CMU (17-11) 36 46 — 82
NIU (7-21) 40 21 — 61
CENTRAL MICHIGAN — *B. Baker 7-11 5-6 20; N. DiGuilio 5-8 2-2 15; C. Bradford 7-16 0-1 14; J. Schroll 6-9 0-0 12; T. Johnson 4-4 0-0 11; J. Bracey 3-4 0-0 6; K. Tamm 1-4 0-0 3; C. Lynn 0-0 1-2 1; J. Olive 0-1 0-0 0; K. Welch 0-0 0-0 0; D. Turner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-57 8-11 82.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS — *A. Corral 7-20 3-3 18; *A. Lindstrom 6-10 2-3 18; *J. Thorp 4-11 1-2 11; A. Sneed 2-5 0-0 4; A. Johnson 1-3 2-2 4; N. Augusta 2-6 0-0 4; S. Haywood 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 23-59 8-10 61.
Three-point goals: CMU 8-18 (B. Baker 1-2; N. DiGuilio 3-6; C. Bradford 0-2; T. Johnson 3-3; K. Tamm 1-4; J. Olive 0-1), NIU 7-14 (A. Corral 1-4; A. Lindstrom 4-7; J. Thorp 2-3). Rebounds: CMU 29, NIU 22. Assists: CMU 13 (B. Baker 6), NIU 10 (J. Thorp 5). Total Fouls: CMU 11. NIU 12. Fouled Out: CMU—None. NIU—None. Possessions: 64. Halftime: Central Michigan 82, Northern Illinois 61.
Attendance: 880.
Officials: Steve Matuszewski, Ron Quirk, Jamie Broderick.
