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Nelson's 32 lead Eastern Michigan over Northern Illinois 75-71

AP
Jan 04, 2025

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) Da'Sean Nelson scored 32 points as Eastern Michigan beat Northern Illinois 75-71 on Saturday.

Nelson also added nine rebounds for the Eagles (7-6, 1-0 Mid-American Conference). Jalin Billingsley added 15 points while shooting 5 of 7 from the field and 4 for 8 from the line while they also had five rebounds. Christian Henry had 13 points and shot 5 for 10, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc.

James Dent Jr. led the way for the Huskies (4-9, 0-1) with 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Northern Illinois also got 14 points and six rebounds from Ethan Butler. Quaran McPherson also put up 12 points.

Nelson's 16-point second half helped Eastern Michigan close out the four-point victory.

Both teams play on Tuesday. Eastern Michigan visits Toledo and Northern Illinois hosts Kent State.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
NIU
Huskies
37
EMU
Eagles
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ethan Butler vs. Da'Sean Nelson (Jalin Billingsley gains possession)
19:44		Arne Osojnik misses three point jump shot
19:42		Huskies defensive rebound
19:26		Jalin Billingsley personal foul
19:14		Jayden Mott misses two point layup
19:12		Christian Henry defensive rebound
19:04		Da'Sean Nelson turnover (traveling)
18:44		Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot
18:42		Christian Henry defensive rebound
18:27		Arne Osojnik turnover (out of bounds)
18:20		Da'Sean Nelson blocks Jayden Mott's two point layup
18:18		Eagles defensive rebound
18:03		Jalin Billingsley misses two point jump shot
18:01		Jayden Mott defensive rebound
17:44		Kailon Nicholls misses two point hook shot
17:42		Da'Sean Nelson defensive rebound
17:36		Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
17:34		Arne Osojnik offensive rebound
17:29		Da'Sean Nelson misses three point jump shot
17:27		Ethan Butler defensive rebound
17:16	+2	Ethan Butler makes two point layup (James Dent Jr. assists)	2-0
16:49		Ethan Butler personal foul (Christian Henry draws the foul)
16:45		Kailon Nicholls shooting foul (Jalin Billingsley draws the foul)
16:45	+1	Jalin Billingsley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-1
16:45	+1	Jalin Billingsley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-2
16:31	+2	Ethan Butler makes two point layup	4-2
16:07		James Dent Jr. personal foul
15:59		Jalen Terry misses two point jump shot
15:57		Kailon Nicholls defensive rebound
15:47		Kailon Nicholls turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Terry steals)
15:45		Ethan Butler shooting foul (Da'Sean Nelson draws the foul)
15:45		TV timeout
15:45	+1	Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-3
15:45	+1	Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-4
15:21		Christian Henry shooting foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
15:21	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3	5-4
15:21		James Dent Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 3
15:21	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3	6-4
15:20		Quentin Jones personal foul
15:03	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup (Christian Henry assists)	6-6
14:43		Quentin Jones misses two point jump shot
14:41		Godslove Nwabude defensive rebound
14:27		Christian Henry misses two point jump shot
14:25		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
14:14	+3	Joe Munden Jr. makes three point jump shot (Quentin Jones assists)	9-6
13:53		Dillon Tingler misses three point jump shot
13:51		Godslove Nwabude offensive rebound
13:50		James Dent Jr. personal foul
13:44	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point jump shot	9-8
13:17		Quaran McPherson turnover (traveling)
13:09	+3	Christian Henry makes three point jump shot (Da'Sean Nelson assists)	9-11
12:59	+2	Quentin Jones makes two point jump shot	11-11
12:38		Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
12:36		Jalen Terry offensive rebound
12:32	+3	Jalen Terry makes three point jump shot (Godslove Nwabude assists)	11-14
12:16		Dillon Tingler personal foul
12:05		Quentin Jones misses two point jump shot
12:03		Quaran McPherson offensive rebound
12:01		Dillon Tingler shooting foul (Quaran McPherson draws the foul)
12:01	+1	Quaran McPherson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-14
12:01	+1	Quaran McPherson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-14
11:33		Jalen Terry turnover (Quentin Jones steals)
11:26		Quentin Jones misses two point layup
11:24		Trey Pettigrew defensive rebound
11:19	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point dunk (Trey Pettigrew assists)	13-16
10:51		Quaran McPherson turnover (bad pass)
10:51		TV timeout
10:30	+2	Christian Henry makes two point jump shot	13-18
10:11		Joe Munden Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:09		Arne Osojnik defensive rebound
9:56		Yusuf Jihad misses three point jump shot
9:54		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
9:45	+3	Kailon Nicholls makes three point jump shot (James Dent Jr. assists)	16-18
9:20		Christian Henry misses two point layup
9:18		Joe Munden Jr. defensive rebound
9:11	+2	Ethan Butler makes two point layup (Quentin Jones assists)	18-18
8:50		Yusuf Jihad turnover (traveling)
8:42	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ethan Butler assists)	21-18
8:29		Arne Osojnik misses three point jump shot
8:27		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
8:15		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:13		Da'Sean Nelson defensive rebound
8:06	+2	Jalen Terry makes two point layup	21-20
7:39	+3	Quentin Jones makes three point jump shot (Joe Munden Jr. assists)	24-20
7:22		Jalen Terry misses two point jump shot
7:20		Jalin Billingsley offensive rebound
7:20		Quentin Jones personal foul
7:20		TV timeout
7:20		Jalin Billingsley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:20		Jalin Billingsley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:20		Arne Osojnik offensive rebound
7:18		Joe Munden Jr. personal foul
7:18	+1	Arne Osojnik makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-21
7:18	+1	Arne Osojnik makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-22
6:57	+2	Ethan Butler makes two point layup (Quentin Jones assists)	26-22
6:43	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup	26-24
6:24	+3	Kailon Nicholls makes three point jump shot (James Dent Jr. assists)	29-24
6:07		Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
6:05		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
5:50	+2	Kailon Nicholls makes two point jump shot	31-24
5:47		Eagles 30 second timeout
5:23		Da'Sean Nelson misses two point jump shot
5:21		Christian Henry offensive rebound
5:19		Joe Munden Jr. shooting foul (Jalin Billingsley draws the foul)
5:19	+1	Jalin Billingsley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-25
5:19		Jalin Billingsley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:19		Quaran McPherson defensive rebound
5:04		Quaran McPherson misses three point jump shot
5:02		Jalen Terry defensive rebound
4:57		Kailon Nicholls blocks Jalen Terry's two point layup
4:55		Eagles offensive rebound
4:53	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup (Christian Henry assists)	31-27
4:36		Quaran McPherson turnover (bad pass)
4:16		Da'Sean Nelson turnover (James Dent Jr. steals)
4:06		Joe Munden Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:04		Eagles defensive rebound
3:50		Quentin Jones personal foul
3:50		TV timeout
3:50	+1	Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-28
3:50	+1	Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-29
3:24		James Dent Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:22		Da'Sean Nelson defensive rebound
3:12		Arne Osojnik misses three point jump shot
3:10		Jalen Terry offensive rebound
3:04		Jalin Billingsley turnover (double dribble)
2:57		Ethan Butler turnover (bad pass)
2:42	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup	31-31
2:25	+3	Quaran McPherson makes three point jump shot (James Dent Jr. assists)	34-31
2:16		Christian Henry turnover (Quaran McPherson steals)
2:07		Quaran McPherson misses two point layup
2:05		Da'Sean Nelson defensive rebound
1:56	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup	34-33
1:32		Joe Munden Jr. misses two point layup
1:30		Godslove Nwabude defensive rebound
1:20		Da'Sean Nelson misses two point layup
1:18		Da'Sean Nelson personal foul
1:08	+3	Tsvet Sotirov makes three point jump shot (Ethan Butler assists)	37-33
0:52		Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
0:50		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
0:32		Kailon Nicholls misses two point jump shot
0:30		Jalen Terry defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NIU
Huskies
34
EMU
Eagles
42

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Quentin Jones turnover (Dillon Tingler steals)
19:44		Jayden Mott personal foul
19:41		Christian Henry misses three point jump shot
19:39		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
19:16		Jayden Mott misses two point hook shot
19:14		Jalin Billingsley defensive rebound
19:07	+3	Jalin Billingsley makes three point jump shot (Jalen Terry assists)	37-36
18:54		Da'Sean Nelson shooting foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
18:54	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3	38-36
18:54	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3	39-36
18:54	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3	40-36
18:46		Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
18:44		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
18:32		Quentin Jones turnover (Dillon Tingler steals)
18:24	+3	Jalen Terry makes three point jump shot (Christian Henry assists)	40-39
18:08		Kailon Nicholls misses three point jump shot
18:06		Jalen Terry defensive rebound
17:59	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point dunk (Christian Henry assists)	40-41
17:37	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot	43-41
17:34		Huskies 30 second timeout
17:34		TV timeout
17:17	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup	43-43
17:16		Jayden Mott shooting foul (Da'Sean Nelson draws the foul)
17:16	+1	Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-44
16:51	+2	Quentin Jones makes two point jump shot	45-44
16:31		Jayden Mott shooting foul (Jalin Billingsley draws the foul)
16:31		Jalin Billingsley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:31	+1	Jalin Billingsley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-45
16:20		Dillon Tingler personal foul
16:13		Jalen Terry personal foul
16:04		James Dent Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:02		Eagles defensive rebound
15:39		Da'Sean Nelson misses two point jump shot
15:37		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
15:30		Da'Sean Nelson shooting foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul)
15:30		TV timeout
15:30	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-45
15:30		Quentin Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:30		Jalin Billingsley defensive rebound
15:09	+2	Christian Henry makes two point jump shot	46-47
15:09		Kailon Nicholls shooting foul (Christian Henry draws the foul)
15:09	+1	Christian Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-48
14:50		Kailon Nicholls misses three point jump shot
14:48		Kailon Nicholls offensive rebound
14:44		Ethan Butler turnover (traveling)
14:25		Arne Osojnik turnover (traveling)
14:08	+3	Tsvet Sotirov makes three point jump shot (Kailon Nicholls assists)	49-48
13:53		Yusuf Jihad misses two point jump shot
13:51		Tsvet Sotirov defensive rebound
13:26		Kailon Nicholls misses two point jump shot
13:24		Dillon Tingler defensive rebound
13:03		Jalin Billingsley misses two point layup
13:01		Tsvet Sotirov defensive rebound
12:55		Jalen Terry personal foul
12:45		Joe Munden Jr. turnover (lost ball)
12:33	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup	49-50
12:15		Ethan Butler turnover (traveling)
11:50		Kailon Nicholls blocks Jalen Terry's three point jump shot
11:48		Da'Sean Nelson offensive rebound
11:40	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point jump shot	49-52
11:20		Kailon Nicholls misses three point jump shot
11:18		Da'Sean Nelson defensive rebound
11:10		Christian Henry misses three point jump shot
11:08		Tsvet Sotirov defensive rebound
10:55		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:53		Christian Henry defensive rebound
10:37		Ethan Butler personal foul
10:37		TV timeout
10:27	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point layup (Christian Henry assists)	49-54
10:07		James Dent Jr. turnover (traveling)
9:53		Quaran McPherson personal foul
9:48		Da'Sean Nelson misses two point layup
9:46		Ethan Butler defensive rebound
9:43		Ethan Butler turnover (Dillon Tingler steals)
9:41	+2	Dillon Tingler makes two point dunk	49-56
9:36		Jalen Terry shooting foul (Quaran McPherson draws the foul)
9:36	+1	Quaran McPherson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-56
9:36	+1	Quaran McPherson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-56
9:18	+2	Christian Henry makes two point layup	51-58
9:18		Quentin Jones shooting foul (Christian Henry draws the foul)
9:18	+1	Christian Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-59
9:02	+2	Ethan Butler makes two point layup	53-59
8:46	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point layup (Christian Henry assists)	53-61
8:28		Dillon Tingler shooting foul (Quaran McPherson draws the foul)
8:28	+1	Quaran McPherson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	54-61
8:28	+1	Quaran McPherson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	55-61
8:28	+1	Quaran McPherson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	56-61
8:11		Christian Henry turnover (bad pass)
7:59		Arne Osojnik personal foul
7:59		TV timeout
7:59	+1	Quaran McPherson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-61
7:59	+1	Quaran McPherson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-61
7:42		Da'Sean Nelson misses two point layup
7:40		Ethan Butler defensive rebound
7:34		Quaran McPherson misses two point jump shot
7:32		Ethan Butler offensive rebound
7:25	+2	Ethan Butler makes two point layup	60-61
7:07	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point dunk (Da'Sean Nelson assists)	60-63
6:45		Quaran McPherson misses two point jump shot
6:43		Da'Sean Nelson defensive rebound
6:43		Quaran McPherson personal foul
6:43	+1	Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-64
6:43		Da'Sean Nelson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:43		Ethan Butler defensive rebound
6:22	+3	Joe Munden Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ethan Butler assists)	63-64
6:03		Trey Pettigrew misses three point jump shot
5:43		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
5:43		Quentin Jones misses two point jump shot
5:41		Da'Sean Nelson defensive rebound
5:35		Trey Pettigrew misses three point jump shot
5:33		Joe Munden Jr. defensive rebound
5:24		Kailon Nicholls misses three point jump shot
5:22		Trey Pettigrew defensive rebound
4:56		Da'Sean Nelson misses two point layup
4:54		Jalin Billingsley offensive rebound
4:53		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
4:42		Ethan Butler misses two point layup
4:40		Da'Sean Nelson defensive rebound
4:32	+2	Christian Henry makes two point jump shot	63-66
4:13	+2	James Dent Jr. makes two point layup	65-66
3:56		Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
3:54		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
3:49		Quentin Jones misses two point layup
3:47		Christian Henry defensive rebound
3:42	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point dunk (Christian Henry assists)	65-68
3:20		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:18		Huskies offensive rebound
3:18		TV timeout
3:09		Jalin Billingsley shooting foul (Ethan Butler draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Ethan Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-68
3:09	+1	Ethan Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-68
2:56		Da'Sean Nelson misses two point layup
2:54		Joe Munden Jr. defensive rebound
2:26		Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot
2:24		Eagles defensive rebound
1:58	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point dunk (Christian Henry assists)	67-70
1:38		Ethan Butler misses three point jump shot
1:36		Jalin Billingsley defensive rebound
1:24	+3	Dillon Tingler makes three point jump shot (Christian Henry assists)	67-73
1:16		Huskies 30 second timeout
1:02		Dillon Tingler shooting foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
1:02	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-73
1:02	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-73
0:39		Christian Henry misses three point jump shot
0:37		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
0:24	+2	Quentin Jones makes two point layup	71-73
0:23		Huskies 60 second timeout
0:20		Jalen Terry turnover (Joe Munden Jr. steals)
0:11		Joe Munden Jr. misses two point layup
0:09		Yusuf Jihad defensive rebound
0:09		Joe Munden Jr. personal foul
0:09		Yusuf Jihad misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:09		Ethan Butler defensive rebound
0:02		Quentin Jones turnover (Jalen Terry steals)
0:02		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:02		James Dent Jr. personal foul
0:02	+1	Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-74
0:02	+1	Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-75
0:00		End of period

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Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2