NCAAB

Ball State Cardinals at Northern Illinois Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ball State Cardinals
19-12, 5-7 Away
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69 - 80
Northern Illinois Huskies
20-11, 17-1 Home

Hot-shooting Northern Illinois beats Ball St. 80-69

Chuks Iroegbu scored 12 and hit all five of his field-goal attempts, while Travon Baker and Marshawn Wilson had 11 points apiece for the Huskies (20-11, 9-9 Mid-American Conference), who reached the 20-win plateau for just the fourth time in program history and first since the 1995-96 season.

Franko House led Ball State (19-12, 10-8) with 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Francis Kiapway scored 16, Ryan Weber added 14 and Jeremie Tyler had 13 points.

The Cardinals made just 11 of 29 (37.9 percent) first-half shot as Northern Illinois built a 37-29 lead at the break.

A 3 by Weber just 14 seconds into the second half pulled Ball State within five, but the Cardinals got no closer.

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Statistics

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25-56 FG 30-59
45 Field Goal % 51
11-27 3PT 14-24
41 Three Point % 58
8-16 FT 6-14
50 Free Throw % 43
33 Rebounds 37
10 Offensive Rebounds 11
23 Defensive Rebounds 26
15 Assists 16
4 Steals 7
3 Blocks 1
13 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
15 Fouls 13
4 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

Venue: NIU Convocation Center

Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 2,102 | Capacity:

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

2025-26 Horizon League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Wright State 15-5 - 23-12
Robert Morris 13-7 2 22-11
Green Bay 12-8 3 18-15
Detroit Mercy 12-8 3 17-15
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
IU Indianapolis 3-17 12 7-25
Full Standings