Rider, where he appeared in 12 games Free Throws 8 vs. Florida Atlantic (11/21/17) last season. Free Throw Attempts 10 vs. Florida Atlantic (11/21/17) • Averaged 1.0 points and 1.1 rebounds per game in limited action with the Rebounds 13 Green Bay (11/14/17) Broncs. Offensive Rebounds 5 at Ball State (2/20/18) • Averaged 20 points and 15 rebounds per game as a senior at Wayland High Defensive Rebounds 9 Green Bay (11/14/17) School (Mich.) in 2014-15, earning AP Class B First Team All-State honors. Assists 2 four times, last: Miami (Ohio) (2/3/18) • Majoring in Communications. Turnovers 6 at Central Michigan (1/30/18) Blocks 1 10 times, last: Western Michigan (2/17/18) Steals 5 Kent State (1/2/18) Minutes 30 twice, last: Western Michigan (2/17/18)

2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME

Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 * 29 3 9 .333 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 4 9 13 13.0 4 0 1 5 1 1 10 10.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 * 22 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 6 8 10.5 3 0 0 0 0 2 9 9.5 vs. Penn Nov. 20 * 24 3 8 .375 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 2 2 4 8.3 2 0 0 1 0 1 7 8.7 vs. Florida Atlantic Nov. 21 * 29 0 6 .000 0 0 .000 8 10 .800 2 3 5 7.5 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 8.5 vs. Manhattan Nov. 22 * 8 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 6.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.8 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 * 16 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 4 8 .500 2 2 4 5.8 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 6.3 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 * 19 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 5.4 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 5.4 at Chicago State Dec. 2 * 16 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 3 4 5.3 2 0 2 0 0 0 7 5.6 at Iowa State Dec. 4 * 14 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 3 4 5.1 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 5.1 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 * 17 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 4.8 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 4.8 at Marquette Dec. 18 * 27 2 9 .222 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 2 7 9 5.2 1 0 0 4 0 0 8 5.1 UIC DEC. 21 * 28 2 5 .400 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 4.9 3 0 1 2 1 1 4 5.0 at Iowa Dec. 29 * 12 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 2 4 4.8 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 4.7 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 * 28 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 5 6 4.9 1 0 1 2 0 5 5 4.7 at Ohio* Jan. 6 * 18 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 1 4 4.9 5 1 0 3 0 3 2 4.5 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 * 16 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 4.8 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 4.3 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 * 27 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 4 4 8 4.9 3 0 0 3 0 0 9 4.5 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 * 22 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 1 2 3 4.8 3 0 0 3 0 0 6 4.6 at Akron* Jan. 20 * 17 2 6 .333 0 0 .000 3 5 .600 4 2 6 4.9 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.7 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 * 20 7 10 .700 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 1 3 4 4.9 3 0 0 1 0 0 15 5.3 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 * 23 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 1 3 4.8 4 0 1 2 0 0 6 5.3 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 * 27 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 3 5 4.8 4 0 0 6 0 0 3 5.2 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 * 23 4 10 .400 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 1 2 3 4.7 1 0 2 0 0 0 9 5.3 at Toledo* Feb. 6 * 13 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 2 5 4.7 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.3 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 * 21 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 6 6 1.000 0 2 2 4.6 4 0 0 1 1 0 8 5.4 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 * 30 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 1 4 5 4.6 4 0 0 3 1 0 13 5.7 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 * 30 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 0 5 5 4.6 3 0 0 3 1 1 8 5.8 at Ball State* Feb. 20 * 20 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 5 3 8 4.8 4 0 0 4 0 1 6 5.8 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 * 26 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 4.6 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 5.7 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2

Totals 29 622 54 141 .383 0 1 .000 56 79 .709 48 85 133 4.6 91 2 16 55 7 19 164 5.7

CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2015-16 12 0 60 5.0 4 14 .286 0 0 .000 4 11 .365 8 5 13 1.1 10 0 0 0.0 2 0.2 3 0.3 2 0.2 12 1.0 2016-17 sat out the season following transfer from Rider 2017-18 29 29 622 21.4 54 141 .383 0 1 .000 56 79 .709 48 85 133 4.6 91 2 16 0.6 55 1.9 7 0.2 19 0.7 164 5.7 Career 41 29 682 16.6 58 155 .374 0 1 .000 60 90 .667 56 90 146 3.6 101 2 16 0.4 57 1.4 10 0.2 21 0.5 176 4.3

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 17 Buffalo (2/10/18) Justin Field Goals 6 at Iowa (12/29/17) Field Goal Attempts 11 at Iowa (12/29/17) 3-Point Field Goals 3 twice, last: at Chicago State (12/2/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4 three times, last: at Ohio (1/6/18) Free Throws 6 Buffalo (2/10/18) THOMAS Free Throw Attempts 7 Green Bay (11/14/17) Rebounds 7 twice, last: at Ball State (2/20/18) 5-11 | 180 | Sophomore | Guard Offensive Rebounds 3 Central Michigan (2/13/18) Indianapolis, Ind. | Pike Defensive Rebounds 5 twice, last: at Ball State (2/20/18) Assists 5 at Chicago State (12/2/17) Turnovers 5 Buffalo (2/10/18) THE THOMAS FILE Blocks 1 three times, last: Buffalo (2/10/18) • Shooting 42.3 percent (18-of-42) from three-point range since Nov. 26. Steals 4 at Chicago State (12/2/17) • Appeared in all 32 games as a freshman5 last season, including 17 starts. Minutes 42 Buffalo (2/10/18) • Averaged 1.3 steals per game in conference play last season, tied for 12th in the MAC and second among conference freshmen. CAREER HIGHS Points 17 Buffalo (2/10/18) • Had 11 multi-steal games and led NIU in steals 12 times a season ago. Field Goals 6 at Iowa (12/29/17) • Averaged 15.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.6 steals per game as a Field Goal Attempts 11 at Iowa (12/29/17) senior at Indianapolis Pike High School in 2015-16. 3-Point Field Goals 3 twice, last: at Chicago State (12/2/17) • Earned Indiana Associated Press High Honorable Mention recognition and 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4 three times, last: at Ohio (1/6/18) was named to the 2016 Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Senior Large Free Throws 6 twice, last: Buffalo (2/10/18) School All-State team. Free Throw Attempts 7 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Left-handed. Rebounds 7 twice, last: at Ball State (2/20/18) • Majoring in Communications. Offensive Rebounds 3 Central Michigan (2/13/18) Defensive Rebounds 6 at Minnesota (12/11/16) Assists 5 twice, last: at Chicago State (12/2/17) Turnovers 5 twice, last: Buffalo (2/10/18) THOMAS IN THE MAC RANKINGS Blocks 1 five times, last: Buffalo (2/10/18) Steals 4 at Chicago State (12/2/17) ALL RANK CONF. RANK Minutes 42 Buffalo (2/10/18) GAMES ONLY Steals Per Game 1.3 T-8th 1.3 10th

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Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 * 30 2 6 .333 1 2 .500 3 7 .429 1 4 5 5.0 1 0 2 2 1 1 8 8.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 * 30 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 1 1 3.0 1 0 3 0 0 2 5 6.5 vs. Penn Nov. 20 * 15 2 4 .500 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 1 2.3 3 0 3 1 0 0 4 5.7 vs. Florida Atlantic Nov. 21 * 29 1 5 .200 0 2 .000 3 4 .750 0 5 5 3.0 1 0 3 2 0 3 5 5.5 vs. Manhattan Nov. 22 * 28 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 2 3 .667 0 2 2 2.8 2 0 3 2 0 0 4 5.2 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 * 15 4 5 .800 3 3 1.000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 2.8 0 0 0 1 0 1 11 6.2 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 * 28 3 7 .429 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 0 1 1 2.6 1 0 2 0 0 1 7 6.3 at Chicago State Dec. 2 * 23 4 6 .667 3 4 .750 0 1 .000 1 2 3 2.6 1 0 5 0 0 4 11 6.9 at Iowa State Dec. 4 * 17 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.6 2 0 2 0 0 2 4 6.6 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 * 30 1 4 .250 1 2 .500 2 3 .667 1 0 1 2.4 1 0 1 2 0 1 5 6.4 at Marquette Dec. 18 23 1 5 .200 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.3 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 6.0 UIC DEC. 21 22 1 3 .333 1 1 1.000 0 2 .000 0 2 2 2.3 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 5.8 at Iowa Dec. 29 29 6 11 .545 2 4 .500 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 2.2 1 0 2 0 0 1 16 6.5 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 25 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 6.2 at Ohio* Jan. 6 27 4 7 .571 2 4 .500 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 2.2 2 0 1 0 0 1 12 6.6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 19 2 5 .400 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.1 1 0 0 2 0 2 5 6.5 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 23 5 8 .625 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 3 3 2.2 1 0 3 0 0 2 11 6.8 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 23 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 1 3 .333 0 2 2 2.2 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 6.6 at Akron* Jan. 20 23 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 3 3 1.000 1 2 3 2.2 0 0 1 2 0 2 5 6.5 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 * 34 4 7 .571 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 3 3 2.3 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 6.7 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 29 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 2.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6.4 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 19 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 0 2 2 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6.2 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 30 5 8 .625 1 3 .333 3 3 1.000 0 3 3 2.3 1 0 2 0 0 1 14 6.5 at Toledo* Feb. 6 32 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 0 4 4 2.3 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 6.3 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 * 42 5 9 .556 1 2 .500 6 6 1.000 1 4 5 2.4 3 0 4 5 1 1 17 6.8 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 * 38 2 6 .333 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 3 4 7 2.6 3 0 4 4 0 2 5 6.7 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 * 36 3 6 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.6 3 0 3 0 0 3 6 6.7 at Ball State* Feb. 20 * 31 3 3 1.000 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 2 5 7 2.8 4 0 1 3 0 0 7 6.7 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 * 25 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.7 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 6.5 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2

Totals 16 775 67 145 .462 20 51 .392 35 57 .614 13 66 79 2.7 40 0 58 32 3 38 189 6.5

CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2016-17 32 17 543 17.0 47 100 .470 1 17 .059 34 59 .576 3 52 55 1.7 45 0 37 1.2 27 0.8 2 0.1 34 1.1 129 4.0 2017-18 29 16 775 26.7 67 145 .462 20 51 .392 35 57 .614 13 66 79 2.7 40 0 58 2.0 32 1.1 3 0.1 38 1.3 189 6.5 Career 61 33 1318 21.6 114 245 .465 21 68 .309 69 116 .595 16 118 134 2.2 85 0 95 1.6 59 1.0 5 0.1 72 1.2 318 5.2

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 31 Western Michigan (2/17/18) Eugene Field Goals 14 at Toledo (2/6/18) Field Goal Attempts 29 at Toledo (2/6/18) 3-Point Field Goals 5 twice, last: Bowling Green (1/23/18) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 12 Central Michigan (2/13/18) Free Throws 8 at Akron (1/20/18) GERMAN Free Throw Attempts 11 Green Bay (11/14/17) Rebounds 9 Green Bay (11/14/17) 6-0 | 175 | Sophomore | Guard Offensive Rebounds 1 10 times, last: Buffalo (2/10/18) Gary, Ind. | 21st Century Charter Defensive Rebounds 9 Green Bay (11/14/17) Assists 6 at Chicago State (12/2/17) Turnovers 4 five times, last: Miami (Ohio) (2/3/18) THE GERMAN FILE Blocks 1 five times, last: Western Michigan (2/17/18) • Ranked 37th nationally in scoring, has scored in double fi gures in all 29 Steals 3 at Chicago State (12/2/17) games this season, including 1610 20-plus point games. Minutes 38 Central Michigan (2/13/18) • Made the game-winning layup with 4.0 seconds left in a 90-88 overtime win over Buff alo (Feb. 10). Finished the game with 28 points and seven rebounds. CAREER HIGHS • Blocked a three-point shot in the fi nal second of a two-point victory over Points 31 Western Michigan (2/17/18) Manhattan (Nov. 22). Field Goals 14 at Toledo (2/6/18) • Named to the Preseason All-MAC West Team. Field Goal Attempts 29 at Toledo (2/6/18) • Averaged 9.0 points per game as a freshman, including 11.7 points per game 3-Point Field Goals 5 twice, last: Bowling Green (1/23/18) during league play, 28th in the MAC and third among conference freshmen. 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 12 Central Michigan (2/13/18) • Named to the MAC All-Freshman Team last seaon. Free Throws 8 at Akron (1/20/18) • Prepped at 21st Century Charter School, where he led the State of Indiana in Free Throw Attempts 11 Green Bay (11/14/17) scoring as a junior (32.0 ppg) and a senior (33.5 ppg). Rebounds 9 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Named to the 2016 Indiana All-Star Team and earned MVP honors in the Offensive Rebounds 2 Olivet Nazarene (12/14/16) 9 Green Bay (11/14/17) Indiana-Kentucky All- Defensive Rebounds GERMAN IN THE MAC RANKINGS Assists 6 at Chicago State (12/2/17) Star Game in India- Turnovers 4 six times, last: Miami (Ohio) (2/3/18) napolis with 20 points, ALL RANK CONF. RANK Blocks 1 eight times, last: Western Michigan (2/17/18) six rebounds and two GAMES ONLY Steals 3 at Chicago State (12/2/17) Scoring 20.5 1st 21.1 1st assists. Minutes 38 Central Michigan (2/13/18) • Majoring in Communi- Free Throw Percentage n/a n/a .791 10th cations. Three-Point FGs Made 1.9 14th 2.3 9th

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Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 * 32 7 14 .500 0 2 .000 7 11 .636 0 9 9 9.0 0 0 1 2 0 2 21 21.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 * 21 4 8 .500 1 3 .333 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 5.5 1 0 1 3 0 0 11 16.0 vs. Penn Nov. 20 * 31 7 17 .412 1 5 .200 2 5 .400 0 3 3 4.7 1 0 5 0 0 0 17 16.3 vs. Florida Atlantic Nov. 21 * 31 7 15 .467 1 4 .250 6 8 .750 1 1 2 4.0 2 0 1 4 0 0 21 17.5 vs. Manhattan Nov. 22 * 34 7 16 .438 2 4 .500 2 4 .500 1 6 7 4.6 1 0 2 3 1 0 18 17.6 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 * 21 7 13 .538 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 1 1 2 4.2 0 0 1 1 0 1 16 17.3 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 * 33 8 20 .400 2 8 .250 4 4 1.000 1 5 6 4.4 2 0 0 2 1 0 22 18.0 at Chicago State Dec. 2 * 29 10 17 .588 2 6 .333 4 4 1.000 0 2 2 4.1 2 0 6 2 0 3 26 19.0 at Iowa State Dec. 4 * 29 11 22 .500 3 7 .429 3 4 .750 0 1 1 3.8 3 0 3 3 0 2 28 20.0 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 * 31 7 13 .538 1 4 .250 4 8 .500 0 3 3 3.7 3 0 1 4 0 1 19 19.9 at Marquette Dec. 18 * 32 9 18 .500 2 4 .500 6 9 .667 1 2 3 3.6 2 0 1 3 0 1 26 20.5 UIC DEC. 21 * 25 5 14 .357 1 4 .250 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 3.4 3 0 2 2 0 0 13 19.8 at Iowa Dec. 29 * 23 8 15 .533 2 5 .400 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 3.4 0 0 3 3 0 1 20 19.8 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 * 35 7 17 .412 2 5 .400 4 6 .667 1 6 7 3.6 1 0 1 4 0 1 20 19.9 at Ohio* Jan. 6 * 36 6 18 .333 1 6 .167 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 3.6 3 0 3 1 0 2 15 19.5 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 * 32 6 15 .400 3 7 .429 4 4 1.000 0 3 3 3.6 1 0 2 4 0 1 19 19.5 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 * 34 9 16 .563 5 10 .500 3 3 1.000 0 4 4 3.6 0 0 1 2 0 1 26 19.9 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 * 30 6 13 .462 0 4 .000 5 6 .833 0 3 3 3.6 2 0 0 3 0 2 17 19.7 at Akron* Jan. 20 * 27 4 10 .400 0 5 .000 8 9 .889 0 2 2 3.5 1 0 1 2 0 1 16 19.5 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 11 7 7 1.000 5 5 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3.3 3 0 2 0 0 0 19 19.5 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 * 35 9 19 .474 2 7 .286 1 2 .500 1 2 3 3.3 1 0 2 1 0 0 21 19.6 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 * 36 9 17 .529 3 6 .500 0 2 .000 0 7 7 3.5 1 0 0 1 1 2 21 19.6 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 * 27 2 9 .222 1 3 .333 5 6 .833 1 3 4 3.5 1 0 1 4 0 1 10 19.2 at Toledo* Feb. 6 * 37 14 29 .483 2 9 .222 0 1 .000 1 6 7 3.6 4 0 4 1 0 2 30 19.7 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 * 36 10 20 .500 2 9 .222 6 7 .857 1 6 7 3.8 3 0 1 1 1 0 28 20.0 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 * 38 9 17 .529 4 12 .333 1 1 1.000 0 7 7 3.9 4 0 2 2 0 1 23 20.1 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 * 34 11 22 .500 3 8 .375 6 8 .750 0 3 3 3.9 0 0 1 0 1 0 31 20.5 at Ball State* Feb. 20 * 35 10 18 .556 0 3 .000 5 6 .833 0 1 1 3.8 1 0 1 3 0 1 25 20.7 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 * 31 5 15 .333 3 8 .375 3 4 .750 0 7 7 3.9 2 0 1 1 0 0 16 20.5 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2

Totals 28 886 221 464 .476 56 167 .335 97 130 .746 10 102 112 3.9 48 0 50 62 5 26 595 20.5

CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2016-17 31 7 530 17.1 109 231 .472 16 57 .281 45 73 .616 8 34 42 1.4 41 0 27 0.9 45 1.5 3 0.1 10 0.3 279 9.0 2017-18 29 28 886 30.6 221 464 .476 56 167 .335 97 130 .746 10 102 112 3.9 48 0 50 1.7 62 2.1 5 0.2 26 0.9 595 20.5 Career 60 35 1416 23.6 330 695 .475 72 224 .321 142 203 .700 18 136 154 2.6 89 0 77 1.3 107 1.8 8 0.1 36 0.6 874 14.6

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 11 at Eastern Michigan (2/24/18) Noah Field Goals 4 three times, last: at Eastern Mich. (2/24/18) Field Goal Attempts 8 at Toledo (2/6/18) 3-Point Field Goals 2 at Buffalo (1/16/18) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4 at Toledo (2/6/18) Free Throws 4 Rockford (11/26/17) McCARTY Free Throw Attempts 6 at Chicago State (12/2/17) Rebounds 7 at Toledo (2/6/18) 6-7 | 240 | Sophomore | Forward Offensive Rebounds 5 at Western Michigan (1/27/18) Rock Falls, Ill. | Sterling Newman Defensive Rebounds 5 at Toledo (2/6/18) Assists 3 at Chicago State (12/2/17) Turnovers 3 three times, last: Western Michigan (2/17/18) THE McCARTY FILE Blocks 2 twice, last: at Central Michigan (1/30/18) • Shooting 48.3 percent (28-of-58) from the fi eld in league play averaging 4.7 Steals 4 Central Connecticut State (12/9/17) points and 3.6 rebounds per game. 11 Minutes 26 twice, last: at Toledo (2/6/18) • Recorded his fi rst double fi gure scoring game with 10 points at Bowling Green (Jan. 9). Also tied a then career-high with six rebounds. CAREER HIGHS Points 11 at Eastern Michigan (2/24/18) • Had an off ensive rebound that led to the game-winning basket in the fi nal Field Goals 4 three times, last: at Eastern Mich. (2/24/18) seconds against Manhattan (Nov. 22). Field Goal Attempts 8 at Toledo (2/6/18) • Appeared in 29 games a season ago, averaging 7.2 minutes per contest. 3-Point Field Goals 2 at Buffalo (1/16/18) • Attended Newman Catholic Central in Sterling, Ill., where he averaged 18.2 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4 at Toledo (2/6/18) points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.9 blocks per game as a senior Free Throws 4 twice, last: Rockford (11/26/17) in 2015-16. Free Throw Attempts 6 at Chicago State (12/2/17) • Named to the 2016 Associated Press Illinois Class 2A First Team and the Il- Rebounds 7 at Toledo (2/6/18) linois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) 1A/2A All-State Second Team. Offensive Rebounds 5 at Western Michigan (1/27/18) Defensive Rebounds 5 at Toledo (2/6/18) • Majoring in Communications. Assists 3 twice, last: at Chicago State (12/2/17) Turnovers 3 four times, last: Western Michigan (2/17/18) Blocks 2 twice, last: at Central Michigan (1/30/18) Steals 4 Central Connecticut State (12/9/17) Minutes 26 twice, last: at Toledo (2/6/18)

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Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 4 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 15 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 1 2 .500 0 3 3 1.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.0 vs. Penn Nov. 20 13 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 vs. Florida Atlantic Nov. 21 8 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.8 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 2.5 vs. Manhattan Nov. 22 26 2 6 .333 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 2 2 4 2.2 1 0 1 2 0 2 5 3.0 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 14 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 4 5 .800 2 4 6 2.8 0 0 1 2 2 1 6 3.5 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 23 3 6 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.7 2 0 0 2 1 0 7 4.0 at Chicago State Dec. 2 20 2 4 .500 0 1 .000 2 6 .333 1 4 5 3.0 4 0 3 2 0 0 6 4.3 at Iowa State Dec. 4 21 2 5 .400 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 2 2 4 3.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.2 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 22 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 3.0 3 0 1 0 1 4 2 4.0 at Marquette Dec. 18 10 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 2.8 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 3.8 UIC DEC. 21 10 2 4 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 2.8 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.8 at Iowa Dec. 29 11 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2.7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 13 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 3 2 5 2.9 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 3.4 at Ohio* Jan. 6 17 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 3 3 6 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3.3 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 21 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 4 6 3.3 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.8 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 14 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 1 1 2 3.2 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 3.6 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 19 2 3 .667 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 3 2 5 3.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 3.7 at Akron* Jan. 20 16 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 4 4 3.3 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 3.5 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 18 2 3 .667 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 3.3 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 3.7 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 17 4 7 .571 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 5 1 6 3.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.9 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 18 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 3.4 4 0 0 1 2 1 2 3.8 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 18 2 4 .500 0 2 .000 2 3 .667 1 1 2 3.3 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 3.9 at Toledo* Feb. 6 26 3 8 .375 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 2 5 7 3.5 5 1 0 1 0 0 7 4.0 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 24 2 5 .400 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 1 4 5 3.5 1 0 2 0 1 1 7 4.2 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 12 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 0 1 1 3.4 4 0 1 3 1 2 4 4.2 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 13 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3.3 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 4.0 at Ball State* Feb. 20 16 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 3.3 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 3.9 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 16 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 2 0 2 3.2 1 0 1 2 1 0 11 4.2 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2

Totals 0 475 45 98 .459 7 27 .259 24 41 .585 34 59 93 3.2 63 1 16 29 10 14 121 4.2

CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2016-17 29 0 208 7.2 12 32 .375 0 2 .000 10 13 .769 20 26 46 1.6 52 1 9 0.3 17 0.6 7 0.2 3 0.1 34 1.2 2017-18 29 0 475 16.4 45 98 .459 7 27 .259 24 41 .585 34 59 93 3.2 63 1 16 0.6 29 1.0 10 0.3 14 0.5 121 4.2 Career 58 0 683 11.8 57 130 .438 7 29 .241 34 54 .630 54 85 139 2.4 115 2 25 0.4 46 0.8 17 0.3 17 0.3 155 2.7

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 15 Rockford (11/26/17) Anastasios Field Goals 7 Rockford (11/26/17) Field Goal Attempts 13 Rockford (11/26/17) 3-Point Field Goals 2 twice, last: Central Connecticut St. (12/9/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4 twice, last: Rockford (11/26/17) DEMOGERONTAS Free Throws 4 three times, last: at Buffalo (1/16/18) Free Throw Attempts 4 five times, last: at Buffalo (1/16/18) Rebounds 6 at Marquette (12/18/17) 6-7 | 210 | Junior | Wing Offensive Rebounds 2 four times, last: Central Michigan (2/13/18) Orland Park, Ill. | Moraine Valley CC Defensive Rebounds 5 at Marquette (12/18/17) Assists 3 at Iowa (12/29/17) Turnovers 3 twice, last: at Akron (1/20/18) THE DEMOGERONTAS FILE Blocks 2 St. Francis (Ill.) (11/16/17) • Played a season-high 24 minutes in NIU’s 90-88 overtime victory over Buff alo Steals 3 Rockford (11/26/17) (Feb. 10). 12 Minutes 24 Buffalo (2/10/18) • Played 18 minutes off the bench in his Division I debut against Green Bay (Nov. 14). CAREER HIGHS Points 15 Rockford (11/26/17) • Averaged 17.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game as a sophomore Field Goals 7 Rockford (11/26/17) at Moraine Valley CC in 2016-17. Field Goal Attempts 13 Rockford (11/26/17) • Named to the 2017 NJCAA All-Region IV First Team and the All-Illinois Skyway 3-Point Field Goals 2 twice, last: Central Connecticut St. (12/9/17) Collegiate Conference First Team. 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4 twice, last: Rockford (11/26/17) • Averaged 13.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game as a freshman at Free Throws 4 three times, last: at Buffalo (1/16/18) Moraine Valley in 2015-16, earning fi rst team all-conference honors. Free Throw Attempts 4 five times, last: at Buffalo (1/16/18) • Prepped at Sandburg High School, averaging 13 points and four rebounds Rebounds 6 at Marquette (12/18/17) per game as a senior. Offensive Rebounds 2 four times, last: Central Michigan (2/13/18) Defensive Rebounds 5 at Marquette (12/18/17) • Left-handed. Assists 3 at Iowa (12/29/17) • Majoring in Finance. Turnovers 3 twice, last: at Akron (1/20/18) Blocks 2 St. Francis (Ill.) (11/16/17) Steals 3 Rockford (11/26/17) Minutes 24 Buffalo (2/10/18)

2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME

Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 18 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 23 4 7 .571 2 4 .500 2 4 .500 1 0 1 1.5 0 0 1 2 2 1 12 6.0 vs. Penn Nov. 20 22 4 5 .800 1 1 1.000 4 4 1.000 2 3 5 2.7 1 0 2 0 0 1 13 8.3 vs. Florida Atlantic Nov. 21 20 2 4 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7.3 vs. Manhattan Nov. 22 12 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.6 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 6.6 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 17 7 13 .538 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 2 1 3 2.7 0 0 2 2 0 3 15 8.0 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 12 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 2.7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.9 at Chicago State Dec. 2 15 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 3 4 2.9 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 6.4 at Iowa State Dec. 4 16 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.7 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 6.1 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 17 4 6 .667 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 1 2 3 2.7 2 0 2 2 0 1 10 6.5 at Marquette Dec. 18 15 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 1 5 6 3.0 1 0 0 3 0 1 6 6.5 UIC DEC. 21 13 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.9 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.9 at Iowa Dec. 29 17 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 0 2 2 2.8 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 5.5 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 6 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.8 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.3 at Ohio* Jan. 6 10 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 0 2.6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.1 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 9 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4.8 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 7 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 1 0 1 2.4 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4.7 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 20 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 4 4 1.000 2 0 2 2.4 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.8 at Akron* Jan. 20 17 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4.5 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 13 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.4 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 4.5 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.3 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 Did not play MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 Did not play at Toledo* Feb. 6 11 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2.2 4 0 0 2 0 0 4 4.3 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 24 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.2 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 19 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 2 0 2 2.2 2 0 1 0 0 2 4 4.2 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 23 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 4.0 at Ball State* Feb. 20 19 5 8 .625 1 3 .333 2 3 .667 1 3 4 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.3 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 10 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 4.2 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2

Totals 0 408 43 90 .478 7 22 .318 20 31 .645 21 37 58 2.1 37 0 20 25 3 17 113 4.2

CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2017-18 27 0 408 15.1 43 90 .478 7 22 .318 20 31 .645 21 37 58 2.1 37 0 20 0.7 25 0.9 3 0.1 17 0.6 113 4.2 Career 27 0 408 15.1 43 90 .478 7 22 .318 20 31 .645 21 37 58 2.1 37 0 20 0.7 25 0.9 3 0.1 17 0.6 113 4.2

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points n/a Jaylen Field Goals n/a Field Goal Attempts n/a 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws n/a KEY Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds n/a 6-8 | 230 | Junior | Forward Offensive Rebounds n/a Milwaukee, Wis. | Homestead Defensive Rebounds n/a Assists n/a Turnovers n/a THE KEY FILE Blocks n/a • Will redshirt the 2017-18 season following shoulder surgery in the off season. Steals n/a • Ranked 14th in the MAC last season15 in fi eld goal percentage, shooting 48.8 Minutes n/a percent (100-of-205). • Shot 46.4 percent (13-of-28) from three-point range a season ago and scored CAREER HIGHS in double fi gures 14 times. Points 17 Roosevelt (11/14/16) Field Goals 7 twice, last: Elon (11/25/16) • Has recorded three career double-doubles. Field Goal Attempts 13 Elon (11/25/16) • Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 1 First Team All-State 3-Point Field Goals 2 twice, last: Western Michigan (2/28/17) honoree at Homestead HS in 2014-15. 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5 Western Michigan (2/28/17) • Son of former Marquette University forward Damon Key (1990-94). Free Throws 7 Indiana State (11/11/16) • Left-handed. Free Throw Attempts 10 Indiana State (11/11/16) • Majoring in Corporate Communications. Rebounds 11 Central Michigan (1/7/17) Offensive Rebounds 4 four times, last: Central Michigan (1/7/17) Defensive Rebounds 7 three times, last: Central Michigan (1/7/17) Assists 4 Roosevelt (12/22/15) Turnovers 4 at Eastern Michigan (3/2/16) Blocks 2 five times, last: at Miami (1/3/17) Steals 3 at Toledo (1/12/16) Minutes 37 Elon (11/25/16)

2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME

Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 Did not play ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 Did not play vs. Penn Nov. 20 Did not play vs. Florida Atlantic Nov. 21 Did not play vs. Manhattan Nov. 22 Did not play ROCKFORD NOV. 26 Did not play MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 Did not play at Chicago State Dec. 2 Did not play at Iowa State Dec. 4 Did not play CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 Did not play at Marquette Dec. 18 Did not play UIC DEC. 21 Did not play at Iowa Dec. 29 Did not play KENT STATE* JAN. 2 Did not play at Ohio* Jan. 6 Did not play at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 Did not play at Buff alo* Jan. 16 Did not play at Akron* Jan. 20 Did not play BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 Did not play at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 Did not play at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 Did not play MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 Did not play at Toledo* Feb. 6 Did not play BUFFALO* FEB. 10 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 Did not play WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 Did not play at Ball State* Feb. 20 Did not play at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 Did not play TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2

Totals

CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2015-16 34 26 626 18.4 76 169 .450 0 2 .000 37 56 .661 41 82 123 3.6 88 2 21 0.6 37 1.1 15 0.4 18 0.5 189 5.6 2016-17 32 25 698 21.8 100 205 .488 13 28 .464 44 66 .667 44 93 137 4.3 76 2 23 0.7 43 1.3 12 0.4 13 0.4 257 8.0 2017-18 Career 66 51 1324 20.1 176 374 .471 13 30 .433 81 122 .664 85 175 260 3.9 164 4 44 0.7 80 1.2 27 0.4 31 0.5 446 6.8

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 13 at Chicago State (12/2/17) Rod Field Goals 5 at Chicago State (12/2/17) Field Goal Attempts 8 at Chicago State (12/2/17) 3-Point Field Goals 3 at Chicago State (12/2/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5 at Chicago State (12/2/17) Free Throws 2 twice, last: at Buffalo (1/16/18) HENRY-HAYES Free Throw Attempts 2 three times, last: at Buffalo (1/16/18) Rebounds 6 Rockford (11/26/17) 6-4 | 180 | Freshman | Guard Offensive Rebounds 2 Rockford (11/26/17) Zion, Ill. | Zion-Benton Township Defensive Rebounds 4 Rockford (11/26/17) Assists 5 Rockford (11/26/17) Turnovers 2 Central Michigan (2/13/18) THE HENRY-HAYES FILE Blocks 1 twice, last: Miami (Ohio) (2/3/18) • Shooting 51.5 percent (17-of-33) from the fi eld and 41.7 percent (10-of-24) Steals 2 Rockford (11/26/17) since Nov. 26. 22 Minutes 24 Rockford (11/26/17) • Made his collegiate debut against Green Bay (Nov. 14), playing six minutes off the bench. CAREER HIGHS Points 13 at Chicago State (12/2/17) • Averaged 21.3 points, 6.0 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game as a senior at Field Goals 5 at Chicago State (12/2/17) Zion-Benton Township High School. Field Goal Attempts 8 at Chicago State (12/2/17) • Named to the IBCA 3A/4A All-State Fourth Team and the Lake County News- 3-Point Field Goals 3 at Chicago State (12/2/17) Sun Second Team All-Area. 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5 at Chicago State (12/2/17) • Helped the Zee-Bees to a 20-10 record and a second-place fi nish in the North Free Throws 2 twice, last: at Buffalo (1/16/18) Suburban Conference. Free Throw Attempts 2 three times, last: at Buffalo (1/16/18) • Major is undecided. Rebounds 6 Rockford (11/26/17) Offensive Rebounds 2 Rockford (11/26/17) Defensive Rebounds 4 Rockford (11/26/17) Assists 5 Rockford (11/26/17) Turnovers 2 Central Michigan (2/13/18) Blocks 1 twice, last: Miami (Ohio) (2/3/18) Steals 2 Rockford (11/26/17) Minutes 24 Rockford (11/26/17)

2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME

Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 6 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 13 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 vs. Penn Nov. 20 8 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 vs. Florida Atlantic Nov. 21 Did not play vs. Manhattan Nov. 22 4 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 24 4 7 .571 0 3 .000 2 2 1.000 2 4 6 1.6 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 2.0 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 at Chicago State Dec. 2 19 5 8 .625 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.3 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 3.3 at Iowa State Dec. 4 11 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.3 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 17 1 4 .250 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3.2 at Marquette Dec. 18 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.9 UIC DEC. 21 10 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 2 2 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.0 at Iowa Dec. 29 14 1 3 .333 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.0 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 at Ohio* Jan. 6 4 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.8 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 Did not play at Buff alo* Jan. 16 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0.9 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.6 at Akron* Jan. 20 Did not play BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 19 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2.5 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 Did not play at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 11 2 3 .667 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.8 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 2.6 at Toledo* Feb. 6 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 8 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 1 0 1 0.8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.4 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 9 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.8 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2.3 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 6 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 at Ball State* Feb. 20 Did not play at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2

Totals 0 210 17 38 .447 10 29 .345 6 8 .750 5 12 17 0.7 21 0 15 5 2 4 50 2.1

CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2017-18 24 0 210 8.8 17 38 .447 10 29 .345 6 8 .750 5 12 17 0.7 21 0 15 0.6 5 0.2 2 0.1 4 0.2 50 2.1 Career 24 0 210 8.8 17 38 .447 10 29 .345 6 8 .750 5 12 17 0.7 21 0 15 0.6 5 0.2 2 0.1 4 0.2 50 2.1

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points n/a Brennen Field Goals n/a Field Goal Attempts n/a 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws n/a WOODS Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds 1 Rockford (11/26/17) 6-4 | 200 | Freshman | Forward Offensive Rebounds n/a Carpentersville, Ill. | Harvest Christian Defensive Rebounds 1 Rockford (11/26/17) Assists 1 Rockford (11/26/17) Turnovers 1 Rockford (11/26/17) THE WOODS FILE Blocks n/a • Saw his fi rst collegiate action in the opener against Green Bay (Nov. 14). Steals n/a • Averaged 19.7 points and 10.025 rebounds per game as a senior at Harvest Minutes 3 Rockford (11/26/17) Christian Academy in 2016-17. • Named to the 2017 Fox Valley All-Area Team by the Daily Herald and earned CAREER HIGHS Points n/a Illinois AP Class 1A Honorable Mention recognition. Field Goals n/a • Majoring in Business Administration. Field Goal Attempts n/a 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws n/a Free Throw Attempts n/a Rebounds 1 Rockford (11/26/17) Offensive Rebounds n/a Defensive Rebounds 1 Rockford (11/26/17) Assists 1 Rockford (11/26/17) Turnovers 1 Rockford (11/26/17) Blocks n/a Steals n/a Minutes 3 Rockford (11/26/17)

2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME

Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 Did not play vs. Penn Nov. 20 Did not play vs. Florida Atlantic Nov. 21 Did not play vs. Manhattan Nov. 22 Did not play ROCKFORD NOV. 26 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 Did not play at Chicago State Dec. 2 Did not play at Iowa State Dec. 4 Did not play CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 Did not play at Marquette Dec. 18 Did not play UIC DEC. 21 Did not play at Iowa Dec. 29 Did not play KENT STATE* JAN. 2 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 at Ohio* Jan. 6 Did not play at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 Did not play at Buff alo* Jan. 16 Did not play at Akron* Jan. 20 Did not play BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 Did not play at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 Did not play at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 Did not play MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 Did not play at Toledo* Feb. 6 Did not play BUFFALO* FEB. 10 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 Did not play WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 Did not play at Ball State* Feb. 20 Did not play at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 Did not play TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2

Totals 0 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0

CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2017-18 3 0 5 1.7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 1 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Career 3 0 5 1.7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 1 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 6 Rockford (11/26/17) Andrew Field Goals 2 twice, last: Rockford (11/26/17) Field Goal Attempts 5 vs. Florida Atlantic (11/21/17) 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws 2 Rockford (11/26/17) ZELIS Free Throw Attempts 2 twice, last: at Akron (1/20/18) Rebounds 2 three times, last: UIC (12/21/17) 7-0 | 255 | 5th Yr. Senior | Center Offensive Rebounds 1 six times, last: at Akron (1/20/18) Wheaton, Ill. | Kaskaskia College Defensive Rebounds 2 vs. Penn (11/20/17) Assists 1 three times, last: at Iowa (12/29/17) Turnovers 1 three times, last: vs. Manhattan (11/22/17) THE ZELIS FILE Blocks 1 four times, last: at Marquette (12/18/17) • Played eight minutes against Penn (Nov. 20) in his fi rst game back after miss- Steals n/a ing the 2016-17 season with32 a torn ACL. Minutes 10 twice, last: at Marquette (12/18/17) • Appeared in 27 games in 2015-16, his fi rst season at NIU, shooting 53.3 per- CAREER HIGHS cent from the fi eld. Points 12 Roosevelt (12/22/15) • Came to NIU from Kaskaskia College in Centralia, Ill., where he averaged 4.0 Field Goals 6 Roosevelt (12/22/15) points and 2.8 rebounds per game in 2014-15. Field Goal Attempts 7 Roosevelt (12/22/15) • Began his collegiate career at Stetson University in 2013-14, where he red- 3-Point Field Goals n/a shirted. 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a • Majoring in Economics. Free Throws 3 Eureka (11/21/15) Free Throw Attempts 4 Eureka (11/21/15) Rebounds 7 Roosevelt (12/22/15) Offensive Rebounds 3 Roosevelt (12/22/15) Defensive Rebounds 6 Indiana Northwest (11/25/15) Assists 1 five times, last: at Iowa (12/29/17) Turnovers 2 Judson (1/2/16) Blocks 2 Western Michigan (3/7/16) Steals 1 twice, last: at Kent State (2/9/16) Minutes 24 Western Michigan (3/7/16)

2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME

Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 Did not play ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 Did not play vs. Penn Nov. 20 8 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2.0 vs. Florida Atlantic Nov. 21 10 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.5 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 3.0 vs. Manhattan Nov. 22 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 8 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 1.3 2 0 1 0 1 0 6 3.0 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 at Chicago State Dec. 2 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 at Iowa State Dec. 4 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 Did not play at Marquette Dec. 18 10 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.5 UIC DEC. 21 9 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.9 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.6 at Iowa Dec. 29 4 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1.6 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 Did not play at Ohio* Jan. 6 Did not play at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 Did not play at Buff alo* Jan. 16 Did not play at Akron* Jan. 20 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 1 0 1 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 Did not play at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 Did not play at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 Did not play MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 Did not play at Toledo* Feb. 6 Did not play BUFFALO* FEB. 10 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 Did not play WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 Did not play at Ball State* Feb. 20 Did not play at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 Did not play TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2

Totals 0 65 7 14 .500 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 6 4 10 0.9 11 0 3 3 4 0 16 1.5

CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2015-16 27 0 198 7.3 24 45 .533 0 0 .000 6 17 .353 14 45 59 2.2 40 0 2 0.1 8 0.3 12 0.4 2 0.1 54 2.0 2016-17 Missed the season due to a torn ACL 2017-18 11 0 65 5.9 7 14 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 6 4 10 0.9 11 0 3 0.3 3 0.3 4 0.4 0 0.0 16 1.5 Career 38 0 263 6.9 31 59 .525 0 0 .000 8 19 .421 20 49 69 1.8 51 0 5 0.1 11 0.3 16 0.4 2 0.1 70 1.8

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 8 Rockford (11/26/17) Owen Field Goals 4 Rockford (11/26/17) Field Goal Attempts 6 at Iowa (12/29/17) 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1 at Iowa (12/29/17) Free Throws 2 twice, last: Central Michigan (2/13/18) HAMILTON Free Throw Attempts 2 four times, last: Central Michigan (2/13/18) Rebounds 8 Rockford (11/26/17) 7-0 | 255 | Freshman | Center Offensive Rebounds 2 three times, last: at Bowling Green (1/9/18) Prescott, Wis. | Prescott Defensive Rebounds 7 Rockford (11/26/17) Assists 1 three times, last: at Toledo (2/6/18) Turnovers 2 at Akron (1/20/18) THE HAMILTON FILE Blocks 1 three times, last: at Bowling Green (1/9/18) • Played fi ve minutes off the bench in his fi rst collegiate game against Green Steals 2 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (2/24/18) Bay (Nov. 14), recording a block.33 Minutes 21 at Iowa (12/29/17) • Named to the MAC’s All-Newcomer Team by Street & Smith’s preseason maga- zine. CAREER HIGHS Points 8 Rockford (11/26/17) • Averaged 25.1 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game as a senior at Field Goals 4 Rockford (11/26/17) Prescott (Wis.) High School in 2016-17. Field Goal Attempts 6 at Iowa (12/29/17) • Led Prescott to a 24-4 record in his fi nal season and a state runner-up fi nish. 3-Point Field Goals n/a • Named to the 2017 Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 3 All- 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1 at Iowa (12/29/17) State Team and named the Middle Border Conference Player of the Year. Free Throws 2 twice, last: Central Michigan (2/13/18) • Major is undecided. Free Throw Attempts 2 four times, last: Central Michigan (2/13/18) Rebounds 8 Rockford (11/26/17) Offensive Rebounds 2 three times, last: at Bowling Green (1/9/18) Defensive Rebounds 7 Rockford (11/26/17) Assists 1 three times, last: at Toledo (2/6/18) Turnovers 2 at Akron (1/20/18) Blocks 1 three times, last: at Bowling Green (1/9/18) Steals 2 twice, last: at Eastern Michigan (2/24/18) Minutes 21 at Iowa (12/29/17)

2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME

Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 5 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.0 vs. Penn Nov. 20 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 vs. Florida Atlantic Nov. 21 Did not play vs. Manhattan Nov. 22 2 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1.5 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 14 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 1 7 8 1.8 0 0 0 1 1 1 8 2.8 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 Did not play at Chicago State Dec. 2 8 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 1 3 2.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.7 at Iowa State Dec. 4 13 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.6 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 at Marquette Dec. 18 Did not play UIC DEC. 21 Did not play at Iowa Dec. 29 21 3 6 .500 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 2 4 6 2.1 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 2.8 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 at Ohio* Jan. 6 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 16 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 1.9 3 0 0 1 1 2 4 2.4 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.1 at Akron* Jan. 20 8 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.6 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2.1 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 3 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.3 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 2 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.2 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 Did not play MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2.1 at Toledo* Feb. 6 13 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2.1 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 5 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 at Ball State* Feb. 20 12 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 4 4 1.3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.9 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 13 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2.1 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2

Totals 0 171 22 32 .688 0 1 .000 6 10 .600 10 22 32 1.3 29 0 3 9 3 7 50 2.1

CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2017-18 24 0 171 7.1 22 32 .688 0 1 .000 6 10 .600 10 22 32 1.3 29 0 3 0.1 9 0.4 3 0.1 7 0.3 50 2.1 Career 24 0 171 7.1 22 32 .688 0 1 .000 6 10 .600 10 22 32 1.3 29 0 3 0.1 9 0.4 3 0.1 7 0.3 50 2.1

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 28 Green Bay (11/14/17) Levi Field Goals 10 twice, last: at Toledo (2/6/18) Field Goal Attempts 19 Eastern Michigan (1/13/18) 3-Point Field Goals 2 five times, last: Western Michigan (2/17/18) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5 three times, last: Miami (Ohio) (2/3/18) Free Throws 14 Kent State (1/2/18) BRADLEY Free Throw Attempts 14 Kent State (1/2/18) Rebounds 14 Kent State (1/2/18) 6-7 | 210 | Junior | Wing Offensive Rebounds 6 Kent State (1/2/18) Milwaukee, Wis. | Pius XI Defensive Rebounds 9 twice, last: UIC (12/21/17) Assists 4 Kent State (1/2/18) Turnovers 4 twice, last: Western Michigan (2/17/18) THE BRADLEY FILE Blocks 2 at Iowa State (12/4/17) • Has recorded six career double-doubles, including two this season. Steals 3 Milwaukee (11/29/17) • Has not missed a game in his42 NIU career, playing in 95-straight. Minutes 36 three times, last: at Western Mich. (1/27/18) • A career 81 percent free-throw shooter (200-of-247), which ranks sixth all- time in NIU history. CAREER HIGHS Points 28 Green Bay (11/14/17) • Scored in double fi gures 16 times a season ago and averaged 10.6 points per Field Goals 10 twice, last: at Toledo (2/6/18) game over the fi nal 16 games of the season. Field Goal Attempts 19 Eastern Michigan (1/13/18) • Recorded two double-doubles a season ago and has four in his NIU career. 3-Point Field Goals 2 11 times, last: Western Michigan (2/17/18) • 2015 Wisconsin AP All-State Third Team honoree and a WBCA Division 2 First 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5 five times, last: Miami (Ohio) (2/3/18) Team All-State honoree Free Throws 14 Kent State (1/2/18) • Earned all-conference volleyball honors while at Pius XI HS. Free Throw Attempts 14 Kent State (1/2/18) • His father, Levi, is third all-time in scoring at Wisconsin-Parkside (1,697 points, Rebounds 14 twice, last: Kent State (1/2/18) 1993-97). Offensive Rebounds 6 Kent State (1/2/18) Defensive Rebounds 10 twice, last: at Miami (1/3/17) • Left-handed. BRADLEY IN THE MAC RANKINGS Assists 4 twice, last: Kent State (1/2/18) • Majoring in Sociology. Turnovers 4 four times, last: Western Michigan (2/17/18) ALL RANK CONF. RANK Blocks 2 three times, last: at Iowa State (12/4/17) GAMES ONLY Steals 3 Milwaukee (11/29/17) Scoring 14.3 19th 14.8 T-16th Minutes 36 three times, last: at Western Mich. (1/27/18) Free Throw Percentage .848 3rd .857 2nd

2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME

Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 * 33 10 14 .714 1 3 .333 7 7 1.000 1 7 8 8.0 3 0 0 2 1 2 28 28.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 * 29 4 8 .500 1 1 1.000 2 4 .500 1 2 3 5.5 3 0 1 0 0 0 11 19.5 vs. Penn Nov. 20 * 27 4 8 .500 1 2 .500 5 5 1.000 0 7 7 6.0 5 1 0 4 1 1 14 17.7 vs. Florida Atlantic Nov. 21 * 33 3 9 .333 0 3 .000 7 7 1.000 1 4 5 5.8 3 0 0 1 0 1 13 16.5 vs. Manhattan Nov. 22 * 35 9 17 .529 0 2 .000 4 4 1.000 1 3 4 5.4 1 0 1 0 0 0 22 17.6 ROCKFORD NOV. 26 * 19 4 9 .444 1 3 .333 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 4.8 1 0 1 0 0 2 11 16.5 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 * 34 5 15 .333 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 2 4 6 5.0 2 0 0 1 0 3 10 15.6 at Chicago State Dec. 2 * 21 6 8 .750 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 1 4 5 5.0 3 0 1 0 0 1 14 15.4 at Iowa State Dec. 4 * 28 5 14 .357 1 5 .200 2 3 .667 0 9 9 5.4 3 0 1 1 2 0 13 15.1 CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 * 32 4 9 .444 2 2 1.000 6 10 .600 2 7 9 5.8 3 0 1 1 0 2 16 15.2 at Marquette Dec. 18 * 27 1 8 .125 1 4 .250 5 6 .833 1 2 3 5.5 4 0 0 2 0 2 8 14.5 UIC DEC. 21 * 33 5 15 .333 2 4 .500 6 7 .857 1 9 10 5.9 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 14.8 at Iowa Dec. 29 * 23 1 8 .125 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 3 0 3 5.7 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 13.8 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 * 33 5 10 .500 1 4 .250 14 14 1.000 6 8 14 6.3 3 0 4 1 1 0 25 14.6 at Ohio* Jan. 6 * 36 5 14 .357 1 4 .250 3 3 1.000 2 5 7 6.3 3 0 2 1 1 2 14 14.6 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 * 20 4 8 .500 1 3 .333 4 6 .667 0 5 5 6.3 4 0 1 2 0 1 13 14.5 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 * 36 6 19 .316 1 4 .250 1 1 1.000 3 3 6 6.2 4 0 1 0 0 1 14 14.5 at Buff alo* Jan. 16 * 24 5 12 .417 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 0 4 4 6.1 4 0 1 1 1 0 10 14.2 at Akron* Jan. 20 * 25 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 5 8 .625 0 2 2 5.9 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 13.8 BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 * 27 5 13 .385 0 3 .000 4 4 1.000 1 3 4 5.8 3 0 3 1 0 1 14 13.9 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 * 36 8 13 .615 2 5 .400 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 5.6 2 0 1 2 1 0 20 14.1 at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 * 34 5 11 .455 1 4 .250 2 3 .667 3 1 4 5.5 4 0 2 0 0 0 13 14.1 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 * 32 4 11 .364 1 5 .200 1 1 1.000 1 2 3 5.4 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 13.9 at Toledo* Feb. 6 * 27 10 15 .667 1 2 .500 3 3 1.000 0 4 4 5.4 2 0 0 2 0 1 24 14.3 BUFFALO* FEB. 10 * 42 10 18 .556 1 3 .333 1 1 1.000 0 2 2 5.2 1 0 1 1 0 2 22 14.6 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 * 24 4 6 .667 0 1 .000 3 3 1.000 0 0 0 5.0 5 1 1 1 0 1 11 14.5 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 * 33 5 10 .500 2 3 .667 9 9 1.000 0 5 5 5.0 3 0 0 4 0 1 21 14.7 at Ball State* Feb. 20 * 21 2 12 .167 0 3 .000 6 8 .750 1 4 5 5.0 3 0 0 2 0 0 10 14.6 at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 * 25 3 11 .273 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 2 4 5.0 2 0 0 3 0 0 8 14.3 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2

Totals 29 849 143 331 .432 24 84 .286 106 125 .848 34 111 145 5.0 80 2 23 36 8 27 416 14.3

CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2015-16 34 1 544 16.0 85 173 .491 21 51 .412 37 48 .771 38 82 120 3.5 75 1 15 0.4 22 0.6 11 0.3 13 0.4 228 6.7 2016-17 32 7 721 22.5 104 253 .411 15 60 .250 57 74 .770 32 102 134 4.2 80 2 25 0.8 33 1.0 5 0.2 13 0.4 280 8.8 2017-18 29 29 849 29.3 143 331 .432 24 84 .286 106 125 .848 34 111 145 5.0 80 2 23 0.8 36 1.2 8 0.3 27 0.9 416 14.3 Career 95 37 2114 22.3 332 757 .439 60 195 .308 200 247 .810 104 295 399 4.2 235 5 63 0.7 91 1.0 24 0.3 53 0.6 924 9.7

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 SEASON HIGHS Points 4 Rockford (11/26/17) Brandon Field Goals 1 Rockford (11/26/17) Field Goal Attempts 1 Rockford (11/26/17) 3-Point Field Goals n/a 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws 2 Rockford (11/26/17) DANOWSKI Free Throw Attempts 3 Rockford (11/26/17) Rebounds 1 at Ohio (1/6/18) 5-11 | 180 | Freshman | Guard Offensive Rebounds n/a Wilmette, Ill. | Loyola Academy Defensive Rebounds 1 at Ohio (1/6/18) Assists 1 at Ohio (1/6/18) Turnovers 2 Bowling Green (1/23/18) THE DANOWSKI FILE Blocks n/a • Saw his fi rst collegiate action against Green Bay (Nov. 14) in the season Steals 1 at Eastern Michigan (2/24/18) opener. 55 Minutes 4 at Eastern Michigan (2/24/18) • Spent last season at Gateway Sports Academy in Granite City, Ill., as a post- graduate, averaging 17 points and four assists per game. CAREER HIGHS Points 4 Rockford (11/26/17) • Prepped at Loyola Academy, where he earned Chicago Catholic League North Field Goals 1 Rockford (11/26/17) Division All-Conference honors as a senior and was also named to the Daily- Field Goal Attempts 1 Rockford (11/26/17) NorthShore.com All-Area Second Team. 3-Point Field Goals n/a • Majoring in Business Administration. 3-Point Field Goal Attempts n/a Free Throws 2 Rockford (11/26/17) Free Throw Attempts 3 Rockford (11/26/17) Rebounds 1 at Ohio (1/6/18) Offensive Rebounds n/a Defensive Rebounds 1 at Ohio (1/6/18) Assists 1 at Ohio (1/6/18) Turnovers 2 Bowling Green (1/23/18) Blocks n/a Steals 1 at Eastern Michigan (2/24/18) Minutes 4 at Eastern Michigan (2/24/18)

2017-18 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME

Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg GREEN BAY NOV. 14 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) NOV. 16 Did not play vs. Penn Nov. 20 Did not play vs. Florida Atlantic Nov. 21 Did not play vs. Manhattan/Mo St. Nov. 22 Did not play ROCKFORD NOV. 26 3 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.0 MILWAUKEE NOV. 29 Did not play at Chicago State Dec. 2 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 at Iowa State Dec. 4 Did not play CENT. CONNECTICUT DEC. 9 Did not play at Marquette Dec. 18 Did not play UIC DEC. 21 Did not play at Iowa Dec. 29 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 KENT STATE* JAN. 2 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 at Ohio* Jan. 6 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 at Bowling Green* Jan. 9 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 13 Did not play at Buff alo* Jan. 16 Did not play at Akron* Jan. 20 Did not play BOWLING GREEN* JAN. 23 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.6 at Western Michigan* Jan. 27 Did not play at Central Michigan* Jan. 30 Did not play MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 3 Did not play at Toledo* Feb. 6 Did not play BUFFALO* FEB. 10 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 13 Did not play WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 17 Did not play at Ball State* Feb. 20 Did not play at Eastern Michigan* Feb. 24 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.5 TOLEDO* FEB. 27 BALL STATE* MARCH 2

Totals 0 15 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 0 2 2 0.3 1 0 1 3 0 1 4 0.5

CAREER STATISTICS Year G S Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Off Def Reb Avg Foul DQ Ast Avg TO Avg Blk Avg Stl Avg Pts Avg 2017-18 8 0 15 1.9 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 0 2 2 0.3 1 0 1 0.1 3 0.4 0 0.0 1 0.1 4 0.5 Career 8 0 15 1.9 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 0 2 2 0.3 1 0 1 0.1 3 0.4 0 0.0 1 0.1 4 0.5

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18: RESULTS Record Overall Home Away Neutral All Games 12-17 10-3 1-12 1-2 Conference Games 5-11 5-2 0-9 Non-Conference Games 7-6 5-1 1-3 1-2

Date Opponent Result Attendance Top Scorer Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Nov. 14 Green Bay W, 85-65 858 Bradley (28) James (13) Thomas (2) four tied at (2) four tied at (1) Nov. 16 St. Francis (Ill.) W, 70-60 514 Demogerontas (12) James (8) Thorpe (4) three tied at (2) Demogerontas (2)

Gulf Coast Showcase Nov. 20 vs. Penn L, 93-80 823 German (17) Bradley (7) German (5) Thorpe (2) Bradley (1) Zelis (1) Nov. 21 vs. Florida Atlantic L, 77-67 841 German (21) three tied at (5) Thomas (3) Thomas (3) Zelis (1) Nov. 22 vs. Manhattan W, 70-68 868 Bradley (22) Bradley (7) Thorpe (5) McCarty (2) German (1)

Nov. 26 Rockford W, 105-53 649 German (16) Hamilton (8) Henry-Hayes (5) Demogerontas (3) Thorpe (3) Thorpe (3) Nov. 29 Milwaukee L, 75-62 1,216 German (22) Bradley (6) Thorpe (3) Bradley (3) four tied at (1) German (6) Dec. 2 at Chicago State W, 95-77 463 German (26) Bradley (5) German (6) Thomas (4) Daow (1) McCarty (5) Dec. 4 at Iowa State L, 94-80 13,894 German (28) Bradley (9) German (3) German (2) Bradley (2) Thomas (2) Dec. 9 Central Connecticut W, 61-55 641 German (19) Bradley (9) three tied at (2) McCarty (4) McCarty (1) Dec. 18 at Marquette L, 79-70 12,532 German (26) James (9) Thorpe (3) Bradley (2) Daow (1) Zelis (1) Dec. 21 UIC W, 69-63 889 Thorpe (21) Bradley (10) Thorpe (3) three tied at (1) James (1) Dec. 29 at Iowa L, 98-75 14,665 German (20) Daow (6) Demogerontas (3) Bradley (2) Henry-Hayes (1) Hamilton (6) German (3) Daow (2) Jan. 2 Kent State* W, 75-61 918 Bradley (25) Bradley (14) Bradley (4) James (5) Bradley (1) Jan. 6 at Ohio* L, 78-68 7,066 German (15) Bradley (7) German (3) James (3) Bradley (1) Thorpe (15) Thorpe (1) Jan. 9 at Bowling Green* L, 66-57 2,013 German (19) Daow (7) Daow (3) three tied at (2) Hamilton (1) Jan. 13 Eastern Michigan* W, 72-66 1,144 German (26) James (8) Thorpe (6) Thomas (6) Demogerontas (1) Jan. 16 at Buff alo* L, 95-67 2,098 German (17) Daow (7) Thomas (2) German (2) Bradley (1) Thorpe (2) Jan. 20 at Akron* L, 82-67 3,378 German (16) James (6) four tied at (1) Thomas (2) James (1) Thorpe (16) Jan. 23 Bowling Green* W, 93-62 883 German (19) Thorpe (9) Thorpe (4) Thomas (3) Daow (1) Jan. 27 at Western Michigan* L, 79-72 3,116 German (21) McCarty (6) German (2) Thorpe (2) Bradley (1) Thorpe (2) Jan. 30 at Central Michigan* L, 81-67 1,820 German (21) German (7) Bradley (2) three tied at (2) McCarty (2) Thorpe (2) Thorpe (2) Feb. 3 Miami (Ohio)* L, 81-65 1,280 Thomas (14) Daow (6) three tied at (2) Thorpe (2) Henry-Hayes (1) Feb. 6 at Toledo* L, 82-77 3,861 German (30) German (7) German (4) German (2) Thomas (1) McCarty (7) Thomas (4) Feb. 10 Buff alo* W, 90-88 (ot) 1,565 German (28) German (7) Thomas (4) Bradley (2) four tied at (1) Feb. 13 Central Michigan* L, 80-72 799 German (23) German (7) Thomas (4) three tied at (1) James (1) Thomas (7) McCarty (1) Feb. 17 Western Michigan* W, 75-67 1,743 German (31) Bradley (5) Thomas (3) Thomas (3) German (1) James (5) James (1) Feb. 20 at Ball State* L, 77-68 3,745 German (25) James (8) three tied at (1) three tied at (1) Thorpe (1) Feb. 24 at Eastern Michigan* L, 82-53 1,821 German (16) German (7) Thomas (2) Hamilton (2) McCarty (1) Thomas (2) Feb. 27 Toledo* March 2 Ball State*

* denotes Mid-American Conference games

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 1 GGAMEAME 2 GGAMEAME 3 NIU: 85 NIU: 70 NIU: 80 Green Bay: 65 St. Francis (Ill.): 60 Penn: 93 November 14, 2017 • NIU Convocation Center November 16, 2017 • NIU Convocation Center November 20, 2017 • Germain Arena DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb, Ill. Estero, Fla.

DEKALB, Ill. – Four players scored in double fi gures, led by a DEKALB, Ill. - Three players scored in double fi gures, led by junior ESTERO, Fla. -- The Northern Illinois University men’s basket- career-high 28 points from junior Levi Bradley (Milwaukee, Wis./ Anastasios Demogerontas who had 12 points, as the Northern ball team found itself in a 25-6 hole early and was never able Pius XI), as the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball Illinois University men’s basketball team defeated St. Francis (Ill.), to recover as the Huskies fell to the University of Pennsylvania, team defeated Green Bay, 85-65, on Tuesday night in the season 70-60, on Thursday night at the NIU Convocation Center. 93-80, on Monday evening in the opening round of the Gulf opener at the NIU Convocation Center. Junior Levi Bradley and sophomore Eugene German each Coast Showcase at Germain Arena. Sophomore Eugene German added 21 points, junior Dante added 11 points. Junior Lacey James fi nished with a team-high Sophomore Eugene German scored a team-high 17 points, Thorpe chipped in 14 and junior Lacey James added a double- eight rebounds to go along with nine points. juniors Dante Thorpe and Levi Bradley each added 14 while double with 10 points and 13 rebounds. The Huskies shot 50.9 NIU jumped out to an early 14-5 as a 7-0 run by German helped junior Anastasios Demogerontas chipped in 13 points. percent (29-of-57) from the fi eld in the contest. the Huskies take the nine-point advantage inside the opening six Penn shot 56.5 percent (35-of-62) from the fi eld in the contest, NIU jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead and extended that ad- minutes of the contest. including 54.2 percent (13-of-24) from behind the three-point vantage to 11-3 inside the opening six minutes of the contest; The NIU lead was seven, 23-16, with just under six minutes to line. The Quakers also outrebounded the Huskies, 40-32. German had seven of the fi rst 11 to fuel the Huskie off ense early. play before halftime when junior Dante Thorpe and freshman Penn jumped out to a 17-3 lead early in the contest as the Green Bay answered with the next nine on three-straight Gairges Daow added baskets to push the lead to double-digits. Quakers made eight of their fi rst 11 shots. Freshman Gairges triples, taking a one-point lead, 12-11. The Phoenix increased Thorpe fi nished the night with seven points and four assists. Daow slowed the Quaker momentum with a triple from the their advantage to fi ve, 17-12, but the Huskies answered with a St. Francis outscored NIU 7-3 in the fi nal three minutes of the corner but Penn answered with the next eight as the Quakers 12-0 run. Thorpe ignited the burst by the Huskies with a trifecta, half to cut the Huskie lead to just seven, 33-26, at the half. took a 25-6 lead with 13:41 to play in the half. Thomas added a triple and Thorpe then scored the next six as A basket by St. Francis with just under 15 minutes to play in the NIU scored six of the next eight, capped by an old-fashioned NIU moved back in front, 24-17, with just over eight minutes to contest trimmed the lead to just fi ve, but NIU scored the next three-point play from Bradley with 12 minutes to play in the half, play before the intermission. eight to push the lead to 13. Demogerontas opened the burst trimming the Penn lead to 27-12. With the Huskies in front by eight, 35-27, NIU used a 7-0 run to with a bucket, sophomore Noah McCarty added a triple, German The Quakers lead grew to as much as 22 with three minutes take a 15-point lead. German had a pair of baskets during the run, had a basket and McCarty added a free throw as the Huskies to play before the intermission but the Huskies fi nished the half Bradley added a bucket and sophomore Justin Thomas added pushed the advantage to 49-36. with an 8-3 burst as Penn took a 49-32 lead into the half. a free-throw. Green Bay made a pair of free throws in the fi nal Jorden Thornton, who fi nished the night with seven triples for A.J. Brodeur led all scorers with 16 points in the opening half, second of the half as NIU took a 42-29 lead into the break. St. Francis, made three over the next fi ve minutes to help cut the Caleb Wood added 13 for the Quakers who shot 54.5 percent German led all scorers with 16 points at the intermission on lead back to seven, but NIU responded with the next eight as the (18-of-33) in the half. German led NIU with eight points, Bradley 6-of-8 shooting from the fi eld. Huskies held their largest lead of the night at 15. Demogerontas added seven. Green Bay came out of halftime with a 13-4 run as the Phoenix once again ignited a run with a trifecta, James added three points NIU and Penn traded the fi rst 14 point of the second half, but a trimmed the NIU lead to just four, 46-42. Thorpe held off the and Bradley had a bucket during the burst. six-point burst from the Huskies, the last four of which came from Green Bay run with an old-fashioned three-point play and a Thornton stayed hot for the Fighting Saints, scoring the next Thorpe, trimmed the Penn lead to 58-45 and forced a Quaker jumper as the NIU advantage grew back to nine. eight points, but NIU had six of the fi nal nine to earn the 10-point timeout with 15:42 to play. The Phoenix wouldn’t go away as they responded with seven- victory. A bucket by junior Lacey James and an old-fashioned three- straight points to get within a pair, 51-49, with 11:42 left, but NIU shot 51 percent (26-of-51) from the fi eld in the game, in- point play from German brought the Huskies within 11, 70-59, James and Bradley combined to score the next eight as the cluding 46.7 percent (7-of-13) from three-point range. but Penn answered right back with a triple from Antonio Woods Huskies pushed their lead back to double-digits with 9:24 to play. Thornton led all scorers with 25 points, Iain Morison added a as the Quaker lead grew back to 14 with 8:31 left. A triple with 8:34 for Green Bay brought the Phoenix within double-double with 18 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for Brodeur led all scorers with 25 points for Penn, Max Rothschild eight, but it was the last fi eld goal Green Bay would make until St. Francis. The Fighting Saints outrebounds the Huskies in the added 22 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Caleb Wood the fi nal two minutes of the contest as the Huskie advantage game, 41-27. chipped in 16 points and Antonio Woods had 14, including 4-of-5 grew to as much as 22. from three-point range. No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN Bradley scored 22 of his 28 points in the second half, James had 4 James, L. 4-7 0-0 1-2 2-6 8 3 9 0 0 0 2 22 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN all 10 of his points after the intermission as the Huskies shot 56 percent (14-of-25) from the fi eld in the second 20 minutes. 42 Bradley, L. 4-8 1-1 2-4 1-2 3 3 11 1 0 0 0 29 0 Thorpe, D. 6-10 1-1 1-2 1-1 2 0 14 0 1 0 2 28 Khalil Small led Green Bay with 13 points and 10 rebounds; 0 Thorpe, D. 3-7 0-0 1-2 0-2 2 3 7 4 1 0 2 25 4 James, L. 3-8 0-0 1-3 2-2 4 2 7 0 1 0 1 24 Trevian Bell added 12 points while T.J. Parham and Manny Pat- 5 Thomas, J. 2-4 1-2 0-1 0-1 1 1 5 3 0 0 2 30 5 Thomas, J. 2-4 0-2 0-1 0-1 1 3 4 3 1 0 0 15 terson each had 11 points. 10 German, E. 4-8 1-3 2-2 0-2 2 1 11 1 3 0 0 21 10 German, E. 7-17 1-5 2-5 0-3 3 1 17 5 0 0 0 31 2 Daow, G. 2-5 1-2 2-2 0-4 4 1 7 1 3 0 0 17 42 Bradley, L. 4-8 1-2 5-5 0-7 7 5 14 0 4 1 1 27 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 11 McCarty, N. 1-1 1-1 1-2 0-3 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 15 2 Daow, G. 2-5 2-3 0-2 1-1 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 20 4 James, L. 3-9 0-0 4-4 4-9 13 4 10 1 5 1 1 29 12 Demogerontas 4-7 2-4 2-4 1-0 1 0 12 1 2 2 1 23 11 McCarty, N. 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 42 Bradley, L. 10-14 1-3 7-7 1-7 8 3 28 0 2 1 2 33 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 13 12 Demogerontas 4-5 1-1 4-4 2-3 5 1 13 2 0 0 1 22 0 Thorpe, D. 5-7 1-3 3-4 2-2 4 3 14 1 1 0 2 29 33 Hamilton, O. 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 5 20 Siu, J. 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 Thomas, J. 2-6 1-2 3-7 1-4 5 1 8 2 2 1 1 30 TEAM 0-2 2 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 10 German, E. 7-14 0-2 7-11 0-9 9 0 21 1 2 0 2 32 TOTALS 26-51 7-15 11-19 4-23 27 12 70 11 12 2 8 200 32 Zelis, A. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 8 2 Daow, G. 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 12 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-22 .545 2nd: 14-29 .483 Game: 26-51 .510 33 Hamilton, O. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 McCarty, N. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-5 .600 2nd: 4-10 .400 Game: 7-15 .467 TEAM 2-2 4 12 Demogerontas 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 18 FT%: 1st: 6-9 .667 2nd: 5-10 .500 Game: 11-19 .579 TOTALS 30-62 7-17 13-21 9-23 .32 19 80 11 8 2 5 200 22 Henry-hayes, R. 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-30 .367 2nd: 19-32 .594 Game: 30-62 .484 25 Woods, B. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 No. St. Francis FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-7 .143 2nd: 6-10 .600 Game: 7-17 .412 33 Hamilton, O. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 20 Badalassi, P. 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-4 4 3 4 0 3 0 0 18 FT%: 1st: 9-14 .643 2nd: 4-8 .500 Game: 13-22 .591 55 Danowski, B. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 42 Morison, I. 8-10 0-0 2-3 4-8 12 5 18 1 4 2 0 21 TEAM 0-0 0 1 1 Howard, T. 2-10 1-6 2-2 1-1 2 0 7 3 4 0 2 29 No. Penn FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN TOTALS 29-57 3-13 24-33 8-34 42 26 85 7 15 4 10 200 3 Thornton, J. 9-18 7-11 0-1 1-3 4 4 25 1 3 0 1 34 0 Rothschild, M. 8-10 0-0 6-8 3-9 12 2 22 5 2 1 0 28 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 15-32 .469 2nd: 14-25 .560 Game: 29-57 .509 10 Hughes, A. 1-4 0-1 0-2 3-3 6 2 2 5 4 0 0 29 2 Woods, A. 5-6 4-5 0-0 0-3 3 1 14 3 1 0 0 32 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-7 .286 2nd: 1-6 .167 Game: 3-13 .231 0 Jones, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Foreman, D. 2-6 0-1 0-0 0-8 8 1 4 7 3 0 0 33 FT%: 1st: 10-14 .714 2nd: 14-19 .737 Game: 24-33 .727 2 Harris, G. 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 21 Betley, R. 3-11 2-5 0-0 1-4 5 3 8 5 0 0 0 30 5 Jones, T. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 Brodeur, A.J. 10-16 3-5 2-4 1-4 5 4 25 4 3 0 0 38 No. Green Bay FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 13 Parrotta, T. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Donahue, J. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 Bains, S. 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 4 3 3 4 1 0 13 21 Williams, I. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 Wood, C. 5-9 4-7 2-3 1-0 1 4 16 0 0 0 1 19 42 Jesperson, D. 1-6 0-2 1-1 0-2 2 2 3 1 2 1 0 20 24 Peter, R. 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 16 12 Goodman, D. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 Small, K. 2-14 1-4 8-8 3-7 10 3 13 2 3 0 0 37 31 Witt, H. 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-3 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 19 13 Scott, E. 1-1 0-0 0-2 2-1 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 7 21 Hankerson, K. 3-9 2-6 0-0 2-2 4 3 8 4 2 1 2 32 33 Jackson, G. 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 19 24 Simmons, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 Crist, H. 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 4 2 0 2 0 0 15 TEAM 4-2 6 40 Dwyer, D. 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 Parham, T.J. 3-10 1-5 4-5 2-0 2 3 11 0 3 0 0 24 TOTALS 24-59 8-21 4-8 15-26 41 23 60 14 21 2 4 200 TEAM 1-1 2 2 Pipes, P.J. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-30 .367 2nd: 13-29 .448 Game: 24-59 .407 TOTALS 35-62 13-24 10-17 9-31 40 20 93 24 11 1 1 200 13 Bell, T. 3-11 2-5 4-6 1-3 4 1 12 0 1 0 0 24 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-12 .167 2nd: 6-9 .667 Game: 8-21 .381 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 18-33 .545 2nd: 17-29 .586 Game: 35-62 .565 15 Patterson, M. 3-7 0-0 5-7 3-3 6 4 11 0 1 0 0 16 FT%: 1st: 2-5 .400 2nd: 2-3 .667 Game: 4-8 .500 3-PT FG%: 1st: 6-13 .462 2nd: 7-11 .636 Game: 13-24 .542 34 Chevalier, W. 0-4 0-2 2-2 2-0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 FT%: 1st: 7-13 .538 2nd: 3-4 .750 Game: 10-17 .588 TEAM 4-1 5 Technical Fouls: none TOTALS 17-66 7-27 24-29 18-24 42 30 65 10 18 3 2 200 Officials: Dave Cronin, Chad Barlow, Keith Lewis Technical Fouls: NIU - James TOTAL FG%: 1st: 8-34 .235 2nd: 9-32 .281 Game: 17-66 .258 Attendance: 514 Officials: Brent Hampton, Brooks Wells, Craig Murley 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-17 .235 2nd: 3-10 .300 Game: 7-27 .259 Score by Half Attendance: 823 FT%: 1st: 9-10 .900 2nd: 15-19 .789 Game: 24-29 .828 St. Francis (Ill.) ...... 26-34 60 Score by Half NIU ...... 33-37 70 NIU ...... 32-48 80 Technical Fouls: Green Bay - Pipes; NIU - Bradley Penn ...... 49-44 93 Officials: Courtney Green, Lewis Garrison, Brooks Wells Attendance: 858 Score by Half Green Bay ...... 29-36 65 NIU ...... 42-43 85

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 4 GGAMEAME 5 GGAMEAME 6 NIU: 67 NIU: 70 NIU: 105 Florida Atlantic: 77 Manhattan: 68 Rockford: 53 November 21, 2017 • Germain Arena November 22, 2017 • Germain Arena November 26, 2017 • NIU Convocation Center Estero, Fla. Estero, Fla. DeKalb, Ill.

ESTERO, Fla. – Florida Atlantic shot 56.3 percent (18-of-32) ESTERO, Fla. -- Defense and rebounding are the foundation on DEKALB, Ill. – Five players scored in double fi gures as the North- from the fi eld in the second half to overcome a three-point which the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball program ern Illinois University men’s basketball team coasted to a 105-53 halftime defi cit and upend the Northern Illinois University men’s has been built and it was an off ensive rebound and a block in the victory over Rockford University on Sunday afternoon at the NIU basketball team, 77-67, on Tuesday afternoon in the Gulf Coast fi nal seconds that helped lift the Huskies to a 70-68 victory over Convocation Center. Showcase at Germain Arena. Manhattan on Wednesday morning in the Gulf Coast Showcase Sophomore Eugene German scored a game-high 16 points, Sophomore Eugene German scored a team-high 21 points for at Germain Arena. junior Anastasios Demogerontas had 15, junior Levi Bradley and NIU, junior Levi Bradley added 13 points and fi ve rebounds while Sophomore Noah McCarty grabbed an off ensive rebound that sophomore Justin Thomas each chipped in 11 and freshman juniors Dante Thorpe and Lacey James each chipped in eight led to a game-winning fl oater by junior Levi Bradley and, on the Rod Henry-Hayes added 10 points, along with a game-high fi ve points. next possession, sophomore Eugene German blocked a triple try assists and no turnovers. Both teams struggled off ensively out of the gate but it was from the corner to help seal the victory. In addition to the fi ve double-fi gure scorers, NIU also had fi ve Florida Atlantic that was fi rst to get started as the Owls took a 7-1 NIU and Manhattan were tied at 68 as the clock ticked under a more players score at least six points, including Dante Thorpe lead in the early going. minute to play when junior Dante Thorpe came up with a steal to who scored eight points with fi ve rebounds, four assists, three Sophomore Noah McCarty’s second basket of the contest give the Huskies a chance to go in front. blocks and three steals. Freshman Owen Hamilton had eight ignited a 14-2 Huskie run as NIU took a 17-12 lead with just under Following a Huskie timeout, NIU’s fi rst chance to move in front points and a game-high eight rebounds. eight minutes to play in the opening half. Bradley made a pair was no good, but McCarty came up with the rebound on the NIU (4-2) shot 55.7 percent (39-of-70) from the fi eld in the of turnaround jumpers during the burst while German added a opposite side. Sophomore Justin Thomas got the ball into the contest and 71.4 percent (20-of-28) from the free-throw line layup and a triple from the wing. hands of Bradley in the lane and the junior from Milwaukee con- while holding Rockford to just 32.9 percent (23-of-70) shoot- NIU led by four, 20-16, after a free throw by James with 6:17 left verted a fl oater to put the Huskies in front, 70-68. ing. NIU outrebounded Rockford, 51-33, and had 16 off ensive in the half, the two teams then traded baskets until four-straight On the fi nal possession, a three-point attempt from the corner rebounds that were converted into 23 second chance points. NIU points from FAU tied the game at 24 just two-and-a-half minutes by Manhattan was blocked out of bounds by German, NIU’s only also forced 20 turnovers, which it turned into 22 points. before the break. block of the game. The clock hit zero as the ball hit the fl oor and it The Huskies held Rockford scoreless for more than six minutes Three free throws from James and a bucket from German appeared the game was over, but the offi cials went back and put to open the contest while building a 17-point advantage. helped push the NIU advantage back to fi ve, Florida Atlantic three-tenths of a second back on the clock. Thomas, Bradley and German each had fi ve points in the opening fi nished the half with a basket as the Huskies took a 29-26 lead With one more chance, Manhattan was unable to convert a six minutes to help the Huskies out to the early lead. into halftime. tip-in and the Huskies survived for the two-point victory. The bench fueled the NIU off ense in the second half, scoring 39 Florida Atlantic scored nine of the fi rst 11 out of the intermis- Manhattan opened the second half with a 9-4 burst to cut the of NIU’s 57 points after the break. Demogerontas scored 10 of his sion as the Owls regained the lead, 35-31, within the fi rst three NIU lead to just a pair, 47-45, with 15:23 remaining. After the 15 points after the interval while Henry-Hayes and Hamilton each minutes of the second stanza. Huskie lead went back to six, the Jaspers pulled even at 53 as an scored eight points in the second half. NIU was back within one, 44-43, after four-straight free throws, 8-2 cut brought Manhattan even with 10:46 left. Rockford was led by 13 points and seven rebounds from Taylor two from German and two from James. The Florida Atlantic lead Bradley scored the next four as the Huskies continued to keep Krocker. grew back to four but two more free throws from James and a Manhattan from pulling ahead, but the Jaspers continued to No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN layup from junior Anastasios Demogerontas pulled the Huskies claw their way back into the contest and tied the game again, 4 James, L. 0-3 0-0 4-8 2-2 4 2 4 2 2 0 0 16 even, 55-55, with 7:34 left. 63-63, on a triple by Williams with 3:21 to go. 42 Bradley, L. 4-9 1-3 2-2 1-1 2 1 11 1 0 0 2 19 The Huskies went 18-of-19 (94.7 percent) from the free-throw Manhattan fi nally took the lead on a short jumper by Ball State 0 Thorpe, D. 3-5 0-2 2-2 2-3 5 0 8 4 2 3 3 21 line in the second half and fi nished the game 24-of-29 (82.8 transfer Zavier Turner, but German raced right back for a layup to 5 Thomas, J. 4-5 3-3 0-0 0-3 3 0 11 0 1 0 1 15 percent) from the line. knot the game back up at 65. 10 German, E. 7-13 2-4 0-0 1-1 2 0 16 1 1 0 1 21 FAU scored the next fi ve, but NIU answered with fi ve of its own After a pair of free throws by Thorpe, Calvin Crawford knocked 2 Daow, G. 2-4 0-1 2-2 2-3 5 2 6 1 1 0 1 19 on an old-fashioned three-point play from Bradley and a pair down a three, giving Manhattan a 68-67 lead with 1:25 to play. 11 McCarty, N. 1-3 0-1 4-5 2-4 6 0 6 1 2 2 1 14 from the charity stripe by German as the Huskies pulled even NIU tied the game 19 seconds later when German split a pair of 12 Demogerontas 7-13 1-4 0-1 2-1 3 0 15 2 2 0 3 17 with just under six minutes left. The Owls once again had an free throws, giving the ball back to Manhattan on the possession 20 Siu, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 answer as they scored the next eight to take a 68-60 lead with that would lead to Thorpe’s steal and Bradley’s game-winner. just a little more than three minutes to play. 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 4-7 0-3 2-2 2-4 6 0 10 5 0 0 2 24 Thorpe would score the next basket to trim the Florida Atlantic No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 25 Woods, B. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 lead back to a half-dozen, but that was as close as the Huskies 0 Thorpe, D. 3-4 0-0 4-4 2-2 4 4 10 5 2 0 1 28 32 Zelis, A. 2-2 0-0 2-2 1-1 2 2 6 1 0 1 0 8 would get as the Owls went on to the 10-point victory. 4 James, L. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 33 Hamilton, O. 4-5 0-0 0-1 1-7 8 0 8 0 1 1 1 14 Ronald Delph fi nished with 19 points and 14 rebounds to lead 5 Thomas, J. 1-4 0-1 2-3 0-2 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 28 55 Danowski, B. 1-1 0-0 2-3 0-0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 Florida Atlantic. 10 German, E. 7-16 2-4 2-4 1-6 7 1 18 2 3 1 0 34 TEAM 0-2 2 42 Bradley, L. 9-17 0-2 4-4 1-3 4 1 22 1 0 0 0 35 TOTALS 39-70 7-21 20-28 16-35 51 7 105 19 13 7 15 200 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 2 Daow, G. 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 4 2 1 2 0 0 17 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 16-29 .552 2nd: 23-41 .561 Game: 39-70 .557 0 Thorpe, D. 4-6 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 3 8 1 1 0 0 28 11 McCarty, N. 2-6 1-3 0-0 2-2 4 1 5 1 2 0 2 26 3-PT FG%: 1st: 5-12 .417 2nd: 2-9 .222 Game: 7-21 .333 4 James, L. 0-6 0-0 8-10 2-3 5 2 8 0 1 0 0 29 12 Demogerontas 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 12 FT%: 1st: 11-16 .688 2nd: 9-12 .750 Game: 20-28 .714 5 Thomas, J. 1-5 0-2 3-4 0-5 5 1 5 3 22 0 3 29 20 Siu, J. 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 10 German, E. 7-15 1-4 6-8 1-1 2 2 21 1 4 0 0 31 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 No. Rockford FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 42 Bradley, L. 3-9 0-3 7-7 1-4 5 3 13 0 1 0 1 33 32 Zelis, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 Blumhorst, T. 3-7 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 2 6 2 2 1 1 24 2 Daow, G. 0-3 0-1 0-0 1-3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 33 Hamilton, O. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 42 Krocker, T. 6-12 0-2 1-3 0-7 7 3 13 1 3 0 0 27 11 McCarty, N. 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 8 TEAM 3-2 5 1 5 Adams, W. 2-9 1-2 0-0 2-2 4 3 5 3 3 0 1 20 12 Demogerontas 2-4 0-1 0-0 1-3 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 20 TOTALS 27-56 4-12 12-15 12-22 34 20 70 15 14 1 4 200 10 Ramos, N. 0-2 0-0 0-0 4-2 6 3 0 3 2 0 0 15 32 Zelis, A. 2-5 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 2 4 1 1 1 0 10 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 17-30 .567 2nd: 10-26 .385 Game: 27-56 .482 33 Temrowski, B. 1-7 1-6 0-0 1-0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 14 TEAM 0-4 4 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-7 .571 2nd: 0-5 .000 Game: 4-12 .333 2 Fiorucci, R. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 TOTALS 21-56 1-11 24-29 9-25 34 16 67 8 10 1 4 200 FT%: 1st: 5-6 .833 2nd: 7-9 .778 Game: 12-15 .800 3 Siewert, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 8 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-31 .355 2nd: 10-25 .400 Game: 21-56 .375 4 Emerick, B. 1-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-7 .143 2nd: 0-4 .000 Game: 1-11 .091 No. Manhattan FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 11 Cameron, D. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 FT%: 1st: 6-10 .600 2nd: 18-19 .947 Game: 24-29 .828 10 Mack, N. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 13 Hilliker, J. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 Walker Jr., A. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 15 15 Diemer, J. 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 4 1 1 0 1 6 No. Fla. Atlantic FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 14 Crawford, C. 4-12 2-7 1-1 1-4 5 3 11 2 1 0 0 32 21 Rosenstiel, D. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Adger, A. 4-8 0-0 7-8 1-2 3 2 15 5 2 0 1 28 23 Williams, R. 9-15 4-6 2-2 0-3 3 1 24 3 0 0 0 35 22 Hofmann, D. 0-3 0-3 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 5 Pfister, W. 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 22 33 Paulicap, P. 6-6 0-0 5-10 3-5 8 4 17 2 3 4 0 30 23 Squires, A. 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 14 Troutman, G. 5-7 4-6 0-0 1-3 4 0 14 0 1 1 0 30 2 Strazala, P. 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 24 Oke-Diran, A. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 15 Ingram, J. 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 18 3 Turner, Z. 2-5 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 1 5 8 3 0 1 32 25 Hardin, T. 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 5 0 1 0 1 6 33 Delph, R. 8-15 0-0 3-4 4-10 14 3 19 0 1 2 1 31 4 Waterman, Z. 1-6 0-5 0-0 1-2 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 19 32 Carrasquillo, J. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 Hulsey, P. 3-5 0-0 0-1 0-1 1 3 6 2 3 0 0 15 22 Capuano, T. 2-5 2-5 0-1 0-1 1 1 6 1 1 0 1 26 34 Diemer, T. 3-9 2-2 0-0 1-1 2 1 8 0 0 0 0 14 1 Perry, J. 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-3 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 16 TEAM 2-2 4 35 Heaver, J. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Massey, J. 5-11 1-4 2-3 0-2 2 0 13 0 0 0 0 20 TOTALS 25-52 10-28 8-14 9-20 29 15 68 19 11 5 3 200 40 Weber, B. 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 14 21 Lepichev, S. 2-3 2-2 0-0 1-0 1 4 6 1 1 0 0 11 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-26 .500 2nd: 12-26 .462 Game: 25-52 .481 41 Myers, S. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 32 Smith, A. 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 1 2 0 0 3 0 9 3-PT FG%: 1st: 6-15 .400 2nd: 4-13 .308 Game: 10-28 .357 TEAM 2-1 3 TEAM 2-2 4 FT%: 1st: 4-8 .500 2nd: 4-6 .667 Game: 8-14 .571 TOTALS 23-70 6-21 1-3 13-20 33 22 53 14 20 1 6 200 TOTALS 29-61 7-13 12-17 11-27 38 21 77 8 11 6 3 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 9-34 .265 2nd: 14-36 .389 Game: 23-70 .329 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-29 .379 2nd: 18-32 .563 Game: 29-61 .475 Technical Fouls: none 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-10 .200 2nd: 4-11 .364 Game: 6-21 .286 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-3 .667 2nd: 5-10 .500 Game: 7-13 .538 Officials: Tony Greene, Brent Hampton, Tim Ebersole FT%: 1st: 1-3 .333 2nd: 0-0 .000 Game: 1-3 .333 FT%: 1st: 2-5 .400 2nd: 10-12 .833 Game: 12-17 .706 Attendance: 868 Score by Half Technical Fouls: none Technical Fouls: FAU - Lepichev NIU ...... 43-27 70 Officials: Brian McAnally, Dave Cronin, Kyle Smith Officials: Rod Dixon, Andrew Walton, Trey Styons Manhattan ...... 36-32 68 Attendance: 649 Attendance: 841 Score by Half Score by Half Rockford ...... 21-32 53 Florida Atlantic ...... 26-51 77 NIU ...... 48-57 105 NIU ...... 29-38 67

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 7 GGAMEAME 8 GGAMEAME 9 NIU: 62 NIU: 95 NIU: 80 Milwaukee: 75 Chicago State: 77 Iowa State: 94 November 29, 2017 • NIU Convocation Center December 2, 2017 • Jones Convocation Center December 4, 2017 • Hilton Coliseum DeKalb, Ill. Chicago, Ill. Ames, Iowa

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball CHICAGO -- Four players scored in double fi gures, led by AMES, Iowa -- The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team fell to Milwaukee, 75-62, on Wednesday night as the Pan- sophomore Eugene German’s 26 points, as the Northern Illinois team led Iowa State by two at halftime, but the Cyclones shot 61 thers shot 57.7 percent from the fi eld, including 63.6 percent in University men’s basketball team won at Chicago State, 95-77. percent in the second half, including 60 percent from three-point the second half, and outrebounded the Huskies, 39-25. Junior Levi Bradley scored 14 points, freshman Rod Henry-Hayes range, as they came back to down the Huskies, 94-80, on Monday Sophomore Eugene German scored a team-high 22 points with added 13 points and sophomore Justin Thomas chipped in 11 as night at Hilton Coliseum. six rebounds, junior Dante Thorpe added 11 points and junior the Huskies led wire-to-wire. Sophomore Eugene German scored a career-high 28 points, Levi Bradley chipped in 10 points and six rebounds. Sophomore NIU shot 52.3 percent (34-of-65) in the contest, including 50 junior Dante Thorpe also had a career-high with 19 while junior Noah McCarty came off the bench to score a career-high seven percent (11-of-22) from behind the three-point line, and dished Levi Bradley added 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds. points. out 22 assists with just nine turnovers; German led NIU with six German scored NIU’s fi rst fi ve points of the contest as the An early 10-0 helped Milwaukee take a 12-4 lead in the opening assists while Thomas added fi ve with zero turnovers. Huskies led in the early going 10-7. Iowa State trimmed the NIU six minutes of the contest. With the Panther advantage cut to six, NIU raced out to a quick 8-0 lead in the opening three minutes advantage to just one until junior Anastasios Demogerontas got NIU used a 7-2 burst to pull within one, 21-20, with just under of the contest. Bradley opened the scoring with a bucket, a steal and went coast-to-coast for a dunk and Bradley knocked eight minutes to play before the intermission. German knocked Thomas added a triple before a pair of free throws from German down a triple from the wing to give the Huskies a 15-9 lead with down a triple during the run, sophomore Justin Thomas added a and a free throw by sophomore Noah McCarty gave the Huskies just over 12 minutes to play before the intermission. free throw and Thorpe capped the spurt with a three. the early eight-point advantage. Iowa State once again pulled within one, but a layup from A basket by McCarty brought NIU within one again, 31-30, but A 7-2 burst by Chicago State trimmed the NIU lead to just three, German and a turnaround jumper from the baseline by Bradley the Panthers answered with a triple to push their lead back to 12-9, with just under 14 minutes to play in the opening half, but extended the NIU lead back to 23-18 with 8:55 left in the fi rst half. four. The teams would split the fi nal six points of the half as Mil- the Huskies responded with the next fi ve as freshman Owen The Cyclones answered with an 11-2 run to take a 29-25 lead waukee took a 37-33 lead into halftime. Hamilton made a pair from the free-throw line and junior Dante but NIU scored the next four on layups from freshman Owen Milwaukee’s lead swung between six and one through the fi rst Thorpe added a triple from the corner. Hamilton and German as the Huskies brought the game back 10 minutes of the second half until, trailing by four, NIU scored McCarty opened an 8-0 burst for the Huskies with a layup, level with 4:33 to play before halftime. fi ve-straight to take its fi rst lead of the second half. German and Bradley each added trifectas as NIU took a 14- Five-straight free throws helped give Iowa State a 36-34 lead in Thorpe made a layup to cut the lead to just a pair and freshman point lead, 28-14, just past the midway point of the opening 20 the fi nal minute, but the Huskies closed the half with a bucket by Gairges Daow knocked in a triple, off a feed from Thorpe, as NIU minutes. Thorpe and, showing zone for the fi rst time in the half, a steal and moved in front 52-51 with just over nine minutes remaining. Three more points from McCarty fueled a seven-point spurt for a layup from freshman Gairges Daow just before the horn to take The Panthers answered right back with the next six to take a the Huskies as NIU pushed its lead to 40-23. a 38-36 lead into halftime. fi ve-point lead, 57-52. NIU cut the Milwaukee lead to just two NIU closed the fi rst half with the fi nal seven points, fi ve from NIU shot 54.8 percent (17-of-31) in the fi rst half while holding on a basket by German with 4:47 left, but that is as close as the Thomas and a pair from freshman Gairges Daow (Melbourne, Iowa State to just 40 percent (12-of-30) shooting. Huskies would get in the fi nal minutes as the Panthers closed the Australia/Victory Rock Academy), as the Huskies took a 53-34 Iowa State’s fi rst four baskets of the second half were triples as game on an 8-0 run to help create the fi nal 13-point margin. lead into the intermission. the Cyclones took a 50-44 lead in the opening four minutes of Milwaukee went 14-of-22 (63.6 percent) from the fi eld in the The NIU lead grew to 22, 64-42, less than four minutes into the the second stanza. second half, along with 7-of-8 from the free-throw line, while second half, but Chicago State trimmed the Huskie advantage A triple by German brought the Huskies back within fi ve, but holding the Huskies to just 14-of-34 shooting (41.2 percent), in- back to just 15 with a 10-3 run that cut the NIU lead to 69-54. Iowa State scored 16 of the next 18 as the Cyclones increased cluding 1-of-9 from three and just 0-of-1 from the charity stripe. With NIU up by 16, a 9-0 run pushed the Huskie advantage to their lead to 70-51 just before the midway point of the second The Panthers outrebounds the Huskies in the second half, 22-8. 91-66 with fi ve minutes remaining as the Huskies cruised to an half. Brett Prahl led fi ve Panthers in double fi gures with 18 points 18-point victory. NIU cut the Iowa State lead back to a baker’s dozen twice, but and 10 rebounds. Jeremy Johnson added 13 points, Brock Stull No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN didn’t get any closer as the Cyclones had an answer for every chipped in 12, Carson Warren-Newsome scored 11 and Bryce 0 Thorpe, D. 3-6 1-2 2-2 2-2 4 2 9 2 1 0 0 21 Huskie attempt at a comeback. Barnes had 10 points for Milwaukee. 4 James, L. 2-5 0-0 3-4 1-3 4 2 7 2 0 0 0 16 Donovan Jackson made fi ve triples in the second half for Iowa 5 Thomas, J. 4-6 3-4 0-1 1-2 3 1 11 5 0 0 4 23 State, scoring 19 of Iowa State’s 58 points after the intermis- No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN sion. The Cyclones scored 19 fast break points in the second 20 4 James, L. 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 19 10 German, E. 10-17 2-6 4-4 0-2 2 2 26 6 2 0 3 29 42 Bradley, L. 6-8 2-2 0-0 1-4 5 3 14 1 0 0 1 21 minutes, holding NIU to just two. 42 Bradley, L. 5-15 0-4 0-0 2-4 6 2 10 0 1 0 3 34 Iowa State shot 22-of-36 in the second half (61.1 percent), 0 Thorpe, D. 5-9 1-2 0-0 1-0 1 2 11 3 3 1 1 28 2 Daow, G. 1-4 0-1 2-2 1-2 3 2 4 2 0 1 1 20 11 McCarty, N. 2-4 0-1 2-6 1-4 5 4 6 3 2 0 0 20 including 9-of-15 (60 percent) from behind the three-point line. 5 Thomas, J. 3-7 0-1 1-2 0-1 1 1 7 2 0 0 1 28 Lindell Wigginton scored 28 points to lead Iowa State, Jackson 12 Demogerontas 1-5 0-0 1-2 1-3 4 0 3 1 2 0 0 15 10 German, E. 8-20 2-8 4-4 1-5 6 2 22 0 2 1 0 33 added 24 while Cameron Lard chipped in 14 and Nick Weiler- 2 Daow, G. 2-3 1-1 0-1 2-0 2 0 5 0 1 1 0 17 20 Siu, J. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 Babb scored 12 while dishing out 11 assists. 11 McCarty, N. 3-6 1-2 0-0 1-1 2 2 7 0 2 1 0 23 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 5-8 3-5 0-0 1-0 1 1 13 0 0 0 1 19 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 12 Demogerontas 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 12 32 Zelis, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Thorpe, D. 8-12 2-2 1-2 1-2 3 1 19 1 2 0 1 29 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 33 Hamilton, O. 0-1 0-0 2-2 2-1 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 8 4 James, L. 0-3 0-0 1-2 1-3 4 3 1 1 2 1 0 14 32 Zelis, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 55 Danowski, B. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 Thomas, J. 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 17 1-3 4 TEAM 0-1 TEAM 10 German, E. 11-22 3-7 3-4 0-1 1 3 28 3 3 0 2 29 35-65 11-22 16-23 12-27 39 22 95 22 9 1 10 200 TOTALS 26-64 5-18 5-7 8-17 25 16 62 7 10 4 6 200 TOTALS 42 Bradley, L. 5-14 1-5 2-3 0-9 9 3 13 1 1 2 0 28 1st: 19-33 .576 2nd: 15-32 .469 Game: 34-65 .523 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-30 .400 2nd: 14-34 .412 Game: 26-64 .406 TOTAL FG%: 2 Daow, G. 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-6 7 1 2 0 1 0 0 20 1st: 8-12 .667 2nd: 3-10 .300 Game: 11-22 .500 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-9 .444 2nd: 1-9 .111 Game: 5-18 .278 3-PT FG%: 11 McCarty, N. 2-5 0-1 0-2 2-2 4 2 4 0 0 1 0 21 1st: 7-11 .636 2nd: 9-12 .750 Game: 16-23 .696 FT%: 1st: 5-6 .833 2nd: 0-1 .000 Game: 5-7 .714 FT%: 12 Demogerontas 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 4 4 1 1 0 1 16 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 11 No. Milwaukee FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN No. Chicago State FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 32 Zelis, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24 Nze, B. 3-5 0-1 0-0 1-6 7 2 6 1 2 1 0 27 0 Burns, G. 1-5 0-2 6-6 2-4 6 3 8 4 3 0 0 34 33 Hamilton, O. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 50 Prahl, B. 7-8 0-0 4-6 4-6 10 0 18 0 3 2 1 35 3 Simmons, D. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 TEAM 4-0 4 1 0 Barnes, B. 4-8 0-1 2-2 1-0 1 2 10 3 3 0 1 26 10 Harris, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 TOTALS 33-67 7-16 7-13 10-27 37 19 80 9 12 4 6 200 3 Stull, B. 5-12 0-3 2-2 1-8 9 2 12 4 4 0 0 40 14 Sims Jr., F. 7-17 4-12 1-1 0-3 3 2 19 0 1 1 0 30 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 17-31 .548 2nd: 16-36 .444 Game: 33-67 .493 4 Johnson, J. 5-12 3-9 0-0 0-3 3 2 13 2 1 1 1 32 32 Byrd, M. 3-5 2-3 1-3 0-0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 18 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-6 .333 2nd: 5-10 .500 Game: 7-16 .438 5 Warren-Newsome 4-5 3-4 0-1 0-3 3 3 11 1 1 1 1 15 2 Pruitt, J. 5-6 2-2 0-1 2-6 8 1 12 0 3 0 0 23 FT%: 1st: 2-5 .400 2nd: 5-8 .625 Game: 7-13 .538 13 Haas, A. 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-2 2 2 3 3 2 0 1 17 5 Dubovitskiy, A. 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 14 Johnson, V. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 8 11 Townsen Jr., N. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 5 No. Iowa State FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 15 Henton, S. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 TEAM 1-2 3 1 1 Weiler-Babb, N. 4-8 2-3 2-2 1-4 5 1 12 11 2 0 1 35 21 Bowles, C. 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-1 1 0 4 1 0 1 1 4 TOTALS 30-52 6-18 9-13 8-31 39 17 75 14 18 5 5 200 4 Jackson, D. 9-17 6-12 0-0 0-2 2 3 24 2 1 0 1 33 23 Szpir, P. 1-3 0-0 2-2 0-1 1 3 4 1 1 0 1 21 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 16-30 .533 2nd: 14-22 .636 Game: 30-52 .577 5 Wigginton, L. 9-15 4-6 6-10 2-5 7 2 28 4 2 2 3 32 30 Bell, T. 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-12 .250 2nd: 3-6 .500 Game: 6-18 .333 33 Young, S. 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-4 5 1 2 1 1 3 2 24 34 Joyce, J. 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 FT%: 1st: 2-5 .400 2nd: 7-8 .875 Game: 9-13 .692 55 Beverly, J. 1-6 0-1 0-0 3-3 6 2 2 2 1 0 0 22 35 Shaw, R. 4-11 0-1 2-2 2-3 5 0 10 2 3 0 0 27 2 Lard, C. 7-10 0-0 0-0 0-4 4 4 14 0 0 4 0 21 42 Stephens-Holmes 0-3 0-0 1-2 2-1 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 17 Technical Fouls: none 24 Lewis, T. 2-5 1-3 4-4 0-1 1 0 9 1 0 2 0 19 2-2 4 Officials: Todd Von Sossan, Bart Wegenke, John Floyd TEAM 30 Brase, H. 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-3 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 14 25-59 10-25 17-22 11-23 34 18 77 11 17 5 2 200 Attendance: 1216 TOTALS TEAM 1-1 2 1st: 10-29 .345 2nd: 15-30 .500 Game: 25-59 .424 Score by Half TOTAL FG%: TOTALS 34-66 14-26 12-16 9-27 36 14 94 22 8 11 7 200 Milwaukee ...... 37-38 75 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-14 .214 2nd: 7-11 .636 Game: 10-25 .400 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-30 .400 2nd: 22-36 .611 Game: 34-66 .515 NIU ...... 33-29 62 FT%: 1st: 11-13 .846 2nd: 6-9 .667 Game: 17-22 .773 3-PT FG%: 1st: 5-11 .455 2nd: 9-15 .600 Game: 14-26 .538 FT%: 1st: 7-8 .875 2nd: 5-8 .625 Game: 12-16 .750 Technical Fouls: NIU - Bradley; Chicago State - Sims Officials: Ryan McDaniel, Brent Meaux, Dan Nowakowski Technical Fouls: none Attendance: 463 Officials: John Higgins, Ron Groover, Chance Moore Score by Half Attendance: 12,894 NIU ...... 53-42 95 Score by Half Chicago State ...... 34-43 77 NIU ...... 38-42 80 Iowa State...... 36-58 94

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 1100 GGAMEAME 1111 GGAMEAME 1212 NIU: 61 NIU: 70 NIU: 69 Central Connecticut: 55 Marquette: 79 UIC: 63 December 9, 2017 • NIU Convocation Center December 18, 2017 • BMO Harris Bradley Center December 21, 2017 • NIU Convocation Center DeKalb, Ill. Milwaukee, Wis. DeKalb, Ill.

DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Northern Illinois University men’s bas- DEKALB, Ill. – Junior Dante Thorpe scored a career-high 21 team saw its double-digit second half lead reduced to just three, ketball team stood toe-to-toe with Marquette for 30 minutes points and junior Levi Bradley scored 18 points with 10 rebounds but the Huskies held off Central Connecticut State to earn a 61-55 before the Golden Eagles separated themselves down the stretch for his fi fth career double-double as the Northern Illinois Univer- victory over Saturday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center. to claim a 79-70 victory over the Huskies on Monday night at the sity men’s basketball team knocked off UIC, 69-63, on Thursday Sophomore Eugene German scored a team-high 19 points, BMO Harris Bradley Center. night at the NIU Convocation Center. junior Levi Bradley added 16 points and a game-high nine Sophomore Eugene German scored a game-high 26 points Sophomore Eugene German scored in double fi gures for the rebounds while junior Anastasios Demogerontas chipped in 10 while junior Dante Thorpe added 14 points but the Huskies were 12th consecutive game to start the season with 13 points. points as the Huskies led wire-to-wire in the contest. unable to overcome a season-high 18 turnovers that turned into NIU forced 17 UIC turnovers, turning them into 17 points, while NIU blitzed out to a 16-4 lead in the opening eight minutes of 24 Marquette points. committing just nine turnovers in the contest. The Huskies bench the game. German scored nine of his 19 in the fi rst seven minutes, Marquette jumped out to an early 14-4 lead in the opening fi ve scored 15 points to just one for the Flames reserves. Bradley had fi ve points early and sophomore Noah McCarty had minutes of the contest, but NIU responded with the next six to A triple by sophomore Justin Thomas gave the Huskies a 9-7 a layup as the Huskies were up a dozen early on. trim the Golden Eagle lead to just four. German opened the burst lead in the early going, but UIC answered with the next six to Central Connecticut answered right back with the next eight to with a layup, Thorpe added a bucket and German made a pair take a four-point lead, 13-9, as the lead went back-and-forth in cut the NIU lead to just four, 16-12, before layups by freshman from the line. the early going. Gairges Daow, who was making his fi rst career start, and junior After the Marquette advantage grew back to seven, 19-12, With UIC leading by three, 27-24, Bradley knocked down a triple Lacey James pushed the lead back to eight with just over eight another basket from Thorpe and a layup off the glass from and was fouled with 1:30 to play in the half. Bradley fi nished off minutes to play before the intermission. sophomore Justin Thomas brought NIU back within three, 19-16, the four-point play to give the Huskies a 28-27 lead. The Huskies A triple and a layup by Demogerontas, sandwiched around with just under 11 minutes to play in the opening half. and Flames traded baskets before Bradley canned another tri- a Central Connecticut free throw, helped the NIU lead grow to NIU pulled even, 25-25, on a triple from junior Levi Bradley fecta with 20 seconds left in the half to give the Huskies a 33-29 35-20 with just over a minute left in the fi rst half, but the Blue before a baseline fl oater from Thorpe gave the Huskies a 27-25 lead at the intermission. Devils scored the fi nal four points of the opening stanza to cut lead with 6:36 left before the intermission. Bradley scored 11 points to pace the Huskies in the opening 20 the lead back to just 11, 35-24, at the break. Bradley fi nished with eight points, the fi rst time all season he minutes, Marcus Ottey scored 10 points to lead UIC. NIU shot 50 percent (13-of-26) from the fi eld in the opening was held to single-digits. NIU extended its lead to seven early in the second half on a pair 20 minutes, including 44.4 percent (4-of-9) from three, while As the Huskies and Golden Eagles traded leads, a free throw of baskets by Thorpe, but UIC responded with a 9-2 burst to pull holding Central Connecticut to just 38.5 percent (10-of-26) by freshman Gairges Daow brought NIU even at 36 with 2:28 to even, 41-41, with 12:20 to play. shooting, including just 1-of-10 from behind the three-point line. play in the half, but Marquette scored the fi nal six points of the After the Flames took their fi rst lead of the second half, 44-43, Four minutes into the second half the Huskie lead was still 11 opening 20 minutes to take a 42-36 lead into the break. NIU answered with the next eight to reclaim the lead, 51-44, with until a pair of free throws by Bradley and a triple from Demoge- NIU immediately erased its six-point halftime defi cit as German, just over eight minutes to play. Thorpe ignited the burst with a rontas helped the NIU advantage grow to 46-30 with 14:45 left. Thorpe and junior Lacey James each made buckets to open the triple, Bradley knocked down a pair of free throws and German Central Connecticut came alive following the Demogerontas second half and bring the Huskies even. added a three as the Huskies moved back in front by seven. three, using an 11-0 run to cut the NIU lead to just fi ve, 46-41, James fi nished with eight points and a game-high nine re- The Huskies went 6-of-15 (40 percent) from behind the three- with a little over 11 minute to play. Kashaun Hicks capped the bounds. point line in the contest while the Flames were just 3-of-20 (15 Blue Devil burst with back-to-back threes. A free throw by Marquette gave the lead back to the Golden percent) from beyond the arc. After Bradley stopped the run with a layup, Hicks knocked down Eagles but a trifecta from German moved NIU in front by a pair, UIC trimmed the NIU lead back to just a pair with 5:49 left another triple to bring Central Connecticut within four, 48-44. 45-43, with 17:10 left. when a pair of free throws by German sparked a 9-2 burst for the NIU led by fi ve as the Huskies and Blue Devils traded baskets, Marquette regained a slim, four-point lead but a pair of free Huskies. Bradley, Thorpe and German added baskets during the but with 1:19 left Central Connecticut made a pair of free throws throws by James brought the Huskies within a pair, 57-55, just run which was capped by a Thorpe free throw as the Huskies led to cut the lead to just three, 58-55. before the midway point of the second half. The Golden Eagles 62-53 with 3:19 remaining. Central Connecticut came up with a defensive stop as the clock scored 11 of the next 12 however as they pushed their lead to The Flames would claw back within fi ve but NIU made 5-of-6 ticked under a minute to play with a chance to pull even, but 68-56 with 7:49 left to end any hopes of a Huskie upset. free throws in the fi nal minute to earn a victory over UIC for the McCarty came up with a steal to give the ball back to the Huskies. Markus Howard led Marquette with 26 points, Sam Hauser third-straight season. McCarty fi nished the game with a career-high four steals as the added 21 and Andrew Rowsey chipped in 11 points. Dominique Matthews and Marcus Ottey each scored 17 points Huskies forced 17 total turnovers, while committing just 11, and No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN to lead the way for UIC, Jordan Blount added 13 points and 10 led in point off turnovers, 21-9. 4 James, L. 2-9 0-0 4-4 2-7 9 1 8 0 4 0 0 27 rebounds while Dikembe Dixson chipped in 11 points. NIU missed the front-end of a one-and-one but Bradley came 0 Thorpe, D. 6-10 0-1 2-4 0-4 4 4 14 3 6 0 0 32 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN up with an off ensive rebound, one of just fi ve off ensive boards 2 Daow, G. 1-2 0-0 2-4 5-3 8 3 4 0 0 1 0 22 4 James, L. 2-5 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 3 4 1 2 1 1 28 for the Huskies, and put the game away from the foul line. 10 German, E. 9-18 2-4 6-9 1-2 3 2 26 1 3 0 1 32 42 Bradley, L. 5-15 2-4 6-7 1-9 10 0 18 0 0 0 1 33 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 42 Bradley, L. 1-8 1-4 5-6 1-2 3 4 8 0 2 0 2 27 0 Thorpe, D. 7-11 1-1 6-10 3-4 7 3 21 3 3 0 1 33 4 James, L. 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 4 2 2 2 0 1 17 5 Thomas, J. 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 23 2 Daow, G. 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 17 42 Bradley, L. 4-9 2-2 6-10 2-7 9 3 16 1 1 0 2 32 11 McCarty, N. 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 10 10 German, E. 5-14 1-4 2-2 0-1 1 3 13 2 2 0 0 25 2 Daow, G. 1-5 0-4 2-2 0-3 3 0 4 2 0 0 1 31 12 Demogerontas 1-1 0-0 4-4 1-5 6 1 6 0 3 0 1 15 5 Thomas, J. 1-3 1-1 0-2 0-2 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 22 5 Thomas, J. 1-4 1-2 2-3 1-0 1 1 5 1 2 0 1 30 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 11 McCarty, N. 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-3 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 10 10 German, E. 7-13 1-4 4-8 0-3 3 3 19 1 4 0 1 31 32 Zelis, A. 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 12 Demogerontas 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 11 McCarty, N. 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 3 2 1 0 1 4 22 TEAM 5-2 7 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-2 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 10 12 Demogerontas 4-6 2-3 0-0 1-2 3 2 10 2 2 0 1 17 TOTALS 21-55 3-10 25-33 17-27 44 23 70 6 18 2 5 200 32 Zelis, A. 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 9 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 17 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-30 .400 2nd: 9-25 .360 Game: 21-55 .382 TEAM 3-1 4 33 Hamilton, O. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-7 .286 2nd: 1-3 .333 Game: 3-10 .300 TOTALS 24-58 6-15 15-23 9-27 36 19 69 10 9 1 3 200 TEAM 1-4 5 FT%: 1st: 10-15 .667 2nd: 15-18 .833 Game: 25-33 .758 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-32 .406 2nd: 11-26 .423 Game: 24-58 .414 TOTALS 20-47 7-19 14-23 5-23 28 17 61 11 11 1 11 200 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-9 .444 2nd: 2-6 .333 Game: 6-15 .400 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-26 .500 2nd: 7-21 .333 Game: 20-47 .426 No. Marquette FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN FT%: 1st: 3-7 .429 2nd: 12-16 .750 Game: 15-23 .652 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-9 .444 2nd: 3-10 .300 Game: 7-19 .368 2 Anim, S. 2-6 0-1 2-2 2-2 4 2 6 3 0 0 1 31 FT%: 1st: 5-9 .556 2nd: 9-14 .643 Game: 14-23 .609 10 Hauser, S. 8-16 4-11 1-2 1-2 3 4 21 1 1 0 3 33 No. UIC FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 12 Heldt, M. 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 4 2 0 0 3 2 25 10 Dixson, D. 4-14 0-4 3-4 1-4 5 3 11 0 6 0 0 36 No. Central Conn. FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 0 Howard, M. 7-19 3-12 9-9 0-3 3 2 26 4 1 0 1 37 13 Blount, J. 5-12 2-8 1-3 3-7 10 4 13 4 2 1 0 35 3 Jones, M. 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-6 6 3 2 2 1 2 1 33 30 Rowsey, A. 4-9 2-5 1-3 0-2 2 3 11 3 4 1 0 24 21 Odiase, T. 2-5 0-0 0-1 2-3 5 0 4 0 0 2 1 27 14 Bute, D. 6-7 0-0 1-2 4-3 7 4 13 1 4 0 1 31 4 John, T. 3-6 0-0 1-2 3-2 5 4 7 0 2 3 0 14 0 Matthews, D. 7-13 1-5 2-5 1-2 3 4 17 0 1 0 0 31 1 Kohl, T. 7-17 1-5 5-5 2-7 9 2 20 2 4 0 0 40 5 Elliott, G. 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 12 1 Ottey, M. 7-11 0-2 3-4 0-3 3 3 17 2 5 1 1 38 5 Bowles, E. 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 24 21 Froling, H. 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 Diggins, M. 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-4 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 13 10 Nehls, A. 2-6 1-4 1-2 1-2 3 2 6 1 3 0 0 35 23 Cain, J. 3-5 0-0 0-2 2-4 6 3 6 1 1 0 2 21 3 Wiley, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 2 Hicks, K. 4-8 3-4 0-0 1-2 3 2 11 0 1 0 0 18 TEAM 3-0 3 32 Robinson, C. 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 3 0 0 1 2 1 13 21 Hugley, J. 0-3 0-2 1-2 0-1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 TOTALS 28-66 9-30 14-20 14-20 34 24 79 15 11 10 9 200 TEAM 2-2 4 24 Williams, C. 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 7 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 16-37 .432 2nd: 12-29 .414 Game: 28-66 .424 TOTALS 25-56 3-20 10-19 12-29 41 21 63 6 17 6 3 200 TEAM 1-4 5 3-PT FG%: 1st: 5-12 .417 2nd: 4-18 .222 Game: 9-30 .300 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-30 .400 2nd: 13-26 .500 Game: 25-56 .446 TOTALS 21-53 5-17 8-11 10-27 37 20 55 6 17 2 2 200 FT%: 1st: 5-8 .625 2nd: 9-12 .750 Game: 14-20 .700 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-12 .083 2nd: 2-8 .250 Game: 3-20 .150 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-26 .385 2nd: 11-27 .407 Game: 21-53 .396 FT%: 1st: 4-8 .500 2nd: 6-11 .545 Game: 10-19 .526 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-10 .100 2nd: 4-7 .571 Game: 5-17 .294 Technical Fouls: none FT%: 1st: 3-4 .750 2nd: 5-7 .714 Game: 8-11 .727 Officials: Roger Ayers, Tom Eades, Les Jones Technical Fouls: NIU - Henry-Hayes Attendance: 12,531 Officials: Larry Scirotto, Dave Cronin, Edwin Young Technical Fouls: CCSU - Kohl; NIU - Bradley Score by Half Attendance: 889 Officials: Ray Perone, Marcus Gossard, Geoff Vejsicky NIU ...... 36-34 70 Score by Half Attendance: 641 Marquette ...... 42-37 79 UIC...... 29-34 63 Score by Half NIU ...... 33-36 69 Central Connecticut ...... 24-31 55 NIU ...... 35-26 61

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 1133 GGAMEAME 1414 GGAMEAME 1515 NIU: 75 NIU: 75 NIU: 68 Iowa: 98 Kent State: 61 Ohio: 78 December 29, 2017 • Carver-Hawkeye Arena January 2, 2018 • NIU Convocation Center January 6, 2018 • Convocation Center Iowa City, Iowa DeKalb, Ill. Athens, Ohio

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Iowa scored the fi rst 13 points of the contest DEKALB, Ill. – Junior Levi Bradley scored 25 points, tied a career- ATHENS, Ohio – The Northern Illinois University men’s basket- and never looked back as the Hawkeyes downed the Northern high with 14 rebounds and tied a career-best with four assists to ball team trailed by 12 less than seven minutes into Saturday’s Illinois University men’s basketball team, 98-75, on Friday night at help lead the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team contest at Ohio and was unable to recover, falling to the Bobcats, Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes shot 58.1 percent (36-of- to a 75-61 victory over Kent State in the conference opener on 78-68, at the Ohio Convocation Center. 62) from the fi eld in the contest, including 46.2 percent (12-of-26) Tuesday night at the NIU Convocation Center. The Huskies clawed within a half-dozen in a second half in from three-point range. Sophomore Eugene German added 20 points and seven re- which they shot 56.3 percent (18-of-32) and committed just Sophomore Eugene German scored a team-high 20 points bounds while junior Dante Thorpe chipped in 17 points as the two turnovers, but it wasn’t enough to overcome an opening 20 for pace NIU. Sophomore Justin Thomas added a career-best Huskies topped the defending MAC Tournament champions. minutes that saw NIU shoot just 28.6 percent (8-of-28) with nine 16 points, freshman Gairges Daow also had a career-high with Bradley’s 25 points included a perfect 14-of-14 at the free- turnovers. 12 points while junior Dante Thorpe was the fourth Huskie in throw line, the second-best single game in school history behind Four Huskies scored in double fi gures, led by 15 points from double fi gures with 11 points. a 15-of-15 performance from Xavier Silas on Jan. 9, 2010 against junior Dante Thorpe and sophomore Eugene German. Junior Levi Iowa recorded 34 assists on 36 made fi eld goals while com- Ball State. Bradley’s double-double was his second of the season Bradley had 14 points and a game-high tying six rebounds while mitting just eight turnovers. NIU had just 12 miscues but the and sixth of his career. sophomore Justin Thomas added 12 points off the bench. Hawkeyes turned those eight turnovers into 21 points. After being tied on the glass, 20-20, at halftime, NIU fi nished Ohio raced out to a 14-2 lead to open the contest as the Huskies After Iowa raced out to the quick 13-0 start, NIU scored seven of with a 42-32 edge in rebounding. The Huskies shot 51.9 percent were held scoreless for more than four minutes to open the the next 10 as they trimmed the Hawkeye lead to nine, 16-7, but (14-of-27) from the fi eld in the second half and went 23-of-26 game. A basket by German and an old-fashioned three-point Iowa answered with a 5-2 burst to push its lead back to 13 with (88.5 percent) from the free-throw line as a team in the contest. play from Bradley trimmed the Bobcat lead to 19-10 with 11:24 13:46 to play in the fi rst half. A basket by Desmond Ridenour gave Kent State a three-point to play in the fi rst half. The Hawkeyes remained red-hot throughout the fi rst half, lead, 51-48, with 11:10 left, but it would be the last fi eld goal After the Bobcats pushed their lead to 27-10, NIU responded building a lead as large as 26 as they took a 56-32 lead into the the Golden Flashes would make for nearly seven minutes as the with the next eight to cut the lead back to nine with fi ve minutes intermission. Iowa shot 66.7 percent (20-of-30) in the fi rst half, Huskies built a 10-point lead. to play before halftime. German scored the fi rst four on a pair of including 7-of-13 (53.8 percent) from beyond the arc. Tyler Cook Back-to-back buckets from Thorpe moved the Huskies in front free throws and a layup, junior Lacey James scored on a tip-in and scored 14 fi rst half point to lead the Hawkeyes; German had 10 just past the midway point of the half, with the 14th, and fi nal, Thorpe added a pair from the charity stripe. to spur the Huskies. lead change of the night. A free throw by German and a free Ohio closed the half with a 9-4 burst as the Bobcats took a 36-22 NIU came out after the halftime break and played the Hawkeyes throw by junior Lacey James pushed the NIU lead to three, but lead into halftime. Mike Laster led all scorers with 16 points in even in the second 20 minutes, outscoring Iowa 43-42 after the Kent State used two free throws of their own to claw back within the opening 20 minutes, German led NIU with nine. Ohio shot 52 intermission. one. percent (13-of-25) from the fi eld in the fi rst half. Thomas scored 12 of his 16 points in the second stanza, Daow NIU then used an 8-0 run, capped by a James bucket off a dish NIU used a 10-0 run early in the second half to trim the Ohio and German each had 10 points after the break. The Huskies shot from German and a pair of free throws by James, to take a 62-53 lead back to just six, 38-32, with 15:07 to play. Bradley and Thorpe 47.2 percent (17-of-36) in the second half, including 45.5 percent lead with just over six minutes left. each scored four during the run while German added a pair. (5-of-11) from behind the three-point line. James fi nished with six points, fi ve rebounds and fi ve steals. The Huskies were still within three until a 7-0 burst by the Luka Garza led Iowa with 25 points off the bench, Cook fi nished An old-fashioned three-point play by Kevin Zabo with 4:29 Bobcats pushed their lead to 51-38 with just over 12 minutes with 17 points while Isaiah Moss added 11 points. left, Kent State’s fi rst fi eld goal since the 11:10 mark, cut the NIU remaining. No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN advantage back to seven, but German answered right back with Trailing by a dozen, 68-56, German made a bucket and then 4 James, L. 0-1 0-0 1-2 2-2 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 12 a triple, sparking an 8-0 Huskie run that included a jumper from found Thomas for a triple to pull the Huskies back within seven, Bradley and a three-point play from German to put the game out 68-61, with just over four minutes left, but that was as close as 42 Bradley, L. 1-8 0-2 0-0 3-0 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 23 of reach. the Huskies would get as Ohio answered with an old-fashioned 0 Thorpe, D. 5-10 1-2 0-0 1-3 4 0 11 1 2 0 0 22 Jaylin Walker scored 18 points to pace the Golden Flashes; Zabo three-point play on the next possession on its way to a 10-point 2 Daow, G. 5-8 2-4 0-0 1-5 6 1 12 2 3 0 2 23 added 17 points. victory. 10 German, E. 8-15 2-5 2-2 0-3 3 0 20 3 3 0 1 23 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN Laster led all scorers with 31 points on 10-of-12 shooting, in- 5 Thomas, J. 6-11 2-4 2-2 0-2 2 1 16 2 0 0 1 29 cluding 5-of-6 from three. Teyvion Kirk added 16 points as Ohio 4 James, L. 1-5 0-0 3-4 1-5 6 1 5 1 2 0 5 28 11 McCarty, N. 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 shot 56.5 percent (26-of-46) in the contest. 42 Bradley, L. 5-10 1-4 14-14 6-8 14 3 25 4 1 1 0 33 12 Demogerontas 0-3 0-1 1-2 0-2 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 17 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 0 Thorpe, D. 8-12 1-3 0-0 2-0 2 4 17 2 3 0 0 30 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 14 4 James, L. 1-2 0-0 0-0 3-1 4 5 2 0 3 0 3 18 2 Daow, G. 0-1 0-0 2-2 1-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 19 32 Zelis, A. 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 42 Bradley, L. 5-14 1-4 3-3 2-5 7 3 14 2 1 1 2 36 10 German, E. 7-17 2-5 4-6 1-6 7 1 20 1 4 0 1 35 33 Hamilton, O. 3-6 0-1 1-2 2-4 6 4 7 1 0 0 1 21 0 Thorpe, D. 6-11 1-1 2-3 1-3 4 4 15 1 4 1 0 33 5 Thomas, J. 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 25 55 Danowski, B. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Daow, G. 1-4 1-3 0-0 1-1 2 3 3 0 2 0 1 15 11 McCarty, N. 1-4 0-2 0-0 3-2 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 13 TEAM 2-0 2 10 German, E. 6-18 1-6 2-2 0-3 3 3 15 3 1 0 2 36 12 Demogerontas 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 TOTALS 30-69 8-22 7-10 13-22 35 17 75 13 12 1 8 200 5 Thomas, J. 4-7 2-4 2-2 0-2 2 2 12 1 0 0 1 27 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-33 .394 2nd: 17-36 .472 Game: 30-69 .435 11 McCarty, N. 1-2 0-0 0-2 3-3 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 17 25 Woods, B. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-11 .273 2nd: 5-11 .455 Game: 8-22 .364 12 Demogerontas 1-2 0-1 0-2 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 10 33 Hamilton, O. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 FT%: 1st: 3-4 .750 2nd: 4-6 .667 Game: 7-10 .700 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 55 Danowski, B. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 Hamilton, O. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 0-3 3 No. Iowa FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 55 Danowski, B. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 24-55 4-15 23-26 15-27 42 19 75 10 12 1 6 200 2 Nunge, J. 3-8 1-4 0-0 1-1 2 0 7 1 1 2 2 21 TEAM 1-0 1 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-28 .357 2nd: 14-27 .519 Game: 24-55 .436 51 Baer, N. 2-3 1-2 0-0 1-1 2 1 5 0 0 0 1 12 TOTALS 26-61 7-20 9-14 11-19 30 22 68 8 11 2 10 200 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-8 .250 2nd: 2-7 .286 Game: 4-15 .267 5 Cook, T. 6-7 0-0 5-7 2-1 3 0 17 3 3 0 0 17 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 8-29 .276 2nd: 18-32 .563 Game: 26-61 .426 FT%: 1st: 11-11 1.00 2nd: 12-15 .800 Game: 23-26 .885 3 Bohannon, J. 2-7 1-5 0-0 0-2 2 0 5 7 0 0 0 21 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-8 .125 2nd: 6-12 .500 Game: 7-20 .350 4 Moss, I. 4-7 3-4 0-0 0-1 1 0 11 5 1 0 1 25 FT%: 1st: 5-7 .714 2nd: 4-7 .571 Game: 9-14 .643 0 Wagner, A. 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 11 No. Kent State FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 3 Frederick, A. 2-4 0-1 0-0 1-3 4 5 4 0 2 1 0 22 1 Dailey, M. 3-3 1-1 1-2 0-0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 12 No. Ohio FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 1 De La Rosa, A. 2-3 0-0 0-2 3-5 8 3 4 1 2 0 2 30 11 Rose, C. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 22 Block, G. 2-9 1-6 4-5 0-2 2 1 9 3 2 0 1 35 0 Avery, J. 3-10 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 4 7 3 0 0 1 31 15 Kriener, R. 2-5 0-1 1-2 2-1 3 1 5 2 0 0 0 17 45 Taylor, D. 1-2 0-0 0-2 1-5 6 4 2 0 2 6 1 17 23 Walker, J. 5-17 1-10 7-8 3-1 4 3 18 2 3 0 2 36 20 Till, R. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 Kirk, T. 4-7 1-2 7-8 2-4 6 3 16 2 6 0 1 30 55 Zabo, K. 5-14 2-7 5-5 1-2 3 1 17 0 2 1 0 34 24 Ellingson, B. 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-2 2 0 6 2 1 0 1 17 24 Laster, M. 10-12 5-6 6-7 0-4 4 1 31 2 1 1 0 39 2 Duling, B.J. 2-4 0-0 1-3 2-0 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 18 25 Uhl, D. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 35 Dartis, J. 3-7 2-5 0-0 1-3 4 2 8 1 3 0 2 36 5 Pippen, D. 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-4 4 1 4 1 2 1 0 11 35 Pemsl, C. 4-8 0-0 1-2 0-4 4 2 9 4 1 1 1 23 0 Butler, Z. 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 12 13 Peterson, M. 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 55 Garza, L. 8-8 3-3 6-8 0-7 7 2 25 1 1 5 0 16 3 Gollon, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 15 Bernstein, R. 0-0 0- 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 0-6 6 10 Bisutti, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 32 Ridenour, D. 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 12 TOTALS 36-62 12-26 14-21 7-28 35 8 98 34 8 8 7 200 15 McDonald, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 33 Nwankwo, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 20-30 .667 2nd: 16-32 .500 Game: 36-62 .581 21 Frayer, S. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ TEAM 3-2 5 3-PT FG%: 1st: 7-13 .538 2nd: 5-13 .385 Game: 12-26 .462 23 Mickle, K. 4-6 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 0 8 4 2 0 0 21 TOTALS 22-59 4-25 13-18 14-18 32 23 61 7 13 3 7 200 FT%: 1st: 9-11 .818 2nd: 5-10 .500 Game: 14-21 .667 25 Dozier, E. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-32 .375 2nd: 10-27 .370 Game: 22-59 .373 44 Gareri, A.J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-14 .214 2nd: 1-11 .091 Game: 4-25 .160 Technical Fouls: none TEAM 1-2 3 FT%: 1st: 5-8 .625 2nd: 8-10 .800 Game: 13-18 .722 Officials: Paul Szelc, Lamont Simpson, Chris Beaver TOTALS 26-46 9-20 17-22 5-27 32 12 78 14 17 7 5 200 Attendance: 14,665 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-25 .520 2nd: 13-21 .619 Game: 26-46 .565 Technical Fouls: none Score by Half 3-PT FG%: 1st: 5-11 .455 2nd: 4-9 .444 Game: 9-20 .450 Officials: Todd Williams, John Floyd, Lewis Garrison NIU ...... 32-43 75 FT%: 1st: 5-6 .833 2nd: 12-16 .750 Game: 17-22 .773 Iowa ...... 56-42 98 Attendance: 918 Score by Half Technical Fouls: none Kent State ...... 32-29 61 Officials: Rob Kueneman, Brad Clauss, Bret Wegenke NIU ...... 33-42 75 Attendance: 7,066 Score by Half NIU ...... 22-46 68 Ohio ...... 36-42 78

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 1166 GGAMEAME 1717 GGAMEAME 1818 NIU: 57 NIU: 72 NIU: 67 Bowling Green: 66 Eastern Michigan: 66 Buffalo: 95 January 9, 2018 • Stroh Center January 13, 2018 • NIU Convocation Center January 16, 2018 • Alumni Arena Bowling Green, Ohio DeKalb, Ill. Buffalo, N.Y.

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- The Northern Illinois University men’s DEKALB, Ill. -- Leading by a pair with just under two minutes to DEKALB, Ill. – Buff alo led by three at halftime but outscored the basketball team trailed by as much as 17 before storming back to play, the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team used Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team, 59-34, in the pull within one but was unable to pull off the comeback as it fell, a 9-2 run to close out a 62-55 victory over Eastern Michigan on second half to claim a 95-67 win over the Huskies on Tuesday 66-57, to Bowling Green on Tuesday night at the Stroh Center. Saturday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center. Sophomore night at Alumni Arena. The Huskies used a 14-0 run to get within one with just six Eugene German scored a game-high 26 points, including fi ve The Bulls shot 63.9 percent (23-of-36) in the second 20 minutes, minutes left and stayed within a possession until the closing three-pointers, junior Levi Bradley had 14 points and sophomore including 61.5 percent (8-of-13) from three. Buff alo forced 18 moments when the Falcons pulled away for the nine-point Justin Thomas chipped in 11 from off the bench. turnovers in the contest, converting them into 25 points. NIU victory. The Huskies fi nished 7-of-21 from behind the three-point line, forced just eight Buff alo turnovers, converting them into eight Sophomore Eugene German scored a game-high 19 points, but went 6-of-13 (46.2 percent) from deep in the second half. points. 17 of which came after halftime, junior Levi Bradley scored 13 NIU trailed by six at the intermission but opened the second Sophomore Eugene German scored a team-high 17 points to points despite being limited to 20 minutes due to foul trouble half on a 17-4 run to take a 44-37 lead with 12:47 left to play. lead the Huskies, junior Dante Thorpe added 14 points while and sophomore Noah McCarty added a career-high 10 points The Huskies raced out of the locker room with the fi rst nine on junior Levi Bradley scored 10 points. and tied a career-high with six rebounds. a triple from German, an up-and-under from freshman Gairges In the early going, Buff alo held a four-point lead, 10-6, until Bowling Green led 52-37 just past the midway point of the Daow, a put-back from Bradley and a layup from German on the back-to-back buckets from Bradley brought the Huskies back second half when a 7-0 burst from the Huskies cut the gap nearly break off an Eastern Michigan turnover. even. The Bulls went back in front with a layup but NIU answered in half. Bradley opened the burst with a free throw, German NIU outscored Eastern Michigan off turnovers, 18-10. with a triple from sophomore Noah McCarty as the Huskies took added a free throw and a layup before fi nding Bradley on a drop- The Eagles scored the next four to slow the Huskie momentum, a 13-12 lead with just over 13 minutes to play in the opening half. off as the Huskies cut the Falcon lead to 52-44 with 7:41 to play. but NIU had the next fi ve, fi ve of which came from the free-throw With the Huskies in front by one, sophomore Justin Thomas Following a Bowling Green timeout, the NIU (8-8, 1-2 MAC) line, as the Huskies took a seven-point advantage. converted an old-fashioned three-point lead to push the NIU run reached 14-0 as German knocked in a triple and added That lead was quickly trimmed back to just a pair as Eastern lead to 20-16 just past the midway point of the half. a pair from the line before junior Dante Thorpe closed the run Michigan scored the next fi ve, but Thomas quickly answered A pair of free throws from junior Anastasios Demogerontas with a bucket to bring NIU within one, 52-51, with just under six with a pair of baskets before forcing a turnover that led to an old- gave NIU a 24-22 lead but Buff alo scored seven of the next nine minutes left. fashioned three-point play by Bradley to give NIU a 51-42 lead to take a three-point lead, 29-26. Thorpe fi nished with six points. with 10:38 left. A triple by Thorpe and a pair of free throws from junior Lacey The Falcons fi nally stopped the NIU run with a triple to push Eastern Michigan had cut the NIU lead to fi ve with just under James moved NIU back in front, 31-29, before the Bulls closed their lead back to four. The two teams traded free throws before seven minutes left when German hit the shot of the night, the half with a 7-2 run to take a 36-33 lead into the intermission. Bradley fi nished near the rim to bring NIU back within a pair, knocking down an off -balance corner trifecta with the shot clock Thorpe led the Huskies with nine points in the fi rst half, C.J. 57-55, with 3:34 left. expiring to push the lead back to eight, 57-49. A little more than Massinburg and Jeremy Harris each had nine to lead the way for Bowling Green scored the next four as the lead went back up to a minute later, the Eagles were again within fi ve when German Buff alo. a half-dozen before a layup from McCarty brought the Huskies canned another triple to again push the advantage to eight. A layup from German trimmed the Buff alo lead to just a pair within four with less than two minutes to go. NIU had a chance After EMU scored the next fi ve to get within one possession, in the opening minutes of the second half but Buff alo answered to get closer after a Falcon turnover but a corner triple wouldn’t 60-57, it as Thomas’ turn to knock down a big triple as he gave with the next eight to take a 53-43 lead with 14:22 to play. go for the Huskies and Bowling Green escaped with the victory. NIU a six-point lead with just over three minutes to play. The Bulls made fi ve of their fi rst seven three-point attempts in Demajeo Wiggins led the Falcons with 15 points and 15 re- Four-straight free throws had Eastern Michigan within two as the second half as the Bulls lead grew to 69-54 with just under bounds, Justin Turner added 14 points and Dylan Frye chipped the clock ticked under two minutes, but German delivered with nine minutes left. in 11. another three, giving NIU a 66-61 lead with 1:52 left. Eastern Buff alo’s lead was 14, 76-62, with a little less than fi ve minutes to Thorpe’s second basket of the early going gave the Huskies a Michigan had one last push as a basket with just over a minute play before the Bulls closed the game with a 19-5 run. 6-3 lead but Bowling Green scored the next 11 to take a 14-6 remaining brought the Eagles back within three, but a Bradley Nick Perkins led Buff alo with 26 points off the bench, 16 of advantage with 12:37 to play in the opening half. dialed long distance, EMU missed a layup and junior Lacey James which came after halftime. Massinburg fi nished with 16 points After a triple from sophomore Justin Thomas slowed the converted an old-fashioned three-point play with 17 seconds left while Jayvon Graves added 12 and Harris fi nished with 11. Bowling Green run, the Falcons answered with the next six as to seal the victory. No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN they pushed their lead to 20-9 at the midway point of the fi rst James fi nished with nine points and a team-high eight re- 4 James, L. 2-5 0-0 2-3 1-2 3 3 6 0 3 0 0 22 stanza. bounds. 42 Bradley, L. 5-12 0-3 0-2 0-4 4 4 10 1 1 1 0 24 Baskets by McCarty and Bradley brought the Huskies back Paul Jackson led Eastern Michigan with 19 points, James 0 Thorpe, D. 5-9 2-4 2-2 0-4 4 2 14 2 4 0 0 29 within seven before Bowling Green used a 13-4 run to take a 16- Thompson IV had 15 points and a game-high 12 rebounds while 2 Daow, G. 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-7 7 2 2 0 2 0 0 27 point lead, its largest of the fi rst half. The Falcons took a 33-19 Jordan Nobles added 11 points. 10 German, E. 6-13 0-4 5-6 0-3 3 2 17 0 3 0 2 30 advantage into the intermission. No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 5 Thomas, J. 1-3 0-1 1-3 0-2 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 23 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 4 James, L. 3-7 0-1 3-4 4-4 8 3 9 0 3 0 0 27 11 McCarty, N. 2-3 2-2 0-0 3-2 5 2 6 0 1 0 0 19 4 James, L. 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 5 0 1 1 0 2 16 42 Bradley, L. 6-19 1-4 1-1 3-3 6 4 14 1 0 0 1 36 12 Demogerontas 1-3 0-1 4-4 2-0 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 20 42 Bradley, L. 4-8 1-3 4-6 0-5 5 4 13 1 2 0 1 20 0 Thorpe, D. 2-5 0-2 1-2 0-3 3 3 5 6 2 0 1 31 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 Thorpe, D. 3-9 0-2 0-2 0-1 1 2 6 0 1 0 1 34 2 Daow, G. 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 24 33 Hamilton, O. 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 Daow, G. 0-5 0-2 0-0 0-7 7 0 0 3 1 0 0 28 10 German, E. 9-16 5-10 3-3 0-4 4 0 26 1 2 0 1 34 TEAM 0-5 5 2 10 German, E. 6-15 3-7 4-4 0-3 3 1 19 2 4 0 1 32 5 Thomas, J. 5-8 1-3 0-0 0-3 3 1 11 3 0 0 2 23 TOTALS 22-50 4-16 19-26 6-29 35 18 67 5 18 1 3 200 5 Thomas, J. 2-5 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 5 0 2 0 2 19 11 McCarty, N. 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-3 3 1 11 3 0 0 2 23 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-25 .480 2nd: 10-25 .400 Game: 22-50 .440 11 McCarty, N. 4-7 0-0 2-2 2-4 6 3 10 0 0 0 0 21 12 Demogerontas 1-2 0-0 2-4 1-0 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 7 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-9 .222 2nd: 2-8 .286 Game: 4-16 .250 12 Demogerontas 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 33 Hamilton, O. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 FT%: 1st: 7-10 .700 2nd: 12-16 .750 Game: 19-26 .731 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 TEAM 4-3 7 33 Hamilton, O. 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 3 4 0 1 1 2 16 TOTALS 27-60 7-21 11-17 13-22 35 17 72 12 10 1 6 200 No. Buffalo FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN TEAM 0-1 1 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-28 .429 2nd: 15-32 .469 Game: 27-60 .450 2 Harris, J. 5-12 1-7 0-0 0-1 1 2 11 4 1 1 0 30 TOTALS 21-57 5-17 10-14 4-28 32 20 57 7 13 1 10 200 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-8 .125 2nd: 6-13 .462 Game: 7-21 .333 34 Smart, I. 2-2 0-0 1-2 1-6 7 4 5 0 0 0 0 12 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 9-29 .310 2nd: 12-28 .429 Game: 21-57 .368 FT%: 1st: 2-3 .667 2nd: 9-14 .643 Game: 11-17 .647 4 Jordan, D. 3-6 0-2 0-1 1-3 4 2 6 8 2 0 0 31 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-7 .143 2nd: 4-10 .400 Game: 5-17 .294 5 Massinburg, C.J. 6-13 3-9 1-2 1-2 3 3 17 1 1 0 2 33 FT%: 1st: 0-2 .000 2nd: 10-12 .833 Game: 10-14 .714 No. Eastern Mich. FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 10 Clark, W. 2-6 1-2 1-2 0-2 2 3 6 7 3 0 2 20 2 Thompson, J. 4-6 0-0 7-8 5-7 12 3 15 0 2 1 0 35 0 Reese, J. 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 No. Bowling Green FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 5 Minnie, E. 3-11 0-5 1-2 2-5 7 0 7 0 2 3 1 31 1 McRae, M. 1-3 1-3 2-2 1-3 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 16 1 Wiggins, D. 5-11 0-0 5-8 5-10 15 2 15 1 5 1 0 36 15 Nobles, J. 4-9 3-7 0-0 1-1 2 2 11 1 0 1 0 28 3 Graves, J. 5-8 1-3 1-2 4-2 6 1 12 2 1 0 3 26 40 Koch, D. 3-9 0-1 1-1 2-5 7 4 7 1 0 0 0 20 31 Groce, T. 2-9 0-4 1-3 0-6 6 2 5 1 3 0 0 24 20 Moultrie, C. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 Caldwell, R. 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 3 0 3 3 0 1 28 3 Jackson, P. 7-11 0-1 5-6 0-0 0 4 19 3 2 0 0 40- 21 Johnson, D. 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 Frye, D. 3-8 3-7 2-2 0-1 1 1 11 2 2 0 2 27 0 Ellison, M. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 24 Agorioge, G. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 Turner, J. 4-14 2-6 4-4 1-4 5 0 14 2 1 0 2 31 1 Bond, T. 3-5 1-2 0-0 0-2 2 1 7 2 1 1 2 26 33 Perkins, N. 10-15 2-3 4-6 1-5 6 1 26 0 0 1 1 25 0 Cummings, N. 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 13 4 Harris, T. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 41 Bertram, B. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 Lillard, A. 2-4 0-2 4-5 0-6 6 3 8 4 3 0 1 21 20 Jones, B. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 TEAM 0-1 1 24 Fox, M. 3-6 2-3 0-0 1-2 3 1 8 1 1 0 1 16 32 Green, I. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 TOTALS 37-68 11-31 10-17 9-25 34 20 95 24 8 2 8 200 25 Plowden, D. 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 TEAM 1-2 3 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-32 .438 2nd: 23-36 .639 Game: 37-68 .544 TEAM 1-2 3 TOTALS 24-53 4-19 14-19 9-24 33 15 66 8 11 6 4 200 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-18 .167 2nd: 8-13 .615 Game: 11-31 .355 TOTALS 21-58 8-24 16-20 12-32 44 16 66 15 18 1 7 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-29 .483 2nd: 10-24 .417 Game: 24-53 .453 FT%: 1st: 5-10 .500 2nd: 5-7 .714 Game: 10-17 .588 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-30 .400 2nd: 9-28 .321 Game: 21-58 .362 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-10 .200 2nd: 2-9 .222 Game: 4-19 .211 3-PT FG%: 1st: 5-16 .313 2nd: 3-8 .375 Game: 8-24 .333 FT%: 1st: 3-5 .600 2nd: 11-14 .786 Game: 14-19 .737 Technical Fouls: none FT%: 1st: 4-7 .571 2nd: 12-13 .923 Game: 16-20 .800 Officials: Rob Riley, Dan Dorian, Jabir Walker Technical Fouls: none Attendance: 2,098 Technical Fouls: Bowling Green - Frye Officials: Todd Von Sossan, Tim Stewart, Eric Curry Score by Half Officials: Chris Beaver, Edwin Young, John Hampton Attendance: 1,144 NIU ...... 33-34 67 Attendance: 2,013 Score by Half Buffalo ...... 36-59 95 Score by Half Eastern Michigan ...... 33-33 66 NIU ...... 19-38 57 NIU ...... 27-45 72 Bowling Green ...... 33-33 66

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 1199 GGAMEAME 2020 GGAMEAME 2121 NIU: 67 NIU: 93 NIU: 72 Akron: 82 Bowling Green: 62 Western Michigan: 79 January 20, 2018 • Rhodes Arena January 23, 2018 • NIU Convocation Center January 27, 2018 • University Arena Akron, Ohio DeKalb, Ill. Kalamazoo, Mich.

AKRON, Ohio – Akron made 15 three-pointers as the Zips DEKALB, Ill. -- Five players scored in double fi gures as the North- KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Both teams shot 50 percent or better from topped the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team ern Illinois University men’s basketball team coasted to a 93-62 the fi eld in a game that featured fi ve ties and 14 lead changes as 82-67 on Saturday afternoon at Rhodes Arena. Akron shot 52.7 victory over Bowling Green on Tuesday night at the NIU Convoca- Western Michigan made a few more plays down the stretch to percent (29-of-55) in the contest, including 48.4 percent (15-of- tion Center. NIU shot 61.3 percent (38-of-62) from the fi eld in the hold off the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team, 31) from three-point range. contest, including 75.9 percent (22-of-29) in the second half. 79-72, on Saturday afternoon at University Arena. Junior Dante Thorpe and sophomore Eugene German each Sophomore Eugene German scored a game-high 19 points on Sophomore Eugene German scored a team-high 21 points, scored 16 points, freshman Gairges Daow added a career-high 7-of-7 shooting, including 5-of-5 from three, junior Lacey James junior Levi Bradley had 20 points and junior Dante Thorpe also 14 points. scored a career-high 15 points, junior Levi Bradley added 14, reached double fi gures with 10 points. A fl oater from Thorpe and a turnaround jumper from Daow junior Dante Thorpe scored 12 points and had a game-high nine Western Michigan led through the fi rst 12 minutes of the gave NIU an 11-8 lead in the early going. Akron answered with a rebounds and sophomore Justin Thomas added 10 points. contest, with its advantage reaching as much as fi ve, 15-10. The 17-2 run as the Zips took a 25-13 lead with eight minutes to play The Huskies committed just seven turnovers in the contest, two turnovers were nearly even, with NIU committing 10 and Western in the fi rst half. of which came in the fi nal minute with the result no longer in Michigan committing nine, but the Huskies converted WMU’s The Akron lead grew to as much as 17 before the Huskies went doubt. NIU scored 50 points in the paint to just 22 for Bowling miscues into just 11 points while NIU’s 10 turnovers became 20 on a 7-0 burst to pull back within 10. German made a free throw Green while also outscoring the Falcons, 23-12, off turnovers. points for the Broncos. to start the run, junior Levi Bradley added a trio from the charity NIU led by seven coming out of the intermission but Bowling A triple from German and a layup from freshman Owen Hamil- stripe and Thorpe knocked down a wing three to cut the Akron Green trimmed the lead down to a half-dozen in the opening fi ve ton brought the Huskies back even, 15-15, and Thorpe extended lead to 38-28. minutes of the second half. the run to seven with a basket to give the Huskies their fi rst lead Bradley fi nished with seven points. Seven-straight points from sophomore Noah McCarty, his only of the afternoon with 7:17 to play before halftime. Akron still led by 10 until the Zips knocked down another triple, seven points of the contest, just the Huskie advantage to 48-35 After a bucket by the Broncos pushed Western Michigan back their ninth of the half, to take a 43-30 lead into the intermission. until four-straight points from the Falcons cut the lead back to in front, sophomore Noah McCarty scored twice on off ensive Akron shot 53.3 percent (16-of-30) from the fi eld in the fi rst half, single-digits. rebounds and Bradley made a layup on a drop-off from German including 9-of-17 from three-point range. Thomas scored the next four on a pull-up jumper to beat the as the Huskies took a 23-18 lead with 4:29 to play in the half. NIU used an 11-5 burst out of the intermission to trim the Akron buzzer and a reverse layup to start a 14-1 Huskie run as well as McCarty fi nished with eight points and six rebounds, including lead to seven, 48-41, early in the second half. Daow opened the a stretch in which NIU made 13 consecutive fi eld goal attempts. fi ve boards on the off ensive end. half with a triple, Akron scored the next fi ve, but NIU answered The fi rst bucket from Thomas came with 12:40 remaining The NIU lead was still fi ve, 27-22, when Western Michigan used with eight-straight, a pair each from Bradley and junior Lacey and the Huskies didn’t miss again from the fi eld until the 4:27 a 9-0 run in the fi nal 1:40 of the half to take a four-point lead, James and four from German. mark. NIU outscored Bowling Green 33-10 during that stretch 31-27, into halftime. James scored seven points and grabbed a team-high six re- as German connected on four of his fi ve triples during that run. NIU scored seven of the fi rst nine out of the intermission to take bounds in the contest. Thomas scored seven in the burst as NIU’s lead grew to 81-49. a one-point lead. A triple from Bradley and a put back from Lacey Akron responded with the next eight as the lead ballooned NIU’s advantage grew to as large as 39 before Bowling Green James gave the huskies a 34-33 lead early in the second half. back to 15 until a corner trifecta from Daow stopped the Akron scored the fi nal eight points of the contest. The lead swung back-and-forth between the two teams with run with 14:11 to play. The Zips came right back with the next 11 Rodrick Caldwell scored 13 points to pace the Falcons, Demajeo Thorpe pushing the Huskies back in front, 55-54, just before the as they took a 67-44 lead with just over 11 minutes remaining Wiggins added 11 points and a team-high eight rebounds. midway point of the half. Western Michigan then converted a and never looked back. Bowling Green and NIU traded leads early in the contest. The fi ve-point play as the Huskies were called for a fl agrant foul and Malcolm Duvivier and Virshon Cotton each scored 17 points Falcons were in front by one, 17-16, before NIU regained the lead the Broncos hit both free throws and a triple, taking a 59-55 lead. to lead the way for the Zips; Duvivier went 4-of-7 from behind with an 11-2 run as the Huskies moved in front, 27-19, with 6:47 With Western Michigan still up by four, James made a pair from the three-point line while Cotton was 5-of-10 from deep. Daniel to play before halftime. James scored the fi rst fi ve of the run on the charity stripe to trim the Bronco lead back to a pair with 5:34 Utomi added 16 points, including 4-of-6 from three, and Jimond a basket and an old-fashioned three-point play. Thorpe, Bradley left. Western Michigan scored the next fi ve to push the lead to Ivey scored 15 points with a game-high 10 rebounds. and freshman Gairges Daow each added a pair in the spurt. seven, 69-62. No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN The Huskie lead grew to as large as 10 in the opening 20 The Huskies cut the lead back to fi ve on three-straight pos- 0 Thorpe, D. 5-12 2-4 4-4 2-2 4 3 16 0 0 0 1 35 minutes but Bowling Green scored fi ve of the fi nal seven points sessions, but each time Western Michigan had an answer as 2 Daow, G. 5-8 2-4 2-2 0-3 3 3 14 1 2 0 1 28 of the half to cut the lead back to seven at the intermission. NIU couldn’t cut into the lead going into the fi nal minute. The 4 James, L. 2-6 0-0 3-5 4-2 6 3 7 0 0 1 0 17 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN Broncos went 6-of-6 from the free-throw line in the fi nal 75 10 German, E. 4-10 0-5 8-9 0-2 2 1 16 1 2 0 1 27 4 James, L. 7-10 0-0 1-1 1-3 4 3 15 0 1 0 0 20 seconds as they held off the Huskies, 79-72. All fi ve starters for the Broncos scored in double fi gures, led by 42 Bradley, L. 1-6 0-0 5-8 0-2 2 2 7 0 1 0 0 25 42 Bradley, L. 5-13 0-3 4-4 1-3 4 3 14 3 1 0 1 27 25 points from Thomas Wilder. Josh Davis added 15, Brandon 5 Thomas, J. 1-4 0-1 3-3 1-2 3 0 5 1 2 0 2 23 0 Thorpe, D. 6-13 0-2 0-0 0-9 9 1 12 4 1 0 0 29 Johnson scored 13. 11 McCarty, N. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-4 4 2 0 1 3 0 0 16 2 Daow, G. 2-3 0-0 2-2 2-1 3 3 6 0 2 1 2 24 12 Demogerontas 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 17 5 Thomas, J. 4-7 2-3 0-0 0-3 3 0 10 2 0 0 3 34 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 32 Zelis, A. 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 German, E. 7-7 5-5 0-0 0-0 0 3 19 2 0 0 0 11 0 Thorpe, D. 4-7 0-0 2-2 2-2 4 4 10 2 2 0 2 34 33 Hamilton, O. 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 8 11 McCarty, N. 2-3 1-2 2-2 0-2 2 2 7 0 0 0 1 18 2 Daow, G. 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-4 4 4 3 1 2 0 1 21 TEAM 1-3 4 12 Demogerontas 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 13 4 James, L. 2-4 0-0 2-2 2-1 3 4 6 1 2 0 0 23 TOTALS 19-48 4-15 25-33 11-21 32 16 67 4 15 1 5 200 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 19 10 German, E. 9-19 2-7 1-2 1-2 3 1 21 2 1 0 0 35 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 8-19 .421 2nd: 11-29 .379 Game: 19-48 .396 33 Hamilton, O. 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 42 Bradley, L. 8-13 2-5 2-2 0-2 2 2 20 1 2 1 0 36 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-5 .200 2nd: 3-10 .300 Game: 4-15 .267 55 Danowski, B. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 Thomas, J. 0-3 0-2 2-2 1-1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 29 FT%: 1st: 13-17 .765 2nd: 12-16 .750 Game: 25-33 .758 TEAM 2-2 4 11 McCarty, N. 4-7 0-1 0-0 5-1 6 0 8 0 0 0 0 17 TOTALS 38-62 8-15 9-9 6-25 31 22 93 14 7 1 7 200 12 Demogerontas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 No. Akron FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN TOTAL FG%: 1st: 16-33 .485 2nd: 22-29 .759 Game: 38-62 .613 33 Hamilton, O. 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 Ivey, J. 6-12 2-7 1-2 1-9 10 3 15 5 2 0 1 34 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-7 .286 2nd: 6-8 .750 Game: 8-15 .533 TEAM 2-1 3 3 Utomi, D. 5-8 4-6 2-2 2-3 5 3 16 2 5 0 0 35 FT%: 1st: 1-1 1.00 2nd: 8-8 1.00 Game: 9-9 1.00 TOTALS 29-58 5-18 9-10 14-15 29 16 72 7 10 1 3 200 4 Duvivier, M. 6-12 4-7 1-1 0-3 3 5 17 4 2 0 0 28 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-32 .406 2nd: 16-26 .615 Game: 29-58 .500 11 Cotton, V. 6-11 5-10 0-1 0-0 0 4 17 3 3 0 2 25 No. Bowling Green FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-9 .111 2nd: 4-9 .444 Game: 5-18 .278 20 Parrish, E. 3-6 0-1 3-3 1-2 3 2 9 2 0 0 1 30 1 Wiggins, D. 4-5 0-0 3-6 2-6 8 0 11 0 3 0 0 27 FT%: 1st: 0-0 .000 2nd: 9-10 .900 Game: 9-10 .900 24 Patton, T. 1-2 0-0 2-2 2-1 3 1 4 1 1 0 2 19 40 Koch, D. 1-5 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 14 25 Smith, L. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 Caldwell, R. 4-6 1-3 4-4 0-0 0 0 13 0 2 0 1 26 No. Western Mich. FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 44 Kostelac, M. 2-3 0-0 0-1 0-4 4 4 4 1 0 1 0 25 5 Frye, D. 3-10 1-6 1-2 0-1 1 1 8 1 1 0 0 24 0 Moore, B. 4-10 3-7 0-0 0-1 1 1 11 3 1 0 1 33 TEAM 2-0 2 10 Turner, J. 2-8 0-4 1-4 1-2 3 0 5 3 3 0 2 30 3 Davis, J. 5-9 3-6 2-5 1-0 1 2 15 1 0 0 1 30 TOTALS 29-55 15-31 9-12 8-22 30 23 82 19 13 1 6 200 0 Cummings, N. 2-7 1-3 0-0 1-2 3 0 5 2 1 0 0 23 10 Wilder, T. 8-12 2-5 7-8 1-1 2 1 25 5 3 0 1 34 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 16-30 .533 2nd: 13-25 .520 Game: 29-55 .527 11 Lillary, A. 2-4 2-2 0-0 1-0 1 1 6 1 2 0 0 16 35 Johnson, B. 5-8 1-1 2-2 2-5 7 2 13 0 0 1 1 32 3-PT FG%: 1st: 9-17 .529 2nd: 6-14 .429 Game: 15-31 .484 13 Uju, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 8 42 LaMont, D. 5-6 0-0 2-2 2-3 5 3 12 3 1 1 0 27 FT%: 1st: 2-2 1.00 2nd: 7-10 .700 Game: 9-12 .750 23 Austin, D. 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 Flowers, M. 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-2 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 9 24 Fox, M. 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 8 4 Printy, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 Technical Fouls: NIU - Thorpe; Akron - Ivey, Parrish 25 Plowden, D. 1-5 0-2 1-4 0-2 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 19 23 Jones, R. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Officials: Kevin O’Connell, Bryan Anslinger, Jon Campbell 30 Good, E. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 Whitens, J. 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-0 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 14 Attendance: 3,378 52 Gadson, J. 1-1 0-0 2-3 0-0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 50 Dugan, S. 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 Score by Half TEAM 3-0 3 TEAM 0-1 1 1 NIU ...... 30-37 67 TOTALS 21-52 6-21 14-25 10-18 28 10 62 8 13 1 4 200 TOTALS 28-52 10-23 13-17 8-15 23 12 79 15 9 3 5 200 Akron ...... 43-39 82 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-26 .423 2nd: 10-26 .385 Game: 21-52 .404 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-27 .481 2nd: 15-25 .600 Game: 28-52 .538 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-10 .200 2nd: 4-11 .364 Game: 6-21 .286 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-11 .364 2nd: 6-12 .500 Game: 10-23 .435 FT%: 1st: 4-5 .800 2nd: 10-20 .500 Game: 14-25 .560 FT%: 1st: 1-2 .500 2nd: 12-15 .800 Game: 13-17 .765

Technical Fouls: Bowling Green - Frye, Gadson; NIU - Bradley, German Technical Fouls: none Officials: Paul Szelc, Ray Perone, Chad Barlow Officials: Greg Langsdorf, Todd Williams, Jerry Scherzinger Attendance: 883 Attendance: 3,116 Score by Half Score by Half Bowling Green ...... 28-34 62 NIU ...... 27-45 72 NIU ...... 35-58 93 Western Michigan ...... 31-48 79

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 2222 GGAMEAME 2323 GGAMEAME 2424 NIU: 67 NIU: 65 NIU: 77 Central Michigan: 81 Miami: 81 Toledo: 82 January 30, 2018 • McGuirk Arena February 3, 2018 • NIU Convocation Center February 6, 2018 • Savage Arena Mt. Pleasant, Mich. DeKalb, Ill. Toledo, Ohio

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. – Central Michigan made 17 three- DEKALB, Ill. -- The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball TOLEDO, Ohio – Sophomore Eugene German scored a career- pointers as the Chippewas defeated the Northern Illinois Univer- team suff ered its fi rst home loss in conference play on Saturday high 30 points, to go along with seven rebounds and four assists, sity men’s basketball team, 81-67, on Tuesday night at McGuirk afternoon as the Huskies fell to Miami, 81-65, at the NIU Convoca- and junior Levi Bradley added 24 points as the Northern Illinois Arena. Sophomore Eugene German scored 21 points and junior tion Center. Miami led wire-to-wire in the contest, shooting 58.2 University men’s basketball team erased a 12-point halftime Dante Thorpe scored 17 to pace the Huskies. percent (32-of-55) from the fi eld in the game. defi cit before falling late at Toledo, 82-77, on Tuesday night at NIU shot 51.9 percent (28-of-54) from the fi eld in the contest, Sophomore Justin Thomas scored a game-high 14 points for Savage Arena. including 67.9 percent (19-of-28) in the second half, but was the Huskies, junior Levi Bradley and sophomore Eugene German Six-straight from the Huskies, four from junior Dante Thorpe unable to slow down Central Michigan from beyond the arc as each added 10 points. and two from German, gave NIU an early 8-5 lead, but Toledo the Chippewas shot 41.5 percent (17-of-41) from behind the Miami led by four in the early going before a 7-0 RedHawk burst answered with a 15-2 run to take a 20-10 lead just before the three-point line. pushed their lead to double-digits, 17-6, with 13:37 to play in the midway point of the fi rst half. Central Michigan jumped out to a quick 11-2 lead in the opening half. German and Bradley each converted a layup to stop the Toledo opening seven minutes of the contest, forcing a NIU timeout. The RedHawk lead grew to as large as 19 with just under four run and bring the Huskies back within a half-dozen, 20-14, with A pair of buckets from freshman Gairges Daow brought the minutes to play in the half before NIU closed the opening 20 just under nine minutes to play in the opening half. Huskies within seven, 16-9, but the Chippewas answered back minutes with a 10-1 run. With Toledo still in front by six, the Rockets used an 8-2 burst to with the next four as they led, 20-9, just past the midway point Sophomore Noah McCarty started the Huskie run with a pair of push their lead to a dozen, 30-18, with a little over fi ve minutes to of the opening half. free throws, Thomas added a layup, German made a pair from the play before the intermission. Daow fi nished with 10 points and fi ve rebounds. line, followed by a layup, and Thomas fi nished the half with a pair Both teams scored 10 points in the fi nal fi ve minutes of the half Central Michigan’s lead grew to 31-15 before back-to-back of free throws as NIU cut the Miami lead to 38-28 at the break. as Toledo maintained its 12-point lead heading into the break. baskets from German trimmed the CMU lead back to a dozen Miami shot 51.7 percent (15-of-29) from the fi eld in the opening NIU opened the second half with a 10-2 run as the Huskies with 5:30 to play before the intermission. 20 minutes while holding NIU to just 34.5 percent (10-of-29) pulled within four. Sophomore Justin Thomas made a pair of free A 10-2 run by the Chippewas pushed their lead to 20 before shooting. throws to open the half. After a basket by Toledo, junior Lacey junior Levi Bradley closed the scoring in the half with a basket to NIU scored the fi rst three points out of the intermission as the James and Anastasios Demogerontas each made layups, and cut the Central Michigan lead to 41-23 at the half. Huskies trimmed the Miami lead to just seven. A free throw from German made a pair of buckets, as NIU cut the Toledo lead to Bradley closed the contest with 13 points. junior Lacey James (Grand Rapids, Mich./Rider) and a basket by 42-38. After the Central Michigan lead grew to 50-28, Thorpe scored Bradley helped cut the RedHawk lead to 38-31. A basket by the Rockets increased the lead back to six, but NIU fi ve-straight for the Huskies, forcing a CMU timeout with 13:40 James fi nished with nine points for the Huskies. answered with an 11-3 run to take a 49-47 lead with just over left. The NIU run reached 8-0 after the timeout as German Miami’s lead was still seven when the RedHawks used a 10-3 12 minutes left. Bradley opened the run with a layup, sopho- knocked down a triple to trim the Chippewas lead to 50-36. burst to push their lead to 50-36 with just under 16 minutes left. more Noah McCarty scored the next seven and German put the The Central Michigan lead grew back to 21 before seven- Just before the midway point of the second half, Thomas Huskies in front with a driving layup. straight by the Huskies, fi ve from Bradley and a layup by brought the Huskies back within nine with a layup that trimmed Five-straight points from Bradley helped the NIU lead grow to sophomore Noah McCarty, cut the CMU advantage to 65-51. The the Miami lead to 58-49, but the RedHawks answered with a 13-2 fi ve, 56-51, but Toledo scored the next six, all from the free-throw Chippewas answered with a triple, their 16th of the night, as the run as they took a 71-51 lead with 6:13 left and cruised to the line, to reclaim the lead, 57-56, with 9:24 left. lead grew back to 17. road win. Over the fi nal nine minutes, the Huskies and Rockets matched NIU made one more run to get within 13, but that was as close Nike Sibande scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed a each other nearly shot-for-shot. as the Huskies would get as Central Michigan closed out a 14- game-high seven rebounds to lead the RedHawks. Jalen Adaway Toledo took a three-point lead with 2:27 left and German an- point victory. added 17 points, Isaiah Coleman-Lands scored 16 points and swered with a triple to pull the Huskies level and the clock ticked Josh Kozinski scored a game-high 24 points for Central Michi- Bam Bowman chipped in 10 points. under two minutes. gan on 8-of-15 from three-point range. David DiLeo added 17 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN After the two teams traded free throws, Toledo again took a points, Cecil Williams had 13 points and Luke Meyer added 12 4 James, L. 4-10 0-0 1-4 1-2 3 1 9 2 0 0 0 23 three-point lead with a triple, only for German to answer with a points. 42 Bradley, L. 4-11 1-5 1-1 1-2 3 2 10 0 1 0 0 32 trifecta of his own with 77 seconds to play. The Rockets hit another three as the clock went under a minute 0 Thorpe, D. 4-10 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 1 8 1 0 0 2 29 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN and, after NIU came up empty on its next possession, Toledo’s 0 Thorpe, D. 8-12 0-2 1-1 1-3 4 1 17 2 3 2 2 35 2 Daow, G. 1-2 0-1 0-0 2-4 6 2 2 2 1 0 0 23 lead reached fi ve, 80-75, with a pair of free throws. 2 Daow, G. 4-7 0-0 2-2 0-5 5 1 10 0 3 0 2 27 10 German, E. 2-9 1-3 5-6 1-3 4 1 10 1 4 0 1 27 A quick German layup brought NIU back within three and, after 4 James, L. 1-4 0-0 1-2 2-3 5 4 3 0 6 0 0 27 5 Thomas, J. 5-8 1-3 3-3 0-3 3 1 14 2 0 0 1 30 Toledo missed a pair of free throws, NIU had a look at a tying 10 German, E. 9-17 3-6 0-2 0-7 7 1 21 0 1 1 2 36 11 McCarty, N. 2-4 0-2 2-3 1-1 2 2 6 1 1 0 0 18 triple with less than 15 seconds left, but the shot wouldn’t go as 42 Bradley, L. 5-11 1-4 2-3 3-1 4 4 13 2 0 0 0 34 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 6 1 0 1 0 11 Toledo hung on for the victory. 5 Thomas, J. 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 19 33 Hamilton, O. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 7 11 McCarty, N. 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 4 2 0 1 2 1 18 TEAM 0-2 2 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 TOTALS 24-57 5-17 12-17 7-18 25 13 65 11 7 1 5 200 4 James, L. 2-3 0-0 0-0 3-2 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 13 TEAM 1-2 3 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-29 .345 2nd: 14-28 .500 Game: 24-57 .421 42 Bradley, L. 10-15 1-2 3-3 0-4 4 2 24 0 2 0 1 27 TOTALS 28-54 4-12 7-13 7-26 33 15 67 4 14 5 8 200 3-PT FG%: 1st: 0-6 .000 2nd: 5-11 .455 Game: 5-17 .294 0 Thorpe, D. 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 9-26 .346 2nd: 19-28 .679 Game: 28-54 .519 FT%: 1st: 8-10 .800 2nd: 4-7 .571 Game: 12-17 .706 2 Daow, G. 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-4 4 4 0 2 0 0 1 31 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-7 .143 2nd: 3-5 .600 Game: 4-12 .333 10 German, E. 14-29 2-9 0-1 1-6 7 4 30 4 1 0 2 37 FT%: 1st: 4-7 .571 2nd: 3-6 .500 Game: 7-13 .538 No. Miami FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 5 Thomas, J. 0-2 0-0 2-3 0-4 4 0 2 4 0 1 0 32 11 McLane, L. 1-2 0-1 1-2 1-5 6 2 3 1 0 1 1 20 11 McCarty, N. 3-8 1-4 0-0 2-5 7 5 7 0 1 0 0 26 No. Central Mich. FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 20 Brown, D. 4-8 1-3 0-0 0-4 4 2 9 1 3 0 0 23 12 Demogerontas 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 11 2 Roundtree, S. 3-9 1-3 1-2 2-1 3 3 8 7 4 0 2 33 1 Sibande, N. 6-13 2-5 6-7 0-7 7 0 20 2 2 0 1 33 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 Kozinski, J. 8-15 8-15 0-0 1-0 1 3 24 1 0 0 1 27 3 Adaway, J. 8-11 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 17 1 1 0 0 32 33 Hamilton, O. 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 13 14 DiLeo, D. 5-13 4-12 3-3 2-9 11 2 17 3 0 0 0 38 12 Ringo, D. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-3 3 3 0 7 1 0 0 27 TEAM 1-2 3 21 Williams, C. 4-9 1-2 4-5 2-7 9 2 13 1 4 2 0 37 0 Harper, D. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 TOTALS 34-68 4-17 5-7 8-28 36 26 77 11 6 1 4 200 24 Meyer, L. 5-7 2-4 0-0 1-1 2 4 12 0 1 0 0 17 2 Mills, R. 1-3 0-1 2-2 0-1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 18 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-32 .438 2nd: 20-36 .556 Game: 34-68 .500 0 Peppers, G. 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 10 4 Coleman-Lands 6-7 4-5 0-0 2-2 4 2 16 2 1 1 0 20 3-PT FG%: 1st: 0-6 .000 2nd: 4-11 .364 Game: 4-17 .235 11 Nwoko, I. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 5 Ayah, P. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 FT%: 1st: 0-0 .000 2nd: 5-7 .714 Game: 5-7 .714 15 Smith, M. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 4 0 0 1 7 13 Wright, J. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 20 McKay, K. 0-5 0-1 0-0 2-2 4 1 0 2 0 0 1 23 14 Bowman, B. 5-8 0-2 0-0 1-5 6 3 10 2 0 2 0 17 No. Toledo FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 22 Beachler, M. 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 22 Pitman, G. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Adway, T. 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 2 2 0 2 1 0 12 TEAM 2-1 3 24 Ritchie, M. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Fletcher, T. 7-10 2-3 4-7 0-6 6 3 20 5 2 0 0 36 TOTALS 28-66 17-41 8-10 13-22 35 16 81 20 10 2 5 200 TEAM 1-1 2 1 35 Navigato, N. 1-6 1-6 3-4 0-6 6 3 6 3 0 0 0 32 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-30 .467 2nd: 14-36 .389 Game: 28-66 .424 TOTALS 32-55 8-20 9-11 5-29 34 16 81 16 11 4 2 200 3 Jackson, M. 3-6 3-5 4-4 1-5 6 0 13 3 1 0 1 32 3-PT FG%: 1st: 9-20 .450 2nd: 8-21 .381 Game: 17-41 .415 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 15-29 .517 2nd: 17-26 .654 Game: 32-55 .582 13 Sanford, J. 6-14 2-6 8-10 0-3 3 3 22 2 0 1 0 30 FT%: 1st: 4-5 .800 2nd: 4-5 .800 Game: 8-10 .800 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-12 .333 2nd: 4-8 .500 Game: 8-20 .400 0 Gordon, J. 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 7 FT%: 1st: 4-6 .667 2nd: 5-5 1.00 Game: 9-11 .818 5 Roberts, J. 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 15 Technical Fouls: none 21 Alderson, D. 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 Officials: Bart Wegenke, Tyler Kumpf, Brad Clauss Technical Fouls: NIU - Thorpe 39 Knapke, L. 3-7 2-3 6-6 1-2 3 2 14 0 2 1 0 27 Attendance: 1,820 Officials: Donnie Eppley, Matt Morales, Edwin Young TEAM 0-1 1 Score by Half Attendance: 1,280 TOTALS 23-52 11-27 25-31 5-27 32 14 82 16 7 3 2 200 NIU ...... 23-44 67 Score by Half TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-28 .464 2nd: 10-24 .417 Game: 23-52 .442 Central Michigan ...... 41-40 81 Miami ...... 38-42 81 3-PT FG%: 1st: 6-14 .429 2nd: 5-13 .385 Game: 11-27 .407 NIU ...... 28-37 65 FT%: 1st: 8-9 .889 2nd: 17-22 .773 Game: 25-31 .806

Technical Fouls: NIU - McCarty Officials: Ray Perone, Dan Dorian, Chad Barlow Attendance: 3,861 Score by Half NIU ...... 28-49 77 Toledo ...... 40-42 82

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 2525 (OVERTIME)(OVERTIME) GGAMEAME 2266 GGAMEAME 2727 NIU: 90 NIU: 72 NIU: 75 Buffalo: 88 Central Michigan: 80 Western Michigan: 67 February 10, 2018 • NIU Convocation Center February 13, 2018 • NIU Convocation Center February 17, 2018 • NIU Convocation Center DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb, Ill.

DEKALB, Ill. -- Sophomore Eugene German banked home a DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball DEKALB, Ill. -- Sophomore Eugene German scored a career-high game-winner with four seconds left as the Northern Illinois Uni- team and Central Michigan traded leads 17 times and were tied 31 points and junior Levi Bradley added 21 as the Northern Illi- versity men’s basketball team topped fi rst-place Buff alo, 90-88, in 15 times, but the Chippewas scored the fi nal six points of the nois University men’s basketball team topped Western Michigan, overtime on Saturday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center. contest to claim an 80-72 road win on Tuesday night at the NIU 75-67, on Saturday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center. NIU trailed by 13 with a little over eight minutes to play in regu- Convocation Center. After trailing by four at the half, NIU shot 61.5 percent (16-of-26) lation before storming back to snap a 13-game Buff alo winning NIU shot 54.3 percent (25-of-46) from the fi eld in the contest, in the second half, while holding Western Michigan to just under streak in the series. including 57.1 percent (12-of-21) in the second half, but Central 40 percent shooting (11-of-28), to claim the victory. German fi nished with a game-high 28 points, including 8-of-11 Michigan grabbed 15 off ensive rebounds and went to the free- Neither team led by more than four in an evenly played fi rst half. shooting from inside the three-point arc, and a team-high seven throw line 11 times more than the Huskies. With the game tied at 22, Bradley converted an old-fashioned rebounds. Junior Levi Bradley added 22 points and sophomore Sophomore Eugene German led four Huskies in double fi gures three-point play to give the Huskies a 25-22 advantage with just Justin Thomas chipped in 17 points and four assists. with 23 points. Junior Lacey James had 13 points, junior Levi under four minutes remaining before the break. A basket by Jayvon Graves gave Buff alo a 72-59 lead, its largest Bradley chipped in 11 points and freshman Gairges Daow added Western Michigan closed the half on a 9-2 run as the Broncos of the game, with 8:19 left in regulation but NIU answered with 10 points. took a 31-27 lead into halftime. German led NIU with 10 points an 18-1 run to take a four-point lead. NIU scored the fi rst seven points to open the contest, but in the opening 20 minutes; Thomas Wilder had 11 points to pace Sophomore Noah McCarty opened the run with a pair of free Central Michigan answered with an 11-4 run as the Chippewas the Broncos. throws, Thomas and Gairges Daow each added a bucket before a took a 14-11 lead with 13:41 to play in the opening half. A triple by Bradley early in the second half capped a 7-1 run for Buff alo free throw made it 73-67 Bulls with 6:12 left. With Central Michigan up by a pair, German knocked down the Huskies out of halftime and pushed NIU in front by a pair, Back-to-back baskets from Bradley then brought NIU within a back-to-back triples, his third and fourth of the early going, to 34-32, but Western Michigan responded with the next seven as pair before Thomas evened the game at 73 with 4:48 left. give NIU a 22-18 lead with 11:39 to play before the break. the Broncos took a 39-34 advantage with 13:21 left. Following the under-four minute media timeout, Buff alo The contest was tied at 27 before a pair of free throws from The Broncos were still in front by fi ve when NIU used a 10-0 run missed a pair of free throws before German and McCarty each freshman Owen Hamilton gave the lead back to the Huskies. to take a 46-41 lead with 10:21 to play. German opened the burst scored for the Huskies to give NIU a 77-73 lead with a little over Central Michigan then scored the next four as the Chippewas with a trifecta, junior Lacey James added a layup before German three minutes left in regulation. took a 31-29 lead with 4:50 left before the intermission. scored the next fi ve to give the Huskies the fi ve-point advantage. McCarty fi nished with seven points and fi ve rebounds. NIU reclaimed the lead on an old-fashioned three-point play James fi nished with eight points and fi ve rebounds. Buff alo pulled back within one but two free throws from from James and the Huskies pushed their advantage to four but Western Michigan came right back and took a one-point lead, Thomas and one from McCarty brought the lead back to four Central Michigan scored the fi nal fi ve points to close the half as 49-48, until a 6-1 Huskie burst moved NIU back in front, 54-50, with 1:39 left. The Bulls answered with the next fi ve however, the Chippewas took a 40-39 lead into halftime. with 6:35 remaining. taking an 81-80 lead with 40 seconds to go. Neither team led by more than three in the second half until After a pair of free throws by the Broncos cut the NIU lead in With 19 seconds left in regulation, Thomas stepped to the free- CMU took a 54-50 lead on a three-point play by Kevin McKay. half, the Huskies used a 9-0 run to take an 11-point lead, their throw line and knocked in a pair, Buff alo went to the other end Less than a minute later, NIU had pulled back even on a triple largest of the night, 63-52. German opened the run with a layup, and split a pair to tie the game, 82-82, with 12 seconds to go. by Daow and took the lead when Daow added another basket Bradley added a triple from the wing, sophomore Justin Thomas Buff alo went just 11-of-26 (42.3 percent) from the free-throw with 12:12 left. made a basket and Bradley converted a pair from the line as the line while NIU shot 82.8 percent (24-of-29) from the charity stripe. Four-straight from Central Michigan were followed by six from Huskies pushed their lead to double-digits with 3:37 to play. NIU had the fi nal possession of regulation but the Huskies came the Huskies and fi ve more by the Chippewas as CMU took a 64-63 Bradley went 9-of-9 from the free-throw line and has now made up empty and the game went to overtime. lead with six-and-a-half minutes to play. 17-straight free throws dating back to Feb. 3. In the extra session, NIU scored fi rst through Bradley, but Buff alo With the score tied at 69, McKay converted another three-point Western Michigan made one fi nal push as the Broncos scored answered with a triple to take an 85-84 lead. After another bucket play to put the Chippewas in front with 3:30 to go. The Central 13 of the next 18 to pull within three. Bryce Moore capped the from Bradley, the Bulls again knocked in a triple to lead 88-86 Michigan lead was down to two with just under two minutes left run with a trifecta with 48 ticks remaining as WMU cut the NIU with just under two minutes to play. but McKay made another basket, followed by a Huskie turnover, lead to 68-65. On the next possession, German was fouled driving to the and McKay scored again off an off ensive rebound as the Chip- NIU broke Western Michigan’s full-court pressure, fi nished with basket and calmly stepped to the line to drain a pair for the sixth pewas did just enough to claim the road victory. a dunk by James, and then made 5-of-6 free throws in the fi nal 33 tie of the afternoon with 1:36 left. McKay fi nished with a game-high 33 points on 14-of-20 shoot- seconds to close out the victory as the Huskies improved to 10-1 Two empty trips by the Bulls, and one by the Huskies, meant ing, Shawn Roundtree added 16 points and Cecil Williams added this season when holding opponents under 70 points. NIU had the basketball with 26 seconds to go. 10 for the Chippewas. Wilder fi nished with 20 points to lead Western Michigan, Moore Following a timeout, German held for one-shot and drove to No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN added 15 for the Broncos. the bucket, banking home a layup with four ticks left on the 4 James, L. 4-5 0-0 5-6 1-4 5 4 13 0 3 1 0 30 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN clock. Buff alo tried to race up the fl oor but their half-court heave 42 Bradley, L. 4-6 0-1 3-3 0-0 0 5 11 1 1 0 1 24 4 James, L. 3-5 0-0 2-3 0-5 5 3 8 0 3 1 1 30 came up short and NIU prevailed over Buff alo. 2 Daow, G. 3-4 2-3 2-3 0-1 1 3 10 0 3 0 1 28 42 Bradley, L. 5-10 2-3 9-9 0-5 5 3 21 0 4 0 1 33 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 5 Thomas, J. 2-6 0-2 1-2 3-4 7 3 5 4 4 0 2 38 2 Daow, G. 3-3 0-0 1-2 2-2 4 4 7 2 0 0 2 20 4 James, L. 1-3 0-0 6-6 0-2 2 4 8 0 1 1 0 21 10 German, E. 9-17 4-12 1-1 0-7 7 4 23 2 2 0 1 38 5 Thomas, J. 3-6 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 3 6 3 0 0 3 36 42 Bradley, L. 10-18 1-3 1-1 0-2 2 1 22 1 1 0 2 42 11 McCarty, N. 1-2 0-0 2-4 0-1 1 4 4 1 3 1 2 12 10 German, E. 11-22 3-8 6-8 0-3 3 0 31 1 0 1 0 34 2 Daow, G. 2-5 0-2 1-2 3-3 6 5 5 0 0 0 1 26 12 Demogerontas 2-4 0-0 0-1 2-0 2 2 4 1 0 0 2 19 11 McCarty, N. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 13 5 Thomas, J. 5-9 1-2 6-6 1-4 5 3 17 4 5 1 1 42 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 9 12 Demogerontas 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 23 10 German, E. 10-20 2-9 6-7 1-6 7 3 28 1 1 1 0 36 33 Hamilton, O. 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 11 McCarty, N. 2-5 0-1 3-4 1-4 5 1 7 2 0 1 1 24 TEAM 0-0 0 1 33 Hamilton, O. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 12 Demogerontas 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 24 TOTALS 25-46 6-20 16-22 6-18 24 27 72 11 18 2 9 200 TEAM 1-4 5 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 0-1 0-1 1-2 1-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-25 .520 2nd: 12-21 .571 Game: 25-46 .543 TOTALS 26-49 5-13 18-22 5-21 26 18 75 9 11 2 10 200 33 Hamilton, O. 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-11 .364 2nd: 2-9 .222 Game: 6-20 .300 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-23 .435 2nd: 16-26 .615 Game: 26-49 .531 TEAM 2-7 9 2 FT%: 1st: 9-12 .750 2nd: 7-10 .700 Game: 16-22 .727 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-3 .333 2nd: 4-10 .400 Game: 5-13 .385 TOTALS 31-65 4-18 24-29 10-29 39 21 90 8 10 4 5 225 FT%: 1st: 6-7 .857 2nd: 12-15 .800 Game: 18-22 .818 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-27 .519 2nd: 14-34 .412 OT: 3-4 .750 Game: 31-65 .477 No. Central Mich. FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-9 .111 2nd: 3-8 .375 OT: 0-1 .000 Game: 4-18 .222 14 DiLeo, D. 2-7 1-5 3-4 3-2 5 1 8 0 0 0 0 37 No. Western Mich. FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN FT%: 1st: 8-10 .800 2nd: 14-17 .824 OT: 2-2 1.00 Game: 24-29 .828 21 Williams, C. 1-6 0-0 8-9 0-5 5 2 10 3 2 0 2 32 35 Johnson, B. 2-4 0-1 2-2 1-3 4 5 6 0 1 2 0 24 24 Meyer, L. 1-4 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 12 42 LaMont, D. 2-3 0-0 1-2 1-1 2 5 5 0 1 0 1 19 No. Buffalo FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 2 Roundtree, S. 3-11 1-5 9-9 0-1 1 2 16 2 4 0 1 27 0 Moore, B. 4-7 3-6 4-7 1-3 4 2 15 2 2 0 0 34 34 Smart, I. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 12 Kozinski, J. 1-3 1-3 2-5 0-2 2 1 5 0 0 0 1 28 3 Davis, J. 4-11 0-5 0-0 1-6 7 0 8 1 3 0 1 36 2 Harris, J. 6-13 3-8 0-0 2-1 3 1 15 1 1 4 2 39 1 Redman, C. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 Wilder, T. 5-71 1-4 9-9 0-3 3 1 20 5 3 0 1 36 4 Jordan, D. 1-5 0-1 0-0 1-3 4 2 2 5 2 0 1 25 11 Nwoko, I. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 Flowers, M. 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 Massinburg, C.J. 3-10 0-2 0-2 3-2 5 1 6 2 3 0 0 39 15 Smith, M. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 2 3 2 0 0 13 4 Printy, J. 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 14 10 Clark, W. 8-15 3-8 2-4 0-3 3 4 21 3 3 0 1 34 20 McKay, K. 14-20 0-1 5-6 5-2 7 4 33 3 3 0 1 36 12 Randall, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 McRae, M. 3-3 1-1 1-1 0-2 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 7 22 Beachler, M. 1-4 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 10 23 Jones, R. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 Graves, J. 2-4 0-2 1-2 2-3 5 1 5 1 1 0 1 19 TEAM 7-3 10 30 Whitens, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 22 Caruthers, D. 3-4 1-1 2-5 0-0 0 4 9 2 0 0 0 17 TOTALS 25-57 3-18 27-33 15-18 33 20 80 13 11 0 6 200 50 Dugan, S. 2-4 0-0 1-2 4-2 6 2 5 3 0 0 1 20 33 Perkins, N. 8-14 1-3 5-12 3-6 9 4 22 0 3 1 0 36 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 15-31 .484 2nd: 10-26 .385 Game: 25-57 .439 TEAM 2-2 4 TEAM 3-6 9 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-10 .200 2nd: 1-8 .125 Game: 3-18 .167 TOTALS 21-50 6-20 19-24 10-21 31 17 67 11 14 2 4 200 TOTALS 28-66 17-41 8-10 13-22 35 16 81 20 10 2 5 200 FT%: 1st: 8-9 .889 2nd: 19-24 .792 Game: 27-33 .818 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-22 .455 2nd: 11-28 .393 Game: 21-50 .420 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 18-29 .621 2nd: 14-31 .452 OT: 2-8 .250 Game: 34-68 .500 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-8 .375 2nd: 3-12 .250 Game: 6-20 .300 3-PT FG%: 1st: 6-12 .500 2nd: 1-7 .143 OT: 2-7 .286 Game: 9-26 .346 Technical Fouls: NIU - team FT%: 1st: 8-8 1.00 2nd: 11-16 .688 Game: 19-24 .792 FT%: 1st: 3-8 .375 2nd: 8-18 .444 OT: 0-0 .000 Game: 11-26 .423 Officials: Todd Von Sossan, John Yorkovich, Brooks Wells Attendance: 799 Technical Fouls: none Technical Fouls: none Score by Half Officials: Bart Wegenke, Lewis Garrison, Jon Campbell Officials: Kevin Ferguson, Todd Williams, Bobby Daw Central Michigan ...... 40-40 80 Attendance: 1,743 Attendance: 1,565 NIU ...... 39-33 72 Score by Half Score by Half Western Michigan ...... 31-36 67 Buffalo ...... 45-37-6 88 NIU ...... 27-48 75 NIU ...... 37-45-8 90

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 2288 GGAMEAME 2299 NIU: 68 NIU: 53 Ball State: 77 Eastern Michigan: 82 February 20, 2018 • Worthen Arena February 24, 2018 • EMU Convocation Center Muncie, Ind. Ypsilanti, Mich.

MUNCIE, Ind. – Leading by three nearing the midway point of YPSILANTI, Mich. – Eastern Michigan led by eight at halftime the second half, Ball State used a 29-9 run to create separation and shot 64.5 percent (20-of-31) in the second half as the Eagles as the Cardinals downed the Northern Illinois University men’s downed the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team, basketball team, 77-68, on Tuesday night at Worthen Arena. 82-53, on Saturday afternoon at the EMU Convocation Center. Sophomore Eugene German scored a game-high 25 points, Sophomore Eugene German scored a team-high 16 points and junior Anastasios Demogerontas added 13 points and junior Levi grabbed a team-best seven rebounds while sophomore Noah Bradley added 10 points. McCarty added a career-best 11 points. Ball State scored the fi rst eight to open the contest before a Eastern Michigan shot 55 percent (33-of-60) in the contest, layup from German and a corner triple from junior Dante Thorpe, while holding NIU to just 37.3 percent (19-of-51). off a dish from German, trimmed the Cardinal lead to three four NIU started fast, scoring the opening six points of the contest minutes into the contest. on a basket by junior Dante Thorpe and a pair of buckets from The Cardinals led by fi ve, 18-13, until a 7-0 Huskie run gave junior Levi Bradley. NIU a 20-18 lead with 8:27 to play in the half, forcing a Ball Bradley fi nished with eight points and four rebounds. State timeout. Demogerontas sparked the Huskie run with an With the Huskies in front by fi ve, Eastern Michigan used a 15-0 old-fashioned three-point play, German fi nished at the rim and run to take an 18-8 lead midway through the opening half. sophomore Justin Thomas connected on a fl oater to give NIU a Freshman Owen Hamilton ended the Eagle run with a layup, two-point lead. junior Lacey James added a layup and Bradley made a pair of free Thomas fi nished with seven points and seven rebounds. throws as the Huskies climbed back within four, 18-14, with 8:34 The Cardinals answered with seven of the next nine as Ball State left until the intermission. regained the lead, 25-22. After a triple from German brought the Huskies within three, NIU pulled even, 30-30, on a basket by Demogerontas with just 20-17, Eastern Michigan answered with the next 10 as the Eagles over two minutes to play before the intermission but Ball State lead grew to 13. used a 7-2 burst to close the half to take a 37-32 lead into the half. Baskets from McCarty and Bradley, along with a free throw from Trey Moses led all scorers with 12 points for Ball State in the freshman Gairges Daow, trimmed the Eastern Michigan lead opening half, Tayler Persons added 11 for the Cardinals. German back to eight with 85 seconds to play in the half. The two teams paced NIU with 11 fi rst half points while Demogerontas added traded free throws in the fi nal minute as Eastern Michigan took a nine. Ball State went 13-of-17 from the free-throw line in the 31-23 lead into the intermission. opening 20 minutes while the Huskies were just 3-of-4 from the Eastern Michigan scored the fi rst eight to open the second half. charity stripe. A triple by German slowed the Eagles run but Eastern Michigan Ball State scored eight of the fi rst 10 to open the second half as scored the next six as the Eagles led 45-26 with 15:31 to play. the Cardinals pushed their lead to 44-34 before the fi rst media The Eagles led by 16 when a 14-2 run helped push the Eastern timeout of the second half. Michigan lead to 62-34 with just over 11 minutes remaining as NIU answered with a seven-point burst to get back within three. Eastern Michigan went on to a Senior Day victory. Demogerontas opened the spurt with a trifecta, Thorpe added a Elijah Minnie scored a game-high 26 points to lead Eastern basket and Bradley made a pair of free throws as NIU cut the Ball Michigan. James Thompson IV added 14 points, Paul Jackson State lead to 44-41 with 13:31 to go. scored 13 points and Tim Bond chipped in 11 points for the Ball State responded with a 29-9 run as the Cardinals took a Eagles. 73-50 lead with just over seven minutes remaining. No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN The Huskies closed the game on an 18-4, but it wasn’t enough 4 James, L. 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 26 as Ball State picked up its fi fth consecutive victory. 42 Bradley, L. 3-11 0-0 2-2 2-2 4 2 8 0 3 0 0 25 Moses led four Cardinals in double fi gures with 23 points 0 Thorpe, D. 1-4 0-1 0-0 2-0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 28 while also grabbing a game-high 12 rebounds. Persons added 5 Thomas, J. 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 0 2 2 3 0 2 25 14 points, Tahjai Teague chipped in 13 points and Sean Sellers 10 German, E. 5-15 3-8 3-4 0-7 7 2 16 1 1 0 0 31 scored 12 points. 2 Daow, G. 1-5 1-2 3-4 0-4 4 1 6 0 1 0 1 21 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 11 McCarty, N. 4-7 0-0 3-4 2-0 2 1 11 1 2 1 0 16 4 James, L. 3-7 0-0 0-0 5-3 8 4 6 0 4 0 1 20 12 Demogerontas 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 10 42 Bradley, L. 2-12 0-3 6-8 1-4 5 3 10 0 2 0 0 21 22 Henry-Hayes, R. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Daow, G. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 33 Hamilton, R. 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 6 0 0 0 2 13 5 Thomas, J. 3-3 0-0 1-4 2-5 7 4 7 1 3 0 0 31 55 Danowski, B. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 10 German, E. 10-18 0-3 5-6 0-1 1 1 25 1 3 0 1 35 TEAM 1-5 6 3 0 Thorpe, D. 2-8 1-1 0-0 0-2 2 1 5 0 0 1 1 22 TOTALS 19-51 4-13 11-14 8-21 29 14 53 5 19 1 6 200 11 McCarty, N. 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 16 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 8-26 .308 2nd: 11-25 .440 Game: 19-51 .373 12 Demogerontas 5-8 1-3 2-3 1-3 4 1 13 0 0 0 0 19 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-8 .125 2nd: 3-5 .600 Game: 4-13 .308 33 Hamilton, O. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-4 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 12 FT%: 1st: 6-8 .750 2nd: 5-6 .833 Game: 11-14 .786 TEAM 2-2 4 TOTALS 26-60 2-10 14-21 11-29 40 21 68 3 14 1 3 200 No. Eastern Mich. FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-34 .412 2nd: 12-26 .462 Game: 26-60 .433 5 Minnie, E. 11-19 4-9 0-0 0-7 7 0 26 1 0 2 1 28 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-6 .167 2nd: 1-4 .250 Game: 2-10 .200 2 Thompson IV, J. 5-8 0-0 4-4 2-6 8 4 14 1 0 1 1 24 FT%: 1st: 3-4 .750 2nd: 11-17 .647 Game: 14-21 .667 0 Ellison, M. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 3 4 0 2 16 1 Bond, T. 4-8 1-3 2-2 0-6 6 2 11 5 1 0 3 32 No. Ball State FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 3 Jackson, P. 6-12 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 2 13 5 1 0 0 35 14 Mallers, K. 1-6 0-4 2-2 0-3 3 3 4 1 1 0 1 27 4 Harris, T. 1-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 25 Teague, T. 5-12 0-2 3-6 2-7 9 1 13 2 2 1 2 30 15 Nobles, J. 3-4 2-2 0-0 0-1 1 2 8 0 1 0 5 18 24 Moses, T. 8-11 0-0 7-9 3-9 12 4 23 1 1 3 0 34 20 Jones, B. 1-1 0-0 1-2 2-1 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 14 2 Persons, T. 5-12 3-5 1-2 1-0 1 1 14 5 1 0 0 30 21 McAdoo, K. 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 9 34 Sellers, S. 3-7 2-4 4-5 2-3 5 1 12 2 0 0 2 32 30 King, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 Thompson, J. 2-2 1-1 2-3 0-1 1 3 7 0 0 0 1 18 31 Groce, T. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 14 5 El-Amin, I. 0-6 0-3 0-0 0-2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 32 Green I. 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 15 Gunn, Z. 1-3 1-3 1-2 0-2 2 5 4 0 1 0 0 9 TEAM 1-0 1 TEAM 0-0 0 TOTALS 33-60 9-22 7-8 6-26 32 17 82 17 10 6 13 200 TOTALS 25-59 7-22 20-29 8-27 35 19 77 11 7 4 6 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-29 .448 2nd: 20-31 .645 Game: 33-60 .550 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-27 .370 2nd: 15-32 .469 Game: 25-59 .424 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-13 .308 2nd: 5-9 .556 Game: 9-22 .409 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-12 .333 2nd: 3-10 .300 Game: 7-22 .318 FT%: 1st: 1-2 .500 2nd: 6-6 1.00 Game: 7-8 .875 FT%: 1st: 13-17 .765 2nd: 7-12 .583 Game: 20-29 .690 Technical Fouls: none Technical Fouls: none Officials: Ray Perone, Courtney Green, Bryan Anslinger Officials: Greg Langsdorf, John Floyd, Dan Dorian Attendance: 1,821 Attendance: 3,745 Score by Half Score by Half NIU ...... 23-30 53 NIU ...... 32-36 68 Eastern Michigan ...... 31-51 82 Ball State ...... 37-40 77

Feb. 27, 2018: vs. Toledo 2017-18 NIU Men’s Basketball 2017-18 NIU Men's Basketball Northern Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 24, 2018) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 12-17 10-3 1-12 1-2 CONFERENCE 5-11 5-2 0-9 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 7-6 5-1 1-3 1-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a toblk stl pts avg 10 GERMAN, Eugene 29-28 886 30.6 221-464 . 4 7 6 56-167 . 3 3 5 97-130 . 7 4 6 10 102 112 3.9 48 0 50 62 5 26 595 20.5 42 BRADLEY, Levi 29-29 849 29.3 143-331 . 4 3 2 24-84 . 2 8 6 106-125 . 8 4 8 34 111 145 5.0 80 2 23 36 8 27 416 14.3 00 THORPE, Dante 25-24 698 27.9 114-211 . 5 4 0 15-38 . 3 9 5 34-48 . 7 0 8 27 56 83 3.3 52 0 48 46 8 23 277 11.1 05 THOMAS, Justin 29-16 775 26.7 67-145 . 4 6 2 20-51 . 3 9 2 35-57 . 6 1 4 13 66 79 2.7 40 0 58 32 3 38 189 6.5 04 JAMES, Lacey 29-29 622 21.4 54-141 . 3 8 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 56-79 . 7 0 9 48 85 133 4.6 91 2 16 55 7 19 164 5.7 02 DAOW, Gairges 29-19 633 21.8 43-109 . 3 9 4 13-44 . 2 9 5 27-36 . 7 5 0 27 84 111 3.8 62 1 23 31 4 19 126 4.3 12 DEMOGERONTAS, A. 27-0 408 15.1 43-90 . 4 7 8 7-22 . 3 1 8 20-31 . 6 4 5 21 37 58 2.1 37 0 20 25 3 17 113 4.2 11 McCARTY, Noah 29-0 475 16.4 45-98 . 4 5 9 7-27 . 2 5 9 24-41 . 5 8 5 34 59 93 3.2 63 1 16 29 10 14 121 4.2 33 HAMILTON, Owen 24-0 171 7.1 22-32 . 6 8 8 0-1 . 0 0 0 6-10 . 6 0 0 10 22 32 1.3 29 0 3 9 3 7 50 2.1 22 HENRY-HAYES, Rod 24-0 210 8.8 17-38 . 4 4 7 10-29 . 3 4 5 6-8 . 7 5 0 5 12 17 0.7 21 0 15 5 2 4 50 2.1 20 SIU, Jon 4-0 13 3.3 2-4 . 5 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.5 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 1.5 32 ZELIS, Andrew 11-0 65 5.9 7-14 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 6 4 10 0.9 11 0 3 3 4 0 16 1.5 55 DANOWSKI, Brandon 8-0 15 1.9 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 0 2 2 0.3 1 0 1 3 0 1 4 0.5 25 WOODS, Brennen 3-0 5 1.7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 39 65 104 1 10 Total...... 29 5825 779-1678 . 4 6 4 154-468 . 3 2 9 415-572 . 7 2 6 274 708 982 33.9 538 6 278 348 57 195 2127 73.3 Opponents...... 29 5825 781-1694 . 4 6 1 247-686 . 3 6 0 375-532 . 7 0 5 297 712 1009 34.8 524 - 425 374 115 143 2184 75.3

TEAM STATISTICS NIU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2127 2184 11/14/17 GREEN BAY W 85-65 858 Points per game 73.3 75.3 11/16/17 ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) W 70-60 514 Scoring margin -2.0 - ! 11/20/17 vs Penn L 80-93 823 FIELD GOALS-ATT 779-1678 781-1694 ! 11/21/17 vs Florida Atlantic L 67-77 841 Field goal pct . 4 6 4 . 4 6 1 ! 11/22/17 vs Manhattan W 70-68 868 3 POINT FG-ATT 154-468 247-686 11/26/17 ROCKFORD W 105-53 649 3-point FG pct . 3 2 9 . 3 6 0 11/29/17 MILWAUKEE L 62-75 1216 3-pt FG made per game 5.3 8.5 12/02/17 at Chicago State W 95-77 463 FREE THROWS-ATT 415-572 375-532 12/04/17 at Iowa State L 80-94 13894 Free throw pct . 7 2 6 . 7 0 5 12/09/17 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT W 61-55 641 F-Throws made per game 14.3 12.9 12/18/17 at Marquette L 70-79 12532 REBOUNDS 982 1009 12/21/17 UIC W 69-63 889 Rebounds per game 33.9 34.8 12/29/17 at Iowa L 75-98 14665 Rebounding margin -0.9 - * 01/02/18 KENT STATE W 75-61 918 ASSISTS 278 425 * 01/06/18 at Ohio L 68-78 7066 Assists per game 9.6 14.7 * 01/09/18 at Bowling Green L 57-66 2013 TURNOVERS 348 374 * 01/13/18 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 72-66 1144 Turnovers per game 12.0 12.9 * 01/16/18 at Buffalo L 67-95 2098 Turnover margin +0.9 - * 01/20/18 at Akron L 67-82 3378 Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 1.1 * 01/23/18 BOWLING GREEN W 93-62 883 STEALS 195 143 * 01/27/18 at Western Michigan L 72-79 3116 Steals per game 6.7 4.9 * 01/30/18 at Central Michigan L 67-81 1820 BLOCKS 57 115 * 02/03/18 MIAMI L 65-81 1280 Blocks per game 2.0 4.0 * 02/06/18 at Toledo L 77-82 3861 ATTENDANCE 13099 73004 * 02/10/18 BUFFALO Wot 90-88 1565 Home games-Avg/Game 13-1008 13-5421 * 02/13/18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN L 72-80 799 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-844 * 02/17/18 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 75-67 1743 * 02/20/18 at Ball State L 68-77 3745 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals * 02/24/18 at Eastern Michigan L 53-82 1821 Northern Illinois 950 1169 8 2127 Opponents 1020 1158 6 2184 ! = Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) * = Conference game 2017-18 NIU Men's Basketball Northern Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 24, 2018) Conference games only

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 5-11 5-2 0-9 0-0 CONFERENCE 5-11 5-2 0-9 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a toblk stl pts avg 10 GERMAN, Eugene 16-15 514 32.1 124-262 . 4 7 3 36-107 . 3 3 6 53-67 . 7 9 1 5 63 68 4.3 28 0 23 30 3 15 337 21.1 42 BRADLEY, Levi 16-16 475 29.7 82-189 . 4 3 4 12-47 . 2 5 5 60-70 . 8 5 7 19 52 71 4.4 47 1 17 23 4 10 236 14.8 00 THORPE, Dante 13-12 374 28.8 56-114 . 4 9 1 7-22 . 3 1 8 12-16 . 7 5 0 11 30 41 3.2 27 0 20 21 4 10 131 10.1 05 THOMAS, Justin 16-6 456 28.5 37-77 . 4 8 1 8-26 . 3 0 8 22-31 . 7 1 0 9 41 50 3.1 22 0 31 21 2 21 104 6.5 04 JAMES, Lacey 16-16 361 22.6 37-81 . 4 5 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 29-40 . 7 2 5 28 42 70 4.4 55 2 6 34 4 12 103 6.4 11 McCARTY, Noah 16-0 278 17.4 28-58 . 4 8 3 4-15 . 2 6 7 15-24 . 6 2 5 23 35 58 3.6 34 1 8 19 5 7 75 4.7 02 DAOW, Gairges 16-15 386 24.1 24-60 . 4 0 0 7-25 . 2 8 0 17-21 . 8 1 0 11 50 61 3.8 42 1 12 20 1 14 72 4.5 12 DEMOGERONTAS, A. 14-0 191 13.6 16-36 . 4 4 4 1-8 . 1 2 5 8-14 . 5 7 1 11 10 21 1.5 22 0 3 10 1 5 41 2.9 33 HAMILTON, Owen 15-0 98 6.5 11-16 . 6 8 8 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 5 8 13 0.9 17 0 2 4 1 5 25 1.7 22 HENRY-HAYES, Rod 12-0 79 6.6 4-8 . 5 0 0 3-7 . 4 2 9 3-4 . 7 5 0 1 2 3 0.3 9 0 6 3 1 0 14 1.2 25 WOODS, Brennen 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 55 DANOWSKI, Brandon 4-0 8 2.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0.0 32 ZELIS, Andrew 1-0 4 4.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 18 42 60 1 7 Total...... 16 3225 419-901 . 4 6 5 78-257 . 3 0 4 222-294 . 7 5 5 142 376 518 32.4 305 5 129 195 26 100 1138 71.1 Opponents...... 16 3225 429-910 . 4 7 1 137-390 . 3 5 1 232-322 . 7 2 0 151 379 530 33.1 271 - 228 186 50 89 1227 76.7

TEAM STATISTICS NIU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1138 1227 * 01/02/18 KENT STATE W 75-61 918 Points per game 71.1 76.7 * 01/06/18 at Ohio L 68-78 7066 Scoring margin -5.6 - * 01/09/18 at Bowling Green L 57-66 2013 FIELD GOALS-ATT 419-901 429-910 * 01/13/18 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 72-66 1144 Field goal pct . 4 6 5 . 4 7 1 * 01/16/18 at Buffalo L 67-95 2098 3 POINT FG-ATT 78-257 137-390 * 01/20/18 at Akron L 67-82 3378 3-point FG pct . 3 0 4 . 3 5 1 * 01/23/18 BOWLING GREEN W 93-62 883 3-pt FG made per game 4.9 8.6 * 01/27/18 at Western Michigan L 72-79 3116 FREE THROWS-ATT 222-294 232-322 * 01/30/18 at Central Michigan L 67-81 1820 Free throw pct . 7 5 5 . 7 2 0 * 02/03/18 MIAMI L 65-81 1280 F-Throws made per game 13.9 14.5 * 02/06/18 at Toledo L 77-82 3861 REBOUNDS 518 530 * 02/10/18 BUFFALO Wot 90-88 1565 Rebounds per game 32.4 33.1 * 02/13/18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN L 72-80 799 Rebounding margin -0.7 - * 02/17/18 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 75-67 1743 ASSISTS 129 228 * 02/20/18 at Ball State L 68-77 3745 Assists per game 8.1 14.3 * 02/24/18 at Eastern Michigan L 53-82 1821 TURNOVERS 195 186 Turnovers per game 12.2 11.6 ! = Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) Turnover margin -0.6 - * = Conference game Assist/turnover ratio 0.7 1.2 STEALS 100 89 Steals per game 6.3 5.6 BLOCKS 26 50 Blocks per game 1.6 3.1 ATTENDANCE 8332 28918 Home games-Avg/Game 7-1190 9-3213 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Northern Illinois 463 667 8 1138 Opponents 575 646 6 1227