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Northern Illinois Huskies at Ball State Cardinals

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Illinois Huskies
18-9, 3-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 63
Ball State Cardinals
18-9, 11-4 Home

Calhoun, Ball State beat Northern Illinois 63-59

Franko House and Francis Kiapway scored 11 apiece, while Jeremie Tyler and Sean Sellers each added 10 points for Ball State.

Five Cardinals (18-9, 9-5 Mid-American Conference) scored during an 11-2 run that pushed their lead to 45-32 with 11 minutes to play.

A conventional 3-point play by Levi Bradley pulled Northern Illinois (18-9, 7-7) within six with 1:44 left, but Tyler responded with a 3 to make it 62-53 30 seconds later and Ball State held on from there.

Travon Baker led Northern Illinois with 19 points. Marin Maric added 13 points and 11 rebounds.

The Huskies committed a season-low five turnovers, but shot just 31.6 percent (18 of 57) from the field.

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  • TV Channel: Northern Illinois at Ball State 2021 College Basketball, week 15, is broadcasted on CBSSN.
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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 59 - 63
2nd 0:02 Travon Baker made Three Point Jumper. 59 - 63
2nd 0:07 Sean Sellers made Free Throw. 56 - 63
2nd 0:07 Ball State Deadball Team Rebound. 56 - 62
2nd 0:07 Sean Sellers missed Free Throw. 56 - 62

Statistics

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18-57 FG 21-53
32 Field Goal % 40
6-20 3PT 8-27
30 Three Point % 30
17-26 FT 13-22
65 Free Throw % 59
38 Rebounds 42
11 Offensive Rebounds 10
27 Defensive Rebounds 32
9 Assists 15
6 Steals 1
2 Blocks 6
5 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 1
5 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 7
2 Fast Break Points 4
24 Points in Paint 18
20 Fouls 23
5 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Venue: Worthen Arena

Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 5,160 | Capacity:

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Green Bay 12-8 3 18-15
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Oakland 12-8 3 16-16
Purdue Fort Wayne 11-9 4 17-15
Northern Kentucky 10-10 5 20-14
Youngstown State 8-12 7 15-17
Milwaukee 8-12 7 12-20
Cleveland State 6-14 9 11-22
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2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Miami (OH) 18-0 - 32-2
Akron 17-1 1 29-6
Kent State 14-4 4 24-10
Toledo 11-7 7 19-15
Bowling Green 9-9 9 18-14
Ohio 9-9 9 15-17
Buffalo 7-11 11 17-15
Massachusetts 7-11 11 17-16
Ball State 7-11 11 12-19
Central Michigan 6-12 12 10-21
Western Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Eastern Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Northern Illinois 4-14 10 9-21
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