NCAAB

Ball State Cardinals at Northern Illinois Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ball State Cardinals
9-10, 3-5 Away
Final
66 - 76
Northern Illinois Huskies
5-14, 5-4 Home

Trio helps Northern Illinois end 6-game skid with 76-66 victory over Ball State

Muhammad also grabbed six rebounds for the Huskies (5-14, 1-6 Mid-American Conference). Dent and McPherson both finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

The Cardinals (9-10, 3-4) were led by Ethan Brittain-Watts, who finished with 16 points and five assists. Ball State also got 12 points, seven rebounds and two steals from Jermahri Hill. Juan Sebastian Gorosito also had 12 points.

Northern Illinois took the lead with 14:06 to go in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 40-29 at halftime, with Dent racking up 14 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 66 - 76
2nd 0:12 Ethan Brittain-Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TJ Burch. 66 - 76
2nd 0:20 Nasir Muhammad Turnover. 63 - 76
2nd 0:39 Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound. 63 - 76
2nd 0:43 Quentin Jones Block. 63 - 76

Statistics

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22-57 FG 24-55
38.6 Field Goal % 43.6
9-25 3PT 13-27
36.0 Three Point % 48.1
13-28 FT 15-26
46.4 Free Throw % 57.7
36 Rebounds 41
7 Offensive Rebounds 7
29 Defensive Rebounds 34
18 Assists 15
4 Steals 3
2 Blocks 1
4 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
4 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 6
9 Fast Break Points 4
24 Points in Paint 18
20 Fouls 21
3 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Venue: NIU Convocation Center

Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 2,565 | Capacity:

2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Akron 17-1 - 28-7
Miami (OH) 14-4 3 25-9
Kent State 11-7 6 24-12
Toledo 10-8 7 18-15
Ohio 10-8 7 16-16
Eastern Michigan 9-9 8 16-16
Western Michigan 9-9 8 12-20
Bowling Green 8-10 9 14-18
Ball State 7-11 10 14-17
Central Michigan 7-11 10 14-17
Buffalo 4-14 13 9-22
Northern Illinois 2-16 15 6-25
Full Standings