Ball State Cardinals at Northern Illinois Huskies
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Wright, Johnson Jr. combine for 266 yards rushing, lead Northern Illinois over Ball State 21-7
Johnson broke loose on a 53-yard touchdown run on the opening drive for Northern Illinois (2-6, 1/3 Mid-American Conference). Josh Holst added a 7-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and a 14-yard TD pass to DeAree Rogers in the fourth for the Huskies, who ended a six-game losing streak.
Wright had 166 yards rushing on 37 carries. Johnson ran the ball 15 times for 100 yards. Holst completed 6 of 11 passes for 65 yards with 36 yards on the ground.
Kiael Kelly was 10-of-23 passing for 136 yards and threw a touchdown pass and two interceptions, and led Ball State (3-5, 2-2) with 86 yards rushing on 27 carries.
Drew Cassens' 1-yard TD catch ended an 11-play, 80-yard drive for Ball State that tied it 7-7 early in the second quarter.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 11:41 | Telly Johnson Jr. 53 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 13:30 | Drew Cassens 1 Yd pass from Kiael Kelly (Carson Holmer Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:26 | Josh Holst 7 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 13:59 | DeAree Rogers 14 Yd pass from Josh Holst (Andrew Glass Kick) |
Statistics
 BALL |
 NIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1st Downs | 17 |
| 6-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 9-16 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 275 | Total Yards | 370 |
| 136 | Passing | 65 |
| 10/23 | Comp/Att | 6/11 |
| 5.9 | Yards per pass | 5.9 |
| 139 | Rushing | 305 |
| 43 | Rushing Attempts | 57 |
| 3.2 | Yards per rush | 5.4 |
| 4-40 | Penalties | 4-35 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 2 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 29:30 | Possession | 30:30 |
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