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Northern Illinois Huskies at Ball State Cardinals

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Illinois Huskies
15-10, 6-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 63
Ball State Cardinals
14-10, 8-3 Home

El-Amin scores 22 to lead Ball State over N. Illinois 63-59

El-Amin hit 4 of 6 3-pointers.

Kyle Mallers and Tahjai Teague each added 12 points for Ball St. (14-10, 7-4 Mid-American Conference), which earned its sixth consecutive home victory. Brachen Hazen had nine rebounds.

Eugene German had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Huskies (15-10, 8-4), whose six-game winning streak came to an end. Tyler Cochran added 10 points and seven rebounds. Zaire Mateen had 10 points.

Ball St. matches up against Bowling Green at home on Saturday. Northern Illinois plays Miami (Ohio) on the road on Saturday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 59 - 63
2nd 0:01 Jarron Coleman Defensive Rebound. 59 - 63
2nd 0:04 Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper. 59 - 63
2nd 0:09 Foul on Ishmael El-Amin. 59 - 63
2nd 0:11 Ishmael El-Amin made Free Throw. 59 - 63

Statistics

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24-60 FG 18-41
40 Field Goal % 44
6-26 3PT 8-23
23 Three Point % 35
5-12 FT 19-27
42 Free Throw % 70
33 Rebounds 34
12 Offensive Rebounds 6
21 Defensive Rebounds 28
4 Assists 11
6 Steals 4
3 Blocks 2
11 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 14
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
23 Fouls 13
0 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Venue: Worthen Arena

Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 4,288 | Capacity:

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
Full Standings