NCAAB

Ball State Cardinals at Northern Illinois Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ball State Cardinals
12-11, 6-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 71
Northern Illinois Huskies
12-11, 8-4 Home

Persons' free throw lifts Ball State over NIU 72-71

The Cardinals led 27-25 at halftime and extended it to 45-34 on Persons' 3-pointer, but the Huskies closed to 47-45 after scoring six straight and led 56-55 on Lacey James' layup with 5:20 left. The lead changed hands until Trey Moses' 3-point play sparked a 9-0 run and Ball State led 66-59 on Josh Thompson's 3-pointer with 1:39 left.

NIU closed to 70-69 on Levi Bradley's second-chance layup and tied it at 71 on Eugene German's layup with four seconds to go before Persons made 1 of 2 foul shots for the win. Bradley grabbed the rebound with two seconds left but time expired.

Trey Moses added 22 points with 10 rebounds and Tahjai Teague scored 14 with 13 boards for Ball State (12-11, 3-7 Mid-American Conference), which made 18 free throws to the Huskies' eight.

German scored 17 points, Dante Thorpe had 15 and Bradley and James 12 each for NIU (12-11, 5-5).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 71
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 72 - 71
2nd 0:02 Levi Bradley Defensive Rebound. 72 - 71
2nd 0:02 Tayler Persons missed Free Throw. 72 - 71
2nd 0:02 Ball State Timeout 72 - 71

Statistics

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23-54 FG 28-62
43 Field Goal % 45
8-22 3PT 7-18
36 Three Point % 39
18-28 FT 8-8
64 Free Throw % 100
37 Rebounds 33
9 Offensive Rebounds 6
28 Defensive Rebounds 27
13 Assists 10
5 Steals 4
3 Blocks 5
12 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 8
13 Fast Break Points 9
20 Points in Paint 38
10 Fouls 21
11 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Venue: NIU Convocation Center

Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 462 | 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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