NCAAB

Ball State Cardinals at Northern Illinois Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ball State Cardinals
2-2, 1-2 Away
Final
79 - 70
Northern Illinois Huskies
0-4, 0-3 Home

El-Amin leads Ball State past Northern Illinois 79-70 in OT

The game marked the first Mid-American Conference matchup of the season for both teams.

K.J. Walton had 18 points for Ball State (2-2). Miryne Thomas added 13 points and Brachen Hazen had eight rebounds.

Trendon Hankerson had 18 points for the Huskies (0-4). Darius Beane added 18 points and Kaleb Thornton had six rebounds.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 79 - 70
3rd 0:19 Kaleb Thornton made Layup. 79 - 70
3rd 0:20 Kaleb Thornton Offensive Rebound. 79 - 68
3rd 0:23 Darius Beane missed Three Point Jumper. 79 - 68
3rd 0:24 Darius Beane Offensive Rebound. 79 - 68

Statistics

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22-54 FG 25-60
41 Field Goal % 42
10-29 3PT 5-19
34 Three Point % 26
25-39 FT 15-21
64 Free Throw % 71
40 Rebounds 39
14 Offensive Rebounds 14
26 Defensive Rebounds 25
13 Assists 10
4 Steals 3
1 Blocks 1
10 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 1
10 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Off Turnovers 9
16 Fast Break Points 5
20 Points in Paint 26
22 Fouls 28
11 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Venue: NIU Convocation Center

Location: Dekalb, IL
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 14 9-21
Full Standings