NCAAB

Northern Illinois Huskies at Ball State Cardinals

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Illinois Huskies
6-13, 2-7 Away
Final
71 - 81
Ball State Cardinals
11-9, 8-3 Home

Jihad scores 28, Ball State takes down Northern Illinois 81-71

Jihad also added 14 rebounds for the Cardinals (11-9, 3-5 Mid-American Conference). Davion Bailey scored 13 points while shooting 5 for 10, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc. Jalin Anderson shot 3 of 7 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line to finish with 11 points.

The Huskies (6-13, 0-7) were led by David Coit, who recorded 25 points and two steals. Zarigue Nutter added 20 points for Northern Illinois. In addition, Xavier Amos had 13 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. The Huskies extended their losing streak to nine in a row.

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Matchup Prediction

Ball State: 73.6%
Northern Illinois: 26.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 81
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 71 - 81
2nd 0:06 Harvin Ibarguen made Layup. Assisted by David Coit. 71 - 81
2nd 0:17 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 69 - 81
2nd 0:17 Basheer Jihad made Free Throw. 69 - 80

Statistics

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29-66 FG 25-53
43.9 Field Goal % 47.2
4-18 3PT 8-17
22.2 Three Point % 47.1
9-13 FT 23-26
69.2 Free Throw % 88.5
29 Rebounds 40
7 Offensive Rebounds 8
22 Defensive Rebounds 32
6 Assists 16
4 Steals 4
6 Blocks 5
6 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 2
6 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 11
4 Fast Break Points 8
42 Points in Paint 26
22 Fouls 15
3 Largest Lead 19

Game Information

Venue: Worthen Arena

Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 4,010 | Capacity:

2023-24 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Toledo 14-4 - 20-12
Akron 13-5 1 24-11
Ohio 13-5 1 20-13
Central Michigan 12-6 2 18-14
Bowling Green 10-8 4 20-14
Miami (OH) 9-9 5 15-17
Western Michigan 9-9 5 12-20
Kent State 8-10 6 17-17
Ball State 7-11 7 15-16
Eastern Michigan 6-12 8 13-18
Northern Illinois 5-13 9 11-20
Buffalo 2-16 12 4-27
Full Standings