Cal Poly Mustangs at Northern Illinois Huskies
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<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 64
68 - 64
Cal Poly hands Northern Illinois first home loss 68-64
Ridge Shipley finished with 15 points and Kyle Toth hit four 3-pointers for 12 points for the Mustangs (3-2).
Cal Poly led 31-21 at the half but Northern Illinois (3-2) quickly chipped away, taking a 38-36 lead on a Jaylen Key layup with 12:23 left, and the game was back-and-forth the rest of the way.
Clinging to a 61-60 lead, Josh Mishler drilled a 3 for Cal Poly with 1:03 left for a 64-60 Mustangs' lead. A Marin Maric layup got the Huskies back to within one possession, but a Joseph free throw with 5 seconds left iced it.
Maric led Northern Illinois with 14 points. Aaric Armstead added 11 points and six boards for the Huskies.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:05 | Northern Illinois Timeout | 65 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Victor Joseph made Free Throw. | 65 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Foul on Laytwan Porter. | 64 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Zach Gordon Steal. | 64 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Laytwan Porter Turnover. | 64 - 62 |
Statistics
 CP |
 NIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-47 | FG | 21-50 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 11-22 | 3PT | 4-13 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 9-12 | FT | 18-23 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 14 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: NIU Convocation Center
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 844 | Capacity:
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 844 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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 |