NCAAB

Ball State Cardinals at Northern Illinois Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ball State Cardinals
19-12, 5-10 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 66
Northern Illinois Huskies
13-18, 11-4 Home

N. Illinois rally sends Huskies past Ball St. 66-65

Tayler Persons missed a 3-point attempt for Ball State to end the game. German finished with 25 points and Dante Thorpe scored 11 for Northern Illinois (13-18, 6-12 Mid-American Conference).

Northern Illinois won despite shooting 37 percent from the field to 45 percent for Ball State, but the Cardinals missed half their 24 free throws.

Tahjai Teague's layup gave Ball State (19-12, 10-8) a 58-52 lead with 4:45 left. But Thorpe's 3 with 2:06 reduced the Huskies' deficit to 61-59 before Persons made and layup and Teague made a pair of free throws with 1:33 left and Cardinals never scored again. Thorpe converted a 3-point play and German added a layup and the game-winner.

Persons led Ball State with 23 points and Teague had 14.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 65 - 66
2nd 0:04 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound. 65 - 66
2nd 0:04 Tayler Persons missed Three Point Jumper. 65 - 66
2nd 0:16 Eugene German made Jumper. 65 - 66
2nd 0:22 Northern Illinois Timeout 65 - 64

Statistics

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24-53 FG 25-68
45 Field Goal % 37
5-18 3PT 5-15
28 Three Point % 33
12-24 FT 11-19
50 Free Throw % 58
35 Rebounds 49
7 Offensive Rebounds 20
28 Defensive Rebounds 29
12 Assists 4
4 Steals 7
6 Blocks 0
12 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 7
10 Fast Break Points 4
30 Points in Paint 36
18 Fouls 21
7 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Venue: NIU Convocation Center

Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 1,007 | 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
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