Northern Illinois Huskies at Ball State Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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82 - 87
82 - 87
Ball State beats Northern Illinois 87-82
Tayler Persons scored 14 points, and Trey Moses and Ryan Weber added 12 apiece for the Cardinals (20-11, 11-7), who entered the game in a five-way tie for the No. 2 spot in Mid-American Conference standings with Ohio, Buffalo, Western Michigan and Kent State.
The Cardinals opened the second half with a 9-3 run capped by Francis Kiapway's 3-pointer and led 45-35. The Huskies closed to 79-72 on Austin Pauga's 3 with 1:07 left.
Sean Sellers' back-to-back 3-pointers put Ball State up for good, 17-16, and the Cardinals led 36-32 at halftime.
Marin Maric scored 16 and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Huskies (15-16, 7-11), who have lost three straight.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Eugene German made Layup. | 82 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Franko House made Free Throw. | 80 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Franko House made Free Throw. | 80 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Foul on Levi Bradley. | 80 - 85 |
Statistics
 NIU |
 BALL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-61 | FG | 26-55 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 13-30 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 23-29 | FT | 22-32 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 10 | Assists | 19 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 28 | Fouls | 26 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Worthen Arena
Location: Muncie, IN
Capacity:
Location: Muncie, IN
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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 |
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 |