Ball State Cardinals at Northern Illinois Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Anderson's 19 help Ball State beat Northern Illinois 70-63
Anderson had eight rebounds and seven assists for the Cardinals (13-13, 5-8 Mid-American Conference). Basheer Jihad scored 17 points while going 3 of 18 and 11 of 13 from the free throw line, and added 10 rebounds. Davion Bailey had 15 points and was 5 of 9 shooting (5 for 8 from 3-point range).
David Coit led the Huskies (9-17, 3-10) in scoring, finishing with 28 points. Northern Illinois also got 10 points and three blocks from Yanic Konan Niederhauser. In addition, Will Lovings-Watts had eight points and 10 rebounds.
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Matchup Prediction
Northern Illinois: 49.4%
Ball State: 50.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:12 | Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw. | 70 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Foul on Will Lovings-Watts. | 69 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Harvin Ibarguen made Dunk. Assisted by David Coit. | 69 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. | 69 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Jalin Anderson made Free Throw. | 68 - 61 |
Statistics
 BALL |
 NIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-56 | FG | 21-62 |
| 37.5 | Field Goal % | 33.9 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 41.2 | Three Point % | 25.0 |
| 21-27 | FT | 15-24 |
| 77.8 | Free Throw % | 62.5 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 15 | Assists | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: NIU Convocation Center
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 1,317 | Capacity:
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 1,317 | 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 |