2016-17 NIU Men's Basketball Prospectus

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball Prospectus

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION Location ...... DeKalb, Ill. 2015-16 Record ...... 21-13 overall (18-1 home, 3-10 away) Founded ...... 1895 2015-16 MAC Record...... 9-9 (T-3rd MAC West) Enrollment ...... 21,138 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/2 Nickname ...... Huskies Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 8/5 Affi liation ...... NCAA Division I Newcomers ...... Sean Damaska Conference...... Mid-American (West Division) ...... Eugene German Colors ...... Cardinal and Black ...... Lacey James Arena ...... NIU Convocation Center (9,100) ...... Noah McCarty President ...... Dr. Douglas Baker ...... Justin Thomas Assoc. VP/Athletic Director ...... Sean Frazier ...... Nick Wagner Alma Mater, Year ...... Alabama, ‘92 Faculty Athletics Rep ...... Matt Streb NIU BASKETBALL HISTORY Ticket Offi ce Phone ...... 815-753-PACK (7225) First Year of Basketball ...... 1900-01 Website ...... NIUHuskies.com All-time Record ...... 1220-1251 Twitter ...... @NIUAthletics First Year of Division I Basketball ...... 1967-68 Men’s Basketball Twitter ...... @GoHuskiesMBB All-time Division I Record ...... 603-762 Postseason Appearances ...... 4 (1982, 1991, 1996, 2016) BASKETBALL STAFF NCAA Appearances ...... 3 (1982, 1991, 1996) Head Coach ...... Mark Montgomery Record in the NCAA Tournament ...... 0-3 Alma Mater ...... Michigan State, 2003 NCAA Tournament Games ...... March 12, 1982: L, 77-68 v. Kansas State Career Record/Years ...... 60-97/Entering 6th ...... March 8, 1991: L, 75-68 v. St. John’s NIU Record/Years ...... Same ...... March 15, 1996: L, 74-73 v. Texas Tech Best Time to Reach Coach ...... Contact SID Vegas 16 Games ...... March 28, 2016: L, 70-63, v. UC Santa Barbara Associate Head Coach ...... Jon Borovich Alma Mater ...... Central Michigan, 2001 NIU MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant Coach ...... Lou Dawkins Basketball Contact ...... Jeremy Reid Alma Mater ...... Tulsa, 1994 Offi ce Phone ...... 815-753-3706 Assistant Coach ...... Jason Larson Cell Phone ...... 716-867-1908 Alma Mater ...... Grand Valley State, 2004 E-mail ...... [email protected] Director of Player Development/Operations ...... Chad Pecka Mailing Address ...... 209 Convocation Center Graduate Assistant ...... Sean Sims ...... 1525 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL 60115 Assistant Director of Basketball Operations ...... Julian Springer Press Row Phone ...... 815-753-6767 Athletic Trainer ...... Kelsey Cannon Basketball Sport Performance Coach...... Matt Jacobs

LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (8) No. Name Pos. Year PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% 23 Aaric Armstead* G Sr. 10.9 5.7 1.2 .374 .311 .669 42 Levi Bradley W So. 6.7 3.5 0.4 .491 .412 .771 15 Jaylen Key* F So. 5.6 3.6 0.6 .450 .000 .661 34 Marin Maric* C Sr. 11.9 8.4 0.9 .484 .438 .673 31 Austin Pauga G So. 2.9 0.6 0.4 .500 .452 .500 2 Laytwan Porter G So. 4.9 2.3 2.3 .377 .300 .750 0 Marshawn Wilson G So. 11.0 2.7 1.0 .438 .413 .744 32 Andrew Zelis C Sr. 2.0 2.2 0.1 .533 .000 .353

OTHER RETURNEES (2) No. Name Pos. Year PPG RPG APG FG% FT% 3-PT% 3 Dontel Highsmith G Sr. Did not see action in 2015-16 33 Jon Siu G So. Did not see action in 2015-16

LETTERWINNERS LOST (5) No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG FG% 3-PT% FT% 5 Travon Baker* G 11.0 3.2 3.7 .371 .370 .763 25 Jay DeHaan G 0.4 1.0 0.1 .125 .000 .333 11 Chuks Iroegbu W 6.0 2.4 0.7 .642 .222 .616 24 Michael Orris* G 2.7 1.4 3.0 .277 .122 .524 12 Jordan Thomas G 1.3 0.6 0.1 .300 .375 .000

OTHERS LOST (1) No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG FG% FT% 3-PT% 10 Darrell Bowie W Did not see action in 2015-16

* denotes starter last season

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball Roster NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Year Hometown/Last School 0 Marshawn Wilson 6-3 205 G So. Oakdale, Minn./Hill-Murray 2 Laytwan Porter 6-2 185 G So. Rockford, Ill./Auburn 3 Dontel Highsmith 6-2 200 G Sr. Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac 4 Lacey James* 6-9 230 F So. Grand Rapids, Mich./Wayland Union/Rider 5 Justin Thomas 5-11 180 G Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./Pike 10 Eugene German 6-0 165 G Fr. Gary, Ind./21st Century Charter 11 Noah McCarty 6-7 210 F Fr. Rock Falls, Ill./Sterling Newman 15 Jaylen Key 6-8 220 F So. Milwaukee, Wis./Homestead 21 Sean Damaska 6-7 252 C Grad. Milton, Ga./Blessed Trinity Catholic/Indiana 23 Aaric Armstead 6-5 195 G Sr. Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) 30 Nick Wagner 6-3 190 G Fr. Galesville, Wis./Gale-Ettrick-Trempea 31 Austin Pauga 6-6 210 G So. Naperville, Ill./IMG Academy 32 Andrew Zelis 7-0 255 C Sr. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North/Kaskaskia College 33 Jon Siu 6-5 195 G So. Hong Kong/Middlesex School 34 Marin Maric 6-11 250 C Sr. Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School (Ind.) 42 Levi Bradley 6-7 210 W So. Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Year Hometown/Last School 23 Aaric Armstead 6-5 195 G Sr. Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) 42 Levi Bradley 6-7 210 W So. Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI 21 Sean Damaska 6-7 252 C Grad. Milton, Ga./Blessed Trinity Catholic/Indiana 10 Eugene German 6-0 165 G Fr. Gary, Ind./21st Century Charter 3 Dontel Highsmith 6-2 200 G Sr. Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac 4 Lacey James* 6-9 230 F So. Grand Rapids, Mich./Wayland Union/Rider 15 Jaylen Key 6-8 220 F So. Milwaukee, Wis./Homestead 34 Marin Maric 6-11 250 C Sr. Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School (Ind.) 11 Noah McCarty 6-7 210 F Fr. Rock Falls, Ill./Sterling Newman 31 Austin Pauga 6-6 210 G So. Naperville, Ill./IMG Academy 2 Laytwan Porter 6-2 185 G So. Rockford, Ill./Auburn 33 Jon Siu 6-5 195 G So. Hong Kong/Middlesex School 5 Justin Thomas 5-11 180 G Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./Pike 30 Nick Wagner 6-3 190 G Fr. Galesville, Wis./Gale-Ettrick-Trempea 0 Marshawn Wilson 6-3 205 G So. Oakdale, Minn./Hill-Murray 32 Andrew Zelis 7-0 255 C Sr. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North/Kaskaskia College

* will sit out the 2016-17 season following transfer

Head Coach: Mark Montgomery (Sixth Season at NIU) Assistant Coach: Jon Borovich (Sixth Season at NIU) Assistant Coach: Lou Dawkins (Sixth Season at NIU) Assistant Coach: Jason Larson (Sixth Season at NIU, Fourth as Assistant Coach) Director of Player Development/Operations: Chad Pecka (Fifth Season at NIU) Graduate Assistant: Sean Sims (Second Season at NIU) Assistant Director of Basketball Operations: Julian Springer (First Season at NIU)

By Class 6-8: Jaylen Key Graduate Student (1): Sean Damaska 6-9: Lacey James Seniors (4): Aaric Armstead, Dontel Highsmith, Marin Maric, Andrew 6-11: Marin Maric Zelis 7-0: Andrew Zelis Juniors (0): none Sophomores (7): Levi Bradley, Lacey James, Jaylen Key, Austin Pauga, By State/Country Laytwan Porter, Jon Siu, Marshawn Wilson Croatia (1): Marin Maric (Split) Freshmen (4): Eugene German, Noah McCarty, Justin Thomas, Nick Georgia (1): Sean Damaska (Milton) Wagner Hong Kong (1): Jon Siu Illinois (5): Aaric Armstead (Chicago), Noah McCarty (Rock Falls), Austin By Height Pauga (Naperville), Laytwan Porter (Rockford), Andrew Zelis (Wheaton) 5-11: Justin Thomas Indiana (2): Eugene German (Gary), Justin Thomas (Indianapolis) 6-0: Eugene German Michigan (2): Dontel Highsmith (Dowagiac), Lacey James (Grand Rapids) 6-2: Dontel Highsmith, Laytwan Porter Minnesota (1): Marshawn Wilson (Oakdale) 6-3: Nick Wagner, Marshawn Wilson Wisconsin (3): Levi Bradley (Milwaukee), Jaylen Key (Milwaukee), Nick 6-5: Aaric Armstead, Jon Siu Wagner (Galesville) 6-6: Austin Pauga 6-7: Levi Bradley, Sean Damaska, Noah McCarty

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball Schedule

DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Friday November 11 Indiana State DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Monday November 14 Roosevelt ($) DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Wednesday November 16 Idaho DeKalb, Ill. 8 p.m. Saturday November 19 at Cal State Northridge Northridge, Calif. 10 p.m. (8 p.m. PT)

NIU Thanksgiving Classic Wednesday November 23 Elon v. UIC DeKalb, Ill. 4:30 p.m. Wednesday November 23 Cal Poly DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Friday November 25 Elon DeKalb, Ill. 1 p.m. Friday November 25 Cal Poly v. UIC DeKalb, Ill. 3:30 p.m. Saturday November 26 Elon v. Cal Poly DeKalb, Ill. 1 p.m. Saturday November 26 UIC DeKalb, Ill. 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday November 30 at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind. 7 p.m. (8 p.m. ET) Sunday December 11 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 4 p.m. Wednesday December 14 Olivet Nazarene DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Saturday December 17 at Florida International Miami, Fla. 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Tuesday December 20 at South Florida Tampa, Fla. 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Saturday December 31 Illinois-Springfi eld DeKalb, Ill. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday January 3 at Miami (Ohio)* Oxford, Ohio 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Saturday January 7 Central Michigan* DeKalb, Ill. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday January 10 at Kent State* Kent, Ohio 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Saturday January 14 at Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio 11 a.m. (12 p.m. ET) Tuesday January 17 Miami (Ohio)* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Saturday January 21 Ohio* DeKalb, Ill. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday January 24 Kent State* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Saturday January 28 at Toledo* Toledo, Ohio 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Tuesday January 31 Akron* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Saturday February 4 Eastern Michigan* DeKalb, Ill. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday February 7 at Buff alo* Buff alo, N.Y. 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Saturday February 11 at Western Michigan* Kalamazoo, Mich. 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Tuesday February 14 Ball State* DeKalb, Ill. 8 p.m. Saturday February 18 Toledo* DeKalb, Ill. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday February 21 at Central Michigan* Mount Pleasant, Mich. 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) Saturday February 25 at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, Mich. 11 a.m. (12 p.m. ET) Tuesday February 28 Western Michigan* DeKalb, Ill. 7 p.m. Friday March 3 at Ball State* Muncie, Ind. 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET)

Mid-American Conference Tournament Monday March 6 First Round campus sites TBA Thursday March 9 Quarterfi nals Cleveland, Ohio 11 am, 1:30, 5:30, 8 p.m. Friday March 10 Semifi nals Cleveland, Ohio 4:30 & 7 p.m. (5:30 & 8 ET) Saturday March 11 Final Cleveland, Ohio 6:30 p.m. (7:30 ET)

Home games in bold, all times central * - denotes Mid-American Conference game $ - denotes part of the NIU Thanksgiving Classic

Saturday Mid-American Conference games are subject for selection for national television which could result in time changes as well as being moved up one day to Friday.

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 22016-170 1 6 - 1 7 NIU BASKETBALL ROSTER

Marshawn Wilson Laytwan Porter Dontel Highsmith Lacey James Justin Thomas Eugene German

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

Noah McCarty Jaylen Key Sean Damaska Aaric Armstead Nick Wagner Austin Pauga

Freshman Sophomore Grad Student Senior Freshman Sophomore 11 Forward 15 Forward 21 Center 23 Guard 30 Guard 31 Guard

Andrew Zelis Jon Siu Marin maric Levi Bradley Mark Montgomery

Senior Sophomore Senior Sophomore Head Coach 32 Center 33 Guard 34 Center 42 Wing Sixth Season 2016-17 NIU HUSKIES No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School) First Name Last Name 0 Marshawn Wilson 6-3 205 G So. Oakdale, Minn./Hill-Murray common common 2 Laytwan Porter 6-2 185 G So. Rockford, Ill./Auburn lay - twan common 3 Dontel Highsmith 6-2 200 G Sr. Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac don - tell common 4 Lacey James 6-9 230 F So. Grand Rapids, Mich./Wayland Union/Rider common common 5 Justin Thomas 5-11 180 G Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./Pike common common 10 Eugene German 6-0 165 G Fr. Gary, Ind./21st Century Charter common common 11 Noah McCarty 6-7 210 F Fr. Rock Falls, Ill./Sterling Newman common common 15 Jaylen Key 6-8 220 F So. Milwaukee, Wis./Homestead common common 21 Sean Damaska 6-7 252 C Grad. Milton, Ga./Blessed Trinity Catholic/Indiana common da -mask - a 23 Aaric Armstead 6-5 195 G Sr. Chicago, Ill./La Jolla Prep (Calif.) eric common 30 Nick Wagner 6-3 190 G Fr. Galesville, Wis./Gale-Ettrick-Trempea common common 31 Austin Pauga 6-6 210 G So. Naperville, Ill./IMG Academy common paw – ga 32 Andrew Zelis 7-0 255 C Sr. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North/Kaskaskia College common zell – iss 33 Jon Siu 6-5 195 G So. Hong Kong/Middlesex School common sue 34 Marin Maric 6-11 250 C Sr. Split, Croatia/La Lumiere School (Ind.) MAR – in MAR - itch 42 Levi Bradley 6-7 210 W So. Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI common common

Head Coach: Mark Montgomery Assistant Coaches: Jon Borovich, Lou Dawkins and Jason Larson Director of Player Development/Operations: Chad Pecka Graduate Assistant: Sean Sims Assistant Director of Basketball Operations: Julian Springer

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball News and Notes • NIU returns 66.9 percent of its minutes, 72.6 percent of its scoring, 81.1 • Marin Maric ranked fi fth in the MAC in rebounding last season (third percent of its rebounding, 47.4 percent of its assists, 85.6 percent of its among returnees), averaging 8.4 rebounds per game. Maric also ranked blocked shots and 62.8 percent of its steals from the 2015-16 season. fi fth in blocked shots (fourth among returnees) with 1.2 per contest.

• NIU returns three double-fi gure scorers from a season ago in Marin Maric • Marshawn Wilson ranked fourth in the MAC last season in points per 40 (11.9 ppg), Marshawn Wilson (11.0 ppg) and Aaric Armstead (10.9 ppg). minutes (23.3). Wilson averaged 11.0 points while playing 19.0 minutes This marks the fi rst time NIU has had three double-fi gure scorers returning per contest. The Minnesota native ranked 14th in the conference in free- since the 1999-2000 season. throw percentage (74.4 percent) and sixth in three-point percentage (41.3 percent). • The Huskies are coming off their fourth postseason appearance in school history. NIU was invited to the Vegas 16, where it fell to UC Santa Barbara, • Levi Bradley scored in double fi gures in each of the last four games of last 70-63, in the quarterfi nals. The Vegas 16 bid was NIU’s fi rst postseason season. During the 2016 calendar year, Bradley averaged 8.1 points per tournament since appearing in the 1996 NCAA Tournament. game in 22 games.

• All three of NIU’s all-conference honorees from a season ago return in • Laytwan Porter averaged 2.3 assists per game last season, most among 2016-17. Marin Maric was named to the All-MAC Third Team last season, MAC Freshmen, and 1.1 steals per game, tied for the most among MAC Aaric Armstead was named to the MAC’s All-Defensive Team and Mar- Freshmen with Buff alo’s C.J. Massinburg. shawn Wilson was named to the All-Freshman Team. • The Huskies have added a pair of transfers to the roster this season. • NIU won 21 games in 2015-16, tied for the second-most in a single-sea- Lacey James joins the Huskies after one season at Rider and will sit out the son in school history. The school record is 25, set in 1990-91 when the 2016-17 season. Sean Damaska comes to NIU as a graduate student after Huskies went 25-6. NIU also won 21 games in 1971-72 when the Huskies spending the last four seasons on the football team at Indiana. Damaska went 21-4. was an all-region basketball player in high school.

• Last season, the Huskies led the MAC in fi eld goal percentage defense • Incoming freshman Eugene German led the State of Indiana in scoring as (40.4 percent), rebounding (39.1 per game) and rebounding margin (+4.3). both a junior and senior at 21st Century Charter in Gary. German was also NIU ranked 36th nationally in fi eld goal percentage defense. named MVP of the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Game earlier this summer.

• NIU set new school records for points (2,463), three-point fi eld goals • Travon Baker concluded his outstanding NIU career ranked in the top-10 made (238), three-point fi eld goals attempted (681) and assists (475) last in a number of statistical categories. Baker appeared in a school record 126 season. The Huskies also recorded the second-most free throws made in games, never missing a game in his Huskie career, recorded a new record a single-season (541), the second-most free throws attempted (791), the 184 steals and 357 assists, second-most in NIU history. second-most steals (250) and the third-best season for blocks (118) in school history.

• The Huskies ranked 284th in the nation in experience last season accord- ing to KenPom, making NIU the second-youngest team in the MAC behind Ohio. Last season, the Huskies saw 39.8 percent of their points and 31.3 percent of their rebounds come from the freshman class of Levi Bradley, Jaylen Key, Austin Pauga, Laytwan Porter and Marshawn Wilson.

• NIU went 18-1 at home last season, setting a new school record with a 15-game home winning streak that began on Feb. 28, 2015 against Central Michigan and concluded with its lone home defeat of the 2015-16 season against Buff alo on Feb. 2, 2016. The Huskies are 33-6 at home since Feb. 12, 2014.

• Aaric Armstead has scored in double fi gures in 49 career games, the most of anyone on the current NIU roster. Marin Maric has reached double fi gures in 28 games.

• Marin Maric recorded 14 double-doubles last season, including seven consecutive from Feb. 2 to Feb. 23, NIU’s longest streak of consecutive double-doubles since Allen Rayhorn’s nine-straight in 1981. Aaric Armstead added fi ve double-doubles, Levi Bradley posted a pair and Jaylen Key had one double-double.

• Aaric Armstead begins his senior season just 87 points shy of 1,000 in his career. There have been 29 Huskies that have reached the 1,000 career points plateau, most recently reached by Xavier Silas with 1,072 in just two seasons (2009-11). Armstead is also just four steals shy of NIU’s career top- 10; he currently has 104 career steals.

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball Mark Montgomery Head Coach Sixth Season at NIU

A winner and a program builder. When looking for ways to describe North- off ensive rebounds while ranking second in rebounding defense and third ern Illinois University men’s basketball head coach Mark Montgomery, in rebounding margin. those would be two of the most obvious phrases that come to mind. Under Montgomery’s tutelage, Abdel Nader became the fi rst Huskie since In 23 seasons in college basketball, as a player and a head coach, Mont- 2009 to be named to the MAC All-Freshman Team. gomery has been a part of 15 postseason teams. In fi ve seasons as head coach at NIU, Montgomery rebuilt a program that had produced just two Montgomery’s second season at NIU saw the Huskies continue to build the winning seasons in the 15 years prior to his arrival and led it to just its foundation of the program with the fourth-least experienced team in the fourth-ever postseason appearance, and the second-most wins in school country. The Huskies achieved a number of milestone victories in 2012-13, history. including the program’s fi rst win at Miami (Ohio) since 1981, its fi rst win at Central Michigan since 2006 and its fi rst victory over Kent State since 2003. On March 24, 2011, Mark Montgomery was introduced as the 27th head coach in the history of the NIU men’s basketball program. In 2016-17, NIU suff ered a number of near-misses, losing seven games by fi ve points Montgomery enters his sixth season at NIU following 10 years at his alma or less, while fi nishing the season ranked second in the MAC in off ensive mater, Michigan State University, six as an assistant coach and the last four rebounds and second in the conference in defensive rebounding percent- as associate head coach. age.

In 2015-16, Montgomery guided NIU to 21 victories, tied for the sec- During the 2013-14 season, his third at NIU, Montgomery engineered ond-most in school history, while taking the Huskies to the postseason the largest single-season win improvement in school history, and the for just the fourth time in school history, and the fi rst time in 20 years, as 10th-largest nationally for the season, as the Huskies recorded a 10-win NIU accepted an invitation to the Vegas 16. Montgomery earned national improvement, going 15-17, NIU’s most victories since the 2005-06 season. coaching honors when he received the midseason Hugh Durham Award as Montgomery fi nished second in the voting for MAC Coach of the Year. the nation’s top mid-major head coach. Despite having the second-least experienced team in the MAC, Montgom- NIU led the Mid-American Conference in fi eld goal defense, rebounding ery led NIU to its most non-conference wins, six, since 1999-2000 and the off ense and rebounding margin as the principles of the program estab- Huskies also recorded their fi rst top-50 RPI win, against Toledo on Feb. 26, lished by Montgomery had fi rmly taken root. NIU’s success came despite since December 14, 1999 (Wisconsin). having the second-youngest team in the MAC, a squad that saw nearly 40 percent of its scoring come from freshmen. 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 Three Huskies earned conference postseason honors, including sopho- 2003, while advancing to Cleveland for the second time in three seasons. more Marin Maric who was named to the All-MAC Third Team; Aaric Arm- stead was named to the MAC All-Defensive Team and Marshawn Wilson Under Montgomery’s guidance, Jordan Threloff earned All-MAC honorable was recognized on the MAC All-Freshman Team. It marked the fi rst time mention recognition and Aaric Armstead was named to the MAC All-Fresh- since the 2002-03 season that NIU has three all-league honorees. man Team.

In addition to its success on the court, the NIU men’s basketball team also The Huskies continued to make strides during the 2014-15 season, achieved in the classroom in 2015-16, posting the highest team GPA on Montgomery’s fourth at NIU. The Huskies posted a 14-16 record playing record during the 2015 Fall Semester. against 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 success of the 2015-16 season was the result building blocks set in the school’s best since 2005-06. place during Montgomery’s fi rst four seasons at the helm in DeKalb. The 2014-15 Huskies opened the season with six-straight home wins, During his fi rst season at NIU in 2011-12, Montgomery guided one of tying a school-record with 11 consecutive home victories dating back to the youngest teams in the nation to the program’s fi rst MAC Tournament 2013-14. NIU posted its fi rst winning non-conference record since 2005-06 victory since 2003, defeating MAC West Champion Eastern Michigan in the and Montgomery’s charges also fi nished the season strong, winning each opening round of the conference tournament to advance to Cleveland. of their last four regular season games, including a win at Toledo, NIU’s fi rst win over Western Michigan since 2010 and a victory over MAC regular NIU saw 55.9 percent of its minutes played by freshmen during the season champion Central Michigan. 2011-12 season, the sixth-highest percentage in the country. The Huskies laid the foundation for Montgomery’s style of play, leading the MAC in Prior to his arrival at NIU, Montgomery was named one of the top fi ve

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball high-major assistant coaches in the country by FoxSports.com in 2010, then-career leader in games played at MSU (126). A four-year starter for the while Rivals.com put him on its list of “10 Assistant Coaches Ready to Spartans, he was part of the 1990 Big Ten Championship team, three NCAA Move Up.” In addition, FoxSports.com national college basketball writer Tournament teams and an NIT Final Four. Montgomery ranks fourth on the Jeff Goodman named Montgomery the top assistant coach in the Big Ten career assists chart (561) after leading the team in assists as a junior (169) Conference based on a poll of league coaches. and senior (190). He also ranks fourth on the MSU career steals list (168).

During his 10 seasons on Hall of Famer Tom Izzo’s staff at Michigan State Montgomery averaged 5.3 points and 4.5 assists in his four years as a from 2001-12, the Spartans made 10 straight trips to the NCAA Tourna- Spartan. In 1991-92, he averaged 7.0 points and 6.3 assists as a senior ment and three Final Four appearances. He helped coach 26 All-Big Ten co-captain, leading his team to a 22-8 mark and the second round of the players at Michigan State and six players that went on to be selected in NCAA Tournament. Montgomery was also a two-time Academic All-Big Ten the National Basketball Association Draft, while on the bench for 235 MSU honoree during his playing days as a Spartan. wins - an average of 23.5 victories per season. Following his collegiate career, Montgomery played four years of pro- In his fi rst season as an assistant coach at Michigan State, Montgomery fessional basketball in Europe. He averaged more than 25 points a game helped mentor First Team All-Big Ten honoree Marcus Taylor, who went during his time playing in Germany, Lithuania and Sweden. on to be selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2002 NBA Draft. Despite losing 81 percent of its scoring from the previous season, the Spar- Montgomery received his bachelor’s degree in food industry management tans fi nished just one game out of fi rst place in the Big Ten. from Michigan State. He and his wife, Alexandra, have a son, Nicholas.

Montgomery helped the Spartans reach the 2005 NCAA Final Four, the sixth Final Four in school history. Along the way, MSU defeated top-seeded Duke and second-seeded Kentucky in the Austin Regional, becoming the only school to defeat the Blue Devils and Wildcats in the same year.

In May of 2007, Montgomery was elevated to associate head coach by Izzo. The Spartans returned to the NCAA Sweet 16 the following season before falling to national runner-up Memphis.

Michigan State won the Big Ten championship and made its second Final Four appearance of Montgomery’s coaching tenure in 2008-09. The Spartans went 31-7, 15-3 in Big Ten play, including 8-1 on the road in conference, and won the league by four games. MSU knocked off No. 1 seeds Louisville and Connecticut in the regional fi nal and national semifi nal, respectively, before succumbing to top-ranked North Carolina in the championship game in Detroit, Mich. Michigan State led the nation in rebounding margin (+9.3) and also led the Big Ten in scoring off ense (72.0 ppg).

The Spartans again won the Big Ten championship in 2009-10, amassing a 28-9 overall record, 14-4 in conference, and returned to the Final Four for the third time in six seasons, making a run to college basketball’s ultimate stage from the number fi ve seed in the Midwest region. For the second consecutive season, Michigan State again led the nation in rebounding margin (+8.6).

During his 10-year coaching tenure with the Spartans, Montgomery mentored four players (Chris Hill, Kalin Lucas, Drew Neitzel and Travis Walton) that rank among the top-10 in career assists at Michigan State. In addition, Montgomery helped eight Spartan perimeter players reach the 1,000-point plateau in his time on the Michigan State staff and helped Lucas earn Big Ten Player of the Year honors in 2009 and Walton earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year recognition that same season.

Montgomery began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Central Michigan where he became a member of Jay Smith’s fi rst coaching staff in 1997-98. Following a 6-23 season in 1999-2000, the Chippewas made a worst-to-fi rst turnaround the following season as they fi nished the 2000- 01 campaign with a 20-8 record, winning the MAC with a conference mark of 14-4.

An outstanding player during his collegiate career, Montgomery was a four-year letterwinner for Jud Heathcote at Michigan State from 1988-92. A 1992 All-Big Ten Third Team selection, Montgomery ended his career as the

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball MARK MONTGOMERY’S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING HISTORY Year School Overall Conference Postseason Position 1997-98 Central Michigan 5-21 3-15 None Assistant Coach 1998-99 Central Michigan 10-16 7-11 None Assistant Coach 1999-00 Central Michigan 6-23 2-16 None Assistant Coach 2000-01 Central Michigan 20-8 14-4 None Assistant Coach Central Michigan Totals 41-68 26-46

2001-02 Michigan State 19-12 10-6 NCAA First Round Assistant Coach 2002-03 Michigan State 22-13 10-6 NCAA Elite Eight Assistant Coach 2003-04 Michigan State 18-12 12-4 NCAA First Round Assistant Coach 2004-05 Michigan State 26-7 13-3 NCAA Final Four Assistant Coach 2005-06 Michigan State 22-12 8-8 NCAA First Round Assistant Coach 2006-07 Michigan State 23-12 8-8 NCAA Second Round Assistant Coach 2007-08 Michigan State 27-9 12-6 NCAA Sweet 16 Associate Head Coach 2008-09 Michigan State 31-7 15-3 NCAA Championship Game Associate Head Coach 2009-10 Michigan State 28-9 14-4 NCAA Final Four Associate Head Coach 2010-11 Michigan State 19-15 9-9 NCAA First Round Associate Head Coach Michigan State Totals 235-108 111-57

2011-12 NIU 5-26 3-13 None Head Coach 2012-13 NIU 5-25 3-13 None Head Coach 2013-14 NIU 15-17 8-10 None Head Coach 2014-15 NIU 14-16 8-10 None Head Coach 2015-16 NIU 21-13 9-9 Vegas 16 Quarterfi nals Head Coach NIU/Head Coaching Totals 60-97 31-55 Career Coaching Totals 336-273 168-158 10 NCAA Tournament Appearances, 3 Final Fours 2 Big Ten Regular Season Championships 1 MAC Regular Season Championship HEAD COACHING RECORD BY OPPONENT

Akron 2-5 Idaho 2-0 Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) 1-0 Aurora 1-0 Indiana Northwest 1-0 San Jose State 1-0 Ball State 5-5 Iowa 0-3 Seattle 0-1 Bethune-Cookman 1-0 James Madison 0-1 SIU Edwardsville 1-1 Boise State 0-1 Judson 2-0 South Dakota 1-0 Bowling Green 3-4 Kent State 2-4 Southern Illinois 0-1 Buff alo 0-6 Loyola Chicago 1-1 Toledo 5-5 Cal State Northridge 1-0 Maine 1-0 UC Riverside 2-0 Central Michigan 5-5 Massachusetts 0-2 UC Santa Barbara 0-1 Chicago State 1-0 Miami (Ohio) 4-2 UIC 1-2 Dartmouth 1-1 Mississippi Valley State 1-0 Utah Valley 0-1 Dayton 0-1 Missouri 0-1 UW Milwaukee 0-3 DePaul 0-3 Nebraska Omaha 0-4 Valparaiso 0-2 Eastern Illinois 0-3 Notre Dame 0-1 Washington 0-1 Eastern Michigan 3-10 Ohio 2-5 Western Michigan 3-9 Eureka 1-0 Ohio State 0-1 Wright State 1-0 Florida International 1-0 Purdue 0-1 Hampton 1-0 Roosevelt 2-0

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball Jon Borovich Associate Head Coach Sixth Season at NIU

Jon Borovich joined the NIU men’s basketball staff on April 5, 2011, becoming the fi rst addition to head coach Mark Montgomery’s staff . Prior to his arrival in DeKalb, Borovich had spent the previous four seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Dayton.

Borovich, who was promoted to associate head coach in August of 2015, has played a large role in the rebuilding process at NIU that has seen a program which had produced just two winning seasons in the previous 15 years grow to earn its fourth postseason appearance, and the second-most wins, in school history in 2015-16.

The Huskies posted a 21-13 record in 2015-16 and accepted an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16 tournament. NIU’s success came despite having the second-youngest team in the MAC, a squad that saw nearly 40 percent of its scoring come from freshmen.

Three Huskies earned conference postseason honors, including sophomore Marin Maric who was named to the All-MAC Third Team; Aaric Armstead was named to the MAC All-Defensive Team and Marshawn Wilson was recognized on the MAC All-Freshman Team. It marked the fi rst time since the 2002-03 season that NIU has three all-league honorees.

In addition to its success on the court, the NIU men’s basketball team also achieved in the classroom in 2015-16, posting the highest team GPA on record during the 2015 Fall Semester.

The success of the 2015-16 season was a result of the building blocks set in place since Borovich’s arrival with head coach Mark Montgomery in 2011.

Ranking among the youngest teams in the country in both the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons, the Huskies still recorded a number of program milestones, including NIU’s fi rst MAC Tournament victory since 2003. NIU also posted its fi rst win at Miami (Ohio) since 1981, its fi rst win at Central Michigan since 2006 and its fi rst victory over Kent State since 2003.

During the 2013-14 season, the Huskies engineered the largest single-season win improvement in school history, and the 10th-largest nationally for the season, recording a 10-win improvement, going 15-17, at the time it was NIU’s most victories since the 2005-06 season. The Huskies advanced to the second round of the MAC Tournament for the second time in three seasons while Jordan Threloff (All-MAC honorable mention) and Aaric Armstead (MAC All-Freshman team) earned league honors.

The Huskies continued to make strides during the 2014-15 season, Borovich’s fourth at NIU. The Huskies posted a 14-16 record playing against a strength of schedule ranked 147th in the nation, NIU’s best since 2004-05, and posted its fi rst winning non-conference record in nine seasons. Playing in a much-improved MAC, NIU also posted a RPI of 188, the school’s best since 2005-06.

As an assistant at Dayton, Borovich helped the Flyers advance to the postseason in each of the past four seasons. In his fi rst season, 2007-08, Dayton started 14-1 and climbed to No. 14 in the Associated Press poll, the highest ranking for the program in 40 years. The next season, Dayton was again nationally-ranked and fi nished with a 27-8 record, including a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

In 2009-10, Borovich helped UD win 25 games and the NIT Championship, the fi rst NIT crown for the program since 1968. In his fi nal season on the Flyer staff , 2010-11, Dayton fi nished with a 22-14 mark, reaching the championship game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament and advancing to the NIT.

Borovich began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Michigan State from 2001-03. He then spent two seasons, 2003-05, at Dayton as the Direc- tor of Basketball Operations. After working as an assistant coach at Oakland University for two years from 2005-07, Borovich returned to Dayton in 2007 in an assistant coaching role.

During his two seasons at Oakland, the Golden Grizzlies won 30 games. In Borovich’s second year, Oakland compiled a 19-14 mark, the most wins for the school since joining Division I in 1997. Borovich helped the Golden Grizzlies recruit a class that, as juniors and seniors, went 34-2 in the Summit League and appeared in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments.

A native of Bloomfi eld Hills, Mich., Borovich assisted in video analysis as a graduate assistant at Michigan State while completing his master’s degree in athletics administration. He then followed Michigan State assistant coach Brian Gregory to Dayton, where he was the Director of Basketball Operations for two seasons. In his fi rst year, the Flyers won the Maui Invitational, reached the NCAA Tournament and fi nished with a 24-9 overall record.

Borovich played collegiately at Central Michigan from 1997-2001, while NIU head coach Mark Montgomery was working as an assistant coach for the Chippewas. As a senior, Borovich was a part of CMU’s Mid-American Conference championship team that fi nished with 20 wins, the most for the school since the 1986-87 season.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in sports studies from Central Michigan in 2001, with a double minor in psychology and coaching. Borovich was a team captain for the Chippewas as a junior and senior while also earning Academic All-MAC honors as a senior.

Borovich and his wife, Kara, have two sons, Bennett and William.

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball Lou Dawkins Assistant Coach Sixth Season at NIU

Lou Dawkins joined the NIU men’s basketball coaching staff on April 14, 2011, following seven highly-successful seasons as the head coach at Saginaw High School in Saginaw, Mich.

Dawkins has played a key role in the rebuilding process at NIU that has seen a program which had produced just two winning seasons in the previous 15 years grow to earn its fourth postseason appearance, and the second-most wins, in school history in 2015-16.

In addition to its success on the court, the NIU men’s basketball team also achieved in the classroom in 2015-16, posting the highest team GPA on record during the 2015 Fall Semester.

The success of the 2015-16 season was a result of the building blocks set in place since Dawkins’ arrival with head coach Mark Montgomery in 2011.

The Huskies continued to make strides during the 2014-15 season, Dawkins’ fourth at NIU. The Huskies posted a 14-16 record playing against a strength of schedule ranked 147th in the nation, NIU’s best since 2004-05, and posted its fi rst winning non-conference record in nine seasons. Playing in a much-improved MAC, NIU also posted a RPI of 188, the school’s best since 2005-06.

During his seven seasons as the head coach at Saginaw High, Dawkins had an overall record of 149-28 and led the Trojans to Michigan Class A state championships in 2007 and 2008 and reached the state semifi nals in 2005; the Trojans fi nished 2007 ranked second nationally by MaxPreps and in 2008 they were fourth in the USA Today Super 25. Dawkins was named the national coach of the year in 2007. He was also the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Coach of the Year in 2007 and the Michigan AP Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2008.

The Trojans won the Saginaw Valley Conference championship in six of Dawkins’ seven seasons as head coach and he was named the conference coach of the year on three occasions. Dawkins also served as the Director of Athletics at Saginaw High during his fi nal three years as head coach.

Dawkins coached 11 players that went on to receive NCAA Division I basketball scholarships, including Michigan State’s Draymond Green, now a member of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, and Josh Southern of Boston College.

Prior to becoming the varsity coach at Saginaw High, Dawkins was the junior varsity coach for six seasons, compiling an overall mark of 112-10.

A Saginaw, Mich., native, Dawkins played collegiately at the University of Tulsa from 1989-94 under J.D. Barnett and Tubby Smith. He helped the Golden Hurricanes reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in 1994; Dawkins earned all-conference second team honors and was also named Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year that season. He still ranks fi fth all-time in Tulsa history with 339 career assists and sixth all-time in school history with 176 steals.

Dawkins received his bachelor’s degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation from Tulsa in 1994. He and his wife, Latricia, have been married for 22 years and have three sons; Mario, 25, Christian, 23 and Elijah, 1, along with a daughter, Hailee, 18. Their fourth son, Dorian, passed away six years ago at the age of 14.

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball Jason Larson Assistant Coach Sixth Season at NIU

Jason Larson has been a part of the NIU men’s basketball staff since 2011-12, spending his fi rst two seasons as NIU’s Director of Basketball Operations before being promoted to an assistant coaching role prior to the 2013-14 season.

Larson has played a role in the rebuilding process at NIU that has seen a program which had produced just two winning seasons in the previous 15 years grow to earn its fourth postseason appearance, and the second-most wins, in school history in 2015-16.

In addition to its success on the court, the NIU men’s basketball team also achieved in the classroom in 2015-16, posting the highest team GPA on record during the 2015 Fall Semester.

The success of the 2015-16 season was a result of the building blocks set in place since Larson’s arrival with head coach Mark Montgomery in 2011.

During the 2013-14 season, Larson’s fi rst in a coaching role, the Huskies engineered the largest single-season win improvement in school history, and the 10th-largest nationally for the season, recording a 10-win improvement, going 15-17, at the time it was NIU’s most victories since the 2005-06 season. The Huskies advanced to the second round of the MAC Tournament for the second time in three seasons while Jordan Threloff (All-MAC honorable mention) and Aaric Armstead (MAC All-Freshman team) earned league honors.

The Huskies continued to make strides during the 2014-15 season, Larson’s fourth at NIU. The Huskies posted a 14-16 record playing against a strength of schedule ranked 147th in the nation, NIU’s best since 2004-05, and posted its fi rst winning non-conference record in nine seasons. Playing in a much-improved MAC, NIU also posted a RPI of 188, the school’s best since 2005-06.

A native of Manistee, Mich., Larson began his collegiate coaching career as a student assistant at Grand Valley before being promoted to a full-time assistant coaching role for the 2004-05 season, helping the Lakers win 18 games and mentoring Callistus Eziukwu to GLIAC Freshman of the Year honors.

Following that season, Larson moved on to Western Michigan where he spent two seasons as the Coordinator of Basketball Operations. The Broncos fi nished second in the MAC West in each of Larson’s two seasons in Kalamazoo.

Prior to coming to NIU, Larson was a member of the basketball staff at the University of Utah for four years. He began his time with the Utes as Video Coordinator in 2007-08 before becoming Director of Player Development for his fi nal three seasons in Salt Lake City under head coach Jim Boylen.

Larson helped the Utes win the Mountain West Conference championship in 2009 and advance to the NCAA Tournament. Utah fi nished the season ranked 25th in the Associated Press poll and Luke Nevill earned honorable mention All-America and Mountain West Player of the Year honors. Larson helped mentor 13 all-conference selections during his time with the Utes.

Larson spent his fi rst two seasons at NIU as Director of Basketball Operations; his primary responsibilities included scheduling, budgeting, travel, camps and on-campus recruiting.

Larson graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2004, with a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting and a minor in Spanish. He also received his M.B.A. from Western Michigan in 2009. He and his wife, Juliana, reside in DeKalb and have one son, Leo.

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball Chad Pecka Director of Player Development/Operations Fifth Season at NIU

Chad Pecka begins his fi fth season as a member of the NIU men’s basketball staff in 2016-17. Pecka was promoted to Director of Player Development/ Operations in 2013-14 after working as Video Coordinator in 2012-13.

Pecka has played a role in the rebuilding process at NIU that has seen a program which had produced just two winning seasons in the previous 15 years grow to earn its fourth postseason appearance, and the second-most wins, in school history in 2015-16, as NIU posted a 21-13 record and accepted an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16.

A native of DeKalb, Ill., Pecka began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Texas-Pan American, working under former NIU assistant coach Ryan Marks for two seasons. Pecka was in charge of fi lm break down, opponent scouting, in-and-out of season strength and condi- tioning programs and also served as the Camp Director while at UTPA.

Prior to UTPA, Pecka was the Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach at DeKalb High School for one season, helping lead the Barbs to the 2009 Western Sun Conference Title.

During the 2007-08 season, Pecka worked for the NBA’s Indiana Pacers. Pecka assisted the basketball coaching staff as well as the head strength coach with all practices, games and player workouts. Pecka has also had work experience as a strength and skill development coach for the following organiza- tions: Athletes Performance Institute, Impact Basketball Academy, and Joy of the Game.

As a player, Pecka was the top-ranked free throw shooter in the nation at Kishwaukee College in 2004 and currently holds Kishwakee records for all-time free throw percentage (88.2 percent) and consecutive free throws made (31). Pecka went on to play at Northwestern Oklahoma State, where he served as the team captain in 2006-07, leading the Rangers to the Division I NAIA National Tournament Elite Eight, the deepest tournament run in school history.

Pecka earned his bachelor’s degree in Health and Fitness Management from Northwestern Oklahoma State and his master’s degree in Kinesiology from Texas Pan American. Sean Sims Graduate Assistant Second Season at NIU

Sean Sims begins his second season as a graduate assistant with the NIU men’s basketball program in 2016-17. Sims is responsible for video breakdown, assists in scouting, player development and day-to-day operations of Huskie basketball.

Sims joined the Huskies following four seasons as a student manager at Ohio University, including the last two as the Bobcats’ head manager. During his time at Ohio, Sims worked under current Illinois head coach John Groce, current Boston College head coach Jim Christian and Saul Phillips. In 2012, Sims worked with the MAC Champion Bobcat team that reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

The Miamisburg, Ohio, native earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Ohio University and will be pursuing his master’s in sport management from NIU.

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball Julian Springer Assistant Director of Basketball Operations First Season

Julian Springer begins his fi rst season as a member of the NIU men’s basketball staff in 2016-17. As NIU’s Assistant Director of Basketball Operations, Springer will be involved in day-to-day, off -court activities of the Huskie men’s basketball program. Springer comes to NIU from Malcolm X College, where he served as Director of Athletics in 2015-16.

Prior to his time at Malcolm X College, Springer was the head coach at Kankakee Community College for three seasons from 2012-15. Springer’s Cavaliers won back-to-back Region IV regular season title in 2014 and 2015, while also claiming the Region IV Tournament title in 2015. Kankakee CC fi nished the 2014-15 season with a 24-9 record and Springer earned Region IV Coach of the Year honors.

Springer was the head coach at Rock Valley College for two seasons prior to his time at Kankakee CC (2010-12). The Golden Eagles recorded the biggest conference tournament in school history during his second season, fi nishing the 2011-12 season with a 20-11 overall record.

During the 2009-10 season, Springer was an assistant coach at Jackson State, helping the Tigers win the Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season title and reach the NIT. Springer coached three All-SWAC performers including SWAC Player of the Year, Garrison Johnson and SWAC Newcomer of the Year, Tyrone Hanson.

A native of Chicago, Springer’s coaching resume also includes two seasons as an assistant coach at Director of Campus Recreation at Alma College (Mich.) as well as time as a graduate assistant at Central Michigan. He also directed and coached a city basketball league in Chicago for two years, helping more than 20 players earn NCAA Division I scholarships.

Springer earned his bachelor’s degree in recreation from Southern Illinois in 2005. He received a master’s degree in athletic administration from Central Michigan in 2007 and a master’s from Jackson State in health, physical education and recreation from Jackson State in 2011. Springer and his wife, Amber, have a son, Julian Jr., and a daughter, Jocelyn.

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball #23 Aaric Armstead • Senior • 6-5 • 195 • Guard • Chicago, Ill. • La Jolla Prep (Calif.)

2015-16: Named to the MAC All-Defensive Team … One of two Huskies to start all 34 games … Ranked 16th in the MAC in rebounding, averaging 5.7 boards per game, including 13th in defensive rebounds with 4.1 per contest … Averaged 10.9 points per game, including 11.7 points per game in conference play to rank 26th in the MAC … Tied for 12th in the MAC in conference games with 6.1 rebounds per game, including 10th in defensive rebounds with 4.5 per contest … Recorded four double-doubles, tied for 12th-most in the MAC … Recorded double-doubles against Idaho (Nov. 28), Ohio (Feb. 6), Western Michigan (Feb. 27) and UC Santa Barbara (March 28) … Shot 37.4 percent from the fi eld (120-of-321) … Shot 31.1 percent from three (41-of-132) … Shot 66.9 percent from the free-throw line (89- of-133) … Recorded 34 steals and 17 blocks … Averaged 28.9 minutes per game … Scored in double fi gures 21 times and led the Huskies in scoring a team-high 11 times … Scored a season-high 22 points twice, against Indiana Northwest (Nov. 25) and at Kent State (Feb. 9) … Posted 13 7-plus rebound games, including a season-high 10 rebounds four times … Played a season-high 44 minutes against Florida International (Dec. 19).

2014-15: Appeared in 28 games, including 27 starts, playing 28.8 minutes per game … Ranked 21st in the MAC in scoring, averaging 11.1 points per game … Scored 11.8 points per game in league play, also 21st in the MAC … Ranked 20th in the MAC in rebounding, averaging 4.7 rebounds per contest … Tied for ninth in the MAC in steals, averaging 1.4 steals per game … Shot 41.0 percent (100-of-244) from the fi eld and 70.3 percent (90-of-128) from the free-throw line … Also recorded 18 assists (0.6 pg) and 10 blocks (0.4 pg) … Scored in double fi gures 17 times … Averaged 13.8 points per game in conference road games … Recorded a season-high 19 points at Central Michigan (Feb. 18) … Posted a season-best 10 rebounds against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 21), played a season-high 35 minutes against the Eagles … Only non-start of the season came on Senior Night against Western Michigan (March 3).

2013-14: Named to the MAC All-Freshman Team ... Appeared in 30 games, including 21 starts ... Averaged 7.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game ... Averaged 9.6 points, fourth among MAC freshmen, and 4.6 rebounds, second among MAC rookies, in league play ... Shot 38.9 percent (82-of-211) from the fi eld ... Scored in double fi gures 11 times ... Scored a season-high 19 points at Central Michigan (Feb. 23) ... Recorded a double-double with 13 points and a career-best 10 rebounds against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20) ... Finished third on the team with 30 steals, including a season-best four twice: at Eastern Michigan (March 1) and Bowling Green (March 10).

Prep: Spent one season at La Jolla Prep in San Diego, Calif., the same school as fellow Huskie Darrell Bowie ... Played his senior high school season at Bullard High School in Fresno, Calif. ... Averaged 22.9 points per game at Bullard, earning All-Fresno Bee honors while leading the Knights to the California Southern State Regional Finals ... Scoring 14.1 points and grabbed 2.8 rebounds per game as a junior at Hales Franciscan in Chicago, winning the 2011 Illinois Class 2A State Cham- pionship alongside his brother, Aaron.

Personal: Born on November 29, 1993 in Chicago, Ill. ... Son of Pamela and Phillip Armstead ... Majoring in general studies with an emphasis on marketing and psychology.

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 2013-14 30 21 766 25.5 82 211 .389 16 61 .262 52 78 .667 45 78 123 4.1 58 1 13 0.4 51 1.7 12 0.4 30 1.0 232 7.7 2014-15 28 27 807 28.8 100 244 .410 21 61 .344 90 128 .703 39 92 131 4.7 51 1 18 0.6 47 1.7 10 0.4 40 1.4 311 11.1 2015-16 34 34 983 28.9 120 321 .374 41 132 .311 89 133 .669 56 139 195 5.7 76 0 41 1.2 64 1.9 17 0.5 34 1.0 370 10.9 Career 92 82 2556 27.8 302 776 .389 78 254 .307 231 339 .681 140 309 449 4.9 185 2 72 0.8 162 1.8 39 0.4 104 1.1 913 9.9

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball AARIC ARMSTEAD GAME-BY-GAME CAREER STATISTICS

2013-14 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 NEBRASKA OMAHA NOV. 8 7 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 JAMES MADISON NOV. 15 9 0 4 .000 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 2 0 2 1.5 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1.0 SAN JOSE STATE NOV. 16 15 1 5 .200 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 2 2 4 2.3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1.7 UW MILWAUKEE NOV. 17 8 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.8 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.0 ST. JOSEPH’S (IND.) NOV. 24 24 4 9 .444 0 3 .000 1 2 .500 2 2 4 2.2 3 0 0 0 0 3 9 3.4 at Nebraska Nov. 30 16 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2.8 DARTMOUTH DEC. 5 * 26 2 5 .400 0 1 .000 2 4 .500 0 4 4 2.3 1 0 0 2 0 1 6 3.3 at Massachusetts Dec. 14 Did not play at Loyola-Chicago Dec. 18 Did not play at UC Riverside Dec. 22 9 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 1 2 3 2.4 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3.3 at Iowa State Dec. 31 15 1 9 .111 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.3 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 3.1 BETHUNE-COOKMAN JAN. 3 * 26 3 7 .429 0 1 .000 5 5 1.000 2 3 5 2.6 2 0 0 1 0 0 11 3.9 at Buff alo* Jan. 8 * 28 2 8 .250 0 2 .000 3 4 .750 1 2 3 2.6 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 4.2 at Bowling Green* Jan. 12 * 28 3 4 .750 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.5 3 0 0 1 0 1 6 4.3 KENT STATE* JAN. 15 * 35 2 6 .333 0 1 .000 8 13 .615 0 0 0 2.3 3 0 0 2 0 0 12 4.9 OHIO* JAN. 18 * 24 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 2 3 5 2.5 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 4.9 at Toledo* Jan. 22 * 20 4 7 .571 0 1 .000 2 6 .333 1 3 4 2.6 3 0 2 2 0 0 10 5.3 BUFFALO* JAN. 25 * 22 0 4 .000 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 2.6 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 5.1 at Kent State* Jan. 29 * 30 2 8 .250 0 1 .000 1 1 1.000 2 2 4 2.6 3 0 1 2 2 1 5 5.1 at Ball State* Feb. 1 * 39 5 8 .625 2 2 1.000 2 3 .667 2 6 8 2.9 2 0 3 2 1 3 14 5.6 MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 4 * 26 2 6 .333 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 4 5 3.1 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 5.5 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 9 * 25 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.4 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 12 * 31 7 12 .583 1 3 .333 2 3 .667 0 8 8 3.3 1 0 0 2 0 0 17 5.9 at Akron* Feb. 15 * 33 5 13 .385 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 3.2 1 0 1 2 0 1 13 6.2 EASTERN MICH.* FEB. 20 * 44 4 11 .364 0 2 .000 5 8 .625 6 4 10 3.5 3 0 0 2 2 0 13 6.5 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 * 33 8 13 .615 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 3 4 7 3.7 2 0 0 4 1 2 19 7.0 TOLEDO* FEB. 26 * 24 3 7 .429 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 1 4 5 3.7 4 0 0 1 0 1 7 7.0 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 * 35 3 8 .375 1 3 .333 4 4 1.000 2 3 5 3.8 5 1 2 5 1 4 11 7.2 at Western Michigan* Mar. 4 * 34 6 12 .500 0 2 .000 3 5 .600 4 2 6 3.9 3 0 1 0 2 0 15 7.5 BALL STATE* MAR. 8 30 3 7 .429 1 3 .333 2 2 1.000 2 3 5 3.9 1 0 0 1 1 1 9 7.5 BOWLING GREEN MAR. 10 * 37 5 12 .417 1 3 .333 1 3 .333 1 4 5 3.9 3 0 0 2 0 4 12 7.7 v. Eastern Michigan Mar. 12 * 33 3 9 .333 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 4 5 9 4.1 3 0 0 5 0 2 9 7.7

Totals 21 766 82 211 .389 16 61 .262 52 78 .667 45 78 123 4.1 58 1 13 51 12 30 232 7.7

2014-15 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 AURORA NOV. 15 * 28 5 10 .500 0 2 .000 7 7 1.000 1 7 8 8.0 0 0 3 3 1 2 17 17.0 IDAHO NOV. 20 * 35 5 12 .417 3 6 .500 3 4 .750 2 5 7 7.5 0 0 1 1 1 3 16 16.5 at Iowa Nov. 26 * 31 4 11 .364 3 7 .429 2 2 1.000 1 6 7 7.3 3 0 0 4 1 1 13 15.3 MAINE NOV. 30 * 28 2 9 .222 1 3 .333 4 4 1.000 2 4 6 7.0 3 0 0 2 1 3 9 13.8 at DePaul Dec. 2 * 30 6 13 .462 1 4 .250 3 5 .600 0 4 4 6.4 2 0 2 3 1 1 16 14.2 at Eastern Illinois Dec. 13 * 30 1 6 .167 1 3 .333 6 7 .857 2 3 5 6.2 2 0 0 1 0 2 9 13.3 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DEC. 16 * 30 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 4 6 .667 2 4 6 6.1 1 0 2 1 1 1 10 12.9 at Dartmouth Dec. 19 * 31 2 6 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 4 4 5.9 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 11.8 at Notre Dame Dec. 22 * 24 3 7 .429 1 2 .500 0 2 .000 0 2 2 5.4 2 0 0 2 0 0 7 11.2 HAMPTON DEC. 29 * 21 2 5 .400 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 2 2 4 5.3 1 0 1 1 0 3 7 10.8 UC RIVERSIDE JAN. 2 * 28 1 5 .200 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 0 3 3 5.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 10.1 at Ohio* Jan. 7 * 33 5 10 .500 2 2 1.000 5 6 .833 0 2 2 4.8 0 0 0 2 0 1 17 10.7 KENT STATE* JAN. 10 * 28 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 3 2 5 4.8 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 10.5 at Buff alo* Jan. 14 * 30 6 14 .429 1 3 .333 3 5 .600 1 4 5 4.9 0 0 0 2 0 1 16 10.9 at Eastern Michigan* Jan. 17 * 34 4 10 .400 0 2 .000 7 10 .700 4 4 8 5.1 3 0 0 4 1 2 15 11.2 AKRON* JAN. 21 * 26 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 3 6 .500 0 2 2 4.9 1 0 1 1 0 3 11 11.2 MIAMI (OHIO)* JAN. 24 Did not play at Bowling Green* Jan. 27 Did not play TOLEDO* JAN. 31 * 26 6 13 .462 0 1 .000 2 3 .667 2 2 4 4.8 4 0 0 3 0 1 14 11.4 at Miami (Ohio)* Feb. 4 * 31 3 8 .375 1 4 .250 5 7 .714 1 3 4 4.8 1 0 1 1 0 2 12 11.4 BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 7 * 24 3 10 .300 1 4 .250 2 2 1.000 4 2 6 4.8 1 0 1 1 0 0 9 11.3 BALL STATE* FEB. 10 * 30 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 6 8 .750 1 4 5 4.9 1 0 2 0 0 4 8 11.1 at Western Michigan* Feb. 14 * 26 5 10 .500 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 2 1 3 4.8 3 0 0 1 1 0 11 11.1 at Central Michigan* Feb. 18 * 26 7 12 .583 3 3 1.000 2 3 .667 1 3 4 4.7 4 0 0 2 0 0 19 11.5 EASTERN MICH.* FEB. 21 * 35 2 7 .286 0 2 .000 2 8 .250 1 9 10 5.0 5 1 0 4 1 1 6 11.2 at Toledo* Feb. 25 * 27 4 9 .444 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 4.8 1 0 3 0 0 1 10 11.2 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 28 * 30 4 10 .400 2 5 .400 5 6 .833 1 3 4 4.8 2 0 0 1 0 1 15 11.3 WESTERN MICH.* MAR. 3 23 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 4 6 .667 0 0 0 4.6 4 0 0 3 0 0 6 11.1 at Ball State* Mar. 6 * 35 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 4 6 .667 3 3 6 4.6 1 0 1 0 0 2 10 11.1 at Akron Mar. 9 * 27 5 11 .455 0 2 .000 2 3 .667 3 3 6 4.7 0 0 0 2 1 1 12 11.1

Totals 27 807 100 244 .410 21 61 .344 90 128 .703 39 92 131 4.7 51 1 18 47 10 40 311 11.1

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2015-16 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 CSUN NOV. 13 * 30 1 7 .143 0 3 .000 5 10 .500 0 6 6 6.0 2 0 3 3 1 2 7 7.0 SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 * 22 2 7 .286 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 3 1 4 5.0 4 0 1 3 1 0 5 6.0 WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 * 30 5 9 .556 1 3 .333 7 9 .778 2 2 4 4.7 2 0 1 1 1 2 18 10.0 EUREKA NOV. 21 * 18 4 7 .571 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 3 0 3 4.3 0 0 3 1 0 1 8 9.5 INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 * 24 7 12 .583 3 5 .600 5 6 .833 3 4 7 4.8 3 0 1 0 0 1 22 12.0 at Idaho Nov 28 * 34 4 13 .308 0 3 .000 9 11 .818 3 7 10 5.7 2 0 0 4 0 0 17 12.8 CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 * 30 6 12 .500 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 1 5 6 5.7 1 0 0 1 0 1 14 13.0 at Missouri Dec. 4 * 32 3 11 .273 1 5 .200 3 5 .600 1 4 5 5.6 2 0 0 2 1 4 10 12.6 at Ohio State Dec. 16 * 23 0 4 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 5.2 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 11.2 FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 * 44 4 11 .364 2 4 .500 3 6 .500 2 7 9 5.6 4 0 2 3 1 2 13 11.4 ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 * 20 0 7 .000 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 5.5 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 10.4 at UIC Dec. 29 * 25 2 9 .222 1 4 .250 2 4 .500 1 3 4 5.3 4 0 0 1 1 0 7 10.1 JUDSON JAN. 2 * 21 4 10 .400 0 3 .000 4 4 1.000 1 3 4 5.2 1 0 1 2 0 3 12 10.2 OHIO* JAN. 6 * 39 5 8 .625 2 5 .400 2 6 .333 0 9 9 5.5 3 0 3 2 0 0 14 10.5 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 * 35 3 9 .333 1 5 .200 5 5 1.000 3 3 6 5.5 2 0 3 3 0 0 12 10.6 at Toledo* Jan. 12 * 32 3 10 .300 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 5 2 7 5.6 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 10.3 at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 * 24 5 12 .417 1 5 .200 4 6 .667 0 7 7 5.7 2 0 3 4 1 1 15 10.6 CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 * 27 2 8 .250 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 3 3 5.6 4 0 2 3 0 1 4 10.2 TOLEDO* JAN. 22 * 34 3 9 .333 0 3 .000 6 7 .857 1 7 8 5.7 0 0 2 1 0 2 12 10.3 at Akron* Jan. 26 * 30 4 11 .364 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 3 3 5.6 2 0 2 2 0 1 10 10.3 at Miami* Jan. 30 * 30 6 13 .462 4 8 .500 3 4 .750 2 1 3 5.4 2 0 1 1 0 1 19 10.7 BUFFALO* FEB. 2 * 24 1 5 .200 1 1 1.000 1 2 .500 0 2 2 5.3 4 0 0 4 0 1 4 10.4 at Ohio* Feb. 6 * 36 5 10 .500 1 4 .250 4 4 1.000 2 8 10 5.5 0 0 0 2 0 1 15 10.6 at Kent State* Feb. 9 * 28 7 14 .500 3 6 .500 5 8 .625 2 3 5 5.5 1 0 1 2 0 2 22 11.1 AKRON* FEB. 13 * 34 7 12 .583 3 6 .500 4 5 .800 3 5 8 5.6 0 0 1 1 1 0 21 11.5 BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 * 31 6 10 .600 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 1 5 6 5.6 1 0 1 2 1 2 14 11.6 at Ball State* Feb. 19 * 31 1 13 .077 1 4 .250 1 2 .500 2 6 8 5.7 2 0 1 1 0 1 4 11.3 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 * 21 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 2 4 6 5.7 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 11.0 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 * 33 6 12 .500 4 7 .571 2 4 .500 3 7 10 5.8 2 0 1 3 0 0 18 11.3 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 * 24 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 0 2 2 5.7 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 11.0 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 * 27 4 9 .444 4 7 .571 2 4 .500 3 4 7 5.7 2 0 1 0 0 0 14 11.1 WESTERN MICH. MAR. 7 * 33 3 9 .333 2 6 .333 4 6 .667 2 1 3 5.7 4 0 2 2 2 2 12 11.1 vs. Ohio Mar. 10 * 27 1 6 .167 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 5.6 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 10.8 vs. UC Santa Barbara Mar. 28 * 30 4 13 .308 0 5 .000 4 6 .667 2 8 10 5.7 3 0 0 2 2 0 12 10.9

Totals 34 983 120 321 .374 41 132 .311 89 133 .669 56 139 195 5.7 76 0 41 64 17 34 370 10.9

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball #42 Levi Bradley • Sophomore • 6-7 • 210 • Wing • Milwaukee, Wis. • Pius XI

2015-16: Appeared in all 34 games, making one start … Made his fi rst career start against UC Santa Barbara in the Vegas 16 Quarterfi nals (March 28) … Averaged 6.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game … Shot 49.1 percent from the fi eld (85-of-173) … Shot 41.2 percent from three-point range (21-of-51) … Shot a team- best 77.1 percent from the free-throw line (37-of-48) … Recorded 13 steals and 11 blocks … Averaged 16.0 minutes per game … Recorded two double-doubles, against Judson (Jan. 2) and Western Michigan (March 7) … Scored in double fi gures 10 times, including the last four games of the season … Scored a season-high 19 points against Judson (Jan. 2) … Recorded a season-high 12 rebounds in the MAC Tournament First Round against Western Michigan (March 7) … Played a season-high 26 minutes at Akron (Jan. 26).

High School: 2015 Wisconsin AP All-State Third Team honoree … 2015 Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 2 First Team All-State … 2015 First Team All-Area honoree from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel … Averaged 21.9 points and 10.2 rebounds per game as a senior at Pius XI while leading the Popes to the Woodland West Division title … 2014 Wisconsin AP All-State Honorable Mention … 2014 Fourth Team All-Area honoree from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel … Averaged 20.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game as a junior in 2013-14 while leading the Popes to the Woodland West crown … Three-time fi rst team all-conference honoree … Also played volleyball at Pius XI for three seasons, earning all-conference honors.

Personal: Born on September 26, 1996 ... Majoring in physical education ... Father, Levi, is third all-time in scoring at Wisconsin-Parkside with 1,697 points (1993- 97).

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 Career 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

2015-16 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 CSUN NOV. 13 6 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 3.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 10 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 EUREKA NOV. 21 24 5 9 .556 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 3 6 9 4.0 4 0 2 0 0 1 10 2.5 INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 17 2 6 .333 1 3 .333 3 4 .750 1 2 3 3.8 3 0 2 2 0 1 8 3.6 at Idaho Nov 28 18 2 4 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3.7 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 3.8 CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 20 4 6 .667 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 3 3 3.6 2 0 1 1 1 0 9 4.6 at Missouri Dec. 4 11 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 3.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.5 at Ohio State Dec. 16 13 3 4 .750 1 1 1.000 2 3 .667 0 1 1 3.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 9 5.0 FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 17 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 4.7 ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 22 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 3.1 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 4.5 at UIC Dec. 29 11 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2.9 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 4.1 JUDSON JAN. 2 23 6 10 .600 0 2 .000 7 8 .875 5 5 10 3.5 2 0 0 1 1 1 19 5.2 OHIO* JAN. 6 11 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 13 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 7 7 3.5 4 0 0 3 1 0 6 4.9 at Toledo* Jan. 12 11 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 3.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.6 at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 14 5 8 .625 1 1 1.000 0 1 .000 2 3 5 3.6 3 0 0 2 1 0 11 5.0 CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 16 6 9 .667 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 4 3 7 3.8 1 0 0 0 1 1 14 5.5 TOLEDO* JAN. 22 20 5 9 .556 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 1 4 5 3.8 3 0 0 1 1 1 12 5.8 at Akron* Jan. 26 26 3 8 .375 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 0 6 6 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 6.0 at Miami* Jan. 30 9 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 3.8 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 5.8 BUFFALO* FEB. 2 11 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 3.6 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 5.7 at Ohio* Feb. 6 14 5 8 .625 0 2 .000 5 6 .833 2 2 4 3.7 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 6.1 at Kent State* Feb. 9 22 1 4 .250 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.5 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 6.0 AKRON* FEB. 13 16 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 3.4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5.9 BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 18 3 8 .375 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 2 1 3 3.4 2 0 1 2 1 1 8 6.0 at Ball State* Feb. 19 12 2 5 .400 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 0 2 2 3.4 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.0 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 16 2 6 .333 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 3.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.0 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 16 3 5 .600 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3.3 2 0 1 0 0 0 8 6.1 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 18 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 3.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 6.1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 21 5 7 .714 2 3 .667 1 2 .500 0 1 1 3.3 3 0 1 1 0 1 13 6.3 WESTERN MICH. MAR. 7 23 3 7 .429 1 2 .500 6 7 .857 2 10 12 3.5 2 0 0 1 0 0 13 6.5 vs. Ohio Mar. 10 23 4 10 .400 2 5 .400 0 3 .000 1 2 3 3.5 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 6.6 vs. UC Santa Barbara Mar. 28 * 17 4 7 .571 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 3 1 4 3.5 5 1 0 0 0 0 10 6.7

Totals 1 544 85 173 .491 21 51 .412 37 48 .771 38 82 120 3.5 75 1 15 22 11 13 228 6.7

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball #3 Dontel Highsmith • Senior • 6-2 • 200 • Guard • Dowagiac, Mich. • Dowagiac

2015-16: Sat out the season as he continued to rehab following his second ACL surgery.

2014-15: Redshirted ... Tore his left ACL for the second time just prior to the beginning of the season and did not see action.

2013-14: Played in 11 games, including eight starts ... Averaged 10.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game ... Scored in double fi gures in fi ve contests ... Shot 53.9 percent (41-of-76) from the fi eld and 34.8 percent (8-of-23) from beyond the three-point line ... Started his last seven games before injury, averaging 13.0 points while shooting 59.3 percent (32-of-54) from the fi eld ... Scored a season-high 27 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the fi eld at UC Riverside (Dec. 22) ... Named MAC West Division Player of the Week on Dec. 23 after averaging 18.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in a pair of wins at Loyola-Chicago (Dec. 18) and UC Riverside (Dec. 22) ... Scored 19 points and pulled down six rebounds at Iowa State (Dec. 31) before tearing his left ACL late in the game, ending his season.

Prep: Concluded his career at Dowagiac High School as its all-time leading scorer with 1,969 points ... Averaged 29.1 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as a senior at Dowagiac while leading the Chieftains to an 18-3 record ... Finished fi fth in Mr. Basketball voting in the State of Michigan ... Named to the 2013 Associated Press Class B All-State First Team and the Detroit Free Press Class B All-State Team ... Averaged 27.8 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals as a junior in 2011-12, leading Dowagiac to a 16-6 record while earning Associated Press Class B All-State honors ... As a sophomore, he led Dowagiac High School to the Mich- igan Class B State Semifi nals for the fi rst time since 1983, while earning third-team all-state honors from the Detroit News ... A three-sport standout in basketball, football and track, he was named the South Bend Tribune’s Boys Athlete of the Year in both 2012 and 2013 ... Earned the Division 2 state long jump championship as a senior with a jump of 23-5 1/4.

Personal: Born on December 10, 1994 in Dowagiac, Mich. ... Son of Stephanie Young and Don Highsmith ... Majoring in communications.

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 2013-14 11 8 251 22.8 41 76 .539 8 23 .348 25 40 .625 14 25 39 3.5 17 0 12 1.1 10 0.9 2 0.2 11 1.0 115 10.5 2014-15 Redshirted -- Did not see game action 2015-16 Did not see game action Career 11 8 251 22.8 41 76 .539 8 23 .348 25 40 .625 14 25 39 3.5 17 0 12 1.1 10 0.9 2 0.2 11 1.0 115 10.5

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball DONTEL HIGHSMITH GAME-BY-GAME CAREER STATISTICS

2013-14 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 NEBRASKA OMAHA NOV. 8 * 15 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 3 .000 1 2 3 3.0 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 2.0 JAMES MADISON NOV. 15 22 4 7 .571 0 2 .000 1 5 .200 0 2 2 2.5 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 5.5 SAN JOSE STATE NOV. 16 20 2 8 .250 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 2 1 3 2.7 2 0 1 1 0 1 6 5.7 UW MILWAUKEE NOV. 17 20 2 4 .500 1 1 1.000 2 3 .667 1 5 6 3.5 1 0 0 2 0 1 7 6.0 ST. JOSEPH’S (IND.) NOV. 24 * 18 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 3 5 .600 2 3 5 3.8 0 0 3 1 1 0 7 6.2 at Nebraska Nov. 30 * 26 5 8 .625 2 3 .667 1 3 .333 1 3 4 3.8 3 0 0 1 1 2 13 7.3 DARTMOUTH DEC. 5 * 14 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 3 4 .750 0 0 0 3.3 1 0 1 2 0 2 5 7.0 at Massachusetts Dec. 14 * 26 4 7 .571 0 1 .000 2 3 .667 2 2 4 3.4 1 0 1 2 0 2 10 7.4 at Loyola-Chicago Dec. 18 * 34 4 8 .500 0 2 .000 2 3 .667 2 1 3 3.3 1 0 1 1 0 1 10 7.7 at UC Riverside Dec. 22 * 30 9 11 .818 3 5 .600 6 6 1.000 0 3 3 3.3 3 0 1 0 0 1 27 9.6 at Iowa State Dec. 31 * 26 7 13 .538 2 5 .400 3 3 1.000 3 3 6 3.5 1 0 1 0 0 0 19 10.5 BETHUNE-COOKMAN JAN. 3 Did not play at Buff alo* Jan. 8 Did not play at Bowling Green* Jan. 12 Did not play KENT STATE* JAN. 15 Did not play OHIO* JAN. 18 Did not play at Toledo* Jan. 22 Did not play BUFFALO* JAN. 25 Did not play at Kent State* Jan. 29 Did not play at Ball State* Feb. 1 Did not play MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 4 Did not play WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 9 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 12 Did not play at Akron* Feb. 15 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* FEB. 20 Did not play at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 Did not play TOLEDO* FEB. 26 Did not play at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 Did not play at Western Michigan* Mar. 4 Did not play BALL STATE* MAR. 8 Did not play BOWLING GREEN MAR. 10 Did not play v. Eastern Michigan Mar. 12 Did not play

Totals 8 251 41 76 .539 8 23 .348 25 40 .625 14 25 39 3.5 17 0 12 10 2 11 115 10.5

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball #15 Jaylen Key • Sophomore • 6-8 • 220 • Forward • Milwaukee, Wis. • Homestead

2015-16: Appeared in all 34 games, including 26 starts … Made his fi rst career start against South Dakota (Nov. 14) … Averaged 5.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game … Shot 45 percent from the fi eld (76-of-169) … Shot 66.1 percent from the free-throw line (37-of-56) … Recorded 18 steals and 15 blocks … Averaged 18.4 minutes per game … Scored in double fi gures four times … Scored a season-best 15 points in the opener against Cal State Northridge (Nov. 13) … Recorded one double-double, scoring 12 points with a season-best 10 rebounds against Buff alo (Feb. 2) … Played a season-high 26 minutes three times: Missouri (Dec. 4), Western Michigan (Jan. 16) and Buff alo (Feb. 2).

High School: 2015 Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 1 First Team All-State honoree … 2015 Wisconsin AP All-State Third Team … 2015 First Team All-Area from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel … Averaged 18.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per game as a senior at Mequon Homestead while also shooting 72 percent from the free-throw line … 2014 Honorable Mention All-Area from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel … Averaged 14 points per game as a junior in 2013-14 … Earned a three star rating from Rivals.com and Scout.com … Ranked as the seventh-best player in the State of Wisconsin by Scout.com and 10th by 247 Sports.

Personal: Born on May 9, 1997 ... Majoring in physical education ... Son of former Marquette University forward Damon Key.

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 Career 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

2015-16 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 CSUN NOV. 13 24 6 7 .857 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 2 3 5 5.0 4 0 0 1 1 1 15 15.0 SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 * 18 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 2 2 3.5 4 0 0 1 2 0 2 8.5 WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 * 21 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 0 5 5 4.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 7.7 EUREKA NOV. 21 14 6 9 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 3.5 0 0 1 1 0 0 12 8.8 INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 21 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 7 9 4.6 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 9.4 at Idaho Nov 28 18 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 4.3 4 0 1 2 0 0 6 8.8 CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 18 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 4.1 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 8.0 at Missouri Dec. 4 26 2 8 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 4.1 3 0 2 0 0 2 4 7.5 at Ohio State Dec. 16 * 20 0 6 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 4 6 4.3 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 6.8 FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 * 25 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 4 1 5 4.4 4 0 0 0 2 1 8 6.9 ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 * 22 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 4 5 4.5 0 0 4 2 0 2 6 6.8 at UIC Dec. 29 * 23 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 4.4 3 0 1 2 1 0 6 6.8 JUDSON JAN. 2 * 17 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 3 5 .600 3 4 7 4.6 1 0 1 2 0 0 9 6.9 OHIO* JAN. 6 * 7 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 4.3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.4 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 * 7 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.0 at Toledo* Jan. 12 * 17 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 4 4 4.0 1 0 2 0 0 3 2 5.8 at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 * 26 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 3 4 4.0 5 1 0 0 1 0 9 5.9 CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 * 15 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 2 2 4 4.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 6.1 TOLEDO* JAN. 22 * 17 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 3.9 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 5.8 at Akron* Jan. 26 * 10 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 3.8 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 5.8 at Miami* Jan. 30 * 23 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 3.7 3 0 3 2 0 0 6 5.8 BUFFALO* FEB. 2 26 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 4 7 .571 3 7 10 4.0 4 0 1 1 0 0 12 6.0 at Ohio* Feb. 6 * 13 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 3.9 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 5.9 at Kent State* Feb. 9 * 19 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 3.8 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 5.9 AKRON* FEB. 13 * 10 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 3.8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.7 BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 * 23 2 7 .286 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 3.7 4 0 0 1 0 2 5 5.7 at Ball State* Feb. 19 * 19 0 6 .000 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 4 1 5 3.8 3 0 1 1 2 0 2 5.6 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 * 12 3 3 1.000 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 1 1 2 3.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.6 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 * 12 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.6 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 5.6 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 * 23 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 4 5 3.7 4 0 0 4 1 0 9 5.7 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 * 24 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 4 5 3.7 2 0 3 0 1 0 8 5.8 WESTERN MICH. MAR. 7 * 17 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 3.7 5 1 0 2 0 1 2 5.7 vs. Ohio Mar. 10 * 19 2 5 .400 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 0 3 3 3.6 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 5.6 vs. UC Santa Barbara Mar. 28 20 1 9 .111 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 1 3 3.6 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 5.6

Totals 26 626 76 169 .450 0 2 .000 37 56 .661 41 82 123 3.6 88 2 21 37 15 18 189 5.6

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball #34 Marin Maric • Senior • 6-11 • 250 • Center • Split, Croatia • La Lumiere School (Ind.)

2015-16: Named to the All-MAC Third Team … Named MAC West Player of the Week on Dec. 21 … Appeared in 32 games, making 31 starts … Ranked 24th in the MAC with a team-best 11.9 points per game … Ranked fi fth in the MAC with a team-high 8.4 rebounds per game, including 2.9 off ensive rebounds, second-best in the MAC … Recorded 14 double-doubles, tied for third-most in the MAC … Shot 48.4 percent from the fi eld to rank 13th in the MAC … Ranked fi fth in the MAC in blocked shots with 1.2 per contest … Shot 43.8 percent from three-point range (7-of-16) … Shot 67.3 percent from the free-throw line (105-of-156) … Recorded 38 blocks and 23 steals … Averaged 26.3 minutes per game … Scored in double fi gures a team-high 24 times and led NIU in scoring four times … Recorded 7-plus rebounds 23 times and 10-plus rebounds 14 times … Recorded double-doubles against: Idaho (Nov. 28), Chicago State (Dec. 2), Florida International (Dec. 19), UIC (Dec. 29), Ohio (Jan. 6), Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9), Toledo (Jan. 12), Buff alo (Feb. 2), Ohio (Feb. 6), Kent State (Feb. 9), Akron (Feb. 13), Bowling Green (Feb. 16), Ball State (Feb. 19) and Central Michigan (Feb. 23) … Had a streak of seven consecutive double-doubles between Feb. 2-Feb. 23 … Recorded 5-plus blocks twice, including a season-high six against Western Michigan (Feb. 27) … Played a season-high 33 minutes against Eastern Michigan (Jan. 9) and Toledo (Jan. 12).

2014-15: Appeared in 26 games, including seven starts, playing 14.5 minutes per game … Averaged 4.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per game … Ranked 14th in the MAC in off ensive rebounding, averaging 1.7 off ensive boards per contest … Ranked 13th in league play in off ensive rebounding, pulling down 1.8 boards per game … Shot 57.3 percent (47-of-82) from the fi eld and 75.6 percent (34-of-45) from the free-throw line … Also recorded 14 assists (0.5 pg), 10 blocks (0.4 pg) and seven steals (0.3 pg) … Scored in double fi gures three times … Scored a season-high 11 points in a victory at Ball State (March 6) … Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds twice: at Buff alo (Jan. 14) and against Bowling Green (Feb. 7) … Played a season-high 27 minutes at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 17).

Summer 2014: Appeared in all 10 games for Croatia at the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championships in Greece … Helped Croatia to a fourth-place fi nish … Averaged 7.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game … Shot 61.7 percent from the fi eld (29-of-47) and 72.2 percent (13-of-18) from the free-throw line … Scored 22 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in a second round victory over Israel (July 14).

2013-14: Appeared in six games ... Averaged 3.0 points and 2.5 rebounds per game ... Shot 66.7 percent (8-of-12) from the fi eld ... Scored a season-high 12 points with a season-best seven rebounds against St. Joseph’s (Ind.) (Nov. 24) ... Suff ered a broken foot prior to the Dartmouth game (Dec. 5) and missed the remainder of the season.

Summer 2013: Competed for Croatia at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championships in Prague, Czech Repbulic ... Averaged 6.1 points, shooting 55.6 percent from the fi eld, and 3.6 rebounds per game while appearing in all eight games for Croatia ... Scored 18 points, including 8-of-8 shooting from the fi eld, against China in the fi nal game of the tournament as Croatia fi nished eighth.

Prep: Spent one season at La Lumiere School in LaPorte, Ind., averaging 10.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game ... Helped La Lumiere to a top-fi ve national academy ranking from MaxPreps ... LaLumiere earned a bid to the National High School Invitational and fi nished the season with a 27-6 record.

Personal: Born on February 21, 1994 in Split, Croatia ... Son of Sinka and Zdravko Maric ... Majoring in economics.

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 2013-14 6 0 53 8.8 8 12 .667 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 10 5 15 2.5 4 0 2 0.3 5 0.8 0 0.0 1 0.2 18 3.0 2014-15 26 7 377 14.5 47 82 .573 0 2 .000 34 45 .756 45 58 103 4.0 51 0 14 0.5 31 1.2 10 0.4 7 0.3 128 4.9 2015-16 32 31 841 26.3 135 279 .484 7 16 .438 105 156 .673 94 174 268 8.4 76 2 30 0.9 61 1.9 38 1.2 23 0.7 382 11.9 Career 64 38 1271 19.9 190 373 .509 7 18 .389 141 205 .688 149 237 386 6.0 131 2 46 0.7 97 1.5 48 0.8 31 0.5 528 8.3

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball MARIN MARIC GAME-BY-GAME CAREER STATISTICS

2013-14 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 NEBRASKA OMAHA NOV. 8 12 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.0 JAMES MADISON NOV. 15 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 SAN JOSE STATE NOV. 16 9 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 4 1 5 2.3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2.0 UW MILWAUKEE NOV. 17 11 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 1 2.0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.5 ST. JOSEPH’S (IND.) NOV. 24 14 6 7 .857 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 5 2 7 3.0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 3.6 at Nebraska Nov. 30 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 DARTMOUTH DEC. 5 Did not play at Massachusetts Dec. 14 Did not play at Loyola-Chicago Dec. 18 Did not play at UC Riverside Dec. 22 Did not play at Iowa State Dec. 31 Did not play BETHUNE-COOKMAN JAN. 3 Did not play at Buff alo* Jan. 8 Did not play at Bowling Green* Jan. 12 Did not play KENT STATE* JAN. 15 Did not play OHIO* JAN. 18 Did not play at Toledo* Jan. 22 Did not play BUFFALO* JAN. 25 Did not play at Kent State* Jan. 29 Did not play at Ball State* Feb. 1 Did not play MIAMI (OHIO)* FEB. 4 Did not play WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 9 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 12 Did not play at Akron* Feb. 15 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* FEB. 20 Did not play at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 Did not play TOLEDO* FEB. 26 Did not play at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 Did not play at Western Michigan* Mar. 4 Did not play BALL STATE* MAR. 8 Did not play BOWLING GREEN MAR. 10 Did not play v. Eastern Michigan Mar. 12 Did not play

Totals 0 53 8 12 .667 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 10 5 15 2.5 4 0 2 5 0 1 18 3.0

2014-15 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 AURORA NOV. 15 16 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 4 1 5 5.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 8.0 IDAHO NOV. 20 11 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 6.0 at Iowa Nov. 26 15 0 5 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 4 1 5 3.7 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 4.7 MAINE NOV. 30 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 at DePaul Dec. 2 5 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 1 4 3.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2.8 at Eastern Illinois Dec. 13 Did not play MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DEC. 16 11 3 3 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 4 5 3.3 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 3.3 at Dartmouth Dec. 19 7 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.9 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3.1 at Notre Dame Dec. 22 12 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 0 4 4 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.3 HAMPTON DEC. 29 Did not play UC RIVERSIDE JAN. 2 15 4 4 1.000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 2 0 2 2.9 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 3.8 at Ohio* Jan. 7 15 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 2.8 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 3.6 KENT STATE* JAN. 10 7 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 1 1 2.6 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 3.7 at Buff alo* Jan. 14 21 4 8 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 6 9 3.2 1 0 0 4 0 0 8 4.1 at Eastern Michigan* Jan. 17 27 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 4 1 5 3.3 3 0 0 1 1 0 10 4.5 AKRON* JAN. 21 23 3 3 1.000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 7 8 3.6 3 0 1 1 1 0 8 4.8 MIAMI (OHIO)* JAN. 24 13 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 3 0 3 3.6 4 0 0 2 0 0 3 4.7 at Bowling Green* Jan. 27 * 20 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 4 7 3.8 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.5 TOLEDO* JAN. 31 * 14 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 0 2 2 3.7 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 4.3 at Miami (Ohio)* Feb. 4 * 11 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 3.5 3 0 0 2 1 0 6 4.4 BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 7 18 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 4 5 9 3.8 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 4.4 BALL STATE* FEB. 10 17 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 2 1 3 3.8 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 4.4 at Western Michigan* Feb. 14 Did not play at Central Michigan* Feb. 18 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* FEB. 21 11 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.6 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 4.3 at Toledo* Feb. 25 * 20 5 6 .833 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 3 6 3.7 4 0 1 3 0 2 10 4.5 CENTRAL MICH.* FEB. 28 * 11 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 1 4 5 3.8 3 0 2 1 1 1 4 4.5 WESTERN MICH.* MAR. 3 15 3 7 .429 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 2 5 7 3.9 2 0 0 1 0 1 7 4.6 at Ball State* Mar. 6 * 25 5 9 .556 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 3 5 4.0 3 0 2 2 0 1 11 4.9 at Akron Mar. 9 * 16 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 4.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.9

Totals 7 377 47 82 .573 0 2 .000 34 45 .756 45 58 103 4.0 51 0 14 31 10 7 128 4.9

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2015-16 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 CSUN NOV. 13 * 26 0 5 .000 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 2 6 8 8.0 3 0 3 1 0 3 2 2.0 SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 * 26 6 10 .600 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 2 6 8 8.0 2 0 1 1 1 2 12 7.0 WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 * 29 6 8 .750 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 3 5 8 8.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 13 9.0 EUREKA NOV. 21 * 12 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 0 1 1 6.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 9.0 INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 * 15 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 1 4 5 6.0 1 0 1 4 0 0 12 9.6 at Idaho Nov 28 * 25 4 8 .500 0 0 .000 6 8 .750 5 6 11 6.8 4 0 2 1 2 1 14 10.3 CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 * 25 5 6 .833 0 0 .000 2 6 .333 6 8 14 7.9 0 0 2 1 5 0 12 10.6 at Missouri Dec. 4 * 32 5 13 .385 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 5 2 7 7.8 3 0 0 3 0 0 14 11.0 at Ohio State Dec. 16 * 32 4 12 .333 0 0 .000 9 10 .900 4 5 9 7.9 3 0 3 1 2 1 17 11.7 FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 * 31 6 15 .400 0 0 .000 5 12 .417 7 4 11 8.2 3 0 2 4 3 1 17 12.2 ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 * 21 9 13 .692 1 1 1.000 3 4 .750 3 2 5 7.9 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 13.1 at UIC Dec. 29 * 32 4 10 .400 1 1 1.000 2 4 .500 5 8 13 8.3 4 0 4 3 3 2 11 12.9 JUDSON JAN. 2 * 13 5 10 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 6 8 8.3 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 12.8 OHIO* JAN. 6 * 31 7 11 .636 2 2 1.000 6 11 .545 5 9 14 8.7 2 0 2 3 1 1 22 13.4 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 * 33 6 10 .600 0 0 .000 6 6 1.000 6 4 10 8.8 1 0 0 2 1 2 18 13.7 at Toledo* Jan. 12 * 33 6 13 .462 0 1 .000 4 6 .667 1 11 12 9.0 3 0 1 1 0 0 16 13.9 at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 * 29 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 1 2 3 8.6 2 0 1 4 2 2 11 13.7 CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 * 29 5 9 .556 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 2 1 3 8.3 4 0 1 2 1 1 12 13.6 TOLEDO* JAN. 22 * 23 2 7 .286 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 1 3 4 8.1 3 0 1 3 3 1 4 13.1 at Akron* Jan. 26 * 27 2 8 .250 0 1 .000 1 3 .333 0 6 6 8.0 4 0 0 5 1 0 5 12.7 at Miami* Jan. 30 * 32 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 6 7 8.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 12.3 BUFFALO* FEB. 2 * 30 4 9 .444 0 0 .000 11 12 .917 5 6 11 8.1 3 0 1 2 1 0 19 12.6 at Ohio* Feb. 6 * 29 5 13 .385 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 2 8 10 8.2 5 1 0 3 1 1 11 12.5 at Kent State* Feb. 9 * 32 4 8 .500 0 0 .000 6 10 .600 2 8 10 8.3 1 0 0 3 0 0 14 12.6 AKRON* FEB. 13 * 31 6 17 .353 2 3 .667 3 4 .750 2 9 11 8.4 2 0 1 2 0 1 17 12.8 BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 * 19 5 8 .625 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 3 9 12 8.5 2 0 0 0 3 0 10 12.7 at Ball State* Feb. 19 * 27 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 3 8 .375 4 7 11 8.6 5 1 1 1 0 1 13 12.7 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 * 29 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 5 6 11 8.7 0 0 0 4 1 0 10 12.6 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 * 26 6 11 .545 0 0 .000 4 6 .667 5 4 9 8.7 2 0 0 2 6 1 16 12.7 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 * 14 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 3 3 8.5 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 12.3 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Did not play WESTERN MICH. MAR. 7 Did not play vs. Ohio Mar. 10 * 26 2 8 .250 0 0 .000 3 5 .600 3 5 8 8.5 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 12.1 vs. UC Santa Barbara Mar. 28 22 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 6 7 .857 1 4 5 8.4 2 0 0 1 0 1 6 11.9

Totals 31 841 135 279 .484 7 16 .438 105 156 .673 94 174 268 8.4 76 2 30 61 38 23 382 11.9

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball #31 Austin Pauga • Sophomore • 6-6 • 210 • Guard • Naperville, Ill. • IMG Academy

2015-16: Appeared in 19 games … Missed seven games from Nov. 28-Dec. 29 due to injury, also missed the fi nal fi ve games of the season due to injury … Aver- aged 2.9 points per game … Shot 50 percent from the fi eld (20-of-40) … Shot 45.2 percent from three-point range (14-of-31) … Recorded 10 steals … Averaged 9.3 minutes per game … Scored a season-high 15 points in his collegiate debut against Cal State Northridge (Nov. 13) on 5-of-7 from three-point range … Also reached double fi gures with 12 points at Western Michigan (Jan. 16) … Played a season-high 24 minutes against Cal State Northridge (Nov. 13).

High School: Helped the IMG Postgraduate Team to a 23-4 overall record and a No. 2 national ranking … Averaged 14 points, fi ve rebounds and four assists per game in 2014-15 during his postgraduate season at IMG … Averaged 14 points, six assists and three rebounds and a senior at IMG Academy in 2013-14 … Started his high school career at Naperville Central before transferring to IMG Academy in 2013

Personal: Born on September 4, 1995 ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.

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 19 0 177 9.3 20 40 .500 14 31 .452 1 2 .500 4 7 11 0.6 10 0 7 0.4 7 0.4 2 0.1 10 0.5 55 2.9 Career 19 0 177 9.3 20 40 .500 14 31 .452 1 2 .500 4 7 11 0.6 10 0 7 0.4 7 0.4 2 0.1 10 0.5 55 2.9

2015-16 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 CSUN NOV. 13 24 5 7 .714 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 15.0 SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 20 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 2.0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 9.0 WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 14 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 EUREKA NOV. 21 15 4 7 .571 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 2 0 2 1 0 4 9 6.8 INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 4 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5.8 at Idaho Nov 28 Did not play CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 Did not play at Missouri Dec. 4 Did not play at Ohio State Dec. 16 Did not play FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 Did not play ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 Did not play at UIC Dec. 29 Did not play JUDSON JAN. 2 16 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 2 1 3 5 5.7 OHIO* JAN. 6 10 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.9 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.3 at Toledo* Jan. 12 2 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.8 at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 22 4 6 .667 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.8 2 0 0 0 0 1 12 4.6 CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 TOLEDO* JAN. 22 Did not play at Akron* Jan. 26 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.8 at Miami* Jan. 30 3 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 BUFFALO* FEB. 2 10 2 3 .667 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 3.7 at Ohio* Feb. 6 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.5 at Kent State* Feb. 9 Did not play AKRON* FEB. 13 Did not play BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 10 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3.4 at Ball State* Feb. 19 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 Did not play BALL STATE* MAR. 4 Did not play WESTERN MICH. MAR. 7 Did not play vs. Ohio Mar. 10 Did not play vs. UC Santa Barbara Mar. 28 Did not play

Totals 0 177 20 40 .500 14 31 .452 1 2 .500 4 7 11 0.6 10 0 7 7 2 10 55 2.9

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball #2 Laytwan Porter • Sophomore • 6-2 • 185 • Guard • Rockford, Ill. • Auburn

2015-16: Played in all 34 games, making one start … Made his fi rst career start against UC Santa Barbara in the Vegas 16 Quarterfi nals (March 28) … Averaged 4.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game … Averaged 2.3 assists per game, the most among freshmen in the MAC … Averaged 1.1 steals per game, tied for the most among freshmen in the MAC … Shot 37.7 percent from the fi eld (55-of-146) … Shot 30 percent from three (21-of-70) … Shot 75 percent from the free-throw line (36-of-48) … Registered 37 steals … Averaged 17.4 minutes per game … Scored in double fi gures fi ve times, including a season-best 13 points against Ohio (Jan. 6) … Led the Huskies in assists six times … Became the fi rst Huskie with 10-plus assists since Mike DiNunno on Jan. 13, 2010, when he recorded a season-high 10 assists against Eureka (Nov. 21) … Posted a 1.6 assist/turnover ratio, third-best among MAC freshmen … Played a season-high 26 minutes against Akron (Feb. 13).

High School: 2015 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) 3A/4A All-State First Team honoree … 2015 Illinois AP and Chicago Sun-Times Class 4A Second Team … 2015 Champaign News-Gazette All-State Second Team … 2015 Chicago Tribune All-State Special Mention … Nominated for 2015 Illinois Mr. Basketball, fi nished tied for 15th in the voting … Averaged 17.7 points, 4.6 assists, 3.3 steals and 2.8 rebounds per game as a senior at Rockford Auburn … Led the Knights to back-to-back NIC-10 conference championships … 2014 Champaign News-Gazette All-State Special Mention … Averaged 15.7 points, 6.1 assists, 3.3 steals and 3.2 rebounds per game as a junior in 2013-14.

Personal: Born on August 10, 1997 ... Majoring in physical education ... Attended the same high school as former Wichita State All-American Fred Van Vleet.

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 1 591 17.4 55 146 .377 21 70 .300 36 48 .750 14 63 77 2.3 61 0 78 2.3 49 1.4 4 0.1 37 1.1 167 4.9 Career 34 1 591 17.4 55 146 .377 21 70 .300 36 48 .750 14 63 77 2.3 61 0 78 2.3 49 1.4 4 0.1 37 1.1 167 4.9

2015-16 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 CSUN NOV. 13 18 3 6 .500 1 3 .333 4 4 1.000 1 2 3 3.0 1 0 2 3 1 1 11 11.0 SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 19 2 5 .400 2 3 .667 3 6 .500 1 4 5 4.0 1 0 2 5 0 2 9 10.0 WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.7 EUREKA NOV. 21 23 0 3 .000 0 3 .000 4 4 1.000 1 5 6 3.5 3 0 10 2 0 3 4 6.0 INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 19 2 3 .667 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 3.4 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 5.6 at Idaho Nov 28 13 2 3 .667 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 5.7 CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 18 2 6 .333 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.9 4 0 2 1 0 1 5 5.6 at Missouri Dec. 4 13 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.8 3 0 4 0 0 0 2 5.1 at Ohio State Dec. 16 12 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.4 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 4.6 FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 15 0 4 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.4 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4.1 ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 21 4 6 .667 3 4 .750 1 2 .500 0 0 0 2.2 2 0 4 0 0 2 12 4.8 at UIC Dec. 29 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2.1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.4 JUDSON JAN. 2 24 4 8 .500 0 2 .000 4 4 1.000 0 5 5 2.3 0 0 1 1 0 1 12 5.0 OHIO* JAN. 6 23 4 7 .571 3 5 .600 2 2 1.000 2 6 8 2.7 2 0 2 3 1 1 13 5.6 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 21 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.7 3 0 4 3 0 2 0 5.2 at Toledo* Jan. 12 21 1 5 .200 1 4 .250 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 2.6 1 0 3 2 1 0 5 5.2 at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 25 1 7 .143 0 2 .000 3 7 .429 0 3 3 2.6 3 0 2 5 0 0 5 5.2 CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 18 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 5 6 2.8 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 5.0 TOLEDO* JAN. 22 10 0 5 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.8 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4.7 at Akron* Jan. 26 17 1 4 .250 0 3 .000 1 2 .500 1 1 2 2.8 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 4.7 at Miami* Jan. 30 6 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.4 BUFFALO* FEB. 2 18 2 8 .250 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.6 3 0 4 1 0 2 4 4.4 at Ohio* Feb. 6 8 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.5 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 4.3 at Kent State* Feb. 9 18 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.4 2 0 3 1 0 2 2 4.3 AKRON* FEB. 13 26 4 9 .444 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 1 3 4 2.5 2 0 3 0 0 3 10 4.5 BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 12 2 5 .400 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 2.5 3 0 3 1 0 0 7 4.6 at Ball State* Feb. 19 24 2 5 .400 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 2.4 2 0 3 0 0 0 6 4.6 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 17 3 9 .333 0 3 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 2.4 2 0 1 2 1 1 8 4.8 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 22 4 5 .800 0 1 .000 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 2.3 1 0 5 1 0 3 9 4.9 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 10 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 1 0 1 2.3 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 4.8 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 19 3 5 .600 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2.2 0 0 2 2 0 0 9 4.9 WESTERN MICH. MAR. 7 19 1 5 .200 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.2 1 0 1 4 0 2 2 4.8 vs. Ohio Mar. 10 23 2 6 .333 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 3 3 2.2 1 0 2 0 0 2 6 4.9 vs. UC Santa Barbara Mar. 28 * 25 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 0 4 4 2.3 4 0 2 2 0 2 6 4.9

Totals 1 591 55 146 .377 21 70 .300 36 48 .750 14 63 77 2.3 61 0 78 49 4 37 167 4.9

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball #0 Marshawn Wilson • Freshman • 6-3 • 205 • Guard • Oakdale, Minn. • Hill-Murray

2015-16: Named to the MAC All-Freshman Team … Appeared in 31 games, making nine starts … Made his fi rst career start against Akron (Feb. 13) … Ranked 29th in the MAC in scoring, averaging 11.0 points per game (third-best among MAC freshmen) … Ranked 14th in the MAC in free-throw percentage, shooting 74.4 percent (67-of-90) … Ranked sixth in the MAC in three-point percentage, shooting 41.3 percent (57-of-138) … Averaged 2.7 rebounds per game … Shot 43.8 percent (109-of-249) from the fi eld … Recorded 20 steals … Averaged 19.0 minutes per game … Scored in double fi gures 16 times and led NIU in scoring nine times … Scored 20-plus points fi ve times, including a season-best 26 points at Eastern Michigan (March 1), as he went 9-of-12 from the fi eld, including 5-of-7 from three, as he played a season-high 36 minutes … Also scored 20-plus points against: Missouri (24; Dec. 4), Miami (24; Jan. 30), Buff alo (25; Feb. 2) and Ohio (22; March 10) … Made a season-high six triples against Miami (Jan. 30) … Went 10-of-10 from the free-throw line against Missouri (Dec. 4) … Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds against Buff alo (Feb. 2) … Made his fi rst career start against Akron (Feb. 13), starting nine-straight contests beginning with that game.

High School: 2015 St. Paul Pioneer Press Player of the Year … Finalist for 2015 Minnesota Mr. Basketball … 2015 Minnesota AP All-State First Team honoree … Averaged 26 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game as a senior at Hill-Murray … 2014 All-St. Paul Pioneer Press Second Team … Averaged 23.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as a junior in 2013-14, helping Hill-Murray to the Classic Suburban Conference title … Earned a four star rating from Scout.com, listed as the fourth best player in the State of Minnesota, and a three star rating from Rivals.com … Also played football at Hill-Murray, rushing for 1,056 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior while also recording 22 catches for 313 yards and four touchdowns.

Personal: Born on March 29, 1997 ... Major is undecided.

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 31 9 588 19.0 109 249 .438 57 138 .413 67 90 .744 21 64 85 2.7 55 1 31 1.0 32 1.0 2 0.1 20 0.6 342 11.0 Career 31 9 588 19.0 109 249 .438 57 138 .413 67 90 .744 21 64 85 2.7 55 1 31 1.0 32 1.0 2 0.1 20 0.6 342 11.0

2015-16 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 CSUN NOV. 13 16 4 7 .571 2 3 .667 6 7 .857 2 0 2 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 16.0 SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 20 4 10 .400 2 5 .400 2 2 1.000 1 4 5 3.5 2 0 1 1 0 1 12 14.0 WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 19 2 6 .333 1 4 .250 4 7 .571 1 3 4 3.7 3 0 0 1 0 0 9 12.3 EUREKA NOV. 21 13 6 8 .750 3 5 .600 2 2 1.000 2 2 4 3.8 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 13.5 INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 15 2 7 .286 0 5 .000 2 4 .500 0 2 2 3.4 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 12.0 at Idaho Nov 28 14 1 7 .143 1 4 .250 2 4 .500 1 0 1 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 10.8 CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 11 4 6 .667 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.7 2 0 1 1 0 1 10 10.7 at Missouri Dec. 4 27 5 12 .417 4 9 .444 10 10 1.000 1 1 2 2.6 3 0 0 1 0 0 24 12.4 at Ohio State Dec. 16 28 4 11 .364 3 8 .375 5 5 1.000 1 3 4 2.8 3 0 2 5 0 0 16 12.8 FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 14 2 7 .286 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 0 2 2 2.7 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 12.2 ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 15 1 5 .200 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.5 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 11.4 at UIC Dec. 29 18 4 9 .444 3 5 .600 0 1 .000 1 3 4 2.7 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 11.3 JUDSON JAN. 2 Did not play OHIO* JAN. 6 Did not play EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 13 2 6 .333 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.5 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 10.8 at Toledo* Jan. 12 17 4 5 .800 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2.4 3 0 1 4 0 0 10 10.8 at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 10 3 7 .429 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.4 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 10.5 TOLEDO* JAN. 22 9 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 2.4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 10.0 at Akron* Jan. 26 18 5 9 .556 2 5 .400 3 4 .750 0 1 1 2.4 2 0 0 1 0 0 15 10.3 at Miami* Jan. 30 23 8 13 .615 6 9 .667 2 3 .667 2 3 5 2.5 4 0 0 1 0 0 24 11.1 BUFFALO* FEB. 2 30 7 14 .500 2 4 .500 9 12 .750 2 5 7 2.7 3 0 3 0 0 2 25 11.8 at Ohio* Feb. 6 14 1 4 .250 0 3 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 2.6 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 11.4 at Kent State* Feb. 9 21 2 7 .286 1 4 .250 4 4 1.000 0 2 2 2.6 5 1 1 1 0 1 9 11.2 AKRON* FEB. 13 * 21 3 9 .333 1 3 .333 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 2.6 3 0 3 0 0 1 9 11.1 BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 * 20 3 5 .600 3 3 1.000 3 3 1.000 0 2 2 2.6 1 0 3 1 0 3 12 11.2 at Ball State* Feb. 19 * 18 0 4 .000 0 2 .000 1 4 .250 0 1 1 2.5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 10.8 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 * 18 2 10 .200 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 3 0 3 2.5 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 10.5 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 * 16 1 4 .250 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.5 1 0 3 1 0 1 3 10.2 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 * 36 9 12 .750 5 7 .714 3 4 .750 0 6 6 2.6 2 0 2 3 0 2 26 10.8 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 * 28 4 8 .500 3 4 .750 0 2 .000 0 3 3 2.6 0 0 2 1 0 2 11 10.8 WESTERN MICH. MAR. 7 * 25 1 9 .111 0 3 .000 1 2 .500 1 4 5 2.7 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10.6 vs. Ohio Mar. 10 * 20 8 14 .571 4 8 .500 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 2.7 4 0 1 2 0 0 22 10.9 vs. UC Santa Barbara Mar. 28 21 6 11 .545 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 4 4 2.7 1 0 0 3 1 0 14 11.0

Totals 9 588 109 249 .438 57 138 .413 67 90 .744 21 64 85 2.7 55 1 31 32 2 20 342 11.0

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball #32 Andrew Zelis • Senior • 7-0 • 255 • Center • Wheaton, Ill. • Wheaton North/Kaskaskia College

2015-16: Appeared in 27 games … Averaged 2.0 points and 2.2 rebounds per game … Shot 53.3 percent from the fi eld (24-of-45) … Recorded 12 blocks … Aver- aged 7.3 minutes per game … Scored a season-high 12 points and grabbed a season-best seven rebounds against Roosevelt (Dec. 22) … Played a season-high 24 minutes in the MAC Tournament First Round against Western Michigan (March 7).

Prior to NIU: Came to NIU after spending one season at Kaskaskia College in Centralia, Ill., where he averaged 4.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game … Rated a three star prospect by 247 Sports, the No. 2 junior college player in the State of Illinois and the No. 2 junior college center nationally … Attended Stetson University in 2013-14 where he redshirted … Named the 2013-14 Atlantic Sun Preseason Freshman of the Year by College Sports Madness while at Stetson … Attended Wheaton North High School, leading his team to the Class 4A Regional Quarterfi nals in 2012 and 2013 while twice earning all-conference honors … One of 13 players in the State of Illinois nominated for the 2013 McDonald’s All-American Game.

Personal: Born on February 6, 1995 ... Majoring in economics.

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 Career 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

2015-16 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 CSUN NOV. 13 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 SOUTH DAKOTA NOV. 14 8 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0 WRIGHT STATE NOV. 15 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 EUREKA NOV. 21 16 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 5 6 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.3 INDIANA UNIV. NW NOV. 25 9 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 6 6 2.8 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.8 at Idaho Nov 28 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.5 CHICAGO STATE DEC. 2 5 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 1 2 3 2.4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.9 at Missouri Dec. 4 Did not play at Ohio State Dec. 16 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 2.5 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.6 FLA. INTERNATIONAL DEC. 19 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 ROOSEVELT DEC. 22 12 6 7 .857 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 3 4 7 2.8 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 2.5 at UIC Dec. 29 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 JUDSON JAN. 2 20 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 2 3 5 2.8 1 0 1 2 1 0 6 2.6 OHIO* JAN. 6 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 EASTERN MICH.* JAN. 9 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 at Toledo* Jan. 12 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2.1 at Western Michigan* Jan. 16 Did not play CENTRAL MICH.* JAN. 19 Did not play TOLEDO* JAN. 22 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.9 at Akron* Jan. 26 9 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 2.3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.8 at Miami* Jan. 30 Did not play BUFFALO* FEB. 2 Did not play at Ohio* Feb. 6 Did not play at Kent State* Feb. 9 7 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1.8 AKRON* FEB. 13 7 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 1 1 2 2.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.9 BOWLING GREEN* FEB. 16 5 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.0 at Ball State* Feb. 19 5 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 at Central Michigan* Feb. 23 2 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 WESTERN MICH.* FEB. 27 9 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.0 at Eastern Michigan* Mar. 1 7 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 0 3 3 2.0 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 2.1 BALL STATE* MAR. 4 12 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 4 4 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 WESTERN MICH. MAR. 7 24 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 2.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 2.1 vs. Ohio Mar. 10 2 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 vs. UC Santa Barbara Mar. 28 Did not play

Totals 0 198 24 45 .533 0 0 .000 6 17 .353 14 45 59 2.2 40 0 2 8 12 2 54 2.0

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball #33 Jon Siu • Sophomore • 6-5 • 195 • Guard • Hong Kong • Middlesex School

2015-16: Did not see game action.

High School: Spent the 2014-15 season as a postgraduate at Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire … Helped the Wildcats to a 14-11 record … Attended Middlesex School in Concord, Mass., for four years prior to his year at Kimball Union ... Averaged 20 points and six rebounds … Finished his career at Middlesex as the school record-holder for most three-point fi eld goals made … Named to the 2013 New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class B All-League Second Team.

Personal: Born on March 14, 1996 ... Majoring in business administration.

#21 Sean Damaska • Graduate Student • 6-7 • 252 • Center • Milton, Ga. • Blessed Trinity Catholic/Indiana

Prior to NIU: Spent four seasons on the football team at Indiana University … Appeared in all 13 games at tight end and on special teams during the 2015 season … Had never played football before college … Earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Indiana.

High School: Four-year basketball letterwinner at Blessed Trinity Catholic in Roswell, Ga. … Averaged 13 points and eight rebounds per game as a senior in 2011- 12 … Named to the Georgia 6AA All-Region Team in 2012.

Personal: Born on November 11, 1993 ... Earned his bachelor’s degree in political science with a business minor from Indiana University ... Working on his master’s degree in sports management.

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball #10 Eugene German • Freshman • 6-0 • 165 • Guard • Gary, Ind. • 21st Century Charter

High School: Prepped at 21st Century Charter School in Gary, Ind., where he led the State of Indiana in scoring as both a junior and senior … Averaged 33.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and four assists as a senior in 2015-16 to lead 21st Century Charter to its fi rst regional title … Named to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Senior Small School All-State Team … Earned 2015-16 Northwest Indiana Post-Tribune Player of the Year honors … Earned Indiana Associated Press High Honorable Mention recognition … Named to the 2016 Indiana All-Star team … Earned MVP honors in the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star game in Indianapolis with 20 points, six rebounds and two assists, scored a game-high 34 points in the meeting in Louisville … As a junior in 2014-15, averaged 32.0 points per game, along with 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals … Named to the 2015 IBCA Underclass Small School All-State Team … Averaged 17.4 points per game as a sophomore at 21st Century Charter.

Personal: Born on December 2, 1997.

#4 Lacey James • Sophomore • 6-9 • 230 • Forward • Grand Rapids, Mich. • Wayland Union/Rider

Prior to NIU: Appeared in 12 games as a freshman at Rider in 2015-16 … Averaged 1.0 points and 1.1 rebounds per game in 5.0 minutes per contest … Played a season-high 16 minutes against Morgan State (Dec. 23), scoring six points with three rebounds.

High School: A three-year starter at Wayland Union High School in Wayland, Mich. … Averaged 20 points and 15 rebounds per game as a senior for the Wildcats in 2014-15 … Earned Associated Press Class B All-State fi rst-team honors and was a candidate for Michigan’s Mr. Basketball while leading Wayland to a 19-4 record … Averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds per game as a junior at Wayland Union in 2013-14, leading the Wildcats to the Michigan Class B State Quarterfi nals.

Personal: Born on July 12, 1996 ... Plans to major in communications.

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball #11 Noah McCarty • Freshman • 6-7 • 210 • Forward • Rock Falls, Ill. • Sterling Newman

High School: Attended Newman Central Catholic in Sterling, Ill., averaged 18.2 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.9 blocks per game as a senior in 2015-16 … Named to the 2016 Associated Press Illinois Class 2A First Team and the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) 1A/2A All-State Second Team … Played in the Iowa-Illinois Senior All-Star Basketball Showcase … Named to the All-Three Rivers Conference First Team … Led Sterling Newman to a 26-5 record and a regional championship as a senior … Averaged 18.8 points and 10.1 rebounds per game as a junior in 2014-15 … Named to the All-Western Illinois First Team last season by the Quad City Times … Also earned IBCA 2A All-State Third Team and AP 2A All-State honorable mention recognition in 2015 … Averaged 14.7 points and 8.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore, helping the Comets to a 29-3 record and the Elite Eight in the state tournament.

Personal: Born on January 21, 1998 ... Plans to major in communications.

#5 Justin Thomas • Freshman • 5-11 • 180 • Forward • Indianapolis, Ind. • Pike

High School: Attended Pike High School in Indianapolis, Ind. … Averaged 15.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.6 steals per game as a senior at Pike in 2015- 16 … Earned Indiana Associated Press High Honorable Mention recognition … Named to the 2016 Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Senior Large School All-State team … Helped lead Pike to 50 wins in three seasons, including a pair of sectional titles, and fi nished his prep career with 960 points.

Personal: Born on December 27, 1997 ... Plans to major in athletic training.

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball #30 Nick Wagner • Freshman • 6-3 • 190 • Guard • Galesville, Wis. • Gale-Ettrick-Trempea

High School: A four-year starter at Gale-Ettrick-Trempea High School in Galesville, Wis. … Finished his high school career with a school-record 1,815 points … Averaged 21.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as a senior … Led Gale-Ettrick-Trempea to a 25-1 record and the Wisconsin Division 3 State Semifi nals … Named to the Wisconsin Association Press All-State Third Team and the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division 3 All-State Team … Averaged 20.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists as a junior in 2014-15 … Earned WBCA Division 3 All-State honors and AP All-State honorable mention recognition as a junior … Averaged 19.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while earning all-state honors from the WBCA as a sophomore in 2013-14.

Personal: Born on November 27, 1997.

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2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2015-16: RESULTS Record Overall Home Away Neutral All Games 21-13 18-1 3-10 0-2 Conference Games 9-9 8-1 1-8 0-0 Non-Conference Games 12-4 10-0 2-2 0-2

Date Opponent Result Attendance Top Scorer Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Nov. 13 Cal State Northridge W, 83-71 995 Wilson (16) Maric (8) Baker (5) Maric (3) three tied at (1) Nov. 14 South Dakota W, 72-65 913 Iroegbu (16) Iroegbu (8) Baker (7) three tied at (2) Key (2) Maric (8) Nov. 15 Wright State W, 65-59 888 Armstead (18) Maric (8) Baker (3) Baker (3) four tied at (1) Nov. 21 Eureka W, 100-52 457 Wilson (17) Bradley (9) Porter (10) Pauga (4) Iroegbu (1) Nov. 25 Indiana Univ. Northwest W, 87-55 578 Armstead (22) Baker (10) Orris (6) Baker (3) Iroegbu (3) Nov. 28 at Idaho W, 66-59 571 Armstead (17) Maric (11) Baker (6) Baker (3) Maric (2) Dec. 2 Chicago State W, 80-58 1,047 Armstead (14) Maric (14) Baker (9) fi ve tied at (1) Maric (5) Dec. 4 at Missouri L, 78-71 6,214 Wilson (24) Maric (7) Baker (4) Armstead (4) Armstead (1) Porter (4) Dec. 16 at Ohio State L, 67-54 12,880 Maric (17) Maric (9) Baker (5) Porter (2) Maric (2) Dec. 19 Florida International W, 78-75 (2ot) 1,290 Maric (17) Maric (11) Orris (4) Armstead (2) Maric (3) Iroegbu (2) Dec. 22 Roosevelt W, 85-52 823 Maric (22) Zelis (7) Baker (7) three tied at (2) Armstead (2) Bradley (2) Dec. 29 at UIC W, 70-65 2,349 Baker (20) Maric (13) Orris (9) Maric (2) Maric (3) Jan. 2 Judson W, 91-48 1,073 Bradley (19) Bradley (10) Orris (4) three tied at (3) three tied at (1) Jan. 6 Ohio* W, 80-69 1,038 Baker (25) Maric (14) Baker (4) three tied at (1) Maric (1) Porter (1) Jan. 9 Eastern Michigan* W, 80-63 1,349 Baker (25) Maric (10) Orris (5) Maric (2) Bradley (1) Orris (2) Maric (1) Jan. 12 at Toledo* W, 71-66 4,271 Baker (23) Marin (12) three tied at (3) Baker (5) Porter (1) Zelis (1) Jan. 16 at Western Michigan* L, 83-69 2,649 Armstead (15) Armstead (7) Armstead (3) Maric (2) Maric (2) Orris (3) Jan. 19 Central Michigan* W, 75-70 1,497 Baker (19) Bradley (7) Baker (4) Baker (2) Bradley (1) Maric (1) Jan. 22 Toledo* W, 58-49 3,166 Baker (21) Baker (9) Orris (3) four tied at (2) Maric (3) Jan. 26 at Akron* L, 76-66 3,205 Wilson (15) Bradley (6) Orris (6) fi ve tied at (1) Maric (1) Maric (6) Zelis (1) Jan. 30 at Miami (Ohio)* L, 72-59 1,297 Wilson (24) Maric (7) Baker (4) Baker (3) Iroegbu (2) Feb. 2 Buff alo* L, 90-78 1,494 Wilson (25) Maric (11) Porter (4) three tied at (2) three tied at (1) Feb. 6 at Ohio* L, 80-69 8,773 Armstead (15) Armstaead (10) Baker (5) four tied at (1) Maric (1) Bradley (15) Maric (10) Feb. 9 at Kent State* L, 75-74 2,764 Armstead (22) Maric (10) Baker (7) Armstead (2) Bradley (1) Porter (2) Zelis (1) Feb. 13 Akron* W, 80-79 3,457 Armstead (21) Maric (11) Baker (5) Porter (3) Armstead (1) Feb. 16 Bowling Green* W, 71-60 1,148 Armstead (14) Maric (12) Baker (5) Wilson (3) Maric (3) Feb. 19 at Ball State* L, 63-59 5,160 Baker (19) Maric (11) Porter (3) Baker (2) Key (2) Feb. 23 at Central Michigan* L, 76-64 2,371 Baker (10) Maric (11) Orris (4) Iroegbu (2) Iroegbu (2) Maric (10) Feb. 27 Western Michigan* W, 76-67 3,019 Armstead (18) Armstead (10) Baker (7) Porter (3) Maric (6) March 1 at Eastern Michigan* L, 75-71 993 Wilson (26) Wilson (6) Orris (3) three tied at (2) Key (1) March 4 Ball State* W, 80-69 2,102 Armstead (14) Armstead (7) Baker (4) Baker (3) Key (1)

MAC TOURNAMENT March 7 Western Michigan W, 56-50 1,594 Baker (18) Bradley (12) Armstead (2) Baker (3) Armstead (2) Orris (2) Zelis (2) March 10 vs. Ohio L, 79-62 2,311 Wilson (22) Maric (8) Bradley (3) Porter (2) three tied at (1)

VEGAS 16 March 28 vs. UC Santa Barbara L, 70-63 n/a Wilson (14) Armstead (10) three tied at (2) Baker (3) Armstead (2)

* denotes Mid-American Conference games

2016-17 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

N13 NIU W 83 24-54 .444 11-24 .458 24-34 .706 11-28 39 24/1 16 12 3 8 46 37 - - 83 Cal State Northridge 71 26-55 .473 4-12 .333 15-31 .484 13-23 36 27/1 15 14 1 7 40 31 - - 71 N14 NIU W 72 27-59 .458 8-18 .444 10-19 .526 17-27 44 17/0 14 14 5 7 28 44 - - 72 South Dakota 65 24-53 .453 10-19 .526 7-13 .538 6-20 26 23/1 14 15 2 8 34 31 - - 65 N15 NIU W 65 20-44 .455 5-16 .313 20-32 .625 10-25 35 15/0 7 11 4 7 31 34 - - 65 Wright State 59 21-50 .420 10-22 .455 7-9 .778 5-20 25 24/0 12 13 1 2 39 20 - - 59 N21 NIU W 100 39-73 .534 7-28 .250 15-17 .882 14-29 43 18/0 32 8 1 13 58 42 - - 100 Eureka 52 18-53 .340 5-25 .200 11-19 .579 10-20 30 17/0 14 18 1 3 25 27 - - 52 N25 NIU W 87 30-65 .462 6-22 .273 21-29 .724 11-46 57 18/0 18 14 5 8 42 45 - - 87 Indiana University NW 55 19-70 .271 7-30 .233 10-21 .476 11-27 38 20/0 10 13 5 6 34 21 - - 55 N28 NIU W 66 19-54 .352 8-21 .381 20-29 .690 15-26 41 23/0 14 10 3 8 34 32 - - 66 at Idaho 59 18-53 .340 7-24 .292 16-27 .593 10-23 33 24/0 8 13 2 1 32 27 - - 59 D2 NIU W 80 33-64 .516 7-20 .350 7-16 .438 14-35 49 18/0 24 13 7 5 39 41 - - 80 Chicago state 58 18-59 .305 8-22 .364 14-19 .737 10-24 34 19/0 11 14 4 6 24 34 - - 58 D4 NIU L 71 22-63 .349 7-23 .304 20-24 .833 17-17 34 22/0 11 9 1 8 26 45 - - 71 at Missouri 78 28-52 .538 6-15 .400 16-24 .667 10-28 38 22/0 18 15 3 6 27 51 - - 78 D16 NIU L 54 15-56 .268 5-18 .278 19-24 .792 12-24 36 25/0 13 14 4 4 31 23 - - 54 at Ohio State 67 20-51 .392 8-20 .400 19-30 .633 12-32 44 19/1 10 14 7 5 33 34 - - 67 D19 NIU W 78 28-68 .412 3-16 .188 19-36 .528 17-29 46 21/0 11 12 7 9 25 33 9 11 78 Florida International 75 25-65 .385 8-21 .381 17-24 .708 15-31 46 27/1 13 19 2 6 27 31 9 8 75 D22 NIU W 85 33-64 .516 10-20 .500 9-15 .600 16-23 39 17/0 21 11 5 9 47 38 - - 85 Roosevelt 52 16-42 .381 6-17 .353 14-20 .700 8-18 26 20/0 13 21 2 6 29 23 - - 52 D29 NIU W 70 22-55 .400 8-18 .444 18-26 .692 16-23 39 27/0 19 16 6 5 33 37 - - 70 at UIC 65 20-53 .377 4-15 .267 21-31 .677 16-22 38 28/3 18 17 6 6 23 42 - - 65 J2 NIU W 91 35-71 .493 3-15 .200 18-22 .818 16-40 56 12/0 15 14 3 12 53 38 - - 91 Judson 48 16-68 .235 12-38 .316 4-6 .667 13-22 35 21/0 12 23 3 7 30 18 - - 48 J6 NIU W 80 22-44 .500 10-21 .476 26-37 .703 9-33 42 22/0 14 13 2 3 37 43 - - 80 Ohio* 69 22-61 .361 6-22 .273 19-24 .792 9-18 27 28/3 8 4 2 5 35 34 - - 69 J9 NIU W 80 25-56 .446 9-24 .375 21-22 .955 15-21 36 19/0 16 18 2 8 40 40 - - 80 Eastern Michigan* 63 19-43 .442 5-19 .263 20-26 .769 4-17 21 20/1 10 18 2 13 30 33 - - 63 J12 NIU W 71 27-60 .450 8-23 .348 9-11 .818 9-27 36 23/0 15 13 2 9 34 37 - - 71 at Toledo* 66 20-49 .408 5-18 .278 21-27 .778 7-25 32 17/0 13 16 1 6 32 34 - - 66 J16 NIU L 69 23-47 .489 6-13 .462 17-30 .567 6-25 31 23/1 11 21 6 6 28 41 - - 69 at Western Michigan* 83 25-59 .424 12-26 .462 21-30 .700 14-26 40 24/0 13 15 4 12 40 43 - - 83 J19 NIU W 75 30-62 .484 4-19 .211 11-20 .550 11-27 38 24/0 14 12 2 5 34 41 - - 75 Central Michigan* 70 22-50 .440 10-29 .345 16-23 .696 5-27 32 20/0 14 16 5 4 41 29 - - 70 J22 NIU W 58 19-61 .311 8-24 .333 12-16 .750 13-33 46 17/0 9 13 5 11 29 29 - - 58 Toledo* 49 19-61 .311 5-30 .167 6-11 .545 11-31 42 19/0 10 18 4 3 27 22 - - 49 J26 NIU L 66 24-58 .414 8-23 .348 10-17 .588 11-21 32 29/1 10 15 2 5 31 35 - - 66 at Akron* 76 19-44 .432 12-31 .387 26-35 .743 4-25 29 17/0 15 13 6 7 30 46 - - 76 J30 NIU L 59 17-50 .340 10-29 .345 15-18 .833 9-22 31 18/0 11 11 2 7 34 25 - - 59 at Miami* 72 23-50 .460 10-21 .476 16-22 .727 8-26 34 17/0 9 11 7 6 35 37 - - 72 F2 NIU L 78 22-57 .386 4-13 .308 30-40 .750 12-27 39 30/1 16 17 3 8 41 37 - - 78 Buffalo* 90 24-56 .429 10-25 .400 32-44 .727 11-28 39 31/3 16 14 6 8 47 43 - - 90 F6 NIU L 69 25-55 .455 2-15 .133 17-22 .773 11-26 37 21/1 9 16 1 4 33 36 - - 69 at Ohio* 80 30-56 .536 9-22 .409 11-17 .647 3-21 24 22/0 16 11 3 7 49 31 - - 80 F9 NIU L 74 24-54 .444 8-17 .471 18-26 .692 7-24 31 18/1 14 12 2 7 28 46 - - 74 at Kent State* 75 26-58 .448 6-20 .300 17-26 .654 14-27 41 17/0 12 13 3 8 26 49 - - 75 F13 NIU W 80 29-69 .420 9-23 .391 13-21 .619 15-26 41 16/0 16 7 1 8 40 40 - - 80 Akron* 79 26-54 .481 15-34 .441 12-16 .750 6-28 34 19/1 15 13 4 3 41 38 - - 79 F16 NIU W 71 27-62 .435 9-19 .474 8-10 .800 10-29 39 22/0 14 11 7 10 38 33 - - 71 Bowling Green * 60 18-55 .327 8-22 .364 16-22 .727 13-25 38 14/0 14 15 2 7 32 28 - - 60 F19 NIU L 59 18-57 .316 6-20 .300 17-26 .654 11-27 38 20/1 9 5 2 6 24 35 - - 59 at Ball State* 63 21-53 .396 8-27 .296 13-22 .591 10-32 42 23/2 15 11 6 1 24 39 - - 63 F23 NIU L 64 22-61 .361 3-19 .158 17-22 .773 19-22 41 19/0 9 11 5 6 31 33 - - 64 at Central Micigan* 76 27-61 .443 10-28 .357 12-16 .750 13-24 37 18/0 15 7 3 5 39 37 - - 76 F27 NIU W 76 28-53 .528 7-18 .389 13-20 .650 9-28 37 17/0 22 17 7 5 38 38 - - 76 Western Michigan* 67 25-66 .379 1-13 .077 16-20 .800 15-21 36 19/1 10 11 2 11 19 48 - - 67 M1 NIU L 71 23-47 .489 5-12 .417 20-28 .714 7-24 31 25/0 10 21 1 7 45 26 - - 71 at Eastern Michigan* 75 24-56 .429 5-18 .278 22-31 .710 14-22 36 22/1 7 16 5 8 39 36 - - 75 M4 NIU W 80 30-59 .508 14-24 .583 6-14 .429 11-26 37 13/0 16 8 1 7 37 43 - - 80 Ball State* 69 25-56 .446 11-27 .407 8-16 .500 10-23 33 15/0 15 13 3 4 29 40 - - 69 M7 NIU W 56 17-53 .321 7-24 .292 15-22 .682 11-26 37 20/1 7 12 4 10 31 25 - - 56 Western Michigan 50 19-54 .352 2-12 .167 10-16 .625 13-30 43 24/1 12 18 2 3 30 20 - - 50 M10 NIU L 62 22-61 .361 9-27 .333 9-20 .450 13-24 37 14/0 12 9 3 6 27 35 - - 62 vs. Ohio 79 30-59 .508 14-29 .483 5-8 .625 6-33 39 21/1 18 10 7 2 36 43 - - 79 M7 NIU L 63 21-54 .389 4-15 .267 17-26 .654 11-25 36 20/1 6 10 4 9 43 20 - - 63 vs. UC Santa Barbara 70 26-56 .464 6-25 .240 12-21 .571 10-28 38 19/0 14 16 2 5 32 38 - - 70

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball GAME-BY-GAME PLAYER STATISTICS (PTS-REB-AST)

0 • WILSON 2 • PORTER 3 • HIGHSMITH 5 • BAKER 10 • BOWIE 11 • IROEGBU 12 • THOMAS 15 • KEY

N13 CSUN 16-2-0 11-3-2 DNP 10-4-5 DNP 1-0-0 DNP 15-5-0 N14 SOUTH DAKOTA 12-5-1 9-5-2 DNP 11-4-7 DNP 16-8-0 DNP 2-2-0 N15 WRIGHT STATE 9-4-0 0-0-0 DNP 12-2-3 DNP 4-3-1 DNP 6-5-0 N21 EUREKA 17-4-2 4-6-10 DNP 9-2-3 DNP 12-2-0 3-3-1 12-2-1 N25 INDIANA UNIV. NORTHWEST 6-2-1 4-3-2 DNP 1-10-5 DNP 7-3-0 3-0-0 12-9-0 N28 at Idaho 5-1-0 6-1-1 DNP 4-5-6 DNP 0-1-2 DNP 6-3-1 D2 CHICAGO STATE 10-1-1 5-2-2 DNP 11-5-9 DNP 8-4-1 0-0-0 3-3-1 D4 at Missouri 24-2-0 2-2-4 DNP 11-4-4 DNP 2-2-1 DNP 4-4-2 D16 at Ohio State 16-4-2 0-0-2 DNP 4-1-5 DNP 3-0-0 DNP 1-6-0 D19 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 7-2-0 0-2-1 DNP 12-3-1 DNP 15-3-1 DNP 8-5-0 D22 ROOSEVELT 3-1-2 12-0-4 DNP 14-5-7 DNP 11-2-0 3-0-0 6-5-4 D29 at UIC 11-4-0 0-1-0 DNP 20-2-2 DNP 10-4-2 DNP 6-4-1 J2 JUDSON DNP 12-5-1 DNP 5-2-2 DNP 6-2-2 0-0-0 9-7-1 J6 OHIO* DNP 13-8-2 DNP 25-4-4 DNP 6-2-1 DNP 0-0-0 J9 EASTERN MICHIGAN* 5-1-0 0-2-4 DNP 25-1-3 DNP 14-2-1 DNP 0-0-0 J12 at Toledo* 10-1-1 5-2-3 DNP 23-2-3 DNP 9-3-0 DNP 2-4-2 J16 at Western Michigan* DNP 5-3-2 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 1-1-2 DNP 9-4-0 J19 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 7-2-1 2-6-3 DNP 19-5-4 DNP 5-3-0 DNP 8-4-0 J22 TOLEDO* 2-3-0 0-2-0 DNP 21-9-2 DNP 3-2-1 DNP 2-2-0 J26 at Akron* 15-1-0 3-2-1 DNP 10-1-1 DNP 4-1-0 DNP 4-1-0 J30 at Miami* 24-5-0 0-0-1 DNP 2-5-4 DNP 2-3-0 DNP 6-2-3 F2 BUFFALO* 25-7-3 4-2-4 DNP 0-2-3 DNP 3-1-1 DNP 12-10-1 F6 at Ohio* 3-0-1 3-0-1 DNP 10-5-3 DNP 8-2-1 DNP 2-2-0 F9 at Kent State* 9-2-1 2-1-3 DNP 12-4-7 DNP 3-2-0 DNP 6-2-0 F13 AKRON* 9-3-3 10-4-3 DNP 7-2-5 DNP 6-2-0 DNP 2-3-0 F16 BOWLING GREEN* 12-2-3 7-2-3 DNP 6-0-5 DNP 0-4-0 0-1-0 5-3-0 F19 at Ball State* 1-1-0 6-2-3 DNP 19-2-2 DNP 2-3-0 DNP 2-5-1 F23 at Central Michigan* 5-3-0 8-1-1 DNP 10-4-2 DNP 4-3-2 DNP 8-2-0 F27 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 3-2-3 9-0-5 DNP 8-1-7 DNP 8-4-2 DNP 4-1-0 M1 at Eastern Michigan* 26-6-2 2-1-1 DNP 7-5-2 DNP 12-1-0 DNP 9-5-0 M4 BALL STATE* 11-3-2 9-1-2 DNP 11-2-4 DNP 12-2-1 DNP 0-0-0 M7 WESTERN MICHIGAN 3-5-1 2-1-1 DNP 18-5-1 DNP 0-1-0 DNP 2-2-0 M10 vs. Ohio 22-2-1 6-3-2 DNP 7-3-2 DNP 3-5-1 DNP 5-3-0 M28 vs. UC Santa Barbara 14-4-0 6-4-2 DNP 9-1-2 DNP 3-1-0 DNP 3-3-0

23 • ARMSTEAD 24 • ORRIS 25 • DEHAAN 31 • PAUGA 32 • ZELIS 33 • SIU 34 • MARIC 42 • BRADLEY

N13 CSUN 7-6-3 6-2-1 DNP 15-1-1 0-2-0 DNP 2-8-3 0-3-1 N14 SOUTH DAKOTA 5-4-1 DNP DNP 3-3-2 2-0-0 DNP 12-8-1 0-2-0 N15 WRIGHT STATE 18-4-1 3-2-2 DNP 0-1-0 0-0-0 DNP 13-8-0 0-2-0 N21 EUREKA 8-3-3 0-1-7 0-0-1 9-2-1 7-6-0 DNP 9-1-0 10-9-2 N25 INDIANA UNIV. NORTHWEST 22-7-1 10-5-6 0-1-0 2-0-0 0-6-0 DNP 12-5-1 8-3-2 N28 at Idaho 17-10-0 9-1-1 DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP 14-11-2 5-3-1 D2 CHICAGO STATE 14-6-0 4-2-7 0-2-0 DNP 4-3-0 DNP 12-14-2 9-3-1 D4 at Missouri 10-5-0 0-2-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 14-7-0 4-1-0 D16 at Ohio State 0-2-0 4-1-1 DNP DNP 0-3-0 DNP 17-9-3 9-1-0 D19 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 13-9-2 4-2-4 DNP DNP 0-1-0 DNP 17-11-2 2-3-0 D22 ROOSEVELT 0-4-1 0-1-2 0-0-0 DNP 12-7-0 DNP 22-5-0 2-4-1 D29 at UIC 7-4-0 5-0-9 DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP 11-13-4 0-1-1 J2 JUDSON 12-4-1 4-1-4 2-4-0 5-1-1 6-5-1 DNP 11-8-2 19-10-0 J6 OHIO* 14-9-3 0-1-2 DNP 0-0-0 0-1-0 DNP 22-14-2 0-1-0 J9 EASTERN MICHIGAN* 12-6-3 0-2-5 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 18-10-0 6-7-0 J12 at Toledo* 6-7-3 0-1-2 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 16-12-1 0-3-0 J16 at Western Michigan* 15-7-3 4-1-3 1-1-0 12-2-0 DNP DNP 11-3-1 11-5-0 J19 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 4-3-2 4-1-2 DNP 0-0-1 DNP DNP 12-3-1 14-7-0 J22 TOLEDO* 12-8-2 2-3-3 DNP DNP 0-2-0 DNP 4-4-1 12-5-0 J26 at Akron* 10-3-2 6-4-6 DNP 0-1-0 0-3-0 DNP 5-6-0 9-6-0 J30 at Miami* 19-3-1 0-2-2 DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP 4-7-0 2-1-0 F2 BUFFALO* 4-2-0 2-0-3 DNP 6-0-0 DNP DNP 19-11-1 3-0-0 F6 at Ohio* 15-10-0 2-1-1 DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP 11-10-0 15-4-0 F9 at Kent State* 22-5-1 1-0-2 DNP DNP 2-1-0 DNP 14-10-0 3-1-0 F13 AKRON* 21-8-1 0-1-3 DNP DNP 4-2-0 DNP 17-11-1 4-1-0 F16 BOWLING GREEN* 14-6-1 4-1-1 0-0-0 3-1-0 2-1-0 DNP 10-12-0 8-3-1 F19 at Ball State* 4-8-1 4-1-1 DNP 0-0-0 2-2-0 DNP 13-11-1 6-2-0 F23 at Central Michigan* 4-6-0 6-2-4 DNP 0-0-0 2-1-0 DNP 10-11-0 7-2-0 F27 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 18-10-1 0-3-3 DNP 0-1-0 2-0-0 DNP 16-9-0 8-3-1 M1 at Eastern Michigan* 3-2-0 0-0-3 DNP DNP 5-3-1 DNP 1-3-1 6-4-0 M4 BALL STATE* 14-7-1 2-1-2 0-0-0 DNP 0-4-0 DNP DNP 13-1-1 M7 WESTERN MICHIGAN 12-3-2 2-0-2 DNP DNP 4-4-0 DNP DNP 13-12-0 M10 vs. Ohio 2-4-1 0-1-2 DNP DNP 0-2-0 DNP 7-8-0 10-3-3 M28 vs. UC Santa Barbara 12-10-0 0-1-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP 6-5-0 10-4-0

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2015-16: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 1 GGAMEAME 2 GGAMEAME 3 NIU: 83 NIU: 72 NIU: 65 CSUN: 71 South Dakota: 65 Wright State: 59 November 13, 2015 • NIU Convocation Center November 14, 2015 • NIU Convocation Center November 15, 2015 • NIU Convocation Center DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb, Ill.

DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball DEKALB, Ill. – Senior Chuks Iroegbu scored a career-high 16 DEKALB, Ill. – Junior guard Aaric Armstead scored 18 points to team opened the season with an 83-71 victory over Cal State points, including seven in the fi nal fi ve minutes, and grabbed lead the way as the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball Northridge on Friday night in the NIU Showcase at the NIU Con- eight off ensive rebounds as the Northern Illinois University men’s team overcame an eight-point halftime defi cit to defeat Wright vocation Center. The Huskie bench scored 57 points, all from basketball team improved to 2-0 with a 72-65 victory over South State, 65-59, on Sunday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center. freshman, in the win; freshman Marshawn Wilson scored a game- Dakota on Saturday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center. Sophomore Marin Maric added a career-high 13 points and high 16 points from off the bench, freshmen Jaylen Key and Aus- Sophomore Maric Marin and freshman Marshawn Wilson each eight rebounds while senior Travon Baker chipped in 12 points, tin Pauga both added 15. added 12 points while senior Travon Baker chipped in 11 points three assists and three steals. Senior Travon Baker was the fi fth Huskie in double fi gures, he and seven assists, with no turnovers. Wright State led by fi ve until a pair of free throws from Baker cut scored 10 points with a team-high fi ve assists. Baker also had a pair of steals in the contest to move past the lead back to three, 29-26, with 3:16 to play in the half. After a triple by junior Michael Orris put the Huskies in front by Vaurice Patterson (1991-93, ’94-96) into sole possession of sec- NIU trimmed the lead to six on a free-throw line jumper by Arm- one, 5-4, CSUN used a 7-0 run to take an 11-5 lead with 14:39 to ond-place on NIU’s career steals list with 137. Baker trails Ronald stead with just over a minute left in the half but Joe Thomassson play in the opening half. Minter (1993-97) for the career lead by 26 steals (163). connected on a jumper just before the break to give the Raiders Tied at 19, the Huskies scored seven of the next 10 to take a 26- NIU outrebounded South Dakota 44-26 in the contest, includ- a 39-31 lead at the half. 22 lead at the under eight minute media timeout. Key opened ing a 17-6 edge in off ensive boards that the Huskies were able to NIU opened the second stanza on a 9-2 to run to pull within the burst with a layup before freshman Laytwan Porter added a convert into a 17-7 advantage in second chance points. one, 41-40, with 17:35 to play. Armstead scored the fi rst fi ve out basket and Wilson connected on a triple. Leading by six at the half, South Dakota scored the fi rst two of the intermission for the Huskies and Maric had the next four to Porter fi nished with 11 points as he was the fourth Huskie re- points of the second half to take an eight-point lead, 36-28, but bring the Huskies nearly even. serve in double fi gures. the Huskies answered with 10 of the next 12 to pull even, 38-38. The Huskies took their fi rst lead of the second half on a triple An old-fashioned three-point play from Wilson sparked a 9-2 Junior Aaric Armstead started the burst with a basket, Baker from the wing by Baker as NIU went in front, 46-44, with 14:56 run for the Huskies that gave NIU a 38-29 lead with 4:23 to play added a triple before a bucket from Iroegbu and a trifecta from left. in the fi rst half. Porter added a pair of free throws, Pauga knocked Wilson tied the contest with 16:26 to play. A pair of free throws from freshman Marshawn Wilson helped down his third triple of the half and sophomore Marin Maric add- South Dakota answered right back with the next 10 as the Coy- push the Huskies to a three-point lead, 50-47, but back-to-back ed one from the charity stripe as the Huskies took a nine-point otes took a 48-38 lead with 13:30 left, but NIU responded with a triples from the Raiders swung the lead the other way, 53-50, lead. 10-0 run of its own as the game was tied again with 10:46 left. with just under nine minutes to play. CSUN trimmed the lead back to four in the fi nal three minutes Freshman Laytwan Porter opened the run with a triple, Maric Wilson fi nished with nine points off the bench for the Huskies. of the half, before fi ve-straight from NIU put the Huskies back up made a pair of fi eld goals before Porter canned another three to NIU pulled back even on a basket by Maric and a free throw by nine, but a three-point play for #4 CSUN cut the lead back to six, pull the Huskies even. Baker, but Wright State responded with a pair of free throws from 46-40, at the break. Porter fi nished with nine points in the contest. Thomassson and a basket by Justin Mitchell to take a four-point Wilson led NIU with 11 at the intermission; Tavrion Dawson The Coyotes answered again, pushing their lead to seven, 57- lead, 57-53, with 5:24 to go. paced CSUN with 12. 50, with just over eight minutes to play, but a pair of triples from Just as they did Saturday when they outscored South Dakota The Huskies pushed their advantage out to double fi gures ear- Baker, sandwiched around a pair of free throws by South Dakota, 10-3 in the fi nal fi ve minutes, the Huskies overpowered Wright ly in the second half, 52-42. Freshman Jaylen Key made a basket cut the lead to just three, 59-56. State late, outscoring the Raiders 12-2 in the last fi ve minutes to and Wilson added a triple as the lead grew to 10 with 17:29 left NIU went in front for the fi rst time in the second half on a short earn the victory. in the contest. jumper by Maric with six minutes left, giving the Huskies a 60-59 Back to-back baskets by Wilson and Armstead, both off off en- CSUN clawed their way back into the game thanks to the free- advantage. sive rebounds, pulled NIU even at 57 with just over three minutes throw line, the Matadors were in the bonus with 14 minutes to A triple from Tre Burnette for Wright State evened the contest, left. After a long empty possession that saw Wright State use play in the second half. CSUN trimmed the NIU lead down to just 62-62, with just under fi ve minutes remaining before the Huskies nearly a minute, Baker drove and dropped the ball off to fresh- one, 63-62, with 8:22 to play. closed the game with a 10-3 burst to close out the victory. man Jaylen Key for a layup to put the Huskies in front, 59-57, with On the next possession, Key knocked down a short jumper and, Iroegbu scored the fi rst seven of the stretch for the Huskies, 1:41 to play. following a CSUN turnover, Pauga knocked down his fi fth triple connecting on a trio of free throws and a pair of layups, including The Raiders and Huskies traded free throws before Baker of the night as the Huskies pushed the lead back to six, 68-62. an athletic tip-in that gave the Huskies a fi ve-point lead with 2:20 drained a trifecta from the top of the key with 14 seconds remain- The Matadors would cut the lead back to three, 68-65, with just to play as the Huskies never looked back. ing to put the Huskies up by fi ve, 64-59, and seal the win. over six minutes to play but Porter made a pair of free throws on Burnette led all scorers with 19 points for South Dakota; Casey Yoho led Wright State with 16 points; Thomassson added 15 the next possession and the Huskies never looked back, going on Kasperbauer added 16 and Shy McClelland added 10. and a team-high seven assists. to the 83-71 victory. No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN Dawson led all scorers with 18 points in the contest. Jason Rich- No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 11 Iroegbu, C. 1-2 0-0 2-4 1-2 3 1 4 1 0 1 2 21 ardson added 16 while Zacaary Douglas chipped in 12 and Tre 11 Iroegbu, C. 6-9 0-0 4-6 8-0 8 1 16 0 2 0 0 24 15 Key, J. 2-4 0-0 2-3 0-5 5 2 6 0 1 1 0 21 Hale-Edmerson had 11 for CSUN. 15 Key, J. 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-2 2 4 2 0 1 2 0 18 34 Maric, M. 6-8 0-0 1-2 3-5 8 1 13 0 2 1 0 29 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 34 Maric, M. 6-10 0-2 0-0 2-6 8 2 12 1 1 1 2 26 5 Baker, T. 3-9 3-5 3-4 1-1 2 1 12 3 4 0 3 34 11 Iroegbu, C. 0-4 0-1 1-2 0-0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 11 5 Baker, T. 4-10 3-5 0-0 0-4 4 1 11 7 0 0 2 33 23 Armstead, A. 5-9 1-3 7-9 2-2 4 2 18 1 1 1 2 30 34 Maric, M. 0-5 0-0 2-4 2-6 8 3 2 3 1 0 3 26 23 Armstead, A. 2-7 0-2 1-2 3-1 4 4 5 1 3 1 0 22 0 Wilson, M. 2-6 1-4 4-7 1-3 4 3 9 0 1 0 0 19 5 Baker, T. 3-7 2-5 2-2 0-4 4 4 10 5 2 0 1 25 0 Wilson, M. 4-10 2-5 2-2 1-4 5 2 12 1 1 0 1 20 2 Porter, L. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 23 Armstead, A. 1-7 0-3 5-10 0-6 6 2 7 3 3 1 2 30 2 Porter, L. 2-5 2-3 3-6 1-4 5 1 9 2 5 0 2 19 24 Orris, M. 1-4 0-2 1-3 0-2 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 19 24 Orris, M. 2-3 1-2 1-1 0-2 2 5 6 1 0 0 0 17 31 Pauga, A. 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 20 31 Pauga, A. 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 Wilson, M. 4-7 2-3 6-7 2-0 2 1 16 0 0 0 0 16 32 Zelis, A. 1-3 0-0 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 32 Zelis, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Porter, L. 3-6 1-3 6-7 2-0 2 1 16 0 0 0 0 18 42 Bradley, L. 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 42 Bradley, L. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 15 Key, J. 6-7 0-0 3-4 2-3 5 4 15 0 1 1 1 24 TEAM 0-3 3 TEAM 0-4 4 31 Pauga, A. 5-7 5-7 0-0 0-1 1 1 15 1 0 0 0 24 TOTALS 27-59 8-18 10-19 17-27 44 17 72 14 14 5 7 200 TOTALS 20-44 5-16 20-32 10-25 35 15 65 7 11 4 7 200 32 Zelis, A. 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-29 .345 2nd: 17-30 .567 Game: 27-59 .458 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-23 .435 2nd: 10-21 .476 Game: 20-44 .455 42 Bradley, L. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-8 .250 2nd: 6-10 .600 Game: 8-18 .444 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-7 .286 2nd: 3-9 .333 Game: 5-16 .313 TEAM 3-0 3 FT%: 1st: 6-9 .667 2nd: 4-10 .400 Game: 10-19 .526 FT%: 1st: 9-15 .600 2nd: 11-17 .647 Game: 20-32 .625 TOTALS 24-54 11-24 24-34 11-28 39 24 83 16 12 3 8 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-28 .464 2nd: 11-26 .423 Game: 24-54 .444 No. South Dakota FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN No. Wright State FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 3-PT FG%: 1st: 8-14 .571 2nd: 3-10 .300 Game: 11-24 .458 41 Robertson, E. 2-5 0-0 1-1 0-2 2 3 5 0 1 0 0 20 11 Yoho, J.T. 6-12 3-5 1-1 1-2 3 4 16 2 3 0 0 28 FT%: 1st: 12-19 .632 2nd: 12-15 .800 Game: 24-34 .706 2 Burnette, T. 8-15 3-4 0-3 1-6 7 3 19 0 2 0 1 31 22 Ernsthausen, P. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 McClelland, S. 3-5 1-1 3-6 1-0 1 4 10 4 3 0 0 27 13 Benzinger, G. 3-6 3-5 0-1 0-2 2 2 9 0 0 0 0 40 No. CSUN FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 14 Kasperbauser, C. 5-11 4-9 2-2 0-0 0 0 16 1 0 0 3 36 23 Alstork, M. 2-10 1-7 2-2 0-3 3 4 7 2 1 0 0 22 4 Dawson, T. 8-10 1-2 1-2 2-4 6 5 18 0 1 0 1 33 32 Davis, D.J. 1-3 0-0 1-1 0-3 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 20 32 Thomasson, J. 5-8 2-2 3-3 0-7 7 2 15 3 4 1 0 32 11 Hale-Edmerson 4-7 1-2 2-5 3-2 5 5 11 4 2 0 1 26 1 Norris, T. 2-4 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 5 6 1 0 2 27 3 Hughes, M. 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 21 12 Ajayi, O. 2-5 0-0 0-1 3-3 6 2 4 0 1 1 2 28 10 Dickerson, Z. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 Vest, A. 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 11 1 Warren, M. 1-7 1-2 5-8 1-3 4 4 8 1 2 0 0 23 24 Mayot, D. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 Mitchell, J. 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 3 2 2 1 0 2 18 10 Richardson, J. 6-15 0-2 4-8 1-2 3 4 16 7 5 0 1 37 25 Hagedorn, T. 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 7 14 Karena, M. 2-7 0-0 1-2 2-2 4 4 5 0 2 0 0 22 2 Drew, L. 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 4 2 3 2 0 1 23 31 Jech, D. 3-6 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 5 7 0 3 2 1 21 15 Neel, B. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 5 Douglas, Z. 4-9 1-3 3-7 1-4 5 3 12 0 1 0 1 30 33 Power, L. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 21 Stacey, T. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ TEAM 2-4 6 TEAM 2-3 5 TEAM 0-2 2 TOTALS 26-55 4-12 15-31 13-23 36 27 71 15 14 1 7 200 TOTALS 24-53 10-19 7-13 6-20 26 23 65 14 15 2 8 200 TOTALS 21-50 10-22 7-9 5-20 25 24 59 12 13 1 2 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 15-30 .500 2nd: 11-25 .440 Game: 26-55 .473 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-31 .419 2nd: 11-22 .500 Game: 24-53 .453 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 15-28 .536 2nd; 6-22 .273 Game: 21-50 .420 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-6 .500 2nd: 1-6 .167 Game: 4-12 .333 3-PT FG%: 1st: 6-11 .545 2nd: 4-8 .500 Game: 10-19 .526 3-PT FG%: 1st: 6-10 .600 2nd: 4-12 .333 Game: 10-22 .455 FT%: 1st: 7-11 .636 2nd: 8-20 .400 Game: 15-31 .484 FT%: 1st: 2-4 .500 2nd: 5-9 .556 Game: 7-13 .538 FT%: 1st: 3-5 .600 2nd: 4-4 1.00 Game: 7-9 .778

Technical Fouls: none Technical Fouls: none Technical Fouls: Wright State - Alstork; NIU - Wilson Officials: Greg Langsdorf, Brad Clauss, Rhett Lamoreaux Officials: Lamont Simpson, Jeff Spedoske, Kyle Smith Officials: Glenn Mayborg, Rob Kruger, Bobby Daw Attendance: 995 Attendance: 913 Attendance: 888 Score by Half Score by Half Score by Half CSUN ...... 40-31 71 South Dakota ...... 34-31 65 Wright State ...... 39-20 59 NIU ...... 46-37 83 NIU ...... 28-44 72 NIU ...... 31-34 65

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2015-16: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 4 GGAMEAME 5 GGAMEAME 6 NIU: 100 NIU: 87 NIU: 66 Eureka: 52 Indiana Northwest: 55 Idaho: 59 November 21, 2015 • NIU Convocation Center November 25, 2015 • NIU Convocation Center November 28, 2015 • Memorial Gym DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb, Ill. Moscow, Idaho

DEKALB, Ill. -- Freshman Marshawn Wilson scored a game-high DEKALB, Ill. – Junior Aaric Armstead scored a career-high 22 MOSCOW, Idaho – Junior Aaric Armstead and sophomore Marin 17 points as the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball points as the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team Maric each recorded double-doubles as the Northern Illinois Uni- team defeated Eureka, 100-52, on Saturday afternoon at the NIU improved to 5-0 with an 87-55 victory over Indiana University versity men’s basketball team outlasted Idaho, 66-59, on Satur- Convocation Center. The Huskies dished out a school-record 32 Northwest on Wednesday night at the NIU Convocation Center. day night at Memorial Gym. Armstead scored 17 points with 10 assists on 39 fi eld goals in the contest, including a career-best 10 The Huskies held the RedHawks to just 27.1 percent shooting rebounds for his second career double-double and Maric added from freshman Laytwan Porter. (19-of-70) in the contest, including just 22.9 percent (8-of-35) in 14 points and 11 rebounds while recording the fi rst double-dou- With the victory, NIU improves to 4-0 for the fi rst time since the the second half. ble of his career. 1994-95 season when the Huskies won their fi rst nine games to Sophomore Marin Maric and freshman Jaylen Key each added Idaho jumped out to a quick 10-2 lead less than four min- start the season. NIU’s 32 assists betters the previous school-re- 10 points while junior Michael Orris chipped in 10 points and six utes into the contest before back-to-back baskets by Armstead cord of 31 set against Chicago State on Dec. 7, 1995. Porter’s 10 assists with no turnovers. Senior Travon Baker grabbed a game- trimmed the Vandals lead back to four, 10-6. assists is the fi rst 10-plus assist game by a Huskie since Mike Di- high, and career-best, 10 rebounds and recorded fi ve assists. A triple from freshman Laytwan Porter helped bring the Huskies Nunno recorded 10 against Western Michigan on Jan. 13, 2010. With the 5-0 start, the 2015-16 Huskies become just the eighth within a pair, 17-15, and start a 7-2 burst that saw NIU pull even, Senior Chuks Iroegbu and freshman Jaylen Key each added team in school history to start a season 5-0 or better. 19-19, on a pair of free throws by Maric just past the midway 12 points while freshman Levi Bradley was the fourth Huskie in The Huskies led 8-7 in the early going until a 6-0 NIU burst point of the opening half. double fi gures with 10 points, Bradley also grabbed a game-high helped the Huskies open up a seven-point gap, 14-7, just less The Vandals pushed their lead back to a half-dozen, 27-21, un- nine rebounds. than fi ve minutes into the contest. Key made a pair of buckets til NIU used an 8-1 run to take their fi rst lead of the night, 29- NIU raced out to a quick start, scoring the fi rst 12 points of the during the burst and senior Chuks Iroegbu added the other to 28, with 5:23 left before the intermission. Freshman Jaylen Key contest. Sophomore Marin Maric scored seven of the fi rst 12 as give the Huskies the early cushion. opened the run with a jumper from the short corner, junior Mi- the Huskies jumped out to the early lead. The NIU lead was fi ve, 22-17, until a 7-0 run pushed the lead to chael Orris added a wing triple, Armstead made a pair from the Maric fi nished with nine points on 4-of-5 shooting from the double fi gures for the fi rst time, 29-17, with 6:58 left in the fi rst line and freshman Marshawn Wilson added one from the charity fi eld. half. Maric opened the burst with a layup, Key added a jumper stripe to put the Huskies in front. The Huskies pushed the lead to 58-25 at the intermission as NIU and Orris converted an old-fashioned three-point play to put the Idaho went back in front by three, 32-29, but a pair of free scored the fi nal eight points of the opening 20 minutes. Wilson Huskies in front by a dozen. throws from Maric and another triple from Orris gave the Huskies scored 14 points in the fi rst half to lead all scorers; NIU shot 52.5 NIU led by 14 in the fi nal minute of the fi rst half before back- a 34-32 lead at the break. percent (21-of-40) in the fi rst half. to-back triples for Indiana Northwest cut the lead to just eight, The Huskies opened the second half with the fi rst two baskets After the intermission the Huskies continued to control the ac- 42-34, at the intermission. as senior Travon Baker fed Maric and Armstead as the NIU lead tion, shooting 54.5 percent (18-of-33) in the second half. Maric and Orris each had eight points in the opening 20 min- grew to a half-dozen, 38-32. The Huskies converted 18 Eureka turnovers into 30 points while utes to lead the way as the Huskies shot 50 percent (17-of-34) Wilson, freshman Levi Bradley and Porter all connected on tri- turning the ball over just eight times in the contest; NIU also in the fi rst half. ples for the Huskies as NIU pushed its lead out to nine, 47-38, scored 26 fast-break points and got 62 points from the bench in After the break, the RedHawks trimmed the lead to just six, 44- with just over 12 minutes to play. The Porter triple sparked six- the contest. NIU shot 88.2 percent (15-of-17) from the free-throw 38, on a basket by Cody Artuso, but NIU answered with a 20-0 straight points for the Huskies as Armstead added a free throw line in the game. run to take a 64-38 lead with just over 13 minutes to play in the and Bradley converted a basket as the NIU lead grew to a dozen, Junior guard Michael Orris tied a career-high with seven assists. contest. 50-38, just before the midway point of the second half. Senior Travon Baker and freshman Austin Pauga each fi nished Armstead scored 11 of the fi rst 13 to ignite the run, including Idaho answered back with a 12-3 run to cut the Huskie lead just shy of double fi gures with nine points. three triples, to propel the Huskies to the win. to just three, 53-50, but Armstead knocked down a pair of free Eureka was led by 13 points from Hank Thomas. D.J. Teague and Jairen Hunt each scored seven points to lead throws to keep the Vandals at bay. No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN Indiana Northwest. The Vandals would pull within a possession, 55-53, with 4:37 11 Iroegbu, C. 5-6 0-0 2-3 1-1 2 3 12 0 0 1 0 14 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN left, but Maric and Armstead delivered again for the Huskies, 34 Maric, M. 4-5 0-0 1-1 0-1 1 2 9 0 0 0 0 12 11 Iroegbu, C. 2-3 0-0 3-4 0-3 3 2 7 0 2 3 1 21 each getting a basket to push the Huskie lead back to six, 59-53, as the clock ticked under four minutes. NIU closed the game out 5 Baker, T. 2-6 2-6 3-3 0-2 2 0 9 3 0 0 2 16 34 Maric, M. 4-7 0-0 4-4 1-4 5 1 12 1 4 0 0 15 from the free-throw line, scoring their fi nal seven points from the 5 Baker, T. 0-3 0-2 1-4 2-8 10 0 1 5 2 0 3 22 23 Armstead, A. 4-7 0-2 0-0 3-0 3 0 8 3 1 0 1 18 charity stripe to claim the seven-point victory. 24 Orris, M. 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 7 2 0 2 17 23 Armstead, A. 7-12 3-5 5-6 3-4 7 3 22 1 0 0 1 24 Armstead went 9-of-11 from the line to lead the Huskies at the 0 Wilson, M. 6-8 3-5 2-2 2-2 4 0 17 2 0 0 0 13 24 Orris, M. 4-11 1-3 1-1 0-5 5 1 10 6 0 0 1 27 stripe; Maric was 6-of-8 from the free-throw line. 2 Porter, L. 0-3 0-3 4-4 1-5 6 3 4 10 2 0 3 23 0 Wilson, M. 2-7 0-5 2-4 0-2 2 0 6 1 1 0 0 15 Victor Sanders led Idaho with 17 points, Perrion Callandret add- 12 Thomas, J. 1-4 1-4 0-0 1-2 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 9 2 Porter, L. 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-3 3 4 4 2 2 0 0 19 ed 14 and Nahshon George chipped in 12 points for the Vandals. 15 Key, J. 6-9 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 12 1 1 0 0 14 12 Thomas, J. 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 25 DeHaan, J. 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 15 Key, J. 5-7 0-0 2-2 2-7 9 1 12 0 0 2 0 21 31 Pauga, A. 4-7 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 9 2 1 0 4 15 25 DeHaan, J. 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 32 Zelis, A. 2-4 0-0 3-4 1-5 6 3 7 0 0 0 0 16 31 Pauga, A. 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 5 Baker, T. 1-8 1-5 1-2 1-4 5 3 4 6 0 0 3 26 42 Bradley, L. 5-9 0-1 0-0 3-6 9 4 10 2 0 0 1 24 32 Zelis, A. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-6 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 9 11 Iroegbu, C. 0-4 0-2 0-2 0-1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 15 TEAM 1-3 4 42 Bradley, L. 2-6 1-3 3-4 1-2 3 3 8 2 2 0 1 17 23 Armstead, A. 4-13 0-3 9-11 3-7 10 2 17 0 4 0 0 34 TOTALS 39-73 7-28 15-17 14-29 43 18 100 32 8 1 13 200 TEAM 1-2 3 24 Orris, M. 3-5 3-4 0-0 0-1 1 2 9 1 3 0 1 34 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 21-40 .525 2nd: 18-33 .545 Game: 39-73 .534 TOTALS 30-65 6-22 21-29 11-46 57 18 87 18 14 5 8 200 34 Maric, M. 4-8 0-0 6-8 5-6 11 4 14 2 1 2 1 25 3-PT FG%: 1st: 5-16 .313 2nd: 2-12 .167 Game: 7-28 .250 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 17-35 .500 2nd: 13-31 .419 Game: 30-65 .462 0 Wilson, M. 1-7 1-4 2-4 1-0 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 14 FT%: 1st: 11-13 .846 2nd: 4-4 1.00 Game: 15-17 .882 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-11 .182 2nd: 4-11 .364 Game: 6-22 .273 2 Porter, L. 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 6 1 0 0 1 13 FT%: 1st: 6-10 .600 2nd: 15-19 .789 Game: 21-29 .724 15 Key, J. 2-2 0-0 2-2 1-2 3 4 6 1 2 0 0 18 No. Eureka 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 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 14 Wiegand, A. 2-5 0-0 3-5 0-1 1 3 7 3 1 0 0 28 No. IU Northwest FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 42 Bradley, L. 2-4 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 4 5 1 0 0 0 18 33 Gibson, P. 1-4 0-2 1-3 1-0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 19 50 Artuso, C. 3-6 0-0 0-1 1-4 5 3 6 2 0 2 0 21 TEAM 3-2 5 44 Ahnafield, A. 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-2 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 23 33 Teague, D.J. 3-8 0-0 1-2 1-5 6 3 7 1 0 2 0 20 TOTALS 19-54 8-21 20-29 15-26 41 23 66 14 10 3 8 200 10 Kent, G. 3-4 0-0 1-3 3-1 4 3 7 2 5 0 2 27 00 Hunt, J. 3-7 0-2 1-2 0-1 1 1 7 2 3 1 1 20 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-31 .323 2nd: 9-23 .391 Game: 19-54 .352 21 Goulding, T. 2-11 1-7 0-0 0-1 1 1 5 1 5 0 0 21 5 Ellis, D. 2-16 2-11 0-1 2-2 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 25 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-13 .308 2nd: 4-8 .500 Game: 8-21 .381 2 Sain, M. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 34 Grubl, B. 2-9 2-7 0-0 1-2 3 2 6 0 1 0 1 21 FT%: 1st: 10-13 .769 2nd: 10-16 .625 Game: 20-29 .690 3 Thomas, H. 5-15 2-8 1-2 1-3 4 2 13 2 1 0 0 28 3 Haden, D. 2-5 2-3 0-0 1-4 5 2 6 2 3 0 2 25 4 Ito, H. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 Davis, D. 1-6 1-4 2-3 0-1 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 13 No. Idaho FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 5 Troyer, D. 3-3 1-1 1-2 1-1 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 5 13 Pennington, J.J. 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 2 0 4 0 0 13 1 Callandret, P. 5-13 3-8 1-2 0-5 5 4 14 1 3 1 0 37 15 Fawcett, C. 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-2 2 3 5 1 4 0 1 23 21 Palmer, Q. 1-6 0-2 6-8 0-3 3 3 8 0 1 0 2 18 10 Sarbaugh, C. 0-1 0-1 2-2 2-1 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 25 32 Robison, K. 0-2 0-0 4-4 2-2 4 0 4 0 0 1 1 10 23 Wilson, I. 1-2 0-0 0-4 1-1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 11 Sanders, V. 5-12 4-8 3-4 0-2 2 4 17 0 3 0 0 28 34 Vogel, B. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 Mosser, J. 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 16 21 Mkrtychyan, A. 2-6 0-0 2-7 2-3 5 3 6 0 3 0 1 25 40 Sall, J. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 TEAM 3-2 5 24 George, N. 3-8 0-0 6-8 0-4 4 4 12 1 2 1 0 24 54 Matias, M. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 19-70 7-30 10-21 11-27 38 20 55 10 13 5 6 200 14 Sherwood, C. 0-4 0-4 1-2 0-1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 20 55 Burgos, G. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-35 .314 2nd: 8-35 .229 Game: 19-70 .271 15 Mpawe, P. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 1-5 6 3-PT FG%: 1st: 7-21 .333 2nd: 0-9 .000 Game: 7-30 .233 24 Sherwood, N. 2-4 0-1 0-0 2-1 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 13 TOTALS 18-53 5-25 11-19 10-20 30 17 52 14 18 1 3 200 FT%: 1st: 5-7 .714 2nd: 5-14 .357 Game: 10-21 .476 44 Scott, J. 1-5 0-2 1-2 2-4 6 2 3 2 1 0 0 26 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-25 .400 2nd: 8-28 .286 Game: 18-53 .340 TEAM 2-2 4 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-10 .100 2nd: 4-15 .267 Game: 5-25 .200 Technical Fouls: NIU - Iroegbu TOTALS 18-53 7-24 16-27 10-23 33 24 59 8 13 2 1 200 FT%: 1st: 4-6 .667 2nd: 7-13 .538 Game: 11-19 .579 Officials: Dave Cronin, Todd Sweeney, Steve Honacki TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-32 .344 2nd: 7-21 .333 Game: 18-53 .340 Attendance: 578 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-14 .286 2nd: 3-10 .300 Game: 7-24 .292 Technical Fouls: Eureka - Kent; NIU - Pauga Score by Half FT%: 1st: 6-7 .857 2nd: 10-20 .500 Game: 16-27 .593 Officials: Todd Von Sossan, Tyler Kumpf, Brad Cavey Indiana Northwest ...... 34-21 55 Attendance: 457 NIU ...... 42-45 87 Technical Fouls: none Score by Half Officials: Nate Harris, D.G. Nelson, Dennis Flannery Eureka ...... 25-27 52 Attendance: 571 NIU ...... 58-42 100 Score by Half NIU ...... 34-32 66 Idaho ...... 32-27 59

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2015-16: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 7 GGAMEAME 8 GGAMEAME 9 NIU: 80 NIU: 71 NIU: 54 Chicago State: 58 Missouri: 78 Ohio State: 67 December 2, 2015 • NIU Convocation Center December 4, 2015 • Mizzou Arena December 16, 2015 • Value City Arena DeKalb, Ill. Columbia, Mo. Columbus, Ohio

DEKALB, Ill. – Sophomore Marin Maric recorded his sec- COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Freshman Marshawn Wilson scored a game COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Northern Illinois University men’s bas- ond-straight double-double with 12 points and a career-high and career-high 24 points but the Northern Illinois University ketball team was even with Ohio State with 12 minutes to play, 14 rebounds, to go along with a career-best fi ve blocks, as the men’s basketball team was unable to overcome 64.3 percent but a late run gave the Buckeyes a 67-54 victory over the Hus- Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team pushed its re- shooting by Missouri in the second half, falling to the Tigers kies on Wednesday night at Value City Arena. Sophomore Marin cord to 7-0 with an 80-58 victory over Chicago State on Wednes- 78-71 on Friday night, handing the Huskies their fi rst loss of the Maric scored a career-best 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds day night at the NIU Convocation Center. season. to pace NIU. Junior Aaric Armstead added a team-high 14 points, senior Sophomore Marin Maric added 14 points, senior Travon Baker Freshman Marshawn Wilson added 16 points but the Huskies Travon Baker chipped in 11 points and a career-best nine assists scored 11 points and junior Aaric Armstead chipped in 10 points. shot just 26.8 percent (15-of-56) from the fi eld in the contest. and freshman Marshawn Wilson added 10 points to help keep NIU was outrebounded for the fi rst time this season, 38-34, and NIU went 19-of-24 (79.2 percent) from the free-throw line in the the Huskies unbeaten. shot just 34.9 percent (22-of-63) from the fi eld while Missouri contest, including 9-of-10 from Maric and 5-of-5 from Wilson. The Huskies dominated the game inside, outscoring Chicago shot 53.8 percent (28-of-52) in the contest. Trailing by four early on, NIU used an 11-3 burst to take its fi rst State 49-18 in the paint. NIU shot 51.6 percent (33-of-64) in the Missouri raced out a 12-0 lead in the opening four minutes of lead of the night, 14-10, with 11:50 to play in the opening half. contest while holding the Cougars to just 30.5 percent (18-of-59) the contest to force an early NIU timeout. The Huskies answered The Huskies went 5-of-5 from the free-throw line during the shooting. with the next four as Maric and freshman Levi Bradley got the run, Maric scored four, including the basket to put the Huskies NIU raced out to a 9-3 lead in the opening fi ve minutes as Baker NIU off ense started. The Huskie defense held Missouri scoreless in front, 11-10, and senior Travon Baker capped the burst with a scored seven of the fi rst nine to push the Huskies to the early for over four minutes until a basket by K.J. Walton pushed the triple from the wing as NIU went in front by four. advantage. Tiger lead back to double fi gures, 14-4, with 11:26 to play in the After a basket by junior Michael Orris gave the Huskies a 16-15 Chicago State pulled within four, 14-10, until a 7-2 burst by the opening half. lead, Ohio State used a 9-2 spurt to take a 24-18 lead with just Huskies gave NIU a nine-point cushion, 21-12, with just under The Tigers led by nine, 20-11, until a corner triple by Wilson and under seven minutes to play in the opening half. nine minutes to play before the break. Freshman Laytwan Porter a pair of free throws from Maric trimmed the Missouri advantage The Huskies answered with six of the next seven, all from the opened the burst with a triple, Maric added a basket and junior to just four, 20-16, with just over four minutes to play in the half. free-throw line, to pull within one, 25-24. After free throw by Michael Orris added a pair from the charity stripe. After a bucket by the Tigers, Wilson canned another corner Ohio State, a turnaround hook shot from Maric pulled the Hus- Orris fi nished with four points to go along with seven assists. triple to spark a personal 8-0 run that included another trifecta kies back even, 26-26, with 4:22 to play before the intermission. The Huskies took their fi rst double-digit lead of the night on and a pair of free throws to give the Huskies their fi rst lead of the Ohio State pulled in front by four, but Wilson ended the fi rst half a quick 6-0 run, ignited by an alley-oop from Orris to Armstead. night, 24-22, with 1:47 to play before the break. with a pair of free throws to bring the Huskies within a pair, 33-31, Freshman Levi Bradley converted a layup and Armstead added Missouri answered with the next fi ve before a layup from Baker at the intermission. another basket as NIU led 29-16. cut the Tiger lead to just one, 27-26, at the intermission. Maric led all scorers with 11 points in the fi rst half; Trevor The Cougars closed the half with three free throws to cut the Missouri took a four-point lead, 39-35, fi ve minute into the sea- Thompson led Ohio State with eight. NIU went 14-of-16 from the NIU lead to 39-24 at the intermission. Baker led all scorers with son half until a triple from Baker cut the lead to just one. After a free-throw line in the opening 20 minutes while the Buckeyes nine points at the break as the Huskies held Chicago State to just basket by the Tigers, another triple from Baker evened the con- went 12-of-18 from the charity stripe. 21.7 percent (5-of-23) shooting in the opening 20 minutes. test, 41-41, with 13:23 left. Ohio State led by four, 41-37, until a triple from Wilson cut the After the intermission the Huskies used a 10-2 burst to take a The Tigers led by four, 47-43, until an old-fashioned three-point lead to just one with 14:37 to play. The Buckeyes split a pair of 49-26 lead less than 90 seconds into the second half. Armstead play from Maric cut the lead to one just past the midway point free throws and Maric converted a pair from the line for the Hus- scored eight of the 10, including two triples, as the Huskies took of the half kies to pull NIU even, 42-42, with just over 13 minutes left. a 23-point lead. Missouri then used a 13-4 burst to push its lead to 10 before An old-fashioned three-point play and a triple from the wing Chicago State cut the defi cit back to 15, 32-37, until a 12-3 run four-straight free throws for the Huskies, two by Wilson and a pair pushed Ohio State in front by six, 50-44. The Buckeye lead by the Huskies increased the lead to 64-40 just before the mid- from Baker, cut the lead back to a half-dozen, 60-54, with 6:18 reached eight until a trifecta from freshman Levi Bradley pulled way point of the second half to put the game out of reach for to play. NIU back within fi ve, 54-49, with 7:13 left. good. A triple from Wilson trimmed the Missouri lead to just fi ve, 62- The Ohio State lead was seven after a triple from Wilson with Elliott Cole scored a game-high 17 points to lead Chicago State; 57, but the Tigers responded with the next six, capped by a triple 2:45 left, but JaQuan Lyle answered with a trifecta for the Buck- Trayvon Palmer added 10 points for the Cougars. from Namon Wright, as Missouri pushed its lead to 11 with just eyes as the clock ticked under two minutes to end any hopes of over three minutes to play. a Huskie comeback. No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN NIU clawed back within fi ve, 72-67, after a put-back from senior Jae’Sean Tate scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to 11 Iroegbu, C. 4-7 0-1 0-0 3-1 4 3 8 1 0 1 1 13 Chuks Iroegbu, a free throw by Baker and a pair from the line by lead Ohio State; Keita Bates-Diop also posted a double-dou- 34 Maric, M. 5-6 0-0 2-6 6-8 14 0 12 2 1 5 0 25 Wilson, with 1:16 left but Missouri answered with a three-point ble with 14 points and 10 rebounds while Thompson added 10 5 Baker, T. 4-5 1-2 2-3 0-5 5 1 11 9 3 0 0 30 play from Kevin Puryear to end hopes of a Huskie comeback. points and eight rebounds. 23 Armstead, A. 6-12 2-3 0-0 1-5 6 1 14 0 1 0 1 30 24 Orris, M. 1-6 0-3 2-3 0-2 2 2 4 7 3 0 1 26 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 5 Baker, T. 3-10 2-8 3-5 1-3 4 3 11 4 1 0 2 32 0 Wilson, M. 4-6 2-4 0-0 0-1 1 2 10 1 1 0 1 11 15 Key, J. 0-6 0-0 1-2 2-4 6 4 1 0 2 0 0 20 11 Iroegbu, C. 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 10 2 Porter, L. 2-6 1-4 0-0 1-1 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 18 34 Maric, M. 4-12 0-0 9-10 4-5 9 3 17 3 1 2 1 32 23 Armstead, A. 3-11 1-5 3-5 1-4 5 2 10 0 2 1 4 32 12 Thomas, J. 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 Baker, T. 1-8 1-4 1-2 0-1 1 2 4 5 2 0 1 30 24 Orris, M. 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 17 15 Key, J. 1-5 0-0 1-2 1-2 3 2 3 1 2 0 0 18 23 Armstead, A. 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 23 34 Maric, M. 5-13 0-0 4-4 5-2 7 3 14 0 3 0 0 32 25 DeHaan, J. 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24 Orris, M. 2-8 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 27 0 Wilson, M. 5-12 4-9 10-10 1-1 2 3 24 0 1 0 0 27 32 Zelis, A. 2-2 0-0 0-1 1-2 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 Wilson, M. 4-11 3-8 5-5 1-3 4 3 16 2 5 0 0 28 2 Porter, L. 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 3 2 4 0 0 0 13 42 Bradley, L. 4-6 1-3 0-0 0-3 3 2 9 1 1 1 0 20 2 Porter, L. 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 12 15 Key, J. 2-8 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 3 4 2 0 0 2 26 TEAM 1-3 4 11 Iroegbu, C. 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 10 42 Bradley, L. 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 11 TOTALS 33-64 7-20 7-16 14-35 49 18 80 24 13 7 5 200 32 Zelis, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 TEAM 4-1 5 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 15-28 .536 2nd: 18-36 .500 Game: 33-64 .516 42 Bradley, L. 3-4 1-1 2-3 0-1 1 3 9 0 1 0 0 13 TOTALS 22-63 7-23 20-24 17-17 34 22 71 11 9 1 8 200 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-11 .364 2nd: 3-9 .333 Game: 7-20 .350 TEAM 5-4 9 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 8-29 .276 2nd: 14-34 .412 Game: 22-63 .349 FT%: 1st: 5-9 .556 2nd: 2-7 .286 Game: 7-16 .438 TOTALS 15-56 5-18 19-24 12-24 36 25 54 13 14 4 4 200 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-9 .444 2nd: 3-14 .214 Game: 7-23 .304 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 8-26 .308 2nd: 7-30 .233 Game: 15-56 .268 FT%: 1st: 6-8 .750 2nd: 14-16 .875 Game: 20-24 .833 No. Chicago State FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-10 .100 2nd: 4-8 .500 Game: 5-18 .278 0 Adekoya, J. 1-4 1-3 1-2 0-4 4 2 4 0 3 0 1 16 FT%: 1st: 14-16 .875 2nd: 5-8 .625 Game: 19-24 .792 15 Palmer, T. 2-6 2-4 4-4 3-2 5 0 10 2 3 1 1 34 No. Missouri FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 1 Phillips, T. 5-7 1-3 2-3 0-1 1 4 13 6 5 0 2 35 33 Madrid-Andrews 1-6 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 No. Ohio State FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 12 Wright, N. 3-7 2-5 2-4 0-5 5 3 10 3 2 0 0 26 3 Cole, E. 6-12 3-6 2-2 0-3 3 1 17 2 1 0 1 26 1 Tate, J. 6-13 1-4 4-5 0-10 10 3 17 2 2 0 3 33 15 Clark, W. 1-4 1-1 3-6 0-7 7 4 6 4 1 0 0 20 21 Batson, J. 0-5 0-0 1-2 0-3 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 20 2 Loving, M. 3-12 1-6 1-2 0-1 1 2 8 2 3 0 1 34 24 Puryear, K. 6-10 0-0 5-5 0-1 1 1 17 0 4 0 0 24 1 Woods, K. 2-6 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 4 4 2 4 0 0 18 33 Bates-Diop, K. 4-7 3-4 3-6 2-8 10 2 14 1 2 2 0 35 44 Rosburg, R. 2-2 0-0 0-0 3-4 7 4 4 1 1 2 0 21 5 Eaves, A. 0-4 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12 32 Thompson, T. 2-7 0-0 6-7 5-3 8 3 10 0 0 3 0 27 4 Isabell, T. 1-5 1-1 0-1 1-1 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 16 10 Sims Jr., F. 2-9 2-5 3-3 0-0 0 1 9 1 0 0 2 18 13 Lyle, J. 3-6 2-3 1-2 0-5 5 3 9 3 4 1 1 29 5 Allen, D. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 Dixon, D. 1-3 0-1 1-2 0-0 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 18 3 Grandstaff, A. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 Walton, K.J. 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 9 35 Friend, D. 1-1 0-0 2-4 1-5 6 2 4 0 0 1 1 12 4 Giddens, D. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 6 23 Gant, J. 4-6 0-0 3-3 2-4 6 1 11 0 1 1 1 18 44 Davis, Q. 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 4 4 1 2 0 0 17 10 Bell, D. 0-0 0-0 3-6 3-1 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 7 25 Woods, R. 4-4 0-0 1-2 1-3 4 4 9 1 1 0 0 15 TEAM 4-3 7 12 Harris, A.J. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 11 33 VanLeer, C. 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 14 TOTALS 18-59 8-22 14-19 10-24 34 19 58 11 14 4 6 200 15 Williams, K. 2-3 1-1 1-2 0-1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 14 TEAM 3-2 5 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 5-23 .217 2nd: 13-36 .361 Game: 18-59 .305 TEAM 2-3 5 TOTALS 28-52 6-15 16-24 10-28 38 22 78 18 15 3 6 200 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-11 .364 2nd: 4-11 .364 Game: 8-22 .364 TOTALS 20-51 8-20 19-30 12-32 44 19 67 10 14 7 5 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-24 .417 2nd: 18-28 .643 Game: 28-52 .538 FT%: 1st: 10-13 .769 2nd: 4-6 .667 Game: 14-19 .737 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 9-25 .360 2nd: 11-26 .423 Game: 20-51 .392 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-8 .375 2nd: 3-7 .429 Game: 6-15 .400 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-9 .333 2nd: 5-11 .455 Game: 8-20 .400 FT%: 1st: 4-4 1.00 2nd: 12-20 .600 Game: 16-24 .667 Technical Fouls: NIU - Wilson FT%: 1st: 12-18 .667 2nd: 7-12 .583 Game: 19-30 .633 Officials: Dan Dorian, Keith Lewis, Bobby Daw Technical Fouls: none Attendance: 1,047 Technical Fouls: none Officials: John Hampton, Michael Roberts, Jamie Luckie Score by Half Officials: John Higgins, Paul Szelc, Donnie Eppley 6,214 Chicago State ...... 24-34 58 Attendance: Attendance: 12,880 NIU ...... 39-41 80 Score by Half Score by Half NIU ...... 26-45 71 NIU ...... 31-23 54 Missouri ...... 27-51 78 Ohio State ...... 33-34 67

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2015-16: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 1010 (DOUBLE(DOUBLE OOVERTIME)VERTIME) GGAMEAME 1111 GGAMEAME 1212 NIU: 78 NIU: 85 NIU: 70 Florida International: 75 Roosevelt: 52 UIC: 65 December 19, 2015 • NIU Convocation Center December 22, 2015 • NIU Convocation Center December 29, 2015 • UIC Pavilion DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb, Ill. Chicago, Ill.

DEKALB, Ill. – Sophomore Marin Maric tied his career-high with DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men’s basket- CHICAGO – Senior Travon Baker scored a team-high 20 points 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Northern Illinois Uni- ball team used an 19-0 run late in the fi rst half to cruise to an and sophomore Marin Maric posted his fourth double-double versity men’s basketball team claimed a 78-75 double overtime 85-52 victory over Roosevelt University on Tuesday night at with 11 points and 13 rebounds as the NIU men’s basketball team victory over Florida International on Saturday afternoon at the the NIU Convocation Center. Sophomore Marin Maric scored a held off UIC for a 70-65 win on Tuesday night at the UIC Pavilion. NIU Convocation Center. The contest between the Huskies and career-high 22 points while senior Travon Baker added a sea- Freshman Marshawn Wilson scored 11 points, senior Chuks Panthers featured 13 ties and 15 lead changes. son-best 14 points along with seven assists and zero turnovers as Iroegbu added 10 points and junior Michael Orris had a ca- Senior Chuks Iroegbu sparked the Huskies off the bench with the Huskies improved to 9-2 on the season. reer-best nine assists as NIU improved to 10-2 on the season. 15 points, junior Aaric Armstead added 13 and senior Travon Bak- Freshman Laytwan Porter chipped in a career-best 12 points The Huskies led by as many as 14 in the contest but UIC rallied er chipped in 12 points. and four assists, sophomore Andrew Zelis added a career-high 12 to within three in the fi nal minute before NIU iced the game from With just over four minutes to play in regulation, Armstead split points and led the team with a career-best seven rebounds and the free-throw line, for its fi rst win at UIC since 1993, snapping a a pair from the free-throw line to even the game at 50. The lead senior Chuks Iroegbu was also in double fi gures with 11 points. 10-game road losing streak against the Flames. swung back-and-forth between the Huskies and Panthers and NIU shot 51.6 percent (33-of-64) in the contest, including 50 An early 10-0 run for the Huskies gave NIU a 12-4 lead less than Maric went to the free-throw line with 18 seconds remaining and percent (10-of-20) from behind the three-point line. The Huskies fi ve minutes into the contest. Baker opened the burst with a tri- NIU in front by one, 56-55. The sophomore from Croatia made held Roosevelt to just 38.1 percent (16-of-42) shooting, including ple before back-to-back buckets from freshman Jaylen Key and a both free throws to give NIU a three-point lead, but Elmo Ste- just 26.3 percent (5-of-19) in the second half. corner three from Wilson gave the Huskies the early eight-point phen drained a triple with fi ve seconds left in regulation to pull Tied 5-5 in the early going, NIU used a 12-2 burst to take a 17-7 advantage. FIU even, 58-58. lead with 13:51 to play in the fi rst half. Maric sparked the run with UIC trimmed the NIU lead back to just three, 14-11, until the NIU had a chance to win it just before the buzzer to end regula- a pair of baskets and an old-fashioned three-point play. Fresh- Huskies used an 8-1 burst to push the lead to double-digits, 22- tion, but a triple try by senior Michael Orris came up empty and man Jaylen Key added a 15-foot jumper and Porter knocked 12. Baker opened the run with a short jumper, Maric added a tri- the game went to overtime. down a triple as the Huskies took a 10-point lead. ple and a trifecta from Wilson gave the Huskies a 10-point lead In the fi rst overtime, NIU and FIU both started slowly on the of- Key fi nished with six points, fi ve rebounds and a career-best with 7:44 to play in the fi rst half. fensive end. NIU led 61-60 heading into the fi nal minute but a four assists. A free throw for the Flames trimmed the NIU lead to nine before short corner jumper from Donte McGill gave the lead back to FIU, Roosevelt answered with a 7-0 run of its own to trim the NIU a bucket from Maric and another triple from Wilson pushed the 62-61, with 33 seconds to play. lead to just three, 17-14, with just over 12 minutes to play before Huskie advantage to 27-13 with 6:23 left before the intermission. McGill fi nished with a game-high 23 points for the Panthers. the intermission. The Huskie lead was a dozen after a layup from Iroegbu, but UIC After an empty possession by the Huskies, NIU fouled to send Baskets by Korey Ryan and Joshua Dillingham gave Roosevelt a scored the fi nal two points of the half to cut the NIU advantage Kimar Williams to the line for FIU. Williams made a pair as the Pan- 24-21 lead before the Huskies responded with a 26-5 run to close to 33-23 at the break. thers took a 64-61 lead with 18 seconds to play. the half. Early in the second half, a basket by Maric gave the Huskies a NIU exchanged a pair of quick layups by Orris and Iroegbu with Baker opened the run with a midrange jumper, freshman Mar- 10-point lead, 44-34, but UIC responded with the next eight to two more free throws by FIU as the Huskies trimmed the lead to shawn Wilson connected on a triple and Zelis added a put-back trim the lead to just a pair, 44-42, with just under 12 minutes to one, 66-65, with 6.9 seconds left. to give the Huskies a four-point lead until a Roosevelt triple play. After starting the extra session 6-of-6 from the line, FIU split a trimmed the lead to just one, 28-27, with 7:12 to play in the half. NIU responded with the next nine to take a 53-42 lead. Junior pair and Baker raced the length of the court for a layup with 0.7 NIU then scored the next 19, holding the Lakers scoreless for over Aaric Armstead started the burst with a basket, Iroegbu and Arm- seconds left to tie the game at 67 and force a second overtime. seven minutes, as the Huskies took a 47-27 lead. stead each added a pair of free throws and Orris capped the run Maric opened the period with a bucket for the Huskies but NIU Roosevelt ended the half with a layup from Kevin Priebe to trim with an old-fashioned three-point play with 9:22 remaining. answered with the next four to take a 71-69 lead with just under the NIU lead to 47-29 at the intermission. UIC came right back with the next six to trim the NIU lead back four minutes to play in overtime number two. Another basket by After the break, the Huskies scored nine of the fi rst 12 to push to just fi ve, 53-48. The lead continued to hover around fi ve into Maric pulled the Huskies even before Daviyon Draper split a pair their lead to 24, 56-32, less than four minutes into the half. Maric the fi nal minute until a three-point play by Dikembe Dixson for of free throws to give FIU a 72-71 lead with 2:25 to play. scored seven of the nine, including his fi rst career three-pointer the Flames trimmed the NIU lead to just three, 60-63, with less On the next possession, Armstead buried a triple, just the third as the Huskies coasted to the 33-point victory. than a minute to play. of the night for the Huskies, to put NIU in front, 74-72. The Hus- No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN Baker then went to the free-throw line and calmly drained a pair kies would hold the Panthers scoreless in the fi nal two minutes of 15 Key, J. 2-4 0-0 2-2 1-4 5 0 6 4 2 0 2 22 and, after a Huskie defensive stop, knocked down two more as the second overtime and hang on for the victory. 34 Maric, M. 9-13 1-1 3-4 3-2 5 3 22 0 0 0 0 21 NIU led by seven, 67-60, with 26 seconds remaining, putting the Four Panthers scored in double fi gures, led by McGill’s 23 points; 5 Baker, T. 5-6 3-3 1-2 2-3 5 3 14 7 0 0 2 25 game out of reach. Stephen added 15 for NIU, Williams chipped in 13 and Draper fi n- 23 Armstead, A. 0-7 0-4 0-0 1-3 4 4 0 1 1 2 0 20 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN ished with a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. 24 Orris, M. 0-7 0-2 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 20 15 Key, J. 3-6 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 3 6 1 2 1 0 23 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 0 Wilson, M. 1-5 1-4 0-0 0-1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 15 34 Maric, M. 4-10 1-1 2-4 5-8 13 4 11 4 3 3 2 32 15 Key, J. 3-5 0-0 2-2 4-1 5 4 8 0 0 2 1 25 2 Porter, L. 4-6 3-4 1-2 0-0 0 2 12 4 0 0 2 21 23 Armstead, A. 2-9 1-4 2-4 1-3 4 4 7 0 1 1 0 25 34 Maric, M. 6-15 0-0 5-12 7-4 11 3 17 2 4 3 1 31 11 Iroegbu, C. 4-4 1-1 2-3 1-1 2 2 11 0 2 0 1 17 24 Orris, M. 2-6 0-1 1-3 0-0 0 2 5 9 4 0 1 33 5 Baker, T. 4-8 1-4 3-5 0-3 3 4 12 1 1 0 0 43 12 Thomas, J. 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 5 Baker, T. 4-10 3-7 9-10 1-1 2 2 20 2 4 0 1 27 23 Armstead, A. 4-11 2-4 3-6 2-7 9 4 13 2 3 1 2 44 25 DeHaan, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 Wilson, M. 4-9 3-5 0-1 1-3 4 2 11 0 0 0 0 18 24 Orris, M. 2-8 0-3 0-0 1-1 2 1 4 4 1 0 1 36 32 Zelis, A. 6-7 0-0 0-2 3-4 7 1 12 0 1 0 0 12 2 Porter, L. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 Wilson, M. 2-7 0-1 3-4 0-2 2 1 7 0 1 0 1 14 42 Bradley, L. 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 22 11 Iroegbu, C. 4-9 3-5 0-1 1-3 4 2 11 0 0 0 0 21 2 Porter, L. 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 15 TEAM 3-2 5 32 Zelis, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 Iroegbu, C. 6-7 0-1 3-7 1-2 3 1 15 1 0 1 2 22 TOTALS 33-64 10-20 9-15 16-23 39 17 85 21 11 5 9 200 42 Bradley, L. 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 11 32 Zelis, A. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 19-33 .576 2nd: 14-31 .452 Game: 33-64 .516 TEAM 3-3 6 42 Bradley, L. 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 17 3-PT FG%: 1st: 6-11 .545 2nd: 4-9 .444 Game: 10-20 .500 TOTALS 22-55 8-18 18-26 16-23 39 27 70 19 16 6 5 200 TEAM 1-4 5 FT%: 1st: 3-7 .429 2nd: 6-8 .750 Game: 9-15 .600 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-28 .500 2nd: 8-27 .296 Game: 22-55 .400 TOTALS 28-68 3-16 19-36 17-29 46 21 78 11 12 7 9 250 3-PT FG%: 1st: 5-7 .714 2nd: 3-11 .273 Game: 8-18 .444 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-29 .345 2nd: 11-24 .458 OT: 7-15 .467 Game: 28-68 .412 No. Roosevelt FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN FT%: 1st: 0-1 .000 2nd: 18-25 .720 Game: 18-26 .692 3-PT FG%: 1st: 0-7 .000 2nd: 2-6 .333 OT: 1-3 .333 Game: 3-16 .188 30 Harris, Z. 2-5 0-0 3-4 0-1 1 0 7 0 0 2 0 25 FT%: 1st: 5-10 .500 2nd: 9-18 .500 OT: 5-8 .625 Game: 19-26 .528 2 Ryan, K. 4-12 2-6 1-2 0-3 3 2 11 1 2 0 1 30 No. UIC FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 4 Ludwig, J. 0-2 0-1 4-4 1-0 1 1 4 7 2 0 1 25 10 Dixson, D. 8-16 1-4 11-16 2-1 3 2 28 3 2 2 3 38 No. FIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 13 Bumbalough, K. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 3 0 1 7 0 2 21 4 Whitaker, L. 0-5 0-3 0-1 1-5 6 5 0 7 2 1 2 34 32 Draper, D. 4-13 0-1 2-4 1-9 10 4 10 2 2 0 1 46 25 Priebe, K. 4-9 2-4 1-2 1-3 4 3 11 0 5 0 0 20 21 Odiase, T. 4-6 0-0 5-5 1-4 5 5 13 0 1 3 0 23 20 Diaz, A. 3-7 0-0 1-2 3-1 4 5 7 0 3 1 0 17 1 Markus, J. 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 6 3 0 0 1 19 0 Matthews, D. 1-8 1-2 1-3 1-0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 18 1 Boswell, J. 1-4 0-1 1-2 0-4 4 4 3 0 3 0 0 27 10 Perry, D. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Burns, P. 0-3 0-1 0-0 1-0 1 3 0 4 5 0 0 19 2 McGill, D. 8-15 4-5 3-4 4-3 7 1 23 0 2 0 2 41 22 Dillingham, J. 2-4 0-0 3-6 4-4 8 4 7 1 2 0 0 20 2 Snider, G. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 Williams, K. 4-11 0-2 5-6 2-7 9 3 13 7 2 0 2 45 23 Buchanan, C. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Thomas, H. 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 12 5 Stephen, E. 5-11 4-8 1-1 2-1 3 4 15 0 4 0 0 29 24 Alexander, A. 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 11 5 Kolawole, M. 2-5 1-3 2-4 2-3 5 4 7 2 2 0 0 22 12 Nottage, E. 0-3 0-3 4-5 0-2 2 4 4 4 1 1 0 27 33 Mroz, P. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 15 Torres, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 24 Smith, C. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 12 35 Zalewski, D. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 Hackett, D. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 31 Douglas, M. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 40 Bisesi, M. 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 9 34 McGuire, M. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 TEAM 3-1 4 1 TEAM 1-3 4 40 Wiegand, J. 4-7 0-0 2-2 2-2 4 2 10 0 1 0 0 19 TOTALS 25-65 8-21 17-24 15-31 46 27 75 13 19 2 6 250 TOTALS 16-42 6-17 14-20 8-18 26 20 52 13 21 2 6 200 TEAM 5-3 8 1 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-25 .440 2nd: 11-28 .393 OT: 3-12 .250 Game: 25-65 .385 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-23 .478 2nd: 5-19 .263 Game: 16-42 .381 TOTALS 20-53 4-15 21-31 16-22 38 28 65 18 17 6 6 200 3-PT FG%: 1st: 0-2 .000 2nd: 6-13 .462 OT: 2-6 .333 Game: 8-21 .381 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-9 .444 2nd: 2-8 .250 Game: 6-17 .353 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 8-25 .320 2nd: 12-28 .429 Game: 20-53 .377 FT%: 1st: 5-8 .625 2nd: 3-4 .750 OT: 9-12 .750 Game: 17-24 .708 FT%: 1st: 3-4 .750 2nd: 11-16 .688 Game: 14-20 .700 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-7 .143 2nd: 3-8 .375 Game: 4-15 .267 FT%: 1st: 6-12 .500 2nd: 15-19 .789 Game: 21-31 .677 Technical Fouls: none Technical Fouls: none Officials: Tim Stewart, John Yorkovich, Greg Webb Officials: Brett Gearhart, Dave Cronin, John Floyd Technical Fouls: none Attendance: 1,290 Attendance: 825 Officials: Bo Boroski, Paul Szelc, Toby Martinez Score by Half Score by Half Attendance: 2,349 FIU ...... 27-31-9-8 75 Roosevelt ...... 29-23 52 Score by Half NIU ...... 25-33-9-11 78 NIU ...... 47-38 85 NIU ...... 33-37 40 UIC...... 23-42 65

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2015-16: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 1133 GGAMEAME 1414 GGAMEAME 1515 NIU: 91 NIU: 80 NIU: 80 Judson: 48 Ohio: 69 Eastern Michigan: 63 January 2, 2016 • NIU Convocation Center January 6, 2016 • NIU Convocation Center January 9, 2016 • NIU Convocation Center DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb, Ill.

DEKALB, Ill. – Freshman Levi Bradley recorded his fi rst career DEKALB, Ill. -- Senior Travon Baker scored a career-high 25 DEKALB, Ill. -- Senior Travon Baker tied a career-high with 25 double-double with a career-high 19 points and a career-best points, including 13 in the fi nal three minutes, as the Northern points, including seven three-pointers, and sophomore Marin 11 rebounds as the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball Illinois University men’s basketball team defeated Ohio, 80-69, on Maric recorded his sixth double-double with 18 points and 10 re- team closed non-conference play with a 91-48 victory over Jud- Wednesday night in the Mid-American Conference opener at the bounds as the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team son on Saturday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center. NIU Convocation Center. collected its sixth-straight win, and 13th consecutive at home, Junior Aaric Armstead and freshman Laytwan Porter each add- Sophomore Marin Maric tied a career-high with 22 points and with an 80-63 win over Eastern Michigan on Saturday night at ed 12 points while sophomore Marin Maric scored in double fi g- 14 rebounds as he posted his fi fth double-double of the season the NIU Convocation Center. ures for the ninth consecutive contest with 11 points. in a contest that featured 10 ties and 18 lead changes. Senior Chuks Iroegbu added 14 points while junior Aaric Arm- NIU improved to 11-2 on the season after shooting 49.3 percent Junior Aaric Armstead scored 14 points and added nine re- stead added 12 points and six rebounds as the Huskies improved (35-of-71) from the fi eld and 81.8 percent (18-of-22) from the bounds while freshman Laytwan Porter set a new career-high to 13-2 overall, 2-0 in the Mid-American Conference. free-throw line, while holding Judson to just 23.5 percent (16-of- with 13 points and grabbed a career-best eight rebounds. NIU led by 10 at the intermission, 40-30, but Eastern Michigan 68) shooting in the contest. A triple by Treg Setty gave Ohio a one-point lead, 53-52, just be- (9-6, 1-1) opened the second half on a 17-7 run to pull even with The Huskies scored 59 points in the paint and turned 23 Judson fore the midway point of the season half but Armstead answered just over 11 minutes to play. turnovers into 28 points; the NIU bench contributed 50 points with the next three to push the Huskies back in front, 55-53. A pair of free throws from Raven Lee pushed the Eagles in front, in the victory. After Ohio split a pair of free throws, Maric scored the next six 49-47, but the Huskies answered with a 14-3 run to take a 61-52 NIU led by one three minutes into the contest before a 12-3 to push the NIU lead to seven, 61-54, with just over six minutes lead with just over seven minutes left. burst helped push the lead to 10 with 12:27 to play in the half. to play. Maric opened the run with a pair of free throws and Iroegbu Maric opened the run with a basket, Armstead added a pair and The Bobcats climbed back within six, 65-60, with 3:53 left be- split a pair to give NIU a one-point lead, 50-49. The missed free senior Travon Baker knocked down a triple as the Huskies took fore Baker took over, scoring NIU’s next 13 points. The senior from throw by the senior from Sacramento, Calif., was the one miss of a 15-7 lead. After a triple by Justin Allen for the Eagles, Bradley Detroit knocked down a triple with just over two minutes left to the night at the line as the Huskies shot 95.5 percent (21-of-22) added a basket and an old-fashioned three-point play to give push the lead to eight and, after an old-fashioned three-point from the charity stripe. NIU a 20-10 lead. play from the Bobcats, scored the next six in the game to give Baker canned a triple and Iroegbu added a bucket at the rim, Leading 24-15, NIU scored the next 10 to take a 19-point advan- NIU a 74-63 lead in the fi nal minute, propelling the Huskies to both assisted by freshman Laytwan Porter, before Eastern Michi- tage. Junior Michael Orris opened the run with a layup, Porter the win. gan broke the string of eight-straight Huskie points with a triple added a pair of free throws, Maric connected on a trifecta, fresh- NIU held Ohio to just 27.6 percent (8-of-29) shooting from the from Brandon Nazione to cut the lead back to three, 55-52. The man Jaylen Key split a pair at the line and Armstead closed the fi eld in the second half; the Huskies shot 45.5 percent (10-of-22) Huskies answered right back with trifectas from Baker and Arm- spurt with a pair of free throw as the Huskies took a 34-15 lead after the break, and also went 20-of-24 (83.3 percent) from the stead as NIU took the nine-point lead with 7:06 on the clock. with just over eight minutes to play before the intermission. free-throw line. NIU and Eastern Michigan traded baskets into the fi nal four Key fi nished with nine points and seven rebounds. Jaaron Simmons scored 19 points to lead the way for Ohio; Ken- minutes while a layup from James Thompson IV cut the NIU lead The Huskie lead would grow to as much as 24 in the half before ny Kaminski and Treg Setty each added 15 for the Bobcats. to eight, 69-61, with 3:30 to play. NIU took a 23-point lead, 53-30, into the locker room. Ohio led by one in the early going until a triple from Armstead Thompson led the Eagles with 23 points and eight rebounds; After the break, the Huskie defense clamped down even more, gave the Huskies a two-point advantage, 13-11. With NIU leading Raven Lee was the only other Eagle in double fi gures, he had 13 holding Judson to just 15.9 percent shooting (6-of-38) in the sec- by one, Armstead split a pair of free throws and made a layup to points. ond half as the Huskies won their ninth consecutive home game give the Huskies a four-point lead, 19-15, with 11:45 to play in Following the Thompson layup, Armstead was fouled shooting to start the season, and their 11th-straight home game overall, the fi rst half a three and the junior from Chicago calmly knocked in all three tying a school-record. Armstead scored nine of his 14 points in the fi rst eight minutes from the line to push the NIU advantage to 11. Drew Makiewicz scored 15 points to lead Judson; Andrew Eck of the contest to fuel the Huskies early. The Huskie defense came up with a stop on the next possession added eight points and a team-high fi ve rebounds for the Eagles. The Bobcats responded with a 9-0 run to take a 24-19 lead just and Baker put the game on ice with another triple with 2:38 to No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN past the midway point of the opening half. Baker ended the Ohio play, giving NIU a 75-61 lead. 15 Key, J. 3-6 0-0 3-5 3-4 7 1 9 1 2 0 0 17 run with a triple to cut the Bobcat lead to just a pair, 24-22. NIU outrebounded Eastern Michigan 36-21 in the contest, in- 34 Maric, M. 5-10 1-1 0-0 2-6 8 0 11 2 0 0 0 13 NIU and Ohio traded the lead over the fi nal eight minutes of the cluding seven rebounds in just 13 minutes off the bench from 5 Baker, T. 2-2 1-1 0-0 1-1 2 1 5 2 1 0 0 18 fi rst half. A pair of free throws from Porter pushed the Huskies in freshman Levi Bradley. Both teams committed 18 turnovers in 23 Armstead, A. 4-10 0-3 4-4 1-3 4 1 12 1 2 0 3 21 front, 36-35, with 1:35 left before the intermission and Maric split the contest but the Huskies turned Eastern Michigan’s 18 into 29 24 Orris, M. 2-5 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 4 4 2 0 3 21 a pair at the line in the fi nal minute to give the Huskies a 37-35 points while the Huskies 18 turnovers became just 16 points for 2 Porter, L. 4-8 0-2 4-4 0-5 5 0 12 1 1 0 1 24 lead at the break. the Eagles. 11 Iroegbu, C. 3-5 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 14 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 12 Thomas, J. 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 15 Key, J. 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 25 DeHaan, J. 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 15 Key, J. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 34 Maric, M. 6-10 0-0 6-6 6-4 10 1 18 0 2 1 2 33 31 Pauga, A. 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 5 1 2 1 3 16 34 Maric, M. 7-11 2-2 6-11 5-9 14 2 22 2 3 1 1 31 5 Baker, T. 8-15 7-11 2-2 1-0 1 2 25 3 4 0 0 33 42 Bradley, L. 6-10 0-2 7-8 5-5 10 2 19 0 1 1 1 23 5 Baker, T. 4-8 3-7 14-15 0-4 4 2 25 4 3 0 0 30 23 Armstead, A. 3-9 1-5 5-5 3-3 6 2 12 3 3 0 0 35 TEAM 2-5 7 23 Armstead, A. 5-8 2-5 2-6 0-9 9 3 14 3 2 0 0 39 24 Orris, M. 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-1 2 2 0 5 2 0 2 18 TOTALS 35-71 3-15 18-22 16-40 56 12 91 15 14 3 12 200 24 Orris, M. 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 19 0 Wilson, M. 2-6 1-4 0-0 0-1 1 1 5 0 1 0 1 13 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 19-37 .514 2nd: 16-34 .471 Game: 35-71 .493 2 Porter, L. 4-7 3-5 2-2 2-6 8 2 13 2 3 1 1 23 2 Porter, L. 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 3 0 4 3 0 2 21 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-8 .375 2nd: 0-7 .000 Game: 3-15 .200 11 Iroegbu, C. 2-3 0-0 2-3 1-1 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 23 11 Iroegbu, C. 4-4 0-0 6-7 0-2 2 2 14 1 0 0 0 18 FT%: 1st: 12-14 .857 2nd: 6-8 .750 Game: 18-22 .818 31 Pauga, A. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 31 Pauga, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 32 Zelis, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 32 Zelis, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 No. Judson FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 42 Bradley, L. 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 42 Bradley, L. 2-5 0-0 2-2 0-7 7 4 6 0 3 1 0 13 14 Galloway, I. 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 14 TEAM 1-1 2 TEAM 4-1 5 21 Makiewicz, D. 5-9 5-9 0-0 0-4 4 3 15 0 4 0 3 17 TOTALS 22-44 10-21 26-37 9-33 42 22 80 14 13 2 3 200 TOTALS 25-56 9-24 21-22 15-21 36 19 80 16 18 2 8 200 5 Thomas, C. 0-4 0-3 0-0 1-3 4 1 0 3 2 0 0 23 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-22 .545 2nd: 10-22 .455 Game: 22-44 .500 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-32 .438 2nd: 11-24 .458 Game: 25-56 .446 10 Woodhouse, W. 0-4 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 16 3-PT FG%: 1st: 7-12 .583 2nd: 3-9 .333 Game: 10-21 .476 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-10 .300 2nd: 6-14 .429 Game: 9-24 .375 24 Allen, J. 1-7 1-2 2-2 0-3 3 1 5 0 4 0 0 24 FT%: 1st: 6-13 .462 2nd: 20-24 .833 Game: 26-37 .703 FT%: 1st: 9-9 1.00 2nd: 12-13 .923 Game: 21-22 .955 3 Pearson, L. 2-7 1-6 0-0 0-0 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 14 4 Eck, A. 3-7 1-3 1-2 3-2 5 1 8 1 3 0 0 19 No. Ohio FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN No. Eastern Mich. FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 12 Lares, E. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Setty, T. 5-9 2-3 3-4 1-1 2 5 15 0 1 0 1 25 4 Nazione, B. 1-2 1-1 3-3 0-1 1 3 6 2 1 0 5 30 30 Hill, J. 1-8 1-5 0-0 1-1 2 0 3 0 3 0 1 12 13 Kaminski, K. 4-15 2-9 5-6 1-2 3 3 15 0 0 0 0 36 5 Price, J. 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 24 32 King, C. 1-6 1-3 0-0 1-1 2 2 3 2 2 0 1 15 33 Campbell, A. 2-5 1-2 0-0 0-3 3 5 5 0 0 1 0 13 2 Thompson, J. 8-9 0-0 7-9 1-7 8 4 23 1 1 1 1 37 33 Royse, B. 1-8 1-3 0-0 1-2 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 10 2 Simmons, J. 7-14 0-1 5-5 0-3 3 4 19 4 0 0 2 35 32 Toney, T. 1-6 1-4 6-8 0-1 1 1 9 2 4 1 1 26 42 Jaras, V. 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 12 35 Dartis, J. 1-7 1-4 1-1 0-0 0 5 4 2 1 0 1 31 0 Lee, R. 4-10 1-5 4-6 1-2 3 3 13 3 6 0 2 30 44 Goldston, E. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 Gollon, J. 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 Bond, T. 3-5 1-2 0-0 1-3 4 1 7 1 0 0 2 27 50 Carani, S. 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 7 4 Mompremier, W. 2-3 0-0 2-4 2-6 8 2 6 0 0 1 0 22 10 Mangum, W. 1-8 1-6 0-0 0-2 2 5 3 1 3 0 2 22 55 Nelson, S. 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 11 11 Harley, K. 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 14 15 Nobles, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 2-2 4 22 Block, G. 0-2 0-1 2-2 1-0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 12 TEAM 1-1 2 TOTALS 16-68 12-38 4-6 13-22 35 21 48 12 23 3 7 200 45 Taylor, D. 1-3 0-0 0-0 3-0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 TOTALS 19-43 5-19 20-26 4-17 21 20 63 10 18 2 13 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-30 .333 2nd: 6-38 .158 Game: 16-68 .235 TEAM 0-1 1 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-24 .417 2nd: 9-19 .474 Game: 19-43 .442 3-PT FG%: 1st: 7-19 .368 2nd: 5-19 .263 Game: 12-38 .316 TOTALS 22-61 6-22 19-24 9-18 27 28 69 8 4 2 5 200 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-8 .125 2nd: 4-11 .364 Game: 5-19 .263 FT%: 1st: 3-4 .750 2nd: 1-2 .500 Game: 4-6 .667 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-32 .438 2nd: 8-29 .276 Game: 22-61 .361 FT%: 1st: 9-10 .900 2nd: 11-16 .688 Game: 20-26 .769 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-10 .300 2nd: 3-12 .250 Game: 6-22 .273 Technical Fouls: none FT%: 1st: 4-7 .571 2nd: 15-17 .882 Game: 19-24 .792 Technical Fouls: none Officials: Rob Kruger, Brad Clauss, Bobby Daw Officials: Bart Wegenke, Greg Langsdorf, Greg Webb Attendance: 1,073 Technical Fouls: none Attendance: 1,349 Score by Half Officials: Donnie Eppley, Frank Spencer, John Floyd Score by Half Judson ...... 30-18 48 Attendance: 1,038 Eastern Michigan ...... 30-33 63 NIU ...... 53-38 91 Score by Half NIU ...... 40-40 80 Ohio ...... 35-34 69 NIU ...... 37-43 80

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2015-16: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 1166 GGAMEAME 1717 GGAMEAME 1818 NIU: 71 NIU: 69 NIU: 75 Toledo: 66 Western Michigan: 83 Central Michigan: 70 January 12, 2016 • Savage Arena January 16, 2016 • University Arena January 19, 2016 • NIU Convocation Center Toledo, Ohio Kalamazoo, Mich. DeKalb, Ill.

TOLEDO, Ohio – Tied with just under four minutes to play, the KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Western Michigan knocked down 12 DEKALB, Ill. – Trailing by seven at the intermission, the Northern Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team used a 12-5 three-pointers as the NIU men’s basketball team fell to the Illinois University men’s basketball team rallied for a 75-70 victory run to pull away for a 71-66 win at Toledo on Tuesday night at Broncos, 83-69, on Saturday night at University Arena. The loss over Central Michigan on Tuesday night at the NIU Convocation Savage Arena. Senior Travon Baker scored a team-high 23 points snapped NIU’s seven-game win streak and dropped the Huskies Center. Senior Travon Baker scored a game-high 19 points. and had fi ve steals while sophomore Marin Maric added 16 to 14-3 overall, 3-1 in Mid-American Conference play. Freshman Levi Bradley added 14 points and a team-best seven points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Junior Aaric Armstead scored a team-best 15 points and rebounds while sophomore Marin Maric chipped in 12 points. Freshman Marshawn Wilson added 10 points and senior Chuks grabbed a team-high seven rebounds in the loss. Freshman Aus- After Central Michigan shot 53.6 percent (15-of-28) from the Iroegbu chipped in nine points. tin Pauga added 12 points on four three-pointers while freshman fi eld in the fi rst half to gain a 41-34 halftime lead, the Huskies A pair of free throws by Toledo stopped an 8-2 Huskie run and Levi Bradley and sophomore Marin Maric each added 11 points. held the Chippewas to just 31.8 pecent (7-of-22) shooting in the pulled the Rockets even, 59-59, with 3:51 left. A layup by Maric Western Michigan raced out to a 9-2 lead in the opening four second half, outscoring CMU 41-29 in the second 20 minutes. and a layup by Iroegbu, sandwiched around a triple by Toledo’s minutes of the contest. With the Broncos driving for another NIU trailed by 14 entering the fi nal three minutes of the fi rst Nathan Boothe, put the Huskies in front, 63-62, with just under layup off a turnover, senior Travon Baker (Detroit, Mich./Detroit stanza until the Huskies closed the half with an 8-1 run to cut the two to play. Consortium) was whistled for a foul trying to prevent the layup. Central Michigan lead to just seven at the break. Baker opened Boothe then drove the basket for another layup, pushing the The foul was deemed a fl agrant two and Baker was ejected from the run with a free-throw, junior Aaric Armstead added a basket Rockets back in front but Iroegbu drove to the basket for another the contest, along with three other Huskies who were judged to off glass, Maric made a layup and Baker closed the half with a bucket for the Huskies, giving NIU a 65-64 lead with just over a have left the bench area in the ensuing altercation. triple from the wing. minute to play. The Broncos led 22-9 just past the midway point of the half un- The Huskies continued their momentum to start the second The Huskies forced a Toledo turnover on the next possession til a 6-0 Huskie run trimmed the Western Michigan lead back to half, opening with an 8-0 run to reclaim the lead, 42-41. Baker and, after a timeout, NIU got Wilson an uncontested dunk on an just seven, 22-15. Freshman Jaylen Key opened the run for the drove to the basket for a layup to open the second in the second out of bounds play from midcourt to give NIU a 67-64 lead with Huskies with a bucket, junior Michael Orris added a pair of free half and Maric scored the next six to give NIU the lead with 16:38 26 seconds left. throws and Maric added a basket to close the run with 7:42 to left. Following another turnover by the Rockets, Baker knocked play in the half. Central Michigan slowed down the Huskie attack and the teams down a pair from the line, giving the Huskies a fi ve-point lead A bucket from Bradley pulled NIU within nine with 1:20 to play traded leads until an old-fashioned three-point play from Bradley with 15 seconds left, putting the game out of reach. before the intermission but a triple from Bryce Moore, Western put the Huskies back in front, 48-47, with 14:33 left. A layup by freshman Jaylen Key and a pair of triples from Wilson Michigan’s seventh of the opening half, pushed the Bronco lead After Central Michigan missed the front end of a one-and-one, pushed the lead back to the Huskies, 22-15, until Toledo scored to a dozen, 40-28, at the break. freshman Marshawn Wilson made back-to-back baskets to spark the next seven to pull back even, 22-22, with just under fi ve min- Moore led all scorers with 13 points in the opening 20 minutes; an 11-3 run that gave the Huskies a 59-50 lead just before the utes to play before the intermission. Key paced the Huskies with eight points. midway point of the half. Bradley and Baker both made buckets The lead swung back-and-forth over the fi nal fi ve minutes with A basket by Maric and a corner triple from Armstead helped the during the run and Wilson capped it with a triple to give NIU the the Huskies pulling even on a jumper by Baker with 38 seconds Huskies trim the Western Michigan lead to just seven, 40-33, to nine-point edge. to play before the break. NIU got a defensive stop and Armstead open the second half. The Chippewas responded, scoring the next seven to trim the kissed a jumper off glass just before the horn to give the Huskies Western Michigan responded with a 17-4 run to push its lead NIU lead to just a pair, 59-57, and would pull even two minutes a 34-32 lead at the break. to 57-37 with 14 minutes to play, ending any hopes of a Huskie later, 62-62. Toledo scored the fi rst six out of the half, but NIU answered with comeback. After another basket from Baker and a pair of free throws by seven-straight, four by Maric and an old-fashioned three-point Moore led all scorers with 24 points, Anthony Avery Jr. and Tuck- Central Michigan even the game again, 64-64, NIU took control play from Iroegbu as the Huskies went back in front, 41-38. er Haymond each added 11 for the Broncos. Western Michigan in the fi nal three minutes, using a 9-0 run to take a 73-64 lead After a basket by Wilson gave the Huskies a two-point lead, outrebounded NIU 40-31 in the contest and the Broncos forced with 18 seconds to play. 46-44, the Rockets responded with the next eight to lead by a 21 Huskie turnovers. Maric started the burst for the Huskies, Baker and junior Michael half-dozen, 52-46, just past the midway point of the second half. NIU shot 48.9 percent (23-of-47) from the fi eld in the contest Orris each added a pair and senior Chuks Iroegbu scored two Baker answered the Toledo spurt with a triple to cut the lead but attempted 12 fewer shots as a results of Western Michigan’s from the charity stripe as the Huskies claimed their 12th home in half; after Toledo scored to move back in front by four, 55-51, 14-6 edge in off ensive rebounds. The Broncos shot 42.4 percent win of the season, and 14th home win overall. the Huskies went on an 8-2 run to take a 59-57 lead with 4:13 (25-of-59), including 46.2 percent (12-of-26) from three. NIU shot 57.1 percent (16-of-28) from the fi eld in the second to play. Baker knocked down a pair of triples and Maric made a half. layup to push the Huskies back in front, setting up the game’s No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN Chris Fowler led Central Michigan with 16 points, Rayshawn fi nal minutes. 15 Key, J. 4-5 0-0 1-2 1-3 4 5 9 0 0 1 0 26 Simmons added 14 and Braylon Rayson chipped in 11 points. No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 34 Maric, M. 3-6 0-0 5-6 1-2 3 2 11 1 4 2 2 29 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 15 Key, J. 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-4 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 17 5 Baker, T. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 Key, J. 3-5 0-0 2-4 2-2 4 3 8 0 1 0 0 15 34 Maric, M. 6-13 0-1 4-6 1-11 12 3 16 1 1 0 0 33 23 Armstead, A. 5-12 1-5 4-6 0-7 7 2 15 3 4 1 1 24 34 Maric, M. 5-9 0-0 2-4 2-1 3 4 12 1 2 1 1 29 5 Baker, T. 8-16 5-10 2-2 0-2 2 0 23 3 3 0 5 33 24 Orris, M. 1-1 0-0 2-4 0-1 1 4 4 3 3 0 1 35 5 Baker, T. 7-15 2-8 3-5 0-5 5 3 19 4 2 0 2 39 23 Armstead, A. 3-10 0-2 0-0 5-2 7 3 6 3 0 0 0 32 2 Porter, L. 1-7 0-2 3-7 0-3 3 3 5 2 5 0 0 25 23 Armstead, A. 2-8 0-2 0-2 0-3 3 4 4 2 3 0 1 27 24 Orris, M. 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 15 11 Iroegbu, C. 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 19 24 Orris, M. 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 4 4 2 0 0 0 14 0 Wilson, M. 4-5 2-3 0-0 1-0 1 3 10 1 4 0 0 17 25 DeHaan, J. 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Wilson, M. 3-7 1-4 0-0 0-2 2 2 7 1 0 0 0 10 2 Porter, L. 1-5 1-4 2-2 1-1 2 1 5 3 2 1 0 21 31 Pauga, A. 4-6 4-5 0-0 1-1 2 2 12 0 0 0 1 22 2 Porter, L. 1-4 0-2 0-0 1-5 6 0 2 3 2 0 0 18 11 Iroegbu, C. 4-4 0-0 1-1 0-3 3 4 9 0 1 0 1 15 42 Bradley, L. 5-8 1-1 0-1 2-3 5 3 11 0 2 1 0 14 11 Iroegbu, C. 1-2 0-0 3-4 0-3 3 2 5 0 2 0 0 25 31 Pauga, A. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 1-3 4 31 Pauga, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 32 Zelis, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 TOTALS 23-47 6-13 17-30 6-25 31 23 69 11 21 6 6 200 42 Bradley, L. 6-9 1-2 1-1 4-3 7 1 14 0 0 1 1 16 42 Bradley, L. 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-23 .478 2nd: 12-24 .500 Game: 23-47 .489 TEAM 2-2 4 TEAM 1-0 1 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-2 .500 2nd: 5-11 .455 Game: 6-13 .462 TOTALS 30-62 4-19 11-20 11-27 38 24 75 14 12 2 5 200 TOTALS 27-60 8-23 9-11 9-27 36 23 71 15 13 2 9 200 FT%: 1st: 5-10 .500 2nd: 12-20 .600 Game: 17-30 .567 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-34 .412 2nd: 16-28 .571 Game: 30-62 .484 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-32 .438 2nd: 13-28 .464 Game: 27-60 .450 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-10 .300 2nd: 1-9 .111 Game: 4-19 .211 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-13 .308 2nd: 4-10 .400 Game: 8-23 .348 No. Western Mich. FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN FT%: 1st: 3-6 .500 2nd: 8-14 .571 Game: 11-20 .550 FT%: 1st: 2-4 .500 2nd: 7-7 1.00 Game: 9-11 .818 1 Haymond, T. 1-6 1-2 8-8 1-4 5 4 11 1 1 0 0 19 34 Avery Jr., A. 5-6 1-1 0-0 2-2 4 3 11 3 3 4 3 26 No. Central Mich. FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN No. Toledo FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 42 LaMont, D. 3-5 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 3 6 0 0 0 5 18 24 Meyer, L. 4-4 0-0 1-3 2-7 9 2 9 0 0 2 2 27 33 Garber, Z. 2-4 0-1 0-2 2-3 5 3 4 0 3 0 0 22 0 Moore, B. 7-11 4-8 6-11 1-1 2 2 24 3 3 0 3 33 34 Simons, J. 2-8 2-7 0-0 0-4 4 3 6 2 0 0 0 35 53 Boothe, N. 10-16 2-3 8-9 2-7 9 3 30 1 3 0 1 32 10 Wilder, T. 2-9 1-4 4-6 0-2 2 3 9 2 2 0 1 32 2 Rayson, B. 3-9 1-6 4-4 0-3 3 3 11 1 4 0 2 30 1 Williams, J. 6-13 2-5 7-8 1-0 1 4 21 3 5 0 0 37 3 Davis, J. 0-4 0-3 0-0 1-2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 4 Simmons, R. 5-9 1-3 3-3 0-4 4 4 14 3 3 0 0 32 3 Mosley, S. 1-8 1-5 0-0 0-5 5 2 3 2 3 0 0 34 4 Klein, J. 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 5 15 Fowler, C. 4-9 2-3 6-8 0-2 2 3 16 8 6 1 0 38 13 Sanford, J. 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 26 32 Perry, T. 2-6 2-3 1-2 4-3 7 2 7 3 1 0 0 23 10 Stewart, A. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 10 Rogers, N. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 6 40 McCormick, K. 2-6 2-4 0-1 1-3 4 3 6 0 1 0 0 16 12 Kozinski, J. 4-9 4-9 0-1 0-3 3 2 12 0 1 0 0 21 25 Lauf, J. 1-1 0-0 4-6 2-1 3 1 6 3 0 1 2 23 50 Dugan, S. 2-5 0-0 2-2 0-2 2 3 6 1 2 0 0 18 23 Scott, D. 0-1 0-0 2-4 1-0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 12 35 Navigato, N. 0-4 0-2 2-2 0-2 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 20 TEAM 2-3 5 TEAM 2-2 4 TEAM 0-6 6 TOTALS 25-59 12-26 21-30 14-26 40 24 83 13 15 4 12 200 TOTALS 22-50 10-29 16-23 5-27 32 20 70 14 16 5 4 200 TOTALS 20-49 5-18 21-27 7-25 32 17 66 13 16 1 6 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-34 .382 2nd: 12-25 .480 Game: 25-59 .424 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 15-28 .536 2nd: 7-22 .318 Game: 22-50 .440 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 9-23 .391 2nd: 11-26 .423 Game: 20-49 .408 3-PT FG%: 1st: 7-15 .467 2nd: 5-11 .455 Game: 12-26 .462 3-PT FG%: 1st: 6-17 .353 2nd: 4-12 .333 Game: 10-29 .345 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-6 .333 2nd: 3-12 .250 Game: 5-18 .278 FT%: 1st: 7-8 .875 2nd: 14-22 .636 Game: 21-30 .700 FT%: 1st: 5-7 .714 2nd: 11-16 .688 Game: 16-23 .696 FT%: 1st: 12-15 .800 2nd: 9-12 .750 Game: 21-27 .778 Technical Fouls: NIU - Maric; WMU - LaMont Technical Fouls: none Technical Fouls: none Officials: Steve McJunkins, Kevin Ferguson, Dave Cronin Officials: Eric Curry, Chris Beaver, Rod Mrakovich Officials: Lamont Simpson, Darryl Smith, Jeff Albright Attendance: 2,649 Attendance: 1,497 Attendance: 4,271 Score by Half Score by Half Score by Half NIU ...... 28-41 69 Central Michigan ...... 41-29 70 NIU ...... 34-37 71 Western Michigan ...... 40-43 83 NIU ...... 34-41 75 Toledo ...... 32-34 66

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2015-16: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 1199 GGAMEAME 2020 GGAMEAME 2121 NIU: 58 NIU: 66 NIU: 59 Toledo: 49 Akron: 76 Miami: 72 January 22, 2016 • NIU Convocation Center January 26, 2016 • Rhodes Arena January 30, 2016 • Millett Hall DeKalb, Ill. Akron, Ohio Oxford, Ohio

DEKALB, Ill. -- Senior Travon Baker scored a game-high 21 points AKRON, Ohio – Akron knocked down 12 three-pointers as the OXFORD, Ohio -- Freshman Marshawn Wilson tied a career-high and grabbed a team-best nine rebounds as the Northern Illinois Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team fell, 76-66, to with 24 points and junior Aaric Armstead added 19 but the University men’s basketball team defeated Toledo, 58-49, on Fri- the Zips on Tuesday night at Rhodes Arena. Freshman Marshawn Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team shot just 34 day night at the NIU Convocation Center to complete the season Wilson scored a team-high 15 points as the Huskies fall to 16-4 percent as a team as the Huskies fell, 72-59, to Miami on Saturday sweep of the Rockets. overall, 5-2 in Mid-American Conference play. afternoon at Millett Hall. Baker also recorded a pair of steals to tie Ronald Minter (1993- Senior Travon Baker and junior Aaric Armstead each added 10 NIU trailed by just one at halftime but shot just 27.6 percent 97) for the school-record with 163 career takeaways as the Hus- points for the Huskies. Akron went 26-of-35 (74.3 percent) from (8-of-29) after the intermission to fi nish the contest shooting 34 kies improved to 16-3 overall, 5-1 in conference play. the free-throw line while NIU was just 10-of-17 (58.8 percent) percent (17-of-50) from the fi eld; Miami shot 46 percent (23-of- Junior Aaric Armstead and freshman Levi Bradley each added from the charity stripe. 50) for the game. 12 points as NIU won its 15th consecutive home game dating Akron led 8-7 until back-to-back driving layups from Wilson Senior Travon Baker recorded three steals in the contest to set a back to last season. pushed the Huskies in front by three, 11-8, just past the midway new NIU record with 166 takeaways in his career. After a triple by Baker pulled the Huskies even, 10-10, in the ear- point of the opening half. Miami took an early eight-point lead, 15-7, on its third triple of ly going, Toledo used a 9-0 to take a 19-10 lead with 7:40 to play Wilson split a pair of free throws to put the Huskies up a pair, the game with 13:48 to play in the fi rst half until Wilson knocked in the opening half. 16-14, but Akron responded with an 11-3 run to take a 25-19 lead down a triple to bring the Huskies back within fi ve. A basket by Bradley stopped the Rocket run and sparked an with 5:16 to play before the intermission. The RedHawks led by seven, 22-15, before a put back dunk by 11-4 burst for the Huskies that pulled NIU within a pair, 23-21, NIU answered with the next fi ve on a drive and kick to freshman Armstead and a short jumper by freshman Jaylen Key cut the with just under four minutes to play in the half. Bradley added a Levi Bradley for a triple and a baseline drive from Armstead to cut Miami lead to just three, 22-19, with 8:22 left before the inter- triple during the burst and Armstead scored the fi nal four of the the Akron lead to just one, 25-24, but the Zips had a fi ve-point mission. run to bring the Huskies within a possession. play on the next possession with a triple and an off -ball foul that Miami led by four, 29-25, until a 6-0 burst gave NIU its fi rst lead Nathan Boothe pushed the Toledo lead to four with a bucket led to two free throws, pushing the Akron lead back to a half-doz- of the contest. Wilson opened the run with a basket and senior until Baker canned back-to-back triples to give the Huskies a two- en, 30-24. Chuks Iroegbu and sophomore Marin Maric each added a pair of point lead, 27-25. Toledo answered with a basket to pull even be- The Huskies answered with the fi nal seven of the half to take a free throws as the Huskies took a 31-29 lead with 2:35 remaining fore freshman Marshawn Wilson scored the fi nal two points of one-point lead, 31-30, into the break. Freshman Laytwan Porter in the fi rst half. The RedHawks answered with the next six to take the half as the Huskies took a 29-27 lead into the intermission. opened the run with a driving layup, junior Michael Orris added a a 35-31 lead before a triple from Armstead cut the Miami lead to Baker led all scorers with 12 points in the opening 20 minutes; short jumper and Bradley connected on a deep three to give NIU one, 35-34, at the break. Boothe and Nick Rogers each had eight to pace the Rockets. Sad- the lead at the break. The RedHawks opened the second half with an 8-2 burst to dled with three fi rst half fouls, sophomore Marin Maric scored Bradley fi nished with nine points and six rebounds. take a 43-36 lead; NIU answered with the next fi ve through Arm- just two points in nine minutes in the fi rst half. Maric fi nished After the intermission, a triple from Jake Kretzer gave Akron a stead to cut the Miami advantage to just a pair, 43-41, but the with just four points as his streak of double fi gure scoring games three-point lead, 38-35, with 14:52 to play. NIU answered with a RedHawks responded with the next seven to push the lead to ended at 14. layup by senior Chuks Iroegbu and a pair of free throws by Wilson nine, 50-41. Bradley ignited the Huskies out of the intermission, scoring sev- to push the Huskies in front, but Akron scored the next seven to Armstead knocked down a pair of free throws and Wilson con- en of the fi rst nine for NIU as the Huskies opened with a 9-2 run take a 45-39 lead with 12:36 to go. nected on his fi fth triple of the contest as the Huskies cut the Mi- to take a 38-29 lead. NIU responded with the next six as Porter knocked down a free ami lead to four, 50-46. Toledo answered with the next seven to cut the Huskie lead to throw, sophomore Marin Maric made a layup and Wilson canned After a trifecta from Armstead brought the Huskies within a just a pair, 38-36, just before the midway point of the half. a triple to pull the Huskies even, 45-45, with just over 11 minutes pair, 51-49, Miami scored the next 10 to take a 61-49 lead with The NIU lead was fi ve after a free throw from senior Chuks Iroeg- remaining. 7:24 remaining. bu and Baker then doubled the Huskie advantage with two more A bucket by Orris tied the game at 56 with 5:22 left, but Akron Back-to-back triples from Armstead and Wilson, along with a trifectas as the Huskies took a 49-38 lead with 4:36 left. scored the next six to take a 62-56 lead with just under four min- tip-in from Wilson, cut the Miami lead to just four with just under Baker fi nished with six triples in the contest, one shy of his ca- utes to play. A free throw from Maric cut the lead to fi ve, but Ak- fi ve minutes to play, but the RedHawks closed the game with an reer high set two weeks ago in a win over Eastern Michigan. ron scored the next fi ve to push the lead to 70-60 with 1:26 left. 11-2 run to earn their fi rst conference victory. The Rockets had one more run in them, using an 8-2 spurt to Kwan Cheatham Jr. led the Zips with 18 points, Antino Jackson Geovonie McKnight led Miami with 18 points; Rod Mills and Ali pull within fi ve, 51-46, but NIU scored the next fi ve, three from and Isaiah Johnson each added 13 and Noah Robotham added Barnes each added 11 and Dion Wade chipped in 10 points. the free-throw line by Baker and two on a driving layup from ju- 11. No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN nior Michael Orris as the Huskie lead went back to 10 and thwart- 15 Key, J. 2-4 0-0 2-2 0-2 2 3 6 3 2 0 0 23 ed any hopes of a Toledo comeback. No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 34 Maric, M. 1-3 0-0 2-2 1-6 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 32 Boothe led the Rockets with 15 points and a game-high 10 re- 5 Baker, T. 2-5 2-4 4-5 1-0 1 5 10 1 2 0 0 20 5 Baker, T. 0-9 0-9 2-2 2-3 5 2 2 4 3 0 3 33 bounds, no other players scored in double fi gures for Toledo. 15 Key, J. 2-5 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 10 23 Armstead, A. 6-13 4-8 3-4 2-1 3 2 19 1 1 0 1 30 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 24 Armstead, A. 4-11 2-4 0-0 0-3 3 2 10 2 2 0 1 30 24 Orris, M. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 24 15 Key, J. 1-5 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 3 2 0 1 0 1 17 24 Orris, M. 3-5 0-2 0-0 2-2 4 4 6 6 2 0 0 34 0 Wilson, M. 8-13 6-9 2-3 2-3 5 4 24 0 1 0 0 23 34 Maric, M. 2-7 0-2 0-1 1-3 4 3 4 1 3 3 1 23 34 Maric, M. 2-8 0-1 1-3 0-6 6 4 5 0 5 1 0 27 2 Porter, L. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 5 Baker, T. 6-16 6-11 3-4 0-9 9 1 21 2 2 0 2 38 0 Wilson, M. 5-9 2-5 3-4 0-1 1 2 15 0 1 0 0 18 11 Iroegbu, C. 0-3 0-0 2-3 1-2 3 1 2 0 1 2 1 17 23 Armstead, A. 3-9 0-3 6-7 1-7 8 0 12 2 1 0 2 34 2 Porter, L. 1-4 0-3 1-2 1-1 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 17 31 Pauga, A. 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 24 Orris, M. 1-6 0-1 0-0 0-3 3 4 2 3 2 0 2 28 11 Iroegbu, C. 2-2 0-0 0-1 1-0 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 6 42 Bradley, L. 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-1 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 9 0 Wilson, M. 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 9 31 Pauga, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 1-2 3 2 Porter, L. 0-5 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 32 Zelis, A. 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 9 TOTALS 17-50 10-29 15-18 9-22 31 18 59 11 11 2 7 200 11 Iroegbu, C. 0-1 0-0 3-4 2-0 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 16 42 Bradley, L. 3-8 2-4 1-2 0-6 6 1 9 0 0 0 1 26 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 9-21 .429 2nd: 8-29 .276 Game: 17-50 .340 32 Zelis, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 TEAM 3-0 3 3-PT FG%: 1st: 5-12 .417 2nd: 5-17 .294 Game: 10-29 .345 42 Bradley, L. 5-9 2-5 0-0 1-4 5 3 12 0 1 1 1 20 TOTALS 24-58 8-23 10-17 11-21 32 29 66 10 15 2 5 200 FT%: 1st: 11-13 .846 2nd: 4-5 .800 Game: 15-18 .833 TEAM 5-1 6 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-31 .387 2nd: 12-27 .444 Game: 24-58 .414 TOTALS 19-61 8-24 12-16 13-33 46 17 58 9 13 5 11 200 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-11 .364 2nd: 4-12 .333 Game: 8-23 .348 No. Miami FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-32 .344 2nd: 8-29 .276 Game: 19-61 .311 FT%: 1st: 3-4 .750 2nd: 7-13 .538 Game: 10-17 .588 2 Mills, R. 4-7 2-3 1-2 2-2 4 2 11 0 1 1 0 25 3-PT FG%: 1st: 5-13 .385 2nd: 3-11 .273 Game: 8-24 .333 24 Bryant, C. 1-4 0-0 2-4 0-1 1 3 4 1 1 1 0 24 FT%: 1st: 2-2 1.00 2nd: 10-14 .714 Game: 12-16 .750 No. Akron FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 0 McKnight, G. 5-8 0-1 8-8 0-3 3 2 18 4 1 0 0 25 2 Cheatham, K. 5-5 4-4 4-4 0-5 5 1 18 2 0 3 0 31 1 McCormick, Z. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 No. Toledo FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 14 Robotham, N. 3-7 3-7 2-2 0-3 3 1 11 4 2 0 0 32 20 Wade, D. 3-6 3-6 1-3 0-5 5 2 10 1 1 5 4 33 33 Garber, Z. 2-4 0-0 1-3 3-3 6 3 5 0 1 0 0 22 21 McAdams, R. 2-5 1-4 1-3 0-2 2 2 6 1 1 0 0 19 11 McLane, L. 2-5 1-2 2-2 0-3 3 1 7 0 2 0 0 17 53 Boothe, Z. 7-15 1-4 0-0 1-9 10 3 15 5 7 2 0 37 35 Forsythe, P. 2-6 0-0 2-4 1-2 3 4 6 0 0 1 1 22 12 Livingston, L.J. 1-4 0-0 2-3 3-1 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 10 1 Williams, J. 1-12 0-7 2-3 1-2 3 3 4 2 3 0 1 31 55 Jackson, A. 1-6 1-5 10-12 0-1 1 1 13 3 4 0 3 33 15 Barnes, A. 4-6 3-5 0-0 0-3 3 2 11 0 3 0 0 20 3 Mosley, S. 3-11 0-2 3-3 1-7 8 1 9 1 3 0 1 33 0 Ivey, J. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 21 Wright, K. 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 Sanford, J. 1-7 1-7 0-0 0-1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 25 1 Williams, J. 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-4 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 16 22 Moore, W. 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 18 10 Rogers, N. 3-4 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 2 8 0 1 0 0 7 11 Jackson, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 30 Harouna, A. 2-5 1-4 0-0 0-2 2 2 5 0 1 0 2 11 25 Lauf, J. 1-2 0-1 0-0 2-1 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 25 15 Kretzer, J. 3-8 3-8 0-1 0-2 2 2 9 2 0 1 1 25 TEAM 2-3 5 35 Navigato, N. 1-6 1-6 0-2 1-5 6 3 3 1 2 2 0 20 23 Johnson, I. 3-3 0-0 7-9 3-2 5 4 13 2 5 1 1 14 TOTALS 23-50 10-21 16-22 8-26 34 17 72 9 11 7 6 200 TEAM 2-2 4 TEAM 0-4 4 1 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-29 .448 2nd: 10-21 .476 Game: 23-50 .460 TOTALS 19-61 5-30 6-11 11-31 42 19 49 10 18 4 3 200 TOTALS 19-44 12-31 26-35 4-25 29 17 76 15 13 6 7 200 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-11 .364 2nd: 6-10 .600 Game: 10-21 .476 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-31 .355 2nd: 8-30 .267 Game: 19-61 .311 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 8-23 .348 2nd: 11-21 .524 Game: 19-44 .432 FT%: 1st: 5-7 .714 2nd: 11-15 .733 Game: 16-22 .727 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-14 .214 2nd: 2-16 .125 Game: 5-30 .167 3-PT FG%: 1st: 5-15 .333 2nd: 7-16 .438 Game: 12-31 .387 FT%: 1st: 2-6 .333 2nd: 4-5 .800 Game: 6-11 .545 FT%: 1st: 9-12 .750 2nd: 17-23 .739 Game: 26-35 .743 Technical Fouls: NIU - Wilson Officials: Kevin O’Connell, Marcus Gossard, Courtney Green Technical Fouls: none Technical Fouls: Akron - Team (Dambrot) Attendance: 1,297 Officials: Donnie Eppley, Jim Bruno, Chad Barlow Officials: Frank Spencer, Jeff Albright, Jeff Spedoske Score by Half Attendance: 3,166 Attendance: 3,205 NIU ...... 35-25 59 Score by Half Score by Half Miami ...... 35-37 72 Toledo ...... 27-22 49 NIU ...... 31-35 66 NIU ...... 29-29 58 Akron ...... 30-46 76

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2015-16: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 2222 GGAMEAME 2323 GGAMEAME 2424 NIU: 78 NIU: 69 NIU: 74 Buffalo: 90 Ohio: 80 Kent State: 75 February 2, 2016 • NIU Convocation Center February 6, 2016 • Convocation Center February 9, 2016 • M.A.C. Center DeKalb, Ill. Athens, Ohio Kent, Ohio

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball ATHENS, Ohio -- After falling behind by as much as 18 in the fi rst KENT, Ohio – The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team saw its 15-game home win streak come to an end on Tues- half, the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team rallied team trailed by seven in the fi nal minute but rallied to take a lead, day night as the Huskies fell, 90-78, to Buff alo at the NIU Convo- back to take a second half lead before falling, 80-69, on Saturday only to fall to Kent State, 75-74, on Tuesday night at the MAC Cen- cation Center. The Bulls raced out to a 14-0 advantage and never afternoon at Ohio. Junior Aaric Armstead led the Huskies with ter. Junior Aaric Armstead scored a career-high tying 22 points to trailed in the contest as NIU falls to 16-6 overall, 5-4 in Mid-Amer- 15 points and 10 rebounds, freshman Levi Bradley also added 15 pace the Huskies. ican Conference play. points and sophomore Marin Maric had a double-double with 11 Sophomore Marin Maric scored 14 points and grabbed 10 re- Freshman Marshawn Wilson scored a career-high 25 points, points and 10 rebounds. bounds while senior Travon Baker added 12 points and a game- sophomore Marin Maric recorded his eighth double-double of Senior Travon Baker also scored in double fi gures with 10 points high seven assists. the season with 19 points and 11 rebounds and freshman Jaylen and added a team-high fi ve assists. After a triple from Kent State, NIU used an 8-0 run to take a 24- Key posted his fi rst career double-double with 12 points and 10 Ohio grabbed the early lead but NIU used a 5-0 burst to take 19 lead. Armstead opened the run with a dunk on the break, add- rebounds. its fi rst lead of the contest, 7-6; Ohio responded with a 10-4 run ed a free throw and then converted an old-fashioned three-point The contest featured 61 total fouls with Buff alo going 32-of-44 of its own to push the Bobcats in front, 16-11, with just under 12 play. Freshman Marshawn Wilson closed the run with a pair from (72.7 percent) from the free-throw line and NIU going 30-of-40 minutes to play in the opening half. the charity stripe as the Huskies took a fi ve-point lead with 5:13 (75 percent) from the charity stripe. Armstead knocked down a triple to trim the Ohio lead to just a left before the intermission. Buff alo jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the opening fi ve minutes to pair, 16-14, but the Bobcats answered with 10 of the next 12 to Kent State pulled even with the next fi ve, but a jumper from put the Huskies in a hole early on. take a 26-16 lead with 7:23 to play in the fi rst half. freshman Jaylen Key and a bank shot from Maric pushed the Hus- The Bulls pushed their lead to 18 in the fi rst half, leading 38-20, An old-fashioned three-point play from Bradley cut the Bobcat kies back in front by four, 28-24. The Golden Flashes scored the before NIU used a 14-2 run to trim the lead to just a half-dozen. lead back to seven, but Ohio scored the next fi ve to push its lead fi nal two points of the half to cut the NIU lead to a pair, 28-26, Maric opened the burst for the Huskies with a pair of free throws, to a dozen, 31-19. at the break. Wilson scored NIU’s next fi ve, freshman Levi Bradley added an The Ohio lead grew to as much as 18 in the fi nal minute of the The Golden Flashes raced out to a 9-1 run to start the second old-fashioned three-point play, Key made a bucket and Wilson half until a short corner jumper from Armstead cut the Bobcat half, taking a 35-29 lead early in the second stanza. The Kent State added two more from the line as the Huskies trimmed Buff alo’s lead to 49-33 at the intermission. lead grew to 10, 43-33, until a triple from Baker and a basket by advantage to 40-34 with 2:31 left before the intermission. The Bobcats scored the fi rst pair out of the intermission to push Armstead cut the lead in half, 43-38, with just under 14 minutes A 7-3 burst helped Buff alo push its lead to back to double-dig- the lead back to 18, but the Huskies answered with the next 12, to play. its but a pair of free throws from both Maric and senior Chuks including eight from Maric as the Huskies trimmed the Ohio ad- A triple from senior Chuks Iroegbu trimmed the Kent State lead Iroegbu brought the Huskies back within six, 47-41, at the break. vantage to 51-45 with 15:29 to play. to just four, 51-47, just past the midway point of the second half, NIU opened the second stanza with an old-fashioned three- After a basket by the Bobcats pushed their lead to eight, NIU but the Golden Flashes answered with a triple of their own on the point play from Maric and a basket by Key as the Huskies trimmed used a 9-2 run to cut the Ohio lead to just one, 55-54. The teams next possession to push the lead right back to seven. the Buff alo lead to just one, 47-46, but the Bulls responded with traded baskets and Ohio led by three before Bradley scored sev- Kent State led by 11 until back-to-back layups from freshman an 11-0 run to take a 58-46 lead with 16:40 left. en-straight, capped by an old-fashioned three-point play off an Laytwan Porter and Key trimmed the Golden Flashes lead to sev- The Huskies scored seven of the next nine, on fi ve from Wilson off ensive rebound, giving the Huskies a 63-59 lead with 8:33 left. en, 60-53, just under six minutes to play. and a pair from Key, to trim the Buff alo lead back to just seven, NIU and Ohio traded a pair of buckets as the Huskies continued The Huskies were unable to get any closer than seven until a 60-53, but the Bulls answered with the next nine, taking a 69-53 to lead by four, 65-61, with 6:30 remaining before the Bobcats triple by Armstead with 1:05 remaining cut the Kent State lead lead with 13:52 to go. closed the game on a 19-4 run. to just four, 73-69. After a Kent State turnover, Armstead buried Lamonte Bearden scored 23 points to lead the Bulls, C.J. Massin- Ohio scored six-straight to regain the lead, 66-65, Armstead another trifecta to cut the lead to just one, 73-72, with just under burg added 16 points while Willie Conner and Nick Perkins each answered with a bucket off the glass with 3:40 left that pushed a minute to play. added 14 for Buff alo. the Huskies in front but the Bobcats knocked down back-to-back NIU got a defense stop and Baker pushed the Huskies in front, triples from Jaaron Simmons and Dartis to take a fi ve-point lead, 74-73, with a bucket with just 13 seconds remaining. Kent State’s No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 72-67, with less than three minutes to play. Galal Cancer drove to the basket, running over Baker, and drew a 11 Iroegbu, C. 0-1 0-0 3-4 0-1 1 1 3 1 1 0 2 11 Following an empty possession for the Huskies, Ohio split a pair block call with seven seconds remaining. Cancer made both free 34 Maric, M. 4-9 0-0 11-12 5-6 11 3 19 1 2 1 0 30 of free throws to go up six, Baker then drove to the basket for a throws to put Kent State back in front, 75-74. 5 Baker, T. 0-5 0-3 0-0 0-2 2 5 0 3 4 1 1 17 layup to cut the lead to just four, 73-69, but that is as close as NIU Without a timeout, the Huskies raced down the fl oor, Baker 23 Armstead, A. 1-5 1-1 1-2 0-2 2 4 4 0 4 0 1 24 would get as the Bobcats hung on for the victory. drew contact at the rim, but the shot didn’t fall as the Golden 24 Orris, M. 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 2 3 1 0 0 23 Simmons scored a game-high 24 points and dished out 12 Flashes hung on for the win. 0 Wilson, M. 7-14 2-4 9-12 2-5 7 3 25 3 0 0 2 30 assists to lead Ohio; Jordan Dartis added 17 points, Treg Setty Khaliq Spicer led the Golden Flashes with 17 points, Cancer 2 Porter, L. 2-8 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 3 4 4 1 0 2 18 chipped in 12 and Antonio Campbell added 11 points for the added 13 and Jimmy Hall recorded a double-double with 11 15 Key, J. 4-7 0-0 4-7 3-7 10 4 12 1 1 0 0 26 Bobcats. points and 13 rebounds. 31 Pauga, A. 2-3 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 6 0 2 1 0 10 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 42 Bradley, L. 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 11 15 Key, J. 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 4 2 0 1 0 1 13 15 Key, J. 3-6 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 1 6 0 2 0 0 19 TEAM 2-2 4 24 Orris, M. 1-5 0-2 0-0 1-0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 30 34 Maric, M. 4-8 0-0 6-10 2-8 10 1 14 0 3 0 0 32 TOTALS 22-57 4-13 30-40 12-27 39 30 78 16 17 3 8 200 34 Maric, M. 5-13 0-1 1-2 2-8 10 5 11 0 3 1 1 29 5 Baker, T. 4-8 2-3 2-2 0-4 4 1 12 7 2 0 1 31 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 9-26 .346 2nd: 13-31 .419 Game: 22-57 .386 5 Baker, T. 4-8 0-2 2-4 0-3 3 4 10 5 4 0 0 32 23 Armstead, A. 7-14 3-6 5-8 2-3 5 1 22 1 2 0 2 28 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-7 .286 2nd: 2-6 .333 Game: 4-13 .308 23 Armstead, A. 5-10 1-4 4-4 2-8 10 0 15 0 2 0 1 36 24 Orris, M. 0-2 0-1 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 11 FT%: 1st: 21-24 .875 2nd: 9-16 .563 Game: 30-40 .750 0 Wilson, M. 1-4 0-3 1-2 0-0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 14 0 Wilson, M. 2-7 1-4 4-4 0-2 2 5 9 1 1 0 1 21 2 Porter, L. 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 8 2 Porter, L. 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 2 3 1 0 2 18 No. Buffalo FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 11 Ireogbu, C. 2-3 0-0 4-4 1-1 2 1 8 1 2 0 0 21 11 Iroegbu, C. 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-2 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 11 0 Hamilton, B. 1-5 1-4 5-8 1-6 7 5 8 1 1 1 1 17 31 Pauga, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 32 Zelis, A. 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 7 34 Smart, I. 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-1 2 5 1 0 1 1 1 14 42 Bradley, L. 5-8 0-2 5-6 2-2 4 3 15 0 0 0 0 14 42 Bradley, L. 1-4 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 22 1 Bearden, L. 6-14 2-4 9-10 1-6 7 1 23 7 3 0 3 35 TEAM 2-3 5 1 TEAM 2-1 3 2 Conner, W. 5-10 2-5 2-3 1-1 2 3 14 0 0 1 0 29 TOTALS 25-55 2-15 17-22 11-26 37 21 69 9 16 1 4 200 TOTALS 24-54 8-17 18-26 7-24 31 18 74 14 12 2 7 200 10 Skeete, J. 2-3 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 3 7 1 3 1 2 19 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-28 .357 2nd: 15-27 .556 Game: 25-55 .455 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 8-22 .364 2nd: 16-32 .500 Game: 24-54 .444 3 Massinburg, C.J. 2-6 1-3 11-12 5-2 7 2 16 5 3 1 1 32 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-9 .222 2nd: 0-6 .000 Game: 2-15 .133 3-PT FG%: 1st: 0-4 .000 2nd: 8-13 .615 Game: 8-17 .471 4 Kadiri, D. 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 7 FT%: 1st: 11-13 .846 2nd: 6-9 .667 Game: 17-22 .773 FT%: 1st: 12-14 .857 2nd: 6-12 .500 Game: 18-26 .692 20 Wigginton, R. 2-4 0-1 1-1 0-3 3 5 5 2 1 1 0 15 21 Rakicevic, N. 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 No. Ohio FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN No. Kent State FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 33 Perkins, N. 5-9 2-4 2-4 1-6 7 3 14 0 1 0 0 21 0 Setty, T. 5-11 1-3 1-2 0-5 5 1 12 2 2 1 0 33 35 Hall, J. 4-9 0-0 3-4 4-8 12 3 11 4 3 1 0 36 TEAM 1-0 1 13 Kaminski, K. 4-9 1-6 0-0 0-2 2 4 9 0 2 2 2 24 21 Spicer, K. 6-8 0-0 5-8 3-4 7 3 17 1 0 1 0 27 TOTALS 24-56 10-25 32-44 11-28 39 31 90 16 14 6 8 200 33 Campbell, A. 5-10 0-2 1-4 1-6 7 3 11 0 2 0 2 28 5 Thomas, K. 3-10 2-5 3-5 0-1 1 2 11 3 3 0 1 27 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-25 .520 2nd: 11-31 .355 Game: 24-56 .429 2 Simmons, J. 7-10 3-4 7-8 0-2 2 3 24 12 1 0 1 38 15 Cancer, G. 4-9 3-8 2-2 0-6 6 3 13 0 5 0 0 32 3-PT FG%: 1st: 7-11 .636 2nd: 3-14 .214 Game: 10-25 .400 35 Dartis, J. 6-9 4-7 1-1 0-2 2 1 17 0 0 0 0 39 30 Edwin, D. 4-10 0-3 1-1 1-3 4 1 9 2 0 0 4 21 FT%: 1st: 14-21 .667 2nd: 18-23 .783 Game: 32-44 .727 4 Mompremier, W. 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 Avery, J. 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 17 22 Block, G. 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 13 3 Jones, M. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 Technical Fouls: Buffalo - Skeete, Bearden; NIU - Porter 24 Laster, M. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 Ortiz, C. 1-5 0-3 3-4 2-2 4 3 5 1 0 0 1 20 Officials: Gene Steratore, Rob Kueneman, Lewis Garrison 45 Taylor, D. 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 2 4 0 2 0 1 11 32 Davis, R. 3-5 0-0 0-1 1-1 2 1 6 0 1 0 1 13 Attendance: 1,494 TEAM 1-1 2 1 TEAM 3-1 4 Score by Half TOTALS 30-56 9-22 11-17 3-21 24 22 80 16 11 3 7 200 TOTALS 26-58 6-20 17-26 14-27 41 17 75 12 13 3 8 200 Buffalo ...... 47-43 90 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 20-33 .606 2nd: 10-23 .435 Game: 30-56 .536 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-30 .333 2nd: 16-28 .571 Game: 26-58 .448 NIU ...... 41-37 78 3-PT FG%: 1st: 7-13 .538 2nd: 2-9 .222 Game: 9-22 .409 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-10 .200 2nd: 4-10 .400 Game: 6-20 .300 FT%: 1st: 2-4 .500 2nd: 9-13 .692 Game: 11-17 .647 FT%: 1st: 4-8 .500 2nd: 13-18 .722 Game: 17-26 .654

Technical Fouls: none Technical Fouls: none Officials: Ray Perone, Todd Sweeney, Rod Mrakovich Officials: Larry Scirotto, Todd Williams, John Floyd Attendance: 8,773 Attendance: 2,764 Score by Half Score by Half NIU ...... 33-36 69 NIU ...... 28-46 74 Ohio ...... 49-31 80 Kent State ...... 26-49 75

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2015-16: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 2255 GGAMEAME 2266 GGAMEAME 2277 NIU: 80 NIU: 71 NIU: 59 Akron: 79 Bowling Green: 60 Ball State: 63 February 13, 2016 • NIU Convocation Center February 16, 2016 • NIU Convocation Center February 19, 2016 • Worthen Arena DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb, Ill. Muncie, Ind.

DEKALB, Ill. – Junior Aaric Armstead stepped to the line and DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball MUNCIE, Ind. – With a chance to pull into a tie for fi rst-place made two free throws with 1.7 seconds remaining to lift the team held Bowling Green to just 32.7 percent (18-of-55) shoot- in the Mid-American Conference West Division, the Northern Il- Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team to an 80-79 ing, including just 26.9 percent (7-of-26) in the second half, as the linois University men’s basketball team fell, 63-59, to Ball State victory over Akron on Saturday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Huskies led wire-to-wire in a 71-60 victory over the Falcons on on Friday night at Worthen Arena. Senior Travon Baker scored a Center. Armstead scored a team-high 21 points while sophomore Tuesday night at the NIU Convocation Center. game-high 19 points but the Huskies were unable to overcome Marin Maric recorded his fourth consecutive double-double with Junior Aaric Armstead scored a team-high 14 points and soph- 31.6 percent (18-of-57) shooting on the road. 17 points and a game-high 11 rebounds, freshman Laytwan Por- omore Marin Maric recorded his fi fth consecutive double-double Sophomore Marin Maric recorded his sixth consecutive dou- ter added 10 points with 10 points and 12 rebounds as the Huskies improved to 18-8 ble-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. NIU scored 17 points off of 13 Akron turnovers while the Zips overall, 7-6 in Mid-American Conference play. NIU’s 18 victories Leading 9-8, freshman Laytwan Porter fi nished a layup at the converted just fi ve points off of a season-low seven Huskie mis- marks the most for the program since winning 20 during the rim and senior Chuks Iroegbu added a pair of free throws to cues. 1995-96 season. push the NIU lead to 13-8 with just over 12 minutes to play in the A triple from Jake Kretzer with 10:53 to play gave the Zips a 61- Senior Travon Baker scored six points and added fi ve assists to opening half. The Huskies still led by fi ve, 15-10, until six-straight 52, but NIU responded with a 17-3 run to take a 69-64 lead with move into third-place on NIU’s career assist list with 333; Baker from the Cardinals gave Ball State a one-point lead with 8:49 left just over six minutes to play in the contest. also became NIU’s all-time leader in games played as he made his before the intermission. Senior Travon Baker and Maric each knocked down triples to 118th consecutive appearance in a Huskie uniform. A free throw by Maric and a layup from junior Michael Orris open the run, and a free throw from Maric trimmed the Akron Tied at fi ve, freshman Marshawn Wilson and Armstead knocked pushed the Huskies back in front, but Ball State scored the next lead to just a pair, 61-59. Following a three by Akron’s Josh Wil- down back-to-back triples to push the Huskie advantage to a six, taking a 22-18 lead with three-and-a-half minutes left before liams, Baker canned another trey, senior Chuks Iroegbu added a half-dozen before sophomore Andrew Zelis added a short jump- the intermission. bucket, freshman Marshawn Wilson made a trifecta and sopho- er to give the Huskies a 13-5 lead with 15:11 to play in the fi rst Freshman Jaylen Key answered with a pair of free throws and more Andrew Zelis scored off an off ensive rebound to give the half. Baker knocked down a triple to push the Huskies back in front, Huskies a fi ve-point lead. Wilson fi nished with 12 points and also collected a trio of assists 23-22. After a pair of free throws from Ball State, junior Aaric Arm- Wilson fi nished with nine points and Baker fi nished with seven and a trio of steals. stead split a pair at the line to send the game to the intermission points and a game-high fi ve assists. Bowling Green trimmed the NIU lead to four, 17-13, until a triple tied, 24-24. Akron scored seven of the next nine, pulling even, 71-71, on a from Baker and back-to-back layups from freshman Jaylen Key Ball State stormed out of the locker room with the fi rst eight triple from Noah Robotham with 4:52 to play. pushed the Huskie advantage to 24-13 with 8:39 left before the points, taking a 32-24 lead and forcing a NIU timeout. The Hus- After empty possessions both ways, Armstead pushed the half. kies scored the next four on a pair of free throws from Maric and Huskies in front with a dunk with 2:20 remaining. Following free A 7-2 burst by the Falcons trimmed the Huskie lead to just three, a layup from Baker. throws after a technical foul on the Akron bench, NIU led by four, 28-25, with 2:47 left until the intermission but NIU scored seven The Cardinals answered with a 13-4 run to take a 45-32 lead 75-71, until the Zips scored six-straight. Williams knocked down a of the next nine, including six from Wilson, as the Huskie lead with just over 11 minutes to play. Back-to-back baskets from triple, Isaiah Johnson split a pair of free throws and Williams then grew to eight, 35-27, with 1:36 to play. Maric cut the Cardinal lead back to nine until a Ball State triple made a pair from the line as Akron took a 77-75 lead with less The teams traded triples and Bowling Green scored the fi nal pushed the lead back to a dozen, 48-36, with 9:09 left. than a minute to play. basket of the half to cut the NIU lead to just six, 38-32, at the half. A triple from Baker cut the Ball State lead to just seven, 53-46, On the next possession, Armstead drove to the bucket, made The Huskies scored the fi rst six out of the locker room to push with a little over four minutes remaining. A free throw from fresh- the layup and got fouled. The junior from Chicago converted the the lead to a dozen, 44-32. NIU held Bowling Green without a man Marshawn Wilson trimmed the Cardinals advantage to six three-point play to push NIU back in front, 78-77 with 36 seconds fi eld goal for over eight minutes to start the second half as the until Ball State split a pair of free throws, grabbed the off ensive remaining. Huskies built a 51-34 lead. rebound of the miss of the second free throw and canned a triple Akron went back in front again on two free throws from John- Bowling Green trimmed the defi cit to a dozen just past the to push the lead to 10, 57-47, with 2:35 left. son with 15 seconds left. NIU took the ball and raced down the midway point of the second half, but Armstead responded with a After holding Ball State to just 32 percent (8-of-25) shooting fl oor; the Huskies missed the initial shot attempt but the rebound triple and freshman Laytwan Porter added a layup off a feed from in the fi rst half, the Cardinals shot 46.4 percent (13-of-28) in the went out of bounds to NIU with 4.8 seconds left. Baker as the Huskies pushed the lead to 17 and never looked second 20 minutes. Armstead caught the ball on the wing and drove to the basket, back. Five players scored in double fi gures for Ball State, led by 11 but he was fouled with 1.7 seconds to play. Armstead coolly sank Porter fi nished with seven points and three assists off the bench; points from Franko House and Francis Kiapway; Bo Calhoun, Jer- both free throws to push the Huskies in front, 80-79. freshman Levi Bradley added eight points in a reserve role. emie Tyler and Sean Sellers each added 10 points and Calhoun Following a timeout, the Zips threw the ball just past midcourt No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN recorded a game-high 15 rebounds. put couldn’t get a shot off and NIU ended Akron’s seven-game 15 Key, J. 2-7 0-0 1-2 1-2 3 4 5 0 1 0 2 23 winning streak. No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 34 Maric, M. 5-8 0-1 0-0 3-9 12 2 10 0 0 3 0 19 15 Key, J. 0-6 0-1 2-2 4-1 5 3 2 1 1 2 0 19 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 0 Wilson, M. 3-5 3-3 3-3 0-2 2 1 12 3 1 0 3 20 34 Maric, M. 5-7 0-0 3-8 4-7 11 5 13 1 1 0 1 27 15 Key, J. 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 10 5 Baker, T. 2-7 1-4 1-2 0-0 0 2 6 5 1 0 0 24 0 Wilson, M. 0-4 0-2 1-4 0-1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 18 34 Maric, M. 6-17 2-3 3-4 2-9 11 2 17 1 2 0 1 31 23 Armstead, A. 6-10 2-5 0-0 1-5 6 1 14 1 2 1 2 31 5 Baker, T. 6-10 4-7 3-3 0-2 2 2 19 2 1 0 2 31 0 Wilson, M. 3-9 1-3 2-2 1-2 3 3 9 3 0 0 1 21 2 Porter, L. 2-5 1-2 2-2 0-2 2 3 7 3 1 0 0 12 23 Armstead, A. 1-13 1-4 1-2 2-6 8 2 4 1 1 0 1 31 5 Baker, T. 2-11 2-8 1-2 0-2 2 2 7 5 4 0 2 32 11 Iroegbu, C. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-4 4 4 0 0 2 1 0 15 2 Porter, L. 2-5 0-2 2-2 0-2 2 2 6 3 0 0 0 24 23 Armstead, A. 7-12 3-6 4-5 3-5 8 0 21 1 1 1 0 34 12 Thomas, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 Iroegbu, C. 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-3 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 17 2 Porter, L. 4-9 1-2 1-2 1-3 4 2 10 3 0 0 3 26 24 Orris, M. 2-6 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 1 4 1 1 0 1 21 24 Orris, M. 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 14 11 Iroegbu, C. 2-3 0-0 2-4 1-1 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 12 25 DeHaan, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 Pauga, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24 Orris, M. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 11 31 Pauga, A. 1-3 1-2 0-0 1-0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 10 32 Zelis, A. 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 32 Zelis, A. 2-3 0-0 0-2 1-1 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 7 32 Zelis, A. 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 5 42 Bradley, L. 2-5 1-2 1-1 0-2 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 12 42 Bradley, L. 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 16 42 Bradley, L. 3-8 1-2 1-1 2-1 3 2 8 1 2 1 1 18 TEAM 1-0 1 TEAM 3-1 4 TEAM 1-2 3 TOTALS 18-57 6-20 17-26 11-27 38 20 59 9 5 2 6 200 TOTALS 29-69 9-23 13-21 15-26 41 16 80 16 7 1 8 200 TOTALS 27-62 9-19 8-10 10-29 39 22 71 14 11 7 10 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 7-25 .280 2nd: 11-32 .344 Game: 18-57 .316 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 15-28 .536 2nd: 14-41 .341 Game: 29-69 .420 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-28 .464 2nd: 14-34 .412 Game: 27-62 .435 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-7 .286 2nd: 4-13 .308 Game: 6-20 .300 3-PT FG%: 1st: 5-9 .556 2nd: 4-14 .286 Game: 9-23 .391 3-PT FG%: 1st: 7-13 .538 2nd: 2-6 .333 Game: 9-19 .474 FT%: 1st: 8-14 .571 2nd: 9-12 .750 Game: 17-26 .654 FT%: 1st: 5-7 .714 2nd: 8-14 .571 Game: 13-21 .619 FT%: 1st: 5-7 .714 2nd: 3-3 1.00 Game: 8-10 .800 No. Ball State FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN No. Akron FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN No. Bowling Green FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 12 Calhoun, B. 3-12 1-4 3-4 4-11 15 3 10 2 0 2 0 30 2 Cheatham, K. 1-2 0-1 2-2 2-4 6 3 4 1 0 0 0 23 3 Parker, S. 2-10 1-4 9-10 3-3 6 1 14 4 0 0 0 35 15 House, F. 5-9 0-1 1-3 3-3 6 5 11 4 1 0 1 22 21 McAdams, R. 3-8 3-8 0-0 1-4 5 2 9 0 1 0 0 23 32 Worrell, R. 1-7 0-0 1-2 3-2 5 3 3 1 2 0 4 22 33 Weber, R. 1-5 1-5 1-2 0-4 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 25 35 Forsythe, P. 3-6 0-0 0-1 0-1 1 5 6 2 2 2 0 18 4 Denny, Z. 3-10 2-5 0-0 0-4 4 1 8 0 0 1 0 28 0 Kiapway, F. 4-5 3-4 0-0 0-1 1 1 11 1 0 0 0 30 14 Robotham, N. 4-9 3-6 0-0 0-1 1 3 11 3 2 0 0 32 10 Joseph, D. 1-4 1-2 1-2 1-3 4 2 4 3 3 0 0 17 22 Tyler, J. 4-11 2-7 0-0 1-0 1 3 10 1 1 0 0 32 55 Jackson, A. 2-5 1-4 0-0 1-3 4 1 5 4 6 0 1 26 14 Alcegaire, W. 5-11 3-7 1-3 1-1 2 2 14 0 3 1 2 33 1 Smith, N. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-4 4 2 0 3 3 0 0 14 0 Ivey, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 Wiggins, D. 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 9 34 Sellers, S. 2-6 1-5 5-6 1-4 5 1 10 2 1 0 0 21 1 Williams, J. 7-10 6-9 2-2 0-4 4 1 22 1 1 0 1 24 11 Lillard, A. 4-6 1-2 4-4 3-4 7 1 13 0 1 0 0 24 41 Moses, T. 2-4 0-1 2-3 0-4 4 5 6 1 2 3 0 17 15 Kretzer, J. 2-6 2-6 0-0 0-5 5 2 6 0 0 0 0 25 20 Ali, I. 2-4 0-1 0-1 1-3 4 3 4 6 3 0 1 23 52 Wells, N. 0-0 0-0 1-4 1-1 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 9 23 Johnson, I. 4-8 0-0 8-11 2-4 6 2 16 3 1 2 1 22 24 Fox, M. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 0-0 0 1 TEAM 0-1 1 33 Mayleben, G. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 TOTALS 21-53 8-27 13-22 10-32 42 23 63 15 11 6 1 200 TOTALS 26-54 15-34 12-16 6-28 34 19 79 15 13 4 3 200 TEAM 0-4 4 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 8-25 .320 2nd: 13-28 .464 Game: 21-53 .396 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 16-30 .533 2nd: 10-24 .417 Game: 26-54 .481 TOTALS 18-55 8-22 16-22 13-25 38 14 60 14 15 2 7 200 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-14 .214 2nd: 5-13 .385 Game: 8-27 .296 3-PT FG%: 1st: 7-18 .389 2nd: 8-16 .500 Game: 15-34 .441 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-29 .379 2nd: 7-26 .269 Game: 18-55 .327 FT%: 1st: 5-8 .625 2nd: 8-14 .571 Game: 13-22 .591 FT%: 1st: 2-3 .667 2nd: 10-13 .769 Game: 12-16 .750 3-PT FG%: 1st: 5-12 .417 2nd: 3-10 .300 Game: 8-22 .364 FT%: 1st: 5-6 .833 2nd: 11-16 .688 Game: 16-22 .727 Technical Fouls: none Technical Fouls: Akron - team Officials: Ray Perone, Tim Stewart, Bret Wegenke Officials: Dave Cronin, Geoff Vejsicky, Tim Stewart Technical Fouls: none Attendance: 5,160 Attendance: 3,457 Officials: Lamont Simpson, Steve McJunkins, Jeff Spedoske Score by Half Score by Half Attendance: 1,148 NIU ...... 24-35 59 Akron ...... 41-38 79 Score by Half Ball State ...... 24-39 63 NIU ...... 40-40 80 Bowling Green ...... 32-28 60 NIU ...... 38-33 71

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2015-16: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 2288 GGAMEAME 2299 GGAMEAME 3300 NIU: 64 NIU: 76 NIU: 71 Central Michigan: 76 Western Michigan: 67 Eastern Michigan: 75 February 23, 2016 • McGuirk Arena February 27, 2016 • NIU Convocation Center March 1, 2016 • EMU Convocation Center Mt. Pleasant, Mich. DeKalb, Ill. Ypsilanti, Mich.

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. -- Sophomore Marin Maric recorded his DEKALB, Ill. – Junior Aaric Armstead scored a game-high 18 YPSILANTI, Mich. – Freshman Marshawn Wilson scored a ca- seventh-straight double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Northern Illinois Univer- reer-high 26 points but the Northern Illinois University men’s but the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team fell, sity men’s basketball team cruised to a 76-67 victory over Western basketball team fell, 75-71, to Eastern Michigan on Tuesday night 76-64, to Central Michigan on Tuesday night at McGuirk Arena. Michigan on Saturday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center. at the EMU Convocation Center. Senior Travon Baker chipped in 10 points but the Huskies shot The Huskies held the Broncos to just 20.7 percent (6-of-29) The Huskie led by as much as 15 in the second half but Eastern just 36.1 percent (22-of-61) as a team. Central Michigan shot 44.3 shooting in the fi rst half as they built a 19-point halftime lead Michigan stormed back and hit a triple with 3.5 seconds left to percent (27-of-61) in the contest and knocked down 10 triples. and coasted home to the victory. break a 70-70 tie and lift the Eagles to the win. A layup by freshman Laytwan Porter cut an early Central Mich- Sophomore Marin Maric fi nished one rebound shy of his eighth Leading by four in the early going, Eastern Michigan scored igan lead to fi ve, 13-8, but the Chippewas scored the next sev- consecutive double-double as he recorded 16 points, nine re- four-straight to push its lead to 14-6 less than fi ve minutes into en to take a 20-8 lead with just under 12 minutes to play in the bounds and a career-best six blocks, tied for the second-most in the contest. opening half. a single game in NIU history. After the Eastern Michigan lead grew to nine, the Huskies Porter fi nished with eight points. NIU and Western Michigan traded leads in the early going as scored fi ve-straight, including a triple from Wilson, to cut the Ea- NIU scored seven of the next nine to trim the Chippewas lead both teams got off to a slow start on the off ensive end. Tied, gle lead back to four, 20-16, with just under 11 minutes to play in back to seven, 22-15, but Central Michigan answered with the 9-9, just before the midway point of the opening half, Armstead the opening half. next six as they pushed their lead to 28-15 with 7:33 left before knocked down a triple to spark an 8-0 run that gave the Huskies Eastern Michigan scored the next fi ve as its lead went back to the intermission. a 19-7 lead with 7:20 left in the half. Armstead made a jumper to nine, 25-16, until another Wilson triple trimmed the lead back The Huskies answered right back with a 10-1 run to cut the Cen- extend the run and freshman Levi Bradley canned a triple to give to six, 25-19. The Eagles lead was seven before Wilson knocked tral Michigan lead to just four, 29-25, with just over four minutes the Huskies the eight-point lead. down another trifecta and senior Travon Baker made a pair from to play in the half. Junior Michael Orris opened the run with a After a pair of free throws by the Broncos, another Armstead the line to pull the Huskies within a pair, 31-29, with just under six short jumper, Porter and freshman Jaylen Key added free throws trifecta ignited a 13-2 Huskies burst that pushed NIU’s lead to minutes to play in the half. during the run while Key and Baker knocked down baseline 30-13 with under four minutes to play in the half. Maric added a NIU trailed by four before a 7-0 burst pushed the Huskies in jumpers, forcing a Central Michigan timeout. basket during the run, Armstead made his third triple of the half front. The run opened with a lob from junior Michael Orris to Key fi nished with eight points, including 3-of-3 shooting from and freshman Laytwan Porter scored the next fi ve, including an senior Chuks Iroegbu for a dunk, freshman Levi Bradley added the fi eld. old-fashioned three-point play, to push the NIU lead to 17. a basket and Wilson connected on another three as NIU took a NIU still trailed by four into the fi nal minutes of the half until Porter fi nished with nine points, on 4-of-5 shooting, fi ve assists 40-37 lead with 2:05 left before the intermission. Central Michigan scored the fi nal four points of the opening 20 and three steals. A pair of free throws from Wilson and two from the line by minutes to take a 39-31 lead into the break. Western Michigan trimmed the NIU lead to 15, 32-17, but six- Iroegbu helped NIU take a 45-39 lead into the half. Trailing by nine, NIU used a 10-0 run to take its fi rst lead of the straight Huskie points, four from senior Chuks Iroegbu and two Opening the second 20 minutes, the Huskie lead was still a night, 43-42, with 16:46 left. Maric opened the run with a pair from sophomore Andrew Zelis, pushed the NIU lead to 38-17 in half-dozen until back-to-back buckets from sophomore Andrew of layups; Baker added a three, during which he was fouled, and the fi nal minute of the half. Zelis pushed the Huskie advantage to 55-45 with 15:43 left. The he converted from the line for the four-point play to bring NIU The Broncos made two free throws before the intermission to NIU run continued courtesy of an old-fashioned three-point play within one. Central Michigan then received a bench technical cut the NIU lead to 38-19 at the break. from Iroegbu and a layup by Baker as the Huskies took a 60-45 foul and Baker knocked down both free throws to push the Hus- NIU led 44-27 with 16:24 left before an 11-0 run pushed the lead, forcing a Eastern Michigan timeout. kies in front. Huskie lead to 28, 55-27, with just under 13 minutes to play. A 14-1 run by Eastern Michigan cut the Huskie lead to just a pair, Central Michigan used a 9-2 run to go back in front, 51-45, with Maric started the burst with a three-point play, senior Travon Bak- 61-59, with 7:27 remaining. 13 minutes left. er added a basket, Armstead knocked in another trifecta, Maric Freshman Laytwan Porter made a pair of free throws to push A triple from freshman Levi Bradley late in the shot clock added a free throw and Porter scored a bucket to give NIU its the NIU lead to three, 64-61, but Eastern Michigan scored the brought the Huskies within one, 53-52, but Central Michigan largest lead of the night. next four to go back in front, 65-64, with under three minutes scored the next eight, taking a 61-52 lead with just under eight Western Michigan used a 16-2 run to cut the Huskie lead to 68- to play. minutes to play. 57 with just over two minutes left, the Broncos would get with- Eastern Michigan led by a pair, but a layup from junior Aaric The Huskies would claw back within fi ve, 61-56, but Central in eight points twice, at 71-63 and 75-67, but the NIU lead was Armstead evened the contest, 68-68, with just under a minute Michigan score six of the next eight and never looked back. never threatened as the Huskies improved to 16-1 at home this left. John Simons led the Chippewas with 17 points, Chris Fowler season. After the teams traded baskets, Tim Bond knocked down a tri- added 16, Josh Kozinski had 15 and Braylon Rayson chipped in Thomas Wilder led the Broncos with 17 points, Tucker Haymond ple, Eastern Michigan only one of the half, with 3.5 seconds to 10 points for Central Michigan. added 12 points and Seth Dugan chipped in 10. play. The Eagles made a pair of free throws in the fi nal second to clinch the win. No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 15 Key, J. 3-3 0-0 2-4 1-1 2 1 8 0 0 0 0 12 15 Key, J. 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 4 0 2 0 0 12 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 34 Maric, M. 4-6 0-0 2-2 5-6 11 0 10 0 4 1 0 29 34 Maric, M. 6-11 0-0 4-6 5-4 9 2 16 0 2 6 1 26 15 Key, J. 3-6 0-0 3-4 1-4 5 4 9 0 4 1 0 23 0 Wilson, M. 2-10 1-6 0-0 3-0 3 1 5 0 0 1 0 18 0 Wilson, M. 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-2 2 1 3 3 1 0 1 16 34 Maric, M. 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-3 3 4 1 1 2 0 0 14 5 Baker, T. 2-10 1-7 5-5 2-2 4 4 10 2 3 0 1 34 5 Baker, T. 1-4 0-2 6-8 0-1 1 1 8 7 4 0 0 28 0 Wilson, M. 9-12 5-7 3-4 0-6 6 2 26 2 3 0 2 36 23 Armstead, A. 1-5 0-0 2-3 2-4 6 4 4 0 1 0 1 21 23 Armstead, A. 6-12 4-7 2-4 3-7 10 2 18 1 3 0 0 33 5 Baker, T. 2-8 0-3 3-3 2-3 5 4 7 2 3 0 2 30 2 Porter, L. 3-9 0-3 2-2 0-1 1 2 8 1 2 1 1 17 2 Porter, L. 4-5 0-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 9 5 1 0 3 22 23 Armstead, A. 1-4 0-1 1-2 0-2 2 2 3 0 2 0 1 24 11 Iroegbu, C. 2-4 0-0 0-1 1-2 3 3 4 2 0 2 2 19 11 Iroegbu, C. 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-4 4 1 8 2 1 0 0 16 2 Porter, L. 0-1 0-1 2-2 1-0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 10 24 Orris, M. 2-6 0-1 2-3 0-2 2 3 6 4 1 0 1 29 24 Orris, M. 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-3 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 17 11 Iroegbu, C. 3-5 0-0 6-8 1-0 1 1 12 0 0 0 0 21 31 Pauga, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 31 Pauga, A. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 24 Orris, M. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 4 0 2 17 32 Zelis, A. 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 32 Zelis, A. 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 9 32 Zelis, A. 2-2 0-0 1-3 0-3 3 3 5 1 1 0 0 7 42 Bradley, L. 2-6 1-2 2-2 1-1 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 16 42 Bradley, L. 3-5 2-3 0-0 1-2 3 2 8 1 0 0 0 16 42 Bradley, L. 3-6 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 1 6 0 1 0 0 18 TEAM 4-2 6 TEAM 0-3 3 TEAM 0-1 1 TOTALS 22-61 3-19 17-22 19-22 41 19 64 9 11 5 6 200 TOTALS 28-53 7-18 13-20 9-28 37 17 76 22 17 7 5 200 TOTALS 23-47 5-12 20-28 7-24 31 25 71 10 21 1 7 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-30 .400 2nd: 10-31 .323 Game: 22-61 .361 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 16-26 .615 2nd: 12-27 .444 Game: 28-53 .528 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-21 .667 2nd: 8-26 .346 Game: 23-47 .489 3-PT FG%: 1st: 1-11 .091 2nd: 2-8 .250 Game: 3-19 .158 3-PT FG%: 1st: 5-12 .417 2nd: 2-6 .333 Game: 7-18 .389 3-PT FG%: 1st: 5-6 .833 2nd: 0-6 .000 Game: 5-12 .417 FT%: 1st: 6-9 .667 2nd: 11-13 .846 Game: 17-22 .773 FT%: 1st: 1-1 1.00 2nd: 12-19 .632 Game: 13-20 .650 FT%: 1st: 12-17 .706 2nd: 8-11 .727 Game: 20-28 .714

No. Central Mich. FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN No. Western Mich. FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN No. Eastern Mich. FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 24 Meyer, L. 4-8 0-1 0-0 2-2 4 4 8 0 0 2 0 24 1 Haymond, T. 6-13 0-2 0-2 3-2 5 4 12 2 1 0 0 32 4 Nazione, B. 2-5 0-0 5-6 2-2 4 4 9 2 2 0 1 28 34 Simons, J. 4-8 3-6 6-6 2-6 8 1 17 0 0 0 1 37 34 Avery, A. 2-5 0-0 4-4 4-5 9 5 8 0 1 1 0 32 2 Thompson, J. 6-12 0-0 4-8 7-6 13 4 16 0 4 2 1 40 2 Rayson, B. 5-13 0-5 0-1 0-5 5 4 10 0 3 0 2 31 42 Lamont, D. 3-8 0-1 2-2 2-4 6 2 8 0 2 0 2 24 10 Mangum, W. 5-8 4-6 0-0 0-1 1 1 14 0 3 0 0 18 4 Simmons, R. 1-5 1-4 1-2 2-0 2 2 4 6 2 0 0 32 0 Moore, B. 2-5 1-4 2-2 1-1 2 3 7 0 2 0 1 24 22 Martin, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 15 Fowler, C. 5-12 1-4 5-7 0-6 6 2 16 7 2 0 1 37 10 Wilder, T. 6-22 0-4 5-6 1-4 5 4 17 6 3 0 6 35 32 Toney, T. 3-9 0-1 2-3 0-4 4 3 8 2 1 1 1 29 10 Stewart, A. 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 6 3 Davis, J. 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 11 0 Lee, R. 0-2 0-1 3-6 0-0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 15 12 Kozinski, J. 5-8 5-8 0-0 0-1 1 1 15 0 0 0 1 21 4 Klein, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Bond, T. 0-2 0-1 3-6 0-0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 38 23 Scott, D. 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-4 5 2 4 1 0 1 0 12 32 Perry, T. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 13 5 Price, J. 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 TEAM 4-0 4 1 40 McCormick, K. 1-3 0-1 0-0 2-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 11 15 Nobles, J. 2-2 0-0 2-2 4-0 4 5 6 0 0 1 0 12 TOTALS 27-61 10-28 12-16 13-24 37 18 76 15 7 3 5 200 50 Dugan, S. 4-7 0-0 2-3 2-2 4 0 10 0 2 1 0 13 25 Alvano, E. 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 16-33 .485 2nd: 11-28 .393 Game: 27-61 .443 TEAM 0-1 1 TEAM 0-1 1 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-14 .286 2nd: 6-14 .429 Game: 10-28 .357 TOTALS 25-66 1-13 16-20 15-21 36 19 67 10 11 2 11 200 TOTALS 24-56 5-18 22-31 14-22 36 22 75 7 16 5 8 200 FT%: 1st: 3-5 .600 2nd: 9-11 .818 Game: 12-16 .750 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 6-29 .207 2nd: 19-37 .514 Game: 25-66 .379 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-26 .500 2nd: 11-30 .367 Game: 24-56 .429 3-PT FG%: 1st: 0-4 .000 2nd: 1-9 .111 Game: 1-13 .077 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-10 .400 2nd: 1-8 .125 Game: 5-18 .278 Technical Fouls: CMU - team FT%: 1st: 7-10 .700 2nd: 9-10 .900 Game: 16-20 .800 FT%: 1st: 9-15 .600 2nd: 13-16 .813 Game: 22-31 .710 Officials: Bart Wegenke, Courtney Green, Rob Kueneman Attendance: 2,371 Technical Fouls: none Technical Fouls: none Score by Half Officials: Glenn Mayborg, Darryl Smith, Geoff Vejsicky Officials: Lamont Simpson, Kelly Pfeifer, Kyle Ingram NIU ...... 31-33 64 Attendance: 3,019 Attendance: 993 Central Michigan ...... 39-37 76 Score by Half Score by Half Western Michigan ...... 19-48 67 NIU ...... 45-26 71 NIU ...... 38-38 76 Eastern Michigan ...... 39-36 75

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2015-16: BOX SCORES

GGAMEAME 3311 MMACAC 11STST RROUNDOUND MMACAC QQUARTERFINALSUARTERFINALS NIU: 80 No. 7 NIU: 56 No. 7 NIU: 62 Ball State: 69 No. 10 Western Michigan: 50 No. 2 Ohio: 79 March 4, 2016 • NIU Convocation Center March 7, 2016 • NIU Convocation Center March 10, 2016 • Quicken Loans Arena DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb, Ill. Cleveland, Ohio

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball DEKALB, Ill. -- Senior Travon Baker scored a game-high 18 points CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Freshman Marshawn Wilson scored a team tied a school record with 14 three-pointers on Friday night and freshman Levi Bradley added 13 points and a game-high 12 game-high 22 points but the Northern Illinois University men’s on its way to an 80-69 victory over Ball State at the NIU Convo- rebounds as the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball basketball team was unable to slow down the Ohio as it fell, 79- cation Center. With the victory, the Huskies reached the 20-win team topped Western Michigan, 56-50, on Monday night at the 62, on Thursday night at Quicken Loans Arena in the Mid-Ameri- plateau for just the fourth time in school history. NIU Convocation Center. can Conference Tournament Quarterfi nals. Junior Aaric Armstead led a team eff ort of fi ve players in double With the victory, NIU improves to 21-11 on the season and The Bobcats shot 50.8 percent (30-of-59) from the fi eld, includ- fi gures with 14 points, freshman Levi Bradley added 13 points, se- advances to face No. 2 seed Ohio on Thursday night, March 10, ing 48.3 percent (14-of-29) from behind the three-point line, nior Chuks Iroegbu chipped in 12 while senior Travon Baker and in the MAC Quarterfi nals at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, while holding NIU to just 36.1 percent (22-of-61) shooting. freshman Marshawn Wilson each scored 11 points. Ohio. Ohio led by fi ve in the early going, 11-6, before a wing triple Armstead knocked down four triples in the contest, Wilson and After being outrebounded 24-9 in the opening 20 minutes, from freshman Levi Bradley trimmed the Bobcat lead to just freshman Laytwan Porter each netted three as the Huskies tied a the Huskies won the battle on the boards 28-19 in the second a pair. After a three from the Bobcats pushed the lead back to school record set on Feb. 27, 1988 at Chicago State. half. Junior Aaric Armstead added 12 points as won for the sec- fi ve, Wilson scored seven-straight, capped by a layup off a great Tied 7-7, Ball State scored the next four to take an 11-7 lead ond-straight game without leading scorer and rebounder Marin bounce pass from junior Michael Orris, as the Huskies moved in early in the contest. The Cardinal lead was still four until a 10-0 Maric. front, 16-14, with 13:27 to play in the opening half. run pushed the Huskies in front, 20-14. Armstead opened the run Western Michigan scored the fi rst basket of the game before Less than a minute after Wilson’s fi nal basket of the run, the Hus- with a triple, Porter added a trifecta before freshman Jaylen Key the Huskies knocked down a trio of triples to take a 9-2 lead. Bak- kie freshman picked up his second foul and sat for the remainder and Iroegbu chipped in layups as NIU took a six-point lead with er knocked down the fi rst triple, Armstead added a trifecta and of the half. 11:34 to play in the opening half. Baker added another as NIU took a seven-point lead with 16:16 The Bobcats answered with three consecutive threes to take a Ball State responded with the next fi ve to cut the Huskie lead to to play in the fi rst half. 23-16 lead, but the Huskies responded with the next six on buck- one before a jumper from Baker pushed the Huskie advantage to The Broncos trimmed the NIU lead to a pair, 16-14, just past ets from sophomore Marin Maric, Bradley and freshman Jaylen three, 22-19, with 8:28 left before the break. the midway point of the opening half until back-to-back layups Key as NIU cut the Ohio advantage to just one, 23-22, just past Baker’s jumper ignited a 12-3 burst that gave NIU a 32-22 lead from Bradley and freshman Jaylen Key pushed the Huskies back the midway point of the opening half. with just over fi ve minutes to play in the half. Wilson and Arm- in front by a half-dozen, 20-14, with 8:34 left in the opening 20 Bradley fi nished with 10 points. Maric, playing his fi rst game stead each knocked down triples during the burst while Bradley minutes. back after missing two due to injury, scored seven points and added a bucket and Baker fi nished the run with a layup. NIU still led by a half-dozen until four-straight by the Broncos grabbed a game-high eight rebounds. The Cardinals scored the next seven to trim the Huskie lead to pulled Western Michigan within a pair, 26-24, with less than four Back-to-back triples from Ohio extended the Bobcat lead to just three with less than three minutes to play in the half, but a tri- minutes left in the half. seven, 29-22, with 6:03 left before the intermission fecta from Porter and a layup from Iroegbu, off a dish from Porter, Following a triple by Bradley, the Broncos scored the next six to An old-fashioned three-point play from senior Chuks Iroegbu gave the Huskies a 37-29 lead at the intermission. take a 30-29 lead but Baker made a pair from the charity stripe to pulled the Huskies within four, 31-27, but Ohio scored the last The NIU lead was six, 44-38, with just under 15 minutes to play push the Huskies back in front, 31-30, at the intermission. Baker fi ve points of the half to take a 36-27 lead into the break. before Bradley scored seven-straight points, pushing the Huskie led all scorers with 11 points in the fi rst half. The Bobcats scored seven of the fi rst eight to open the second advantage to 51-38 with 13:31 left. Western Michigan scored the fi rst basket of the second half but half, extending its lead to 43-28 in the opening two minutes of After a basket by the Cardinals, Bradley knocked down another the Huskies answered with the next eight as the Huskies took a the half. triple and Porter dialed long distance as the NIU lead grew to 17, 39-32 lead with just over 12 minutes to play. Sophomore Andrew After a triple from Wilson, Ohio used a 14-2 run to push the lead the largest of the night, 57-40, with 11:41 remaining. Zelis scored the fi rst bucket of the run, Bradley, freshman Lay- to 52-33 with 15:46 left. Ball State cut the lead back to just eight, 59-51, with a little over twan Porter and junior Michael Orris each added baskets as the NIU trimmed the Ohio lead back to 13 with less than eight min- nine minutes to play, but the Huskies scored six of the next nine Huskies took a seven-point lead. utes to play, but that was as close as it would get as the Bobcats points, four from Iroegbu and two from Key, to push the lead The Broncos responded with a 10-3 burst to pull back even, shot 59.3 percent (16-of-27) from the fi eld in the second half to back to a dozen. 42-42, with 5:35 left but, on the next possession, Baker buried a prevent any hopes of a Huskie comeback. The Cardinals split a pair of free throws and Baker connected triple to push the Huskies back in front by three. Antonio Campbell, the MAC Player of the Year, led Ohio with on another triple for the Huskies as the NIU lead grew back to 14 Two free throws from Baker extended the NIU lead to fi ve, 47- 21 points; Kenny Kaminski added 17, Jaaron Simmons scored 16 with 6:36 to play. 42, with 4:20 to play; the Broncos then scored the next three to points with 11 assists while Jordan Dartis chipped in 11 points NIU shot 51.7 percent (15-of-29) from the fi eld in the second cut the NIU lead back to a pair with 2:18 left. and Treg Setty added another 10. half, including 70 percent (7-of-10) from three, to fi nish the game Another clutch jumper from Baker pushed the Huskie lead back No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN shooting 50.8 percent (30-of-59) from the fi eld and 58.3 percent to four and the Huskies made their next six consecutive foul 15 Key, J. 2-5 0-1 1-2 0-3 3 0 5 0 1 0 1 19 (14-of-24) from three. shots, two from Armstead and four from Bradley, to keep the 34 Maric, M. 2-8 0-0 3-5 3-5 8 1 7 0 0 0 1 26 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN Broncos at bay and advance to Cleveland. 0 Wilson, M. 8-14 4-8 2-2 0-2 2 4 22 1 2 0 0 20 11 Iroegbu, C. 5-5 0-0 2-4 0-2 2 1 12 1 0 0 1 24 No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 5 Baker, T. 2-9 1-6 2-2 0-3 3 4 7 2 2 0 0 33 15 Key, J. 4-7 0-0 0-0 1-4 5 2 8 3 0 1 0 24 11 Iroegbu, C. 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 23 Armstead, A. 1-6 0-3 0-0 2-2 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 27 0 Wilson, M. 4-8 3-4 0-2 0-3 3 0 11 2 1 0 2 28 15 Key, J. 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 5 2 0 2 0 1 17 2 Porter, L. 2-6 2-4 0-0 0-3 3 1 6 2 0 0 2 23 5 Baker, T. 4-11 2-6 1-2 1-1 2 2 11 4 3 0 3 26 0 Wilson, M. 1-9 0-3 1-2 1-4 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 25 11 Iroegbu, C. 1-2 0-0 1-6 3-2 5 2 3 1 1 1 0 10 23 Armstead, A. 4-9 4-7 2-4 3-4 7 2 14 1 0 0 0 27 5 Baker, T. 5-15 4-9 4-5 1-4 5 2 18 1 0 0 3 35 24 Orris, M. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 17 2 Porter, L. 3-5 3-4 0-0 1-0 1 0 9 2 2 0 0 19 23 Armstead, A. 3-9 2-6 4-6 2-1 3 4 12 2 2 2 2 33 32 Zelis, A. 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 12 Thomas, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 2 Porter, L. 1-5 0-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 1 4 0 2 19 42 Bradley, L. 4-10 2-5 0-3 1-2 3 0 10 3 0 0 0 23 24 Orris, M. 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 19 24 Orris, M. 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 9 TEAM 3-0 3 25 DeHaan, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 32 Zelis, A. 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 3 4 0 0 2 0 24 TOTALS 22-61 9-27 9-20 13-24 37 14 62 12 9 3 6 200 32 Zelis, A. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 42 Bradley, L. 3-7 1-2 6-7 2-10 12 2 13 0 1 0 0 23 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-29 .379 2nd: 11-32 .344 Game: 22-61 .361 42 Bradley, L. 5-7 2-3 1-2 0-1 1 3 13 1 1 0 1 21 TEAM 3-1 4 1 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-12 .250 2nd: 6-15 .400 Game: 9-27 .333 TEAM 5-6 11 1 TOTALS 17-53 7-24 15-22 11-26 37 20 56 7 12 4 10 200 FT%: 1st: 2-7 .286 2nd: 7-13 .538 Game: 9-20 .450 TOTALS 30-59 14-24 6-14 11-26 37 13 80 16 8 1 7 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-25 .440 2nd: 6-28 .214 Game: 17-53 .321 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 15-30 .500 2nd: 15-29 .517 Game: 30-59 .508 3-PT FG%: 1st: 6-13 .462 2nd: 1-11 .091 Game: 7-24 .292 No. Ohio FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 3-PT FG%: 1st: 7-14 .500 2nd: 7-10 .700 Game: 14-24 .583 FT%: 1st: 3-5 .600 2nd: 12-17 .706 Game: 15-22 .682 0 Setty, T. 3-9 2-4 2-2 1-3 4 2 10 1 1 1 1 27 FT%: 1st: 0-4 .000 2nd: 6-10 .600 Game: 6-14 .429 13 Kaminski, K. 5-9 5-9 2-2 0-2 2 5 17 2 0 1 0 25 No. Western Mich. FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 33 Campbell, A. 10-17 1-4 0-0 0-8 8 3 21 1 2 5 1 30 No. Ball State FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 1 Haymond, T. 6-13 0-1 5-7 2-4 6 3 17 5 2 0 0 36 2 Simmons, J. 7-11 2-5 0-2 0-3 3 4 16 11 5 0 0 39 12 Calhoun, B. 2-7 0-2 0-0 0-10 10 2 4 0 3 1 0 26 34 Avery, A. 1-1 0-0 3-4 2-2 4 4 5 1 1 0 0 15 35 Dartis, J. 4-8 3-6 0-0 0-1 1 1 11 1 0 0 0 35 15 House, F. 7-11 0-1 5-9 4-3 7 4 19 3 5 1 0 32 42 LaMont, D. 3-4 0-0 1-2 1-2 3 3 7 1 3 0 0 19 3 Gollon, J. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Kiapway, F. 6-11 3-8 1-3 0-2 2 0 16 3 2 0 0 29 10 Wilder, T. 0-6 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 4 Mompremier, W. 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 22 Tyler, J. 4-10 3-6 2-2 0-1 1 3 13 1 1 0 2 32 32 Toney, T. 3-9 0-1 2-3 0-4 4 3 8 2 1 1 1 29 12 Crabtree, D. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 Weber, R. 5-7 4-5 0-0 1-2 3 2 14 0 0 0 1 28 0 Moore, B. 2-12 1-4 0-1 1-3 4 4 5 0 5 0 1 35 15 McDonald, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Smith, N. 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 9 4 Klein, J. 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 17 21 Frayer, S. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 Sellers, S. 1-3 1-3 0-0 1-2 3 0 3 1 1 1 1 21 40 McCormick, K. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 22 Block, G. 1-1 1-1 1-2 0-8 8 2 4 2 0 0 0 26 41 Moses, T. 0-5 0-0 0-0 3-1 4 3 0 5 1 0 0 19 50 Dugan, S. 3-9 0-0 1-2 3-8 11 3 7 3 3 2 0 27 24 Laster, M. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 52 Wells, N. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 TEAM 4-2 6 45 Taylor, D. 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 TEAM 1-1 2 TOTALS 19-54 2-12 10-16 13-30 43 24 50 12 18 2 3 200 TEAM 2-4 6 1 TOTALS 25-56 11-27 8-16 10-23 33 15 69 15 13 3 4 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-29 .448 2nd: 6-25 .240 Game: 19-54 .352 TOTALS 30-59 14-29 5-8 6-33 39 21 79 18 10 7 2 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-29 .379 2nd: 14-27 .519 Game: 25-56 .446 3-PT FG%: 1st: 2-6 .333 2nd: 0-6 .000 Game: 2-12 .167 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-32 .438 2nd: 16-27 .593 Game: 30-59 .508 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-14 .286 2nd: 7-13 .538 Game: 11-27 .407 FT%: 1st: 2-4 .500 2nd: 8-12 .667 Game: 10-16 .625 3-PT FG%: 1st: 8-18 .444 2nd: 6-11 .545 Game: 14-29 .483 FT%: 1st: 3-6 .500 2nd: 5-10 .500 Game: 8-16 .500 FT%: 1st: 0-2 .000 2nd: 5-6 .833 Game: 5-8 .625 Technical Fouls: none Technical Fouls: none Officials: Chris Beaver, Steve McJunkins, Bryan Anslinger Technical Fouls: NIU - Wilson; Ohio - Simmons Officials: Dan Dorian, Frank Spencer, Marcus Gossard Attendance: 1,594 Officials: Glenn Mayborg, Todd Von Sossan, Courtney Green Attendance: 2,102 Score by Half Attendance: 2,311 Score by Half Western Michigan ...... 30-20 50 Score by Half Ball State ...... 29-40 69 NIU ...... 31-25 56 NIU ...... 27-35 62 NIU ...... 37-43 80 Ohio ...... 36-43 79

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2015-16: BOX SCORES

VVEGASEGAS 1616 QUARTERFINALSQUARTERFINALS NIU: 63 UC Santa Barbara: 70 March 28, 2016 • Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nev.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team saw its season come to a close with a 70-63 setback to UC Santa Barbara on Monday afternoon in the Vegas 16 Quar- terfi nals at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Freshman Marshawn Wilson scored a team-high 14 points while junior Aaric Armstead added a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. NIU held an 11-point halftime lead but shot just 25.9 percent (7-of-27) in the second half as UC Santa Barbara came back to advance to the Vegas 16 Semifi nals. UC Santa Barbara scored the fi rst four points before NIU responded with the next seven to take its fi rst lead of the night. Freshman Levi Bradley opened the scoring for NIU with a layup, senior Chuks Iroegbu added a free throw before a basket from Armstead and a pair from the line from sophomore Marin Maric put NIU in front with 15:40 to play in the fi rst half. After the Gauchos regained the lead, 13-11, the Huskies answered with the next fi ve on baskets from Bradley and freshman Jaylen Key, along with a free throw from senior Travon Baker, to take a 16-13 lead with 12 minutes left in the half. A 6-2 burst gave the lead back to UCSB, but NIU used a 14-2 run to take a 32-21 lead with 6:27 to play before the intermission. Baker opened the run with a pair of triples, Armstead added a couple buckets, freshman Laytwan Porter and Iroegbu also scored during the run as the Huskies lead reached 11. The NIU lead grew to as much as 14 on a triple by Wilson with 4:01 left before the break; UCSB trimmed the Huskie lead back to just 11, 43-32, at the intermission. Baker scored the fi rst basket of the second half to push the NIU lead to 13, but the Gauchos scored the next nine to cut the Hus- kie advantage to just four, 45-41, with just over 15 minutes to play. With the Huskies leading by four, 56-52, UCSB scored seven-straight points to take its fi rst lead since of the second half, 59-56, with 5:27 to play. A jumper from Bradley brought the Huskies back within one, but the Gauchos scored the next fi ve, taking a 64-58 lead with just over three minutes left. Wilson brought the Huskies back with striking distance as he scored the next fi ve points to trim the UCSB lead back to just one, 64-63, with 2:01 remaining. After a layup by the Gauchos pushed the lead to three, NIU came up empty on back-to-back possessions, sandwiched around a free throw from UCSB, as the Gauchos took a four-point lead into the fi nal minute. A pair of free throws from UCSB sealed the Huskies fate as the Gauchos advance to face Old Dominion in Tuesday’s semifi nals. NIU’s season comes to a close with a 21-13 overall record, tying the second-most wins in school history. No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 11 Iroegbu, C. 1-2 0-0 1-2 1-0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 17 42 Bradley, L. 4-7 0-2 2-2 3-1 4 5 10 0 0 0 0 17 2 Porter, L. 2-2 0-0 2-4 0-4 4 4 6 2 2 0 2 25 5 Baker, T. 3-8 2-4 1-3 0-1 1 1 9 2 1 0 3 31 23 Armstead, A. 4-13 0-5 4-6 2-8 10 3 12 0 2 2 0 30 0 Wilson, M. 6-11 2-4 0-0 0-4 4 1 14 0 3 1 0 21 15 Key, J. 1-9 0-0 1-2 2-1 3 2 3 0 0 1 1 20 24 Orris, M. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 17 34 Maric, M. 0-1 0-0 6-7 1-4 5 2 6 0 1 0 1 22 TEAM 2-1 3 1 TOTALS 21-54 4-15 17-26 11-25 36 20 63 6 10 4 9 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-27 .519 2nd: 7-27 .259 Game: 21-54 .389 3-PT FG%: 1st: 3-8 .375 2nd: 1-7 .143 Game: 4-15 .267 FT%: 1st: 12-17 .706 2nd: 5-9 .556 Game: 17-26 .654

No. UCSB FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN 0 Blackmon, J. 2-5 0-2 2-2 1-3 4 4 6 0 0 1 2 16 24 Bryson, M. 3-8 2-6 1-4 2-4 6 3 9 2 6 0 1 36 44 Beeler, S. 8-9 0-0 0-3 2-4 6 2 16 2 2 0 0 28 1 Childress, E. 2-6 0-2 2-2 1-1 2 3 6 3 3 1 0 24 2 Vincent, G. 6-12 4-8 4-6 0-2 2 2 20 2 1 0 1 32 10 Kupchak, M. 1-3 0-1 1-2 0-3 3 2 3 1 2 0 1 20 11 Taylor, T.J. 1-5 0-4 0-0 1-1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 15 13 Smith, D. 1-3 0-1 2-2 0-3 3 1 4 3 0 0 0 17 21 Brewe, M. 2-5 0-1 0-0 2-3 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 12 23 Walters, S. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0+ TEAM 1-4 5 TOTALS 26-56 6-25 12-21 10-28 38 19 70 14 16 2 5 200 TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-27 .444 2nd: 14-19 .483 Game: 26-56 .464 3-PT FG%: 1st: 4-15 .267 2nd: 2-10 .200 Game: 6-25 .240 FT%: 1st: 4-4 1.00 2nd: 8-17 .471 Game: 12-21 .571

Technical Fouls: UCSB - Brewe Officials: Rick Crawford, Tom Short, James Durham Score by Half NIU ...... 43-20 63 UC Santa Barbara...... 32-38 70

2016-17 NIU Men’s Basketball 2015-16 NIU Men's Basketball Northern Illinois Combined Team Statistics (FINAL) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 21-13 18-1 3-10 0-2 CONFERENCE 9-9 8-1 1-8 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 12-4 10-0 2-2 0-2

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 to blk stl pts avg 34 MARIC, Marin 32-31 841 26.3 135-279 . 4 8 4 7-16 . 4 3 8 105-156 . 6 7 3 94 174 268 8.4 76 2 30 61 38 23 382 11.9 00 WILSON, Marshawn 31-9 588 19.0 109-249 . 4 3 8 57-138 . 4 1 3 67-90 . 7 4 4 21 64 85 2.7 55 1 31 32 2 20 342 11.0 05 BAKER, Travon 34-34 976 28.7 108-291 . 3 7 1 67-181 . 3 7 0 90-118 . 7 6 3 19 91 110 3.2 75 2 127 71 1 50 373 11.0 23 ARMSTEAD, Aaric 34-34 983 28.9 120-321 . 3 7 4 41-132 . 3 1 1 89-133 . 6 6 9 56 139 195 5.7 76 0 41 64 17 34 370 10.9 42 BRADLEY, Levi 34-1 544 16.0 85-173 . 4 9 1 21-51 . 4 1 2 37-48 . 7 7 1 38 82 120 3.5 75 1 15 22 11 13 228 6.7 11 IROEGBU, Chuks 34-12 561 16.5 70-109 . 6 4 2 2-9 . 2 2 2 61-99 . 6 1 6 32 50 82 2.4 66 0 23 25 15 19 203 6.0 15 KEY, Jaylen 34-26 626 18.4 76-169 . 4 5 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 37-56 . 6 6 1 41 82 123 3.6 88 2 21 37 15 18 189 5.6 02 PORTER, Laytwan 34-1 591 17.4 55-146 . 3 7 7 21-70 . 3 0 0 36-48 . 7 5 0 14 63 77 2.3 61 0 78 49 4 37 167 4.9 31 PAUGA, Austin 19-0 177 9.3 20-40 . 5 0 0 14-31 . 4 5 2 1-2 . 5 0 0 4 7 11 0.6 10 0 7 7 2 10 55 2.9 24 ORRIS, Michael 33-22 716 21.7 36-130 . 2 7 7 5-41 . 1 2 2 11-21 . 5 2 4 8 39 47 1.4 65 1 98 47 1 24 88 2.7 32 ZELIS, Andrew 27-0 198 7.3 24-45 . 5 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-17 . 3 5 3 14 45 59 2.2 40 0 2 8 12 2 54 2.0 12 THOMAS, Jordan 7-0 24 3.4 3-10 . 3 0 0 3-8 . 3 7 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 0.6 0 0 1 2 0 0 9 1.3 25 DeHAAN, Jay 8-0 25 3.1 1-8 . 1 2 5 0-2 . 0 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 1 7 8 1.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0.4 Team 73 69 142 4 Total...... 34 6850 842-1970 . 4 2 7 238-681 . 3 4 9 541-791 . 6 8 4 416 915 1331 39.1 687 9 475 430 118 250 2463 72.4 Opponents...... 34 6850 759-1881 . 4 0 4 265-778 . 3 4 1 502-747 . 6 7 2 339 847 1186 34.9 717 - 439 488 118 197 2285 67.2

TEAM STATISTICS NIU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2463 2285 ! 11/13/15 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE W 83-71 995 Points per game 72.4 67.2 ! 11/14/15 SOUTH DAKOTA W 72-65 913 Scoring margin +5.2 - ! 11/15/15 WRIGHT STATE W 65-59 888 FIELD GOALS-ATT 842-1970 759-1881 11/21/15 EUREKA W 100-52 457 Field goal pct . 4 2 7 . 4 0 4 11/25/15 INDIANA NORTHWEST W 87-55 578 3 POINT FG-ATT 238-681 265-778 11/28/15 at Idaho W 66-59 571 3-point FG pct . 3 4 9 . 3 4 1 12/02/15 CHICAGO STATE W 80-58 1047 3-pt FG made per game 7.0 7.8 12/04/15 at Missouri L 71-78 6214 FREE THROWS-ATT 541-791 502-747 12/16/15 at Ohio State L 54-67 12880 Free throw pct . 6 8 4 . 6 7 2 12/19/15 FLA. INTERNATIONAL Wo2 78-75 1290 F-Throws made per game 15.9 14.8 12/22/15 ROOSEVELT W 85-52 823 REBOUNDS 1331 1186 12/29/15 at UIC W 70-65 2349 Rebounds per game 39.1 34.9 01/02/16 JUDSON W 91-48 1073 Rebounding margin +4.3 - * 01/06/16 OHIO W 80-69 1038 ASSISTS 475 439 * 01/09/16 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 80-63 1349 Assists per game 14.0 12.9 * 01/12/16 at Toledo W 71-66 4271 TURNOVERS 430 488 * 01/16/16 at Western Michigan L 69-83 2649 Turnovers per game 12.6 14.4 * 01/19/16 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 75-70 1497 Turnover margin +1.7 - * 01/22/16 TOLEDO W 58-49 3166 Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.9 * 01/26/16 at Akron L 66-76 3205 STEALS 250 197 * 01/30/16 at Miami L 59-72 1297 Steals per game 7.4 5.8 * 02/02/16 BUFFALO L 78-90 1494 BLOCKS 118 118 * 02/06/16 at Ohio L 69-80 8773 Blocks per game 3.5 3.5 * 02/09/16 at Kent State L 74-75 2764 ATTENDANCE 27928 55808 * 02/13/16 AKRON W 80-79 3457 Home games-Avg/Game 19-1470 13-4115 * 02/16/16 BOWLING GREEN W 71-60 1148 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-1156 * 02/19/16 at Ball State L 59-63 5160 * 02/23/16 at Central Michigan L 64-76 2371 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals * 02/27/16 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 76-67 3019 Northern Illinois 1216 1227 9 11 2463 * 03/01/16 at Eastern Michigan L 71-75 993 Opponents 1110 1158 9 8 2285 * 03/04/16 BALL STATE W 80-69 2102 # 03/07/16 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 56-50 1594 $ 03/10/16 vs Ohio L 62-79 2311 % 03/28/16 vs UC Santa Barbara L 63-70 0

! = NIU Showcase (DeKalb, Ill.) * = Conference game # = MAC Tournament First Round (DeKalb, Ill.) $ = MAC Tournament Quarterfinals (Cleveland, Ohio) % = Vegas 16 (Las Vegas, Nev.) 2015-16 NIU Men's Basketball Northern Illinois Combined Team Statistics (FINAL) Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 9-9 8-1 1-8 0-0 CONFERENCE 9-9 8-1 1-8 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 to blk stl pts avg 05 BAKER, Travon 18-18 516 28.7 62-167 . 3 7 1 37-105 . 3 5 2 54-66 . 8 1 8 9 43 52 2.9 43 2 63 48 1 24 215 11.9 34 MARIC, Marin 17-17 474 27.9 71-148 . 4 8 0 4-11 . 3 6 4 57-85 . 6 7 1 45 102 147 8.6 44 2 10 39 21 11 203 11.9 23 ARMSTEAD, Aaric 18-18 540 30.0 70-174 . 4 0 2 29-75 . 3 8 7 42-64 . 6 5 6 29 81 110 6.1 36 0 25 34 3 15 211 11.7 00 WILSON, Marshawn 16-7 312 19.5 55-120 . 4 5 8 29-66 . 4 3 9 28-40 . 7 0 0 10 32 42 2.6 33 1 20 15 1 14 167 10.4 42 BRADLEY, Levi 18-0 284 15.8 48-97 . 4 9 5 14-30 . 4 6 7 17-21 . 8 1 0 16 40 56 3.1 40 0 3 12 6 8 127 7.1 11 IROEGBU, Chuks 18-2 306 17.0 32-49 . 6 5 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 37-52 . 7 1 2 9 32 41 2.3 35 0 12 16 6 10 102 5.7 15 KEY, Jaylen 18-17 303 16.8 36-81 . 4 4 4 0-1 . 0 0 0 17-27 . 6 3 0 20 35 55 3.1 49 1 10 18 5 9 89 4.9 02 PORTER, Laytwan 18-0 315 17.5 30-85 . 3 5 3 10-37 . 2 7 0 18-24 . 7 5 0 9 30 39 2.2 30 0 42 27 3 17 88 4.9 24 ORRIS, Michael 18-11 379 21.1 16-59 . 2 7 1 0-16 . 0 0 0 5-10 . 5 0 0 5 20 25 1.4 40 0 48 25 0 10 37 2.1 31 PAUGA, Austin 13-0 84 6.5 7-16 . 4 3 8 6-13 . 4 6 2 1-2 . 5 0 0 2 3 5 0.4 5 0 1 3 1 2 21 1.6 32 ZELIS, Andrew 13-0 84 6.5 8-16 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-7 . 4 2 9 3 17 20 1.5 21 0 1 2 6 2 19 1.5 25 DeHAAN, Jay 3-0 2 0.7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.3 12 THOMAS, Jordan 2-0 1 0.5 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 38 31 69 2 Total...... 18 3600 435-1012 . 4 3 0 130-356 . 3 6 5 280-400 . 7 0 0 195 468 663 36.8 376 6 235 241 53 122 1280 71.1 Opponents...... 18 3600 415-988 . 4 2 0 148-432 . 3 4 3 304-428 . 7 1 0 171 446 617 34.3 362 - 227 235 68 118 1282 71.2

TEAM STATISTICS NIU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1280 1282 * 01/06/16 OHIO W 80-69 1038 Points per game 71.1 71.2 * 01/09/16 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 80-63 1349 Scoring margin -0.1 - * 01/12/16 at Toledo W 71-66 4271 FIELD GOALS-ATT 435-1012 415-988 * 01/16/16 at Western Michigan L 69-83 2649 Field goal pct . 4 3 0 . 4 2 0 * 01/19/16 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 75-70 1497 3 POINT FG-ATT 130-356 148-432 * 01/22/16 TOLEDO W 58-49 3166 3-point FG pct . 3 6 5 . 3 4 3 * 01/26/16 at Akron L 66-76 3205 3-pt FG made per game 7.2 8.2 * 01/30/16 at Miami L 59-72 1297 FREE THROWS-ATT 280-400 304-428 * 02/02/16 BUFFALO L 78-90 1494 Free throw pct . 7 0 0 . 7 1 0 * 02/06/16 at Ohio L 69-80 8773 F-Throws made per game 15.6 16.9 * 02/09/16 at Kent State L 74-75 2764 REBOUNDS 663 617 * 02/13/16 AKRON W 80-79 3457 Rebounds per game 36.8 34.3 * 02/16/16 BOWLING GREEN W 71-60 1148 Rebounding margin +2.6 - * 02/19/16 at Ball State L 59-63 5160 ASSISTS 235 227 * 02/23/16 at Central Michigan L 64-76 2371 Assists per game 13.1 12.6 * 02/27/16 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 76-67 3019 TURNOVERS 241 235 * 03/01/16 at Eastern Michigan L 71-75 993 Turnovers per game 13.4 13.1 * 03/04/16 BALL STATE W 80-69 2102 Turnover margin -0.3 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 1.0 ! = NIU Showcase (DeKalb, Ill.) STEALS 122 118 * = Conference game Steals per game 6.8 6.6 # = MAC Tournament First Round (DeKalb, Ill.) BLOCKS 53 68 $ = MAC Tournament Quarterfinals (Cleveland, Ohio) Blocks per game 2.9 3.8 % = Vegas 16 (Las Vegas, Nev.) ATTENDANCE 18270 31483 Home games-Avg/Game 9-2030 9-3498 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Northern Illinois 622 658 1280 Opponents 615 667 1282