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Northern Illinois Huskies at Ball State Cardinals

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Illinois Huskies
11-15, 6-9 Away
Final
77 - 87
Ball State Cardinals
19-7, 11-1 Home

Ball State secures 87-77 win against Northern Illinois

Demarius Jacobs scored 17 points while going 6 of 8 (3 for 4 from distance) for the Cardinals (19-7, 10-3 Mid-American Conference). Jarron Coleman shot 5 for 12 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 17 points, while adding eight assists. The Cardinals picked up their sixth straight victory.

David Coit finished with 22 points and six assists for the Huskies (11-15, 7-6). Zarigue Nutter added 18 points for Northern Illinois. Anthony Crump finished with 16 points, eight rebounds and two steals.

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These two teams both play Saturday. Ball State visits Western Michigan while Northern Illinois hosts Miami (OH).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:12 Oluwasegun Durosinmi made Free Throw. 77 - 87
2nd 0:12 Foul on Jaylin Sellers. 76 - 87
2nd 0:12 Oluwasegun Durosinmi Offensive Rebound. 76 - 87
2nd 0:14 Zarique Nutter missed Three Point Jumper. 76 - 87
2nd 0:19 Jaylin Sellers made Free Throw. 76 - 87

Statistics

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29-63 FG 31-60
46 Field Goal % 52
12-28 3PT 9-22
43 Three Point % 41
7-13 FT 16-21
54 Free Throw % 76
30 Rebounds 41
9 Offensive Rebounds 11
21 Defensive Rebounds 30
14 Assists 15
6 Steals 4
2 Blocks 2
12 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 2
12 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 14
5 Fast Break Points 17
30 Points in Paint 40
24 Fouls 13
3 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

Venue: Worthen Arena

Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 3,635 | 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